Members GreatDane Posted July 22, 2010 Author Members Share Posted July 22, 2010 Originally Posted by Strung_Out You playing the acoustic part as well Dane, or just the electric? Either way it sounds great, what was the setup? thank you! yes, i did both the acoustic guitar (two tracks; one chording and one lead "voice") and the electric tracks (three, i think). i finger-picked the lead line (sloppily, i might add). the acoustic tracks were done with a late 90s Gibson CL-35 mic'd with a SM57 (somewhere between the soundhole and the neck). i added a little reverb to the tracks afterwards. the electric tracks were done with the R4 Oxblood into an aphex "punch factory" optical compressor pedal (love this pedal), a little digital delay and reverb and then into a matchless "chief" head (EL34s; class A). i tamed the matchless somewhat using an attenuator and then into a mesa boogie recto cab with V30s. i'm close mic'ing the cab with another SM57. as you can hear, the matchless gets an amazing dirty gain tone without needing to hit it with an OD pedal. on occasions when i do kick in the OD, it's heaven. all that into a macbook pro (via a motu 8pre) running Logic 8 Pro. whew... sorry for the long-winded response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Strung_Out Posted July 22, 2010 Members Share Posted July 22, 2010 Originally Posted by GreatDane thank you! yes, i did both the acoustic guitar (two tracks; one chording and one lead "voice") and the electric tracks (three, i think). i finger-picked the lead line (sloppily, i might add). the acoustic tracks were done with a late 90s Gibson CL-35 mic'd with a SM57 (somewhere between the soundhole and the neck). i added a little reverb to the tracks afterwards. the electric tracks were done with the R4 Oxblood into an aphex "punch factory" optical compressor pedal (love this pedal), a little digital delay and reverb and then into a matchless "chief" head (EL34s; class A). i tamed the matchless somewhat using an attenuator and then into a mesa boogie recto cab with V30s. i'm close mic'ing the cab with another SM57. as you can hear, the matchless gets an amazing dirty gain tone without needing to hit it with an OD pedal. on occasions when i do kick in the OD, it's heaven. all that into a macbook pro (via a motu 8pre) running Logic 8 Pro. whew... sorry for the long-winded response. Very cool, sounded great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flummox Posted July 22, 2010 Members Share Posted July 22, 2010 Couple of mine. First off is an 01 McCarty Soapbar I currently have on eBay: Next is an old Les Paul Studio GEM I just refinished: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreatDane Posted July 22, 2010 Author Members Share Posted July 22, 2010 Originally Posted by Strung_Out Very cool, sounded great! thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreatDane Posted July 22, 2010 Author Members Share Posted July 22, 2010 Originally Posted by flummox Couple of mine. First off is an 01 McCarty Soapbar I currently have on eBay: i really dig that PRS McCarty. PM me if you're looking for a quick sale and have a competitive price! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreatDane Posted July 22, 2010 Author Members Share Posted July 22, 2010 pics of my 1958 ES-125. if you've never had a chance to try one of these guitars, you should actively seek one out and give it a try. i will hopefully put up some clips of this guitar someday soon. it surprised me the minute i tried it, and it's been one of my go-to guitars for several years now. just wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreatDane Posted July 24, 2010 Author Members Share Posted July 24, 2010 can't remember if i posted some of these earlier, and am too lazy to check right now- i took these pics of my 1964 Gibson Melody Maker after going through and setting/cleaning it up. i was thinking of selling it prior to that point, but after plugging her in and losing the next two hours playing on it, there's little chance she'll go up on the block. these are very under-rated instruments, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Scott Abene Posted July 24, 2010 Members Share Posted July 24, 2010 Alright... I will play... My Grandfathers 1927 Gibson L-50? * I am actually not sure of the actual model as the guitar has no label or model stamp. I have always been told it was an L50 but looking at those models this guitar is of better quality. Time to do some research Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreatDane Posted July 24, 2010 Author Members Share Posted July 24, 2010 Originally Posted by Scott Abene Alright... I will play... My Grandfathers 1927 Gibson L-50 that's a cool looking guitar. do you have any details on it? it looks like the body is smaller than a regular guitar; is that true? it also looks like it's been re-finished, or is that the way it came from the factory? thank you for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Scott Abene Posted July 24, 2010 Members Share Posted July 24, 2010 It is a little smaller of a body type Than the L5's or L7's and the neck is somewhat triangular in shapeIt was made in the 1927 time frame and my Grandfather used it in his Big Band up until the early 60's.I have had it since around 1974 when I rescued it from my grand parents basement on Long Island. It has never been refinished but was touched up for a small repair on the side in 1978 or so. I think that the camera flash makes it look all shiny in this case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreatDane