Hagstrom make affordable hollowbodies AND respectable solidbodies. Best of both worlds.I have a friend who has a vintage Hagstrom (before they were bought out), of which we can't tell the year. It's the most beautiful sounding acoustic I've ever heard, and truly a beauty to look at. Also really quite heavy.
The S Body shape is, was and always will be the comfiest in the world.
Dude, all it entails is NOT BUYING A NECK PICKUP. Haha.
I'm with Patrick, the Jazzmaster/Jaguar body is amazingly comfortable.
Dude, all it entails is NOT BUYING A NECK PICKUP. Haha.
as well as rewiring the shit out of that thing. what killswitch? THERE IS NO SWITCHI'm with Patrick, the Jazzmaster/Jaguar body is amazingly comfortable.
It's not uncomfortable but I'm more on the Tele side of this debate.
Oh are we talking about the red and black Airline? I assumed he meant the one attached to his post.
Pearly Gates. We all know that's like the best sounding LP there is (because it fuckin' is).
Pearly Gates. We all know that's like the best sounding LP there is (because it fuckin' is).
Fix'd
Anyways, I did that wrapover-thing on my LP a while ago, and I ended up knocking the low E out the saddle constantly. Now I have it regular, but I still have the stoptail all the way down. Mmm, tension.
Yeah, I know a guy at our local shop that uses that with his Les Pauls. He plays in a death metal band, and as such, tunes super low. He uses super thick gauge strings and wraps it like that so it doesn't feel like spaghetti tuned down that low. I really find screwing with string tension kinda interesting. Like the way reverse head stocks will get you better bass sustain and response and easier string bends, at the sacrifice of high note sustain. Kinda would like to play around with ferrule placement on string throughs and see what results would work the best (if I had a guitar I wouldn't mind screwing up and had time to do it)
So, I've looked at making that Epiphone Coronet, and I had a couple of things that if I did it, it would have to have.
1.neck through
2.ebony fretboard
3.batwing headstock
4.angled recessed jack on the edge (like an Ibanez Jem)
5.stainless steel frets
The rest is up to opinion (paint, pickups) and design (wood for the "wings"). I'm contemplating not putting a pick guard on it (or at least a clear one), if I use an airbrushed graphic. Someone on here suggested british racing green, which got me looking at old race cars, particularly Lotus' from the 60's. There was one, which was British racing green and had a yellow stripe that flares to the front. I thought about putting that graphic on it, complete with number, and then airbrushing the Epiphone logo on, to look like a car logo. Here's a link to a picture of the car.
http://www.lotustalk.com/forums/attachments/f163/76082d1205273506-vintage-lotus-f1-cars-conv_bild-c-465.jpeg
I also found where I can get a neck through blank with all those attributes at Carvin's website. My only gripe is that it's 24 frets, so I'd have to alter the body shape slightly to accommodate it. so I guess I'm just asking if this looks like a good idea?
Either way, still lame. Needs moar vintage sunburst (and none of that cherry shit either).
A Mr. Page wants to have a word with you, Patrick. It is about your shit taste in guitars.
If it is a real man's sunburst and not a shitty cherry sunburst you've got a deal. Black doesn't fade nearly as bad as transparent red.
If it is a real man's sunburst and not a shitty cherry sunburst you've got a deal.
If it is a real man's sunburst and not a shitty cherry sunburst
shitty cherry sunburstFIGHT. YOU. BITCH!
After testing various Gretsch's, Epiphones, etc, I ended up with, unbelievably, an Ibanez. It's a rubyburst AF75 and other than the name on the headstock I love it. It played easily better than anything I tried, looked incredible, sounded better than most of the guitars I tried (admittedly I was in the $300-$700 range so Gibsons and high-end Gretsch were out). It has the fancier older trapeze tailpiece that has since been replaced by the "T" style on some of the guitars. (THere seems to be no rhyme or reason on the tailpiece as the same models and years had different ones. Different factories maybe?). Plus, it had a slight mark on the back of the neck so I got it at under 3 bills. I couldn't believe it. I'll probably change out the pickups and pots (which sound really good as is) and will definitely put in a bone nut, but other than that it's one helluva guitar.
I have one.
Teehee!
Ted Leo's ES-335 begs to shit in your mouth. And differ.
Lately I have fallen in love with the Fender Hot Rod Deville 410. I also have fallen in love with having absolutely no money with which to procure one.
Ted Leo's ES-335 begs to shit in your mouth. And differ.
Hey dogg nowhere did I say that black-burst isn't good but I will seriously cunt you if you suggest cherry-burst is shit again.
OH GOD YOU'RE GETTING THE MR. MET TELE?
WELL DONE, SIR.
Fuck you, guitarists. You are collectively my least favourite kind of musician (except for drummers) because:
1. You are such competitive assholes that it gets in the way of playing good music.
2. You're obsessed with your own fucking idea of "good" music and the true path of guitar playing that you can't open your mind to other paths, and thus hamstring yourselves as musicians.
3. You imitate other guitarists so fucking much that you'll never develop as an individual musician.
4. You think you're hot shit when you can't play. You know that faggot from My Chemical Romance? Or, well, both of them? They might play for a shitty pop-rock band, but I'd bet all my guitars that they're better than you.
5. You play with no emotion. Fuck you all. No matter if you're shredding, playing the blues, or rock or funk or whatever. You all sound so fucking stale, learn to communicate you musically illiterate fuckwits.
6. You can't read standard notation. What kind of musician can't fucking read standard notation? You, evidently. Fuck you.
Guitarists are the worst musicians. Ever.
OH GOD YOU'RE GETTING THE MR. MET TELE?
WELL DONE, SIR.
(It may be known already that I am a huge Mets fan)
Um... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LatgU0Scr6o&feature=related
UR GTR IS 2 POINTY
Um... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LatgU0Scr6o&feature=related
UR GTR IS 2 POINTY
That thing hurts my eyes to look at.
Hi, guys. I recently rediscovered an old blog post I made in a mostly-joking fashion, and I thought you guys might be amused:QuoteFuck you, guitarists. You are collectively my least favourite kind of musician (except for drummers) because:
1. You are such competitive assholes that it gets in the way of playing good music.
2. You're obsessed with your own fucking idea of "good" music and the true path of guitar playing that you can't open your mind to other paths, and thus hamstring yourselves as musicians.
3. You imitate other guitarists so fucking much that you'll never develop as an individual musician.
4. You think you're hot shit when you can't play. You know that faggot from My Chemical Romance? Or, well, both of them? They might play for a shitty pop-rock band, but I'd bet all my guitars that they're better than you.
5. You play with no emotion. Fuck you all. No matter if you're shredding, playing the blues, or rock or funk or whatever. You all sound so fucking stale, learn to communicate you musically illiterate fuckwits.
6. You can't read standard notation. What kind of musician can't fucking read standard notation? You, evidently. Fuck you.
Guitarists are the worst musicians. Ever.
This was the result of spending too much time on a guitar forum with people who were so insecure about their skills that they had to attack others and other genres whenever possible. I don't really think this way about guitarists, but there's an inkling of truth to this.
And has pretty shitty tone.
Most if not all of those are true of a lot of people I know, and are part of the reasoning why I don't refer to myself as a 'guitarist' much any more, so much as someone who plays guitar.
I don't think I'm going to get much for my Strat, though since I scratched the piss out of the finish. :| I wish I could get 'em out by myself.
We agree on something.
This comforts me.
hey guys i play two instruments what does that make mehttp://www.qwantz.com/forum/images/smiles/trex-omg.gif
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fuck where did that trex smiley go i need it right now fuck
Today, I realized that playing nothing but chords on a guitar is infinitely more expressive than doing so on a piano
"OH NOES, A CERTAIN WORD THAT TYPICALLY APPLIES TO PEOPLE WHO ARE COINCIDENTALLY IDIOTS ALSO APPLIES TO ME, I MUST COMPLETELY REDEFINE MYSELF TO MAINTAIN COOL CRED"
Today, I realized that playing nothing but chords on a guitar is infinitely more expressive than doing so on a piano.
i play bass and thingamagoop (http://bleeplabs.com/thingamagoop/customize/)
I'm not a guitarist, I'm a musician. Guitar just happens to be my main instrument.
"OH NOES, A CERTAIN WORD THAT TYPICALLY APPLIES TO PEOPLE WHO ARE COINCIDENTALLY IDIOTS ALSO APPLIES TO ME, I MUST COMPLETELY REDEFINE MYSELF TO MAINTAIN COOL CRED"
Pat, you know me better than that.
That really is a quite curious sentence. I know, it's supposed to distance you from us pretentious pricks that call ourselves "Guitarists" or God Forbid, "LEAD Guitarists", but it just ends up making anyone who says it come off as more pretentious. Why is that so?
Guys, I built my own guitar over the weekend!
The total price for all the parts was about £30, and I managed to get most of them on eBay. The body is a strat one, but whoever had it before did some really weird things to it. The action was crazily high, and it has a brass bridge that has been screwed down so the tremolo arm can only dive. I've managed to fix the intonation and lower the action but for some reason the B string resonates a lot - it sounds like a sitar string. Surprisingly, the neck is really nice.
As for the electronics, I used three old pickups. I've no idea who made them or what they're meant to be but they sound ace. The neck one is a layered strat-size humbucker. It's seriously loud. I used this ( http://www.1728.com/guitar2.htm ) wiring configuration. I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to change the sound of their guitar, it has an amazing range. Mine is pretty messed up though, since I only had one capacitor so the tone knobs also effect t he volume, but depending on whether it's in parallel or serial mode they have to be turned in different directions.
It's pretty cool.
hey guys i play two instruments what does that make me
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fuck where did that trex smiley go i need it right now fuck
I play three.TRY-SECKSHUAL
Oh shit, you guys.
oh shit
I'm not a guitarist, I'm a musician. Guitar just happens to be my main instrument.
That really is a quite curious sentence. I know, it's supposed to distance you from us pretentious pricks that call ourselves "Guitarists" or God Forbid, "LEAD Guitarists", but it just ends up making anyone who says it come off as more pretentious. Why is that so?
Mentioning help:
I am trying to put a new high E-string on my electric, but it keeps twanging. That is, I start to tune it, and then it suddenly gets insanely loose again, then I tune it so that it's slightly taut, then it gets loose again. What is going on I am freaking out here because I can't afford new strings.
Also, I took this string off of my acoustic to put on my electric, but I have done this often and this hasn't happened.
I know how to put on the strings, I've been doing it for almost three years and I have never had this problem before.
Well, you could just play violin instead, silly.
The duncan-designed pickups are built in Korea, wheras the rest of their line is USA made. EMG actually does produce passive pickups, but chances are if he's looking at a Schecter they are probably active.
Duncan Designed means they're made by Seymour Duncan (and probably pretty ace, too), and EMG means it's got a set of EMG active pickups, which are battery powered. Unless EMG makes a passive pickup and I don't know about it...
Stuff.
Stuff.
You can't really go wrong with Schecter. I've played one of their S-1's (an SG-type guitar) and enjoyed the hell out of it, and their Tempest guitars look really promising.
What is wrong with a warlock?
(I'm not defending it, I am just ignorant!)
What is wrong with a warlock?
(I'm not defending it, I am just ignorant!)
What is wrong with a warlock?
(I'm not defending it, I am just ignorant!)
Emg's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMG,_Inc.)
They are overdriven, high-output pickups. Good for metal type things. They also require batteries, because they have a built-in preamp.
Duncan-designed humbuckers are going to be More versatile i would imagine. More traditional. Both kinds will play the kind of music it seems you want to play. read about them here. (http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/duncan-designed/) Keep in mind that they are essentially the bargain version, and probably are not made to the same quality as the American-made Duncans, though i have not read any reviews for them.
Emg's (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EMG,_Inc.)
They are overdriven, high-output pickups. Good for metal type things. They also require batteries, because they have a built-in preamp.
Duncan-designed humbuckers are going to be More versatile i would imagine. More traditional. Both kinds will play the kind of music it seems you want to play. read about them here. (http://www.seymourduncan.com/products/duncan-designed/) Keep in mind that they are essentially the bargain version, and probably are not made to the same quality as the American-made Duncans, though i have not read any reviews for them.
^thanks!^
it seems the duncan designed will be good for me to start with, then if i want to swap them out, or buy a different guitar i can at a later date....
It's a shame you bought a NJ series B.C. Rich, cause some of their newer stuff (Exotic class mockingbird, Perfect 10 Bich, ST mockingbird) actually seem pretty nice. They're some of the only guitar's you can get new under a grand now, with ebony fretboards. It kinda seems like they've started to realize that their old pointy guitars are kinda crap.
I love the les pauls. if i was gonna spend around 1500 and up i would go for a gibson... but.
I am repeatedly told the quality is hit and miss on epiphone LP's. and since I would have to order my guitar (lefty) i could get a great one, or a pile o shit!
and since i dont really need the ULTIMATE METAL GUITAR just some thing to tool around on and learn with... I've darn near settled on a C-1... unless someone else can point me at a reputable guitar for under a grand that DOESNT require a 50/50 gamble?
The easy way to tell whether or not emg's are active is if they don't say hz on them. All the hz's are passive, and are more commonly put on lower-end guitars, rather than the usually used set of active 81's and 85's. I believe that ALL EMG's are made in the USA, where as i'm pretty sure that the Duncan Designed ones are import manufacture, so I would feel that the EMG's would be a nicer pickup, and would fit what you're trying to play better. They are both actually fairly versatile, even though emg's do cater to the high gain market more, because the active one's have the ability to handle so much gain.
I think Patrick would cream himself over it, based on his comments about single-coil guitars and the Jaguar he already has.
So I'm REALLY considering putting the Coronet project on hold, for now, and spending my money on a MIJ Contemporary Strat my local shop has. They're marking down, and it's really nice. Plus, those 80's MIJ strats are supposed to be better than the American ones, of the same time. Rumor is, that's why they quit importing them from Japan. It's royal blue with a maple neck and fretboard. The previous owner replaced the frets with jumbos, which I actually like. Thoughts?quoted for truth. My dad has an 80's MIJ Squier Strat and it's better than a few American Fenders I've played.
Looks great, but would I not have to mod that to fit the bridge P-Rail?
Is your body routed for a humbucker already?
Jazzmasters are pretty wonderful.
I still love a good tele though. And by a good tele I mean this one. (http://www.glguitars.com/Tribute/instruments/pics/large/GLTS_ASAT_Classic_BBSH_CLRORG_MP.jpg)
That cab looks like a 4x10. If it's an open cab you can still measure the speakers from the back if you care enough to bother.Jazzmasters are pretty wonderful.
I still love a good tele though. And by a good tele I mean this one. (http://www.glguitars.com/Tribute/instruments/pics/large/GLTS_ASAT_Classic_BBSH_CLRORG_MP.jpg)
That's not even a Tele, silly.
That is either a really thick neck, really small body, or both.
I'm curious what kind of alternate tunings y'all like to use? Lately I've been using EBEG#BE (Open E), FADGBE, and BFDGBE.
I need a damn seven string guitar.
done collecting guitars.
done collecting guitars.
that's not how it works
Which way do you tune your D string? Really taut, or really loose?
Mm. That would produce very nice fret buzz.
If that's the case I am kicking him in the dick.
There's no way you've already read through 92 pages. Try harder!read? READ????
anyhoo. i need more guitar porn, for uh... "research..."
i do so love seeing pic's of all you's guy'ses guitar kit.... :-D
HELPS ME PLAN.
That thing is Epic, reverse headstocks on strats look so good. How much did the parts cost?
Gorgeous fucking 335-style guitar.
Gorgeous fucking 335-style guitar.
That, sir, is a Peavey.
The killer for that: no effects loop. It's why I want that 60w Blues DeVille 4x10. Built-in, footswitchable spring reverb and 2 footswitchable channels, with a 'bright' switch for the clean channel (not like I'd ever need a 'bright' switch when I have a damn Jaguar, which doesn't even need the bright switch that it has).
That, sir, is a Peavey.
For the record, I own (and have owned) a metric shit ton of guitars and my absolute favorite one of all is a used Peavey my wife bought me on a whim. Absolutely love it, and am thinking about buying more.
I have the Hotrod DeVille 410, and if you want a distorted driven tone you are going to need a pedal(s). But, I don't play metal so it's all good. If I did I wouldn't have bought it. Also, the clean channel with reverb is tits on ice cream.
Damn, Jeph. What a sexy gee-tar. I couldn't figure out what was weird looking about that tele (other than that the pickup configuration doesn't exist in nature) and then I realized that the electronics are set up backwards with the blade away from your hand. Brilliant. I hate hitting that fucker on my tele and suddenly wondering where the bass in my tone went.
I hate string thru guitars
Besides, the only real reason you'd want string-through body is for "snap" and "sustain," and you get more of both of those via the guitar's scale length, wood composition, and pickups than you do from how tightly the strings are bent over the bridge.
I'm toying with the Idea of swapping out the bridge on my tele. Its a mexican standard and its only a year or two old ( I bought it new last summer, never checked the manufacturing date), so its got the "modern" style bridge with six saddles. Would buying a wilkinson compensated bridge and using it as a top-laoder make that big of a difference in tone and/or sustain, and if not, would buying a six-saddle "vintage" style make a difference?
Besides, the only real reason you'd want string-through body is for "snap" and "sustain," and you get more of both of those via the guitar's scale length, wood composition, and pickups than you do from how tightly the strings are bent over the bridge.
Gotta beg to differ here, just on principle. The energy being transferred into your bridge is directly translated into energy being transferred into the wood of the body, and that directly affects how much sustain you're gonna get. And if you've got a disgustingly obtuse break angle, you're not gonna get much. That only really applies to Jag players like me, though. Once you get an angle steeper than 170 degrees (well, hey-o, would you look at that, that's every other guitar design ever), you're absolutely right.
Although top-loading bridges are such a pain in the ass to re-string (at least in my experience), I don't know how you'll stand it.
I'm toying with the Idea of swapping out the bridge on my tele. Its a mexican standard and its only a year or two old ( I bought it new last summer, never checked the manufacturing date), so its got the "modern" style bridge with six saddles. Would buying a wilkinson compensated bridge and using it as a top-laoder make that big of a difference in tone and/or sustain, and if not, would buying a six-saddle "vintage" style make a difference?
If anything, the Wilkinson should IMPROVE the tone, but unless you're planning on putting a different kind of pickup in the bridge, why bother changing it? Tele bridges are made to house Tele pickups.
If you want to improve the tone of your guitar, swap out the shitty mexican pickups for some decent Seymour Duncans before you go messing about with the bridge.
Guitar experts: Should I sell my US Strat and buy a Jazzmaster? And, if I do, which one do I go for? There only seems to be two types available easily in the UK, both around about the same price, but it depends which one the shops here actually sell. Or if they even stock any.
The bridge on my '95 Mexi Tele is made out of sh*t that was eaten and then sh*t out again by the same pack of diseased chihuahuas at a chihuahua canine mental health facility. Which is pretty much what started me on the path of researching good replacements. Those sh&tty pickups are going too. And the neck. So basically I'll keep the body. Which is red. So I am actually contemplating going black with all the hardware, black sperzels, pickups, and pickguard. And an ebony fretboard. With just the white side markers dots. But then I should probably get the headstock painted either red or black...or not do anything.
Guitar experts: Should I sell my US Strat and buy a Jazzmaster? And, if I do, which one do I go for? There only seems to be two types available easily in the UK, both around about the same price, but it depends which one the shops here actually sell. Or if they even stock any.
Guitar experts: Should I sell my US Strat and buy a Jazzmaster? And, if I do, which one do I go for? There only seems to be two types available easily in the UK, both around about the same price, but it depends which one the shops here actually sell. Or if they even stock any.
If you're making that many replacements, you might wanna tally up the cost and see if it'd be cheaper just to buy a new, better Telecaster.Well I am kind of doing it for kicks and to learn stuff. And this is kind of my way to get it my way. But It will be a while in this economy before I can do feck all. Thanks for the advice though. JJ.
The classic player is built in Japan if I'm not mistaken.
Really? I thought for sure those black HH's were Fender Japan. Bastards at Guitar Center need to learn their shit.Oh jeez, if they open their mouths just walk away from them.
The classic player is built in Japan if I'm not mistaken.
Mexico. Fender Japan doesn't export to the U.S. due to legal restrictions.
everything jeph said.
...but how is it in bed?
I am incredibly jealous.
I own a guitar with a Floyd Rose. Everything is less of a pain in the ass than that.
If you want an ULTIMATE GUITAR NIGHTMARE, try re-intonating a Floyd Rose. There is literally no way to adjust the bridge saddles while they have strings on them. So you take the string off, make an adjustment, put the string back on (and remember this requires tightening and untightening at least a couple hex heads as well as the tuning pegs), check the tuning, repeat 1000x until you either guess right or get frustrated and give up. Oh and by adjusting the string length you're ALSO messing with the stability of the trem springs, so you also have to adjust THOSE, which is MORE trial and error.
Man at least you don't have to take the whole neck off just to make 1/8 turn on your truss rod. I swear I'd slap Leo for that if he wasn't dead.
Jesus Christ, Jeph. That's easily one of the best sounding guitars I've ever heard. Can I ask how much it set you back should I wish to invest in a Creston at some most likely non existent point in the future when I have money.
And by the way, your fingers are fucking huge.
Yeah that was "Green to Me" and Hum are basically how I learned to play guitar. So I will always sound like them.
Jeph wins guitar topic on his own forum. Shenanigans not involved. No film at 11.
also jamming in nightclubs isn't cool unless you are black and in the 40s
Why do they come with stickers
no tone pot
why does the website look like a 14 year old girl's myspace page?
Oh man, that's a sweet guitar Jeph. I've been a long time reader but once I saw you bought a Creston, I HAD to sign up. Creston's guitars are awesome. I bought one a while back and got it for my birthday. Here's mine:
(http://i203.photobucket.com/albums/aa178/Econorock/guitars004.jpg)
I'm a huge fan of Anders Parker and Varnaline, so I was stoked to get the barn beam cousin to his Wormwood. Trippy to see some of the people in the same musical circles.
The classic player is built in Japan if I'm not mistaken.
Mexico. Fender Japan doesn't export to the U.S. due to legal restrictions.
Oh man i do not like wound g strings at all.
Guitar-related: Tomorrow I am going to try out a Jazzmaster and a Jaguar. Is there anything I should look out for?Wet spots in your pants.
http://www.mcnaughtguitars.com/
This is about 30 miles from me. Ugly web site but interesting custom made guitarz.
My thinking was also that too many of those looked like PRSs. And that all the people shown look like douchebags. How about if they made one un-quilty and tung oil finish? Would that un-douche it? Purely hypothetical. I'm not buying one of these. Unless I start a GNU-METAL ROCK BAND ACT CALLED: MΣNSTRUALÖADNEKK...http://www.mcnaughtguitars.com/McNaughts are for douchebags with too much money.* Unless you're in Clutch.
This is about 30 miles from me. Ugly web site but interesting custom made guitarz.
