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Location: New South Wales, Australia | Originally posted by Jason_S:
do they got guinness in AU? jason Anything you want Jason...we're real friendly and thirsty down here :) |
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Location: ranson,wva | if i ever do get on a plane australia and new zealand are to places i wanna visit...jason |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Get IN the plane, Jason.
(Sorry Cliff - great line) |
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Location: ms | 0001 Martin with LRBAGGS p/u. I was using my 92 collectors a good bit till i sold it. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Make sure that you bought a ticket, not just a chance. |
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Location: Buffalo,NY | I've been partial to the PRS HollowBody II the last 6 months or so.
It sounds fantastic, can cover just about anything on lead or rhythm and is very light(~5 lbs.)and it also has a piezo pickup .Its only downsides that I have found is sustain( but I can easily add that with pedals) and lack of trem /vibr arm(which I seldom use).
I also bring & play a PRS 12 String for our Byrds and Beatles songs.The 3rd guitar I bring is my '63 Strat set up in open "G" tuning with the high "E" string removed. This lets me play "19th Nervous Breakdown", "Brown Sugar" and "Start Me Up " by the Stones. I also bring either my '89 Strat Plus Deluxe or a Carvin and keep them in the case as a back up for me and the other guitar players.
As soon as we finish our next gig on May 4th we are going to start to incorporate having at least one guitarist(we have 3) playing an acoustic on as many songs as possible.
Regards,
Tom
ELECTRICS : 2006 PRS CU 22 12 String Ch. Sunburst; 2004 PRS Hollowbody II McCart Sunburst; 2005 PRS Modern Eagle 20th Ann. Charcoal, 2005 PRS CU24 20th Ann.Artist Blue Matteo,; 1997 PRS Santana 1 ,Sunburst ; 1965 SG Special - White ; 1963 Fender Strat- sunburst ; 1964 Gretsch Country Gent-dark walnut ; 1998 Gretsch Country Classic Jr. ; 2001 Gibson ES-335 - natural ; 2004 Gibson Firebird - white ; 1966 Fender Electric XII ; 1989 Fender Strat Plus Deluxe - greyburst ; 1969 Fender Tele- Blonde ; 1969 Fender Esquire - Blonde ; 1969 Fender Tele Bass - Blonde ; 199? Jackson Randy Rhodes V - black ; 199? Peavey Wolfgang - cognac burst ; 200? Gretsch Duojet 1957 RI - black w/bigsby ; 2005 Gibson SG Special - black ; 1968 Vox Sidewinder Bass- cherry ; 1965 Silvertone amp-in-case 2pickup - red sparkle; 1965 Hagstrom I (powder blue) |
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Location: Flushing, MI | I've been playing a lot more acoustic gigs lately than ever before. I've been playing in a guitar/harmonica duo - ala Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee - for several months now, and we're enjoying some success on a local level. I've been gigging with the Legend, and Matrix mostly, and to a lesser extent I'll use the Celebrity. I've recently attached the elcheapo Seymour Duncan Maverick pickup to the Legend and Matrix, with semi-livable results.
For electric gigs, I'm still a boring old Fender Telecaster through a Deluxe Reverb kinda guy. |
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Location: Buffalo,NY | tragocaster
posted April 21, 2007 04:07 PM
For electric gigs, I'm still a boring old Fender Telecaster through a Deluxe Reverb kinda guy. tragocaster,
Nothing boring about a Tele into a Deluxe Reverb!
Tele's into a Deluxe Reverb are a great sound. My '68 Deluxe Reverb has BF electronics.
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Location: Nova Scotia, Canada | Sweeet! |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Dr T,
I hate you... ;)
I'll betcha don't have a Hondo :D |
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Location: Buffalo,NY | muzza
posted April 21, 2007 11:03 PM
Dr T,
I hate you... [Wink]
I'll betcha don't have a Hondo [Big Grin]
muzza,
You are right about that, but I have played many and I like them . That is my problem ; I haven't found a guitar that I don't like yet !!
