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Post by leoroberts on Aug 25, 2014 7:24:41 GMT
That's what a man cave should look like, Martin ... top work, sir, top work  |
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Post by Martin on Aug 25, 2014 7:54:57 GMT
Nice one Martin. That's a very cool set up, you've got there. Blackstar make some top amps. The trouble with the Super Champ is, it lacks bottom end. The Jaguarillo should give you plenty of tonal scope, too. Are you going to use the whammy bar? Thanks Graham! We loved the look of the Super Champ, but when I asked the sales guy to try small valve amps, he stupidly let me try the Blackstar first, and it really is spectacular for 5W. I made sure to try the Fender afterwards, and even though the size and style suited me much better, I just couldn't see past the HT-5. I was set on a red tele, specifically the bound MIJ 62 reissue. I was looking for it in GuitarGuitar when my 'bursar' spotted the Jag. It had no price tag, but she persuaded me to try it anyway. Honestly, I thought it was fantastic. It has a nice heavy alder body, a chunky maple neck and rosewood fingerboard, and the shorter scale makes it play beautifully. Its tone was so sweet, and it seemed to be built to a really high quality, with the finishing top notch. When I was told the price, I couldn't say "I'll take it!" quickly enough  You're right about the tonal variation - there are five spots on the selector (like a strat), and each one is very different. My favourite clean spot is between the two single coils, and of course the humbucker is wild. I will probably try to use the whammy a bit, but I just haven't bothered to take it out of the gig bag yet  |
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Post by leoroberts on Aug 25, 2014 8:25:12 GMT
When I was told the price, I couldn't say "I'll take it!" quickly enough well, looking at their website it appears to be more than 50% off - proper bargain! |
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Post by Martin on Aug 25, 2014 8:28:35 GMT
I was pleasantly surprised at the asking price, Leo  The quality is that high  |
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Post by grayn on Aug 25, 2014 9:27:42 GMT
It's great when you go guitar shopping and are totally surprised by something you weren't even looking for.
And the Mrs encouraging you, too. That's something I can only dream of. Mind you, I've really pushed my (GAS) luck, over the years.
When you put the whammy bar in, if it's a push in, rather than screw in, really give it a very firm push down, to start with. The old whammy can get quite addictive, it's so cool at the end of a meloduc phrase or big chord.
Try a sequence of barred minor chords, with a bit of whammy at the tail end of each chord, it can sound delightful.
Oh yeah, nice colour, too.
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Post by Martin on Aug 26, 2014 11:24:25 GMT
Well, predictably the telecaster seller got back to me yesterday after a two day hiatus to let me know I could view it  Still no address or time details. To her eternal credit, my good lady encouraged me to go ahead and try it if I wanted, but TWO electric guitars? That would be against some sort of UN Convention wouldn't it?  Anyway, it's typical and annoying  |
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Post by Akquarius on Aug 26, 2014 11:37:50 GMT
Possibly. Are you going to test it?
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Post by leoroberts on Aug 26, 2014 11:56:13 GMT
Hey, Martin, pretend to be Israel/Zimbabwe/IS et al and just ignore UN conventions... you know you want to! |
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Post by Martin on Aug 26, 2014 12:16:09 GMT
Ah who knows! Probably not, as I'm a bit wary of this seller now and I love my new guitar  |
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Post by rodders on Aug 26, 2014 13:22:00 GMT
Looks very cool!!! I'm pretty sure you nicked the electic idea from me?? May I ask, are all those 3 Blackstar amp looking boxes all part of one thing??  |
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Post by Akquarius on Aug 26, 2014 14:33:31 GMT
It sounds amazing...I just wish I remembered how to play anything that doesn't involve Travis picking With a setup like this I'd recommend to first: start practising scales second: have a look at this: Guitar Backing Tracks. makes practising scales much nicer |
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Post by Martin on Aug 26, 2014 14:38:17 GMT
Looks very cool!!! I'm pretty sure you nicked the electic idea from me?? May I ask, are all those 3 Blackstar amp looking boxes all part of one thing?? I probably did, Ross. You, sir, are the epitome of cool and all that rawks!!!  The three Blackstar amp looking boxes are part of the one thing, yes. The top one is a 5W amp and the other two are 12" speaker cabinets. It is officially called a 'mini-stack', but it's enormous! |
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Post by Martin on Aug 26, 2014 14:40:42 GMT
It sounds amazing...I just wish I remembered how to play anything that doesn't involve Travis picking With a setup like this I'd recommend to first: start practising scales second: have a look at this: Guitar Backing Tracks. makes practising scales much nicer Thanks for the advice, Bernd I think I will need a bit of direction once the novelty of thumping out some face-melting power chords wears off I'll also look into those backing tracks - the amp allows you to play an MP3 through it, so this might be a great option. I was sitting at the PC last night with the guitar on the overdrive channel, and all I got was high-pitched interference, so it looks like practising near the computer won't be pleasant. |
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Post by Akquarius on Aug 26, 2014 14:52:44 GMT
as to direction, why not start with stuff like that? blues scalesI admit that the title sounds frightening, but the playing is fun. |
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Post by Martin on Aug 26, 2014 15:00:37 GMT
Ideal Bernd! Thanks |
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The quality is that high 
Jo whoever he is.
