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Why in gods name am I tempted to buy this? 😡
[quote=”glw”]
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/turquoisemoleeater/guitars/pigs.jpg
Hehe yeah, reading around the forums I see a lot of mocking of Hondo II 😆
Most of my bass’ have been relatively cheap and I can’t say I’ve been especially unhappy with any of them (apart from my very first, which I was given, an unbranded p-bass copy that had about 12 coats of paint) the most expensive being my yammie at £350 which I love to bits. Doesn’t stop me lusting after Alembics though, I think cocobolo just turns me on 😈
As for the teisco thing, I think it is just the originality/retro look, it gets a little boring seeing Les Pauls and Strats after a while.
[quote=”1bassleft”]I believe she’s more of a “great roll” model, from what I saw of the free bits before they ask for your credit card number…[/quote]
I’m not sure I’d even say that, bag of sand springs to mind! 🙄
And now I’ll get the dunce hat and sit in the corner.
[quote=”1bassleft”]It might take time to find on this thread, Leb, but a Tele-copy was DIY relic’d by some eBay moron who, not content with a belt sander, got out a blow torch. Carbonized fingerboard; very “vintage” looking :lol:[/quote]
Yeah I saw that. Wonder if that comes under wear and tear or “Some bastard set my shed on fire”
[quote=”1bassleft”]When I searched “Vintage VS6”, it looked as though John Hornby Skewes are the importers:
http://www.jhs.co.uk/vintageelectric.htmlI know JHS was synonymous with budget tat in our youth, but (as we’ve mentioned in other threads) “cheap” guitars made these days using CNC routers and “decent imitation for 50p” electronics are a world away from the terrible lumps of plywood and bicycle parts that our summer-of-lawnmowing savings could afford.
You young ‘uns, don’t know you’re born, etc :)[/quote]
Aw, betcha had to walk 8 miles to school each day, all uphill 😆
The JHS price seems to be a little inflated for what they actually go for.
http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/68737
Same price lefty! Whee http://www.guitarampkeyboard.com/en/72457 (Not that I’m a lefty but I have a mate who is and guitar shopping with him is a nightmare :D)It seems to compare alright with the epi also 🙂
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zkzR7uki-E (Though whats with all the Ac/Dc, is it an unwritten rule SG = play Ac/DC?)Speaking of old tat I have an odd perversion with Teisco guitars 🙂
[quote=”myfoot”]:shock:
That must be the British equivalent to Ed Roman . Nice find glw 😛
http://www.britishcustomguitars.com/%5B/quote%5DThere’s some proper monstrosities on there, I especially like this (theres no better pic of it, wonder why)
Though I have to vote for ‘relics’. I absolutely cannot stand that, especially on expensive guitars. I know, what I really fancy is a custom shop gibson that looks like some moron attacked it with a belt sander.
Probably just a set of Wilkinson jobbies for now, don’t really wanna lay out the cash on Duncans or anything unless I can find something that fits the bill on ebay as it’s just going to be the bass I can lug about and beat up a bit without worrying (Not that I have anything too expensive but my yammie is my baby <3 Donations in the form of an Alembic Rogue 4/5 are however accepted :lol:).
Ta the link would be appreciated, I’m alright with sanding it and stuff I’m just unsure whether to leave the wood bare or use some kinda sanding sealer/fine coat of clear or what.
Pic ahoy 😛
[quote=”1bassleft”]Hmm, a “Fat Strat” with the humbucker at the bridge? Proper, decent guitarists like Lee et al will have better advice.
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😳 , I added this message on my return to Blighty and hadn’t seen that Lee had already piped in; apols. I must also explain that my experience of “Vintage” is mostly based around ’90s instruments that weren’t all that great.[/quote]No worries mate, as I said I tried an earlier Vintage MM bass copy and it was crap.
Think I’m gunna go with a Vintage VS6 SG copy, all reviews I’ve seen say they’re pretty damn good and comparable with the Epi G400 if not better (though I don’t hold out much hope, but who knows? :)) £119 new and reg go on ebay for about 50 quid, job done 😀
Thanks all 🙂
Thanks to all, seems to be sorted now 🙂
[quote=”1bassleft”]I’m back home on my normal, superfast connection now, but the mightymods have already moved in to sort you, Leb.
