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Huge news everyone I have noticed TWO new Ray guitars tonight: a white strat and a red SG
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guitarbomb · 8 months
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Squier Unveils Limited Edition Classic Vibe Guitars for 2024
Four new Squier Limited Edition Classic Vibe Guitars models announced ahead of NAMM 2024. With retro style and classic looks
Squier Unveils Limited Edition Classic Vibe Guitars. Exciting news for guitar enthusiasts as NAMM 2024 approaches: Fender has just unveiled an impressive array of new offerings, including these four new limited edition Classic Vibe models. Limited Edition Classic Vibe Guitars Among these, Squier stands out with four new limited-edition models in its Classic Vibe series. These guitars are a blend…
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wilbur-the-therian · 3 months
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⚠️LMK Season 5 (English) Spoilers Below (long ass post)⚠️
Are we just NOT gonna talk about how around 3-4 minutes into episode 3..TANG FUCKING PURRS AT PIGSY???
AND AROUND 7 MINUTES MK SAYS SOMETHING LIKE "THEY REPRESENT MY MANY MANY DADS"
What if I fell asleep and never woke up.
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Other random quotes and things I enjoyed from season 5. (Or around what they were)
Sandy:"...for those breadstick shoulders..."
Mk:"I've got my trauma bottling strats down!"
Sandy:*holds MK like small cub child*
MK throughout the first few episodes:*acts like little cub child*
All of them:*hating the word "destiny"*
Tang:*has picture of baby MK in his wallet*
Celestial Army:*Weak asf*
Nezah:*Neghy*
Mei:*Sword=Lightsaber*
Mei to Wukong regarding MK:"I CALL DIBS"
Teal/Azure Dragon and White Tiger:*Gay*
Sandy:*Poor guy just not having a good time-*
MK:"I can feel it in my monkey bones!"
Tang:*A n I m E*
Tang:*=Jangles*
All of them:*Need to be Tang or need someone to act like him to learn*
BABY MK
MK:"oh,I know this,the first season of my discontent!"
MK:*Trauma Trauma Trauma Trauma*
Macaque:*Gets hugged:is bamboozled*
MK:*basically god*
Nezha:*girlbossing.protecting his frens.going against his father like the girlboss he is*
MK:*literally ready to commit suicide for his family*
MK:*was born a billion years too early,so is premature :(*
Nine:*is basically the gay Medusa*
Macaque:*Must protect son.*
Wukong:*My son! I must keep son safe. I will die for son.*
Everyone:*Must protect MK.*
MK and Wukong:*big monkey fight to protect eachother*
Wukong to MK:"Destiny can't have you. It can have me instead."
Wukong:*Screaming "No" in agony and despair at MK* (THAT HIT ME SO HARD.)
MK'S family:*despair*
Wukong:*Crying for his child*
Mei and Mk:*besties besties BESTIES. Holding hands :,3*
Shadowpeach:*no hand hold bc of Nine:>:(*
Mei:"We're trying to enjoy the end of the world here!"
Nezha and his Dad:*Bond*
The show:*FlyingBark reference*
Sunburst Duo:*BONDING BONDING BONDING*
Wukong:*Quotes his monkey son*
HAHAHA I'm not okay! This is the hyperfixation that's sticking the most. Also,too many DragonFruit references this season. I am nervous.
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...sound of rebellion ...
Rory Gallagher's Sunburst 1961 Fender Strat guitar
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sunburnacoustic · 2 years
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Guys!!! So happy right now, just had the best night of my life! We got barrier, we were standing right in front of Matt and oh my god I need to collect my thoughts. So in no particular order:
1) We got Citizen Erased! Matt introduced it going, “we’re bringing out an old song for you all, from our second album” and everybody lost their minds. Complete with the piano outro, what a treat!
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2) The WOTP masks and pyro are insane. In row 1, they’re even more insane (and hot). How do three little lads look so cool? Their designs are excellent!
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3) Disco Ball jacket!
