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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2022 21:55:46 GMT -5
tartanphantom So much coolness yet again. Questions about the MPC Electra...I was looking up the Super Magnaflux pickups, seems quite hot at least from the DC resistance setting! Any Duncan, DiMarzio, etc. you would say comparable to? Also, the 5 way pickup selector...coil tap or out of phase capability? And finally, on the modules, and stand out as particularly good? I was looking a few up, just the name "Frog Nose" got me. I really love P90's so that SA503TVL Troy Van Leeuwen is calling out to me as well. Digging the no tone knobs on your trifecta. Also the surf vibe on the Yamaha SGV800. Also love the connection of the Carlo Robelli to Gretsch. You've had an effect on me man, I just traded 5 "hot rod" guitars this week to land a new Gretsch and Strat. I'll always have some 80's in me, but like even a lot of other rockers from that era, we all love the vintage/vintage spec stuff best I think.
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Post by tartanphantom on Jan 28, 2022 22:33:42 GMT -5
tartanphantom So much coolness yet again. Questions about the MPC Electra...I was looking up the Super Magnaflux pickups, seems quite hot at least from the DC resistance setting! Any Duncan, DiMarzio, etc. you would say comparable to? Also, the 5 way pickup selector...coil tap or out of phase capability? And finally, on the modules, and stand out as particularly good? I was looking a few up, just the name "Frog Nose" got me. I really love P90's so that SA503TVL Troy Van Leeuwen is calling out to me as well. Digging the no tone knobs on your trifecta. Also the surf vibe on the Yamaha SGV800. Also love the connection of the Carlo Robelli to Gretsch. You've had an effect on me man, I just traded 5 "hot rod" guitars this week to land a new Gretsch and Strat. I'll always have some 80's in me, but like even a lot of other rockers from that era, we all love the vintage/vintage spec stuff best I think.
Point by point-- The Electra Super Magnaflux pickups are quite hot in terms of winding/impedance. I would put them in the same category as the original DiMarzio "Super Distortion Humbuckers", which were all the rage in the late '70's when KISS reigned supreme. The beauty of the circuit is that despite their high output, the pickup selector allows for quite a variety of tones. The selector is a 5-way switch. positions 2-3-4 yield the traditional pickup combinations-- neck pickup, neck+bridge in parallel, and bridge only. However position #1 is neck+bridge in series (super thick and hot), while position #5 is neck+bridge in series but out-of-phase.
The modules--- there are good ones and bad ones. Most guitars shipped with the Phase Shifter and either the Dynamic Fuzz or Power Overdrive modules, so these are the most common ones out there. Other "good ones" are the Filter Follower (Envelope filter), the Frog Nose, and the Flanger-- which is perhaps the most complex and the most difficult to find. The Tank Tone is basically a variable position "cocked wah pedal" sound, which can emulate the Clapton "woman tone" pretty faithfully. The Frog Nose is a play on words from the "Pig Nose" amps... it' is basically a headphone-compatible practice amp, but can double as an overdrive as well. the Treble-Bass Expander is pretty useless, as is the Octave Box, which suffers from tracking issues (hey, it was '70s technology!).
I own the Phase Shifter, Dynamic Fuzz and Flanger modules... I bought the Flanger as an extra module when I bought the guitar, and I'm glad I did... a working example of the Flanger module can go for upwards of $300-500 these days.
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Post by tartanphantom on Jan 28, 2022 23:00:17 GMT -5
If you're not playing an original song, please tell me you're playing a Davey Graham or Richard Thompson tune in that pic... Ha! While I did play a couple of originals and a couple of folkier things (the traditional folk song "John Riley" and "Codine" by Buffy St Marie), I think I'm actually in the middle of doing "Cinnamon Girl" by Neil Young in the photo, judging by my hands (double drop-D tuning ).
I suspect that you may have the odd Bad News, Spinal Tap or Rutles cover tune tucked up your sleeve as well.
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Post by Rob Allen on Jan 29, 2022 13:20:56 GMT -5
This fellow is guest soloist with the Oregon Symphony next month. Any of you guitar-heads into classical guitar? Aniello Desiderio videos
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2022 14:32:50 GMT -5
This fellow is guest soloist with the Oregon Symphony next month. Any of you guitar-heads into classical guitar? Aniello Desiderio videosVery much so, and classical music in general as well. I enjoyed the videos on that page, and then there was a bit of a teaser since he had a placeholder but no video for a piece from the late great flamenco player Paco de Lucía, but I found a clip on YouTube and that was great as well. Most of the classical guitar players I enjoy listening to are well into their advanced years or no longer with us, so this is a good reminder to me that there are great younger players to enjoy (Desiderio is a mere 50!). Thanks for posting this!
