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GAS Man

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  1. i am supprised how we have got this far without "tubescreamer" i broke down and finally bought one (the BBE Green Screamer which is a TS808) and love it. it works well to wake it up a little bit. A Tubescreamer was my first thought. I find them to add note clarity. I'm not first hand familiar with them, but also isn't clarity what this pedal is designed for?
  2. Actually, that almost shows to me more of a healthy attitude towards GAS. Sure he takes a loss, but it's probably budget-able and no biggie to him. Personally, I'm too hung up on keeping the guitars I've bought so I have significant carrying costs. I may have some interest I'm paying on a line of credit or if I sold the guitars I might be able to invest that money and make more income. But I'm hung up on saving them, and someday getting my money or more back on them so they hang around, taking up spaces, needing care and feeding, and my attic is full of shipping boxes, etc. So this guy may lose a hundred or two a month or so, but it's probably manageable and still cheaper than hookers and crack; AND he doesn't have the carrying costs that I do with my form of GAS. I guess it appeals to me that he's not too hung up on holding onto the materialistic items. Just sounds a bit healthier, but of course, not thrifty either. But no GAS is.
  3. respectfully disagree. OK computer is the best. i could listen to that album endlessly. I agree. I don't even begin to comprehend the cult following that proclaims "The Bends" is better. I bought "The Bends" because someone at work told me it was even better, but I just don't get that out of it. Maybe I should try for the third time. Or not.
  4. You don't agree that I sold it and made a profit off of it? I gave the guy a YEAR AND A HALF to get his {censored} out of my house. I finally after that year and a half gave him the ultimatum to get it out by a certain date, and STILL gave him another week on top of that. Seems like the appropriate resolution to me and something that landlords regularly do to recoup the costs of storing abandoned property.
  5. I think Henry is a monster. As good an all round player as you're gonna find anywhere with great soulful technique in his soloing and I love the singing! yep
  6. If I am correct, Korina is lighter than mahogany... Yes, I believe from the feel that it is a bit lighter. I find that it imparts a little bit of a semi-hollow tone to a guitar. This is the description Warmoth uses on its wood selection menu "Korina, White (Terminalia superba): Its true name is Limba from Africa. White Korina is a medium to heavy weight wood Korina has a naturally waxy feel to it. The tone is very similar to Mahogany with added mids. An excellent tonal choice for hollow chambered bodies. With a Vintage Tint Gloss on it, it resembles the famous Korina Flying Vs of the late 50s. " Now compare that to their "Tone-O-Meter" for mahogany and this is what they say about Mahogany: We use African Mahogany in our body production. It is a medium to heavy weight wood with a Strat
  7. ACK! Looks like something Picasso puked up. Not to quote the "puked up" part, because I already said I liked it, of course, there's other guitars I rather have for 5-grand (rough guess on a negotiated price). But what you said made me think of - ".....or Salvador Dali"
  8. There's a demo vid on youtube for his jet flanger and the guitar sounds wonderful... But his has a trem. Think the price has something to do with that massive one-piece mahogany body? It's korina (limba) and it appears to be one solid piece. That definitely would up the price, but I'm sure the sig endorsement has a lot to do with it.
  9. Ibanez Paul Gilbert Signature Fireman Calling guitarmandp, pony up for this bad boy so we can live vicariously through your sig model affinity. $6,999.99 http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PGMFRM1 Besides looking cooler than any Iceman design I can recall seeing, I also like that the single coils are slanted in the direction that I think would make more sense than the tranditional slant towards the bridge on the high side.
  10. I have the Peavey Reactor (Tele model MIA) and I haven't seen the values go up yet. I keep thinking it must be my pot 'o gold for retirement, but the values seem to be staying flat. I've always thought mine was a decent guitar for the money (around $230 new) and in fact they were quite a bit better build than the Squiers of that era which were similarly priced, but for some reason they haven't caught on as "collectible" yet. I'm upgrading the pg, p'ups and tuners on mine. I've got the p'ups and tuners already, now just have to get that new pg ordered. I'm going to go custom with a black abalone.
