Don, I have that same guitar, albeit with a maple neck!
Mine is a 2013 and had the world's ugliest pick guard that I replaced with white one.
Don, I have that same guitar, albeit with a maple neck!
Mine is a 2013 and had the world's ugliest pick guard that I replaced with white one.
I agree. I like to keep up with my forum subscriptions. It's the least I can do. I need to check them!Originally Posted by vinyl
Luckily, there's nothing that "needs" to be replaced on this one. Except maybe a slight fret dressing.
Last edited by Don; 09-27-2020 at 12:34 PM.
deleted. 'Twas unkind. I appreciate having a place to discuss fender gear.
Last edited by vinyl; 09-29-2020 at 07:36 AM.
a very rare return of an item by moi, the Audio-Technica ATH-M50x headphones were sent back. I just couldn't get along with them, which is too bad because they had the best cable setup of any phones I've had yet. My Sennheiser HD58X from Massdrop (now just called Drop, I think) are vastly more comfortable but have cable to both sides not just one and the cord is a little short plus the 1/8" to 1/4" adapter is a friction not screw-on connector. But comfort (and frankly even the sonics) trump engineering so back (ATH) they went.
But my preamp pedal came in stock yesterday and should be here soon.
"Live and learn and flip the burns"
Band In A Box.
I had a coupon (BIAB2020) good for 10% off that expires today (10/1).
One of the things I don't have/use are jam tracks. I've played along with some on YouTube, but BIAB supposedly will let me set up my own tunes and then jam along with them. My problem is that sometimes I don't have the patience to do so. We'll see.
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I just bought Sweetwater Sound. Why pay for gear one piece at a time. Cut my losses. Not sure though what to do with all the banjos.
DantheBluesMan is thinking of buying Musician's Friend / Guitar Center.
BIGGGGG discounts for TFF members.
This week's special: Gibson L5. Price bust from $18,000.01 to $18,000.00.
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If we'd known we were going to be the Beatles, we'd have tried harder.--George Harrison
It can be dangerous to watch an item on Reverb. I've been thinking about getting a guitar that plays as well as my KLŌS and sounds as good as my Li'l Martin. I've read a lot of good reviews on the Taylor GS Mini, and was eyeing one in Mahogany. Turns out a seller with a brand new GS Mini in Koa sent me an offer, and I couldn't resist. $100 off and free shipping. Yowza! Now I have to wait for delivery.
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How to make a million dollars in the music business, start with 5 million
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And I left off banjos from he SW sentence. Comedy fail.How to make a million dollars in the music business, start with 5 million
If we'd known we were going to be the Beatles, we'd have tried harder.--George Harrison
Since I can't talk myself into another guitar or amp...... I decided to upgrade an old Fender 112 cab I have. I bought an Eminence Swamp Thang speaker. I never really liked the Celestion 70/80 speaker that was in there.
That cab will be used with a modded Marshall DSL 15H or.... a Peavey VK 100 head. The cab came cheap years ago so the purchase wasn't a big deal. Hopefully the money was well spent.
A good, screaming Strat just might be the greatest guitar sound of all..... -Slash
I had to wait a week, but I saw the brown truck roll up and drop off a brown guitar. I let it sit all of about 30 minutes (thankfully, there isn't much of a temperature/humidity change these days) before pulling it out, getting it in tune, and checking it out (harmonics good, action good, sound good).
Actually, the word that came to mind when I thought of sound was "rich." It's a rich-sounding guitar!
Emerging from its "shell."
It's first "steps."
Not much larger than my Little Martin (and, I think, a little lighter in weight!)
For size comparison: GS Mini, Martin LX1RE, Concert Ukulele
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Nice collection of portable instruments!
I get around.
Round round get around
I get around
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I continue to bind myself with instruments that need to be tethered to other devices.
I no canna deny, Imma gear slut. However, I have made a decision. Upon the arrival of the new guitar, its nearest counterpart shall be judged against it and one shall leave. I literally don't have room for another guitar case, unless it gets stored offsite. Epiphone came out with a three pickup black beauty Les Paul Custom with an ebony board AND a case this week. I'm going to state up front that I'm not necessarily a fan boy of the artist whose signature model it is. I've wanted a triple pickup black beauty since Frampton in the '70s. I could never afford the Gibson version of the signature models over the years though.
A couple years ago, I got to play a '59 BB triple pickup, with a Bigsby. Even with all that metal, it weighed less than 9.5 pounds. There aren't many guitars I've played that transcend the ordinary the way this one did, one of the others being a GVCG black guard Tele.
I've been extremely impressed with the 2020 ebony LP Custom by Epiphone. The new headstock shape and an ebony board swayed me to get one. One of the online retailers had the new whathisname signature 1958 three pickup black beauty in stock and for the same retail price with a case AND an ebony board. I applied for the 48 month financing and got it. My plan is to compare the two and sell one, preferably on CL.
Yikes, I think I got the last one. I just went to their site to try to snag a picture and they said they're sold out. I sure hope my order went in on time.
