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@edhornby if that was response to:
Wow. I just tweaked my thing from yesterday and I’ve had two emails from people offering to give it some heavy airplay on their internet station and promote it for me.
I was joking and trying to point out that my crappy track is only being picked up by auto spambots offering to “help” me for money. Seems I’m as bad at humour as I am at guitar 😁
I’ve changed my soundcloud user name to Lipstick on a pig, I’m still getting comments that say my tune is ‘on fire’. Madness.
There's a great YouTube video "What Squier Would A Fender Master Builder Buy?" featuring Ron Thorn. I know he's talking Strats, but I'm sure you can extrapolate to Teles. It seems his favourite guitar at home is a Squier! And I want that blue one in the vid.
There’s a great YouTube video “What Squier Would A Fender Master Builder Buy?” featuring Ron Thorn. I know he’s talking Strats, but I’m sure you can extrapolate to Teles. It seems his favourite guitar at home is a Squier! And I want that blue one in the vid.
Yeah, enjoyed that 🙂
I've just taken the scary step of actually trying to play along with Dave Simpson on part 2 of his blues lesson. I was watching his hands move so that I knew when to play a lick. I did try just playing along to the backing track but couldn't get the timing at all 🙁
I'm in trouble....
My faithful Marshall JTM60 112 combo is too much for home use. I generally only get time to play in the evenings when the kids are in bed, so I can't get it cooking nicely.
I wanted something less powerful that I could drive harder at home volumes, so wanted something still powerful enough for jams etc. but good for home use.
My definition of downsizing apparently doesn't match my other halfs...
A Laney Super-cub top with 212 can...I see it as smaller since it can run at 1W or 15W, rather than 60W...although it take up more floor space! I'm after a natural tube breakup rather than high gain widdling, so prefer to drive the power stage hard, and am loving this right now.
Anyone want to buy a very loud marshall?
Nice. I like the powerbrake.
I'm currently trying to decide which of these 1 watters to keep. The Marshall is super bright, and the Blackstar is warmer. Both are way louder than expected!
Not a bad decision to have to make.
What Telecaster for the adequate guitarist who’s got a PRS SE semi-solid, a pointy Yamaha thing and a Les Paul Studio that I’m likely to sell?
Hi, i'm new to this thread and am enjoying the chat. I recently bought a Player series Telecaster to go along with my Epiphone Les paul and having never played a Tele before, I am delighted with the overall quality, ease of play and sound. I can't comment on it compared to a Squier or more expensive series however. Like bikes, I find it hard to justify the extra expense at my level.
Also really enjoyed the compilation you guys made a few months back when each jamming your own ideas over a backing track. Is this likely to be repeated as I'd enjoy trying.
Cheers
I don't think there is anything with a tube n that will sound good at home volumes (define what that is for yourself)
Best I have so far is the original THR10 or a tube amp through a captor x on its lowest setting (though that's not really enjoyable at all it so quiet)
I don’t think there is anything with a tube n that will sound good at home volumes
I bought this for the boy - £200 off Facebook
A 5w head and sounds excellent at home volumes.
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Benman - keep both, get a radial bigshot and then you can use both at the same time 🙂 you can run one clean and one distorted or even have effect through one or both depending on where you put them
Get him a Greenbox for it (tubescreamer/808), oldtennisshoes, then he'll have lead and rhythm at the click of a pedal. Try it with your Rumble too, probably better than the built-in overdrive.
I'm inclined to agree with plumber and just use the Mustang if I don't want too loud. It's not just the tubes, it's the speakers. All of my speakers sound better the harder they are pushed, the Greenbacks in particular add a nice grain to the sound at high volume.
@Edukator - the pedals
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OK, if I suggest a tuner you'll no doubt send me a pic' of one on the headstock. 😉
A 5w head and sounds excellent at home volumes.
As I said in my post define your home volume. That said I've never heard a good black star of any series they've put out - potentially driver error of course
So what I took from the "what squier" video was... I need to try some out!
