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Babooshka

macrumors 6502
May 10, 2008
384
1
Glasgow, Scotland
Meet Seximus Maximus.

So yeah, My 4th Electric Bass. Its a frankenstein between a fender Aerodyne and a Geddy Lee. Probably the sweetest combination known to mankind. Added some vinyls to pimp it to the extreme.

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more pics here: http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=1562&l=a7dc7&id=1350420078
I just jizzed my pants.

THAT is sexy. If it was a leftie....
 

Hrududu

macrumors 68020
Jul 25, 2008
2,306
657
Central US
My old cheap Yamaha and Washburn X series. My mandolin also made the picture cuz thats where it lives :p My dad has a really nice collection going on, but then again he can actually play.. ;)

PS, sorry the pic is sideways, i thought I rotated and saved, but i guess not.....
 

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ColeSear

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Sep 27, 2006
118
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My complete setup an some detail shoots:
Gibson Standard Les Paul, Marshall JCM602, lots of effects :D
 

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ColeSear

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Sep 27, 2006
118
0
Niiice.

Do you ever get tired playing a Les Paul for extended periods of time? I always found them heavy, cumbersome and awkward. Definitely a Telecaster man myself.

Tired? Well, kind of. The guitar is really heavy. After about an hour of playing, I need a short break for my shoulder.
But it still is the best guitar I've ever played on. It's a good allrounder for me, playing Rock/Pop/Oldies and some Jazz/Swing.
The only alternative for me would be a Fender Stratocaster, just to have a choice which song to play on what guitar. But right now, I don't have the money...
 

vicious7

macrumors 6502a
Jul 16, 2007
818
2
Jacked into the net...
Just got a Frankenstrat lent to me by a good friend. I'm lovin' it. I was leaning towards a used Les Paul Studio Lite for a change, but I think I'll stick with Fender.

Now, I just have to figure out what to get so as I can grow into it...skill-wise :cool:
 

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kwk1

macrumors 6502
Aug 30, 2008
257
26
Canada
I've just started to learn guitar.
I much prefer singing.
 

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djalix

macrumors newbie
Aug 21, 2008
9
0
Washburn N4 Custom Paduk
Washburn N4 Custom
Crafter FX550
Epiphone PR5E
Washburn EA22 Ltd Custom
 

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Melrose

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Dec 12, 2007
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399
I've just started to learn guitar.
I much prefer singing.

You just started - did you pick that guitar up to learn, or have you had it for a while? How old is it? I'd love to get myself a Martin (the older the better) but lack the necessary resources atm
 

kwk1

macrumors 6502
Aug 30, 2008
257
26
Canada
Hey,
It's a month old and I can barely play it.
So I guess you could say I got it to learn on.
I asked a friend who's big into guitars what the best brand is.
He said for accoustic Martin, so I went looking.
This particular model is pretty much the cheapest solid wood(as opposed to laminated) that they make give or take a few models.
Well, my friend is jealous and, if I don't take too well to playing guitar, I can always sell it.

I did find playing his Fender Strat a little easier to play as opposed to an accoustic.
 

devman

macrumors 65816
Apr 19, 2004
1,242
8
AU
'58 Les Paul v.o.s
 

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63dot

macrumors 603
Jun 12, 2006
5,269
339
norcal

I spent ten years as mostly a Telecaster player from a Squier, to a Fernandez copy, to a couple of vintage Fenders ('65, '68), and I loved them all. Right now the two guitars I have sport dual humbuckers and it's really not me at all. Telecasters, like Rickenbackers and Gretsch hollowbodies, have a smaller, yet incredibly loyal fan base. I have had the strats, Les Pauls, and double locking trem superstrats, but the Tele is what I always feel most comfortable with.
 

MattG

macrumors 68040
May 27, 2003
3,869
568
Asheville, NC
Sorry in advance for the crappy pictures...just saw this thread and wanted to throw something up here.

I'm got an American Deluxe Strat, SSH with LSR nut. I replaced the stock bridge pickup with a DiMarzio Evolution, so now it's nice and hot :)

I admittedly don't play as much as I should...perhaps this thread will inspire me!
 

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63dot

macrumors 603
Jun 12, 2006
5,269
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norcal
Sorry in advance for the crappy pictures...just saw this thread and wanted to throw something up here.

I'm got an American Deluxe Strat, SSH with LSR nut. I replaced the stock bridge pickup with a DiMarzio Evolution, so now it's nice and hot :)

I admittedly don't play as much as I should...perhaps this thread will inspire me!

