Members mlabbee Posted January 9, 2012 Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 I took my Casino to band practice today - the first time I've ever used it in a band setting (I've always been afraid it would feed back too much). I was kind of surprised by how poorly it performs for a lot of songs - it is absolutely exquisite for some songs, but just doesn't sound right for others. (I play a lot of jangly pop songs.) Another complete surprise is how well my Rickenbacker sounds with everything - I was expecting it to be more like what I got out of the Casino, but it just sounds great with just about everything (much like my telecaster). I never would have described a Rickenbacker as being versatile (I guess because of how cramped the neck is), but it really is a great sounding guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 9520575 Posted January 9, 2012 Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 rickenbacker is a nice guitar you say, interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Trick Fall Posted January 9, 2012 Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 I wish i could use multiple guitars for a set as some guitars work better for certain songs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hangwire Posted January 9, 2012 Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 Cruel cruel lessons- gear sounds different in real situations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mlabbee Posted January 9, 2012 Author Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 Cruel cruel lessons- gear sounds different in real situations. Yep - it's funny how opposite it was from my expectations, though. I knew my Tele would be a workhorse, but I really thought the Ric would be a one-trick pony, but it is actually pretty close to the Tele in terms of working for everything. I thought the Casinoe would be more versatile, but difficult to work with because of feedback - it actually was pretty easy to manage the feedback, but it just did not work in songs that I thought it would kill on - like Lemonheads songs . . . go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Urinate Forever Posted January 9, 2012 Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 better casino is needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members hotmess Posted January 9, 2012 Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 Yeah. I currently use three guitars in my sets. Preacher for most normal songs, Harmony H804 for when I want something a bit different (tuned EADEBF#), and my parts Strat (single P-94 in bridge, just a volume knob, tuned all E's) when I want to do crazy things and don't feel like actually playing guitar. Eventually probably going to get to the point where I'm going to have a different guitar for each song at this rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jordanjordan Posted January 9, 2012 Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 I've found the same thing with my casino. It sounds great at home, but it doesn't sit in a band mix all that well. I think its the pick ups, they just aren't versatile. Great for swampy overdriven sounds, but it doesn't have much jangle to offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members V Posted January 9, 2012 Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 I was actually surprised at how much i don't like the sound of gibson and epiphone hollowbodies in general when I finally got to play some. They sound muffled and dark to me but strangely not that resonant either. I, too, find a Ric works really well in most situations. So does a Strat or Tele. Honestly, whenever i go to a concert I tend to have trouble hearing gibsons (especially SGs) through the mix while fenders are easy to hear no matter the model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr.Picklebottom Posted January 9, 2012 Members Share Posted January 9, 2012 thats what i like about les pauls. mofos just sound right to me in pretty much every scenario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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