My thinking was also that too many of those looked like PRSs. And that all the people shown look like douchebags. How about if they made one un-quilty and tung oil finish? Would that un-douche it? Purely hypothetical. I'm not buying one of these.http://www.mcnaughtguitars.com/McNaughts are for douchebags with too much money.* Unless you're in Clutch.
This is about 30 miles from me. Ugly web site but interesting custom made guitarz.
McNaughts are for douchebags with too much money.* Unless you're in Clutch.
So I got some money today and all I want to do is buy a Fender Hot Rod Deville 4x10. This might involve me not being able to afford food for weeks. But I have been trying to lose weight anyway.
Plus, I was going totally PUNX with my setup by borrowing an amp from a friend in order to practice. Then he asked for it back. Sigh.
So, I am stalking ebay for an amazing buy.
The 4x10 is soooo nice. Get a Blues Deville/Deluxe, though. They're so might brighter and punchier for a little extra cash.
The Blues Deluxe is no heavier than my 100w Marshall solid-state 1x12, and I lug that thing up and down stairs all the time. And I'm a very skinny dude.
congrats glyphic! that's a pretty sweet price too. i'm assuming you bought it used? good tubes in it?
Cheers fellas, who would have thought that countless years of instrument nerdery would give me any credibility? not much credibility mind...... Just a shame the ol' band has gone tits up and I rarely have the opportunity to play stupidly loud anymore. Is there anyone else out there that has permanently damaged their hearing through excessive rehearsals/gigs???
join me now in the tinitus choir:
"eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee"
Pssh, I see your 6x10 and raise you with HENRY THE Weight x weight! (http://bass-guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/SWR-Henry-The-8x8-Bass-Speaker-System?sku=602004#new). </fixxxed>
Actually, though, gorgeous bass rig man.
join me now in the tinitus choir:
"eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee"
Funny, I played a show last night and was juts hoping the buzzing would stop when I saw your post.
Pssh, I see your 6x10 and raise you with HENRY THE Weight x weight! (http://bass-guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/SWR-Henry-The-8x8-Bass-Speaker-System?sku=602004#new). </fixxxed>
Actually, though, gorgeous bass rig man.
(100 lbs!) Although I have to give it to SWR, they are extremely economical with their cabs weight. GK on the other hand....
brand new Fender '57 Champ re-issue, which is hand-wired and costs a ridiculous amount of money.
Speaking of acoustics, one of my pet projects for after I get the hollowbody and the Blues Deluxe or Deville is to get me an acoustic. I've been looking at the Taylor 100 and 200 lines, and I've played a couple and loved them endlessly, but Idunno. You guys got any recommendations for something around $500-900 that plays as well as them Taylors do?
Speaking of acoustics, one of my pet projects for after I get the hollowbody and the Blues Deluxe or Deville is to get me an acoustic. I've been looking at the Taylor 100 and 200 lines, and I've played a couple and loved them endlessly, but Idunno. You guys got any recommendations for something around $500-900 that plays as well as them Taylors do?
If you loved them then why not go for one? Why waste energy looking for something else?
My bassist is the esteemed Mrs Doombilly. She cannot haul the bass rig up the hill on the hand truck. I usually stack the 1x15swr and the gk4x10 and make the trek 1st because everything else in the truck is lighter than that load. Srsly I think with the handtruck she weighs less than the bass rig. Certainly with the ampeg head she would. Reason #293 I use a tiny terror and a reasonably weighted 2x12 cabinet. Plus the 2 PA speakers are like 80lbs each. I have it down to 5 trips with the handtruck these days.Pssh, I see your 6x10 and raise you with HENRY THE Weight x weight! (http://bass-guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/SWR-Henry-The-8x8-Bass-Speaker-System?sku=602004#new). </fixxxed>
Actually, though, gorgeous bass rig man.
(100 lbs!) Although I have to give it to SWR, they are extremely economical with their cabs weight. GK on the other hand....
Eh, take the back off that thing and it'll be only 98. Help your bassist carry his rig, they'll help with yours. Makes life easy!
it sounds dark and thuddy, "Redemption Song"-like
I tuned to FAGFAG once just 'cause I thought it'd be funny. Actually it sounded pretty cool. Another time I tuned to GAEGAE. Same story.
So, when I play my Tele through my Big Muff, it hums severely. When I turn down the guitar's volume knob, there's no hum. Should I look into Noiseless pickups or just give in and get a noise gate?I've got Lace sensors on my Tele. They sound gorgeous. I've also heard good things about those crazy single-coil sized humbuckers that Seymour Duncan makes.
I tuned to FAGFAG once just 'cause I thought it'd be funny. Actually it sounded pretty cool. Another time I tuned to GAEGAE. Same story.1. Tune to FAGBAG
So, when I play my Tele through my Big Muff, it hums severely. When I turn down the guitar's volume knob, there's no hum. Should I look into Noiseless pickups or just give in and get a noise gate?I've got Lace sensors on my Tele. They sound gorgeous. I've also heard good things about those crazy single-coil sized humbuckers that Seymour Duncan makes.
Hum is a normal thing with single coils. Especially with a Muff, which is a seriously high gain circuit.
Have you checked the wiring? You might have a ground wire off. But that might just be as good as it gets. Hummy.Hum is a normal thing with single coils. Especially with a Muff, which is a seriously high gain circuit.
Yeah, and I love both...just not that "RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR" when I'm not playing. Maybe I'll just put a killswitch in my guitar.
YOU GUYS!!
I am considering selling my Les Paul, since I hardly ever play it.
Is this good or bad?
YOU GUYS!!
I am considering selling my Les Paul, since I hardly ever play it.
Is this good or bad?
Is this really a question?
ITT: Jeph starts a trendJohnny Greenwood and Eric Clapton, and Bob Mould disagree, good sir.
Oh and fuck noiseless pick-ups. They are way too sterile and take all the persona out of your guitar and replace it with played-out tone. If you are having real trouble with your effects board causing screeching feedback, get a noise gate. That's what they are for. Noiseless pick-ups are for pansies who can't play lead guitar clean enough.
If not just make them longer. Soldering is fun kids.
YOU GUYS!!How much?
I am considering selling my Les Paul, since I hardly ever play it.
Is this good or bad?
72 goddamn years old
I really don't think an emission would make for a good compliment considering where a guitar is placed.
That is a flat fantastic guitar, Patrick.
I have two Kay guitars (one is actually a Penncrest) but I love them both and I really do like their tone. They are both from about 1966-1967, just before Kay went out of business.
I envy you the use of the 1937 Kay. Post recordings of it, if you can.
guitars
guitars
I usually tell the airlines that I could check my guitar in it's flight case, but that I would not, under any circumstances, sign their "ain't our fault if our baggage handlers fuck up your thousand-dollar instrument" form. I watched one of the handlers in Seattle throw my Jag + case onto the little slidey ramp thing for oversize baggage, and I chewed that fucker out good. Guy's lucky I didn't ask for his supervisor. I'd have loved to crack the case over that asshole's head.
um..kinda neato (http://www.mainstreetvintageco.com/catalog/item/4798917/7161769.htm) :-P
(http://www.mainstreetvintageco.com/i//66SILVERTONEsilBLUE_4_.jpg)
Tiny Terror.I am biased as I've been rocking the TT for a while. No experience with the Night Train. The TT has been great for me.
For serious.
I'm looking for a new amp, and some dude told me that a Marshall MG50FX would be a great purchase. Does anyone here have any experience with this amp?
I'm hoping to spend a maximum of about a 1000 $ and i want a versatile amp that I can carry without breaking my back.
http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/SG/Gibson-USA/SG-Zoot-Suit.aspxNeeds more unicorn.
(http://rainbowz-fruit-explosion)
http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/SG/Gibson-USA/SG-Zoot-Suit.aspx
(http://www2.gibson.com/getdoc/311e1484-c587-4db7-9442-6470cddca041/SGZTRWCH1-Beauty-Shot.aspx)
SERIOUSLY, GIBSON?! What the fuckkkkkk.
I think I want an Epiphone Casino. Either encourage me or do the opposite.
Edit: Also, those new Danelectros are so hot.
I think I want an Epiphone Casino. Either encourage me or do the opposite.
Headstock Logo
The classic Gibson logo is silk-screened onto the face of the headstock veneer. It is the most recognizable in all of music, representing more than a century of originality and excellence. There is simply no equal.
How sad is it that? That's like putting "Literate" on your resume.
On a recent application to a bookstore, in the "other qualifications" field, after I put "inventory flow management, display merchandising" and a few other retail buzz phrases, I couldn't resist adding at the end: "Alphabet."
http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/SG/Gibson-USA/SG-Zoot-Suit.aspx
(http://www2.gibson.com/getdoc/311e1484-c587-4db7-9442-6470cddca041/SGZTRWCH1-Beauty-Shot.aspx)
SERIOUSLY, GIBSON?! What the fuckkkkkk.
http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/SG/Gibson-USA/SG-Zoot-Suit.aspx
SERIOUSLY, GIBSON?! What the fuckkkkkk.
It's a fucking PLYWOOD GUITAR.
Ugh.
That's one of the beest looking SG's ive seen in a while.
Don't judge me
I stopped by a shop today and played one of the new Dan Electro 67's, too. I sat there for almost an hour trying to justify the cost. I was getting ready to whip out the credit card when I got a phone call and was dissuaded. Gonna look for a used one, I guess.
It was so awesome. Like greenMonkey said, it is ridiculously light. But it's got the surfer twang like you wouldn't believe. WANT.
any guitar that FUCKS is a guitar for me!there there. lonley wolf is lonley. :oops:
...
I'm, just so lonely! :cry:
SO.I'm too lazy to look up what the exchange rate between Canadian and American dollars, but the G&L Tribute Tele clones are supposed to be fantastic. I have a Fender Tele Standard. Mine's great but I hear their quality is pretty inconsistent, so I'd play the hell out of one before buying it.
I want an electric guitar. I've played my Yamaha acoustic to death and want something loud and obnoxious. I think I would probably like a Telecaster! I have maybe $600 CAD to spend on the actual guitar, so how cheap do good guitars go for?
but the G&L Tribute Tele clones are supposed to be fantastic.
http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/SG/Gibson-USA/SG-Zoot-Suit.aspx
http://www2.gibson.com/getdoc/311e1484-c587-4db7-9442-6470cddca041/SGZTRWCH1-Beauty-Shot.aspx
SERIOUSLY, GIBSON?! What the fuckkkkkk.
It's a fucking PLYWOOD GUITAR.
Ugh.
What's so bad about Guitar Center?to quote Cake, "you're drinking what they're sellin'"
fuckers that are too smug to work in indie record stores and know less about music than my chihuahua's butt.
Eric
Well that depends on how much you want to talk about tapping on a BC Rich?fuckers that are too smug to work in indie record stores and know less about music than my chihuahua's butt.
Eric
WAIT. too smug for Indie record stores!?!?!? and more musically ignorant?
is that really possible?
:laugh:
Well that depends on how much you want to talk about tapping on a BC Rich?fuckers that are too smug to work in indie record stores and know less about music than my chihuahua's butt.
Eric
WAIT. too smug for Indie record stores!?!?!? and more musically ignorant?
is that really possible?
:laugh:
:wink:
I have an '04 artcore and the stock pickups are crap. As is the nut. By crap I mean total crap. Replace both and you very seriously have a guitar that 99% of people will be unable to distinguish from an ES-335 for 1/3 of the price. It's an excellent guitar for what you're paying, if you're willing to spend just a few dollars more after purchase.
So, I played an Ibanez Artcore AS73 yesterday and was pretty impressed. It was white and really pretty and sounded pretty good. It played better than it sounded, though. The pickups sounded a little thin, even when I backed off the treble.
SO.if you want a tele try and find a squier classic vibe '50s tele. it's a fantastic guitar and pretty cheap, and it's actually pine-bodied like the first teles
I want an electric guitar. I've played my Yamaha acoustic to death and want something loud and obnoxious. I think I would probably like a Telecaster! I have maybe $600 CAD to spend on the actual guitar, so how cheap do good guitars go for?
[Guitar Center] have a lot of quality gear at good prices.If you get in with the right folks at a local shop, those prices'll start to look a lot worse
Do you name your guitars?
what causes this complex in guitar store employees?I don't know, spending the whole of every workday listen to an endless loop of people half-assed shredding, thumb popping the bass and other unfortunate musique concrete~collage~barf~ diarrhea would certainly do it to me. If i have to spend more than 10 minutes on a Saturday I'm pretty ready to choke a bitch.
what causes this complex in guitar store employees?I don't know, spending the whole of every workday listen to an endless loop of people half-assed shredding, thumb popping the bass and other unfortunate musique concrete~collage~barf~ diarrhea would certainly do it to me. If i have to spend more than 10 minutes on a Saturday I'm pretty ready to choke a bitch.
Guys, I've finally tried the Tiny Terror. My GOD that thing has an amazing metal tone!
I spent some time with just the guitar plugged into mine last night. Sometimes I forget how awesome it is sans all the other models/efx/etc...I put in the signal path.Guys, I've finally tried the Tiny Terror. My GOD that thing has an amazing metal tone!
I really hope I can get one soon.
Why would they sell a frustration sticker at a tourist-centered business?
Isn't it taboo to let it slip that your town is less than perfect?
take lessons to prevent bad habits.So true. We had an instructor lined up too. Oh well. Looks like this whole yr we'll be broke. Surprise, surprise.
Agreed. But GC has run them all out of business in Charlotte, much like teh Wal-Mart has many a mom-n-pop shops. Suxxxz,.Well I always go to the Music Center on 74 in Gastonia. Got an ashtray for my 50s Classic Vibe tele yesterday, and I got an even better price because their supplier was out of stock the first time they ordered it. Now I have somewhere to rest my hand and not worry about hitting the controls! (yay upsidedown guitars)
Agreed. But GC has run them all out of business in Charlotte, much like teh Wal-Mart has many a mom-n-pop shops. Suxxxz,.Music Center on 74 in Gastonia.
(http://www.mainstreetvintageco.com/i//66SILVERTONEsilBLUE_4_.jpg)
DAAAAAYUM.
You guys know I'm pretty smitten with my LP Junior clone, right? Well..thanks, Epiphone. I want to sell it now, and get this $380 beauty.
(http://img3.musiciansfriend.com/dbase/pics/products/2/4/2/613242.jpg)
Yeah, it doesn't stay in tune that well, so it's not one for much soloing - but for big dumb chords it's fucking awesome.
but for big dumb chords it's fucking awesome.
it refuses to go any fuzzier than 'loud overdrive.' No matter what effects you put on it, it's still defiantly garage-punk. It's fucking glorious.
I got an acoustic, and I was wondering do I need one of those humidifier thingies?
Melodic get one of those new danelectros! they only cost 350 and they sound pretty rad!
http://www.compositeelectrics.com <---you guys will likely hate this. But me = spoooojed
So those Danos are all Baritones?
okay. kool. I have enough trouble remembering to put pants on before going to work. Another tuning would totally f up my world. I coulda sworn I saw one in the burst 'finish' at GC last week. I think I'd have to opt for the bright orange or another unholy color. In fact the orange would look spiffy with my orange tolex avatar...So those Danos are all Baritones?
Nope.
...Did I start a Dano trend, or was this happening anyway? My Dano is still fucking awesome.
WOW MAN THAT'S ALMOST AS COOL AS A FUCKING GUITAR WITH A HANDLE CUT OUT OF ITWhat if it had fake cut-out handles? That would be teh w1n!
You aren't shittalking the "Fireman"?
I love the slideshow at top-right. It looks to me like nearly everyone is holding the stupid thing upside down. Unless that's how you're supposed to hold it. Are you supposed to strum the damned thing? I don't understand a single thing about it!
people whose moms bought them the Gibsofuckasterator pictured above.
I dont know guys, I've seen the build fotos, and while it is even worse than epiphone, could it be worse than squier? Me thinks naught.
I wouldnt buy it, since (I think) I'm out of starter pack league, but still, seems interesting.
Ugly strats ftw.
I was in that position once. It was horrible. The girlfriend at the time didn't take kindly to instruction, though. Plus, "THE STRINGS HURT MY FINGERS!"
Oh guys, I played one of those Squier Classic Vibe Duo-Sonics yesterday. I AM IN FUCKING LOVE OH MY GOD I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN
AND IT'S ONLY LIKE THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS
Oh guys, I played one of those Squier Classic Vibe Duo-Sonics yesterday. I AM IN FUCKING LOVE OH MY GOD I COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN
AND IT'S ONLY LIKE THREE HUNDRED DOLLARS
T-60s are effin' gorgeous. Why didn't you buy it?"Big" "Tour" (http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php/topic,23910.0.html) coming up. Have to save for diesel fuel, cheetohs, dog boarding, motels...etc..
If I just had a guitar gnome to run over and turn the three knobs on the TTerror at specific times in the songs I'd be set with just that gear alone.
That's Steven Malkmus' touring rig with the Jicks. It sounded fantastic when I saw them.
In other nudes, I'm told we 'have' to use the clubs backline cabinets at the Chicago show. So, GUYS I get to play the Tiny Terror through a Marshall 4x12 cabinet. Awesome? Or not?
RE: G&L Guitars
The town I'm going to college in has a guitar shop that sells G&L guitars, and I've tried both an ASAT Special and a Classic Bluesboy Semi-Hollow and I absolutely adore both of them. They play so incredibly well.
This shop also sells Barber effects. This makes me incredibly happy.
Also, http://www.fatdawg.com . I've mentioned these guys before; they have lots of weird stuff. The really cool aspect is that they bought up a lot of fender and danelectro parts when their respective american plants closed. You can get strats, teles and danos assembled from vintage american parts for around $400. I've never used them, but I hear some pretty mixed reviews about customer service.
Jimmy Gravity's is a local shop, but they do online orders. Does that count?
www.gravitystrings.com (http://www.gravitystrings.com)
http://www.diamondstrings.com Lots of 60's and 70's european stuff. (Doombilly- given your sweet acoustic black widow, I would think the washburn falcons would be right up your alley). I bought a bass from Bruce Diamond a while back. He was very easy to deal with.
A black Gretsch Electromatic with a bigsby came into the pawn shop near my house and they want $430 for the beauty. As much as I actually want to make the next guitar I own, that is a damn tempting offer.
Anybody else have online stores they dig? (Don't even think about posting GC or MF.)
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Seriously, someone tell me this is a fucking joke.
Gibson, just..just stop. STOP. Alright? Stop.
I'm probably going to buy a Gibson Les Paul Studio (possibly a Robot because the store's having a sale) but that will literally cost all the money I have (I'm still in high school, so I don't have much to spend).
Here's my dilemma.
I'm probably going to buy a Gibson Les Paul Studio (possibly a Robot because the store's having a sale) but that will literally cost all the money I have (I'm still in high school, so I don't have much to spend).
However, next year my grade goes on a trip to Europe which will cost much money.
So my choices are:
A.) Buy the guitar now and work my ass off next summer to pay off the trip
B.) Don't buy the guitar, work up all my money again from scratch, get the guitar much later
C.) Don't go on the trip or buy the guitar, save all my money for an even better guitar (or something)
Thoughts?
I'm probably going to buy a Gibson Les Paul Studio (possibly a Robot because the store's having a sale) but that will literally cost all the money I have (I'm still in high school, so I don't have much to spend).
Don't buy a Robot. BE A FUCKING MAN AND TUNE YOUR OWN GUITAR.
In the future I envision, all guitars have pickguards.
Actually, that tele is a flat top. As far as sound goes, the amps they had in the pawn shop were all pretty awful, so I couldn't get any real idea, but I imagine it would sound pretty good. The Pickups are seymour duncans of some kind.
Although within my experience, Les Pauls aren't as good for use in fights. Unless you can get a solid hit on someone (which will be very powerful due to their weight), I would recommend something lighter, such as a Strat.
I am in dire need of sleep.
Although within my experience, Les Pauls aren't as good for use in fights. Unless you can get a solid hit on someone (which will be very powerful due to their weight), I would recommend something lighter, such as a Strat.
Seriously though, for a fight I'd bring a Tele. The Bolt-On neck is sturdier, plus Keith Richards says they are the best for knocking motherfuckers out.
+1 to the Telecaster being my weapon of choice in a battle situation. But if I had a Gibbo in dire straights, I'd want my Firebird. Neck through walnut and mahogany construction? Much sturdier than an LP imo.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/BOTSO/Guitars/IMG_0991.jpg)
+1 to the Telecaster being my weapon of choice in a battle situation. But if I had a Gibbo in dire straights, I'd want my Firebird. Neck through walnut and mahogany construction? Much sturdier than an LP imo.
just jizzed all over myself
thanks
Radical AC: can you give some examples of these lower-priced guitars? I am interested in looking into this.
I am at some point getting a custom-built 7-string for my Grindcore band, and I am certain I need a neckthrough, because of the durability.
Radical AC: can you give some examples of these lower-priced guitars? I am interested in looking into this.I'm sure a lot of the other people here would know a lot more examples of inexpensive quality.
8-)
Again, it depends on what you are looking for. WHY specifically do you want a LP? What kind of amp do you have? What kind of sound are you looking for?
Again, it depends on what you are looking for. WHY specifically do you want a LP? What kind of amp do you have? What kind of sound are you looking for?
Right now, all I have is a Roland 20W practice amp, but looking to upgrade ASAP.
As to why, Les Pauls just feel the best to me.
I'm looking for a classic rock-type sound.
Retrofit that LP with a Bigsby because that is the best thing
(http://www.gibson.com/Files/aaFeaturesImages2009/6-superstars_OldBlack-1.jpg)
No, that belongs to a guy on OSG known solely as "The Patron Saint of GAS". Same guy I got my LP Junior clone from.
Of course, that's on its way to Texas now. I'm using some of the money to buy a pair of vintage white witch hats from another dude on OSG, and electronics/tuners from Guitarfetish.
Yep. I'm going to start building a Partsmaster. I'm envisioning a yellowed white finish, tortoise shell guard, and very straightforward electronics (no rhythm circuit). Big CBS headstock. I'm taking inspiration from Stephen Malkmus' Jazzmaster, but adding my own touches to it.
Speaking of "we like Danos", I'm trying to swing a trade for this beauty.I played a two pickup version of that yesterday. I hated the sound of the bridge pickup though. It just sounded so weak.
(http://i138.photobucket.com/albums/q243/tincob/Danelectro%20U1/CIMG0414.jpg)
I really like your fret markers. Can you buy those?
Damn Patrick. Not crazy about overly orangey bursts. But CHICKEN HEAD! AWESOME!
Lose the pickguard. Freakin' beautiful. Does it sound/play as good as it looks?
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-Frankentele-
No-one noticed this? Is it yours, MakuseruSukotto?
-Frankentele-
No-one noticed this? Is it yours, MakuseruSukotto?
The Witch Hats are on their way, but I may be putting the build on hold.
