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The Leck posted:I have a bit of information here - Thanks for the info. Yeah that 40th anniversary squier model sounds pretty great, and although I'm not super fussed about the closer trems I do prefer the classic position. I'm not wild about it aesthetically though, I kind of wanted sunburst with tort guard or maybe a sonic blue, so I might extend my search a bit. I've been reading up on vintera modifieds and it sounds like you basically have to plan to replace the bridge. So many people are saying the stock bridge is practically unusable. With a Squier or a Mex I'd be expecting some amount of tinkering to get it to my liking, I'm debating how much tinkering I want to do this time around and how much it'd realistically set me back in terms of cost and time from each starting point. As you say, it does seem really weird that there's seemingly no mid to upper-mid-range authentically specced jazzmasters. Lots of humbuckers and strat bridges and whatnot. Not that I'm a luddite who can't cope with change, I'm fine with those options existing of course, but personally I already own enough double humbucker guitar.
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gregday posted:This was my first guitar, the Synsonics Terminator, ordered out of a Sears catalog for my 15th birthday. Holy crap, me too! I remember there were 99 dollar strats on the same page(Were they cheap Yamahas?) I wanted because they looked cooler and were even a little bit cheaper, but my parents made me get that one because the amp came built in. I dunno of scans of those catalogues still exist but I would love to see one since I looked at that page for months before Christmas that year. e:I was off on the price for sure, but I found it! It was JC Penney! https://christmas.musetechnical.com/ShowCatalogPage/1995-JCPenney-Christmas-Book/0439 Drunk Driver Dad fucked around with this message at 02:22 on Jul 20, 2023 |
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lmao @ being worthy of gear, buy what makes your heart sing and catch up to it in your own time
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Stalizard posted:lmao @ being worthy of gear, buy what makes your heart sing and catch up to it in your own time this setup rules
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Stalizard posted:lmao @ being worthy of gear, buy what makes your heart sing and catch up to it in your own time I can't look at this picture without hearing the opening riff from "You Shook Me All Night Long"
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I once took one of those guitars with the amp built in and tried to pull the driver out so I could use it as an instant feedback machine but the thing was too busted even to work like that.
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Southern Cassowary posted:this setup rules Just wait until you find out what he keeps in that plastic bin next to the amp
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Is it Angus Young? He'd probably fit in there.
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It may it may not be dog food, but I've found that the low-allergen salmon formula is absolutely critical to the tone I'm trying to achieve. chicken based food just doesn't have the same low end crunch
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So after selling off much of my gear (like almost all of it) to deal with life I still havey cheapo Schecter SGR 006 starter guitar, that I've modded. Thinking about doing it justice and putting in some coil split or tap hubuckers, and getting the mini pots it needs. It's a nice guitar. Any suggestions? Passive is preferred. Also becoming obsessed with blues-jazz with added heavy guitars. For some reason.
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syntaxfunction posted:So after selling off much of my gear (like almost all of it) to deal with life I still havey cheapo Schecter SGR 006 starter guitar, that I've modded. Thinking about doing it justice and putting in some coil split or tap hubuckers, and getting the mini pots it needs. It's a nice guitar. Any suggestions? Passive is preferred. Epiphone ProBuckers.
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syntaxfunction posted:So after selling off much of my gear (like almost all of it) to deal with life I still havey cheapo Schecter SGR 006 starter guitar, that I've modded. Thinking about doing it justice and putting in some coil split or tap hubuckers, and getting the mini pots it needs. It's a nice guitar. Any suggestions? Passive is preferred. I've had a ton of fun playing Duncan nazgul/sentient pickups in a couple of different guitars now and I recommend them for every application
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Just ran sound for 2 bands and I’ve never done that poo poo professionally before. Only ever ran our board when playing shows. poo poo was fun, I feel really good about it.
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TheMightyBoops posted:Epiphone ProBuckers. seconding this, you can nab a pair for like $40 on reverb and they split really nice too
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Just figured out that the floyd rose tremolo arm on the guitar I've had for 20 years isn't broken/doesn't need a spring, just needed to be tightened like a half turn more than I had been doing and now it finally stays in position.
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Drunk Driver Dad posted:Holy crap, me too! I remember there were 99 dollar strats on the same page(Were they cheap Yamahas?) I wanted because they looked cooler and were even a little bit cheaper, but my parents made me get that one because the amp came built in. I dunno of scans of those catalogues still exist but I would love to see one since I looked at that page for months before Christmas that year. You're right, it was JCPenney. That was the exact page I remember too. It's amazing that I spent so many childhood years browsing those catalogs for Christmas and birthday gifts that some of the photos are burned into my memory indelibly. I remember every single guitar on that page. Thank you for finding that.