Regards,
Tom
ELECTRICS : 2006 PRS CU 22 12 String Ch. Sunburst; 2004 PRS Hollowbody II McCart Sunburst; 2005 PRS Modern Eagle 20th Ann. Charcoal, 2005 PRS CU24 20th Ann.Artist Blue Matteo,; 1997 PRS Santana 1 ,Sunburst ; 1965 SG Special - White ; 1963 Fender Strat- sunburst ; 1964 Gretsch Country Gent-dark walnut ; 1998 Gretsch Country Classic Jr. ; 2001 Gibson ES-335 - natural ; 2004 Gibson Firebird - white ; 1966 Fender Electric XII ; 1989 Fender Strat Plus Deluxe - greyburst ; 1969 Fender Tele- Blonde ; 1969 Fender Esquire - Blonde ; 1969 Fender Tele Bass - Blonde ; 199? Jackson Randy Rhodes V - black ; 199? Peavey Wolfgang - cognac burst ; 200? Gretsch Duojet 1957 RI - black w/bigsby ; 2005 Gibson SG Special - black ; 1968 Vox Sidewinder Bass- cherry ; 1965 Silvertone amp-in-case 2pickup - red sparkle; 1965 Hagstrom I (powder blue)
ACOUSTICS : 2006 Takamine TAN 15C; 2006 Ovation 1858LX 12 String ; 2001 Takamine SW341SC(Steve Wariner Signature); 2004 Takamine EF360S ; 2004 Taylor 814CE ; 1990 Takamine FP400SC 12 String ;197? Bruno Royal Artist acoustic
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1965 Pro Reverb,1966 Vibrolux Reverb, two 1968 Super Reverbs, two 1968 Vibrolux Reverbs,1968 Princeton Reverb, 1968 Deluxe Reverb, 1968 Bandmaster Reverb, two 1969 Bandmaster Reverbs, Vox AC15 2x10, Vox AC15TBX, Marshall DSL 401,Mesa Boogie Mark IV, 1964 & 1965 Ampeg Gemini 1's ; 1970s Ampeg V4 ; Vox AC30CC1 ; 1965 Gibson Falcon ; Orange Rockerverb 50 Head |
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Location: Flushing, MI | Nice 68 DR!
Here's my 69 DR. It's BF'd, with a Weber Calif. ceramic 12" speaker, and re-capped. The reverb tank is not working, but I use a Dan-Echo instead, so no matter...
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Location: NW NJ | Mine all get played ... they call to me and I answer :D |
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Location: Buffalo,NY | tragocaster
posted April 22, 2007 12:48 PM Nice 68 DR!
Here's my 69 DR. It's BF'd, with a Weber Calif. ceramic 12" speaker, and re-capped. The reverb tank is not working, but I use a Dan-Echo instead, so no matter...
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tragocaster,
Very nice '69 Deluxe Reverb. How do you like the Danolectro reverb? I just love the early Siverface Fender Reverb amps. Here's a few more '68s with BlackFace electronics:
and a '69 BandMaster Reverb in a 2x10' cab:
Regards,
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Location: Flushing, MI | Beautiful collection there Tom! Nothin' looks cooler than a drip-edge Fender! Mine doesn't have the black lines that most drip edges have.
Here's my 73 Pro Reverb that I dearly love:
It's BF'd, re-capped, and fitted with two 12" Celestion G12H-80's, weigh's a ton, and sounds AMAZING! It's my favorite sounding amp that I've ever used. |
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Location: Buffalo,NY | tragocaster
Beautiful collection there Tom! Nothin' looks cooler than a drip-edge Fender! Mine doesn't have the black lines that most drip edges have.
Here's my 73 Pro Reverb that I dearly love:
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It's BF'd, re-capped, and fitted with two 12" Celestion G12H-80's, weigh's a ton, and sounds AMAZING! It's my favorite sounding amp that I've ever used. tragocaster,
I'm with you on the Pro Reverb. I've got a '65 and it just smokes.I have it going in to a cab with 2 Jensen P12N reissues. These speakers are great. One of our guitar players uses it for practice. Have you ever seen one like this? :
My favorite Fender Reverb amps are:
1.Super Reverb
2.Vibrolux Reverb:
2.Pro Reverb(tied for 2nd)
3.Deluxe Reverb
The Black lines were usually only found on the early 1968's like my early '68 Vibrolux Reverb:
Regards,
Tom |
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Location: Hicksville, NY | Back when I used to be with the praise team in church, I used to gig with my shallow bowl 1861 and whatever amp it gets plugged into. I haven't been been in a praise team since my departure from my old church, and have also traded in the balladeer for a CL.
These days, the only gigging I do are sing-a-long sessions with the children in the classroom. I use my beater Martin (DX-1) for that purpose. Despite its share of scratches, falls, occasional kicks, and hits with a blunt object from the children, I'm surprised that it holds its own very well. |
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Location: NJ | When I started gigging with the 4-pc. band, it was JUST the CBalladeer. One guitar, nice & simple.
Then when Rick & I split the band t'do duo gigs, I bought a Legend-12 from Al to "fill-out" the sound on some songs. Stayed that way for quite a while.
Then the Adamas LongNeck came into my life.
This thing just BEGS t'be played plugged in!
Whenever "space" allowed, I'd bring it along t'play on songs that I could readily "transpose" in my head (which weren't many) or keep it capo'ed as a "back-up" if I popped a string on the CBalladeer.
I've been gettin' into playing nylon string lately, so I've been bringing along this 1613 Classical that I have on loan from Beal. The thing just has an AWESOME plugged-in sound to it.