Try some. What I like about about the 2012 Classic Vibe telecaster:
The frets, just the right height and shape.
The Fretboard feel, the glossy varnish works well on bends
The neck shape, standard very standard.
The pickups, especially the bridge, mine are 2012 which had a lot of bottom end growl.
The hardware, the 2012s had genuine Gotoh tuners.
The setup, I didn't even need to file the nut.
What I don't like:
The thick glossy varnish on the back of the neck, so I gave it a buff with 800 grit wet and dry used wet. The cheaper Squiers have nicer varnish. The Mexicans have a thinner matt finish which I prefer, and my Warmoth nitros are another step up.
The weights. The solid pine is too heavy and the thinline is too light. The swamp ash Warmoth is perfect.
@edukator he uses his phone or the inbuilt tuner on the GT40 😀
I’m slowly getting drawn towards the more expensive end of the bass amp spectrum - Aguilar and Darkglass stuff - which for my level of playing is frankly ridiculous 🤦♂️
Bit of Tony Iommi for me this evening thanks to a Marty Music Lesson. One day I will actually spend a decent length of time learning a whole song properly rather than trying something new every time I see a YouTube lesson pop up! This gave me a chance to play the Epiphone SG and drop the tuning to Eflat
Try these guys on YouTube. Lots of backing tracks and scale suggestions on there.
I decided a few days ago that I'm definitely going to buy my first 6 stringer. I'll never be a guitar legend but I want something to record into Garageband alongside my bass. I've also paid for Yousician which has accelerated my bass playing massively and there's a whole guitar section which I'm not using so I'm intrigued to see what I can accomplish with that.
Squier is the obvious choice as my Fender discount is still working. The problem is there's 17 different bloody Strat's and 9 different Tele's. How do you even tell them apart? It's worse than buying Maxxis tyres.
I'm currently going on looks alone so if anyone has any input it's much appreciated. This is on the shortlist even though I'm not sure how 'modern' a Tele should look. It's very sparkly on Youtube.
Rosewood board on my Teles but that just my preference
That looks like a very modern take on a tele - the neck humbucker is a common modification, while it has a hot-rails style single-coil humbucker at the bridge, so it may not have the classic tele sound.The purists would also turn their noses up at the six-saddle bridge, but hey, who wants to play in tune anyway.
If you are after a more 'classic' tele, look at the squier affinity series, or for a 70's style instrument then they do a classic vibe series which has either neck or both neck and bridge humbuckers.
I decided a few days ago that I’m definitely going to buy my first 6 stringer...
I assume that for the time being, this will be an only guitar? Clearly, then, versatility is the name of the game. ('Standard' SSS = since coil x 3) Strats are great for being strats but won't give you an enormous range. Teles are a bit more versatile, and a tele with a normal bridge + humbucker in the neck will be even better in that respect.
Something like that tele is not a bad shout. This one is probably more versatile though with a standard single-coil + humbucker. I'm not mad on the aesthetic, though.
https://shop.fender.com/en-GB/squier-electric-guitars/telecaster/classic-vibe-70s-telecaster-custom/0374050500.html
Or you could get one of the modern strats with a bridge humber.
Or just play it safe and get a Classic Vibe which won't be the most versatile but is very well-regarded and will have plenty of resale value.
Black Star HT5 is a great amp. Head anyway, speaker in the combo is garbage.
For low power valve Marshall gain look at the zvex nano head. Brilliant! But expensive
Fender just launched a range of contemporary Squiers yesterday. The Tele is lovely
I assume that for the time being, this will be an only guitar? Clearly, then, versatility is the name of the game. (‘Standard’ SSS = since coil x 3) Strats are great for being strats but won’t give you an enormous range. Teles are a bit more versatile, and a tele with a normal bridge + humbucker in the neck will be even better in that respect.
Thanks for the tips. I've always preferred the look of a Tele so that's a bonus. Yes it'll be an only guitar and while I can't justify anything expensive I like to get nice things and keep them forever.
I really like that 70's one as well.