Hopefully I'll get an email soon telling me it's on its way.
Last edited by DanTheBluesMan; 10-11-2020 at 09:55 PM.
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Dan, that is really sharp. I think Epi has improved a lot over the years. I used to have to re-solder everything, and the pups were a muddy mess. I've bought an Epi bass and the Casino in the last year and a half, and they're both excellent sounding instruments. No pup change necessary.
I bought one of these. I was having so much trouble with my Behringer mixer and the Mac. So incompatible. I even had a professional engineer to look at them and see if he could do anything. I looked at the Focusrite and Universal Audio Apollo Twin MKII DUO 10x6 Thunderbolt Audio Interface with UAD DSP
The focusrite is great, but I wanted some of the features of the Apollo that I couldn't get with the focusrite. The Apollo is an expensive piece of gear, but I'm tired of fighting the electronics and getting recordings half as good as I have made in the past.
If we'd known we were going to be the Beatles, we'd have tried harder.--George Harrison
ch willie - I wanted to get one of those UA Apollo interfaces except my machines are both so old they don't have Thunderbolt 3 connectors. It was a lot of money to have to use adapters and get significantly less performance than the AI is capable of. There was a USB version but it was Windows only, IIRC.
As it is, I must have gotten the last generation of Presonus that had USB, the new 1810 is now a USB-C, which I don't have either. I think my next purchase should be in the vein of a new computer. I'm looking at my Princeton non-reverb and thinking "hmm, this or a new mac?"
"Live and learn and flip the burns"
Not exactly guitar related but definitely band related. Just found another Hot Wheels Ford Maverick
Sergio - I love it
BTW - I found my Superbird Hot Wheels unexpectedly
"Live and learn and flip the burns"
Just got the notification email my guitar is on its way. Should be here Thursday.
"Live and learn and flip the burns"
I continue to bind myself with instruments that need to be tethered to other devices.
I no canna deny, Imma gear slut. However, I have made a decision. Upon the arrival of the new guitar, its nearest counterpart shall be judged against it and one shall leave. I literally don't have room for another guitar case, unless it gets stored offsite. Epiphone came out with a three pickup black beauty Les Paul Custom with an ebony board AND a case this week. I'm going to state up front that I'm not necessarily a fan boy of the artist whose signature model it is. I've wanted a triple pickup black beauty since Frampton in the '70s. I could never afford the Gibson version of the signature models over the years though.
A couple years ago, I got to play a '59 BB triple pickup, with a Bigsby. Even with all that metal, it weighed less than 9.5 pounds. There aren't many guitars I've played that transcend the ordinary the way this one did, one of the others being a GVCG black guard Tele.
I've been extremely impressed with the 2020 ebony LP Custom by Epiphone. The new headstock shape and an ebony board swayed me to get one. One of the online retailers had the new whathisname signature 1958 three pickup black beauty in stock and for the same retail price with a case AND an ebony board. I applied for the 48 month financing and got it. My plan is to compare the two and sell one, preferably on CL.
Yikes, I think I got the last one. I just went to their site to try to snag a picture and they said they're sold out. I sure hope my order went in on time.
Hopefully I'll get an email soon telling me it's on its way.
Dan, that is one hell of a sharp looking guitar!
As far as I know my new Presonus with USB C can connect to regular USB with different cable.ch willie - I wanted to get one of those UA Apollo interfaces except my machines are both so old they don't have Thunderbolt 3 connectors. It was a lot of money to have to use adapters and get significantly less performance than the AI is capable of. There was a USB version but it was Windows only, IIRC.
As it is, I must have gotten the last generation of Presonus that had USB, the new 1810 is now a USB-C, which I don't have either. I think my next purchase should be in the vein of a new computer. I'm looking at my Princeton non-reverb and thinking "hmm, this or a new mac?"
"We catched fish and talked, and we took a swim now and then to keep off sleepiness." Mark Twain
I know the Focusrite is a great piece of gear, but the Apollo answers my needs better. It is an expensive unit, but hell, I wasted $1000 on gear that just doesn't work with my Mac. Why invest in more unusable equipment? And since recording is my only musical outlet, it's worth it.ch willie - I wanted to get one of those UA Apollo interfaces except my machines are both so old they don't have Thunderbolt 3 connectors. It was a lot of money to have to use adapters and get significantly less performance than the AI is capable of. There was a USB version but it was Windows only, IIRC.
As it is, I must have gotten the last generation of Presonus that had USB, the new 1810 is now a USB-C, which I don't have either. I think my next purchase should be in the vein of a new computer. I'm looking at my Princeton non-reverb and thinking "hmm, this or a new mac?"
Sweetwater has a good video on this page if you scroll down.
ApolloTDmkII--universal-audio-apollo-twin-mkii-duo-2x6-thunderbolt-audio-interface-with-uad-dsp
If we'd known we were going to be the Beatles, we'd have tried harder.--George Harrison
USB C hasn't lived up to the promise, since (as I understand it) Intel hasn't come up with the chip to allow multiple C devices to paly nice together. That is why USB C hubs only have one (if any). I have to plug and unplug USB C devices to use them now.
