Andrew 4183 Posted September 14, 2016 Share Posted September 14, 2016 New Guitar Day YEAH!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13804 Posted September 14, 2016 Author Share Posted September 14, 2016 Daaaaamn It looks awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4183 Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 It's so light, must be 3 pounds or so lighter than my LP.Funny how differently my amp and pedal board react to it as well, where the LP takes my overdrive and heavy distortion pedals and gives me a very chunky drive and full on metal sort of thing this is just a light drive (gorgeous on the neck pickup) and the bridge with the distortion is just...fucking awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Gloom 19720 Posted September 15, 2016 Share Posted September 15, 2016 i've got a sunburst telecaster with a maple neck. lush guitar to play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13804 Posted September 15, 2016 Author Share Posted September 15, 2016 It's so light, must be 3 pounds or so lighter than my LP. Funny how differently my amp and pedal board react to it as well, where the LP takes my overdrive and heavy distortion pedals and gives me a very chunky drive and full on metal sort of thing this is just a light drive (gorgeous on the neck pickup) and the bridge with the distortion is just...fucking awesome. I don't think that makes it 'light' per se, it's just that Les Paul's are typically heavy as fuck. I've had 4 Telecasters and they've all been class and very versatile, but none of them were Fender Custom Shop so I imagine this one is a cut above of anything I've played. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4183 Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 I don't think that makes it 'light' per se, it's just that Les Paul's are typically heavy as fuck. I've had 4 Telecasters and they've all been class and very versatile, but none of them were Fender Custom Shop so I imagine this one is a cut above of anything I've played. being the sort of person who wonders about that sort of thing I weighed both my LP and the tele last night Les Paul came in at bang on 9lbs, which I think is light(ish) for a Les Paul, I expected it to be nearer 10. Tele is 6.8lbs which is very slightly on the light side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13804 Posted September 16, 2016 Author Share Posted September 16, 2016 I wouldn't know anything about what they're supposed to weigh My last telecaster felt ok for weight but the one before was the semi-hollow and it was light as a feather. I suppose what matters is what's comfortable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgentAxeman 82 Posted September 19, 2016 Share Posted September 19, 2016 New Guitar Day YEAH!!! Thats freakin gorgeous btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13804 Posted September 19, 2016 Author Share Posted September 19, 2016 Needs to take it to a good luthier to put it the right way round like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13804 Posted September 23, 2016 Author Share Posted September 23, 2016 How's the guitar sounding @@Andrew ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4183 Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 I love it, pretty much all I've done every evening is play since I got it.It's incredibly easy to play and I've been surprised by how versatile it is actually, even putting it through a lot of gain (gets a little hummy) it's brilliant, retains a lot of definition in a way my LP doesn't. I should probably record something with it at some point but I always say that and never do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13804 Posted September 23, 2016 Author Share Posted September 23, 2016 Nice! Tele's are generally nice to play like - *some* can feel a little industrial but that's only when your swinging them about and they're hitting off your hips etc. They will always hum mind, strictly speaking it should hum like mad as soon as you hit any kind of drive - even the amps but I imagine they've wound these pickups or put something in the design to lessen it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4183 Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 Nice! Tele's are generally nice to play like - *some* can feel a little industrial but that's only when your swinging them about and they're hitting off your hips etc. They will always hum mind, strictly speaking it should hum like mad as soon as you hit any kind of drive - even the amps but I imagine they've wound these pickups or put something in the design to lessen it. Strange thing is the pickups are 51 Nocaster hand wound pups so they're quite low output and quite old fashioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13804 Posted September 24, 2016 Author Share Posted September 24, 2016 I suppose the low output will account for the low hum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13804 Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share Posted October 12, 2016 This is a pretty cool video for gentlemen who are particularly fond of Les Paul's and a particular blues sound. A few of these licks are pretty common/obvious, but to my SHAME, the cascading blues riff is something I've never been able to figure out properly - not the way Joe does it anyway and it's a large part of his early sounds. So I'll be practising that when I get back from Holland next week. (stag do/possible death) Tab = http://www.musicradar.com/tuition/guitars/joe-bonamassa-exclusive-video-lesson-604853 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4183 Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Well, with the hope of putting some extra money aside for the honeymoon trip to NZ next year I have just started offering my tech services out.First customer is handing over their guitar on Monday, which is quite frightening! Looking around online and I can't believe how much established places will charge for some work, re-stringing and setting up a hard tail guitar for £40 plus parts seems mad to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13804 Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 Personally I'm no good at it, any tips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4183 Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Depends what you want to do tbh, I've always messed around with my guitars and experimented a lot on the cheaper ones I have as I have picked up more "premium" guitars that I play more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13804 Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 I don't mess too much, I shove 9s on and make sure everything is working. Can change gauge and set the guitar up accordingly, but nothing with truss rods and micrometers and that shite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4183 Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 I don't mess too much, I shove 9s on and make sure everything is working. Can change gauge and set the guitar up accordingly, but nothing with truss rods and micrometers and that shite. From talking to guys I know (one of whom is the guy handing over his guitar next week) the main issue people have is having the patience to do things when they could otherwise be playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13804 Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 Yeh that's a bit different I suppose, I like to mess about but I could never trust myself to advertise services etc. The volume pot on my MBC-1 has gone - so I'm debating whether to do that myself or send it back. (means waiting ages) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4183 Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 First paid work done this evening. [tweet] [/tweet] First thing I've learnt is that I need to raise the height of that desk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4183 Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Discovered Periphery this week and am now spending my weekend (and some considerable time beyond that) learning this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 13804 Posted December 24, 2016 Author Share Posted December 24, 2016 Just listening to Joe Bonamassa's christmas album (which is mint) and decided to see where he was touring. Closest to me is Blackpool or Sheffield both about £85 for a ticket It would be worth but I don't have that money to spend right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4183 Posted December 30, 2016 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Am I the only lefty on here btw? I'm looking to move a couple of my guitars on. To make space for more guitars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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