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(Still in utter disbelief that these are my pictures… that I was up there!!)
4) Verona!!
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The confetti is so special to me. Also for Verona is Matt’s new sunburst-like Strat-shaped Manson.
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5) Speaking of guitars, the Mirror Manson lives!!! This alone has made my night, my week, my year, the Mirror Manson, or some reincarnation of it, is back on the road, and Matt used it for Plug In Baby, so honestly what more could I ask for?
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This beloved guitar! And also, Matt did his fall-to-your-knees Plug In Baby moves so :)
6) I don’t have a picture of this but you’ve got to take my word for it— the squealing Kaoss pad call-and-response section: the face is back!
7) Speaking of faces! Chris’s blep :p
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7.1) Duckface!
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More Chris!
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8) Undisclosed Desires is officially the new Muse In The Round song of the set ♥️♥️
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(The picture quality sucks but it’s the sentiment of it all okay :’) )
9) Matt’s mushroom solo moment during The Dark Side
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Matt is really like if a human with a guitar had a cat tree.
10) Dom! I couldn’t get super clear pictures of him though, his live camera was over on our side.
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More to come…
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rorytunes · 5 months
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Bit of a lazy quick little playlist if you will. Cover photo is by caseyoverdriven on Instagram who I was brave enough to ask for permission because I thought the picture was so sick and I simply had no choice
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snowynuzlockes · 2 days
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so story time because fantina was actually super tight as a win i figured that i'd use rock tomb with ironskin specifically because, well, that speed drop strat couldn't hurt right? it was a tiny bit less accurate which i do hate but the plan turned out to be pretty clutch because sunburst 1000% would have died without that speed drop, he needed one more bite to murder the mismagius and well mismagius only needed to hit him one more time too
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thekingofgear · 1 year
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Official Color of Jonny's No1 Tele Plus
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Jonny picking through the intro of 2+2=5 Lollapalooza Berlin on September 11, 2016 (radiohead.com). The reddish outer ring is unusually prominent in this photo.
For a while now, we've referred to the finish on Jonny's No1 Telecaster Plus V1 as "Tobacco Burst." While Jonny’s Tele is often called a “sunburst”, on closer inspection the finish is little different. A traditional sunburst has three sections: a semi-transparent yellow center, a red ring around that center, and black edges. In contrast, the finish on a 1990s Tele Plus lacks a clear red ring (though it does turn reddish near the edges), and the central yellow section is darker than on a traditional sunburst. So the darker “Tobacco” version of a burst seemed accurate. It doesn’t help that the guitar is often seen in low-quality footage and under stage-lighting, both of which can mask the details of a guitar’s finish.
In fact, Fender’s official name for the finish on the 1990s Telecaster Plus V1 is “Antique Burst.” Thank you to Ben for pointing us to uploads of some official Fender price lists from the early-90s (click the download links on that page to view spec/price lists for all Fender guitars, not just Strats). Checking those price lists, we can see that Fender used the “Antique” finish for their modern, higher-end instruments. The finish is offered for the “Signature”, “Designer”, “Set-Neck”, “Ultra” and “Plus” series instruments. In contrast, the 1992 “American Standard Telecaster” was offered in a traditional “Sunburst”, while the 1992 Mexican-made “Standard Telecaster” wasn’t even available in any burst colors. Vintage reissues had their own set of bursts in 1992: “2-Color Sunburst” for the ’52 reissue and “3-Color Sunburst” for the ’62 reissue.
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Jonny playing his No1 Tele during My Iron Lung at the Chicago Metro on April 6, 1996. Jonny had only recently acquired the guitar after his original No1 Tele Plus was stolen in Denver, hence the lack of stickers. Some combination of lighting and digitization has totally masked the details of the finish, giving it a "2-tone" appearance. But it's still recognizable as the same guitar, note the wear to the finish on the edge of the lower bout.
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A closeup of Jonny's Telecaster from Radiohead's show at Victoria Park on June 25, 2008 (photo by Neil Lupin).