Fender just launched a range of contemporary Squiers yesterday. The Tele is lovely
That's what I'm looking at. That pic I posted is the gunmetal version but the white looks very nice as well.
I think it's between that and the Classic Vibe 50's in butterscotch. They're both £303.
I'll probably buy a Fender amp eventually because the student discount makes them the obvious choice. I don't need one yet, I'll play through the iRig and Amplitube until I start getting up to speed.
It's all going to sound tragic to begin with anyway!
What’s the Fender student discount? 10% off anything?
I've got a Totum card for students. 20% off absolutely everything on the site. At the start of the first lockdown a year ago I bought a Mexican jazz bass. It's a beauty and I've played it nearly every day since. I want to see how much (if any) of the new skills will transfer to a a delicate little guitar!
@jca - won't that cab stand on end? See? Instantly half the size! And vertical 2x12s are very IN right now... (just see Victory, Marshall, Blackstar...etc) 🙂
I've just had a message from the rest of the 'dad rock' band I joined last summer that rehearsals are all back on as soon as we're allowed. (I'm assuming indoor rehearsals are the same as any other indoor fun thing and limited to mid-May) - I'd better start working out what amp and guitar to take... Ooh, and what to wear! (OK, T-shirt and jeans - sorted)
@chipps - yes it will, but then the logo would be sidewise, which is one step further down a treacherous path.
What will happen next time I change my tyres...
They also do this as a 112 combo, which is really not very big, but I preferred the sound through the 212 - seemed more 'open'
I just got all psyched up to do the deed and discovered that every Squier Tele is out of stock in every colour. I didn't realise until after I'd reach peak excitement so now I'm stuck in the office trying to simmer down.
I could just go around the corner from my house and buy this... www.richtonemusic.co.uk/product/epiphone-sg-classic-worn-p-90s-worn-cherry
I have always wanted an SG.
Get the SG @Sharkattack!
For some strange reason Chipps decided to sell this lovely thing and I haven’t been able to put it down or stop looking at it since! My bass guitars are now starting to get dusty.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/5hch9DeMwZgPDKj27
Oops I seem to have bought a bass head and cab
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At the cheaper end, but who wouldn’t want some Danish engineering in their studio 🤷♂️
I do like TC gear. (But I know nothing about basses or bass gear.)
Hi,
Bought a Mexican fender tele about 10 years ago on eBay with the intention of learning to play it. It’s been in the loft for the last 7 years gathering dust so was thinking about selling it.
Anyone any ideas if it’s actually worth anything?
Think it’s from 97.
Cheers.
Put some pics up and someone here will probably buy it 🙂
Haha. I would if I could workout how to upload a picture onto here.
There is a classifieds subsection for guitars but guitars are also getting good prices on facebook marketplace and gumtree etc as lockdown has made guitars popular.
With a new set of strings and some contact cleaner spray you'll get more than you paid for it in 97. postimage is the easiest way of posting pics I've found.
The pictures aren't very good quality but it looks like what you say, a barely used 97 Tele. The maple necks form that period are nice but the bridges I don't like; individual saddles and non strung-through body, right? £300 - £400 I'd guess. It depends if there's someone after that model.
Could probably be doing with a clean and polish but these are hopefully better quality pictures.
https://postimg.cc/gallery/06HYqs1
Nice looking neck and body.
I had one of those bridges, it had a 56mm string spacing as opposed to the vintage 52mm which put the strings too close to the edge of the neck to my taste, you can see in the pics. Those saddles also made paracitic buzzing noices on the E and A.
I drilled a top loading body through but despite my best efforts made a mess of it. I tried drilling though with a very thin pilot drill but that bent and deviated as it went through, so I used a bigger drill and that shattered the varnish on the back when it went through despite tape and drilling onto a block.
Someone out there in guitar nerd land will want it though. I'd hope for £300 having seen the better pics if it sounds as good as it looks.
I seem to have made a serious mistake.