Ladies and gentleman, Guitar Fetish makes Telemasters now. As well as Jazzmaster and Jagmaster/Jazzblaster copies. And now that I have a job, I can so throw down $230 on one of these in a few weeksish.
(http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-50206111187217_2080_18869347)
Yknow. Les Paul, SG, that sort of thing.I looked into that, too. How well are the newer Les Paul Studios built? There are some sweet mahogany ones up on ebay right now for pretty cheap, but I know Gibson was bought out by the same company that owns Guitar Center, and that makes me slightly suspicious of their quality control.
The HAPPY channel is a more-or-less conventional instrument amp. It has plenty of gain and distortion (if desired), it has a conventional guitar-amp tone control section, and it has reverb. Everything else about it is DEVIANT. It has a PHASE control, which allows mixing of normal and inverted signals—or it may be adjusted to cancel out the original signal and pass only the distortion products....and, it's all made of unusual tubes. Mostly pentodes, ha ha ha.
The ANGRY channel is well-named. It is designed for instability and raw, berserk distortion effects. It, too, has typical guitar-amp tone controls and reverb. It uses a 6BN6 and two remote-cutoff pentodes. Ask your mother what those are. She's already tasted your foreskin anyway.
Despite the identical output stages of the two channels, they sound TOTALLY different. In ALL settings.
The output tubes are 6BK5s. Obscure, yes, but great and forgotten. Phase inversion is done with 6GU7s. Various types are used throughout the preamp stages: 6AU6, 6BJ6, 6CB6, 6BN6, 5BQ7, 6AK5, and others. No 12AX7s, of ANY brand. How many tubes? TWENTY-THREE tubes in total. Including eight 6BK5 outputs. It might be the most complex tube guitar amp available today....
The output tubes are in a special self-balancing, self-biasing circuit. It is unique to the G-1000 among guitar amps. It does NOT NEED matched tubes, nor is any kind of bias adjustment needed. Output power is 15 watts per channel, and two speakers (or a stereo speaker) are needed.
Despite repeated attempts I played 7 shows in 7 days and broke not one string.
I hereby decree it is quite ok to follow soundguys home and provide them with a blanket party. I'm pretty sure it is in the Bible/Torah/Koran/Waffle House menu.
Capobara.
Those (http://picasaweb.google.com/illicitizen/IllicitizenFubarStLouis#5404762962910564162) were in St Louis Mo, at a club called Fubar. We ended up playing in the lounge because 3 or 4 local acts cancelled. Fortunately Illicitizen travels with a complete PA so we actually had the same sound we practice w/. Also the photos were by a pro we hired for this gig (Peter Wochniak).
It saddens me to see instruments rot in museums, or display cases, or something. They are meant to be PLAYED dammit. I dream of an organization that collects guitars of rockers past and lends them out to the most worthy musician...
Anyway, looking for a good HH guitar in the $800 range. Thoughts?
tits on ice cream
http://www.eastwoodguitars.com/GTRs/twinTone/images/big/4744twintonebigsbywhiteFINA.jpg
http://www.eastwoodguitars.com/GTRs/twinTone/images/big/4744twintonebigsbywhiteFINA.jpg
DO WANT
EDIT: http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/gibson_guitars_being_investigated_by_us_police.html
O___O
I've never liked Peavy guitars all that much. They use active pickups in many of their lines and bleh...
For ~$800 I always thought this (http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Italia-Mondial-Classic-SemiHollow-Electric-Guitar?sku=514442) was tits on ice cream. Reso-glass top, and a peizo pickup.
I know none of you guys give a shit, but there's a lot of new 7- and 8-strings coming out this Winter NAMM. I am hella excited!I want the next guitar I get to be a 7-string. I like the idea of the extended range, being able to basically play in B or standard tuning without retuning.
I know none of you guys give a shit, but there's a lot of new 7- and 8-strings coming out this Winter NAMM. I am hella excited!
pvt60I actually came very close to buying one of these about a month ago. In any event, my funding has dried up so nm.
I still cannot get the point of an 8 string. Just doesn't make sense.
I know none of you guys give a shit, but there's a lot of new 7- and 8-strings coming out this Winter NAMM. I am hella excited!
I still cannot get the point of an 8 string. Just doesn't make sense.
http://www.eastwoodguitars.com/GTRs/twinTone/images/big/4744twintonebigsbywhiteFINA.jpg
I know none of you guys give a shit, but there's a lot of new 7- and 8-strings coming out this Winter NAMM. I am hella excited!
I still cannot get the point of an 8 string. Just doesn't make sense.
What is there to get? It means you can play more notes. Seems simple to me.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Moonlander.jpg
Dammit if yesterday's discussion didn't get me all fired up again about getting a T-60. I went and bid on one on ebay. I should probably hope that I lose, but I'm really, really hoping I win.The one I played was fucking awesome. I'm pretty sure you kill all the knights o the roundtable with it. SOLID.
My old local music store once had a Ricenbacker electric 12 string sitting on the counter, and when I enquired as to its origin, I was told that it had been Paul Westerberg's.I would have bought that, or at least humped it furiously till I got kicked out of the store. Not sure if it would be more from the guitar or who used to own it.
He jizzed on his old guitar.
I never sed 'poopie'Sorry it is Oasis. I brunged the silly. The witty is in my other hat.
I LIKE LAMP...AND FECES!
And here is something completely different.
And here is something completely different.
Anyone who's ever played guitar in their underwear during wintertime must appreciate this as much as I do.
And here is something completely different.
Anyone who's ever played guitar in their underwear during wintertime must appreciate this as much as I do.
http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-USA/Dusk-Tiger/Gallery.aspx
oh what the fuck gibson
Is there even a market for shit like this?See, they at least acknowledge this by making the production limited. Unfortunately, their idea of limited is A FUCKING THOUSAND of these.
I'd buy a Les Paul Robot.
http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-USA/Dusk-Tiger/Gallery.aspx
oh what the fuck gibson
I'd buy a Les Paul Robot.
I really don't understand the appeal. Is TUNING YOUR GUITAR really that much of a hassle?
I'd buy a Les Paul Robot.
I really don't understand the appeal. Is TUNING YOUR GUITAR really that much of a hassle?
I'd buy a Les Paul Robot.
I really don't understand the appeal. Is TUNING YOUR GUITAR really that much of a hassle?
I showed some people the Zoot Suit a few days ago and they all said it was "kewl". Some were guitar players.
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Psychedelic Guitars image
*splooge*
I want a Blackmachine, bad. Just a shame he has a waiting list of like... three years.
*splooge*
I want a Blackmachine, bad. Just a shame he has a waiting list of like... three years.
Yeah, at this point I think it might be faster to just learn to build guitars myself than wait on a Blackmachine.
And my new house has a nice workbench in the garage...
Like the Acoustic Black Widow.It burns!
And my new house has a nice workbench in the garage...
Psychedelic Guitars image
Honestly, if they hadn't painted the neck like that I would have no problem paying for one of those.
Mostly my pee pee when I urinate but...oh wait wrong forum... No I meant it's CALLED "Acoustic" and it is so much an electric guitar. /being overly silly
It is kind of a shame the pickups don't sound better on the widow. It would make a good guitar for slide work, if I knew anything about that. The only time I've been able to make that sound ok I was pretty doped up from my shoulder surgery. So it probably sound like butt, I just was too high to notice.
In other news, I need two NYC local indie rock bands to play New Year's w/ ILLICITIZEN in Brooklyn.
Contact me via email (illicitizen at gmail) or on myspace (http://illicitizen.com), or facebook (http://facebook.com/illicitizen) if you can/want to do it.
/this has been a public service announcement without guitar
To which e-mail should I have him address his queries?[email protected]
How long will you be in New York? I'll most likely be in Boston over New Year's but if you're in town for a few days I'll buy you coffee or something.Likely only that night. I'm not sure. We're playing Danbury CT the 12/30 date. Hopefully this NY gig will work out. But we'll be making our way home the 1st.
Is he solo?
The next guitar I buy is going to be by Electrical Guitar Company. I have decided this.
What's the lowest string tuned to? F#?
Question!
What's the point of locking the strings if the guitar hasn't got a tremolo?
(http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a170/vairish/Ibanez2010/RGA8_BK.jpg)
Awwwww yeah motherfuckers... I am so buying this when it comes out.
Awwwww yeah motherfuckers... I am so buying this when it comes out.
I got an email last night from the guy on OSG who's doing my body.
Why do you care, Explorers are lame. Only dude to ever make it not suck is Billy Gibbons.
Why do you care, Explorers are lame. Only dude to ever make it not suck is Billy Gibbons.
Why do you care, Explorers are lame.
RANTRANTRANT
Do you know why they are retarded?
Find yourself a hardshell (or, for that matter, soft!) case that the fucker will actually fit in, and that you don't have to pay Hella Buxx for. If you pass this test, I will think they are less retarded. None of that "coffin case" shit either, that will never get me on your side.
Then you'll give me the excuse, "But if you are paying that much for a guitar, you should be investing that kind of money into a case!" Granted. But the necks are flimsier than your boner when your 60-year-old sociology professor walks naked into your bedroom, so even if you DO get a case, fucker is gonna snap somewhere anyway.
Speaking of snapping, you think the angled 3-by-3 configuration is bad? This fucker's got the same angle AND a 6-in-line configuration, and I've seen people complain about their angled 6-in-line headstocks like skinheads complain about Obama.
And at the end of the day, you'll be thinking to yourself, "Damn it, this guitar is entirely impractical and sounds no different than a slightly more-sustainy SG. What the hell was I thinking, spending more than 2 grand on this tinkertoy piece of shit."
And you could put an eye out.
Nah, Explorers are kind of lame.
http://www.destroyallguitars.com/bilt/2942-bilt-relevator
After allowing the holidays to put me off of building for a few weeks...That looks niiiice. And I am not a fan of SGs. The body looks like it might balance better than your standard devil horny guitar.
FAP
RE: Explorers.
They are cool if you are in a metalcore band.
http://www.destroyallguitars.com/bilt/2942-bilt-relevator
Dear holy fuckshit. They took a Starcaster headstock, Marauder tailpiece design, and various design elements from Jazzies, Jags, Strats, and Teles, and then threw them all in a blender and this is what happened.
I just whitewashed my new black thermals :D
- You need a Gui-Tarp to protect your guitar! If your guitar ever gets ding'ed or knick'd then you should invest in a Gui-Tarp and play worry free. Gui-Tarp will not affect your play and will only work to preserve the value of your prize guitars.
...the necks are flimsier than your boner when your 60-year-old sociology professor walks naked into your bedroom...
Gui-tarp
...the necks are flimsier than your boner when your 60-year-old sociology professor walks naked into your bedroom...
That's...fairly specific.
I got nothing against Explorers. Certainly wouldn't be my first choice, though.
Also, finally grew a set and bought myself a new electric! Gibson Les Paul Studio, with a wonderful red wood finish. This (http://www.guitariste.com/forums/photos/45278-1-big.jpg), but without the pickguard.
It plays real nice.
http://www.destroyallguitars.com/
http://www.gui-tarp.com/_site/
Unless it's a classic player, which, as far as I know has a threaded trem arm and socket.
The one I just posted is a Classic Player, and it isn't threaded.
Christmas axe-off!
(http://cache.finn.no/mmo/5/198/725/35_-1607013550.jpg)
old, disused Squier strat, which has a nut that has not been beaten to shit
cut your own nut
Sure, you could get anal
but really a hack or coping saw and a small file should be all you need
Hey guys, I bought a cheapo First Act capo because it was available and cheap and it worked pretty good! Now like a week later I've starting to get some string buzz from it. Do cheap capos wear out this fast? Is there a way you can tighten the grip?
Guys.. Should I take a loan to buy a new amp head?You had to know the answer that we would give if you posted this in here. We aren't here to make sure the people that post here remain financially solvent, we are here to look at and discuss sweet guitar stuff.
~goodness~Thanks, that looks like the ticket.
$30, compensated saddles, and you can either go string-thru or top load them. Plus you get the sheer mojo that is the 3 barrel tele saddle look.
That is the guitar I've been pining over for like two years but a thousand dollars cheaper. Fuck.
How's the quality control on the current Classic Vibe models?
Hey guys, I bought a cheapo First Act capo because it was available and cheap and it worked pretty good! Now like a week later I've starting to get some string buzz from it. Do cheap capos wear out this fast? Is there a way you can tighten the grip?
Sometimes I get a bit of buzz from my Dunlop. When that happens, it's usually misplaced a bit. Is it that?
As they say over at the tdpri ad nauseum, "Leo got it right the first time." I don't know as i agree, but in this case, why would they bother to change it? I'd certainly want four screws holding my bridge down instead of three.Soooo, no big deal for me to drill it for that bridge?
First Act isn't a Wal-Mart brand. I've seen it in Toys R' Us and a bunch of other places. It's just a company that manufactures musical instruments for children. The downside of this is that the quality of the instruments is closer to that of toys than real instruments.
@doombillyYeah, I'm on tdpri. Still everytime I think I got it solved I see another pitfall. Probably just being over-cautious. Thanks.
. Check out the forum at www.tdpri.com if you need help. Lots of good tele info there.
why have you not left the board
why haven't we been hating on zingoleb this entie time guys?
I'm starting to get an ego
Explanation via pm, plox...
(http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/yhst-50206111187217_2085_11421030)Ordered ..sigh....
So... guitars...
Goddamnit my Flying V kicks so much ass!!!
The SE Torero offers many "firsts" for PRS Guitars, and is dubbed by Paul Reed Smith himself as "a shredder's dream." Features unique to the new SE Torero and first ever for PRS are the use of a Floyd Rose bridge, EMG pickups, and neck-through body construction.
Wayne Johnson, PRS Amp team member and a 2008 recipient of "The Ten Hottest New Guitarists of the Month" by Guitar Player magazine forum members describes this new model as "sonically devastating," and PRS's SE Inspector Dong Chang also offered, "This guitar makes you play harder."
~GEAROVERLOAD~I praise thee!
Here's my semi modest gear. Lacking a Ceriatone 18w with 2x12'' cab and my acoustics, but other than that, it's all there.
Say praises/insults at will!
Given that you've mentioned soldering gun instead of iron, I'm going to assume you haven't done a whole lot of soldering.
Unless it's a classic player, which, as far as I know has a threaded trem arm and socket.
The one I just posted is a Classic Player, and it isn't threaded.
sooooooo
i'm thinking of buying an emperor 2x15 bass cab to replace my ashdown 4x10. y/n?
I can't say no to novelty guitars.
i'm asking $300 and i could hold it until then, also you'd have to pay shipping which might be a lot. but i can hold it if you pay $300+shipping! i'll take pics of it and write down the specs and PM it to you on here.
I'm Aaron and I can't say no to novelty guitars.
Fuck that, you totally need to shoplift it. :D
Heyo fixed the improper fitting Mustang whammy bar with some teflon tape. Played the lat two sets (1 gig, 1 practice) with my 70's single coil guitars. Such a different sound.
Also Jesus Judas Jackolantern. My Mustang is crazy heavy. I will take some pics that are detailed. Maybe one of you wood nerds, sprites or other sylvan folk can i.d. the grain and make a guess at what the body is made of. It aint Alder. Honestly it is nearly as heavy as the wife's 60's/70's franken P-bass. And all the pics of sunburst 'stangs I've seen SUCK by comparison. If I could get this burst repro'd I'd have it on every guitar. You know, when I become ridiculously wealthy and what not. (Can you shoplift a paint job?).
I'm Aaron and I can't say no to novelty guitars.
The fist one should definitely be rock-horns instead.
But then the intonation will be all off! But hopefully not too much and then you can just mess with it a lot until it works?yah, that's what I'm worried about. I already have one guitar that won't stay in tune. :?
If you string the strings through the top-load holes, you could just shorten the saddle screws until they're right. This means you'd have to top-load the strings, but you were going to do that anyway, right?But then the intonation will be all off! But hopefully not too much and then you can just mess with it a lot until it works?yah, that's what I'm worried about. I already have one guitar that won't stay in tune. :?
EDIT
I am almost of a mind to just drill three holes on the back lip of the orig bridge and use the saddles from the new one. Wish I had a drill press...
a short scale Thinline Telecaster Bass
a short scale Thinline Telecaster BassFFFFFFFFFFFFF
In before the rest of the page is a FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF quote tunnel.
Got any more pictures of that jazzbox?Just took some. Will post later.
Anyone have opinions on the merits of going to a higher impedance pot on a single coil?
Tom Anderson came out with a full-on Les Paul clone (http://andersonguitars.com/weekly.html).
spurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrt
Fffffffffffffffffffffff
-uck flame maple.
In some parts of Asia, it is tradition to drown females upon birth.
Tom Anderson came out with a full-on Les Paul clone (http://andersonguitars.com/weekly.html).
spurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrt
Anybody else notice that the bridge and tailpiece are recessed into the maple? That's an interesting idea...
In some parts of Asia, it is tradition to drown females upon DISPLAYING THEIR FLAMED MAPLE CAPS.Well that makes sense, nothing to see here. They had it coming. I'm drunk.
Peavey did this with their EVH models and it made them hell of comfy to play.
Peavey did this with their EVH models and it made them hell of comfy to play.
If I wanted a Floyd and buckers, I'd get a Jackson or an Ibanez and at least look the part.
Fffffffffffffffffffffff
-uck flame maple.
hurf durf I don't understand one of the most basic traditions of Les Paul style guitars dating back to the 1950s
So, I might be trading my CIJ Jazzmaster for a 78 Gibson "The Paul" this weekend. It's kind of beaten up and the pickups are non-original, but I plan on making something of a project out of it, cleaning it up and trying to make a real player out of it. I'm pretty excited.
It really is quite funny how tastes in this thread are completely polarized.
I just want a goddamned 8-string.
Considering I now realize how these switches work (the actual mechanical way they are supposed to switch) I am now entertaining the fact that I may have cooked both switches.
(which as far as I'm aware is a cheap-copy company like Squier or Encore...)
the guitarist in my band is getting a squier thinline repro, the natural mahogany finish one and switching the pickups out for something else. i'm pretty stoked.
SQUIER IS MAKING REALLY GOOD AFFORDABLE GUITARS.
(which as far as I'm aware is a cheap-copy company like Squier or Encore...)
For the last fucking time, SQUIER IS MAKING REALLY GOOD AFFORDABLE GUITARS.
It has a total of three strap buttons
Why does it have so many
<12-neck strat>
IT'S FUCKIN' FRANKENTAR
Now that's a proper crackwhore.
That picture makes me furious.
(http://.)Needs obligatory WANGCASTER IMG.
A guitar that is also an organ
http://www.grouseguitars.com.au/sold/godwin2.htm
I don't think i've ever played a guitar without at least getting some decent tone out of it*. I'd say you have a faulty friend there, rather than guitar.
*and i've played fucking east-german guitars.
You could play a Firebird V through a Marshall MG and it would still sound like shit, and that's not even taking into account the dimebag pedal.
My problem is I dont know what I want. and I've been guitar shopping for nearly a year.
I'm thinking that 7-string may be a little stupid for me at the moment...
but Schecter seems to be one of the few companies to make Lefties for damn near everything in their line up. and not upcharge for them....
urgh...
I've had an insane desire for a flying V here lately.
If I lived in the country I would so buy a Mig-50 or Mig-100. They are basically my dream amp.
The two years I've had my Hot Rod Deville, I've loved the shit out of it.
But I wouldn't trade a Jag for it. I'd also get the Blues Deville, with the upgraded speakers.
ok guitar bitches. For my choices of backline at the National Underground in the NEW York (not the old one) I have:
Fender Deluxe & Peavey Delta Blues
Thoughts?
Well muthafuckaz we are playing there in March and May, I guess I could try one, and then the other the next time.
Of course I'm playing a Parker so I could fucking play both (stereo) with my little ground lifty box.
Look out for my pen15. It is almost as big as my ego. Almost.
/drinking
Shoot me an inbox message with the dates and locations of the shows. I'll come and see ya!PM'd ya and sent you email from illicitizen at gmail. Hope you can make it.
plays like a wicked ass demon from hell on steriods that just got punched in the throat for fucking some dudes girlfriend in the ass.youll never find any guitar like it and will never want to let it go.it has just about ruint my life and killed me once or twice.it will be the worst fucking mistake of your life to buy this piece of shit but youll never want to put it down either.it wont even let me take a good picture so i can sell it.please dont let me die and buy this beast fuck thing right now.
Great guitar ad. Plus, I can't tell if the picture is really bad or if the cutaway really goes past the neck under the strings.
http://stlouis.craigslist.org/msg/1655162443.html
I was being facetious.
The point: it's stupid
You realize that you just defended this guy (http://auntiefashion.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/vanilla-ice.jpg) by bringing up this guy (http://www.best-basketball-tips.com/images/dennis-rodman-hair.jpg)?
Vanilla Ice's career created without an appreciation for the inherent irony.
You realize that you just defended this guy (http://auntiefashion.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/vanilla-ice.jpg) by bringing up this guy (http://www.best-basketball-tips.com/images/dennis-rodman-hair.jpg)?
So, uh guys. I'm looking into investing in a PA setup this summer to kick-start actually getting a band together or just make my house more awesome to be at because at least I'll be able to have my friends' bands come play at my house. I don't know what I'll need other than some kind of power amp, a couple of speakers and some cables. I'm not worried about micing amps or drums, I just want to amp up some vocals in there. Is there anything I'm forgetting?
They are one of the lesser know matsumoku brands, which is the same plant that made Univox, Aria and a ton of other brands.
There's a reason they're doing it, and a reason people in the 90s bought BC Riches:
Everyone in the 90s had horrid taste in everything.
I dunno, 70's bc riches are pretty cool. They probably sucked by the nineties though. So yeah, How does it play/sound/feel?
It's pointy and shaped like death.
"lol ur saying thom yorke used les pauls which justifies them but so did anal cunt lol"Anal Cunt--Guitarists Who Use BC Riches are Gay
"lol ur saying thom yorke used les pauls which justifies them but so did anal cunt lol"Thom Yorke used Les Pauls?
Okay, I just found out that mine was an entry-level model, made in Korea out of fucking PLYWOOD. So...
Why the hell does it sound good? And why is the neck so nice? Guitar thread, this makes no sense.
So I just came back from the store where I picked up for my son a Jackson Randy Rhoades "V" for his ninth birthday.
Now I have to hide it for a week and a half and not play it. :(
Gold hardware = UN has designated this as a aesthetic war crime.
Okay, I just found out that mine was an entry-level model, made in Korea out of fucking PLYWOOD. So...
Why the hell does it sound good? And why is the neck so nice? Guitar thread, this makes no sense.
Okay, I just found out that mine was an entry-level model, made in Korea out of fucking PLYWOOD. So...
Why the hell does it sound good? And why is the neck so nice? Guitar thread, this makes no sense.
Because Korea actually makes good guitars.
Buy the biggest box you can find that says "orange" on it.obey
I was kinda hoping to give Bolt (http://boltamps.com/pages/video.html) amps a try, but after a (very) little research they don't seem to be ready for the general public yet. Too bad for them.
