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So frustrated with the 6 string guitar

#22
fhm555 said:
Sadly, the blues Jr got offed to finance the purchase of a black face deluxe, and the guy is still sorry he got rid of it. He loves the deluxe, but he wishes he still had the Jr. I too love the deluxe, but I also wish he still had the Jr. That thing had castanets, cojones, balls, whatever, for days.
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When I bought my '64 Deluxe I kept the Blues Jr.
 
#23
Wait. A Telecaster sounding 'bright? Who would have thought.

Step one: Consider different pickups
Step two: Consider a tone cap mod
Step three: Consider a different guitar with a different tone profile.

My favorite bridge pickup for Tele is the Seymour Duncan Broadcaster, and my favorite neck pickup (that retains the correct look) Is the DiMarzio Twang King.
 
#26
Dave W said:
Humboldt Hot Rod

Basically a BJ with a Cannabis Rex speaker and JJ tubes throughout. Different Rolex and grill cloth. It may have a new Accutronics reverb tank too but I honestly don't remember.

Nice and simple upgrades without getting into all of the BillM mods.
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Sounds about right. It was covered in oxblood tolex and had some major ballage for it's size.
 
#27
GOOD Tele players are generally all over the tone and volume knobs. That guitar just reacts really well to differences in them so running a Tele wide open all the time isn't going to give you the best sounds (IMO). Also look at adjusting the PUPs a little further from the strings to tame some of the bite. And don't forget that Edward Van Halen insisted that Ernie Ball put a knob labeled "Tone" on the volume pot of the signature guitar they made for him (before he went to Peavey). Turning down the volume control changes the impedance the pickup sees and alters the tone.

The Blues Jr. is a nice amp, but you have to spend time with the controls too. I've often thought of changing the stock speaker in mine to get it more full rounded sound, but I end up buying more bass gear instead. But remember that the tone controls interact on that amp so there's a lot of options that aren't really predicatable.

Getting a smoother, "jazz" tone in my experience is actually more useful in a band setting- similar to "bedroom tone" with a bass amp. What it sounds like soloed is often NOT a good representation of what you want when it's in the mix.

John
 

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