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gregday posted:This was my first guitar, the Synsonics Terminator, ordered out of a Sears catalog for my 15th birthday. I remember seeing those at toys r us when I was a kid. They still look pretty cool. My first guitar was a nice mim fender strat that I inherited from my older brother. I learned like 2 songs by ear then sold it and used the proceeds to purchase the SNES classic RPG Breath of fire 2. Seems dumb in retrospect but the game was pretty good at least.
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gregday posted:This was my first guitar, the Synsonics Terminator, ordered out of a Sears catalog for my 15th birthday. 
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Does anyone know if Dunlop strap locks will interfere with a Bigsby, where the bridge nut screws through the Bigsby's opening in the bottom?
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I got a legit set of probuckers on Ali for $20. Lol Sounds great.
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I bought some overstocked Epi pickups and wiring harness off of Ali Express, and if they were knockoffs it would be very funny to me how much work they went to to counterfeit them. The input even has Epiphone stamped into it. They sound pretty good, but they are the old pre Pro Bucker epi LP PAF style humbuckers.
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gregday posted:Does anyone know if Dunlop strap locks will interfere with a Bigsby, where the bridge nut screws through the Bigsby's opening in the bottom? No. You might need a slightly longer screw to get purchase, but the bridge isn't held on solely by the strap pin and the Dunlop should sit on top of the plate.
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im seriously considering trading this les paul 60s for a modern LP. 3 things bother me about the 60s: the weight is too loving muich. 10 lb. i have my eye on a 8 lb modern. 2) the short 60s scale length even though the same as my vintage strat puts my hand in a weird spot when sitting down with the 60s LP 3) the pelham blue is more my style than boomer burst ice tea. but the 60s is otherwise perfect, sounds amazing.
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My partner wants to pick up the guitar but they are a lefty. I still have my starter knock-off strat somewhere, I can get that strung upside down for them to practice on. Or is it worth trying to find a true lefty guitar for them to start out? They've never touched a guitar before, so I don't know if like going to the local Guitar Center would be fruitful.
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The nut would be the functional impediment to stringing it upside down. Maybe they can just be rad and keep it strung normal and just play it upside down
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Epi Lepi posted:My partner wants to pick up the guitar but they are a lefty. I still have my starter knock-off strat somewhere, I can get that strung upside down for them to practice on. Or is it worth trying to find a true lefty guitar for them to start out? They've never touched a guitar before, so I don't know if like going to the local Guitar Center would be fruitful. if they haven't touched a guitar ever, just have them learn righty. you don't need your dominant hand to be the pick hand, most stringed instruments don't have lefty versions, and lefties tend to have more developed offhands anyways due to the world not being built for them.
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Epi Lepi posted:My partner wants to pick up the guitar but they are a lefty. I still have my starter knock-off strat somewhere, I can get that strung upside down for them to practice on. Or is it worth trying to find a true lefty guitar for them to start out? They've never touched a guitar before, so I don't know if like going to the local Guitar Center would be fruitful. have them pick up a guitar and if their natural impulse is to hold it the wrong way around, you'll want to get them a lefty (or do your flip stringing). Do not force them to them to try to learn the "right" way if it goes against their inclination... that is a path to assured frustration. (speaking from experience as a lefty... it is immensely frustrating how much of the world is made explicitly with no concern for us, so I assure you an attempt to cater to your partner's handedness will be read as the loving act it is) but yeah you can buy a left handed nut like so https://www.amazon.com/Graph-Tech-Slotted-Strat-Lefty/dp/B0043NQV2G and some sand paper to help fit it and you'll need to readjust the saddle intonation. If you're not comfortable with that a guitar shop should be able to do it for less than $50 easily e: oh also, if you go that route, the ergonomics of a strat make it pretty okay for playing upside down but if they're just learning put some sharpie fret dots along the "underside" of the neck like the top would have. It helps or if you want help finding a beginner-level left handed guitar, I'd be happy to help with that too, just lay out your budget. There's quality gear to be found at drat near any price point these days Good Soldier Svejk fucked around with this message at 22:42 on Jul 20, 2023 |
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I traded my two Schecters in for yet another Hype Machine. I'm so glad I did, it's perfect! They solved the output jack location issue. They also changed the neck profile and got rid of a lot of the massive shoulder the older runs have. And last, but not least, check out that ebony!  