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Post by EdoBosnar on Jan 29, 2022 14:55:02 GMT -5
(...) Most of the classical guitar players I enjoy listening to are well into their advanced years or no longer with us, so this is a good reminder to me that there are great younger players to enjoy (Desiderio is a mere 50!). Ana Vidović is even younger (about 40 or so now):
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Post by commond on Jan 29, 2022 17:56:51 GMT -5
Since you guys are real musicians, I'm wondering who your favorite guitar players are.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2022 19:56:17 GMT -5
Despite my hard rock roots, a lot of my favorites are from other genres (I was in "serious" working bands in the 80's and 90's and played what was popular then, but very much like comic books, my heart is more into the 60's and 70's and earlier).
Chet Atkins is probably my favorite of all time. Roy Clark ("Lightning Fingers Of" is still my favorite album) is another huge inspiration. Roy Lanham for sure as well, he's not as well known but a great player. I listen to a lot of surf rock, so huge appreciation for Dick Dale though I listen to a lot of other bands in this genre.
Of the more traditional Jazz players, Joe Pass still floors me in terms of raw technique, Tal Farlow as well. Johnny Smith and Wes Montgomery are a little more "softer feel" to me and very listenable. Les Paul for sure on the lighter jazz side.
Fusion is a little more hit or miss for me...you would think I would love the combination of jazz with rock, but sometimes it gets a little boring to me even though I appreciate the technique of the players (not enough jazz swing nor enough hard rocking for my tastes at times). I will say that I much prefer Billy Connors to the better know Al Di Meola in Return to Forever. Billy has much more feel, Al despite all of his technique is always stiff to me (and such an arrogant guy, I really don't find him very likeable). And then Pat Metheny...if I'm finding life is going hard and I need something to reset my mind, I'll put on some headphones and "Bright Size Life" and get transported away.
Hiram Bullock had a great feel to his playing, and one that may not be as traditionally well known is Chris Poland who I love. He's a jazz/fusion guy all the way, but ended up in heavy metal circles in the 80's including becoming the lead player for thrash metal band Megadeth for a few years. If you want a fresh and unique blend of fusion and rock/metal tones, his instrumental act OHM along with some of his solo work is amazing.
Classic rock guys, I think Jeff Beck is really noteworthy even though his usually listed peers, Hendrix, Clapton, and Page were higher profile with their main acts. His 70's exploration of fusion style is also pretty legendary. And if you like Hendrix style, Rory Gallagher is essential listening (both in the Taste and solo). Robin Trower too, but Rory just had some more fire to me. Also very Hendrix inspired, the one and only Uli Jon Roth (post Scorpions as well like the Electric Sun stuff).
I could go on forever, so I'm just going to list the following as other talented 70's rock players "pre Eddie Van Halen" who I really admire...Michael Schenker, Ronnie Montrose, Mick Taylor, Ritchie Blackmore, Tommy Bolin, Gary Moore, and Tony Bourge. My big 80's guys were Eddie Van Halen, Randy Rhoads, George Lynch, Jake E. Lee, Warren DeMartini, and Rex Carroll. Steve Morse is a favorite as well, from his Dixie Dregs days to some great instrumental rock.
Also a huge fan of flamenco/"world fusion" duo Strunz and Farah. A few classical favorites are Andres Segovia, Pepe Romero, and Christopher Parkening. I'll stop here, but this is kind of off the top of my head!
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Post by EdoBosnar on Jan 30, 2022 5:46:16 GMT -5
(...) Also a huge fan of flamenco/"world fusion" duo Strunz and Farah. A few classical favorites are Andres Segovia, Pepe Romero, and Christopher Parkening. I'll stop here, but this is kind of off the top of my head! Strunz & Farah are awesome. Their album 'Primal Magic' in particular is flawless. I was lucky enough to see them live once in the early 1990s.
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Post by impulse on Jan 30, 2022 8:59:36 GMT -5
I got to see Return to Forever live a while back. Not my preferred cup of tea most times, but I a glad I got to see such a monstrously talented group perform.
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Post by Confessor on Jan 31, 2022 12:59:08 GMT -5
Nice guitars, TP. Here's another favorite, my 2006 Squier Telecaster-- heavily modified by myself. Niiice looking guitar. I have a lot of time for Fender Squires. I have a Squire Precision bass that I use for recording and which is pretty great sounding. I slso used to own a Hohner Madcat, which is a cheap Telecaster copy (and, incidentally, a guitar that Prince favoured throughout the early 80s), that played really nicely for a budget guitar. Love your custom mods on this too. Next is another oddity-- 2005 Dean Psychobilly "Cabbie" model. This one was only made for a few years by Dean. The finish (banana yellow with checkerboard sides and blackout hardware) is completely stock... I just added the goofy sticker (one of my band logos), aftermarket split-coil pickups and re-wired it with push-pull pots for the coil split funcitons. A second photo is included on this one so that you can better see the paint scheme.
