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I like mini humbuckers, but you aren't going to sound like Slash through them. Very bright.

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45 minutes ago, Deej said:

I like mini humbuckers, but you aren't going to sound like Slash through them. Very bright.

He wouldn't sound like Slash if Slash handed him his own guitar. Hell, I wouldn't.   Feeling like Slash when you look down at your Les Paul?  THAT is attainable. 

Isn’t that the Neil Young trick - buy a mini humbucker les Paul and replace them with p90s?

Those are pretty expensive, aren't they? 

He’s had half a dozen variations. Some expensive, some not.
Isn’t that the Neil Young trick - buy a mini humbucker les Paul and replace them with p90s?
A good set of p90's can't be beat. Turn the volume down on the guitar, and they are so beautiful and articulate. You're grinning ear to ear. Turn it up, and pure raunch. Best pickups ever.
1 hour ago, Chad Fuck said:


He’s had half a dozen variations. Some expensive, some not.

I had a epiphone one I sold for $900. I bought it used for $600. Sounded great but didn’t stay in tune 

3 hours ago, Mojo Hand said:

He wouldn't sound like Slash if Slash handed him his own guitar. Hell, I wouldn't.   Feeling like Slash when you look down at your Les Paul?  THAT is attainable. 

100% this.  I was going to write something snarky about my husband's playing, but I chose not to.  He wouldn't know a humbucker from a p90 if you asked him.  I just learned what the hell you guys are talking about.  Now, he might get into it but I have no idea.  Hell, I'm kind of excited about trying it out.

It's a $700 Gibson that pretty much looks like something Slash would play.  It will sound good.  If your husband gets good enough that the guitar is the difference between him sounding like Slash and somebody else, buy him a $4K Les Paul and congratulate him on being a badass guitar player.

18 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

It's a $700 Gibson that pretty much looks like something Slash would play.  It will sound good.  If your husband gets good enough that the guitar is the difference between him sounding like Slash and somebody else, buy him a $4K Les Paul and congratulate him on being a badass guitar player.

 

40 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

It's a $700 Gibson that pretty much looks like something Slash would play.  It will sound good.  If your husband gets good enough that the guitar is the difference between him sounding like Slash and somebody else, buy him a $4K Les Paul and congratulate him on being a badass guitar player.

Yep.  He's a badass scientist and does badass shit every day that I cannot disclose.  I'm in the same field.  Slash can't do what he does and he can't do what Slash does.  But, we can have some fun along the way.

Tell me about John's guitar here:

 

Looks like an Epiphone Casino.   Gary Clark, Jr. plays a red one.  Cool guitar. 

10 minutes ago, Mojo Hand said:

Looks like an Epiphone Casino.   Gary Clark, Jr. plays a red one.  Cool guitar. 

Thank you! 

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What is going on with the pickups here?

 

Nothing.  He's alternating between playing very lightly and very hard.

What is going on with the pickups here?
 



One has a cover, the other doesn’t. It’s just a cosmetic thing.

Similar to the neck pickup in a telecaster having a chrome lipstick tube cover, and the beige pickup being uncovered.

Or what jimmy said. I’m not sure what you meant by the question.


This was in the related videos. Cool watch.

Thanks.  Just trying to figure this out.

 

21 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Nothing.  He's alternating between playing very lightly and very hard.

And alternating between pickups.

Definitely an Epiphone Casino in the rooftop concert. Epiphone gave each of the Beatles a sunburst Casino. John and George eventually sanded the finishes off. Paul kept his stock.

There have been myriad reissues of this guitar. You can get a solid reissue for about $500. But if you want one like the Beatles (exact same specs, type of wood, etc.) you’re likely to spend about $1000.

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Also, it has dogear p-90 pickups.

The chrome vs not chrome humbuckers on les pauls is mostly a cosmetic thing. They also make humbuckers without covers where one coil is white and one is black - they’re referred to as zebra humbuckers. Chrome humbuckers are sometimes referred to as PAF, which more accurately refers to the first models of humbuckers in LP’s that were marked “patent applied for” on the back (and were covered).

And the dog ear P-90 is only different from the normal P-90s because of the kind of guitar they're mounted in.  The dog ears were added in so that you could add them to a hollow body guitar.  The dog ears provide a place for the screws to go into the top.  On a solid body, you don't need them because there's a screw that goes through the pickup right into the body.

No story here, just a random find. I almost wish I could make one of my guitars do that.

 

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9 hours ago, Chad Fuck said:

I really got into the Casinos for a while, but I still don't have one...yet.  Anyhow, some extra credit because I love the Beatles Casinos.

https://www.vintageguitar.com/5485/the-beatles-casinos/

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I got a goldtop about a year ago.  It's pretty cool, but the only sound I've been able to get out of it that I love is through a cranked bassman.  Everything else has been fine, but not what I'd consider "great" sounding.  I could stand to put it through it's paces a bit more though.