Is there an up to date tally of how many brands Fender has bought out and discontinued?
Or get a Tiny Terror. I've heard nothing bad about them. Then all you need is a decent cab.heh, remember when I got my Tiny Terror and QC board helped me choose between open and closed back Avatar cabinets. <sigh> good times.
Sold my mostly working Fender Twin Reverb last night for $375. Woo. Needed cash. Went to a good home. Only 1000 amps left in the tuba nook. :)
1) Needed money.Sold my mostly working Fender Twin Reverb last night for $375. Woo. Needed cash. Went to a good home. Only 1000 amps left in the tuba nook. :)
What the hell ass why?
So guitar-thread, do any of you have any experience with the rg-7321? I have the chance to get one cheaply and i was wondering if it is okay for the price.
I've been gassing for a cheap 7 for a while.
So guitar-thread, do any of you have any experience with the rg-7321? I have the chance to get one cheaply and i was wondering if it is okay for the price.
I've been gassing for a cheap 7 for a while.
I've had two of them over the years, and I still have my second one. It's a really good basic guitar, if you get a decent specimen. I've heard of some pretty terrible turkeys among them, but these days it's fine. If you can snag one of the older MIK ones, you're good.
A good trick with them is, to sand the back of the neck lightly with the rough side of a kitchen sponge. That will give you something closer to the feel of a prestige neck.
I say go for it! If it's cheap, you can also factor in a pickup change.
Local shop has one of these:The other guitarist in my band has that in light blue, the pickups squeal like a motherfucker but it sounds great in the middle position.
(http://www.rondomusic.com/photos/electric/sjm75tstopna1.jpg)
Priced at $175. It includes a tweed hardshell. It took so much effort not to buy it.
Determining factors were the fact that it is an SX guitar and has P-90 clones that sound dark. That body shape turns me on, though.
swap the pots out and re-wire everything
These are my favorites right here (http://store.guitarfetish.com/spstlotu3x3c.html). If you've really got your heart set on grovers, then... (http://store.guitarfetish.com/fusigrch3x3t.html)
So last summer some kids decided by guitar looked like good target practice and broke a few tuning keys off.
http://accessories.musiciansfriend.com/product/Grover-Trophy-102-Rotomatics-3PerSide-Guitar-Tuning-Keys?sku=361000
These seem like the best replacements imo but what do y'all think?
I am still baffled by your story.
I have always like Imperial style tuners, though.
I can get one with an emg at the bridge for 2000 kroner. That's like 120$ right? I've got the stock emgs in my EC and I really do like them. Is 120$ a good deal?
Local shop has one of these:
(http://www.rondomusic.com/photos/electric/sjm75tstopna1.jpg)
Priced at $175. It includes a tweed hardshell. It took so much effort not to buy it.
Determining factors were the fact that it is an SX guitar and has P-90 clones that sound dark. That body shape turns me on, though.
why
You're talking about a carvin versus a fender here though. Which models?Any of her P basses. Am Std, Hwy 1, or ye olde Franken P (60's-70's).
to make matters worse... I'm gonna hand paint it with something like this...
So I just bought a Squire Bullet for twenty-five bucks, and taking a lead from Patrick I intend to gut the internals, buy decent pickups, and then abuse and mutilate it until it is barely capable of thought.
never going go be a fun guitar to play
never going go be a fun guitar to play
Then honestly, why bother? Why don't you use the money on a guitar that you('ll) like?
I am itching to play some loud fucking guitar, man. I love solo stuff and I love being an acoustic artist, but Jesus.
Anyone else check to make sure that wasn't a Musiciansfriend product number?
Anyone else check to make sure that wasn't a Musiciansfriend product number?
Nope, it's a serial number.
Your guitar was made at the
Nashville Plant, TN, USA
September 14th, 1980
Production Number: 11
@Patrick:
That spruce top is absolutely out of this world, congrats.
Might I suggest you clean the fretboard next time you change the strings, though? Some cedar oil works just fine, just to keep the fretboard moisturized and bright looking.
Helps loads with the feel of the guitar, and I think it looks a lot cleaner.
Birthday/Father's Day gift...
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1980 Gibson "The Paul" Firebrand Deluxe. I like it so much, I've already bought another one.
Yes, if you remember correctly, I do have a strange obsession with slightly oddball, low(er) production run guitars that other people tend to overlook.
I'm trying to see if I can get this put on hold for a few weeks on OSG:
What's that, you say? No controls? Oh, they're there. A killswitch and a dark/bright switch.
I'm trying to see if I can get this put on hold for a few weeks on OSG:
What's that, you say? No controls? Oh, they're there. A killswitch and a dark/bright switch.
That's the sweetest guitar, right?
I'm trying to see if I can get this put on hold for a few weeks on OSG:
What's that, you say? No controls? Oh, they're there. A killswitch and a dark/bright switch.
That's the sweetest guitar, right?
What's on the bridge on that bastard Mustang?
Andy from ProGuitarShop.com usually does gear demos that aren't just blues lawyer licks over and over again. Check hiim out here! (http://proguitarshop.com/video-reviews)
What's on the bridge on that bastard Mustang?
Those are called strings sir
I wasn't saying it was a shitty Ibanez superstrat I was just saying it looked like one
You're totally right though that thing sounded fuckin' vicious, I bet Derek Trucks would cream himself
I swear there's no fucking God.Or God plays keyboards, or sax, or something...
It looks like one of these (http://store.guitarfetish.com/wiliadinwrbr.html) wraparound bridges from GFS. It says that it's a "compensatable G/B section" so Pat is right on the money.
Nope, definitely not sax (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_G).
If you'd ever heard a Ric 4003 played live you'd shut the hell up.
I wanna see a band like Slayer
Oh sorry am I suggesting that Slayer isn't unique, does that hurt
What. the. fuck?
guys what kind of acoustic guitar should I get? I can probably go up to like six hundred bucks if I don't spend any money for a month or so. (It would be an advantage if it can, uh, take a beating.)
I used to work at a place (http://ludlowguitars.com/) that stocks Eastwood's full line, and will vouch for their quality and playability.Wow, we are playing a 7 minute walk away from there Friday 8.13.
Wow, we are playing a 7 minute walk away from there Friday 8.13.
Must. Resist. Temptation.
The main guitar; a 1980 Fender Lead II with GFS Brighton Rock single-coil in the bridge, stock pickup in the neck. Feels somewhat heavy but it plays and sounds so good.
Also, question: I'm in the market for a new tube amp (hopefully to be purchased by money saved up over the next few months). I'm looking for something with a low-enough wattage that wouldn't be ridiculous at a house show or a small venue but won't be underpowered next to a loud drummer. Amps that have caught my eye include the Fender Blues Jr. and Epiphone Valve Senior. Anyone got any thoughts?
I think I'm misrepresenting my opinion. I have mad respect for Jack White and his custom aluminum Tripple Jet for the Raconteurs is something I've been GASing about for a while. (even earlier in this thread) I just can't think of a guitar that is more closely associated to the artist than the JB Hutto and Jack White in all of music.
Gee, how about Les Paul and the Les Paul?
<snip>
(and yes I know Paul plays a highly modified Recorder these days, nevertheless)
<snip>
Oh jesus right, it slipped my mind that he passed away.
Pretty much right up until his death, he was doing weekly shows at the Iridium Jazz Club here in New York.
As far as the Hofner violin bass goes, well, I've never seen anybody noteworthy other than Paul McCartney with one.
Orange Tiny TerrorI am definitely a fan. )Although I sort of wished I'd brought the 5150 combo to play that last outdoor show. Or More PA. But then we got rained on in the middle of it so...maybe not.) Anyway the TT is a great little amplifier. When I recorded "New New One" (http://soundcloud.com/illicitizen-1/new-new-one) I used two guitars (1st Acoustic Black Widow, Lead on the Parker) and no pedals. Both with the knobs (gain/vol) turned nearly all the way up. I think I lost some hearing. I've not heard the night train. But the club we areplaying at next doesn't have a gtr head so I'm bringing the TT to play through their backline cab. Be at 168 Delancey Street New York, NY Friday at 8PM and hear for yourself. :-D
here we go again
Although I'm pretty sure that's the chick from Blonde Redhead and not from Deerhoof.
Pat, look at avatars before you post sucka.
No I lied it's the fucking Deerhoof chick.
No I lied it's the fucking Deerhoof chick.
What is she playing?
Evidence to the contrary:
http://prsguitars.com/starla/index.php
That argument doesn't work and you know it, Patrick. Fucking Nickelback plays PRS and that doesn't stop them from being some of the best-built, best-sounding and most playable guitars I've ever laid hands on. Every US model PRS I've ever tried has been mindblowingly good. Incindentally, my friend Jake's CE24 stands out among these, so I say go get it.
That argument doesn't work and you know it, Patrick. Fucking Nickelback plays PRS and that doesn't stop them from being some of the best-built, best-sounding and most playable guitars I've ever laid hands on. Every US model PRS I've ever tried has been mindblowingly good. Incindentally, my friend Jake's CE24 stands out among these, so I say go get it.
I was talking about Santana's tone. Can't stand it, it ain't just him as a player or his style of music. I liked his sound better back when he was using Les Pauls and cranked-to-fuck amps.
Competely unrelated: how do we feel about this?
That's an exception to the rule and you know it. Even so it's only just alright and doesn't come close to redeeming this.
Competely unrelated: how do we feel about this?
They're calling it a Mustang and clearly it's a late 60s Musicmaster..
Way to dodge the question. I want to know what the problem is with the aesthetics of PRS's rank and file guitars. If we're gonna pick the worst of each brand's stuff then I'm just gonna go dig up that reliced Joe Strummer tele and blow this thread to hell
kind of a split from ole Ken P's thinking...
But US Music's new line has some sexy.
(http://www.parkerguitars.com/images/stories/feature/topfeature/DragonFly.jpg)
Way to dodge the question. I want to know what the problem is with the aesthetics of PRS's rank and file guitars. If we're gonna pick the worst of each brand's stuff then I'm just gonna go dig up that reliced Joe Strummer tele and blow this thread to hell
The slightly modified Superstrat shape is ugly and I hate flamed tops for the most part.
And honestly that Tele wasn't ugly, it was just douchey. It was a pathetic attempt at marketing using a famous and widely revered dead guy. If I had a Tele which I personally beat to shit like that, I'd find it beautiful.
As for the robot guitars and the Zoot Suit SG, I guiltily have to admit that I like all three.
I can't be arsed to dredge the guitar pedals thread, so what the fuck ever.
I've been playing electric a year! I have a Dano and a shitty Peavey 15w modeling amp. Woop de do. I've also got about $400 kicking around that I've really wanted to spend. I'd like a bigger and better amp, but fuck that noise shit's expensive, so instead I have been drooling over the WMD Geiger Counter pedal. IS THIS RESPONSIBLE OF ME GUITAR THREAD?
I can't be arsed to dredge the guitar pedals thread, so what the fuck ever.
I've been playing electric a year! I have a Dano and a shitty Peavey 15w modeling amp. Woop de do. I've also got about $400 kicking around that I've really wanted to spend. I'd like a bigger and better amp, but fuck that noise shit's expensive, so instead I have been drooling over the WMD Geiger Counter pedal. IS THIS RESPONSIBLE OF ME GUITAR THREAD?
Fuck no. You can absolutely get a nice amp for $400.
I cannot stress enough that your amp is at least as, if not more, important than your guitar. I can't count the amount of times I've seen people blow $1000 on a guitar and settle for a lame amp, and deal with the consequences.
I can't be arsed to dredge the guitar pedals thread, so what the fuck ever.
I've been playing electric a year! I have a Dano and a shitty Peavey 15w modeling amp. Woop de do. I've also got about $400 kicking around that I've really wanted to spend. I'd like a bigger and better amp, but fuck that noise shit's expensive, so instead I have been drooling over the WMD Geiger Counter pedal. IS THIS RESPONSIBLE OF ME GUITAR THREAD?
What exactly is a PodXT? Just a modeling preamp? And can anyone recommend amps under $400?It is a multi fx pedalboard, does amp modeling. etc.. I've been rocking the Pod X3Live for about 2 years. If I didn't have such a great amp rig I would just play it into the PA.
Sovtek has some cheap heads with some monstrous tone. I picked up a Mig-50 and a vintage Ampeg 4X12 for $500 on craigslist.
The pods are great on their own for recording, practising and anything that doesn't require other people to hear you, like jams or gigging.
http://www.latenightwithjimmyfallon.com/pavementWhen I saw that I thought about you. I was actually going to send you that. heh.
I AM DOING THIS SO FUCKING HARD
(PIC)
Violin Les Paul anyone? This is a pretty excellent build thread. The guy will be selling these too when he gets the prototype done.
Just, wow. Mohogany! One of my favorite woods.(PIC)
Violin Les Paul anyone? This is a pretty excellent build thread. The guy will be selling these too when he gets the prototype done.
I never realized what the massive hole in my life was until I saw that guitar
I don't know, those are two of the least pretty Jazzmasters I've encountered. If I ever get a Jazzmaster (I'd love one), it will be something like this:
(pic)
Scientists have confirmed that Elvis Costello is the classiest person alive.It's also in the Quran/Bible/Communist Manifesto/Waffle House Menu.
Ugh, been to GC twice today. On a Saturday. I seriously would kill people if I worked there. The sound. The nattering douchebags that are always there playing and not buying anything. Anyway, Acoustic Black Widow is now for sale there. I don't regret it. F'ing sexy looker but the E strings sat too close to the outer edges of the neck and too many tuning issues. Plus I got the SSS Nitefly. I hate I didn't get to play it in last night's 1.5 hour set. But we were having such a good show I didn't want to rock the boat.
GAEGAE, DADFAG
If I ever start an old-time country band, I want one of those. :-P
Dear guitar thread...Wow! That is actually a real thing? I thought it was a Photoshop joke until I read the following posts.
(http://www.rondomusic.net/photos/electric/pendulumpro7rnnat1.jpg)
Dear guitar thread.
I want to hear Junior Brown play polkas on it.
Fanned out frets just scream prententious douche to me.
No offence to you, man.
Rockband: Meshuggah would be the only thing that would make me want to buy this stuff. I already have like seven guitars, a lute and a uke already. The last thing i need is a pseudo-midi toy guitar. (I already have a guitar hero controller as well).
I'd rather just buy the guts of one, and make a project out of it.
It's a Squier, we may be using the term "legit guitar" a bit liberally. I'd rather buy the other pro mode guitar that has 6 buttons on every fret and has a midi output.
I like the idea of a whole generation of kids learning drums from Tomas Haake.
Fanned out frets just scream prententious douche to me.
No offence to you, man.
It's supposed to be more ergonomic since your wrist is on an axis, your hand fans, blah blah ect. Maybe if you started learning on one before you picked up a standard guitar, don't use a capo, and aren't a fan of slides you can start to pretend it is better. Sort of like people that use Dvorak instead of QWERTY, but fuck those people.
It's a special edition release by Ibanez.I know this is an old post, but I was thinking something similar. 7 string in standard or every string but b up a whole step (BEADGBE or BF#BEAC#F#) and 6 in drop C (CDCFAC) and you have the ability to play in standard, b/drop b, and drop c with only minor retuning and no intonation worries.
Seeing as my band plays sixers in C# and 7's/baritones i G#, then this thing makes perfect sense in a practical way.
It still looks like ass though.
Been thinking about swapping parts on my Lakland. I realized the other day my nut is plastic, and i'd prefer aluminum or brass. The pickups, they're Bartolini humbuckers which aren't bad but I feel like I could find hotter/better-sounding ones. The new pickups Lakland puts in their hollowbodies, the Chi-Sonics, sound nice. Darkstars are too expensive.
Want a new bridge. It's not bad, but again, I feel like I could get something better. Also last time my E string broke (when i break a string it's without fail the E) it unwound where the string meets the saddle, this is usually where it breaks. I wouldn't be surprised if the bridge had something to do with it? iono. Any suggestions for these 3 things?
blackstar shit
Bartolinis are like EMGs for hippies...MIKE WATT!
dude is a much better rapper than those are amps :mrgreen:
USELESS IF YOU BEND NOTES AT ALL EVER WHICH ***EVERY GUITARIST ON THE PLANET SHOULD DO AT LEAST SOMETIMES***
I wanna buy an SG! Gimme tips!
I wanna buy an SG! Gimme tips!
Tip: get an Australian schoolboy outfit. Maybe Dovey can hook you up.
And I'm a guy who likes... Warlocks.
And I'm a guy who likes... Warlocks.
There's your problem.
Guys, I want to start learning how to play with a slide, but I have no idea how. How?
http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Firebird/Gibson-USA/Firebird-X.aspx
What the fuck, Gibson...
What the FUCK
Gibson is going for the 1950's of the future look.
Gil Yaron (http://destroyallguitars.com/gil-yaron/3540-gil-yaron-1958-1960-burst-replicas),This dude posts on the TDPRI and his threads break down his builds step by step and it's incredible.
Those things are ace. I've seen King Buzzo playing one of those and two of the dudes from Isis. Always wondered what they were.Gil Yaron (http://destroyallguitars.com/gil-yaron/3540-gil-yaron-1958-1960-burst-replicas),This dude posts on the TDPRI and his threads break down his builds step by step and it's incredible.
At under 5 grand you could go all the way and get an Electrical (http://www.electricalguitarcompany.com/) custom-built for you.
Bartolinis are like EMGs for hippies, and like EMGs they sound sterile and boring. but since you're playing an active-electronics Lakland you're kind of screwed anyway.
Also Shane warned me not to look for anything to do with that Firebird X and I should've fucking listened, now I want to throw things at their R&D dep't head's head.
P.S. If you aspire to a future which involves posting on this forum regularly, I strongly suggest you change your username.
BloodyCock (I firmly believe you should at least keep THIS part), get a Blues Junior
Discussion over
What are all of you running for amps?
Hey dickcocks, guess what I've been raging through since about a week and a half ago:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/TehLetterM/PA220907.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/TehLetterM/PA220906.jpg)
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v601/TehLetterM/PA220905.jpg)
Plug in a guitar, turn the amp way up and it's crunchy post-hardcore bliss. Plug in a bass and you can be a little bit like Bob Weston or David Wm. Sims.
I run a Hotrod DeVille 410 (in blonde :-D) It is perfect right now, and loud. I've been cheating on it with an Orange AD30 at the guitar center and want one of those to run parallel soon.
Also, does anyone have much experience with the 4 way switch teles that you can run the pickups in series? I'm close to a new guitar purchase and have been eyeing the G&L Bluesboy for a while, but a 4 way switch could give me more diversity. Related: The American Deluxe Teles with S-1 switching, anyone play one of these?
Related: The American Deluxe Teles with S-1 switching, anyone play one of these?
I love that the bass version of that is FIVE HUNDRED WATTS.I believe the new one is 1000w. I TRIED to get the wifey to give up the ampeg addiction for a Bass Terror. But the new ones weren't out and there were nne around. Now I'm stuck hauling an 8x10 and a classic head up rickety stairs. Because the stars want me to only get bookings in 2nd or 3rd floor gigs sans elevator. /whining.
Also, it is aptly named, simply "Terror".
Related: The American Deluxe Teles with S-1 switching, anyone play one of these?
They look really pretty but play and feel decidedly mediocre unless you like your necks to feel like toothpicks.
Get an AC15. More defined, articulate sound than a 30. AC30s are great, don't get me wrong, but I like 15s so much better for that reason and their lighter weight. And I mean seriously. 12" speaker and 15w of tube power doesn't sound like much to a solid-stater, but it's more than enough for anybody to play in a small venue. Any venue large enough for more than 50 people is going to have a PA with which you can mic yr amp anyway.
I just read a two page thread on TheGearPage where these people ragged on this guy for liking an Agile... because clearly it could never hold a light to a "real" gibson.
It may be the fact that I've only played NEW Gibsons. but I think they're overpriced half-assed guitars.
I'd much rather take the Agile and hotrod it with the thousand bucks I saved... then give a company that can't seem to install Frets my money.
Screw brand Monkeys.
of course you should.That one doesn't come with an intonatable bridge, though. I did see one hanging up in a local shop though, at something like 360 euros second hand. I may go in and give it a try, but buy it I will not.
(but i much prefer the dano 67s!)
P.S. If you aspire to a future which involves posting on this forum regularly, I strongly suggest you change your username.
I won't lie, this surprised me. Have I committed a QC faux-pas? Would YellingBirdsBloodyCloaca be more appropriate?
Ew, at least the DIY guy didn't have to resort to active pickups and a floyd rose. It's kind of cool, I just think the violin look has been a bit overdone on electrics. Though, this guy pulled it off better than most.
Uhm..
(http://www.kouyougakki.co.jp/images/jeune_fille_x_bronze.jpg)
It'd help if you mentioned who the fuck that thing belongs to
Ew, at least the DIY guy didn't have to resort to active pickups and a floyd rose.
Because an overwhelming majority of the people who own guitars with floating tremolos use them to go CHUGGA CHUGGA CHUGGA WHEEDLY WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BRRRRRRRRRRWOOOOOOOOOONG in a way that idly resembles a rhinoceros suffering from an anal prolapse.How does a Rhinoceros suffer from Mr. Norris?
Because an overwhelming majority of the people who own guitars with floating tremolos use them to go CHUGGA CHUGGA CHUGGA WHEEDLY WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BRRRRRRRRRRWOOOOOOOOOONG in a way that idly resembles a rhinoceros suffering from an anal prolapse.
Because an overwhelming majority of the people who own guitars with floating tremolos use them to go CHUGGA CHUGGA CHUGGA WHEEDLY WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BRRRRRRRRRRWOOOOOOOOOONG in a way that idly resembles a rhinoceros suffering from an anal prolapse.
P.S. lol visual kei
I've never heard of this band but I went to a high school that was 65% Chinese and Korean-American and Dir En Grey produced roughly the same effect there.
Ew, at least the DIY guy didn't have to resort to active pickups and a floyd rose.
Haters gonna hate...
Also that's a Kahler, not a floyd. Why don't you like floating trems? I'm a big fan of them, tuningstability-wise. Especially double-locking ones. Why the hate? Most of the people I've known that don't like them just don't know how set a guitar up. I don't use them at all, but they stay in tune so well that i prefer guitars with OFRs and Edges over fixed bridges (except the edge-fx, double-locking fixed bridge).
(http://imgur.com/FmAlf.jpg)
I think the FR bridge is a needlessly complicated solution for something that isn't broke.
(http://FAP.jpg)fapfapfap.. Not feeling the knobs. I see some brass ones. And I h8 gold hardware. But, fapfapfap. (That could sound gayer)
Holy damn, it's finished.
DO WANT
Get a Jag
That shit don't lock at the bridge OR the nut and it also don't detune
You also can do CHUGGA and WEEDLY on a pretty looking/sounding guitar. CHUGGA and WEEDLY do not presuppose a nasty pointy super strat with EMGs and a knockoff floyd.
I'm seriously dismayed by everybody's dismissal of both CHUGGA and WEEDLY. All of the best bands do those things!