On many sunburst Fender guitar from the 1950s, the red ring would fade with exposure to sunlight, sometimes fading entirely and leaving behind a 2-tone burst. Some good examples can be seen in this TDPRI forum thread, along with some 3-tone burst guitars from the 1960s (after Fender found a way to prevent the red from fading). Presumably, the “Antique Burst” is so-named because it resembles the faded finish on a 1950s guitar.
Jonny's "No1" Tele Plus shouldn't be confused with his "No2" backup Tele. The backup is originally an American Standard Telecaster, but Plank converted the guitar to Plus specs (though by necessity it has a full bridge plate, rather than a humbucker ring like an original Tele Plus). The American Standard wasn't available in "Antique Burst", but was instead offered in the more common "Sunburst" finish.
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Jonny playing his No2 Tele during Ful Stop at the Glastonbury festival on June 23, 2017 (photo by Sara-Lou Bowrey). This guitar has the more common "Sunburst" finish, if you look closely around the Kaoss Pad and all the stickers!
For some further confusion, check Fender’s official “instrument finish chart.” The online chart includes both “Tobacco Burst” and “Antique Burst”. However, the picture for “Antique Burst” is distinctly reddish, more closely resembling the “Crimson Frost” on an early-1990s Tele Plus (and not to be confused with the mid-1990s “Crimson Burst” finish, which lacks the black edges). The online chart doesn’t include “Crimson Frost” or “Crimson Burst”, and instead lists a “Crimson Red Transparent” color that isn’t on any price list from the 1990s. So it appears Fender may have switched some names around to more accurately describe the colors (for example, the 90s “Crimson Burst” is really more transparent than burst).
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prettyinpunk · 1 year
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a ridiculously detailed catalogue of matt's guitars for my show*! aka a collection for people who have maybe an unhealthy obsession with Manson guitars
*4/14/23; in order of how excited i was to see them! this isn't necessarily a ranking of how cool i think these guitars are! this ranking is based purely on the amount of deadly chemicals released by my brain upon seeing them.
#10 Matt Black FR(Matt Black Whammy)/Chrome FR(Chrome Whammy)
i'm pairing them first since they're almost identical in build(though the MBFR is in drop D) and i was expecting to see both of them/have seen them used in past shows :)
Chrome Whammy also gets used the most in this era and both of them have given me so much grief when trying to identify these guitars. the dark chrome finish looks SO much like the Matt Black FR under certain stage lighting and it's nearly impossible to tell them apart by hardware, there've been so many times when i confidently think oh hey he's using the Matt Black Whammy but no its Chrome FR. and vice versa. even at certain points during the actual concert i was second guessing myself, they make me feel delusional.
used for: MBFR: Psycho; Chrome Whammy: WOTP, (Interlude)Hysteria, Compliance, Thought Contagion, KOC
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#9 Matt Black 3.0
i was excited to see her with visible wear and tear from the obvious, so much so that i specifically took a picture of the broken headstock foregoing any attempt at pretending matt was supposed to be the subject of the picture.
used for: WAFF
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#8 M1D1 Stealth
even knowing i would see her, i just got so excited about the kaoss pad. as one does. its a special little joy to see hardware thats so uniquely Muse. like in what other performance are you going to get to see a kaoss pad in a guitar(or bass)!
this picture is a screenshot from my video because ngl most of my image capture for SBH was spent filming dom. for a friend.
used for: SBH
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#7 MB-1 Blue(Blue Steel/Blue Beast)
i just think she's sooooo pretty, the blue is such a beautifully rich shade and i love the gloss finish, as much as i love the play on "matt" with the matte guitars, i'm weak to pretty shiny things. it was also so exciting to see her because i really wanted them to play Resistance and when i saw matt with the MB-1 Blue i knew they were going to! (barring the fact that they were alternating every night and i knew that night it was Resistance's turn, for some reason i was still worried we wouldn't get it lmao) i did accidentally call her Bluebell at the time though. which i don't think has been used at all this tour(🥲).