Ah yes, I remember Psychobilly. The sound of summer 1988! I had friends of mine who were really into the whole Psychobilly thing, so I got exposed to a lot of records by the likes of Demented Are Go, The Meteors, The Cramps, The Guana Batz, and The Long Tall Texans etc. This was at a time when I myself had recently gotten into classic 50s rock 'n' roll by the likes of Eddie Cochran, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry etc, so there was some crossover in our tastes. Really nice looking hollow-body guitar there, TP. Was the Bigsby tremolo arm a mod or did it come standard? I'm closing this post with the 2003 Carlo Robelli CRB1955 model. The backstory on this one is a bit unusual. If you're thinking that it looks a lot like a Gretsch, there's a reason for that. The guitar was built by Peerless Guitars of Korea as a house-brand instrument for Sam Ash Music. Interestingly, Peerless used the same build foundation for a limited-run Gretsch model, the G3131 Streamliner. Yep, that really looks like a Gretsch Streamliner. Lovely colour to that one, too.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jan 31, 2022 14:07:54 GMT -5
Most listened to songs of 2021
# 57 - Chevy Van - Dale Watson
I came across this a year or two ago. I'd never have thought I needed a cover of Sammy Johns' 1973 hit by Dale Watson. But I absolutely did need it. I love Watson and this song just oozes 70s cheesiness. He's honestly the only person I can see playing this and making it work for me.
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Post by tartanphantom on Jan 31, 2022 17:27:12 GMT -5
Nice guitars, TP. Niiice looking guitar. I have a lot of time for Fender Squires. I have a Squire Precision bass that I use for recording and which is pretty great sounding. I slso used to own a Hohner Madcat, which is a cheap Telecaster copy (and, incidentally, a guitar that Prince favoured throughout the early 80s), that played really nicely for a budget guitar. Love your custom mods on this too. Ah yes, I remember Psychobilly. The sound of summer 1988! I had friends of mine who were really into the whole Psychobilly thing, so I got exposed to a lot of records by the likes of Demented Are Go, The Meteors, The Cramps, The Guana Batz, and The Long Tall Texans etc. This was at a time when I myself had recently gotten into classic 50s rock 'n' roll by the likes of Eddie Cochran, Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry etc, so there was some crossover in our tastes. Really nice looking hollow-body guitar there, TP. Was the Bigsby tremolo arm a mod or did it come standard? Yep, that really looks like a Gretsch Streamliner. Lovely colour to that one, too.
I really love the Squier Tele as it is ever-so-slightly lighter and thinner than an American or Mexican Tele. I installed the Bigsby and the bridgeplate/bridge system, put new pickups in it and wired it for the 4-way switch mod. If you notice the bridge pickup, it has over-sized P-Bass polepieces. The neck pickup is the same under the pickup cover. The pickups are a bit hotter than the stock pickups, but not too hot-- still has some snap and twang to it. I had the pick-guard custom-made (that's not a decal), tweaked the setup specs and added the black barrel knobs and the top-hat switch tip as a finishing contrast.
The blackout Bigsby on the Dean is standard equipment. If it had been my choice, I would have installed a B6 model (no tension bar) instead. as it is, I bypass the tension bar nowadays when stringing up-- it is so much smoother as a result. Perfect guitar for when we cover "My Daddy is a Vampire" (Meteors)!
The Carlo Robelli is a really nice guitar. You can't see it well in the photos, but the body is entirely bound in abalone.
And if you like Gretsch guitars, stick around... I'll be getting to those soon!
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Feb 1, 2022 10:46:17 GMT -5
Most listened to songs of 2021
# 56 - Mama Tried - Merle Haggard
It's become increasingly obvious as the years go on that Merle Haggard is at the top of my pantheon of musicians. And this is, by most reasonable assessments his magnum opus. While not literally biographical it is an incredibly personal song for Hag, whose father died when he was young and who made his mother's life miserable, culminating in a stint in San Quentin for robbery.
This is simply two minutes and twelve seconds of country perfection, with its poignant lyrics punctuated by Roy Nichols electric guitar.
"Mama tried to raise me better, but her pleading, I denied That leaves only me to blame 'cause Mama tried"
This video has a lovely lead-in to the song with "Tulare Dust" (also heavily autobiographical).
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Post by tartanphantom on Feb 1, 2022 11:52:21 GMT -5
Most listened to songs of 2021 # 56 - Mama Tried - Merle HaggardIt's become increasingly obvious as the years go on that Merle Haggard is at the top of my pantheon of musicians. And this is, by most reasonable assessments his magnum opus. While not literally biographical it is an incredibly personal song for Hag, whose father died when he was young and who made his mother's life miserable, culminating in a stint in San Quentin for robbery. This is simply two minutes and twelve seconds of country perfection, with its poignant lyrics punctuated by Roy Nichols electric guitar. "Mama tried to raise me better, but her pleading, I denied That leaves only me to blame 'cause Mama tried" This video has a lovely lead-in to the song with "Tulare Dust" (also heavily autobiographical).
This one never gets old, Slam.
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