At the start of lockdown a year ago I just had my trusty old Norman acoustic, that I'd had set-up nicely a few years ago. I put new strings on it. Then, I bought myself a cheapy electric, thinking if I liked it, I'd buy something better in a while. I chose a Harley Benton, their PRS copy, with P90s for under £200. For Christmas I got myself a Boss Katana II 50w amp. Then, because I wasn't enjoying the hum, I spent another £180 on a pair of Kent Armstrong noiseless P90s.
So now I've got 2 guitars which play beautifully, look gorgeous, make all the sounds I'm after (I'm currently playing along to Marfa Lights by Steelism and the Tele-like twang I'm getting is just beautiful) and make me want to pick them up and play them every time I walk past.
So, there's my problem: I've got a bunch of no-name kit, I keep lusting after all sorts of beautiful guitars which I know would cost a fortune but wouldn't improve my enjoyment, my sound or my playing.
What do I do? Stage a break-in or set the house on fire?
Cheers Edukator.
What do I do?
Convince yourself that guitars hold their money, are actually investment and then start browsing custom shop stuff on guitarguitar.
Your welcome 😀
Of course! The Captain Anderton Paradox: if you can't afford a £500 guitar then you'd be better off buying a £2,000 one.
Hey,
I’ve played for about 30 years, but I basically stopped for the last 10. I’ve rediscovered playing since lockdown.
I’ve got a Les Paul Special with p90s and an ES-339, which is just for noodling at home playing blues and 50s/60s rock. No gigging!
I’ve got a wee Sub Zero 15w practice amp, but want something nicer for clean, warm and fat tones.
I’m thinking a small valve amp would fit the bill. I don’t want to spend more than £200, which limits my options!
On the list at the moment are the SubZero Valve 5 or 10, Vox AV15, Vox VT20.
What else do you think I should be considering?
Cheers
Ricks
What do I do? Practice.
What else do you think I should be considering?
I've got a Laney cub 12r. It's great, fantastic edge of break up tones. Sub 1w input for home volume levels. Got mine second hand for 150.
Newer super cub looks and sounds really good on the social media feeds.
I spent last night deep in research. I think ideal would be a Yamaha THR10ii, but it's just too spendy. The THR5 looks like it should fit the bill, my only concern is whether or not it would sound warm and bassy, or a little treble heavy with such a small unit?
I play my 5 string bass through my thr10 occasionally (there's a setting for this, so they do expect it). It's surprisingly capable. I also find it amazing how such small boxes can make such a big sound. I would have thought the thr5 would be pretty similar albeit with slightly less stereo separation due to get drivers being closer together.
@rickon - I vote for a used Epiphone Valve Junior - it's a loud 5W 8in combo (that can power a 4x12...) and it has volume and, er, that's it. Turn it up and it gets crunchy... Simple, light and small and they seem to go for £100 or so s/h. Or the Marshall Origin 5? Blackstar HT-5? Both out there for under £200
Or go digital and get the Yamaha THR or a Katana.
Well I ought to sell my THR the amount of use it has had this week. Had to bail into a concrete roundabout on the road at the weekend thanks to a blind driver. My fingerless gloves protected my palms but my thumbs are a bit torn up by glass and thorns. Can't fingerpick at the best of times but this makes it worse.
With a plaster on I can't grip a plectrum and without I cover the guitar in blood.
Grrr.
Well, I ended up with a Vox Odio Air GT - catchy name!
Very similar idea to the THR10, just a more warm sound.
Sounds lovely through the p90s on my Les Paul Special, with it set to AC30 tube with a little gain and spring reverb.
Schwiiiing!
I should have really shared a photo. 
Some folk say it looks like a Chanel handbag. I think it looks a bit future-retro cool.
Many dials and knobs.
Some folk say it looks like a Chanel handbag. I think it looks a bit future-retro cool.
They are right, you are wrong. How it sounds though is the main thing and the reviews are impressive. Looks are unimportant. Obviously we will of course still be calling you Cardi B from now on.