Posted July 24, 2010 Author Members Share Posted July 24, 2010 Originally Posted by Scott Abene It is a little smaller of a body type Than the L5's or L7's and the neck is somewhat triangular in shape It was made in the 1927 time frame and my Grandfather used it in his Big Band up until the early 60's. I have had it since around 1974 when I rescued it from my grand parents basement on Long Island. It has never been refinished but was touched up for a small repair on the side in 1978 or so. I think that the camera flash makes it look all shiny in this case well i think it looks cool as heck~ thanks again for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Scott Abene Posted July 24, 2010 Members Share Posted July 24, 2010 Thanks... I love it to death. Learned to play on it and love the family history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members metalheadUK Posted July 24, 2010 Members Share Posted July 24, 2010 Originally Posted by GreatDane can't remember if i posted some of these earlier, and am too lazy to check right now- i took these pics of my 1964 Gibson Melody Maker after going through and setting/cleaning it up. i was thinking of selling it prior to that point, but after plugging her in and losing the next two hours playing on it, there's little chance she'll go up on the block. these are very under-rated instruments, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreatDane Posted July 24, 2010 Author Members Share Posted July 24, 2010 Originally Posted by metalheadUK thank you, Marc! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gtr475 Posted July 24, 2010 Members Share Posted July 24, 2010 Originally Posted by GreatDane thank you for posting those pics! can you give me some details on pics 1, 4 and 5? those are gorgeous! The first one is a 2004 Gibson Les Paul standard. All original exept for the knobs. Nr 4 and 5 is a Warmoth strat build Swampash/flame maple tobacco sunburst finish body. Vintage tint flame maple neck, Gold hardware, Steve Lukather EMG pickup set. Original Floy rose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreatDane Posted July 24, 2010 Author Members Share Posted July 24, 2010 here's another melody maker i owned for a while; a 1965 doublecut single pickup in cherry. remarkably clean for it's age; i ended up selling this in order to raise some funds for our move earlier this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreatDane Posted July 26, 2010 Author Members Share Posted July 26, 2010 i owned this 1973 Gibson Custom for about two years. it was stunning, and sounded incredible. i ended up selling it because the neck was very thin. my hand couldn't get on with it so well after even 45 minutes of playing. i even thought about just keeping it to take out and admire every now and again, but that's not really how i roll. ain't she a beauty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreatDane Posted July 27, 2010 Author Members Share Posted July 27, 2010 here are pictures of my pride and joy; a 1979 Gibson Les Paul Custom silverburst. say what you will about norlin-era gibsons, this one is stellar and will never leave my side if i have anything to say about it. it's been across the country with me, as well as overseas, and has a ton of stories to tell. all the wear on this girl is from nights on stage, sweating under the lights, playing in crappy bars and sketchy venues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members GreatDane Posted July 28, 2010 Author Members Share Posted July 28, 2010 i bought this 1984 Fender MIJ Fender Strat off of Craigslist. i stumbled across it early one saturday morning and made the guy an offer. i was surprised when he wrote back not even five minutes later accepting the offer. i was in the car and over to his place with cash before most people even roll out of bed. dirt as hell, but cleaned up nice and played even better. i ended up selling it because i never did get much use out of strats in recent years. great guitar though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreatDane Posted July 29, 2010 Author Members Share Posted July 29, 2010 1985 Gibson Les Paul Custom with factory Kahler trem, ferrari red finish and upgraded Bare Knuckle "nail bomb" pickup in the bridge. i bought this guitar for next to nothing and ended up selling it for a lot of money. it actually sold for so much that, until the funds actually arrived, i thought i was going to have the buyer back out of the deal. fortunately, the money showed and off it went to its new owner (who raved about it when it arrived to him). sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Scott Abene Posted July 29, 2010 Members Share Posted July 29, 2010 This thread has made me hungry... Chicago... New York! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreatDane Posted July 29, 2010 Author Members Share Posted July 29, 2010 i'll take a slice of each! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Brujo13 Posted July 29, 2010 Members Share Posted July 29, 2010 your black tele is Boneriffic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GreatDane Posted July 30, 2010 Author Members Share Posted July 30, 2010 a 1987 Gibson Les Paul Custom that i bought from a fellow forumite and eventually traded for a very nice USA Hamer Artist. This guitar had a great neck; not too fat, but not thin either. plenty of dings and chips and wear, but played and sounded incredible. it was heavy; maybe 11 lbs and change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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