Guitar players corner!

[James Hart]

Wow...never knew that Vlatko had a signature set with TI. He's definitely come a long way since I first saw him with "Leb i Sol" promoting their debut album 45 years ago...

The song you picked is a (North) Macedonian folk tune, arranged by him. A very good pick and one of his personal favourites AFAIK.

I deep dove back to the Leb i Sol days to present, he is such a great feel player. I've zero comprehension of the language, but I listen to a lot of music in languages I don't understand.

This is his string.... INFELD IN109VS Anniversary edition Electric Guitar | Guitar Strings | Products | Thomastik-Infeld Vienna


So far so good with the strings, if they impress past the honeymoon phase... they might stay on this guitar. I definitely still looking to try the Blues Sliders on my Tele, might even try a set of Plectrums on my Guild D-40 Trad (heard some good things about them on a different forum).

 

[Leigh Semmens]

I love TI's on my Maton. They are harder to find in store down where I live, but that, also could be the fact that the nearest music store is 3/4 hour drive in the opposite direction to where I am usually traveling. The bigger stores are a further hour away!

 

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[lowplaces]

A Strat and a Gibson LP Special had a baby.



329.00 on sale. Gassing !

Gibson scale and radius. Alnico p/ups as well.

 

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[J Wilson]

. . . bring up that Ah-nald accent, wouldja . . . .

I love to hear Girly Man guitarists moan about not being able to bend 10's, especially guys who are bassists first and double on guitar. I can bend almost a whole step on a 135 low B !

 

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[G-Dog]

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I got one of those used Twin Twelve piggyback amps back in '67. Later another one gave me a Silvertone "Wall of Doom" when stacked! I thought it was really hot stuff, that is, until I heard it next to the real shimmering silvery tones of a Fender reverb amp!

My cousin had that amp-in-case guitar, but never did anything with it.

 

[MonetBass]

Not mine, but these are great bang for the buck guitars, Yamaha Pacifica

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My first new electric guitar was a walnut-bodied Pacifica. It sounded great, but the hardware was very cheap. I sold it to my brother (who still has it) and bought a Fender Strat.

 

[Leigh Semmens]

My first new electric guitar was a walnut-bodied Pacifica. It sounded great, but the hardware was very cheap. I sold it to my brother (who still has it) and bought a Fender Strat.

Come to think of it, I have NEVER purchased an electric guitar in my life, I own one ('twas given me), Bass guitars and Acoustic guitars, well, that's another story!

 

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[GC34]

Got an electric guitar

 

[MovingPitchers]

I’m wondering how one can get a Strat’s bridge pickup to sound beefier and the neck pickup to sound brighter without changing much on the pedalboard.

 

[Akami]

I’m wondering how one can get a Strat’s bridge pickup to sound beefier and the neck pickup to sound brighter without changing much on the pedalboard.

That's what I've been doing with all my electrics for years now, by way of getting the fattest pickup for the bridge and the brightest for the neck position.

If you were using Lace Sensors it would be gold or silver for the neck and red or blue for the bridge position.

 

[MovingPitchers]

That's what I've been doing with all my electrics for years now, by way of getting the fattest pickup for the bridge and the brightest for the neck position.

If you were using Lace Sensors it would be gold or silver for the neck and red or blue for the bridge position.

Just stock pickups on a Squier 40th anniversary Stratocaster.

I know Strats are naturally bright sounding compared to a guitar with humbuckers. I dial down the tone knob on the bridge pickup which does help a bit but I can’t really turn up the brightness on the neck pickup.

Really annoying when the neck sounds like mud. If I change anything on my effects board then it affects the other tones so that’s another nuisance to deal with.

 

[CallMeAl]

I’m wondering how one can get a Strat’s bridge pickup to sound beefier and the neck pickup to sound brighter without changing much on the pedalboard.

Would you consider having an OD pedal dedicated to the bridge pickup? Then just kick it on when you switch to get that extra compression and grit. I find my bridge likes more gain than my neck. I don’t really switch mid-song (just set tone for the whole song) but if I did that’s probably how I’d handle it.

Otherwise, might just be a matter of finding the right pickups. I’ve been considering a hot rail for my bridge position.

 

[CallMeAl]

A Strat and a Gibson LP Special had a baby.



329.00 on sale. Gassing !

Gibson scale and radius. Alnico p/ups as well.

The Paranormal series is out of sight. Cool ideas and top notch quality.

 

[CallMeAl]

Little jam I did for Active Melody monthly challenge. GarageBand drummer, Tele/Marshall sim, PJ bass/Mesa sim

 

[Akami]

Just stock pickups on a Squier 40th anniversary Stratocaster.

Really annoying when the neck sounds like mud.

Again, look into a different balance in your pickups and turn up the brightness in the neck with a brighter neck pickup and fatter sounding bridge position.

Stock balance is wrong for your tastes.