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GinDo
3327 Posts
On December 18 2014 22:18 Teoita wrote: Yeha im biased towards classic designs. I like (most) strats much better than superstrats. But..... ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/S8dHmQ7.jpg) All it needs are some nice Black Chrome pickups. Not a big fan of black blocks. | ||
Teoita
Italy12246 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.sweetwater.com/images/items/750/AdSmSDX-large.jpg) or this ![[image loading]](http://static.musicbusiness.fr/media/catalog/product/cache/7/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/c/h/charvel-san-dimas-style-1-hh-2926000839.jpg) Basically the closer to an actual Strat the better  | ||
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GinDo
3327 Posts
But, I 've neve scene a Strat like that. Floyd + Humbucker + Black pickguard. | ||
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Teoita
Italy12246 Posts
But, I 've neve scene a Strat like that. Floyd + Humbucker + Black pickguard. That's a signature Adrian Smith Jackson. They are really cool guitars, and he's a boss. Unrelated: i finally have something with humbuckers \o/ got this Les Paul replica, used to be my gf's brother and now it's sitting at my house more or less permanently ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/9gSlunC.jpg) It's surprisingly good considering it's a really cheap model! | ||
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LeperKahn
Romania1839 Posts
- I am thinking of getting a new amp... I'm pretty much totally a noob at this. All I've ever owned is the VOX AD30VT. It's really nice for the price, but I was thinking of getting something nicer. I usually play clean, so I don't think bundled effects are a selling point for me. I would prefer something with better tone over loudness since I record myself and usually play in my room. Any ideas of where to start my search? | ||
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Teoita
Italy12246 Posts
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Bibbit
Canada5377 Posts
On January 05 2015 19:23 Teoita wrote: That's a signature Adrian Smith Jackson. They are really cool guitars, and he's a boss. Unrelated: i finally have something with humbuckers \o/ got this Les Paul replica, used to be my gf's brother and now it's sitting at my house more or less permanently + Show Spoiler + It's surprisingly good considering it's a really cheap model! Wow now you definitely can never break up with her. | ||
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LeperKahn
Romania1839 Posts
On January 05 2015 20:41 Teoita wrote: What's your budget and what do you usually play? I play blues and jazz. I like playing 60s and 70s rock too. Lots of Beatles, but I also like Pink Floyd in terms of tone. I was looking and I saw the Blues Junior Tweed. It sounds great! + Show Spoiler + I'd say upper limit to the budget would be $1500 absolute max. I'd hope to spend less, but I know its good to have a nice amp. | ||
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Teoita
Italy12246 Posts
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LeperKahn
Romania1839 Posts
Also, I'm amazed at how different the Tweed is from the III. | ||
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Teoita
Italy12246 Posts
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GwSC
United States1997 Posts
It's a little frustrating to not be able to play what comes to mind, but at the same time pretty exciting. Anyway, if anyone has any tips they'd like to give, I'd love to hear them | ||
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LeperKahn
Romania1839 Posts
On January 09 2015 04:28 GwSC wrote: Has anyone had experience picking up fingerstyle after playing guitar for years with a pick? All I played for ~12 years was electric guitar with a pick and the switch is...wow. I just bought an acoustic, a Seagull SWS, and decided it was time to start learning how to play fingerstyle. It's like I don't know how to play all over again :D It's a little frustrating to not be able to play what comes to mind, but at the same time pretty exciting. Anyway, if anyone has any tips they'd like to give, I'd love to hear them You'll get it eventually. I didn't play with a pick as long as you did, but you'll get it. Just be patient. - It's important to work on individual parts. It depends on which style you're learning, but no matter the style it will be useful to play alternating bass. Practice alternating bass until you can do it in your sleep. Once you've got the motion down then you can add something on the 2s and 4s. I recommend using three fingers to pluck the chord. Once you can do that then lose the chord and add melody elements. This will take a lot of time, but learn a song like this one: The main thing is being able to separate your thumb's actions from your other fingers. | ||
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johnbongham
451 Posts
![[image loading]](https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpa1/v/t1.0-9/10628536_10100478461646172_5995640859455285125_n.jpg?oh=5687ea13220456750de30701bb69e6b1&oe=5540D7F5&__gda__=1428325603_30c95e7a99526b6ba3e3e123ebf09411) | ||
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ajdodge16
United States11 Posts
On January 05 2015 20:38 LeperKahn wrote: It may be cheap but it looks nice! - I am thinking of getting a new amp... I'm pretty much totally a noob at this. All I've ever owned is the VOX AD30VT. It's really nice for the price, but I was thinking of getting something nicer. I usually play clean, so I don't think bundled effects are a selling point for me. I would prefer something with better tone over loudness since I record myself and usually play in my room. Any ideas of where to start my search? The Vox AC15 is one of my favorites ever, I prefer it over the AC30 honestly. Take your guitar to a guitar store and plug it into a few different amps, use your ears to choose. I took my PRS mira around, and found a used Fender Hotrod Deluxe that sounded so much better than any other amp any Orlando store (with my pedals too). I mostly play clean too, and use stompoxes to modify my tone when necessary. My secret (I get complimented on my tone a LOT) is to use an overdrive pedal, the Fulltone OCD, for my clean tone. Instead of depending on the amp to break up and crunch for me, I leave the channel volume low, turn the master to as loud as I need it, (produces a clean tone that way), I set the OCD to have a low drive setting, a warm tone setting, and I put it on the LP setting, Low Powered or something... as opposed to the HP setting. Then I CRANK the Volume pot and you get the drive from how you touch the strings. It will take some practice and ear training to get the hang of it, but man does it sound smooth when you want it, and it bites when you need it too! | ||
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LeperKahn
Romania1839 Posts
Has anyone had any experience with Mesa Boogie amps? There's a nice one at a low price on craigslist. It's a Transatlantic 30 watt model. | ||
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ajdodge16
United States11 Posts
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SixStrings
Germany2046 Posts
They even make for nice furniture; only Marshall amps look equally cool. | ||
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Teoita
Italy12246 Posts
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SixStrings
Germany2046 Posts
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So many nice Active Super Strats with Mega Swag.
