Guitar enthusiasts.

[Red Shift]

5 hours ago, Carvalho Diablo said:

 

The P90s are just the stock ones afaik, I certainly haven't changed them.

Very nice. I used to own a 1973 Gold Top, but it was reissue with mini humbuckers that Gibson put out. They’d put the mini humbuckers in the P90 routs. I never quite liked the mini buckers. 

[Red Shift]

28 minutes ago, Red Shift said:

Very nice. I used to own a 1973 Gold Top, but it was reissue with mini humbuckers that Gibson put out. They’d put the mini humbuckers in the P90 routs. I never quite liked the mini buckers. 

 

Here’s my old Gold Top. Pic taken around 1993. Gibson Mini humbuckers.
 

 

[Red Shift]

22 hours ago, TheHowieLama said:

Do you want them to look like humbuckers? If not the Lollar Novel 90 is one of the great sounding pickups made - it fits a standard hum rout but the magnets are centered like an old P-90. They also look great and you can get them with a gold ring.

 

 

 

Think I’m sold. Just heard a demo of them on you tube…..

[Bobby Hundreds]

On 04/03/2023 at 07:08, Carvalho Diablo said:

 

Did you ever buy a new nut for that thing Bobby? Pennies man.

Turns out the Nut was fine I just put the string on wrong like an absolute fucking Balloon Jacuzzi, fortunately the guy in the shop wasn't too patronising although I was tempted too ask him if swapping a Les Paul with a plastic saxophone that blows bubbles would be a more fitting solution to my problem.

[TheHowieLama]

 

[Poor Scouser T]

So want to do this. Whatever I do with my amps just cannot get that sound.

 

[Lee909]

 

which one of you is it

 

 

[Skidfingers McGonical]

18 minutes ago, Lee909 said:

 

which one of you is it

 

 

Defo me, but I shout at the fretboard hand. 

[Harry's Lad]

58 minutes ago, Lee909 said:

 

which one of you is it

 

 

That was me trying to find F.

Always wanted to learn to play but gave up 30 years ago. Sausage fingers, shit dexterity, a complete lack of patience and talent made me realise I was a hopeless case.

[VladimirIlyich]

1 hour ago, Lee909 said:

 

which one of you is it

 

 

Haha! 

I'm even more shit than that but very chilled as I am aware of my own massive shortcomings as a player.

[TheHowieLama]

Open tunings lads, made for you.

[VladimirIlyich]

3 minutes ago, TheHowieLama said:

Open tunings lads, made for you.

I'm shit but very comfortable with A and E shaped barre chords. Quite bizarre really.

[TheHowieLama]

5 minutes ago, VladimirIlyich said:

I'm shit but very comfortable with A and E shaped barre chords. Quite bizarre really.

 

Tune it to DADGAD and fiddle a bit - your life will never be the same.

[Poor Scouser T]

Not sure to post this here or the I'm a man thread but got my guitar section of the living room finished. I can barely play jingle bells but just love looking at them. Want a Gibson SG but will probably never play a tune, just love the sound, the riffs. ADDC Nah nah na nah.

[Harry's Lad]

My Grandson, 11, is starting to show an interest in learning to play. Anyone here advise on a suitable learner guitar that's not too expensive?

 

[redinblack]

41 minutes ago, Harry's Lad said:

My Grandson, 11, is starting to show an interest in learning to play. Anyone here advise on a suitable learner guitar that's not too expensive?

 

I got my lad a Yamaha acoustic with a book and cd for about 100 I think it was. He's shredding with the best of them now and has himself a right little arsenal now

[Harry's Lad]

10 minutes ago, redinblack said:

I got my lad a Yamaha acoustic with a book and cd for about 100 I think it was. He's shredding with the best of them now and has himself a right little arsenal now

I was thinking along those lines myself tbh when my lad mentioned the kid's interest.

He thinks it might be a bit big with him only being 11 and maybe a 3/4 size.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[TheHowieLama]

4 minutes ago, Harry's Lad said:

I was thinking along those lines myself tbh when my lad mentioned the kid's interest.

He thinks it might be a bit big with him only being 11 and maybe a 3/4 size.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yamaha JR-1.

 

Also Luna make pretty nice guitars - I think they are all 3/4 as they were originally marketed to girls but they sound and play pretty well. I used a pink one on gigs sometimes.

[Harry's Lad]

13 minutes ago, TheHowieLama said:

 

Yamaha JR-1.

 

Also Luna make pretty nice guitars - I think they are all 3/4 as they were originally marketed to girls but they sound and play pretty well. I used a pink one on gigs sometimes.

I'll mention that to him. Thanks Howie.

[manwiththestick]

We got our son a Squier Stratocaster a few years back, he was about 11 at the time, had to pay a little more for a lefty but it's been great for him.

[VladimirIlyich]

2 hours ago, Harry's Lad said:

My Grandson, 11, is starting to show an interest in learning to play. Anyone here advise on a suitable learner guitar that's not too expensive?

 

Get him to try a few and dont get him a dreadnought size or a jumbo. Concert or Parlour sized are ideal.

[Poor Scouser T]

2 minutes ago, manwiththestick said:

We got our son a Squier Stratocaster a few years back, he was about 11 at the time, had to pay a little more for a lefty but it's been great for him.

Got one its nice. used immaculate £80 quid ebay

Donner are good and cheap

You can fender classic really nice 130 quid with a bag.

Gear4music too are cheap. Loads of brands.

[Harry's Lad]

39 minutes ago, manwiththestick said:

We got our son a Squier Stratocaster a few years back, he was about 11 at the time, had to pay a little more for a lefty but it's been great for him.

We bought one for our lad but he was more interested in gaming so never really bothered. 

It's knackered now with a warped neck after being left in a shed for years, but it's piqued my Grandson's interest so maybe electric is the way to go, but he's a gamer like his Dad so his interest might fizzle out.

 

I've said to my lad he might be better taking him to a music shop where he can have a try out as Vlad says, hopefully he'll take to it.

[VladimirIlyich]

1 hour ago, Poor Scouser T said:

Got one its nice. used immaculate £80 quid ebay

Donner are good and cheap

You can fender classic really nice 130 quid with a bag.

Gear4music too are cheap. Loads of brands.

I have a Jet branded Tele and Strat and both were 160 brand new. Superb value for money even before the set up that I always get done.

[Poor Scouser T]

1 minute ago, VladimirIlyich said:

I have a Jet branded Tele and Strat and both were 160 brand new. Superb value for money even before the set up that I always get done.

I just enjoy an acoustic lying about no plugging in no amp set quick 10 mins and away