The Balladeer and the Legend-12 go through an A/B switch to my pedal board. When I want to switch to the LongNeck, I'll "mute" one of those two with the tuner and swap plugs.
The Classical's only got the single volume knob.
Since I just recently got a 16-channel stereo P.A., I keep one channel specifically eq'd for the nylon.
If "room" allows, I bring all four.
A couple weeks ago, I did a solo gig and a guy sitting at the bar watched me load-in. When he saw me bring in four guitar cases in two trips, he asked "how many people are in the band??". When I said "One", he asked me "Why do you need so many guitars??". I told him that each guitar had a different busted string on it . . .
I'm considering scaling 'em back to just three by leaving the Balladeer home, and capo-ing the LongNeck, but I like the brighter, "shimmery"-er sound of the Balladeer on some songs. Conversely, having the LongNeck THERE, forces me to "try" it more on songs.
It usually hinges upon "logistics" of how much ROOM we have, and whether or not I feel like humping four empty guitar cases out to and back from my car . . . |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by cliff:
he asked me "Why do you need so many guitars??". I told him that each guitar had a different busted string on it . . .
Now THAT is a CLASSIC RESPONSE! :cool: |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | ( Q ) : "Since I just recently got a 16-channel stereo P.A., I keep one channel specifically eq'd for the nylon."
Congrats on that mixer Cliff,I suppose it`s that yamaha U were talking about :)
...as for guitar amps. , yes, buy FENDER ,great selection,good tone and affordable,sure RIVERA`s are cool,MESA`s and the like too,but they cost !!... and it does require having a strong back ,nowadays technology allows different set-ups,but a good guitar-amp. is allways a welcome asset..
Washburn "Washinton J-9 " humbucker x2 into:
Fender G-DEC...mic. in front,off center ( AKG D-22 xlr )inserting a Morley wah at times ,still have to get a CryBaby ;)
1537 - 1618 - 1617 into ,either ROSS RB-60 with mic.AUDIX OM-2 off center ,or straight through :
UB 2222FX into OPERA 415 x2 (active speakers )
BTW, Dr.TOM....U forgot to list the Mic.`s... :)
Vic :cool: |
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Location: NJ | Changing P.A's made a HUGE difference in our sound.
From a 5-channel 150W mono head to a 16-channel 500W(per side) stereo is like night & day.
Now, even Jeanette stays till the end of the gig . . . |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | The right equipment makes all the difference, and having the long neck push you further is just the way things should be. The 2080D has done that to me too. |
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Location: Omaha, NE | Originally posted by cliff:
Changing P.A's made a HUGE difference in our sound No doubt!
When I play at church, I go straight into the board. That place is a barn, and the PA is so-so. The sound is decent, but there is no bottom end to it at all.
My band's rig is totally different. We have a 16 channel Peavey board, and run our mains off of a 2500 Watt Behringer amp. The mains are Yamahas with two 15's and a horn, and they sound fantastic. We also run separate monitors off of a 1000 Watt Nady amp. We run four monitors total: Two are (really nice) Yamahas with 12's and a horn, and two are (really cheapo) Nady's with one 15 and a horn.
Add it all up and the sound is absolutely incredible. We can play any room we want, as loud as we want, and we still maintain quality sound.
The downside of course is that this rig is a major PITA to haul around. The Yamaha mains are 4' tall and weigh 100 lbs each. The rack for the amps and effects unit weighs well over 100 lbs too. Add in our stage lights, and I can't begin to get it all into my Suburban in one trip. But once its all set up, its wonderful! |
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Location: NJ | ". . It's ALL about "HeadRoom" . . ." |
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Location: Round Rock, TX | I play 'em all, depending. The 137, Les Paul, Model 4 and the Strat get used at church (the 335 not so much for some reason. No, it's not for sale - yet). I usually set up the Strat and one of the others. I run all of these guitar=>Sennheiser EM500 (wireless)=>Line 6 POD XT Live=>BBE DI-100X (thanks, Stephen)=>church's PA.
My coffee-house group all goes through my Bose. Then I play the Martin CF-1, cabled, through the POD. One bandmate plays a 2005-ES (he gets my BBE for these gigs), the other one plays a accordion. You haven't heard Purple Haze until... ahem, well uh - moving on.
Hospitals, nursing homes, hospice, etc. all get one of the O's - always unamped (so far). If someone else is playing with me, I'll generally take the 12-string. Otherwise, I'll grab whichever one of the others grabs me. The 2006 and 2007 have been getting some time out, but my increasingly beat up 1778 still gets the nod most of the time - mainly because it is getting beat up, but also it just sounds good.
They main thing is I just wanna play and hopefully make people feel better when I do. I love all my guitars (for now anyway) and play all of 'em (even the 335).
Now, I just need to figure out how to make scads of money doing it - or, alternatively, how to put my kids through college and indulge my various Acquisition Syndromes (of which I have many) without scads of money. |
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