TB Guitar Thread....No Basis Here...

[Passinwind]

Originally Posted by SoComSurfing

Was that a Rivera-era model?

Yes, but Paul Rivera apparently merely "supervised" Ed Jahns, who was the actual senior designer at Fender back then. The Fender 30 that I mentioned was also a Jahns design, one of the first Fender tube channel-switchers. Jahns was the guy behind the 400 PS bass amp as well.

Anyhow, these things are appreciating in value and all my mods will be readily reversible. Lots of people modded them back in the day (for good reason too), so period correct pots and whatnot aren't quite the deal breaker they can be with the older Fenders.

[jim777]

Originally Posted by Fattony

Here are my 59 reissue Les Paul and ES335.

That 335 looks EXACTLY the way a 335 should look Is that a new guitar?

[Michael Jewels]

Originally Posted by Fattony

Here are my 59 reissue Les Paul and ES335.

Very nice guitars, and very sharp photos, Fattony.

Did you take them?

I love sunburst finishes; I think they photograph the best also.

Mike

[lunarpollen]

5 ways to improve tuning stability on a guitar with a Bigsby vibrato

• Use heavier strings
• Swap out the nut for a self-lubricating nut (e.g., Graph Tech)
• Swap out a fixed Tune-O-Matic-style bridge for a bridge with roller saddles (there are drop-in replacements available)
• Swap out the stock ⅞" Bigsby spring for a 1" spring (first make sure that it is indeed a ⅞" spring and not already fitted with a 1")
• Swap out the stock tuning machines for locking tuners (I like Sperzel Trim-Lok myself)

Of course a nut swap should be done by a qualified tech, but it's still a fairly simple thing...

[lunarpollen]

I recently got one of the new Squier Vintage Modified Jaguars... I swapped out the stock bridge for a Staytrem replacement, got a set of Pyramid Gold flatwound strings, and had my guitar tech do a full set-up. It now sounds and plays amazing! I will try to get photos of it soon, my phone has a very crappy camera built in so I'll need to have someone else take pics... I still hope to get one of the VM Jazzmasters and Mustangs, too...

[SoComSurfing]

Originally Posted by Passinwind

Yes, but Paul Rivera apparently merely "supervised" Ed Jahns, who was the actual senior designer at Fender back then. The Fender 30 that I mentioned was also a Jahns design, one of the first Fender tube channel-switchers. Jahns was the guy behind the 400 PS bass amp as well.

Anyhow, these things are appreciating in value and all my mods will be readily reversible. Lots of people modded them back in the day (for good reason too), so period correct pots and whatnot aren't quite the deal breaker they can be with the older Fenders.

Very nice. The Super Champ from around that same time is one of my all-time favorites. I swear they were made of solid lead, though. Seems like it weighs more than any Twin or Super Reverb I've ever played with.

[Passinwind]

Originally Posted by SoComSurfing

Very nice. The Super Champ from around that same time is one of my all-time favorites. I swear they were made of solid lead, though. Seems like it weighs more than any Twin or Super Reverb I've ever played with.

Super Champs are really great amps; I have a friend bugging me to help him find one at the moment. The Princeton Reverb II is actually not all that heavy for how hard it punches, this one weighs in at just under 35 pounds with a reissue Jensen in it. Twins and Supers are real boat anchors, for sure.

So I just went through a nice wringing out session and the amp is quite giggable, although it has the usual few slightly wonky carbon comp resistors and so on that one would often expect in a 30 year old amp.

@Fattony: sweet guitars!

[Fattony]

Originally Posted by jim777

That 335 looks EXACTLY the way a 335 should look Is that a new guitar?

Yes, it is a 2011 59 reissue ES-335. It was purchased from Wildwood Guitars in CO. The photo was taken by Wildwood. It is a great guitar.

[Fattony]

Originally Posted by Michael Jewels

Very nice guitars, and very sharp photos, Fattony.

Did you take them?

I love sunburst finishes; I think they photograph the best also.

Mike

The photos were taken by the retailers that I puchased the guitars from.

[spade2you]

Still really enjoying my fanned 7 string. Lately, I'm really hooked on playing with a capo on the 5th fret. The string, tension, and scale length are just right. The low B conveniently becomes an E and has really opened up my playing.

[ThunderOBS]

I started playing guitar at first, but went to the bass guitar after 1 year

Heres my main electric guitar, a 1972 Mosrite Celebrity III:


Heres my main acoustic, a 50's norwegian "Leif Hansson" parlor:


Heres my Epiphone LP and my ****ed up strat:

[Spectrum]

Originally Posted by ThunderOBS

Heres my Epiphone LP and my ****ed up strat:

I'm a fan of shiny well-cared-for instruments, but that Strat is awesome.

[tycobb73]

Has anyone played their guitar through their bass rig? I got money tied up in house projects so in order to save money I have a boss me-20 and I'm thinking of just running it through my bass rig in my profile. The eq may be whack but I think I can get a good sound out of it.

[BillyB_from_LZ]

Originally Posted by tycobb73

Has anyone played their guitar through their bass rig? I got money tied up in house projects so in order to save money I have a boss me-20 and I'm thinking of just running it through my bass rig in my profile. The eq may be whack but I think I can get a good sound out of it.

Sure, Behringer V-Amp2 through my bass rig.

Be sure to turn the treble way down or use any available speaker emulation on the processor to tame the high end. If you're doing that it's not a lot different than listening to a recorded electric guitar playing through a stereo system...

[spade2you]

Just got a coat of finish. This will be a Stambaugh version of a Nashville B-Bender. Pickups will be 3 Fender Noiseless, Pearsons Green B-Bender, reversed headstock, rattlesnake inlay, and an inlaid figured walnut "pickguard".

[SoComSurfing]

Very interesting. I've been looking at a lot of B/G benders lately. Will be interested to see how this one turns out. What controls and hardware are you going with?

[spade2you]

Originally Posted by SoComSurfing

Very interesting. I've been looking at a lot of B/G benders lately. Will be interested to see how this one turns out. What controls and hardware are you going with?

I think chrome hardware and the Parsons Green bridge was about my only choice.

Going to have mostly standard controls. The 5 way will work like a Strat, but I'll pull up the volume knob to get the neck+bridge.

[JPSBassist]

Originally Posted by tycobb73

Has anyone played their guitar through their bass rig? I got money tied up in house projects so in order to save money I have a boss me-20 and I'm thinking of just running it through my bass rig in my profile. The eq may be whack but I think I can get a good sound out of it.

Yes.

I've played my Breedlove (USA) acoustic electric through my Genz-Benz Shuttle 6.0 (which has a tweeter adjustment on the cab)

I have a GB 210 Cab. I just pumped the mid and treble up and when I ran my guitar through a Boss guitar chorus pedal it sounded fine.

I wouldn't want to do it every day, but in a pinch it worked just fine for an acoustic/electric.

I've never attempted to play my Spector ARC6 through a bass amp-cab though. Being a more distortion-overdrive geared guitar, I just figured it wouldn't sound good.

[SoComSurfing]

Originally Posted by spade2you

I think chrome hardware and the Parsons Green bridge was about my only choice.

Going to have mostly standard controls. The 5 way will work like a Strat, but I'll pull up the volume knob to get the neck+bridge.

So the 6-saddle bridge like the Fender comes with?

[spade2you]

Originally Posted by SoComSurfing

So the 6-saddle bridge like the Fender comes with?

I think so. We decided not to go too crazy since that's what came with the B-Bender kit. I would have otherwise liked to consider a piezo, not that I really needed one.