I also think Jet Kings are pretty rad. Omar rocked one of those in At the Drive In back in the day.
I know his signature is the same body style, but he used to use one of the old school ones with the p90 in the neck before they put out his signature. Those are way cooler. I could never get by with a one pickup guitar.I also think Jet Kings are pretty rad. Omar rocked one of those in At the Drive In back in the day.
Dogg Omar still does. Ibanez put out a signature Jet King for him about a year or two ago.
I like my OS-2 just fine, but I'm not a big fan of how much bass it doesn't have.
Bang. Fender Custom Shop "Cabronita" Telecaster. Warmoth sells bodies and guards for these, and I'm debating building one in metallic green. And with a mini humbucker instead of that TV Jones dealio.
And no relicing, obviously. I've been playing a lot of stuff in open G tuning lately (Patrick, check yr email), and it'd be rad to have something simple just for that occasion (and playing slide).
Sucks you get guitars like that, to ship to the UK costs over half the price of the guitar. It would end up being something like $350 for a sub $200 guitar. Might as well scour the land for one. Or just get a Jagmaster. But the Tele/Jazz crossover is wonderful, maybe Fender will introduce that into some kind of "Whitetop" range.
I'm still jonesing for a new American Special HSS Strat.
Sucks you get guitars like that, to ship to the UK costs over half the price of the guitar. It would end up being something like $350 for a sub $200 guitar. Might as well scour the land for one. Or just get a Jagmaster. But the Tele/Jazz crossover is wonderful, maybe Fender will introduce that into some kind of "Whitetop" range.
Another one of those things where building could be your best friend. I think it's GuitarMill that does spot-on Telemaster bodies.
I'm still jonesing for a new American Special HSS Strat.
Well there's your first problem
But, there is still a reason they have been around forever, and everyone copies them. They're versatile and get the job done.
Yeah, but he used solid oak from a piece of his fireplace, iirc..
ie. No saturday morning trip to B&Q.
Jazzmasters=eyesex, but for me, not so much earsex.
The new Duo-Sonic however, is apparently pretty meh. I reckon its only a matter of time before we see some "student" kind of models, hell the Blacktops are already priced that way.
Get a cheap Gretsch.
Guess who just got a POD Pro
No Bigsby, though. I'm not going through the hassle of getting one of those installed again.
Well buddy it was cool talking to you while it lastedBecause I'm going to be playing so much, or you can't associate with anyone that uses a POD?
Shane you are building most perfect guitar
Uh, mine is a rack mount. I don't currently have a rack to mount it into, but it was rack mounted before I bought it. And I'm pretty sure it is the best sound I can get for the budget I was looking at.
Andrew is a very skilled, if new luthier. This can only end in fuckyeahs for everyone involved. Also, that colour, in two tone? It is SEX.
Epiphone Dots and Ibanez Artcores both come in lefty...
which to choose, which to choose...
Epiphone Dots and Ibanez Artcores both come in lefty...
which to choose, which to choose...
The Ibanezes are way better quality for the money, compared to any Epiphone. Plus, they look hellofalot better.
http://www.ibanez.com/HollowBodyGuitars/model-AS73L (http://www.ibanez.com/HollowBodyGuitars/model-AS73L)
That's the lefty version of my guitar. I've been extremely happy with it. (With that said, I'm still GASsing for a Strat.)
Plus, they look hellofalot better.
Plus, they look hellofalot better.Defend yourself here. Please. Headstock shape?
is it me or does that red strat not have any contours?
Re: Ibanez vs. Epiphone
Spend the extra $140 and go for a Hagstrom Viking (http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Hagstrom-Viking-SemiHollowbody-Electric-Guitar?sku=513354).
Elvis played Hagstroms. Do you really need any more justification?
(http://img3.musiciansfriend.com/dbase/pics/products/0/0/4/638004.jpg)
ETA: also, this won't be news to anybody, but I still don't fucking like Ibanez guitars (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XCxFTh-XDy8&feature=channel)
Very Duo Sonicy. For some reason those Cyclone/Musicmaster shapes look great in yellow.
Re: Ibanez vs. Epiphone
Spend the extra $140 and go for a Hagstrom Viking (http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Hagstrom-Viking-SemiHollowbody-Electric-Guitar?sku=513354).
Elvis played Hagstroms. Do you really need any more justification?
(http://img3.musiciansfriend.com/dbase/pics/products/0/0/4/638004.jpg)
It comes left handed... :psyduck: and I have a color choice... :psyduck: heh. :mrgreen: SQUEEEEEEEE!
^^ That's crazy! But I agree, there's something about the AS73 that is 100% different and more comfortable than other guitars. I may have already said this, but I tried 6-8 semis on NGD and the AS73 stood out from the pack. I don't know if it's the fretboard radius, the neck shape, or what - probably a combination of a whole lot of little things.
To the others out there, if you haven't tried one yet, go try it. Maybe you can pinpoint it for me.
Old champs are the best things ever. My dad has a vibro champ and it is so very sweet.I had the loan of an old silverface 6w champ for a long time. It is a great little chAMP.
Personally, even though I love this guitar, I love my 90's Sheraton more. The pickups are a little more mellow, which I prefer; and, the necks are this weird, but very comfortable shape that is flat and wide on the back and then rounded on the edges. It really gives your thumb a lot of purchase, which means it ends up taking less effort to hold a chord down.
Ugly guitar but it would make a gorgeous bass.1) the burl looks like in 2 places it forms sphincters.
Kind of Ritter Royal-esque.
Ugly guitar but it would make a gorgeous bass.1) the burl looks like in 2 places it forms sphincters.
Kind of Ritter Royal-esque.
2) the horns look like two tragically separated testicles on the ends. (and I play a parker)
3) my bass player says no to that design.
http://store.boutiquetone.com/index.php?product=FIB-EROT10ANN-001&c=23
(http://store.boutiquetone.com/index.php?image=12858)
Only $7500! What a steal!
1) the burl looks like in 2 places it forms sphincters.
2) the horns look like two tragically separated testicles on the ends. (and I play a parker)
3) my bass player says no to that design.
It's apparently a bolt-on, which is ridiculous considering how deep the neck/body joint is. Just glue the fucking thing in.
Speaking of Sig telecasters... Jim Roots is like... super tasty.
I'd actually get the white one and swap in some red, open bobbin bareKnuckle Cold Sweats,
and sell the EMG's to some kid with a B.C. Rich that will shit himself for them.
but yeah.
Fuck actives.
I gotta agree on the Control plate/switch thing.
its a big part of the aesthetic on a Tele. and the cheap plastic rear route cover kinda bums me out.
So wait, what part of that Tele do you actually like? I'm confused.
Dude, Burnt Chrome covers. Seriously.
Shane dude fuck yeah. o/
Although I have to ask why the hell did he let it go for so little?
Does anyone else bitterly despise these people who take apart gorgeous vintage guitars to sell piece by piece?
Also, his little headstock decal is brilliant, valley_parade should get a pic on here of it.
A p-90 and a humbucker. That's a strange concept.
Don't you wish your guitar was a diamond like me?
(http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:cIIGDybh5VC0PM:http://mother-bread.com/Images/ToddLuey.jpg&t=1)
A p-90 and a humbucker. That's a strange concept.
Shane did you really forget this (http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Gibson-Gary-Moore-BFG-Electric-Guitar?sku=520215)
I mean really it's only been like 5 years
Also the BFG is a fucking great guitar to play, not even going to kid you there
No master volume, no can do. I like distortion as much as anyone, but I need to be able to distort while keeping the actual volume way low.
I really like the EC-1000. A friend of mine in a post-rock band plays with one and they are just fun to use.
Interesting link. I was also looking at the Swart Night Light. But that's just one more thing that I gotta buy.
Not that I don't like buying guitar gear, but most of my money is already spoken for.
I'm thinking of buying a low-watt tube head of good quality and pairing it with something like a 1x15 or 1x20 cab. I like low watt amps but they usually come with tiny speakers that ruin the sound. What do you guys think of this idea?
If you need more bass response, don't use an open-back cabinet.
Thats just my baby practice amp in the picture, my "real" amp is a Hot Rod Deluxe + 2 x 12" speaker cab.
Is it possible to record from the headphone out? That would still remove Patrick's arguments about adjusting the sound by microphone selection and placement. Just wondering.
I am a broke student who is buying a tube amp and effects pedals because while I can always eat ramen all semester, I can't get an awesome sound out of a pod.Yeah, you'll own that amp for 30 years. And the other one you buy when you want a different sound. And the other one you just fell in love with. And several guitars. We all know how this hobby goes, you don't buy one amp and live with it your whole life.
I would much rather play through a tube amp and have a limited scope of sounds , but the perfect ones for what I want to do. Because that is what quality equipment is all about.
Also, I will probably own this amp, whatever I buy for the next thirty years, so you know..
My dorm building has a soundproof room in it especially for those of us who like very loud noises, which is awesome.
Thats just my baby practice amp in the picture, my "real" amp is a Hot Rod Deluxe + 2 x 12" speaker cab.
your practice amp was my actual amp until i blew the speaker.
Way I see it is that you could buy yourself a stagg piece of shit and then discover that the higher end epiphones are actually worth playing a few months down the line. sure, a good amp costs money, and so do effects, but you won't be needing a new good amp as quick as you will when you're just working with a pod. Long term, that's just going to cause you an even bigger headache.What will I need a real amp for? I can practice with a pod through an old stereo amp and speakers, or through headphones. If I gig, I can plug it into the PA. I can record with it. If I wanted to do the environmental stuff I could play through the amp and speakers and record with a mic.
It's a "Kingston", lol. The head is really big, but the body is also really small. its definitely a weird one. can anyone tell me if those pickups are strange p-90s?
Anybody want a memory man?
EVRYONE WANTS TO BUY A PEDAL FROM THE GUY WITH 6 POSTS
edit: better judgement
Indeed. They're much narrower.
Mini-humbuckers were designed to fit in P-90 routs, as I learned a few months ago. Interesting fact.
And if you played too hard it'd flop out and dangle around by the wire and that is just super ugly
You could just epoxy it in place and put wood filler in the gaps, then repaint your whole guitar!
mount put in flopping around hard flop out and dangle around super ugly
Guess who's coming out with a tribute bass to the Ovation Magnum.
These Guys. These guys right here. (http://www.myrareguitars.com/new-eastwood-magnum-bass-guitar)
(http://www.myrareguitars.com/guitar-pictures/eastwood-magnum-electric-bass-guitar-sunburst-01.jpg)
(http://www.myrareguitars.com/guitar-pictures/eastwood-magnum-electric-bass-guitar-sunburst-02.jpg)
I finally got myself a Big Muff today, after years of wanting one but never quite getting around to it.
I love this pedal so much, I would make love to it if I could.
It can even make the Squier Bronco sound diabolical!
well, it seems ESP and Ibanez are very mindful of my finances this year, since they've released absolutely NOTHING new worth owning this year.
ugly super-strats
With only two knobs, what are you adjusting on the pickups?
I was just confused as to whether each knob controlled both pickups simultaneously or not. It kind of sucks if that's the case, but to be honest the wiring in my Dano is shoddy enough that adjusting the tone for either pickup has some cross-play.
god damn it i miss my dano
Yeah, it's master volume and master tone. Like on a Telecaster.I'm weird I guess. I never really use the control that my Les Paul gives me, but I really don't like the idea of going without it.
So i bought a new guitar today. It's another hollowbody...I couldnt help myself! Its so pretty!
*Runs off to learn to play black mountain side*
Wait you got rid of yr Dano? Why on earth would you do that
Thats true, but i spent like 2 weeks thinking about all the ideas i had for getting a tele, or even an LP copy and teaching myself to mod shit... then i ended up with a guitar without an open control cavity!
Whatevers though, now i have an excuse to mess with the electra. I just installed a P-90 in the bridge today (my first mod of any type) and im thinking trapeze tailpiece. y/n?
my P-90 is humbucker size, but still...im pretty proud.
(http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/allleeexxxx/moddy002.jpg)
i mean like i'm sure it's fixable i just don't know HOW(http://forums.questionablecontent.net/index.php?action=dlattach;attach=7217;type=avatar)
The Fender mini Twin contains exactly 0% tubes. It's powered by a 9v battery.
guys why are sg standards like two thousand bucks what the shit i want one
i accidentally deleted my post about the squier jagmaster i found today in the guitar shop. i will acquire it someday, though. but luckily i don't have to impulsively buy it like two days from now.
If it breaks, put the original pickups back in there?
good thing too, cause it was ugly as fuck! :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
If it breaks, put the original pickups back in there?
The fact that you've clipped the wires is enough for them to just flat out say "No. You've fucked with this. This is SO not on us." They will not work on it, guaranteed. Even if it's a headstock break.
As for the reverse V, Shane and I came to a consensus that it was an arrow that the guitarist would hold up vertically by the body to show who the biggest dickhead onstage was.
Flying V's are easy to play sitting down, actually.
And they are AWESOME
...have a luthier inlay "I'm With Stupid" on the fretboard [of the reverse Flying V].
Yeah Gibson torpedoed that. They're still making the Firebird-X though, so there's still plenty of ammunition available to Gibson-haters.
EDIT: Also, like, the Zoot Suit SG, the Dusk Tiger, actually every fucking robot guitar ever. Jesus.
Protip: put your right knee in the middle of the V.That is instructional, but he is having coitus with the tiny string-through holes in the back, not actually playing. True story. I read it on the internet.
Like so:
(http://fuckface.fuk/assbag.jpg)
(yeah I know it's fuckface from Nickelback but it's the best picture I could find demonstrating what I mean)
Clipped the wires? Seriously, what the hell was your tech on when he swapped the pups? That is just ridiculous.
That or have a luthier inlay "I'm With Stupid" on the fretboard.But the audience won't be able to read it if you stand by the drummer constantly.
Does that arrow come with a bow?Does if you play guitar for Sigur Ros.
Also the zoot suit SG is beautiful
That or have a luthier inlay "I'm With Stupid" on the fretboard.But the audience won't be able to read it if you stand by the drummer constantly.
woo squier modding o/
As for Strats, I like strats! Not everything about them, though. The selector switch is too easy to hit while playing, having two tone knobs is unnecessary, and for having three pickups I would have hoped they'd have more tones that I actually like (that last one is more about my personal taste). Aside from that, the ergonomics are superb, they feel great and play nice and look nice too. They're kind of victims of their own popularity and ubiquity and I don't know as that's really fair.
Jon, Patrick, would love some tips on Squire fuckery. Wanna swap out pickups, pickguard, and repaint mine. Never used a solder iron, never fucked with wiring on a guitar before.
Worse still, the jack plate is constantly loose as one of the two screws has scraped away the thread in the wood has been worn away over the years. I guess the solution is to drill a larger hole, get a screw to match and file at the hole in the plate so it fits.I've never worked on a guitar (so anyone who has, please jump in if what I propose would be bad), but I have restored several pieces of furniture with loose hinges, lock-plates etc. and I would suggest an alternative approach:
I just sent an E-mail to Tim from Bare Knuckle to get him to make me a disgusting-sounding pickup for my 7-string.
:psyduck:
S7420, the MIJ version. And yes, Ceramic Piggie it is.
From my cold, dead hands, dude...
Cold.. Dead..
I just used a 2-part wood filler mixture when I had to fill the stripped-out mount for the mute on my Jag.
Holy shit guys. Here be a tip for anyone wanting to get more sustain out of their bolt-on neck electric guitar:
1) Tune the guitar to standard (or your tuning of choice)
2) Loosen the neck screws one quarter turn
3) Tighten the strings to the tuning you had in step 1
4) Re-tighten the neck screws
5) Re-tune and intonate the guitar
Your guitar will now sustain for fucking miles. Did this to my strat and tele, worlds of difference.
I suppose it's tweaking the bridge, neck and tuners back to their fresh out of the factory feel.Holy shit guys. Here be a tip for anyone wanting to get more sustain out of their bolt-on neck electric guitar:
1) Tune the guitar to standard (or your tuning of choice)
2) Loosen the neck screws one quarter turn
3) Tighten the strings to the tuning you had in step 1
4) Re-tighten the neck screws
5) Re-tune and intonate the guitar
Your guitar will now sustain for fucking miles. Did this to my strat and tele, worlds of difference.
How long will the effects last before you need to redo the procedure?
Sounds kind of like voodoo to me, whats the science behind this?
On a nearly unrelated note, does anybody here like fingerpicking?I do, but it is because my 1st instrument was a 5 string banjo. I modify the alternating thumb roll, and the forward/reverse roll and the other one they taught me in Ronald Reagan's 1st term. But I doubt I could diagram it or tell you how I apply it to the guitar. So I should probably just STFU. I've tried to do several songs using this style and usually I just cannot get the sound I want to match the bass/drums and end up going back to jangling strumming with a pick. Also finger picks, I'm actually trying to find locally with no luck. I got some thumbpicks, but guitard center doesn't have the metal fpicks. Not sure I could get used to them, but it might help me get the volume/attack I need.
On a nearly unrelated note, does anybody here like fingerpicking? I don't really know what I'm doing but I love it. Right now the only two patterns that make intuitive sense to my brain are fingers 1,2,3,4,3,2,1 (simple, boring arpeggio blaaaahhh) or 1,3,2,4. I am starting to work in alternating bass on the low e and d strings now and am quite pleased about it because i hadn't really ever tried it before a very short while ago. This way of playing guitar just makes sense to my brain and is lots of fun, even with short nails.
Anyways: any of y'all got tricks or tips? Picking patterns you really like? Ergonomic/carpal tunnel warnings? The dangers of a-pickin-and-a-grinnin' type warnings?
There's always gotta be that one artist who is just a dick, you know?
Mark Knopfler
Dang I was hoping you'd outright defend him so I could link to a +10-minute live version of "Sultans of Swing"
The dangers of a-pickin-and-a-grinnin' type warnings?I missed this part. Don't end up like this guy:
from work (Guitar Center)
There will be clips.
May God have mercy on us all.
I HAVE ITFreakahahahahahahalalalawowza!
IT IS IN MY PLACE OF RESIDENCE NOWGOES COMPLETELY UN-SANE
BUT FIRSTANTICIPATION!!!!!!Z
STEAK DINNERerection passes, starts watching game shows...
OKAY
GRINDCORE TIEM YOU CUNTS!!!!11
http://soundcloud.com/doktorlummer/para-bellum-test
Question guys: I still my my first guitar (a FirstAct Strat knockoff) from years ago in pieces. Do you think it's worth upgrading with new pickups (Seymour Duncan Invader in bridge and Hot Rails in middle and neck), or should I just get a whole new guitar?
1) How can you eat that?
2) The pickup looks like it went ten rounds with a bulldozer. Did it win?
3) Sounds pretty awesome.
What's the amp on that clip Lummer? Or is it POD or modeling software?
Holy
Fucking
Dogshit
It does save you having to buy some variety of interface (something you would plug a regular microphone XLR cable into which would then convert the analog audio signal into digital bits and send it to yr computer via USB or Firewire), so it is still potentially cheaper.
Do i need 9mm or 10mm tuners for a squier? I cannot find this information anywhere. I tried measuring across the hole for the tuning peg, but i get 8mm so im assuming thats not the right measurement.
Mind a little wait? I can measure my Tele when I get home and let you know tomorrow.
Wouldn't you want something other than a dynamic mic for recording your guitar? You can get pretty good cheap behringer condensor mics.
I've had some pretty good experiences with these ones. http://www.zzounds.com/item--BEHC2
Hey you fucks
I have no clue, but I'll measure everything until I get something coming out at 9 or 10mm. :mrgreen:
My one complaint: it doesn't haveP90shumbuckers
I have no clue, but I'll measure everything until I get something coming out at 9 or 10mm. :mrgreen:
I totally fucking forgot, man.
My one complaint: it doesn't haveP90shumbuckers
fixed yr post you stupid mother fucker
(also pretty interested to see the finish. interested in how well spraypaint holds up on a solid body)
I'm not sure I would dare wreck an SG with spraypaint, I can understand the squier or even a real fender, but an SG is sort of sacred.
Speaking of, I guess Gibson's putting out a P-90 SG Faded model to match the LP Studio 60s Tributes that came out last year.
I'm not sure I would dare wreck an SG with spraypaint, I can understand the squier or even a real fender, but an SG is sort of sacred.
Speaking of, I guess Gibson's putting out a P-90 SG Faded model to match the LP Studio 60s Tributes that came out last year.
I can agree with you on liking the special, the cheapest way to own a Gibson SG new sounds good to me, and on the stripped down bare essentials vibe I'm also a fan, I love les paul juniors.
You've never met a Faded SG Special, have you.
Nope, only come across the normal SG specials, nice and red.
It was a beaut, I actually prefer the look of the thing to the standard. I don't like the way the chrome covers look on the standard while you're playing it.
I'm not sure I would dare wreck an SG with spraypaint, I can understand the squier or even a real fender, but an SG is sort of sacred.
You've never met a Faded SG Special, have you.Speaking of, I guess Gibson's putting out a P-90 SG Faded model to match the LP Studio 60s Tributes that came out last year.
WHY THE FUCK DIDN'T ANYBODY TELL ME THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN
I'm sticking to my guns, I'm not as big a fan of alder
gives me Tele boners
Why not just buy a... You know... good pickup for the bridge position!?
Do those GFS things have any selling point, apart from just being inexpensive?
thirty bucks is expensive for a pickup?
to put in a guitar that i got for a hundred dollars?
It really really needs new tuners first though
If you do replace the tuners, take a look at Sperzels. I think you would need to widen the holes though, so maybe not.
It really really needs new tuners first though
Get a new (graphite) nut. It will do a lot more for your tuning stability as the tuners are seldom if ever the problem. Try running pencil lead through the string-grooves of the nut first to lubricate it.
If you do replace the tuners, take a look at Sperzels. I think you would need to widen the holes though, so maybe not.
I smell a trap.
(And god I wish I had the money for that red covered AC15 I saw today, but it's 150 euros above my budget so I bought a boss TU-3 and an EHX worm to cheer myself up which thinking about it could've gone into the AC15 fund damn it.)
EDIT: OH GOD MY GUITAR SOUNDS LIKE A HAMMOND ORGAN THIS IS SO AWESOME.
I just do what I do on my seven-string (and the rest of my guitars for that matter): Put my thumb on the centre of the back of the neck, like a classical. It's a lot more comfortable for chording and everything els than the the rather blueswankery "Hendrix-technique". Sure tightens up my playing a lot too.
TL;DR: You don't.
Kauer Guitars Daylighter Jr. 4449-52JRDoes admiring that guitar, while being unable to play the instrument, make me some sort of voyeur?
for such simple guitars, they sure ain't cheap, though. 1900 is a lot of clams to shell out for one pickup, two knobs.
that purple thing is hideous
Meh, it's marginally comfortable, which can't be said for most lp-styled guitars. Comfort and playability is a lot more important to me than looks, anyway. I just don't get how Gibson decided to keep the les paul in production after improving the design into the SG. Why isn't my screen-name NotAFanOfGibsons(AlsoRatherAmbivalentTowardsFenderssssss) yet?
the worst thing i've ever done to my wallethaha 1900 was too high?! I know man, just bustin' on ya.
is "like" kauer guitars' facebook page
NotAFanOfFenders, I have something that might make you feel better about Les Pauls.