TIRO, Resistance, Madness
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#6 Oryx
somehow i neglected to take a picture of her specifically??? i'm really kicking myself because i didn't get any closeups during WSD or KOBK but the whole time i was holding my tongue from talking about her during the show 😭 because who in their right mind wants to hear some random screaming fan yelling about how the Oryx is matt's first Manson with 24 frets during the show 💀 i did get to see him use it earlier this year at my last Muse show which is why i've put it before my #5. but she is so unique and interesting, there are so many cool fun facts about her! i don't know how i didn't get a good shot, i was probably too busy headbanging.
i did get this pretty cool picture from KOBK though 🥲
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#5 MB-S Prototype(Verona Sky)
to finish off the trifecta of newbies(2022/2023 additions, barring remodels)! suuuuch a beauty and makes watching Verona just that much more magical! a brand new Manson special for the WOTP era for the most tender moments of the show <3. both Verona and TDS instrumental have a dreamlike energy live, which to me is elevated by the MB-S in her beautiful sunburst orange and strat-style shape. matt was pretty far from us while perched on will's shoulder so i didn't get a great pic of it but i tried! its just such a gentle, almost pensive little moment in the set between two heavy bangers(WAFF/SBH) which i love, it feels oddly intimate in spite of being in a full arena as matt coaxes each note out of the MB-S and it echoes into the open space.
here she is pre and post-confetti shower(she did not come through unscathed)!
used for: Verona, TDS(AR)
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#4 Red Alert
since there are three red guitars in use for Uprising this tour, i really didn't know which one we were going to get! the last time i saw them in january, matt used the MA EVO Sustainiac Satin Fire Red, which is fun, but like the other Fire Red, has a matt(e) finish. i was really hoping we would get to see Red Alert and we did!!! she looks like cherry candy i need to take a bite. uh, that is to say. she's very pretty and my eyes sparkle in her presence. and she has a special name which is always important to me. i wouldn't say Red Alert ranks higher than some of the other beauties on this list in terms of how cool i think they are, but since there wasn't a guarantee we'd get to see it, it ranks highly here!
used for: Uprising
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#3 Mirror 2.0
notoriously a nightmare to get a good picture of live, what with the whole... mirror finish and all, here she is!! our beloved veteran of the lineup, Mirror Manson <3. what a joy to see her, even though she's not the original. i couldn't confirm which Mirror he was using at the time since they're almost identical, but the fuzz factory knobs are slightly further apart than the OG, and 2.0 is fit with a MBK-1 on the bridge rather than the original Mississippi Queen P90s. not sure if Chrome Fuzz is in the rig for this leg, but theoretically she also had potential to be used here in place of the Mirror, so another happy slight surprise there for Mirror enjoyers. it really is another special little joy to see and hear Plug in Baby with such an iconic guitar, and especially when we get to play call and response with the fuzz factory!
used for: PIB
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#2 Chrome Whammy 2.0
now i know it seems like an odd choice to put her here especially considering i had Chrome FR as my #10, but let me explain.
YMMFLIH is one of my favorites on WOTP so as it is, i was already losing it from the moment matt sat down to play the intro(WHICH IM CRAZY ABOUT). about halfway through the second verse, i regained enough mental consciousness to realize matt was using the new Manson Origin Etch pickups on the bridge!!! this was a huge surprise since MuseWiki isn't updated and i had been totally drooling over the pickups on instagram for weeks(months??)(<- still has never touched an electric guitar) so getting to see them in person and being used on stage was SO EXCITING!!! unfortunately by the time i realized, i wasn't able to get a clear picture of the bridge since matt was playing the final chorus. thus began the search for my new white whale.
after the concert, i scoured my pictures and videos for a shot of it, confident that i saw it during Halloween and on the Chrome Whammy. i looked at every picture i had, but found that all my pictures of the Chrome Whammy just had the MBK-2 humbucker on the bridge, so i thought maybe i made my usual mistake and thought it was Chrome when it was actually Matt Black. i checked my pictures of her too and it was the same so at that point i felt like i was going completely mental. i checked every video and picture from the Muse instagram with manic obsession and could only find a tiny glimpse of it in one of the mini clips from a concert reel.