How does the evolution sound vs. the stock Fender humbucker? Was the Fender humbucker similar to a PAF or was it hotter (with ceramic magnets like a DiMarzio distortion humbucker?). I have a metal guitar I thought about using evolutions with. It came stock with some slightly hotter than PAF EMG-HZs and I ditched the idea of going active, and played with the idea of just a hotter passive pickup like the evolution, PAF Joe, or Duncan JB.
 

MattG

macrumors 68040
May 27, 2003
3,869
568
Asheville, NC
How does the evolution sound vs. the stock Fender humbucker? Was the Fender humbucker similar to a PAF or was it hotter (with ceramic magnets like a DiMarzio distortion humbucker?). I have a metal guitar I thought about using evolutions with. It came stock with some slightly hotter than PAF EMG-HZs and I ditched the idea of going active, and played with the idea of just a hotter passive pickup like the evolution, PAF Joe, or Duncan JB.

I'm honestly not sure what a PAF sounds like compared to this, but I really do like this pickup. The Fender one wasn't all that how. This one allows me to get the more "nasally" tone I was looking for, if that makes sense.
 

vicious7

macrumors 6502a
Jul 16, 2007
818
2
Jacked into the net...
Right...so, I was so happy when my friend lent me his Strat that I finally took the plunge and bought one of my very own. It's an 89 American Standard with a roller nut. For an almost 20 year old guitar, the tone is very sweet. I am in love!!! :p
 

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erikistired

macrumors 6502
Apr 21, 2006
399
0
(770)
I spent ten years as mostly a Telecaster player from a Squier, to a Fernandez copy, to a couple of vintage Fenders ('65, '68), and I loved them all. Right now the two guitars I have sport dual humbuckers and it's really not me at all. Telecasters, like Rickenbackers and Gretsch hollowbodies, have a smaller, yet incredibly loyal fan base. I have had the strats, Les Pauls, and double locking trem superstrats, but the Tele is what I always feel most comfortable with.

i absolutely love telecasters. i've owned les pauls, a few hamers, an ibanez or two, but i always come back to the tele. i'm thinking about picking up the jim root version with two humbuckers to go with the one i have now, kinda best of both worlds, with the same feel.
 

63dot

macrumors 603
Jun 12, 2006
5,269
339
norcal
i absolutely love telecasters. i've owned les pauls, a few hamers, an ibanez or two, but i always come back to the tele. i'm thinking about picking up the jim root version with two humbuckers to go with the one i have now, kinda best of both worlds, with the same feel.

The only guitar I have loved as much as all the six or seven Fender teles and tele copies I have owned is probably the Ibanezes when I feel in a mood to shred fast ala Satriani type stuff or my poor attempt at Satch.

But for classic rock and clean tones, those humbuckers in the Ibanezes, or for that matter any make, just don't sound as nice as the clean twang of a tele to me. Even strat clean tones are not as pretty as the tele twang. But I have thought about having a humbucker tele with a flat 12" inch Ibanez/Jackson type flat fast neck and having a tele metal shredder guitar. I once saw a B.C. Rich tele copy with a flat, fast neck with huge frets and it had dual humbuckers and no pickguard. The body was neon green and all the parts were black. I should have bought that one for the hard rock stuff.

I also like the idea of a three single coil pickup tele with a five way selector switch, also known as a Nashville tele after all the studio players in country and rock who sported a middle single coil in a tele and modified the switch to five positions like a strat.
 

63dot

macrumors 603
Jun 12, 2006
5,269
339
norcal
I'm honestly not sure what a PAF sounds like compared to this, but I really do like this pickup. The Fender one wasn't all that how. This one allows me to get the more "nasally" tone I was looking for, if that makes sense.

The older Gibson PAF has a relatively weak output, with strong highs and strong bass tones.

The hotter Duncan JB, Duncan distortion, DiMarzio PAF Pro, and I assume DiMarzio Evolutions, are "hotter" meaning more midrange added to the stock highs and lows of a PAF. This can be attained through more winds on the copper wire, or ceramic magnets, or both.

The ultra hot humbuckers like the Duncan Live Wires, Duncan Invaders, or EMG active humbuckers have an awesome amount of midrange and punch similar to that Metallica sound.

My Ibanez Artcore hollowbody has the standard low powered alnico PAF sound with little to moderate midrange. But my ESP Viper tries to be in the EMG category with an overwound alnico passive pickup but really only gets a slightly "hot" sounding PAF. They claim it's for metal but it's more of a classic rock pickup with added midrange. I may get some ceramic magnet humbuckers for that guitar someday for more midrange.
 
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