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Another closet or not so closet Oasis fan eh , Superficial.
Too right. I was a fan of Oasis in the 90s, but then I drifted away to edgier more indie stuff. Since then, I've learnt a bit of music theory and I've become totally obsessed with Oasis again. Some of the chords Noel chooses just blow my mind - totally unconventional but yet sound perfect. I have no idea* how he does/did it.
*A lie. It was drugs. Loads of drugs.
Noel was just too lazy/stoned to move more than one or two fretting fingers at a time that's where those chords came from. In Whatever you can get as far as "what people want you to see" without ever needing to move more than two new fingers (or a finger and thumb) to make the next chord.
It's interesting following his learing curve. The early stuff was mainly in G with Em penta then he uses other keys, then the lives he does on his own or with the HFBs use different chords with a capo. One day he'll use multiple guitars with different tunings rather than the capo. I started learning the alternative chords to do his live version of Don't Look Back in Anger with capo three or four then realised that I got the same result using the original chords with the guitar tuned to E flat which meant I could do all the fills as per the original. It's much nicer to sing in E flat which is I assume why he changed it.
Hi, ex guitarist here! I have played (very badly) on and off for years and have been struggling with a great combination of tinnitus\tendonitis/trigger finger so hardly play at all now.
Having had a few on line shopping events during lock down... I now have 3 guitars ( Tele, LP Junior and National resonator) and want to get down to 1. The reso has to go, but Tele or LPJ for beer fuelled blues/punk noodling?
Which would GOSTW keep and where would you sell the others?
It's sort of obvious - you should just keep the one you enjoy playing the most. For me, that'd be the Tele - I find them much more comfy to play than a LP. But then LPs are probably more punk-compatible so it depends where your inspiration is.
Facebook marketplace is easy and cheap stuff will sell quickly IME. You have to put up with weirdos messaging you, but there are no fees.
Reverb is good though - very easy with minimal fees compared with eBay.
I'd say for a guitar, if you're after:
< £400, Facebook locally.
> £400, Reverb (so you reach a wider audience).
Clever doctors fixed both my carpal tunnel syndrome and trigger finger about 10 years ago. Been fine since. I'd keep the Tele unless the Junior is a very very good one with a P90.
Thanks for the inputs, I like them both, I have history with tele's, but my pudgy hands fit the Junior which is a USA one with P90 and surprisingly effective vol and tone controls. I need the wife to go out so I can give them both a go...I've had surgery on both my elbow and palms which reduced the problem so I can now grip handlebars OK (thanks god)
but I still struggle with finger movement. I'll look into Reverb. Thanks again.
Darn. Andertons are now importing Baum guitars. If I known I'd have waited before buying my Tele. Just tried one and it was rather fine...
The junior probably has a shorter scale length so you'll have less of a stretch to get to the first fret which may make an easier grip.
Shameless self-promotion, but a recent milestone birthday made me want to get back to making more music, so as a starter for ten I thought I'd put this old music back online:
@tomparkin - that is lovely.
Trying to learn a bit of Peter Green at the moment, my fingers aren't really cooperating though. I'll keep practising!
Thanks Simon 🙂
That Peter Green looks pretty involved -- some big stretches for the little finger!
some big stretches for the little finger!
Certainly a bit of a workout! I should try it on my Jag with the shorter scale length 🙂
@racingsnail How is the Waza Air working out for you? Still using mine a lot as it is so convenient. Only problem is if I have have my specs it can be a bit uncomfortable.
Hi, yeah, the more I play the more I'm liking them but nearly went back the day got them because of that bloody App, it's ok now but it took me a couple of hours to get it to connect! I'm drowning in settings, full on option paralysis but its fun.
I know what you mean about glasses, I don't think they sound that great as headphones not bad but not £280 worth I know they're designed for guitar as well so there will be compromises I got some Soundmagic earbuds and I'd rather use them for music
Yep the HiFi aspect of the sound is OK but not stunning. But good enough to stream a backing track to and play over,
Here is a good source of stuff:
https://www.youtube.com/c/ElevatedJamTracks
Relicing is a very controversial topic, but I genuinely can't work out what's going on with this. If its been intentionally done, it's mental
https://reverb.com/uk/item/50463355-fender-telecaster-2006-transparent-white-aged
it’s mental
Agreed. Whole finish needs stripping and respraying.
I'm at a loss as to how they've managed to do that
Probably with a chisel!
One of the ways you can relic a nitro guitar is heating the paint with a hairdryer then spraying compressed air on it. That cracks the lacquer on a nitro finish. I assume they've tried it on this and it's caused the paint to come off like that.
I like relics but i wouldn't even pay £50 for that
Nah. Guitars have to pick up wear and tear along the way, like bodies.
It doesn’t sound like its been intentionally reliced. Mentions real damage due to incorrect storage, which makes the price all the more mystifying.
One of the ways you can relic a nitro guitar is heating the paint with a hairdryer then spraying compressed air on it. That cracks the lacquer on a nitro finish.
My Patrick James Eggle Macon Special has an 'aged' nitro finish from the factory. Don't really think of it as relicing . It's just a really cool finish IMO
Looks like water damage on that Tele. The body wood swells and the lacquer just cracks off in chunks. Barge pole (unless you’re absolutely sure no damage has been done to the neck).
