Members HP Hovercraft Posted August 10, 2012 Members Share Posted August 10, 2012 My '52 Hotrod Tele. Can't beat a Tele... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tattoedsailor Posted August 10, 2012 Members Share Posted August 10, 2012 My 66 Tele its like an old shoe. Feels just right.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MarkBastable Posted August 10, 2012 Members Share Posted August 10, 2012 Yeah my "it's just moving one wire" comment is a huge oversimplification, but really that's all that it entails in terms of modification.What I notice is two very important things:1) No more 'blanket effect' when you turn down your Volume controls - so you don't need a treble bleed cap to keep things clear when you're rolling back. This effectively turns your Volume controls into 'Fat' controls between say 8-10 because you don't really lose that much output but it does have an effect on the impedance leaving the guitar. Using the bridge pup as an example it's like going from a P-90 at full up to a Broadcaster sound at 8 to a '60s Tele at 6. Left 'standard', all you get is progressively darker rolled off trebles.2) The Tone control is MUCH more interactive with the Volume. It has a small but noticeable effect on the volume output and as such can be used as a 'fine tuning' control to dial in additional clarity while keeping the Volume controls at full up. They of course still act as tone shapers but now they are even more vocal sounding since there is more treble content sticking around.If you are a player that doesn't use the controls on the guitar, it's pointless to try it - but if you are it's a revelation. At least it was for me. So I talked to the guy at Feline Guitars today - for Brits, this is them - about 50s wiring for my Studio or Epi. The conversation was beyond me within three sentences - capacitors, oil and paper, rolled-off tone, the effect or lack of it of tapped coils - but it was all immensely seductive, and the entire dialogue resonated in the fathomless caverns of my ignorance. So, yeah - I'm gonna. Thing is, these days I'm a non-gigging, axe-acquisitive, ham-fisted singer who thirty years ago learned to play guitar in order to write songs for a band that included a properly gifted guitarist - so, for me, any improvement in the breadth and control of tone is not only a huge vanity thing but also it'll make absolutely no difference to my evident lack of natural talent. And I'm still gonna. The indulgence of this kind of impulse is just about the only upside of affluent middle-age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members americansinner Posted August 10, 2012 Members Share Posted August 10, 2012 This un. I dont actually even like the look of it. Not spartan enough for me, but when i close my eyes and play it, i love it the mostest. and sorry about my crap camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MarkBastable Posted August 10, 2012 Members Share Posted August 10, 2012 This un. I dont actually even like the look of it. Not spartan enough for me, but when i close my eyes and play it, i love it the mostest. and sorry about my crap camera. What is it? I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fuzzio Posted August 10, 2012 Members Share Posted August 10, 2012 These days it's my ES-135.Can do jazz, punk, surf, indie, rockabilly, death hip hop... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members HeartfeltDawn Posted August 10, 2012 Members Share Posted August 10, 2012 If I had pics, I'd post my Epi Dot. Failing that, the inspiration for the Dot will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 I've always wanted to try one of those. It's too closely identified with Brian May for me to ever feel comfortable playing one onstage, but if I liked it, I'd consider owning one. IIRC, they have a 24" scale neck. I'm not sure what the thickness and neck profile are like though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members big_cat Posted August 10, 2012 Members Share Posted August 10, 2012 If I had pics, I'd post my Epi Dot. Failing that, the inspiration for the Dot will do. what mods have you done? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goodhonk Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 These days it's my ES-135. Can do jazz, punk, surf, indie, rockabilly, death hip hop... my first set of wheels on my jeff kendall were slimeballs, green ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fractal Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 These days it's my ES-135. Can do jazz, punk, surf, indie, rockabilly, death hip hop... You have a Mark Sandman thing going on with your strings: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fractal Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 So I talked to the guy at Feline Guitars today - for Brits, this is them - about 50s wiring for my Studio or Epi. The conversation was beyond me within three sentences - capacitors, oil and paper, rolled-off tone, the effect or lack of it of tapped coils - but it was all immensely seductive, and the entire dialogue resonated in the fathomless caverns of my ignorance.So, yeah - I'm gonna. Thing is, these days I'm a non-gigging, axe-acquisitive, ham-fisted singer who thirty years ago learned to play guitar in order to write songs for a band that included a properly gifted guitarist - so, for me, any improvement in the breadth and control of tone is not only a huge vanity thing but also it'll make absolutely no difference to my evident lack of natural talent.And I'm still gonna.The indulgence of this kind of impulse is just about the only upside of affluent middle-age. You are awesome. (Your matter-of-factness made me laugh hard.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members goaway Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 the dusenberg fullerton. this is the best guitar i've ever played and by far the most gorgeous. i will own one some day. second to that is the tele i own. its beautiful, sounds great, and plays great. i won't sell it. with age i feel like it will be outstanding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WAWBanks Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 Couldn't be happier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members V Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 Does yours have the '50s wiring scheme? IMO it opens up the guitar so much more and makes the Tone controls MUCH more useful. Mine came wired 'Standard' and Howard suggested I try the '50s mod (it's literally moving one wire on the Volume control from the outside lug to the middle one, easy to reverse if you don't like it) - huge difference.Well, sure. Think about what you're actually doing with a setup like this. Basically the volume knob is also now a tone knob not just because of impedance but because it's literally been made into a partial tone knob by having series resistance followed by a capacitor to ground in parallel with the output (of course with a variable resistance between ground and the capacitor).Basically that's what you've got x2. CHanging any one of those resistance values is going to change the knee of the filter it creates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sparkfriction Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 thats hard.... after many metal-axes, super strats a few les paul-shapes and telies... dunno i think my fav. guitars are the RG models by Ibanez with fixed bridge and humbuckers... i own the same one - pic is from the net: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sparkfriction Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 i love this finsih! just sexy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WeStartToDrift Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 I'm caught between my roommates old Ricky like this: And one of the old B&B Jaguars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members HP Hovercraft Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 the dusenberg fullerton. this is the best guitar i've ever played and by far the most gorgeous. i will own one some day. That Tele is beautiful. I don't get the Duesenberg thing, though. Seems like a lot of money for a Korean guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sparkfriction Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 ^ +1 for goaways Tele! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Eburst Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 My American Special Strat. I replaced the Texas Specials with 57/62 Pickups, and added an aged parts kit. It's my 'go to' guitar and the trem works just fine. I have more expensive and supposedly 'better' guitars, but this one just suits me perfectly. Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Eburst Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 I don't get the Duesenberg thing, though. Seems like a lot of money for a Korean guitar. I feel the same about Gretsch. $5,000 (AUD) for a White Falcon and it's not even a US model? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members americansinner Posted August 11, 2012 Members Share Posted August 11, 2012 What is it? I like it. It is an Italia Mondial II Tobacco burst. Very solid construction, and no technical issues (intonation, fret levels, action, etc) out of the box. Not expensive, but relatively hard to find. Has the humbuckers obviously and a piezo bridge pickup, has two 1/4'' outs. The three controls above the fretboard are an EQ for the piezo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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