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21 hours ago, tigol said:

What is going on with the pickups here?

 

I've tried to learn the part at 1:20-1:40 in this video many times. It's one of those loose, almost sloppy Page riffs that is so difficult to reproduce. It's like it doesn't fit in the time signature or something. And this being a Page-produced track, you have to block out God knows how many guitar overdubs he's got going on.

In pron related news, I don't care what you think - this Strat is fucking awesome. 

 

12 hours ago, Grandioso said:

I've tried to learn the part at 1:20-1:40 in this video many times. It's one of those loose, almost sloppy Page riffs that is so difficult to reproduce. It's like it doesn't fit in the time signature or something. And this being a Page-produced track, you have to block out God knows how many guitar overdubs he's got going on.

In pron related news, I don't care what you think - this Strat is fucking awesome. 

 

man I wish I could play this kinda shit. I could learn it but im lazy af.  that's what I want my music room to look like just a mountain of LP's and great amps

23 minutes ago, Art Vandelay said:

I'm ok with the Ryan Adams guitar except for this...

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I actually like that.  Fits right in with the late 80s aesthetic he's going for.  Ahh.  The old Strat HMs...

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2 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said:

I actually like that.  Fits right in with the late 80s aesthetic he's going for.  Ahh.  The old Strat HMs...

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Ah, I wasn't making that connection. Still not really my thing but it definitely makes more sense to me now. And some of his more recent stuff definitely has an 80s rock sound.

I'm kind of scared I might buy the Ryan Adams Strat. I'm an unapologetic fanboy in the first degree. I bought that goofy Prisoner box set with the lights and figurines and hidden record. I've scheduled trips to other cities based on him being in that town. I even once drunkenly bid on one of his signed guitars he donated to a charity auction and ending up winning the damn thing (though I actually got a good deal and made money off of it when I decided to sell it last year).

So my dream vision would be to take that Strat and mod it as follows:

Rio Grande "Dual Calibrated" pickups setup with their Muy Grande at the bridge, reverse wound/polarity Halfbreed in the middle, and Vintage Tallboy at the neck. 

Upgrade the electronics and hot rod it with treble bleed.

Maybe - replace the stock pickup covers, tone knob, and pickup selector knob with cream or off-white colored ones.

14 minutes ago, Grandioso said:

I'm kind of scared I might buy the Ryan Adams Strat. I'm an unapologetic fanboy in the first degree. I bought that goofy Prisoner box set with the lights and figurines and hidden record. I've scheduled trips to other cities based on him being in that town. I even once drunkenly bid on one of his signed guitars he donated to a charity auction and ending up winning the damn thing (though I actually got a good deal and made money off of it when I decided to sell it last year).

So my dream vision would be to take that Strat and mod it as follows:

Rio Grande "Dual Calibrated" pickups setup with their Muy Grande at the bridge, reverse wound/polarity Halfbreed in the middle, and Vintage Tallboy at the neck. 

Upgrade the electronics and hot rod it with treble bleed.

Maybe - replace the stock pickup covers, tone knob, and pickup selector knob with cream or off-white colored ones.

Lol.  That didn't take long. Two posts?:

 

1 hour ago, Art Vandelay said:

Ah, I wasn't making that connection. Still not really my thing but it definitely makes more sense to me now. And some of his more recent stuff definitely has an 80s rock sound.

 

7 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said:

Whoops.  You guys avatars look surprisingly similar.   My bad.

Haha. Well, I am a big Ryan Adams fan, but Grandioso has me beat hands down.

When Chad Fuck fucks up I always imagine him sitting there muttering under his breath "CHAD, fuck!".

Can’t find grandiosi’s post (did I block you?) about playing some Jimmy Page because of odd timing. It’s probably because Led Zeppelin had some crazy timing to their songs. Watch this.

 

1 hour ago, jimmyjazz said:

When Chad Fuck fucks up I always imagine him sitting there muttering under his breath "CHAD, fuck!".

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Hypothetical:

You find two MIM Standard Telecasters, basically identical, same color and style, in near mint condition, for the same price, only one is early 2000s and the other is only a few years old...which one would you buy?

 

 

4 minutes ago, DougO said:

Hypothetical:

You find two MIM Standard Telecasters, basically identical, same color and style, in near mint condition, for the same price, only one is early 2000s and the other is only a few years old...which one would you buy?

 

 

The one that plays better. 

4 minutes ago, DougO said:

Hypothetical:

You find two MIM Standard Telecasters, basically identical, same color and style, in near mint condition, for the same price, only one is early 2000s and the other is only a few years old...which one would you buy?

 

 

The one that felt better.  

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