Still on the lookout for a 'nice' guitar for my 50th. Dreams of a 2nd hand PJE Macon special/jnr are evaporating as there is slim pickings at the moment.
Currently being drawn to the Suhr Alt-T which despite not originally wanting to go down the tele route as my Crimson Descendant covers that base, the dual humbuckers on the Alt-T seems like a pretty versatile setup. Plus it's stunning!!!!
That is rather nice. I'd kill for a Suhr Strat only ever seen on Suhr in the flesh and it was immaculate.
Proud dad moment as my son got the results for his rock school grade 3 exam this week and scored a merit. Really chuffed. He's only 11 and has worked really hard.
We had a deal that he'd get a new guitar when he did this as he has grown out of the 3/4 squire strat he's got. Budget is based on his results and I'm pleased to say it's costing me!
I think a trip to the guitar shops is planned this weekend.
He's got his eye on a schecter or an ibanez.
Great news, congrats to your young shredder.
I never had any musical instruments in my house when growing up, one of the reason I started playing 10 years ago was so that a guitar would be available to my kids when they wanted it.
Sadly that's not happened yet, although my lad did show some interest the other day. I'm not going to force it, even if I have told him "no girl is ever going to be impressed that you are good at XBOX... twiddle your fingers on the guitar !! "
“no girl is ever going to be impressed that you are good at XBOX… twiddle your fingers on the guitar !! “
Times have moved on sadly. The ladies appreciate a game.
Ha ha. I said this to him the other day that when he's older and he wants to ask a girl out, is she more likely to be interested if she's asked to come and see you play Minecraft or come and see your band?
They are right, you are wrong. How it sounds though is the main thing and the reviews are impressive. Looks are unimportant. Obviously we will of course still be calling you Cardi B from now on.
Lol.
Had a good few hours of programming, and it's incredibly impressive. Some substantial sounds from this wee thing. The 'wide' mode that creates a bigger soundstage is pretty amazing.
Definitely a recommended purchase. And Korg are selling brand new refurbs with full warranty for £180.
As far as 2H Teles go, I had this Charvel for a while:
Loved it, but had to sell one guitar due to poverty... I do miss it.
As far as thinlines go, I always liked the Gibson Midtown - Pelham Blue
Proud dad moment as...
I had small proud moment a couple of nights ago. Me on acoustic and 10 yr old daughetr on cheapo uke playing Basket Case by Green Day, with her singing* reasonably tunelessly but getting roughly in time. I looked up to find that my 17yr old daughter and wife had stopped what they were doing to form an audience. Eldest walked away saying 'That's cool!'
* she stopped singing at the line 'She says it lack of sex'. 😀
I love that chord in Basket Case: the E power chord open E, B, E, B, open B, open e = rarrrhh.
I was messing with a Vox Amplug into a home stereo in this vid which doesn't do it justice but it's there at 1:50: "now I gotta hoang on" rarrrrhh. My twim humbucker Tele obviously as that's the theme today.
Hey!
After restarting playing 12 months ago, after a hiatus, I've gone back into song writing again.
I've played for about 30 years, but I've never had any classic training.
I'm an OK player, played in a few bands.
I feel like I'd benefit from doing some kind of training, just to expand my repertoire.
I've had a look at Fender's app training, but I'd there anything you guys would recommend having a look at?
I use the Melodics software to practice my keys/piano playing. Would be nice to find something similar for guitar.
Anyone got a set of the BOSS Waza-Air Wireless Guitar Amp Headphones?
I hate wires and these look like a good solution for quiet practice. I may need to try a pair next week.
Here’s my boy with his band . He’s on Lead guitar and various vocals.
Fingers crossed.....
Cheers 👍👍
Yup. Liked that as well.
Due to a long planned move I'm getting rid of a lot of duplicate stuff in my life and sitting on the pile is my THR10 so it is over in the classifieds.
This may divide opinion but jumped on this Patrick James Eggle Macon Special Gold Top. Excited doesn’t cover it
Ooof. That's lovely.