You either get a Les Paul or you get Les Tone. you choose.
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I used the stock photo cause it's better then I can take. I got the same color. I played one a couple weeks ago and fell in love.
You either get a Les Paul or you get Les Tone. you choose.
Who makes Fenders now
didn't Sony own it for a while ?
Fenders are crap. Crappy tone, crappy look.
Be a man and buy an Ibanez or Jackson.
You either get a Les Paul or you get Les Tone. you choose.
Who makes Fenders now
didn't Sony own it for a while ?
How do you attach it to your car :D??
Fender makes one good guitar, the telecaster... other than that you have to go back to the 70's to find a decent strat. I have a 1972 telecaster reissue and a 1972 custom gibson les paul. They make every strat i've heard that wasn't vintage sound like crap. Put some p90's on that sucker as soon as you can, change the pots and change the jack (fender jacks are notorious for falling apart quickly) and you can save the guitar.
Considered both. My friends who are all shredders told me the quality has declined significantly over the last couple years.
Gotta buy high end, man. Ibanez Prestige RG guitars are GREAT quality (own 2 different ones), and the Jackson Custom USAs (like the SL1, SL2H, KV, and RR1) are the same specs and quality as they have always been. Even the Jackson DK2, a staple of 80's shred, is just as good now, if not a little better, than in the 80's. Lower end stuff has declined a little for both, but the primo stuff is still kick ass.
And all can still be used as stabbing implements, thanks to the pointy headstocks. Now THAT'S metal! \m/ >:( \m/
Fender...
I'm sure you got Boatboys attention now.(http://www.shockles.com/uses06/images/FenderFriend2.jpg)
YIP
Zack
No matter what anybody says, the tone a musician produces is largely based on his or her hands. The instrument can have an effect over the sound, but mostly it's what the player has in their hands that produces certain tones.
How you squeeze the strings, hold the neck, the angle your fingers are touching the strings....many things go into it.
When a player can produce a good sound, or even a similar sound from one guitar to the next, that's when you know they been doing their homework.
Nice guitar BSB. I like the seafoam green. Though I'm sort of partial to Fiesta Red myself. And traditional sunburst is always a good color as well.
Why did you decide to leave the three-way in there? I know you can get the switch to stick in the middle, but it's certainly easier to do that with the five way.
Are you sure the finish is nitro-cellulose? Last I heard it was illegal to spray that in CA.
No matter what anybody says, the tone a musician produces is largely based on his or her hands. The instrument can have an effect over the sound, but mostly it's what the player has in their hands that produces certain tones.
How you squeeze the strings, hold the neck, the angle your fingers are touching the strings....many things go into it.
When a player can produce a good sound, or even a similar sound from one guitar to the next, that's when you know they been doing their homework.
Nice guitar BSB. I like the seafoam green. Though I'm sort of partial to Fiesta Red myself. And traditional sunburst is always a good color as well.
Why did you decide to leave the three-way in there? I know you can get the switch to stick in the middle, but it's certainly easier to do that with the five way.
Are you sure the finish is nitro-cellulose? Last I heard it was illegal to spray that in CA.
I disagree. You are talking about feel, not tone. Effects, pickups, and amps affect your tone. Give Eric Johnson a different guitar and plug him straight into any old amp, and his tone will be compeletely different. He may PLAY like Eric Johnson, he may display the same FEEL, but his tone will be very different.
No matter what anybody says, the tone a musician produces is largely based on his or her hands. The instrument can have an effect over the sound, but mostly it's what the player has in their hands that produces certain tones.
i disagree. You put a PRS in a newbie's hand and he'll sound better playing a Blink182 song than Clapton on a $79 walmart guitar. Many guitarists will find the quality of their playing goes up tons when they upgrade from a $400 guitar to a $4000 guitar
My brother has one! All white!! I like stratocasters, but my favorite is the "Slash's Gibson"(http://fender.com/products/prod_images/guitars/0100102857_xl.jpg)
I used the stock photo cause it's better then I can take. I got the same color. I played one a couple weeks ago and fell in love.
