The Bassist and Guitarist thread

[DRM]

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Looks like G & L Guitars may be the next Company to be in trouble, staff on furlough, not paid, and rumours that Fender may be looking to buy them out

 

[Drago]

There'd be a quiet irony if Fender ended up owning them.

 

[DRM]

There'd be a quiet irony if Fender ended up owning them.

Going full circle really
Edit: It would make sense in so much as G & L have copyright over images of Leo Fender, apparently

 

[Rhythm Thief]

Anyone else into modding their guitars? One of the reasons I love Strats is that they're great modding platforms, although ironically for playing live I've gone back to the standard layout: I figure that if I want the neck and bridge pickups together, I'll simply use my Telecaster 😂. But I recently bought a 2001 Squier Standard Strat and am about to fit it with Iron Gear stacked pickups and three on-off-on toggle switches so I can build a rough replica of the Schecter "Dream Machine" Strat inspired guitars Mark Knopfler played in the 1980s. Anyone tried anything similar?

 

[Drago]

Most of my basses have at least a minor furtle.

 

[DRM]

Anyone else into modding their guitars? One of the reasons I love Strats is that they're great modding platforms, although ironically for playing live I've gone back to the standard layout: I figure that if I want the neck and bridge pickups together, I'll simply use my Telecaster 😂. But I recently bought a 2001 Squier Standard Strat and am about to fit it with Iron Gear stacked pickups and three on-off-on toggle switches so I can build a rough replica of the Schecter "Dream Machine" Strat inspired guitars Mark Knopfler played in the 1980s. Anyone tried anything similar?

I've got a Fiesta Red Squier Classic Vibe '50's, Strat which I took the original bridge off, and swapped it for the big block Fender MIM version, it was a vast improvement for sustain, and weirdly it also seemed much louder, I put the springs back straight and set it floating, making it much more useable, then dropped the pickups down to a level that seems to come up as recommended on Google when you search pick up height, did a setup & just gave the fret ends a bit of a polish. it sounds amazing with the stock Alnico 5 pickups, to be fair the bridge was the only thing that let it down, just cost a little bit of time, £19.00 plus posting for the bridge, oh yes, £5 for a trem arm as the Fender block thread is imperial, the Squier is 6mm, it seems that with a bit of time & a small spend, the Squier Classic Vibe Series can become a true work horse Strat for someone who is playing live, that you don't worry about, as much as if it was a £750 Player 2 or an even more expensive U.S built one

 

[Rhythm Thief]

I've got a Fiesta Red Squier Classic Vibe '50's, Strat which I took the original bridge off, and swapped it for the big block Fender MIM version, it was a vast improvement for sustain, and weirdly it also seemed much louder, I put the springs back straight and set it floating, making it much more useable, then dropped the pickups down to a level that seems to come up as recommended on Google when you search pick up height, did a setup & just gave the fret ends a bit of a polish. it sounds amazing with the stock Alnico 5 pickups, to be fair the bridge was the only thing that let it down, just cost a little bit of time, £19.00 plus posting for the bridge, oh yes, £5 for a trem arm as the Fender block thread is imperial, the Squier is 6mm, it seems that with a bit of time & a small spend, the Squier Classic Vibe Series can become a true work horse Strat for someone who is playing live, that you don't worry about, as much as if it was a £750 Player 2 or an even more expensive U.S built one

I'm a huge fan of some of the cheaper guitars. My main Strat and my bass are both 1980s Indian-built Encores, made in the same factory which was producing Fender-licenced guitars. They're both excellent instruments, and something of a well kept secret among afficionados. I also have a Squier Classic Vibe Telecaster and a couple of Squier Standards as well as a bitsa Strat with P90s which I nailed together from bits I found. Oh, and a lovely Vintage 335 copy which I've rewired with decent quality pots. I've owned Fenders and Gibsons and other exotica in the past but I don't think any of my current players are deficient in any way, and not one of them cost me more than a couple of hundred quid.

 

[delb0y]

Been playing the classical for the last few months, taking some proper lessons too and it's all going rather well. But today I had the urge to get the old thumb-pick and steel string Martin back out. This is an old original blues of mine:


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[DRM]

View: https://youtu.be/koiX_Wspatw

This is unbelievable RUSH are going on tour!!!! with a new drummer, Anika Nilles

 

[Drago]

I knew naming my puppy Geddy would bring good luck.

She must be good if she's been chosen to stand in for the Professor.

 

[DRM]

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She's been Jeff Beck's drummer, I saw a small clip and looks very much to be in the same league as Neil Peart

 

[Drago]

It did lool at one point like Chad Smith from RHCP, no mean stick man himself, might join Geddy and Alex.

 

[Drago]

Thinking of acquiring a Squier VI bass.

 

[DRM]

Thinking of acquiring a Squier VI bass.

Nice, Didn't Glen Campbell play a Fender one of those on Wichita Lineman ?

 

[Drago]

John Lennon played one on While My Guitar Gently Weeps.

And I want a Nate Mendel Precision, then that's it. I promise.