  11. I want you to listen to this one because I think I might be hearing just a tad bit of delay. [YOUTUBE]M48DitTJTw8[/YOUTUBE] Now years ago I brought this one to my teach, and teach said it was not delay. I thought it was. U B da Judge. (watch out - may lead to dancing) [YOUTUBE]oRWBt-haVOs[/YOUTUBE]
  12. First from Dad around '66 Framus First "Good" bought by me for me in '84
  13. I was going to say "strats" in general. There's just so many versions and makes of them these days.
  14. I'd do a Bigsby, but of course, if you need extreme whammy, then that wouldn't be the best choice. http://www.vibramate.com/vibramate-v7v-install.html
  15. Put a good tubescreamer in front and you're good to go. I'd say either the Super Reverb or the '65 Twin Reissue. The SR sounds great. I own the TR. I also have the DRRI and the Bassman. The Bassman is nice but it's more of the "tweed tone". Plus it doesn't have the reverb or tremolo built in. I think I'd lean towards the SR, but maybe just because that's one I don't have. But with the 4 tens you won't have as much of a "flab" issue as you might with the 2x12. I like the DRRI, but it doesn't have the "thunk" of the TRRI. To me the DRRI sounds a lot like a TRRI cut in half, and I do not mean that in a bad way. And my TRRI does sound wonderful with a tubescreamer in front of it. For some reason I haven't figured out yet, my DRRI doesn't like that pedal.
  16. I love him because of that first album you posted up there. I remember listening to that album when it first came out. A friend of mine and I had just ingested some _________ and we were driving around in his Firebird listening to that album on rotation at full blast. I thought this guy's really got something going where his style of music sounds great just pushed over the edge of distortion. A true triumph of musical style for the arena rock of the era. The next day my friend discovered he'd blown a speaker. We both agreed it was worth it. It's funny though, all these years later, the song of his that I probably enjoy coming on the radio isn't one of his guitar oriented pieces (except for the solo), but is instead this one: [YOUTUBE]swzh0ngMNJo[/YOUTUBE] I always crank the volume when that one comes on. It just has a high "fun" level for me I guess.
  17. Another great transaction with "weatherboy". Guitar shipped to me same day payment received and I received it in near factory new condition. No blems and even in tune.
  18. Don't worry about it. It happens with just about every new guitar I've ever bought. I'm not sure if some of it is from the strings, but I think it's coming from a fret board coloring agent of some sort. But yeah, I always get "black finger". I've got a brand new Gisbon Custom Shop LP waiting for me at home. I'm wondering if it will give me black finger too. But I always recommend GHS Fast Fret to wipe the strings down. It keeps the tarnish at bey and removes the drag off of slightly tarnished strings.
  19. What pups did you end up with? I have the '56 goldtop as well and may change them down the road. I remember dc went from the stock to Duncan stack P-90s of some sort (an actual HB design to sound like a P-90) and I remember liking the stock better. He's posted the clips above. So don't go with dc!!! :D If you decide to change, stick with some noise and get some Lollars or Vintage Vibe. I bought the same guitar for my stepson. I like the tone, but as I commented above, the damn thing has a frozen truss rod. It sounds like breaking glue when I tried to adjust it. But I think that QC problem would be rare. Too bad we discovered it 4 months down the road from the purchase date.
  20. This space reserved for GAS Man's pics to come of EJ, SRV, JV and Setzer.
  21. Sheeeet, these threads are so full of B.S., the methane could power a small town. I don't know what the answer is (I only own an Epi Elitist LP and some other models of Epi's), but I do know that the propensity of Epiphone bashing and generalizations obscures most accurate critique on this subject at HCEG. I can tell you I recently bought a $500 Epiphone '56 Goldtop for my stepson and a $2600 Gibson Les Paul Classic P-90 for me - had both guitars out here a couple weekends ago, I purposely didn't sit down and directly A/B them, but it wasn't like either him or I, while playing those guitars that weekend, had any moment of going "Jeez, I can sure see where that extra $2K went!!" The only bitch I had about the Epi was I tried to adjust his truss rod a hair, and the damn thing was frozen in place. Couldn't get it to budge. But that's not likely to happen very often, but it is an indicator of a speedier production/QC process. And that's no big surprise is it. So his will have to make a warranty pit stop.
  22. THAT! is some CAT SCRATCH FEVER! He "Degaytized it" quite well.
  23. Vox Pathfinder 15R Great cleans and very tube-like sounding for a 15W SS amp.
  24. Originally posted by wedgehed II THAT! Made me laugh! GREAT! I'd buy a Bill the Cat Strat!
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