Who makes Fenders now
didn't Sony own it for a while ?
CBS owned Fender and while they did the guitars sucked.
No, they started sucking after CBS was floating its other companies with Fenders profits and also after Don Randall left.
The real crap period was the 70's, 2-bolt neck on the strat and the polyurethane finish sucked.
3 bolt neck with a POLYESTER finish
The real crap period was the 70's, 2-bolt neck on the strat and the polyurethane finish sucked.
OK I GOT IT. POLYESTER. ::)
Don't roll your eyes. You got OWNED!!!111!!!!
sure I did. ::)
how long did you wait for me to reply?
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For 1,399$ I say it's worth it. Although if you have it I'd even go with an EJ model. It's neck radius is a little flatter.
That is a great price. We in Australia would have to pay atleast an extra $500 US for the same guitar.. Hey did you notice the telecaster I put together? See page 1 of this thread. I used orig 59-60 hardware & pots (except the bridge) that I have been buying over the net. The neck is customshop, the body is a early nineties US standard.yeah that was sweet. i was "this close" to getting a 52' reissue tele
powder blue is for pussies ;D
whaddup, poos-aye
Brutal guitar.
Can you actually play anything?
yeah, it's def. softer looking in person. The vintage frets are nice. It's so smooth to play.
The factory has been doing the replica thing for years. From the staggered height of the polepieces, the cloth wiring on the entire wiring circuit, to the different colored base on the pick-ups.
The custom shop takes it one step further, and they'll age the finish with the cracked finish (checking, chequing? sp?) and all. But as nice as they look, half of the fun for me is making the neck all dirty yourself.
The vintage market is through the roof. A guitar these days, can fetch over 60k....it's just a plank of wood with some metal!!! Sheesh!
The factory has been doing the replica thing for years. From the staggered height of the polepieces, the cloth wiring on the entire wiring circuit, to the different colored base on the pick-ups.
The custom shop takes it one step further, and they'll age the finish with the cracked finish (checking, chequing? sp?) and all. But as nice as they look, half of the fun for me is making the neck all dirty yourself.
The vintage market is through the roof. A guitar these days, can fetch over 60k....it's just a plank of wood with some metal!!! Sheesh!
Brutal melodic minor shredder.
I prefer the harmonic minor actually. It's nice to play an altered minor chord as well. A very cool sound, and you can move it in minor thirds....so you're technically playing in three keys at once. Each sound you are going for in your head, will provide a different color vs. the rest of the band playing a different angle against yours.
Bmaj7 - D7 - Gmaj7 - Bb7 - Ebmaj7
Am7 - D7 - Gmaj7 - Bb7 - Ebmaj7 - F#7 - Bmaj7
Fm7 - Bb7 - Ebmaj7 - Am7 - D7
Gmaj7 - C#m7 - F#7 - Bmaj7
Fm7 - Bb7 - Ebmaj7 - C#m7 - F#7
Your point? ??? ??? ??? You have one progression with Coltrane changes, many ii-V7-I's in there. But of the chords you listed, you don't have any minor ii-V-I's, nor do you have any altered minor chords.
It is Giant Steps.
It was teh funny.
You can not comprehend high level humor.
No matter what anybody says, the tone a musician produces is largely based on his or her hands. The instrument can have an effect over the sound, but mostly it's what the player has in their hands that produces certain tones.
How you squeeze the strings, hold the neck, the angle your fingers are touching the strings....many things go into it.
