Fender American Series HSS Strat
Marshall AVT Guitar Amp Half-Stack
Korg D32XD 32 Track Digital Recorder
Boss ME50 Guitar Multiple Effects Processor
...It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...
Edited, Tue Nov 30 10:22:16 2004 by Kelvhand
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In the spirit of giving, and the holiday that is steadily approaching, I have decided to scrap all of my old musical equipment and purchase brand spanking new...everything. I love nothing more than opening those FedEx Ground packages several days before Christmas morning, my friends and family watching, pissing themselves wondering how in the hell I am going to afford it all. Anyways, for anyone who cares, and is a fan of creating music, here is what I picked up:
Fender American Series HSS Strat
Marshall AVT Guitar Amp Half-Stack
Korg D32XD 32 Track Digital Recorder
Boss ME50 Guitar Multiple Effects Processor
...It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...
Edited, Tue Nov 30 10:22:16 2004 by Kelvhand
Fender American Series HSS Strat
Marshall AVT Guitar Amp Half-Stack
Korg D32XD 32 Track Digital Recorder
Boss ME50 Guitar Multiple Effects Processor
...It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...
Edited, Tue Nov 30 10:22:16 2004 by Kelvhand
I got myself a pair of socks. I really like wearing socks.
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Nice axe Kelvhand... I like Teles myself though. :)
If (as I assume) you want a rhythym guitar, then why not go for a telecaster or even a vintage mustang?
And if you play lead, why pick an axe that's so snatchy at the high end? As a minimum you'll need to lower the action to rock bottom, retune to D and probably shave down the top 8-10 frets.
At least you didn't go down the Gibson route
Oh, nice amp though
Edditid four speling
Edited, Tue Nov 30 11:10:42 2004 by Nobby
And if you play lead, why pick an axe that's so snatchy at the high end? As a minimum you'll need to lower the action to rock bottom, retune to D and probably shave down the top 8-10 frets.
At least you didn't go down the Gibson route
Oh, nice amp though
Edditid four speling
Edited, Tue Nov 30 11:10:42 2004 by Nobby
"I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left" - Seasick Steve
Fu[/b]ck fender and their twangy sh[b]it guitars.
Teles are good from what I hear, I have never gotten around to playing one though.
As for rhythm and lead, I play both, just depends which one of our interchangable members plays better. I really like the humbucking single coil combination, add a little overdrive and you can get really clear tone for those notes you want to leave ringing. Since I play in a blues band, it is crucial for me to have that attribute. I usually end up shaving the nut and raising the bridge, and tweaking the action higher, but since it is a Fender, I could probably just drop it off of a two story balcony and let it all fall into place. I grabbed the American because the Standard that I used to have kept bowing in cold weather, so I wanted to go with a maple neck, but include a humbucker.
In the future, if I get daring, I might replace the single coils with Pao Ferro.
As for rhythm and lead, I play both, just depends which one of our interchangable members plays better. I really like the humbucking single coil combination, add a little overdrive and you can get really clear tone for those notes you want to leave ringing. Since I play in a blues band, it is crucial for me to have that attribute. I usually end up shaving the nut and raising the bridge, and tweaking the action higher, but since it is a Fender, I could probably just drop it off of a two story balcony and let it all fall into place
. I grabbed the American because the Standard that I used to have kept bowing in cold weather, so I wanted to go with a maple neck, but include a humbucker. In the future, if I get daring, I might replace the single coils with Pao Ferro.
spawned wrote:
Fu[/b]ck fender and their twangy sh[b]it guitars.
Besides a few exceptions (Mustang comes to mind), I'd have to agree.
I'm a Gibson man myself, too bad I can't afford one and have Korean made ESP. Oh well, it still sounds excellent, after a few modifications.
As for amps, I might put away some cash for a Marshall JCM-2000 TSL-100 Superlead.
As for amps, I might put away some cash for a Marshall JCM-2000 TSL-100 Superlead.
Lilf wrote:
I'm a Gibson man myself, too bad I can't afford one and have Korean made ESP. Oh well, it still sounds excellent, after a few modifications.
As for amps, I might put away some cash for a Marshall JCM-2000 TSL-100 Superlead.
As for amps, I might put away some cash for a Marshall JCM-2000 TSL-100 Superlead.
Good way to get a better guitar cheaper is to buy vintage.
Aged wood has MUCH more resonance.