Behold. (http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Gibson-Les-Paul-BFG-Electric-Guitar?sku=512579)
Stumbled across this. kinda makes you wonder why we ever left the tidal pools, primordial ooze never did anything that retarded.fyp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxcXu1nZohQ&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxcXu1nZohQ&feature=related)
I think it's more like a decent guitar with a lousy tone cap. I could be wrong about that though. I'll let you know when I swap it if it works.In terms of audible differences between different types of capacitors, there really is none. orange drop, sprague, PIO, "bumble-bee", whatever, they all do exactly the same stuff. The only reason to pick one over the other would be its error rate actually. More important to a guitar's "tone" (really, timbre) is the cap's value and the tone potentiometers value. Do some more research into these two components. spending $80 and up on a "vintage" or "replica" capacitor will do the same thing as something from the spare parts drawer at radio shack.
Stumbled across this. kinda makes you wonder why we ever left the tidal pools, primordial ooze never did anything that retarded.fyp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxcXu1nZohQ&feature=related (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxcXu1nZohQ&feature=related)
[What is the problem a lot of "you people" have with added range?Well because the way he's playing the bass is so the-bass-is-just-a-guitar-in-a-lower-octave-hoo-hah. He's got to play it like a piano. As a guy that plays both a very unconventional shaped guitar and with a drum machine, I know it is going to come off as hypocrisy. And maybe it is. But I feel like I just looked at some dude with his fleshlight. And James Jamerson didn't play one o' them. heh
[What is the problem a lot of "you people" have with added range?o. As a guy that plays both a very unconventional shaped guitar and with a drum machine, I know it is going to come off as hypocrisy. And maybe it is. But I feel like I just looked at some dude with his fleshlight.
those 18 string things look hideous, heavy, and ridiculous to play. dunno why anyone would ever want one, or want to play one, except for the sheer ludicrous factor.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SldDtVpTcA
I don't know whether this video Proves or disproves anything. but hey.
guitar.
Like, okay, so maybe I can't play three different voicings of the same chord all at once with my MEAGER LITTLE SIX-STRING. But like. Do I fucking care? Okay cool, 8-string guitars, big whoop. 12-strings? That's cool, they are all octaves except the last two courses. That's fine. 18 strings? Just get a mother fucking piano already
Just get a mother fucking piano already
Okay, so...
There's this guy on Craigslist selling a "super rare" Reverend amp and 2x12 cab. I noticed in his ad that it has brand new tubes. Then, at the bottom of the ad, he mentions he also has some 60's GE tubes for sale, same type as the amp takes. So I'm a little miffed by this, because I was kinda considering purchasing the amp/cab but I think he parted out the original tubes of a rare amp just to make a few extra bucks. Am I justified here, or overreacting based on an assumption? If true, would you consider it a total dick maneuver or is that in the realm of normalcy?
Here's the ad so you can judge for yourself.
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/msg/2208410189.html
(http://i307.photobucket.com/albums/nn302/allleeexxxx/tele001.jpg)
That is a pretty neat mod, man. Very Cure-ish.
Alnico 5 War Pig going in my SG in 5.. 4.. 3....
That is a pretty neat mod, man. Very Cure-ish.
Thanky kindly.
And lummer, doesnt your SG already have a bareknuckle pup?
Alnico 5 War Pig going in my SG in 5.. 4.. 3....
Between 3 and 1 comes dinner.
NotAFan, what on earth is that on the right? It's.. so attractive.
looks kinda like an old Charvel.
I know a guy who owns a Charvel
he will not stop spelling it Charvelle.
he actually OWNS it. and can't spell it.
Wow, you read a whole lot into my post that wasn't there. What I said is there is a cap in there that has no rating on it. I suspect the chirp I hear may be it discharging. I'm going to swap it and the pot to see. You didn't see anything in there about "OMG I need to find an original .022uF Black Beauty!"
It's like the dudes that always spell Squier wrong.
That's my Charvel Spectrum, it's actually the same age of my strat! Which are both older than me!
That's my Charvel Spectrum, it's actually the same age of my strat! Which are both older than me!
That guitar is made 40% less attractive because of that pointy ass headstock. What a waste.
Everyone else, good guitaring. Keep it up.
hey guys so
i just noticed an '03 SG special in the window of my local guitar shoppe, used, for $600CDN.
what i'm asking is
do you think $100/night is too expensive a wage to whore myself out and
do you think they'd be willing to hold that guitar for 6 days?
Patrick - that's awesome!! Buy it. :laugh:
i cant get into the FS section yet! bah!
Patrick - that's awesome!! Buy it. :laugh:
I was going to shit on this, but whoa, they're not bad pricewise, vintage. Most of the ones on Gbase fall between $1,300-1,900. There's a few in the $2,500 range, but man, for say $1,500, you could do a lot worse than this:
[image]
Which is apparently a 1951. Patrick, if you found the right one, I'd almost say try and trade for your Jag and a couple hundred bucks.
hey so i just tuned to Bb. how come no one told me how awesome this was before?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vAalqCpqCAman i like drop-c but why in fuck would you need it on a bass?because, on my shortass scale length bass, I like my strings to feel like I'm playing with Spaghetti and you can really get some soul destroying sounds with a reverb, a guitar wah-wah a fuzz and a delay. Also. my bass has what is essentially a cheap squier strat pickup in it, so to get any bass out of it at all I need to tune it down.
re: Bb, metal-heads aside, this tuning rocks for ambient shit. kinda wishing i'd bought the baritone version of my dano so i could put on some nice heavy flat-wound strings and actually keep it in tune.
I don't always play in drop C, but it's definitely fun.
tl;dr: I am a bassist who think he will get laid more often if his instrument sounds like the wroth of some ancient god. Also, I've just realised I haven't picked up my bass since I got my dano, actually.
you little cunt
And that has what to do with anything?I had a point, was in a hurry and could not expound on it. Now I'm pointless.
Who likes guitars?
seeA few basic things.
i didn't understand a word of that
like Melodic and Harmonic Minor and also many non-western scales or modes. Also there are a bunch of experimental thingies, but if you learn the 7 modes you will be doing pretty f'ing well. /pedantsee
i didn't understand a word of that
2. all other keys are built off of a major key (there's probably an exception that I don't know).
Major keys, you start at the root (let's say it's C for this). Then you go one whole step to the second (D), one whole step to the third (E), one half step to the fourth (F, because E is one half step from F), one whole step to the fifth (G), one whole step to the sixth (A), one whole step to the seventh (B), and then it would be one more half step to the octave (C again).visually. Let me see if I can find the post.
Who in their right mind would willingly pay for two B.C. Rich guitars?
Who in their right mind would willingly pay for two B.C. Rich guitars?
Who in their right mind would willingly pay for two B.C. Rich guitars?
Hell, I'd be hard pressed to accept one for free.
That acoustic is real nice though.
you little cunt
Modes aren't that difficult really, it's just getting someone to explain them properly that's the hard part.http://dl.dropbox.com/u/67766/modes.mht something I came up with to help me understand what I was explaining to the wife.
Who in their right mind would willingly pay for two B.C. Rich guitars?
Who in their right mind would willingly pay for two B.C. Rich guitars?
Explain please.
Who in their right mind would willingly pay for two B.C. Rich guitars?
Explain please.
They make the most hideous looking guitars in existence.
I LIKE how my Rich Looked. I still do. the god awful neck, horrid electronics and untunable Floyd were all the things that killed it for me.
It's like 48 years old dude, of course it's beat up.
Well, yeah, and I can't stand how those play either. Like how they look though.
Let's hope no-one uncovers photos of Clapton, SRV or Page playing them though. The price would go from ~700 to ~7000.
I'm kind of surprised no one posted this yet because you guys are normally all over the guitarfetish site. That said, the poor man's gretsch, complete with those amazing gfs gretsch style pickups-
http://www.guitarfetish.com/Xaviere-XV-950-Rockabilly-Hollowbody-Guitars_c_311.html
That and as far as guitars as weapons go, My stake is definitely on the telecaster. The frankenstein one I put together is heavy as fuuuuck and pretty indestructible.
But that esquire is all beat up. Fuck that shit, I'd take the Rich.
I'm making a Warmoth
Jebus those inlays are ...what is that the profile of a poop pile? Otherwise beautiful.I'm kind of surprised no one posted this yet because you guys are normally all over the guitarfetish site. That said, the poor man's gretsch, complete with those amazing gfs gretsch style pickups-
http://www.guitarfetish.com/Xaviere-XV-950-Rockabilly-Hollowbody-Guitars_c_311.html
Ooh the punk rawk tones I would pull from that surf green gal.
Naturally, I'm making a Warmoth tele for myself this summer, for when I go on tour.
I've heard a lot of good things about USA custom Guitars (http://www.usacustomguitars.com/). Super nice guys and quality craftsmanship. A lot of people I've talked to swear by them over warmoth, but then again, I'm sure a certain amount of that is brand loyalty though.That and as far as guitars as weapons go, My stake is definitely on the telecaster. The frankenstein one I put together is heavy as fuuuuck and pretty indestructible.
This..
Keith Richards once said in an interview that the Telecaster is bar none the best guitar to beat people over the head with.
Naturally, I'm making a Warmoth tele for myself this summer, for when I go on tour.
http://img3.musiciansfriend.com/dbase/pics/products/0/3/6/798036.jpg
Oh hey look what got reissued. OM NOM NOM.
Jam a Toothpick in the hole with a bit of glue.screw it in alongside it.or a wooden match sans the lighty part. Or get a bigger screw.
Works for me.
Wow that gave me Schecter wood. Two knobs. No tremelo. And not 9 stringed. What does it cost?
at least a cheap place to get sawdust or sawdust equivalent?
or at least a cheap place to get sawdust or sawdust equivalent?
Alright, I don't really want to crawl through the over 100 pages of this thread to find an answer...so...
I want to get a guitar, a nice electric guitar for around $500. This will be my first guitar. What do I need to know? And what suggestions would you give?
Alright, I don't really want to crawl through the over 100 pages of this thread to find an answer...so...
I want to get a guitar, a nice electric guitar for around $500. This will be my first guitar. What do I need to know? And what suggestions would you give?
www.rondomusic.com
Alright, I don't really want to crawl through the over 100 pages of this thread to find an answer...so...
I want to get a guitar, a nice electric guitar for around $500. This will be my first guitar. What do I need to know? And what suggestions would you give?
i think shane does, but anyone else have experience with epiphone valve jr.s? one popped up on the austin CL for $95 with a Hammond 125CSE transformer+JJ tubes. it has a 4ohm speaker output which means i could play guitar (not into a bass head for once) through my emperor 2x15 :psyduck:
but yeah, i'd like to know some more about these heads and what they are good for.
Still waiting for more info on that spalted maple pedal that was posted a page or two back...
OR!
You could convince him to go the Blackmachine/Parker route and just leave the bare necessity of wood in there. Also, get a graphtech nut for it, they're pretty cheap and will basically make it stay in tune!
Guys, ever since they started chambering the bodies on Les Pauls, they've all started sounding like shit.Sorry, but you're wrong. Maybe they don't sound as good, but I still love the way mine sounds.
Just wanted to get that out there since I got to play a friend's Paul and it fucking RULED even though it weighed like a bajillion tons.
sorry but your subjective taste is back-asswards.
also dano pedals are pretty awesome! just, the cases are terribad.
When you rehouse them into steel enclosures, they're no worse than the cheaper (ie. METAL DISTORTIOOOOOON) BOSS pedals, and at least they don't run out of batteries when you leave the cable plugged in.
and tbh: things likie the big muff aren't that amazing without other pedals to modulate them.
To me, with no context, a "Jag" is a car. :-P
i support patrick! jags are ugly as fuck.
Jaaaaaaaaaag!To me, with no context, a "Jag" is a car. :-P
In that instance I believe it's pronounced "Jaaaaaag"..
i support patrick! jags are ugly as fuck.
"A Jag is less than anything beautiful." :-P
Jags definitely aren't as pretty as Jazzmasters though is the thing. I think that's their disadvantage - they have a really really hot older sister. Jag switching is way more interesting to me though. maaan, if only i had a spare 1300 bucksss
jags just have too much ugly hardware on them. octagonal plastic cut-outs on the pickguard? yech.
you might need to see a doctor as you appear to have incorrect taste in guitars.
Lets move away from offset love/hate, and get on to a man some like to call Paul Reed Smith. What do you guys think of his guitars?
So you're saying Santana plays a douchey guitar?I think some of them are really beautiful, and some of them go really overboard on the flaming/quilting of the finish. As for sound I've heard they're extremely versatile for different styles and the good build quality lends itself to playability.
I'm just seeing what people think of them. I go on/off the aesthetics. Smith said that he wanted to make a combination of the Les Paul and the Strat, but I'm not sure thats how I'd describe a Custom. I think its more of a Les Paul for those who don't want to get caught playing a Les Paul.
I think some of them are really beautiful, and some of them go really overboard on the flaming/quilting of the finish.
Humbuckers that the wrong people like?
Silverburst plus binding is always sexy though:
They seem like decent quality, expensive, overly maple-toppy guitars with humbuckers that the wrong people like.
Their korean Baritone silverburst model is pretty fucking awesome:
Their korean Baritone silverburst model is pretty fucking awesome:
It's a signature model for the dude from Staind.
So you're saying Santana plays a douchey guitar?
Beautiful. Blocks and binding. Shame about the buzzstop though.
(I keed, I don't actually care, I just couldn't resist saying that)
Is that a homemade amp? Looks awesome.
jags just have too much ugly hardware on them. octagonal plastic cut-outs on the pickguard? yech.has anyone pointed out that its a hexagon yet?
Really? Because overall quality control suggests PRS sort of...win in that area.
you can sleep when you are in the HIV ward.
Then the dumb fuck-edness passed and I looked behind it to the horror that I'd plugged it into the wrong hole-i-o. (Which all of your moms complained about too.)
get a towel
(http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/45637_144372422264213_112433198791469_251851_3886569_s.jpg)
http://on.fb.me/f53LGT
OK GUYS
Warmoth parts ordered, neck found. The Telecaster DeathLuxe is now officially a GO!
FML. Nobody wants my Jag.
FML. Nobody wants my Jag.
PUT IT ON OSG FOR FUCK'S SAKE.
You mean he hasn't yet?
What were you thinking, Pat? It's fucking OSG we're talking about here, those guys over there love that kind of stuff.
I want a Neon Purple Jazzmaster hardtail with a single Bare Knuckle Warpig and black hardware.
DAMN IT WARMOTH.
Step one, download this blueprint:That's a Winner!
http://www.tdpri.com/forum/attachments/tele-home-depot/24265-developing-jazzmaster-body-blueprint-62jzmstd01_reva-pdf (http://www.tdpri.com/forum/attachments/tele-home-depot/24265-developing-jazzmaster-body-blueprint-62jzmstd01_reva-pdf)
Step two, acquire tools, or friend who has these tools or similar:
-band saw
-router
-drill press
Step three, buy some wood and some cheap guitar fetish hardware and go to town. You'll end up with something hopefully less ugly then the fucker I put together on my first try:
(http://WIN.jpg)
Finally got that guitar finished, with two days to spare, didn't go for a new nut, just filed the current one down. BEAUTIFUL. Overall I'm happy with my first build, had to put a shim in the neck to get the angle right, but other than that not a single hiccough.
I WILL DO THIS AGAIN MANY MANY TIMES.
my problem is I want 4 Warmoths.
that Jazzmaster. a hot pink 2 humbucker tele with black hardware, some kind of Iceman and a Charvel inspired Strat.
The thing was mostly a practice for the different templates I made, so the result was truly a Frankenstein monster. Semi hollow body, routed for a strat neck, telecaster controls, a P90 in the neck, single coil middle, humbucker bridge, and a stratocaster tremolo block. It's a shame the f-hole turned out so badly, the thing doesn't sound that bad acoustically (the shitty pickups I got from a pawnshop on the other hand...)
ok, so the Warmoth body landed today, and it is gorgeous.Is the neck heel too big, or too small?
But the neck I found DOES NOT FIT.
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU-
Dear gods of rock, thank you for smiling upon us.Wow, all 3 finishes look teh sex.
http://www.axlguitars.com/az800.html
Played one at the music store downtown yesterday. They're selling these for $229. I cannot describe to you how much of a fucking STEAL that is.
Seriously, I plugged this thing into the AC4 they have down there and I fell in love at that very instant.
Wow. That is actually kind of sad.
Also Pelham. Blue. Kauer.
EDIT: Since this topic has evolved into a posting place for guitars and the like, go ahead and show'em off!
Well, I finaly got a new guitar! What kind you ask? Why, a Fender Special Edition Koa Stratocaster of course! It's a huge upgrade from my old Squier Strat, and it is certinly a huge improvement. Its body is made of Alder with a Koa wood top (with 2-color sunburst), it has a rosewood fretboard, "Pearl" inlays and pick guard, a two-point floating tremolo, and some Seymour Duncan pickups all around $700! Quite a steal. The Unique combination of tone woods (Hawaiian Koa and Rosewood) gives it an incredible sound: It's bluesy and mellow, but also quite twangy and bright at the same time, and it has loads of tone and quite a nice sustain. On top of all that, it's quite a beautiful guitar, observe:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/BOTSO/IMG_0213.jpg)
More Pictures:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/BOTSO/IMG_0212.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v98/BOTSO/IMG_0211.jpg
I am quite happy with my purchase. It's hanging on a wall mount in my room now.
Fender needs to reissue the Cyclone.
Fender needs to reissue the Coronado.
fyp
Fender needs to build some NEW guitars.
The rumor was that they'd be $699 MAP and street for about $499. I'm not shelling out that much money for a hardtail Mustang.
Also, if the prices were lower...the '72 in Surf Green looks pretty funky. I'd play it.
Just not sure I understand what the '51 is apart from a glorified Tele that will have collectors interested.
So that 72 doesnt have a pickup selector, but instead a "blend" knob. Like, I've never had the opportunity to try something like it, or was really aware of anything else that uses one. But, it just seems like it could be so temperamental as to be frustrating. Does it add much or is it just a really lazy wiring method that acts as a tone knob for two pickups?my dad's old Gibson arctop had a master tone knob and a separate volume for each pickup, which is basically the same effect. I guess a blend knob would be easier to dial in a desired tone, but I did find it frustrating not to be able to just switch between pickups. Then again, it really does come down to preference. There's a 3 pickup telecaster out there with a standard 3-way switch controlling the neck/bridge and an extra volume knob for the middle pickup. Some people love it, some people hate it.
So that 72 doesnt have a pickup selector, but instead a "blend" knob. Like, I've never had the opportunity to try something like it, or was really aware of anything else that uses one. But, it just seems like it could be so temperamental as to be frustrating. Does it add much or is it just a really lazy wiring method that acts as a tone knob for two pickups?
strat body with tele headstock :? :? :?
has there ever been a bullet that didn't suck? not one that i've played
FIGHT YOU
Also the new Squier Matt Freeman P-bass.
Isn't that just a regular black p-bass with a black pickguard and maple fretboard?
Pawn shop series
800 ain't shit. Not over here, anyways. I guess at least I don't live in Australia, those guys get fucked over on pricing.
blah blah blah fender pawnshop series too expensive FUCK ALL Y'ALL I WANT A MUSTANG SPECIALlaughs about the $189 '78 mustang gotten in an actual pawnshop.
Is there a good resource out there with general info on basses? What styles there are, general differences, etc.? I'm thinking of buying my first one but don't know where to start.
Is there a good resource out there with general info on basses? What styles there are, general differences, etc.? I'm thinking of buying my first one but don't know where to start.
Dude, start out simple and get a P-Bass.
Getting a new 7-string this Monday.(http://image.absoluteastronomy.com/images/encyclopediaimages/s/se/seven-string-guitar.jpg)
:mrgreen:
Shit, I can get metal tones out of my danelectro.. That is what effects pedals are handy for.
talk smack on Gilmour all you like people... I love his tone...
largely because I have no idea how to make his tone.
beyond a good plate reverb, innate skill and decades of practice.
deluxe memory man? is that the thing my pod can model? yup, it is!q 2 the ft
Heathens!
Also: I think it's time for me to buy an actual guitar amp instead of using my little Ashdown After Eight. It's great as a bass practice amp, less good for guitar.
Problem is, every single amp I want costs around 400-600 euros and I can't really spend that much :(
So guitar thread, help me out, anyone know of a great tube combo in the 15-30 watt range for 300 euros or less? (You know, apart from the Fender XD's(I wanted an epiphone blues custom so badly))
I think the actual point of It Might Get Loud was to force everyone to confront the atrocity that is the Edge, cause you hate him even more post-viewing
The edge isn't really a hack so much as supremely lazy in a very awesome manner.
Remember, in the early days he had to build up his layers of echo and loops manually, that takes more than a modicum of skill..
Have you considered an AC15?
I think the actual point of It Might Get Loud was to force everyone to confront the atrocity that is the Edge, cause you hate him even more post-viewingYeah, it lost too much cred **(with me) when I heard Edge was involved. So I've not seen it. If you are a real fan of some of the Jack White-isms, there is a in depth article in this month's tape-op magazine about his studio and philia for anachronisms. Pretty interesting. I agree with him on some stuff re: recording, not editing together. But I'll never have the bank to record the way he does. I really want to pay some professional to record our 2nd record but it is getting up to double album length. sigh...
Okay guys.. Can we talk about how damn cool the new Gibson Melody Maker series is?
Nononononono you guys; The NEW Melody Makers!!
SG's, Flying V's, Explorers and LP's with single humbuckers and Maple bodies! YAaaaaay!
http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Gibson-USA.aspx?ProductGroup=Melody-Maker-Series
never owned one myself but i've haerd Gibson quality control is suspect these days
i'd look for a great used amp and stick with the dano, or meet halfway
Grumble. I watched Hail! Hail! Rock & Roll! last night, and all the Chuck Berry is making me want something 335 shaped.
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Hey Patrick, you ever get any terrible tuning problems with your Bullet?
I dunno why y'all seem so quick to hate on the idea...
I ordered an SG Standard! I'm proud of myself.
The necks on the Roadworn Strats are unreal feeling. If only they didn't look so douchey and pre-reliced.
Man, I've moved back home from uni for about a month and I'm listening to all my AC/DC albums again, and if nothing else, Angus looks freaking cool with that guitar. Also is a tone beast! I'm not really a fan of Gibson, but I think the SG and Explorer have always been guitars I'd never say no to.
Tell me it was worn brown...