Thanks to Tim, I’m now going to check out “See P*r*s H*lt*n s*ck*ng a ****” . I had no idea the girl did such things; still less that they were filmed without her knowledge.[/quote]
She does? But she’s such a wonderful girl and a great role model, who woulda thought?
🙄[quote=”1bassleft”]Tricky one, that but I’d also vote for Stones if forced to pick just one. My vote would go to the opening of “Gimme Shelter”, though. As soon as you hear it, you know a great song is coming.
HST, I am very tempted to switch to Gilmour’s wonderful riff about 2/3 of the way into “Echoes”. Take a look at this YooToob clip and the riff appears about 3:10
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMUfYiIBVGk&feature=related
Yep, I’ve decided to scrap Stones and go with Gilmour.[/quote]
I gotta say, I can’t stand the stones but that riff is fantastic.
As is the Echoes riff. I’m probably going to be universally hated for this but my vote is a toss up between “Coming Back To Life” – Floyd and Neil Youngs “Cortez the Killer” 🙂
Thanks for the replies everyone.
I’ve decided to go the route of a cheapie guitar and a POD/Guitarport/Toneport and run things through my pc/stereo amp and speakers for a while until I’m clear on what I want and have a bit more to splash out on a shiny amp.
The only other thing left to decide is which guitar to buy at the moment I’m fairly stumped between a Squier Deluxe QMT strat, a standard fat strat and some sort of Les Paul/SG copy, be it epiphone, vintage or whatever is half decent.
Any advice on this? As for what I’d like to play, the styles I like are reasonably diverse from metal (Maiden, Sabbath, Motorhead, not so much new stuff) to blues to floyd or GnR type stuff, there lies the problem, the strat would probably be more fitting for bluesy stuff and floydesque stuff but not so much other stuff.
Thanks.
Lebowski.
[quote=”1bassleft”]There’s another thread here, but I’m pestered by sproggy to get off so I’ll be brief. The Harley Benton is the Epiphone, except it’s cheaper because it doesn’t have the (awful) DSP FX of the Epiphone. An outstanding bargain, even though people tweak them to make them better. I. personally, would change the valves (at not great expense) for my first tweak.
Do not waste money on an attenuator. These are 5W amps and if pushing a bit of distortion is causing complaints you must have very thin walls. An attenuator is over a hundred quid anyway. The WEM Dominator III is a great 15W combo of the 70s but is now getting more expensive. I easily sold a pair for 350 quid but they’re still well worth it. The H-B 5 is well worth purchasing but I did think they had a headphone socket. You sure they have none?[/quote]
Hiya mate, thanks for the input.
Are you thinking of the Valve Special mate? AFAIK the Valve Jr doesn’t have DSP. Both the Valve Jr and the Benton have no headphone socket, just a volume knob and on the benton a tone knob aswell.
The attenuator was more for being a bit considerate as the people who live with me’ work hours fluctuate a bit so they’re often knackered at normalish times.
As for the Dominator it looks interesting and there are a couple on ebay but having limited knowledge with tube amps I’d be a bit weary buying anything of that era as I don’t want to spend money getting it repaired/serviced before I can play it 🙂
Thanks for the input everyone. I think my best option for now given the situation is to buy a guitar and a POD or PX4 as suggested above and just use headphones/run it into my stereo (hopefully it doesn’t sound shite) and save up a bit more and look around for an amp a bit later on, I plan on trying a stock Epi Jr and a Laney LC15.
Thanks.
Lebowski.Thanks for the reply mate.
I’ve just had a look at the Laney amps, look like nice bits of kit I’ll have to see if there’s anywhere around here that stocks em (Not that it’ll make a difference as I can’t play, I’ll rope somebody else into it I think 😛 ).
I considered going the route of connecting up to my hifi amp/computer but wasn’t sure what kinda sound I’d get and how it’d react, current setup is a Cambridge Audio Azure 640 and some KEF Q5’s.
Yeah as for playing through headphones (strictly for night playing) I had looked at the POD v2, any thoughts on the PX4 vs POD?
Any thoughts on ‘Vintage’ guitars or other cheapies (used is fine) just for learning on? What are the square std strats like as I heard the quality is a bit naff on recent guitars?
Thanks
Lebowski.