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As a lefty who plays lefty because the guitar shop owner offered to restring my first guitar just based on me being left handed and who struggles to find guitars I can play, I'd suggest leading with the right handed guitar and seeing if it works for him. If not you can try either buying a cheap lefty or restringing it. It didn't work for the poster above, but that didn't mean they couldn't also try lefty afterwards. For most lefties it doesn't have a significant impact unless they learn lefty first.
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I want you to know the Orsmby crew were at NAMM and they are the most Australian people I've ever seen in my life.
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Dang It Bhabhi! posted:I want you to know the Orsmby crew were at NAMM and they are the most Australian people I've ever seen in my life.  e: okay, I went and looked at the staff on the website. They DO look very Australian, in whole range of ways. As an Australian who just looks like 'generic North European? guy, I'm impressed. Elissimpark fucked around with this message at 01:47 on Jul 21, 2023 |
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KingColliwog posted:I bought two things. I hope to be worthy of them eventually. apparently the Revstar is discontinued?
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Anyone played one of the suped up revstars? Revstar 2? I like the base models already
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Ok Comboomer posted:apparently the Revstar is discontinued? The old model is, but I don't think the Mk.2 are. What I bought is a Mk.2 Standard which is the middle of the line version. I believe they still make them
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The Leck posted:I have a bit of information here - mike's poo poo rules and he's a sweetie from the exchanges i've had with him on instagram
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The revstar was rereleased last year and they are very cool and good. Especially in blue.
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Baron von Eevl posted:As a lefty who plays lefty because the guitar shop owner offered to restring my first guitar just based on me being left handed and who struggles to find guitars I can play, I'd suggest leading with the right handed guitar and seeing if it works for him. If not you can try either buying a cheap lefty or restringing it. It didn't work for the poster above, but that didn't mean they couldn't also try lefty afterwards. For most lefties it doesn't have a significant impact unless they learn lefty first. There have been two brand-new newbie lefties who I've started on the guitar and I've told them, pleading on my knees with tears in my eyes, to just stick with righty guitars because [all of the reasons we all know]. In both cases, the first obstacle they hit they blame on the handedness problem and refuse to try, refuse to put in the effort to advance, refuse to accept any other answer than OF COURSE need a lefty guitar to make this [common stumbling clock] work and then they go get a lefty guitar and get to learn all of the same problems exist, from either hand, on the way to being awesome. Maybe sometimes being a lefty is an identity thing as much as it is anything else. duodenum fucked around with this message at 21:50 on Jul 21, 2023 |
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duodenum posted:There have been two brand-new newbie lefties who I've started on the guitar and I've told them, pleading on my knees with tears in my eyes, to just stick with righty guitars because [all of the reasons we all know]. In both cases, the first obstacle they hit they blame on the handedness problem and refuse to try, refuse to put in the effort to advance, refuse to accept any other answer than OF COURSE need a lefty guitar to make this [common stumbling clock] work and then they go get a lefty guitar and get to learn all of the same problems exist, from either hand, on the way to being awesome. Maybe sometimes being a lefty is an identity thing as much as it is anything else. The world disproportionately kills us because poo poo like heavy machinery is not made with handedness in mind. Even simple things like scissors and knives having the wrong angles or the wrong fulcrum... There is not a day where being the "wrong" handedness doesn't come into your awareness multiple times and being told to deal with it or "get good" is about as condescending a response as someone can offer so your teaching should probably consider that and be a bit more compassionate
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Good Soldier Svejk posted:There is not a day where being the "wrong" handedness doesn't come into your awareness multiple times and being told to deal with it or "get good" is about as condescending a response as someone can offer so your teaching should probably consider that and be a bit more compassionate Truth! I'm not as condescending or judgmental to a student as I appear in that [venting] post, I just hate when lefties make it harder on themselves than it needs to be.
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Did an experiment this week on my "Best Meta/Guitar Riffs every year since I was born" series (where my friends pick the riffs) and recorded EVERYTHING on the neck pickup to see ... what would happen. Or if it would make it less clean/crisp/heavy or whatever. Turns out it works just fine for 90s bullshit. Tone comes from your heart. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7GLGLxi8g4 (let me know if it's not cool to post your own videos, I try not to but I thought this one was fun due to the aforementioned)
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