It was great until halfway through when you could almost discern the guitar from the white noise. :laugh:
tuathal: yesExcept for taking them rectally. Otherwise he's right.
valley_parade: nooooooo! short-scale basses are suck
those hats are way sexier than what you want to put on it
Speaking of basses, have you guys seen the new Reverend bass line (http://www.reverendguitars.com/reverend/guitars.html)?
How much are you looking to spend on single coils? By all means, I hear Bill Lawrence makes some of the best. The man pioneered electric pickups, but was largely written out of history. Designed a bunch of Gibson and Fender's original pickups.
http://www.billlawrence.com/ (http://www.billlawrence.com/)
EDIT: Pickups are here, first link is his bio: http://wildepickups.com/ (http://wildepickups.com/)
plus video:http://youtu.be/Ta0GmXPnGWk (http://youtu.be/Ta0GmXPnGWk)
I vote tortoise.
I vote tortoise.
I personally dislike mint, but yeah it is basically up to you. What's the finish of the guitar?
mid-70s ampeg v4-b acquired
as soon as my Rat style-but-optimized-for-bass pedal comes in i'm done buying shit. unless i get a job. then i'm copping a 1x15.
The valve Junior gets REALLY damn loud with a twelve inch cab. With my eight inch speaker it distorts rather fast when played by someone with hammers for hands, but is otherwise fine and can go very loud relatively cleanly. If you want distortion at lower volumes, an overdrive pedal (The BOSS Blues Driver is really great) does wonders.
As for the Vox AC4, I've got a friend who uses one for small gigs, but it doesn't seem to be as easy to keep clean as my head does at higher volumes, even when it's being put through larger speakers.
As for things needing to be ballsy for gigs, just mic your amp up man, it's probably cheapest!
Wow, all this talk of "loud" makes me feel like some sort of sonic terrorist/maximalist douche.. The last three gigs I played, I went out through an ENGL Ritchie Blackmore sig head with two 412's, AND a Laney GH50L through a single 412.
Well, from the looks of your gear and sound of your music, I'd like to think that if I saw a flyer for your band it'd say something like "Putting the DOOM in Doom metal" or whatever.
Richie Blackmore still has signature stuff? Was the overpriced Strat not enough?
And you're back, Dano Pro GAS.Yeah, pity they're so much more expensive than my 59DC or I'd have bought one myself.
=(
As long as you played Happy Birthday on Google, it counts.Why did I not think of that?
The reason it's called the SG is because SG stands for "Solid Guitar." Les Paul wanted his name taken off it because he took one look at the thing and said he didn't want his name on something so flimsy-looking.That and if he kept the endorsement deal with Gibson, Mary Ford would get a mint out of the divorce.
If your guitar has any wiggle room whatsoever, the case won't do shit except for maybe ensure it has something hard to slam against if it moves too much. Pack that fucker tight with t-shirts, problem solved. I've taken guitars on airplanes a million times and had to check them in with the rest of the baggage that they love to abuse, and the only time I ever had trouble was when TSA had searched through my shit and packed it back in completely negligently.
Favorite thing on that map: LaCosta Latino and Southern Cuisine
Scratch that, I went to a shop today which had a dobro ukulele, a banjolele, lutes, bouzoukis and various other awesomenesses.I want all of themsBut did the shop have a pipa (pron: pee-pah)? What it sounds like played by Liu Feng (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QfjG9V4-zE). And more detail in this interview with Wu Man (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69jtrNmNaFw). It looks like this:
You know GAS is bad when Steinbergers start to look reasonable.You should have your credit cards taken away immediately.
OH HEY YOU FUCKS TAKE A LOOK AT THESE CASINOS (http://en.audiofanzine.com/hollow-body-electric-guitar/epiphone/casino/news/a.play,n.10795.html?utm_source=weekly_newsletter&utm_medium=e-mail&utm_campaign=Weekly+newsletter+for+Saturday%2C+June+25%2C+2011)
No, but scalloped fretboards are way too metal for me.Did someone say metal (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVrNNunkmIg)? Wu Man messing around with the electric pipa (http://kitundu.tumblr.com/post/710754689/this-is-possibly-the-first-electric-pipa-a) built by Walter Kitundu, featured in her Shanghai Blues.
authenticityexactly
i dig that guitar, though! not a fan of the big-ass pickguard, but the one-knob/one-pickup approach is something i've got a massive hardon for.
You are wrong. You cannot possibly love a solid state amp!
I want to hear from the Lummer. I'm sure that was not said in jest. He's toying with us. Or he's afraid to come out as Solid State Curious. (Surely he's not full blown SS? he's Bi-ampual for sure...right Lummer?)
I setup my SG like a boss today. I screwed every screw to the perfect amount of screwage.
(Also, I am finally approaching the amount of money I will need to buy a proper amplifier. I am thinking a Fender Twin something or such).
wait, that's not up a step and a half, I am confused
Tuning up is fun! I'm currently using a bit of CGCFADG and CGCGCCG. I just need a new guitar to get some GCGCGCCG going on.
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S8 S/n on this Bronco, so the same yr as my mustang ^
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-xyCD27FDF70/Tf0l3k7Qz9I/AAAAAAAAVrk/8WAkAuPXxuk/s144/IMG01344-20110602-2013.jpg) bunch of Tescos and Silvertones/Sears guitars in this shop.
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-wPMw05X1200/Tf0l4H2nohI/AAAAAAAAVro/0M_XaV7ahwI/s144/IMG01345-20110602-2013.jpg)
see full size image, apologize for shit quality cell images
https://picasaweb.google.com/illicitizen/KnoxvilleTNGuitarStore
Old City Knoxville TN, I don't remember the name of the shop. Was killing time before our show 6/2.
If you want some clean with your cleans, get a Deluxe Reverb. So, so sweet. Never tried one with any od/distortion, though.
I setup my SG like a boss today. I screwed every screw to the perfect amount of screwage.
(Also, I am finally approaching the amount of money I will need to buy a proper amplifier. I am thinking a Fender Twin something or such).
If you want some clean with your cleans, get a Deluxe Reverb. So, so sweet. Never tried one with any od/distortion, though.
Yah, that's it. Hit me up @ illicitizen @ gmail if you have any insight on booking in Kville. :P
I registered just to let you know that the name of the store is Hot Horse Records. The supplier is the owner of Music Room Guitars (I bought both my electric and nylon-string there despite there being a much larger and experienced store like a freaking block away, I just found what I wanted), and the owner is a real nice guy. Only complaint is that he gave me some terrible strings with both instruments. :P
I learned about him and and his store (and by extension, Hot Horse) through some fellows musicians at a volunteer music academy in Knoxville.
...Um, I like to keep up with the music suppliers and sources in my town. :P There's like fifty more around here.
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Tuning up is fun! I'm currently using a bit of CGCFADG and CGCGCCG. I just need a new guitar to get some GCGCGCCG going on.
I hear good things about Roland JC's. I had a gear nerd-out with Steven Drozd of the Flaming Lips and he swears by them.These really are good, clean, reliable amps. Kind of heavy but the chorus is definitely usable.
I've personally never tried one, but I've never played a solid state that sounded as good as a tube amp.
The Haze series does, but the effects are digital.
Hey Dudes who were dissing on the Solid State amps earlier
Feast your eyes on my lame miking job
there is no way that tele is lighter than my SG.
I dunno man, I've noodled around on Epiphone SGs, and all of them feel thick, chunky, and unwieldy. Epiphone's 335 and Paul copies are pretty good, but the SG just doesn't feel right.
collector's toys
well-off middle aged man (Who I'm sure enjoys it, but never gigs or innovates with it).
in the den of a well off middle aged man (Who I'm sure enjoys it, but never gigs or innovates with it).Hey, I'm not well off. I'd just rather have guitar stuff than spend money on my house, clothes, cars. :D
But, you gig. Hell, you tour. I've got nothing on that. I just really like the idea of getting two Emperor 8x10 cabs and unleashing a wall of fuzz on my neighborhood.
Itʼs not distressed, so youʼll need to put your own road wear on it.
No reason for a 2x12 at home. 1x12 is probably more than enough. The hassle of carrying around a 2x12 doesn't offset the once or twice you'll ever need that much volume gigging.
Coming in November (finally), the Squier J Mascis signature!
(http://images5.thomann.de/pics/prod/269129.jpg)
Dudes, recommend me some seriously dope baritones. I wanna get my bB on.
Also I really, really wanna buy me a Deluxe Reverb. I'd probably never, ever get the chance to crank the volume on it, but I found one local in prime condition for $800.
I "Liekki" that bridge/tailpiece combo thingy.I like lipstick.
Flaxwood Liekki 290-TUgh! What do they call that finish? Oil-slick? Sump-drainings?
"Saraste Tobaccoburst"Flaxwood Liekki 290-TUgh! What do they call that finish? Oil-slick? Sump-drainings?
It's on sale for two grand. (http://www.makenmusic.com/product.cfm?prodID=1335&catID=1)Oh! Flaxwood is the manufacturer! I thought it was the wood the body was made from. I am such an idiot! :laugh:
I played a Dano U2 (the Jimmy Page one, for anybody new to Danos)
Patrick is now required to only shop at Guitar Centers for the next 45 days. And can only try out Strats.
Dem's the rules, son.
That or this.. (http://cdn.dealsdirect.net/m/products/895/6895/3/product1_6895.jpg)
That thing has saved many a person's back when my dad does sound for larger events
I would feel kind of silly using a hand truck for a 40lb amp, though. I mean, I'm weak but I don't want people to know it.
I would feel kind of silly using a hand truck for a 40lb amp, though. I mean, I'm weak but I don't want people to know it.That kind of macho bullshit is how guys so often screw up their backs at work. 40lbs is plenty to pop your back if you lift it awkwardly.
Yeah, I have a hand truck. But I still have to lift an SVT head in road case on/off tail gate. Oh and the 8x10 is 175lbs. It has wheels but still has to be hoisted in/out of the truck.175lbs... Ow! Have you considered:
Have you considered:I has a birthday next month. But I'd rather save everyone's ears (getting singing lessons). LOL
(http://www.yi-lift.com/Lifting_equipment/R079_TCT_CZ/CZ.gif)
I know this sort of thing costs money that you'd rather spend on guitars, amps etc. but so does back surgery.
What's your guys opinion on this: Mesa Mini-Rectifier (http://www.mesaboogie.com/Product_Info/Rectifier_Series/Mini_Rectifier_25/miniRectifier25.html#gpm1_1)"this little gas-in-glass-powered jewel"? Isn't the whole point of vacuum tubes that they don't contain gas? I am confused.
Just get a dual/tiny terror, really. If you're going to use it for metal at all (I mean, it IS a Rec after all) you're going to want to look into getting a Maxon OD-808 or Ibanez TS-808 to boost it.
Not much good for anything but XXXXXXX as far as I could make out, but it does the one thing it can really well.
One thing is to brazenly break laws regarding endangered timbers, another thing is to be such a dick about it and pull the victim card.
Gibson's chairman and CEO, Henry Juszkiewicz, defended his company's manufacturing policies, accusing the Justice Department of bullying the company. "The wood the government seized Wednesday is from a Forest Stewardship Council certified supplier," he said
That's not even the most ridiculous that has come out in the time since that blithering idiot took the helm. They've released at least 10 new models in just 3 years that no one in their right mind could ever want or need. Case in point: The Firebird X.
That's not even the most ridiculous that has come out in the time since that blithering idiot took the helm. They've released at least 10 new models in just 3 years that no one in their right mind could ever want or need. Case in point: The Firebird X.
Let's seeeeeeeeeeee.
*snipped*
-Les Paul BFG
I see what you mean - even though I am not a guitarist!It is very ugly. I'm not a guitarist either, but I enjoy listening to people who are passionate about something talk about their passion. I've learned new things, and this forum has completely destroyed an ignorant snobbery toward electric guitars, of which I am now thoroughly ashamed.
That's not even the most ridiculous that has come out in the time since that blithering idiot took the helm. They've released at least 10 new models in just 3 years that no one in their right mind could ever want or need. Case in point: The Firebird X.
Let's seeeeeeeeeeee.
*snipped*
-Les Paul BFG
Don't hate it til you try it. One of those suckers through a Blues Junior is enough to tear your face off.
That's not even the most ridiculous that has come out in the time since that blithering idiot took the helm. They've released at least 10 new models in just 3 years that no one in their right mind could ever want or need. Case in point: The Firebird X.
Let's seeeeeeeeeeee.
*snipped*
-Les Paul BFG
Don't hate it til you try it. One of those suckers through a Blues Junior is enough to tear your face off.
Also, I'd pour out my 40, but I'm not sure what a 40 is and even if I was, I'm sure you can't get them here.
hey guys, who just bought a fender mustang?
me, i just bought a fender mustang. i finally fucking own my own guitar.
this is aweosome.
hey guys, who just bought a fender mustang?
me, i just bought a fender mustang. i finally fucking own my own guitar.
this is aweosome.
FUG.ly <image removed in the interests of good taste>But i don't know it has twin vag sound holes.The finish looks like the sort of toxic waste that would turn you into a mutant warthog if you touched it.
Oh god, the M-audio fast track is absolutely terrible. I got it for free and wanted to try it out today to put some post-rock tracks I'd been writing together.
Low low input level, no matter the setting.
If you then use a preamp, you brickwall it.
Any use of a tremolo effect or god forbid a Big Muff at any gain level is VERBOTEN. Brickwalling again.
Even when you play it clean and just up the gain in an audio programme it still sounds shit.
Suppose I'll just have to wait a week or two and mic up my amp.
Piece of tone-murdering shit.
So here's my question: How do you learn to recognize what notes are what? How do you learn what strings are what? And more importantly... How the heck do you know if you're tuning the dang thing properly??
Snark SN-1 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003VWJ2K8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wago-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=B003VWJ2K8), less than $10 on Amazon. Unbelievable value for the money.Wow, I'll probably get that one--that's awesome. ^.^
Fingerpick.
There's also the option of hybrid picking, which involves using a flat pick between your thumb and fore, and your ring and middle fingers also pick at strings (with or without plastic finger picks).Fingerpick.
To avoid confusion, there's the verb "fingerpick" which basically means plucking at the strings with your fingers and thumb (sometimes people refer to this as a 'clawhammer' picking method). Then there's the noun, which is what I assume you were referring to.
Distinctions, I makes them
My concern with playing with fingers is that fingernails are hard to maintain with things like that.
not much that can damage them in shipping that wouldn't totally destroy the rest of the amp.
btw, before I left for work today, I spent a good bit of time with my new Muff clone and my Tele tuned down a full step. GOOD LORD.
Hey all, this has probably come up before but this topic is fuck-long. Does anyone have experience with Xavier guitars from Guitar Fetish, specifically this one: http://store.guitarfetish.com/XV-910-Semi-Hollowbody-Alnico-Dogear-P90s-Gloss-White_p_1657.html ?
I've always wanted a hollow body and this thing seems pretty awesome for the price. Thoughts?
Hey all, this has probably come up before but this topic is fuck-long. Does anyone have experience with Xavier guitars from Guitar Fetish, specifically this one: http://store.guitarfetish.com/XV-910-Semi-Hollowbody-Alnico-Dogear-P90s-Gloss-White_p_1657.html ?
I've always wanted a hollow body and this thing seems pretty awesome for the price. Thoughts?
Also +1000 for a white semi hollow gtr with no fucking gold hardware.
Fuck nickel/chromeplated stuff, man. I use black hardware for everything (except gold, which I also like an awful lot).
Fuck nickel/chromeplated stuff, man. I use black hardware for everything (except gold, which I also like an awful lot).
There's something wired wrong in your brain.
Well, if you insist, it's the fact that you don't like chromed hardware or Fenders.
Yeah but what were you even doing with a Strat in the first place, those things blow ass unless you are Jimi Hendrix or Mark Knopfler, there are no exceptions
Also, a jazzmaster with a double locking trem should be considered heresy.
Also, I apparently now own a 5150 head. Now I'm gonna have to get a cab too. :psyduck:I have a 5150 combo. They are awesome amps. Mine has not been on since I got tha Orange TT/Avatar setup.My wife did not like it though. But I am totally ok with that since she bought my citrusy goodness amp rig.
Even though I am a big diesel fan, a hand-me-down minivan is probably the truest punk-rock transportation possible.Yeah, nice and (sub)urban. An F250 has more of a C&W vibe... ;) Though F250s and F350s are kind of awesome in a monster-truck-madness sort of way (They were sold in Aus until... the mid-2000's I think).
Swing-bronita.
better than a jazzmaster, tele
Swing-bronita.
Doo eet. Swingers are sexy, La Cabronitas are sexy. You're bound to get great results, uh, or at least results. Maybe.
Yeah but what were you even doing with a Strat in the first place, those things blow ass unless you are Jimi Hendrix or Mark Knopfler, there are no exceptions
That looks interesting, indeed. What are the naysayers nay-saying?
I certainly prefer Japanese guitars to american ones. China has been producing really high quality guitars for a while now as well, just look at the entire semi-hollow Ibanez line.
Also because there's a Marauder in a the series that doesn't look like either of the prototypes from the mid 60s. I don't see the big deal, they were prototypes. There was never an actual production model.
I see no point in having a triple-coil pickup when you're just gonna put a 3-way toggle
offset sp00000geMy first thought was of those Salvador Dali melting watches. I'm not sure that's a good thing.
offset sp00000ge
fulltone 70
:/ And I really can't figure out the benefit of delay.
Delay is great for sounding like the Edge.
What would you compare it to in terms of sound? The look screams "Tube Screamer" and I honestly don't like that sort of OD pedal.
Delay is great for sounding like the Edge.
So it pretty much has no useful purpose is what you're saying.
Delay is great for sounding like the Edge.
So it pretty much has no useful purpose is what you're saying.
I just bought an Epiphone Dot as my first guitar! :OCongratulations, TheoryC!
I just bought an Epiphone Dot as my first guitar! :OCongratulations, TheoryC!
Yeah, I can't be really very snobby about wood. Lessee...
MIM 1995 Tele ?body / maple neck
Indonesian Yamaha AEX500, Nato body and ? neck
USA Fender 1978 Mustang, some crazy heavy (not Alder body possibly oak, maple neck w/ rosewood fingerboard)
USA Parker NiteflyV1 1996 maple body, basswood neck
USA Parker Nitefly M 2006 1 piece mahogany body, mahogany neck
The Yamaha is the only non solid body. It's full hollow, but thin. It's meant to be an electric you can play unplugged. But I have to say Nato must suck pretty hard as a tone wood. But that works for me bc if I'm playing it I'm usually trying to keep it at a low volume. Also mini humbucker neck, piezo bridge. I recently switched back to roundwounds but mostly due to I bought the wrong sized flatwounds the last time.
Cool. It has taken some fairly hard whacks and keeps on going as my steady backup date. I was hoping for something more Mexican, like petrified drug lord victim or compressed agave worms. :)I just bought an Epiphone Dot as my first guitar! :OCongratulations, TheoryC!
Yeah, I blah blah blah
My MIM Tele has an alder body, so yours is probably the same.
They could re-release it with a higher price tag (say, £200-£250) in the vintage-reissue series or whatever they're called and still have a great reception.
It's good to see you being made again, old friend. And so inexpensive! I missed out on these the first time, will definitely be getting one this time around.
(http://static.musiciansfriend.com/derivates/18/001/672/925/DV016_Jpg_Large_H77032.003_lake_placid_blue.jpg)
(http://static.musiciansfriend.com/derivates/18/001/672/902/DV016_Jpg_Large_H77032.002_3-color_sunburst.jpg)
So, my birthday came and I got money. Then I bought this motherfucker.
(https://www.soundsplus.co.uk/storage/shop2/items/2143-1.jpg?c=2)
Yes.
Fake edit: and with a HS case, all for less than $600!
Okay, I really want a __________ now, fuck you guys.
Doombilly, I heard that two amps running into one cabinet is mostly bad juju. Something about frequency cancellation or something. I have a 2x12 cab with two 8ohm inputs, so that idea occurred to me as well. :(Oh I am pretty sure it would cause some phase issues/be a dumb thing. My Avatar has 2 inputs but that is to piggyback cabs, not to plug into two amps. Honestly I cannot say 1 bad thing about ye olde TT.
Well according to OSG dudes they are a Factory Special Run, so most likely US only. Damn.
I'm guessing the ampeg just resonates at the right frequency for the screws to loosen. Try playing an octave higher :PGiven the thunder emanating from bassist on that rig, despite playing w/ only fingers and on flat wounds... I considered that. But I think it more likely they did a sh&t job at the factory of turning screws. I put some good old fashioned crank on said simple machines. We'll see if they start coming back out. If so, I guess it is a just a regular maintenance chore.
Well according to OSG dudes they are a Factory Special Run, so most likely US only. Damn.
Dealer exclusive in America, but standard Japanese market model/finishes.
If you didn't buy the '51, spend your dollaz on the Jackson? But hardtail?
Tuning stability is great and you can always use a whammy pedal.
Oh man, I just got 300 euros and now I want a hofner galaxie or a Gretsch jet junior II or or or or...
..Or I could eat for the next month.
What guitar should I buy, guitar thread?
Reverbs: What are you looking to get out of it? Meaning, versatility or just one really freaking good sound?I mean, the ideal would be a pedal that can make really good simple reverb sounds, but also have the capability to do a lot of other, crazier things. For instance, I really like the infinite mode on the cathedral, but I've heard people complain about the different effects sounding "sterile" (whatever that means), so it satisfies the cool factor, but might not satisfy the simple factor. I don't have the money for two reverb pedals, but that's pretty much what I want. Damn, you wallet!
Oh, also, I've been looking at this fuzz pedal for a long time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efplyS_9BBo and the more I watch this video, the more I want it.
The MP Jag interests me because I'm a sucker for really stripped down P90 guitars.
The Marauder though, they could have done so much better.
Are you going for a purely acoustic sound or will a magnet/coil pickup do just as well as a piezo for your purposes? Depending on what you need there may be various options.
How loud does it need to be? A piezo pup will sound closest to your acoustic, but if you are playing at a place with a PA a nice instrument mic may work out better.
this
I thought the MkII had the rawk/rock switch removed in favor of a few tone knobs?The v.2 and the MkII are two different pedals. The V.2 is basically the original DLS but works better as a stand alone overdrive instead of a boost/tone foundation pedal. And it has a switch on the inside that will basically turn it into a v.1. The MkII is the newest model with the tone knobs. From what I hear the're not as good as the older models.
Oooh, the ash bodied Standard? Good haul, Ryan!
Has anyone else had reaaaaally slow shipping with Guitar Fetish before? I ordered some stuff on the 27th, shipped on the 28th, and according to USPS it's been in Nashua, NH since the 29th.
Normally, if I order small packages from the Boston area and ship via USPS Priority, it's there the day after it ships. Not sure why on earth it was re-routed up to Nashua.
I've decided my TC Electronics Nova Repeater is the best thing ever.
That's weird, but it sounds like a USPS issue, not guitar fetish. I bought a guitar from them and it was to my door sooner than their estimate.
I think it means that Kauer sold a guitar to a guy from Surfer Blood.