"We catched fish and talked, and we took a swim now and then to keep off sleepiness." Mark Twain
I have a layman's knowledge of USB inputs. Wouldn't it have been or is now possible to find ones standardized type of plug, like it is with an electrical plug? I mean we do have variations--sometimes only two slots and no place for the ground, but most most most of the time, everything fits.
If we'd known we were going to be the Beatles, we'd have tried harder.--George Harrison
for the most part there is backwards compatibility of the formats but the limitations of the slowest one takes away from the reason for getting a newer device i.e. better performance. I'll probably wait until one of my computer fails before I get a new one. I love Apple but they never have sales and their financing is not very generous given the expense of their products.
"Live and learn and flip the burns"
How's it sound?
Both my home computers have USB C built in, and I made the mistake of getting all new accessories in that format, but sometimes need to plug and unplug devices to use them.
"We catched fish and talked, and we took a swim now and then to keep off sleepiness." Mark Twain
I have bought a DigiTech RPM-1 Rotary speaker simulator Rack unit. It is a Leslie unit that uses stereo inputs and stereo out for the Horn sound and a center out for the rotor sound. It works Like a Leslie cabinet with controls for your horn slow and fast speeds a control for the rotor ramp up speed a spread control for how much separation you get on the Horn L/R sound a mic balance control to get more rotor or more horn. Input volume control and a gain control for its use of a 12AX7 drive section. It also can use a 3 button foot pedal to control all the functions like fast slow speed rotor ramp up and down control and brake,stop or buypass. and a spot for a treadle pedal if you want to control the speed that way. They dont make them any more so I was lucky to find one $140. I was useing 3 amps any way and aksed around about any Leslie pedals that had the 3 outs for just what I wanted to do and this unit is the only one I found that did just that. So Now I am looking for pedals that have stereo in and out. Setting it up for a wet,dry,wet.or dry wet dry or wet wet wet or you get the picture. Get a Leslie with out the Big heavy cabinet and I can get a bigger stereo spread.
what are you using for a keyboard?
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I run my guitars thru it. It uses 1/4" inputs L/R stereo. so I use a simple 1/4" split cable and plug my guitar in that way and then route my effects off the outs hence my need for stereo in and outs for the left/right out on the horn section of it. Not easy to find Fuzz/OD pedals set up with stereo in puts.
Why do the fuzz/OD have to be stereo in? Have the last pedal in line have a split cable in the output to go stereo in?
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I just bought a 3 year old Pro Co Fat Rat. I think it's the second best Rat I've had after my 1986 "blackface" Rat. It sounds pretty similar. The Fat and Mosfet modes are just ok. The stock modes sound better. That's at home. Maybe they shine with a band.
It's in a slightly bigger housing than my old Rat, I suppose because it's fat.
I'm not sure why I bought it. I guess I'm just a sucker for Rats
Within the least week, I got a Squier Affinity Strat for free. That got my electric guitar juices flowing again. Yesterday I went out and dropped two guitars (including the new Squier) off at a shop to get overhauled - that counts as a purchase, right? Then I bought multiple sets of strings to get a bunch of guitars up and running.
Then I joined this forum.
At what point does my 31 year old Strat become “vintage?”
What kind of overhaul are they getting? a Squire Affinity for free--perfect vehicle for overhauls. I've been damned impressed with the feel and materials of the asian Fenders / Squiers I've played over the last 3 or 4 years.
If we'd known we were going to be the Beatles, we'd have tried harder.--George Harrison
I dropped off the Squier and a Robert Cray hardtail Strat. The Cray is being returned to its stock configuration. It currently has a white pearl pickguard loaded with a Seymour Duncan Everything Axe set in it. That pickguard is being dropped into the Squier Affinity to replace the pretty roached electronics in the Squier.
The Squier has been sitting exposed in my wife’s cellar for at least ten years! The body and neck are in pretty good shape, but all the electronics looked and felt rough. And don’t ask me whatever possessed me to remove the stock pups from the Cray and replace them with that Seymour Duncan set. I was in a weird place 14 years ago when I did that!
At what point does my 31 year old Strat become “vintage?”
Apologies for the thread hijack. All this talk about Squiers had me go read about their history. A Brief History of Squier: Origins of Fender MIJ, Budget Superstrats & More is quite good (and not too long). Now returning you to the thread, already in progress...
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That was a good read. Thanks for sharing.
At what point does my 31 year old Strat become “vintage?”
just bought my first set of humbucking pickups in a long, long time. They came from a 2020 '61 SG, a matching set of '61R/'61T. Might put them in my SG Standard that came with the ceramic 490 set.
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What's the differences in those sets of pups? I don't know a lot about Gibson pickups.
If we'd known we were going to be the Beatles, we'd have tried harder.--George Harrison
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