The Bassist and Guitarist thread

[raleighnut]

It boggles my mind that despite the enormous numbers of Strats and Teles that have been made, that even relatively new ones can command such high second hand prices.

Iconic Guitars that only improve with age if looked after.

 

[Electric_Andy]

My mate taught himself how to build and setup guitars. He has taken some very budget ones and set them up properly so they play like a high end guitar. I think there is a certain amount of snobbery and the assumption that because they're old then they're worth a lot. It could be that back then they were made a lot better and there was more quality control? I also once played my mate's guitar which he got used for £1500, and I wasn't especially impressed

 

[winjim]

My mate taught himself how to build and setup guitars. He has taken some very budget ones and set them up properly so they play like a high end guitar. I think there is a certain amount of snobbery and the assumption that because they're old then they're worth a lot. It could be that back then they were made a lot better and there was more quality control? I also once played my mate's guitar which he got used for £1500, and I wasn't especially impressed

They're like bikes, aren't they. Cheapo ones are a bit rubbish, mid price ones are absolutely fine, high price ones are unnecessary but if you fancy spending that amount then knock yourself out, daft price ones are daft.

 

[FrothNinja]

Aye but it's not a Telecaster

One of the few guitars I have never wanted. Played a few and have no probs with them though.

 

[raleighnut]

One of the few guitars I have never wanted. Played a few and have no probs with them though.

There are 2 different 'flavours' of Telecaster, ones that are quite thin and twangy and others that have a much 'fuller' tone more suited to a Blues sound.

 

[delb0y]

Or buy a 72 custom with a humbucker at the neck for those lovely bluesy tones and thick rock sound and a regular single coil and Tele bridge at the back for that country twang. All in one guitar!

 

[Badger_Boom]

Or buy a 72 custom with a humbucker at the neck for those lovely bluesy tones and thick rock sound and a regular single coil and Tele bridge at the back for that country twang. All in one guitar!

When I saw the Hives earlier this year I watched a rig rundown where the interviewer asked Nicholas Arson about the options from the selector switch on his 75 custom. Rather than the usual list he simply said that he didn't think it worked so there was only one.

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

@Drago

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

@Drago

This cropped up in the sidebar on YouTube



View: https://youtu.be/YPhO5g39vpg?si=oxi2IdOY9YVA1sw0

 

[delb0y]

Was having some fun with a new blues earlier - bit of electric on here, which is a rarity for me!

View: https://youtu.be/N9AIJP3C8KY

 

[Drago]

For my sins I've been getting into Squeeze recently and learning a few of their basslines.

 

[Drago]

@Drago

This cropped up in the sidebar on YouTube



View: https://youtu.be/YPhO5g39vpg?si=oxi2IdOY9YVA1sw0

I'm a bit disappointed that Homer chose a PJ.

 

[MontyVeda]

For my sins I've been getting into Squeeze recently and learning a few of their basslines.

Squeeze are great... always have been, always will be.

In other news... I'm toying with adding a compressor to my fledgling pedal collection. I've been looking at some budget pedal reviews on YT but still feel a bit lost. One has a switch to select between single coil and humbucker pick-ups. Is that necessary or just a gimmick? Some have a 'blend' to mix the dry and compressed signal, some don't... again, useful or a gimmick?

Any tips or recommendations?

 

[Drago]

Try a Behringer compressor pedal. Its essentially a Boss clone, but if you decide its not for you it won't have cost the earth,