On that note, what would be a good replacement that's still noise canceling? I like the Dimarzio Injectors, but I'm sure there's something just as good but cheaper out there.I personally would just get regular single coils, but if you have your heart set on noiseless then Lace Sensors are the way to go.
I obviously need more (And more subtle than my little big muff pi) fuzz pedals.
Thank you for making me see this, Guitar thread, I will await my grant with bated breath!
You can use that with a Fuzz Factory for that purpose but it excels at bassy fuzz as well, you just have to tweak the knobs. The Swollen Pickle fucking kills at heavy fuzz.I obviously need more (And more subtle than my little big muff pi) fuzz pedals.
Thank you for making me see this, Guitar thread, I will await my grant with bated breath!
Big Muff is definitely the shit though. Gotta work with it a bit to get a good sound, but it definitely can do a lot. Swollen Pickle is supposed to be great as far as heavy fuzz goes.
One of my buddies has a Fuzz Factory but seems to primarily use it to ruin everyone's ears with treble.
I've got a clone of a triangle-era Muff that would like to argue that with you.
I find that Triangle clones have low end that's a bit loose for my taste.
I've been using my brother's EQD Hoof for a while and its a pretty great muff clone. I think its either a ram's head or a sovtek clone, but it cuts through the mix and does chords a lot better than my 90's/00's muff.
I find that Triangle clones have low end that's a bit loose for my taste.
See, I play a lot of sludgy doom stuff, so it works fine for me. If I need high end, I crank the tone knob to the clockwise.
Pretty sure Wata from Boris has an old school triangle, so case in point.
Jaguars are probably more suitable. Jazzmasters have a darker tone.
I have no idea what self-oscillation is at all, but I love the shit out of my Nova Repeater.
Very sturdy, dependable unit as well. It has been on God knows how many gruelling trips and never fucked up on me once.
OK, one last question then, a good way to check if a speaker cone has been torn except for screwing them all out and testing them one by one?
Okay fukkit, if Lummer can carry it around to the kind of gigs he plays it must be made of hardened steel and kryptonite. Sold! Now I gotta find a distributor!
OK, one last question then, a good way to check if a speaker cone has been torn except for screwing them all out and testing them one by one?
...? :cry:
Take the grill off the front and look, basically
Congrats on the new amp! In other news, I hear that avri jag is a pretty sweet piece. Would you recommend it to someone looking to buy a jag, considering the new offerings from Fender this year?
dudes with lots of pedals, tell me about your pedal boards.
basically i'm scoping out whether i want to buy a pedal board with flight case (like one of the bigger pedal trains), just buy a flight case (and velcro the lid), or build my own pedal cases out of briefcases and plywood. I've got 8 pedals right now, 3 of which are double-footswitch size.
that extra speaker is so fukkin' heavy.
LTD Eclipse...I think at $800 yr probably looking at the 1000 series?
http://www.espguitars.com/guitars/ltd-standard-deluxe/ec-series.html
I know I'm in the honeymoon phase so I'll try not to gush too much.
I was also concerned about the weight and the solid-state rectifier (DR is tube rectified).
I am rearranging my setup to go rack-based, but still 100% solid state. Haters gonna hate, solid staters gonna solid state.
EDIT: Also, Patrick, just checked out Troubador! in your sig, good stuff. Will be recommending this to some friends of mine.
Also, I'm gas'ing for a Fender solid-state amp. Maybe a Deluxe 85.
Also, I'm gas'ing for a Fender solid-state amp. Maybe a Deluxe 85.
Wow, that's something I thought I'd never hear...
Only thing I know about the world at large is that Gibson are assholes.
Well, my opinion of Gibson is similar to my opinion of Apple: Love the product, hate the business practices.But that said, the Les Paul is a flawed instrument; the terrible headstock design being probably the biggest gripe. What Gibson needs to start doing is to insert 2 short carbon fiber or brass/steel/whatever rods where the headstock break is on either side of the truss rod like they do with most basses. It won't affect the tone at all, and will definitely increase the stability, playability, and overall life of the instrument.
Aw dude, can I have a Relevator LS instead?
Ah yeah, this guy just emailed me from Nigeria. It turns out I have a long lost uncle that left piles of cash in my name. As soon as it hits my bank account I'm buying everyone on here one o' these...
Great writeup on El Hombre: http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2012/Apr/BilT_Guitars_El_Hombre_Electric_Guitar_Review.aspxyes, that's where I saw it.
I think in general with the sort of bubble that's come up around electric guitars in the past couple decades, that the days of finding cheap guitars in pawn shops is gone. Whether or not they know anything about guitars is a totally different question, but I would bet that they mostly just do a quick Google search when they come in.
Also, a newsflash:
PEOPLE! IT IS NOW THE EIGHTIES AGAIN!
I will be converting my entire rig to a rackbased setup. I'm selling my Laney, and I have recently purchased an old digital preamp, a BOSS GX-700. This will go in a rack setup with a Rocktron Velocity 300 solid state poweramp I'm picking up very soon. I'll probably add some more poweramps, EQ's and what not as I go along.
Also, a newsflash:
PEOPLE! IT IS NOW THE EIGHTIES AGAIN!
I will be converting my entire rig to a rackbased setup. I'm selling my Laney, and I have recently purchased an old digital preamp, a BOSS GX-700. This will go in a rack setup with a Rocktron Velocity 300 solid state poweramp I'm picking up very soon. I'll probably add some more poweramps, EQ's and what not as I go along.
I'm eagearly awaiting your "fuck why did I sell all my good gear" post in coming months.
I have never before seen any pickup, let alone a lipstick tube, behind the bridge, but now that I HAVE seen it it cannot be undone and I am going to build that guitar god DAMMITJust like most horrible-but-also-amazing things that have been done to Jazzmasters, Sonic Youth have been doing that for a while.
Surf 90s, DO IT.
GUYSGUYSGUYSGUYS
THINLINE JAGUAR!
http://proguitarshop.com/fender-special-edition-jaguar-thinline-black.html
GUYSGUYSGUYSGUYS
THINLINE JAGUAR!
http://proguitarshop.com/fender-special-edition-jaguar-thinline-black.html
Hm, 4x12 with 2x15, solid state pre- and power amps? Very Buzz Osbourne.
Speaking of Jaguars, little Fender birdies are chirping to people about early-mid June release dates on these probably $400ish suckas (I love cheap guitars, sue me, fuck you):
(http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/1835/squiervmjaguars2012.jpg)
Apparently there'll be Jazzmasters in the same color, and Mustangs in red/white/sonic blue
using Fender's current WHRBs.
using Fender's current WHRBs.
Wide-hum rangebuckers? I like it. They did fuck up pretty bad by not sourcing CuNiFe magnets. Novak is perfectly capable of taking care of that for any interested parties though.
tranny guitar rig
Firebird it is then.
I never want to hear another fucking ukulele as long as I live.
I have always wanted to smash a ukulele on a drumkit.
a website sent me the wrong product worth thrice what i paid for it. what do.
So been thinking about 1 very small overdrive or distortion pedal with very few controls. What's that little yellow one? That would fit in the guitar case.
I'm a Dunlop yellows guy, myself. Cat-tongue if I can find them.
Big triangle ones are my preference. But yeah, Tortex .73s are WHAT IS UP.
Yeah, specifically the Big Muff Pi versus the Little Big Muff Pi. I saw Mogwai last night, and Stuart gets some fucking weird tones out of his Big Muff Pi that I can't really comprehend, but I've never noticed a difference before.
J Mascis: Possibly insane. Proof:
(http://s3.amazonaws.com/ksr/assets/000/013/261/bcaa6fb09a988647e4034fb840412c53_large.png?1338612834)
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deviever/console-ii-cartridge-based-multi-fx-guitar-pedal (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deviever/console-ii-cartridge-based-multi-fx-guitar-pedal)
Basically an open-source cartridge based multi FX pedal. 2 cart slots that can be switched from parallel to series. Cartridges could be analog or digital in nature.
Seems pretty darn cool if you ask me.
Patrick, the DRRI doesn't have an effects loop. Dorp!
Kwaping, if you aren't already try playing through the NORMAL channel. It might just be superstition, but I'm positive the Vibrato/Reverb circuit doesn't play as nicely with boost pedals. I know my Catalinbread Manx and Little Big Muff Pi both sound super-duper when I normalize the bass/treble knobs, not so much when I scoop one or the other.
I'm just having a hard time finding the rational for buying a proprietary piece of hardware as opposed to just buying pedals.
I'm just having a hard time finding the rational for buying anything as opposed to just buying pedals.
I love my Shoegazer, but Devi's shop isn't as big as it used to be and she's had kickstarters fail before. I'm just having a hard time finding the rational for buying a proprietary piece of hardware as opposed to just buying pedals. More components generally means more problems.
I'm just having a hard time finding the rational for buying a proprietary piece of hardware as opposed to just buying pedals.
I really just want more cabinets.
Did you blow an output transformer or something?
I think it was Kwaping that was having issues with a Big Muff through the Vibrato channel of a DRRI...
I feel like a terrible friend, I didn't know you played in drop D.
I dunno man, I found the transition stupidly easy. If you can play guitar, 90% of the skill-set is already there.
The one pedal I will never part with is my Double Muff. Solid, gritty OD.Good to know. I wonder if they do factory tours? I love Long Island City (which is neither in Long Island or a City). I love that it is so small and double stuffed with Muff.
I don't think I mentioned, I got a Console I before the kickstarter ended. My plan is to use it for easier DIY projects. I've found that the most annoying part of building a pedal is wiring up the jacks, pots, and power. That is exactly what the Console project does for you, leaving only the fun parts.
SHANE, TO THIS THREAD RIGHT NOW
What do you guys think of the Fulltone Secret Freq? I'm thinking pretty hard about it...
http://www.fulltone.com/products/secret-freq
I really love the sound of this pedal, but do you think it's worth the price?
Black Arts Toneworks Ritual Fuzz (Colorsound circuit clone)
http://www.prymaxevintage.com/black-arts-toneworks-ritual-fuzz/
I hear it has some modifications from the original circuit that make it a lot more pleasant. All I know is I love what I'm hearing in the demo vid!
Have you guys played a parker?
I've played a Parker Hornet. It was okay.That is a Korean made prototype. Not exactly representative of the line.
I've played a few of em. I played a carbon fiber Nitefly, it felt too insubstantial which really threw me off. Lighter than my acoustic, wtf? I also played a wooden one, not sure what kind of wood though, and it was better, but just as shitty to palm mute as a Strat (FUCK YOU, VOLUME KNOB) with the bonus of maybe 2 more frets' worth of access. Mmmeh.ok, well they have some new Niteflys models that do not have carbon fiber wrapped necks, but all of them are solid wood. Typically the niteflys and mojos are all one-piece wood bodies too. They don't make a non-wooden guitar. I've never had a problem with the light weight or the controls location. But I can understand if it isn't your thing. I have just as many fenders. But like most Fly-guys, I don't play them very much any more. I almost hate that I don't even play my backup NFV1 that much, but the M is just so perfect, and the pickup output level are pretty different from HH to SSS.
Helluva third post.
And god, don't even get me started about how horrible people who play faded SGs are. Am I right?
There are four Strat players I have ever heard who aren't shit-awful, and they are Jimi Hendrix, Mark Knopfler, Doug Martsch, and my buddy Chris.
I am deeply, profoundly saddened that David Gilmour has not been brought up yet.
For shame, guys. For shame.
"people who like Metallica"As long as they don't like Creed...
Why is this sub-forum entirely populated by snobs?
That could not be any further from the truth, being a devoted Pink Floyd fan instantly knocks you down to "people who like Metallica"
Better than "person who thinks Rory Gallgher was in Oasis", AMIRITE?
No it's not and you're completely wrong. I understand why a music forum contains snobs, but this place seems to have way more than the average quota.
SORRY I CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER THE SOUND OF HOW AWESOME I AM
SORRY I CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER THE SOUND OF HOW AWESOME I AM
I'll buy you a stratocaster, dude. I'll buy you two.
SORRY I CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER THE SOUND OF HOW AWESOME I AM
I'll buy you a stratocaster, dude. I'll buy you two.
no no you misheard me I said "I AM A FUCKING CUNT AND I AM WELL AWARE AND I'M REALLY SORRY BUT DON'T WANT TO ADMIT IT"
Who the fuck needs more than 10s of sustain anyway? Certainly not me, but then again, I don't exactly shred.
Um no, they give more accurate tuning. Maybe you're thinking of twisted necks.
It's still FUGLY though. I hope Jeph doesn't see this btw.
Given my abject hatred fo Hot Rails, everything about that guitar is WRONG WRONG WRONG WROOOOONG
Also, any Weezer song works better by being a different song in my experience...
I'm going to go ahead and speak for Shane and myself both when I say that the Blue Album is tits with chocolate sauce
I'm going to go ahead and speak for myself when I say that Maladroit is actually my favorite Weezer album.
Anyone tried out the Behringer VM-1 Delay? I've heard tell it's like a stock oldschool Memory man. (read: pretty much an exact clone)
Also, it's 33 euros, so I'm tempted as hell. All it needs is modding to have true bypass, which is easy.
Nah I wanna be able to just smack a button on my bass and kill the output so I can switch instruments with Matt onstage and not have to go to all the effort of using my pinky to roll the volume to 0 gently.
TTTTTTT
I hate every style of Gibson that's not an LP or SG
...335s?
Yeah, definitely. Those things suck ass
Semi-hollows are gross
Violins and guitars? Here is the build thread (http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/luthiers-corner/100136-scattervarius.html)Oh wow! This is why I check this thread. Heart + Hands = Beauty.
Has anyone had any experience with a made in mexico Stratocaster?
I've heard some people have had quality issues with them but would it be worth getting one as a backup to my Ameristrat?
It sounds good
Sometimes I don't know why I like you, IDMG.
And being perfectly honest, I like the stand-alone Fender Reverb units. But any other reverb application should sound more like a cave then a spring.
Damn right, you have a problem! Look at all that empty space on that board. LOOK AT IT!
Which Egnater? I had a Rebel 30 that sounded okay, but I had to send it back for repairs three times in one year! They did fix it for free, but I sold it for a Deluxe Reverb reissue.
How the fuck do you even use that many pedals in a single set
Holy shitting christ you guys
My pedalboard consists of a Tonebone, nothing, and more nothing
How the fuck do you even use that many pedals in a single set
I can't concentrate on that many things at once very well. I got pretty good at kicking in or out reverb for things, and channel switching on my Twin. Speaking of that darling creature, my dad fixed her for me!
~*~I'm so fucking happy I could cry~*~
I'm getting my ES345 tomorrow and I'm reallyexcitedohmygod
There was also a girl in the acoustic room trying to decide on her first guitar. She was choosing between a Taylor 314ce and 414ce, and decided on the 414 because the "wood stuff is prettier". Then her mom bought her a $2000 first guitar and asked the sales guy about lessons.Just think what an nice guitar that will be for someone when it comes on the second-hand market in a few months...
Although, it was in the worst Guitar Center I've ever been in. The guy who helped me out finding a cable in that disaster of a sales floor had the biggest fucking gauges I've ever seen and told me that the AC15 was "okay, but not good for SHREDDING". There was also a girl in the acoustic room trying to decide on her first guitar. She was choosing between a Taylor 314ce and 414ce, and decided on the 414 because the "wood stuff is prettier". Then her mom bought her a $2000 first guitar and asked the sales guy about lessons.
You say "long lost twin" and I think "Twin Reverb barn find".
I have a sickness.
Also, on the girl in the acoustic room: Why do you give a fuck?
I think that was the gist of TV Yellow, at least. It was supposed to look white on B&W TVs without washing out.
Okay, clue me in, what makes the Bass VI so awesome?
Okay, so I got:
- Beatles
- Doom metal
- The Cure
Not very versatile, is it?
Other features include a vintage-style bridge with chrome plate made on the actual machine used to produce the original parts half a century ago
I didn't know such a thing as the bass RAT existed, and now I need one. I've been needing a good bass fuzz for a while, because for some songs, I need a bit more growl than I'm getting.
Radical AC: I taught myself how to solder so I could do DIY pedal builds, but I haven't done one yet. I'm nervous about building something then not liking it. There is basically zero resale value on a DIY pedal, because nobody trusts some random guy with an iron. Take that into account when deciding to build or buy.
Radical AC: I taught myself how to solder so I could do DIY pedal builds, but I haven't done one yet. I'm nervous about building something then not liking it. There is basically zero resale value on a DIY pedal, because nobody trusts some random guy with an iron. Take that into account when deciding to build or buy.Learning to build electronics is just like learning to play an instrument. If you never start because you're afraid you'll suck at the beginning (and you will) you will never make any progress. I'm just saying...
Radical AC: I taught myself how to solder so I could do DIY pedal builds, but I haven't done one yet. I'm nervous about building something then not liking it. There is basically zero resale value on a DIY pedal, because nobody trusts some random guy with an iron. Take that into account when deciding to build or buy.Learning to build electronics is just like learning to play an instrument. If you never start because you're afraid you'll suck at the beginning (and you will) you will never make any progress. I'm just saying...
https://www.facebook.com/notes/drive-by-truckers/stolen-baxendale-acoustic-the-blue-note-in-columbia-mo/10151334599677347 (https://www.facebook.com/notes/drive-by-truckers/stolen-baxendale-acoustic-the-blue-note-in-columbia-mo/10151334599677347)
Longshot that this will help at all, but I'm a giant DBT fan and used to live here. Keep a lookout, yall
What do you guys think of... a p90... and a mini-hum
guys i have a confession
i basically think all fender guitars are ugly as shit. i'm really sorry.
guys i have a confession
i basically think all fender guitars are ugly as shit. i'm really sorry.
While we're professing blasphemies:
I've never played a Gibson I'd pay money for (And I've played some rather... ambitiously priced ones)
I think Marshall Amps are shitty
...and while I don't hate them I don't understand the hype behind the classic Ampeg SVTs.
On that note, I don't know that I've played a 'British-voiced' amp that I've actually enjoyed.
My opinion of Vox is lower than that of Marshall.
My opinion of Vox is lower than that of Marshall.
You cannot top the Classic SVT through an 8x10. It is as a tech who once worked on ours in Charlotte said, "God's bass rig."
You cannot top the Classic SVT through an 8x10.A Mesa 400+ bass rig would for me.
My opinion of Vox is lower than that of Marshall.Wait, what? Is there an amp you DO like?
Not really?
Charvel DesolationIf I owned one of these, I would name it "Peace"... (http://www.famousquotes.com/show/1044253/)
Tellin me, man. I'm gonna put this on consignment down at the music store before too long. It's dead weight in my hands and I'd rather somebody own it who's gonna appreciate it. That and I'd rather have a fucking SG.
Unfortunately Epi SGs don't come with P90s, so I guess I'm stuck chasing Gibson
The point of buying a used Gibson SG with P90s is so that I can strip it down to bare wood, nitro-clearcoat the sucker, and have it look shit awful
Yes, that way he'd have a shitty guitar with good pickups.
It's kinda like putting whipped cream on shit.
My opinion of Vox is lower than that of Marshall.
Epiphone =/= shitty. Budget =/= shitty either.Never said either of those things.
My 70s AC30 would like a word with you, sir.
a real one.
a real one.
It's a shame that I just woke up, because if I were more awake, I'd make a way better argument as to why I fucking hate this so much than just "fuck you".
So for now, fuck you.
a real one.
It's a shame that I just woke up, because if I were more awake, I'd make a way better argument as to why I fucking hate this so much than just "fuck you".
So for now, fuck you.
I see your "fuck you" and I'll raise you a "blow me."
gretsch.panther.centerblock.dang.(http://cachepe.zzounds.com/media/quality,85/rotate,45/2400600805v1_hi-0015837e62b13768152a4849a13c071c.jpg)
I like my Peavey T-60 (which was a pretty reasonable price for a USA made guitar). My only complaint would be the weight. Though on the upside; it also doubles as a blunt-force weapon..?
Finally a white guitar without fucking gold hardware.
gretsch.panther.centerblock.dang.(http://cachepe.zzounds.com/media/quality,85/rotate,45/2400600805v1_hi-0015837e62b13768152a4849a13c071c.jpg)
Finally a white guitar without fucking gold hardware.
Finally a white guitar without fucking gold hardware.
No. No no no no. That's just..no. White Gretsches are SUPPOSED to have gold hardware.
Also played the new Bass VI, and it is really fucking cool and very usable as a bass!
Also played the new Bass VI, and it is really fucking cool and very usable as a bass!
I disagree. And punch you in the face with fist punches from my fist thing. (Where is my How-to-make-fist handbook?)Finally a white guitar without fucking gold hardware.
No. No no no no. That's just..no. White Gretsches are SUPPOSED to have gold hardware.
Spanish guitars all look the same to me, just like bl-*BANNED*
Where do you plug it in??
You don't need any amplification [/url]
Sigh, I melted my bass cab today at a show. Worth it. But now I need to be poor again because I have another show in 5 days. WHY.
Twelve thousand dollars, Fender? Seriously?Or three easy payments! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
What concerns me most is how they made the bigsby look so horrendous.
Those kickstands were taken off of perfectly good mopeds. So I disagree.What concerns me most is how they made the bigsby look so horrendous.
There's no way to make Bigsbys look good.
Till I was about 14 I actually thought they were kickstands.
Those kickstands were taken off of perfectly good mopeds. So I disagree.
There's no way to make Bigsbys look good.
I don't have a camera right know but I play a Superstrat so why bother with pictures, you know what it looks like
What Egnater did you have? I had a Rebel 30 that needed three repairs within a year.
you been having trouble with your power tubes any? if so, perhamps it's related to the transformer in the power section.
I don't think Egnaters are anywhere even remotely near Fenders. That's actually why I sold mine and got a Deluxe Reverb reissue.
2. I've always liked (and wanted) the POG2, but a picky friend of mine says that they don't track well. I say, check for yourself before purchasing.
And thanks for the input, IDMG. I will put the POG2 back on my purchase-consideration list. Speaking of which... I can't believe how long it's been since I've bought any gear! And it's not even a money issue this time. Something must be wrong with me.
Who's "we"?
The best part about that is that we, as musicians, are stereotypically the least likely to get shit done quickly
OK internet check my music theory kung fu. http://bit.ly/13E6o27 Did I get this right?I don't know about the music theory, but props for using kung-fu (功夫 gōngfu) correctly!
OK internet check my music theory kung fu. http://bit.ly/13E6o27 Did I get this right? All the modes, keys, chords in 1 page. pow.
Kind of purposely did not do that so I would not have 2 more names to keep up with. There are of course a lot of variations not included. This is the vanilla version. Plus I often confuse Ionion and Aeolian. And I sometimes think that aeolian refers to part of a nipple. :P Words, how do they fucking work?OK internet check my music theory kung fu. http://bit.ly/13E6o27 Did I get this right? All the modes, keys, chords in 1 page. pow.
Looks good. For completeness you might include the mode names for major (Ionian) and minor (Aeolian) scales.