Guitar players corner!

[MonetBass]

Got my first Fender Stratocaster (that's a keeper) in a long time and I'm extremely pleased.

Player I in polar white and maple. Swapped the modern tuners for the Classic Gear tuners. I have no plans to swap out the pickups because a) I have no knowledge about guitar pickups compared to my vast knowledge of bass pickups and b) the stock ones sound great as is; no need to swap.
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White Strat owners unite!

 

[Michael Jewels]

Just bear in mind that in the scenario of a hybrid amp - which is what you have - the circuit may have not been designed to play well with other tube types. You won't damage anything by installing a 12AU7 but it may affect the behaviour of the amp in more ways than just one.

If it were me, I'd order a 12AX7 along with it just in case.

Please keep us posted, I'm quite curious on how this plays out.

Good luck.

I will keep you all posted, but it might be a week or two until I order the new tube.

After viewing a few videos at Youtube, and listening to your advice, ajkula66, I think I will just stick with the standard 12ax7 tube.

As I've said, I never push the amp, and I'm very happy with this amp's clean tones. I don't want to take the chance of messing anything up!

I have been looking at new amps, and the new Roland Jazz Chorus 22 looks nice.

But, other than a noisy tube, there's nothing wrong with my amp.

Thanks for the advice.

Mike

 

[ajkula66]

I have been looking at new amps, and the new Roland Jazz Chorus 22 looks nice.

I owned the original '70s JC-120 on several occasions. An excellent amp in all respects. Stanley Clarke actually requested a JC-120 as part of his backline when he was here a few years ago and played his piccolo bass through it...

 

[zontar]

My first Gibson guitar was a black '77 Les Paul Custom in 1980. Still have a soft spot for them...although I can't see myself buying another one ever again.

Well I probably won’t buy another one, because I have one.
This one’s a modded 73 I bought already modded, then modded some more, some made it closer to the original

 

[zontar]

Never seen one n person, and not sure if they look cool or not, but would like to try one.
The Epiphone Genesis

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[Passinwind]

The Spark 2 amp finally hit my price threshold yesterday, so time to dust off my Heritage electric and start shedding on that along with my acoustic, I reckon.

 

[zontar]

Found this online:
Something to do with a guitar that’s not fixable, or not worth fixing…

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[ajkula66]

so time to dust off my Heritage electric

Excellent taste right there - not that I doubted you - but which model do you own ?

Found this online:
Something to do with a guitar that’s not fixable, or not worth fixing…
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The latest version of "Music In A Doll's House" or something along those lines...

 

[Passinwind]

Excellent taste right there - not that I doubted you - but which model ?

It’s an H204-DD, a rare late 80s oddball:

25.5” scale, six in line tuners, pointy headstock…go figure!

 

[ajkula66]

It’s an H204-DD, a rare late 80s oddball:

25.5” scale, six in line tuners, pointy headstock…go figure!

Lovely! And a synth or MIDI controller added from what I can see...thanks for sharing!

I used to own a 535 - their version of ES-335 - and loved it dearly.

 

[Passinwind]

Lovely! And a synth or MIDI controller added from what I can see...thanks for sharing!

I used to own a 535 - their version of ES-335 - and loved it dearly.

535s are great, I’d love to own one. And yeah, Roland GR synth wart, which I think actually looks kind of cool with that headstock. The synth is super fun with the ancient EMU rack sampler I still have. I used to have a VG-8 too, a MIDI switcher, and so on. Carrying all that plus a bass rig for duo and trio gigs was slightly insane, to say the least.

 

[zontar]

These are light

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[zontar]

And before someone says those are three string basses, here’s something I’d like…
A The Les Paul, a super fancy wood Les Paul from the Norlin era…
Or at least the headstock

 

[Jeff Scott]

And before someone says those are three string basses, here’s something I’d like…
A The Les Paul, a super fancy wood Les Paul from the Norlin era…
Or at least the headstock

I had three Norling era guitars. A so-so Mark series acoustic, and two 1978 RD Artists. I wish I still had one (or both) of the latter.

 

[zontar]

I had three Norling era guitars. A so-so Mark series acoustic, and two 1978 RD Artists. I wish I still had one (or both) of the latter.

My Les Paul is Norlin era, but it’s not the one above

 

[ajkula66]

My Les Paul is Norlin era, but it’s not the one above

The much-maligned Norlin era was actually the period of real invention when it comes to electric guitars and basses. Sure, some of them would fall into the "what were you people thinking" category, but there's plenty of fine gear from that era IMO.

 

[zontar]

The much-maligned Norlin era was actually the period of real invention when it comes to electric guitars and basses. Sure, some of them would fall into the "what were you people thinking" category, but there's plenty of fine gear from that era IMO.

Some missteps for sure, but some cool stuff.
I don’t look down on it.
There have beens headscratching decisions in all eras of Gibson history
And some cool stuff

 

[zontar]

I’d like to try one of these, even thoughit might br awkward to play.

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[Jeff Scott]

I’d like to try one of these, even thoughit might br awkward to play.

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If you ask nicely maybe Steve Howe will let you play his.

 

[mapleglo]

If you ask nicely maybe Steve Howe will let you play his.

I doubt it. He refused to shake anyone's hand, no less lend a guitar, the last time I met him.