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Jeff beck?
Love it, especially the cigarette burn. :vintage:
Almost bought a Twin recently. I really love the clean sound and for my jazzy playing I got something similar -- a solid state Fender Stage Lead amp from circa 1980 that has cleans and reverbs every bit as nice as a Twin (but the distortion is awful).Since I have a clean amp I love, what about a tube pedal for distortion? Are those any good? I've never owned one, but maybe that's a cheap and good sounding solution?'Apple Jack said:
Your teacher should be giving you the theory along with the lessons. At least that's how I learned. Not to say I learned all that much theory -- I gave up lessons as that part started to get complicated...
I know virtually nothing about tube distortion/overdrive pedals. Have heard good things about the Kingsley Jester.
Not sure he's that good at that part. I mean he knows it and is very talented but in that short an amount of time it's tough. Plus I really don't absorb knowledge well orally. I need to read it, and this stuff is so foreign to me that I'm going to need to read it over multiple times.
Sd1 or tubescreamer. You'll have to play loud.Otherwise by an ADA MP1 or GS21 off eBay and call it a day.
Theory sucks. Application is what matters "Otis, you like jazz, right? Pop in a tape of duke Ellington, listen for the key and use these notes to improvise on top of it. Let me right them down. It's called Mixolodian but that doesn't matter..."
Same here. The only pedals I've used since high school was a Big Muff and a Boss Delay. I've never heard a better tone than my SG through my Twin, with the pickups clipping. Fattest effing tone ever.
I'd love to hear a sample if you ever get a chance to record one. Can't say I've ever heard someone play an SG crunch tone through a Twin. Vintage Twins are amazing, so I'd live to hear how it sounds.
I sold them both last year before moving from FL to Northern VA. I'm down to just a 310 Taylor. And I never recorded that tone. For me it was just for jerking off.This is close, though youtube ensuction doesn't do it justice.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss17vA6oPwsETA: I should amend this to say it's the fattest tone I've ever heard come out of a guitar I was playing. Most of my favorites were from Jerry, still through Twins, though with other guitars and eventually using the Twins as a preamp. Jack White uses Twins. Clapton played an SG through a Twin on Disreali Gears. Both Lennon and Harrison used Twins, including the Rooftop concert. The list goes on.This is an interesting read for gearheads.http://dozin.com/jers/guitar/history.htm
I've been playing longer, but not "playing." You're an infinitely better player. No question. My gear knowledge is non-existent. I'm just a listener who knows what tones he likes.
I'm not a big pedal guru by any means, but You can't go wrong with a Fulltone Overdrive II. I know tubescreamers are popular, but I ended up liking a Reverend Drivetrain II much better, and sold the Tubescreamer because it did what the TS did plus some. It has more balls and versatility without as much overkill on the midrange . If you are looking for more of a distortion based pedal, I highly recommend MI Audio Crunchbox. I don't use the Crunchbox often, but it is a pedal that I doubt I will ever get rid of. Another option is "Robert Keeley" modded pedals. He mods "off-the shelf" pedals and improves upon their deficiencies with using better parts. You can buy a new pedal direct from him or send an existing pedal to be modded. His compressor is fantastic. His website is Robertkeeley.com. You can tell him what you are looking to achieve and he can point you in the right direction. He has done some great mods on the basic Boss DS1 Distortion, Rat , etc. I've had pedals modded by him and have never been dissatisfied.
I'm building a telecaster in my garage. I'm about 60% done. I bought a beat up tele body and a nice All Parts neck, and have done the full nitrocellulose lacquer paint job. It didn't finish final coats or the pick guard (lacquering that too like the oldies) before it got cold so I'm waiting for summer to complete the finish and assembly. I'm also attempting to install a Bigsby B5 tremolo on it. Probably a terrible idea to try and do all this for my first guitar build, but that is the guitar I want, so I figured I would go for it.
Just because its a Fender neck, throw in some humbuckers.
Check out the BSIAB2 (brown sound in a box). It was designed to make a fender sound like a Marshall. They work really well together.
Would be kind if cool if we all did lessons together. Go through the standards (like Autumn Leaves and all that stuff) and learn them one at a time, post vids, discuss the theory, etc.
Lessons via group video chat?
I was thinking more like this week here is our assignment, here is the music, and we all learn it, practice it, post tracks, discuss questions and theory etc. Feels less ####.
I would be up for this. Is it bad that I don't know what autumn leaves is? Will google. Also, I'd do the gay video chat.
Awesome! Shoot some photos and post them here.
'Britney Spears said:
That's it. Basically learning all of the jazz standards is the way that many (most in my experience?) guitar teachers go about teaching guitar. You learn theory, chords, melody, improvisation, and all that good stuff. Plus once you know the standards, if you get into a room with a bunch of other trained musicians, people can just spit out names of the standards and you can all jam on them.
wow. Didn't know that. Seems like you wouldn't even be able to feel those under your fingers.
I wonder how many broken strings you get with those.
Just today pulled the trigger on a guitar I've been lusting after.
That's it. Thanks. I'd love to grab one of those since I can't afford a '55 double cutaway junior.
Yours for only $2500That's it. Thanks. I'd love to grab one of those since I can't afford a '55 double cutaway junior.