I play out of a PRS ce24. I also have a Gibson US1 I use for alternate tunings(stable bridge holds it better.) I used to play out of a JCM 900(Half stack) but about 4 years ago I traded it towards a Triple Rectifier and a custom cabinet. Their my babies.
I once had a seriously sexy 78 mustang. Had a '68 Cherry Strat (because everyone has to own a strat at some stage in their life) but in all honesty, while it looked well sexy it played like a bag of sh[i][/i]ite.
I've grown to love Fender Acoustics (Currently have a cheapo 6 string and a rather foxy 1983 F330 12 String). The nicest electric I owned was surprisingly a 1984 Yamaha SGB2000 (kind of a Gibbo SG shape but a sleek neck to die for).
Scenility has now led me to delight in a dinky little electric-acoustic Mandolin that works a treat with overdrive and chorus. Somehow it sounds like being stoned even when you have a clear head. (Think REM meets Hendrix and Steve Vai played by a ******)
I've grown to love Fender Acoustics (Currently have a cheapo 6 string and a rather foxy 1983 F330 12 String). The nicest electric I owned was surprisingly a 1984 Yamaha SGB2000 (kind of a Gibbo SG shape but a sleek neck to die for).
Scenility has now led me to delight in a dinky little electric-acoustic Mandolin that works a treat with overdrive and chorus. Somehow it sounds like being stoned even when you have a clear head. (Think REM meets Hendrix and Steve Vai played by a ******)
"I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left" - Seasick Steve
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I play out of a PRS ce24. I also have a Gibson US1
I don't have anything fantastic in the way of amps, just a Crate half-stack. It gets the job done, but I'd like something with a bit more head-room.
Good point Nobby, Fender does has some decent sounding acoustics. I withdraw my statement above in their case.
Lilf wrote:
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I play out of a PRS ce24. I also have a Gibson US1
I don't have anything fantastic in the way of amps, just a Crate half-stack. It gets the job done, but I'd like something with a bit more head-room.
While Fender's guitars aren't all that hot, their amplifiers are EXCELLENT.
I'd snag a Fender Twin Reverb if I could.
And it goes without saying that Tube > Transitor, right kids?
Daddy? What's a transistor?
Shuddup son, just keep the cooling fan pointed right there.
Shuddup son, just keep the cooling fan pointed right there.
"I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left" - Seasick Steve
Agreed, tube amps are you friends.
Does anyone actually buy solid state amps anymore?
Alas the transition from my former married state lost me some of my dearest friends.
A 1963 Vox AC50 that I still mourn, and an Orange 50 watt top of indeterminate age (60s I think) all paid for my single-ness
Now I don't gig so just use a Crate 50 combo. Times they are a changin'
A 1963 Vox AC50 that I still mourn, and an Orange 50 watt top of indeterminate age (60s I think) all paid for my single-ness
Now I don't gig so just use a Crate 50 combo. Times they are a changin'
"I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left" - Seasick Steve
You gave up an AC50. Damn right your mourning the loss. Once the wife and I take care of a couple more bills I plan on picking up an AC30 for playing around the house. The TripleRectifier(and its 150watts)is a bit much.
The AC50 was everything I could want from a combo. Unreliable, fuzzy, tatty front screen, expensive to maintain.
Ahh memories
Ahh memories
"I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left" - Seasick Steve
Nobby wrote:
The AC50 was everything I could want from a combo. Unreliable, fuzzy, tatty front screen, expensive to maintain.
Ahh memories
Ahh memories
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But you have to admit. When it worked, the tone was perfect.
"I started out with nothin' and I still got most of it left" - Seasick Steve
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Somehow it sounds like being stoned even when you have a clear head. (Think REM meets Hendrix and Steve Vai played by a ******)
If I was going to go vintage, I would have to go out and find an Esquire, like my dad used to have (that's how long my family has been around music), or maybe even a Jazzmaster. I probably would never get a mustang, only because it is considered a "student" version by some, and I have been playing for about 14 years.
The best amp I ever played on was a Rivera Sedona 100 at a blues bar that belonged to 7-string fingerpicking virtuoso, in my opinon. I actually talked to him quite a bit before his performance and after he cleared the stage, and let me play my version of "Powerhouse" on it. It wasn't until I heard the recording that my family made of me later that I was like, "Holy **** that sounds good." I thought about picking one up after that, but just couldn't dig up the $2,000.
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