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yeah, I watched part of that yesterday when someone was talking about the JM sig strat. i wondered what was unique about it. I turned it off when he said that when the custom shop delivered the guitar it sounded like {censored}, so he put it in the freezer overnight and it sounded great. That dude must smoke alot of weed.

I think that heavier strings require a bit higher action to facilitate bending. I have 11s on most of my electrics now and it fortunately took care of any adjustment by adding tension. Just bowed that neck a little more so I could get leverage on the bigger strings. I guess I did progressively move to bigger strings. I had 11s on my gibson scale hollow body for a couple years, still using 10s on my strats. One of them ended up having a neck without enough relief, so I just strung it with 11s rather than went for the truss wrench. I just liked it, and eventually migrated all my fender scale guitars to 11s. The size of the strings does make a huge difference in tone if you play clean. If you play with that soupy saturated distortion, it won't matter at all. But the more your tone relies on the actual sound of the strings and the wood, you will find a difference - but you may not like it. I never used to like the sound of the big E string that comes with 11s. It kind of bongs like a piano sometimes and doesn't blend well with the other strings. I overlook it now because I change strings too often to fool with some custom gauges.

I almost bought one of those flying Vs with the graphics in about 1983, when they first came out. I was all prepared to make payments and everything. I am so glad I chickened out when it came to signing the papers. http://www.flying-v.ch/f_83desi/1983desi.htm

I play classic rock, country and metal. The Axe-FX is a great and the Eleven is a good one. When it comes to modelers you get what you pay for. If it's cheap then it will sound cheap. I kinda figured that was where you were coming from. I have never met any working musician who would throw down that kind of money on one. I'll just be honest. I had heard someone play a rote version of some zeppelin guitar solo through one of those and it was spot on. The capacity would be hugely wasted on me. BTW, how is that $150 G-DEC working out for you that you got for Christmas? Anyone else have good results with less expensive units?

Your moronic generalization of modelers is laughable. I agree. What is a good one? I have no idea what kind i used because they belonged to other guys and I just wasnt able to dial up a good sound. Just said "get rid of all that fuzz and reverb and we'll start from there". I did ask. What kind of music do you play that you can use one? What is your tone like?

Seems like there are those who are happy, or at least willing to compromise a little (and I insist that it

If a guy can

There seems to be this undercurrent of "if you cant deal with going direct, then you suck." Truth is, it would bother me. I guess I do suck. Over the years, I have managed to get my volume under control and I know that exact threshhold of warm, wet volume that I need to get the sound I like. It encourages me and makes me play better. I have played outside gigs or with too much stage volume where I couldn't acheive that sweet spot and I know it sucks. They were not fun gigs. I know what i like and I know where to get it. I know that it is 100% possible that a band could play in this laboratory environment and sound completely authentic in any genre or venue. I know that there are genres where it wouldn't really matter that much whether it sounded good as long as it wasn't loud. But the bell curve of this is a bunch of people playing with overly processed tones that sound good in your bedroom but like {censored} in the club and a mix that is completely homogenous and democratic giving the distinct impression of karaoke. If choose to do it, then you better be sure that you and the other constituents are doing it right. Good luck and godspeed.

It would cost me big time. I don't have any of those amp simulator things. I know it would be difficult. I tend to think that would be a really flat sounding band.

Jack certainly has had an effect on all these people chasing vintage tone by way of boutique amps anyway. Obviously not the same thing at all, but virtuosity is also not all that big a deal in this day and age. I agree that music went to {censored} when curt cobain became the culture's definition of a "guitar god". But, antiquated as I am, I will continue to pursue and value virtuosity. I care about as much about Jack White's cool guitar as his cool hat. Cobain's singing sucked, his playing sucked, his lifestyle sucked and I never could get used to wearing sweaters all the time like a woman.

I hope that means that you looked at the post scolfax quoted again and realized that you are coming off like a dolt. Michael Hedges is in your top 50 ROCK guitarists? that guy played (or plays, is he dead or something?) new agey sleepy time music. I thought it was cool 15 or 20 years ago, but only as a novelty. Rock guitarist. ROCK. Re-read the thread title. That said, I think clapner sucks too. I have no idea why people fall on the ground for that lightweight. I like american music played by americans, not the british verion of american music (except the stones, or course. The stones RULE!). So, scratching Michale Hedges off of your top 50 rock guitarists, who is left? Where does Joe Negri rank?

If your yardstick is notes/second or some other specific technical measure, then you'd likely say "no". But I guess I romanticize what it means to be a rock star. that means that your notariety isn't limited to musicians. If you look at fame as a factor, there is no one as famous that is that good. There is also no one that good who is that famous. Eddie reached far more people than other guys who might be technically faster or who play more complicated music. But he built songs that got him out there and everyone knows who he is. Yngwie is a helluva player, and he is quite a character. But he is obscure. There are plenty of guys: via satch etc who are really good, but no one but musicians know who they are. No one but musicians were reached by their music. If you rock in your basement, you are not the greatest hard rock guitarist. Eddie stood on top of the world and tore that {censored} up and made a name for himself. that makes him tops in my book.

A guitar is like a pommel horse. You have to get around on it. I sometimes just have my forearm on the top. Sometimes I have a finger or 2 down. Sometimes I am hovering. Sometimes I have the heel of my hand down. The idea that you are going to anchor or not anchor is weird. You have to be flexible. You have to apply different techniques depending on what you are trying to play.

I merely responded to your simple but incorrect statement that the shop owner was the only person committing a criminal act. For someone that doesn't give two {censored}s, that response is a lot of {censored}s. So, I guess "hall monitor" then.

Receipt of stolen property (knowingly purchasing stolen goods)...dunno about your state but that's a criminal offense here in PA. I'm ok with that. Morally, I know it's 100% clean. The rightful owner blessed the transaction. If anything, I would be an accessory to his insurance fraud. Do you have a moral issue with the transaction, or are you an ex hall monitor from grammar school? I don't give two {censored}s about the legality of any of these infractions in this thread. I have a moral problem with them, though.