I'm thinking of naming my new Tele, 'Tyson'. Cranked through a '60s AC30, it knocks you flat on your ass.Bg wrote: The strat fails on tele sounds, but hey I could just kick in an eq with all the top freq maxed......
Your most versatile guitar?
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Re: Your most versatile guitar?
Yeah but you don't have an AC30 unless you haven't told us something.Slowy wrote:I'm thinking of naming my new Tele, 'Tyson'. Cranked through a '60s AC30, it knocks you flat on your ass.Bg wrote: The strat fails on tele sounds, but hey I could just kick in an eq with all the top freq maxed......
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Re: Your most versatile guitar?
I haven't told you something.Bg wrote:Yeah but you don't have an AC30 unless you haven't told us something.Slowy wrote:I'm thinking of naming my new Tele, 'Tyson'. Cranked through a '60s AC30, it knocks you flat on your ass.Bg wrote: The strat fails on tele sounds, but hey I could just kick in an eq with all the top freq maxed......
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Re: Your most versatile guitar?
you bought another Wang?Slowy wrote:I haven't told you something.Bg wrote:Yeah but you don't have an AC30 unless you haven't told us something.Slowy wrote: I'm thinking of naming my new Tele, 'Tyson'. Cranked through a '60s AC30, it knocks you flat on your ass.
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Bg wrote:you bought another Wang?Slowy wrote:I haven't told you something.Bg wrote:
Yeah but you don't have an AC30 unless you haven't told us something.
Tempting. I really do like their sound.
There has been a grey panel 1966 (as far as we can tell) AC30 hanging around my world for years. Grant has met it. It belongs to Marcus and like much of our gear, it does the rounds. I have, in the past played gigs with this and the JTM45 together dimed. I have no idea now how I did that or how anybody survived but happen, it did.
On one memorable New Year's Eve, I recall a Hummer and two Range Rovers blocking the road so noise control couldn't reach us.
"Play on!", the locals ordered.
Good times.
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Might horrify some, but I find my Rick 360 to be extremely versatile.
Crank the amp up to an AC/DC solo level of overdrive, and you can then go from that to a warm smooth jazz, woman tone, nasty bright funk and a rhythm clean all with a small tweak of the knobs.
Crank the amp up to an AC/DC solo level of overdrive, and you can then go from that to a warm smooth jazz, woman tone, nasty bright funk and a rhythm clean all with a small tweak of the knobs.
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It takes a special and rare man to get the best out of a Ricky.rickenbackerkid wrote:Might horrify some, but I find my Rick 360 to be extremely versatile.
Crank the amp up to an AC/DC solo level of overdrive, and you can then go from that to a warm smooth jazz, woman tone, nasty bright funk and a rhythm clean all with a small tweak of the knobs.
What I cannot understand is why neither Rickenbacker nor anybody else has bothered to build properly playable ones. Such awesome guitars!
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I would personally consider them very very easy to play guitars, but clearly pointed at the rhythm/ chordy type stuff, rather than bendy stuff up the pointy end.
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I have just spent way too much time making my Ricky playable. Refret (factory ones are shit) which means new board finish, moved the bridge as it was out from the factory, built a new bridge (takes an ABR1 now). Shouldn't be this hard, but Rickenbacker arrogantly will not improve on their work.Slowy wrote:It takes a special and rare man to get the best out of a Ricky.rickenbackerkid wrote:Might horrify some, but I find my Rick 360 to be extremely versatile.
Crank the amp up to an AC/DC solo level of overdrive, and you can then go from that to a warm smooth jazz, woman tone, nasty bright funk and a rhythm clean all with a small tweak of the knobs.
What I cannot understand is why neither Rickenbacker nor anybody else has bothered to build properly playable ones. Such awesome guitars!
But, man does it sound good. You need to flat boost it. Bring it to LEs Paul type output and it is something else. If we ever have another gear fest it's coming.
Les Paul remains my most versatile guitar, but I think a Jazzmaster is a close second. The latter is like a fat Strat in a Tele pickup arrangement. Plus it has a trem...if you want.
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Re: Your most versatile guitar?
I have always loved my old Airline 8448 hollowbody and thought that would do me. Then I bought the Squier Jazzmaster.
It has taken me awhile to sort out how to use the tone and volume knobs but I now think it is the most versatile guitar I have owned.
Even the maligned rhythm circuit is great dialed in for blues shuffles. And this is before I even start modding
It has taken me awhile to sort out how to use the tone and volume knobs but I now think it is the most versatile guitar I have owned.
Even the maligned rhythm circuit is great dialed in for blues shuffles. And this is before I even start modding
Re: Your most versatile guitar?
+1 for a tele, and I’m a strat player. Bought my son a Classic Vibe Tele and wow, was i surprised. The tone pot did so much more than my strat‘s tone. I was really impressed, and this from a $400 (CDN) guitar.
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Re: Your most versatile guitar?
Try an American G&L Legacy.MattH wrote:Telecaster. Just great workhorses.
I've always wanted a good Strat, but have never found one I bonded with.
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Well, I love the ASATs, so maybe that’s a go!Slowy wrote:Try an American G&L Legacy.MattH wrote:Telecaster. Just great workhorses.
I've always wanted a good Strat, but have never found one I bonded with.
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Re: Your most versatile guitar?
ES339 with coil splits. Can get a Les Paul sound, a single coil sound and a pretty decent strat-like quack. Just needs a bigsby for some twiddlestick action. Though at the rate I've been breaking strings this summer, I don't know if I'm ever going to gig with just one guitar.