When a player can produce a good sound, or even a similar sound from one guitar to the next, that's when you know they been doing their homework.
http://www.savefile.com/files/312170
This is a clip of U2's The Edge getting on stage randomly at a wyclef concert, picking up a guitar that is not geared for his sound, nor is the amp or the FX... and yet, once he warms up, the tone is classic edge. He has one of the most recognized tones in rock history. The Edge plays on about 25 different guitars and he always sounds like himself on solid bodies, semi hollows, hollows, single coils, humbuckers, with loads of distortion, delay, flange, wah etc etc etc... The only thing that remains consistent is his hands/fingers. I believe that the hands/fingers are what create tone, and having good gear "CAN" improve tone if you know what you're doing. I have a buddy who is a technicaly great guitarist, but put him on my les paul and he sounds like shit. he sounds great through his strat, but he can't play a LP. For him, the tone is all thru his guitar and his amp. I play any guitar and the sound is similar. I think the large/ hard callouses on the tips of my figners are the reason. Callouses would shorten the vibration and cause a sharper tone, which is a word people use to define my tone "sharp." I have met other guitarists who have moderate callouses and no callouses... and the tone seems to vary on that one little aspect greatly. Hand positions and picking are important too, but i think its all in the fingers/hands.
http://www.savefile.com/files/312170
This is a clip of U2's The Edge getting on stage randomly at a wyclef concert, picking up a guitar that is not geared for his sound, nor is the amp or the FX... and yet, once he warms up, the tone is classic edge. He has one of the most recognized tones in rock history. The Edge plays on about 25 different guitars and he always sounds like himself on solid bodies, semi hollows, hollows, single coils, humbuckers, with loads of distortion, delay, flange, wah etc etc etc... The only thing that remains consistent is his hands/fingers. I believe that the hands/fingers are what create tone, and having good gear "CAN" improve tone if you know what you're doing. I have a buddy who is a technicaly great guitarist, but put him on my les paul and he sounds like shit. he sounds great through his strat, but he can't play a LP. For him, the tone is all thru his guitar and his amp. I play any guitar and the sound is similar. I think the large/ hard callouses on the tips of my figners are the reason. Callouses would shorten the vibration and cause a sharper tone, which is a word people use to define my tone "sharp." I have met other guitarists who have moderate callouses and no callouses... and the tone seems to vary on that one little aspect greatly. Hand positions and picking are important too, but i think its all in the fingers/hands.
haha why would anyone pay $1400 for a fender? there are only 2 people in theworld who have got great stuff out of them and they are yngwie malmsteen and dave murray of iron maiden. oh yeah and jimi hendrix. but there are soooo many better guitars for the money. fenders are a rip off almost as much as gibson
you probably just can't play a gibson. let me guess, the necks are too big and you don't like the bridge humbucker settings? too bright?gibsons start at like $2500. can you honestly say they are that much better than a good 6-700 dollar guitar?
haha why would anyone pay $1400 for a fender? there are only 2 people in theworld who have got great stuff out of them and they are yngwie malmsteen and dave murray of iron maiden. oh yeah and jimi hendrix. but there are soooo many better guitars for the money. fenders are a rip off almost as much as gibson
gibsons start at like $2500. can you honestly say they are that much better than a good 6-700 dollar guitar?
i dont think so.
you are just paying for the name.
im sure they are great guitars but you can get something as good or better for over one thousand dollars less.
Fender is a strange company. They overprice the strats and underprice the telecaster. The Telecaster is ten times the guitar the strat is.
There's too many Strats IMO. John Mayer has a fucking sig model?!?!
are those p 90 single coils or humbuckers you're referring to on the les paul?
I prefer the harmonic minor actually. It's nice to play an altered minor chord as well. A very cool sound, and you can move it in minor thirds....so you're technically playing in three keys at once. Each sound you are going for in your head, will provide a different color vs. the rest of the band playing a different angle against yours.
John mayer is not as good as everyone thinks he is. Decent songwriter, yes (even though i don't like his songs, i recognize his perfect pop sensibility), but not that great of a guitar player.
he actually doesn't write his songs either.
btw a Bruce Springstein Relic Tele would be awesome
So, when will you smarten up and start playing Yngwie songs on that guitar?
When you're even smarter, you'll start playing Dream Theater.
You will be god the day you play like Petrucci.
;D
Then, when you are in heaven, you're playing jazz.