The Bassist and Guitarist thread

[rogerzilla]

Much better now. Dropped the bridge and set the intonation, which was miles out on 6E and 2B. I really don't think it was ever played in anger. Fretting is now easier but the strings still feel much rougher than I'm used to.

 

[DRM]

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It turned up today. First impressions: it is immaculate and looks good. Lighter than a Les Paul - possibly lighter than my alder-body Tele. The pickups sound good (it has Filter'Trons, unlike the normal G5230). However, it does not play well compared to my Strat, Tele or SG, and needs a good setup. The action is too high and whatever strings are on there feel horrid. It's a short-scale guitar so I was expecting it to be very easy to fret notes, but it isn't.

The Bigsby just gets in the way, really, but you can't get a hardtail Jet with Filter'Trons and hump block inlays, amd I wanted both of those things.

That's a damn nice guitar you've got yourself

 

[rogerzilla]

Some say how good a guitar sounds is inversely related to how good it looks

I imagine the late Stevie Ray Vaughan would agree, since his Strat looked as if it had been fished out of a skip after narrowly surviving a house fire.

 

[Seevio]

Some say how good a guitar sounds is inversely related to how good it looks

These are people who have clearly never seen or heard my old guitar.

 

[MontyVeda]

even the most lovingly crafted and perfectly set-up guitar will sound sh!te in my hands

 

[Cycleops]

Bass players might find this amusing. Session bass legend Lee Sklar explains what his 'producers switch' does:


View: https://youtu.be/jX0F7IotNos?si=DbGHu_g0blxQlZT4

 

[DRM]

Just ordered some replacement humbuckers for the Gear For Music Hollowbody, just like the one below, the pickups on it are microphonic, hopefully they will give it a more Gretsch like sound, the actual instrument is quite smart looking, should make a good upgrade with Alnico 5 magnets in them.
www.gear4music.com/Guitar-and-Bass/San-Diego-Semi-Acoustic-Guitar-by-Gear4music-Sunburst/15LA
www.warmanguitars.co.uk/product/warman-retro-rockers-classic-vibe-alnico-h-top-4-wire-humbuckers/

 

[Drago]

I've used several Warman pickups, never been less than delighted with them.

 

[DRM]

I've used several Warman pickups, never been less than delighted with them.

That's good to hear, I thought that cost wise alone you couldn't go wrong with them, but read some good reports too

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Ater talling to a friend this morning, about guitarists/guitars, it made me look for my old one
(sold a lot of years ago)

This is the closest I can find
https://themusiclocker.co.uk/shop/vintage-1960-hofner-committee-blonde-bigsby-electric-guitar-ohsc/

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

14 basses, 2 mandolins, 1 electric guitar, 1 Irish bouzouki, 1 balalaika, 1 keyboard, 3 combos, 1 head, 1 4x10 cab.

I think I'm close to my limit, don't want to be moving house yet again.

Someone at work has a Dulcimer that was made to his specifications
He also plays Bagpipes!

 

[Cycleops]

Much sought after these days.

 

[Drago]

PMT have phoned. My new Meteora bass is in. They're open on Monday, albeit Sunday hours, so I'll pop over then to collect it.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Whilst looking for something else (no!!, not the song....), I noticed this
Granted it's news that's 3 years old
Claptons guitar, given to Dave Edmunds is sold

 

[Drago]

It's NBD.