My Les Paul has some lacquer checking just from sitting in its case almost all its life (it’s nearly 14!).
Nice finish.
I've spent most of the day watching Ben from Crimson Guitars build a guitar. 7 hours in so far. I find it fascinating watching guitar builds. You could win it for £2.50 as well (although it's unlikely as I'm going to win it!). All proceeds to the Red Cross DEC Ukraine appeal.
https://raffall.com/293531/enter-raffle-to-win-1-day-ukraine-guitar-hosted-by-crimson-guitars
So it's just come to my attention that valves aka tubes are not going to be leaving Russia for the foreseeable future (obviously due to their appalling invasion of Ukraine and the related sanctions both ways). This is clearly going to be an issue for many guitar amps (and some bass amps and hi-fi amps).
Extra benefit of owning my Kemper. Not one I’m happy to read about.
So it’s just come to my attention that valves aka tubes are not going to be leaving Russia for the foreseeable future (obviously due to their appalling invasion of Ukraine and the related sanctions both ways). This is clearly going to be an issue for many guitar amps (and some bass amps and hi-fi amps
Yeah, Rhett Schull put out a video on Friday about this which seems to have sent the (guitar) world into meltdown.
Ignoring the hyperbole, the consensus is there's enough out there already to last a long time, China will pick up production and in reality tubes aren't replaced that often so there's no real risk of running out
Another benefit for running tubeless.
JJ electronics in Slovakia make tubes. They supply the Grove Tubes in Fender's up market amps.
The only valves I've replaced were 5 years ago and thats the only ones I've every replaced
Currently have 5 valve amps that I rarely use (nice ornaments though) so I'm not in the least worried - they will outlast me
And what's all this matched set nonsense. I learned about valves from dad who fixed the TV by swapping valves for old ones he'd kept. Four power valves in my Marshall, not even the same brand. Sounds great. Getting the bias right however is important.
Tried a PRS Tremonti 15W amp recently. Sounded great but a bit rockier than I like but round the back were simple pots and probe points for biasing the amp.
Brilliant after playing around with my Boogie MKiv and DT25 for ages with the back off and all the scare stories about the capacitors.
Another benefit for running tubeless.
Well played sir.
OK Tele lover's, I'm fitting locking tuners to my Tele at the weekend and while I've got the strings off I thought I may try the top loading option on the bridge.
Anyone got any views on this based on experience rather than hearsay? And please, no links to the Chris Buck video.
If nobody told you they had changed it you wouldn't know
That's my experience anyway
I went to the trouble of drilling a Tele through, wishful thinking says it's better, my ears can't back that up.
There's so much snake oil in the guitar world - it's a bit disconcerting. Sound advice is intertwined with old wives' tales and it's very difficult to cut through the BS.
Maybe a majority of MTBers have a more scientific bent so we see through this bullshit and it's not so pervasive in this industry. Whereas musicians are perhaps predominantly artsy types who don't inherently distrust this sort of thing(!). Whenever I've heard any comparisons of top load vs string-through, maple vs rosewood etc, I've failed to hear any difference. Perhaps other people operate on a higher plane of tonal enlightenment, recognising nuance that I simply can't.
All that said, string-through is something that intuitively* feels like it could make a small difference vs anchoring the strings on a flimsy metal plate.
*I'm a scientist, I'm not sure I'm allowed to have intuition?
If you change enough things the differences add up and become obvious. my rosewood alder Gotoh bridge tele sounds much more mellow than my maple swamp ash ash tray bridge tele.
Well I'll give it go as its ready for both choices. Just have to adjust the neck angle (one turn of the micro tilt) and adjust the saddles accordingly.
Why do you need to change the neck angle? Does it need more of a break angle over the saddles (for toploading) or something?
Just have to adjust the neck angle (one turn of the micro tilt) and adjust the saddles accordingly.
Scratches head... Puzzled by this. Whilst I can see that if adjusting saddles, you may need to adjust the neck angle, I can't quite follow why the saddle heights need to change (and both changes likely to result in need for minor tweaking of intonation).
Assuming saddles need to go up in order to get satisfactory break angle over the saddle?
(edit) Beaten to the same pondering by @Superficial (endedit)
I've given up trying to understand guitarists, mountain bikers, architects, social media etc etc
Just treated myself to a couple of nice leather straps, both Fender.
I've got a couple of cheaper, multi ply leather straps which have proved to be a false economy. They became a bit baggy at the ends and even with Grolsh type washers they just don't feel secure. So......
Fender Broken in Leather:
They seem to get good reviews so I thought I'd give one a go.
Very nice indeed, soft, 2.5 inches wide, quality feel, secure and comfy.
Fender Ball Glove Leather:
Discontinued, but a reduced price at Thomann for the last few.
A noticable step up. Thicker but just as soft. Again, feels very secure with washers.
Delightful quality, bargain.
Lovely smell, like a new pair of good boots.
I only use leather straps on the nitro Strat and the acoustic, I prefer fabric straps on the Mustang, RG and Tele, but these are by far the nicest leather straps I've tried.