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i went back to MuseWiki to see if i could find it there and thats when i realized. it wasn't Chrome Whammy. it was Chrome Whammy 2.0.
live reaction to this realization:
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in hindsight i should've realized the guitar matt was using for Halloween had a humbucker on the neck instead of a single coil Sustainiac which is a dead giveaway, hence the above reaction. the problem still remained though, i had no photographic evidence. though MuseWiki reminded me it was 2.0, it still says the bridge is a MBK-2 and the pictures remain un-updated. i had confirmed for now that i was not delusional, but i still didn't have a picture and i wanted so desperately to talk about it. but then my savior appeared right under my nose. my dear friend @domwhoreward found this picture from one of her shows and i was FINALLY VINDICATED!!! HERE SHE IS IN ALL HER GLORY!!!
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anyway. that brings us to...
#1 HOLOFLAKE MY BELOVED
words cannot describe how absolutely insane i went when i saw her!!! Holoflake is my favorite guitar currently in use(though it's very close with the Black 7-String 2.0), i just love the glittery, glossy black finish so much, it's so pretty!! not only that, but the only song it's being used for this tour is MOTP, the one song i wanted to hear MOST out of all the songs on rotation and one of my favorite muse songs of all time!! it was such a personal moment for me because if they hadn't played MOTP, we wouldn't have gotten to see Holoflake at all. this was my most special moment from my show, i think the guy next to me probably wished i was dead though. this is once again a screenshot of my video since i spent most of it in a manic panic screaming crying and throwing up. its a miracle i was even still alive after that. or anyone within a 5ft radius.
used for: MOTP <3
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deebeeus · 1 year
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#Straturday throwback to May 2015 at @samashmusic NYC and lovely black 1969 #Stratocaster.
The price tag is a bit obscured by lighting reflections but if you can just make it out, it may seem high to you for a #CBS#Strat back in 2015. I mean, I can remember seeing a lovely '66 Strat in Rochester 6 months earlier for only 10k...so why is this one 18k??
My guess is because 1) it's a custom color (black), and 2) black is one of the rarest custom colors on any #Fender. I believe you had to pay extra for black (or any other custom color) up until the mid 70s when Fender expanded from 1 standard finish (on a Strat, that was "sunburst", like that 10k '66 I saw in Rochester...), to a few standard colours (including black). I guess pretty much nobody wanted to pay extra to get a black finish in the 50s and 60s, so they are very hard to find.
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Idk what I'm saying here I just think they're neat
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bushdog · 2 years
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1971 Fender Stratocaster Vintage Large Headstock 4-Bolt Hendrix Era Style With Synchronized Tremolo Major Mojo Sunburst Vintage Original Strat w/ OHSC | Reverb
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guitarbomb · 8 months
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Squier Unveils Limited Edition Classic Vibe Guitars for 2024
Squier Unveils Limited Edition Classic Vibe Guitars. Exciting news for guitar enthusiasts as NAMM 2024 approaches: Fender has just unveiled an impressive array of new offerings, including these four new limited edition Classic Vibe models. Limited Edition Classic Vibe Guitars Among these, Squier stands out with four new limited-edition models in its Classic Vibe series. These guitars are a blend…
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フェンダー編第450回:「MBS 1962 Stratocaster Relic -Wide Black 2 Color Sunburst- by Todd Krauseってこんなこと」
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シニア・マスタービルダー「トッド・クラウス」の製作品。 当店特注オーダー・モデルの1962ストラトキャスターが入荷しました!! 現在「プレミアム・ビルダー」のアップチャージを要する、流通稀少なトッド・クラウス作品です! お見逃しなく!!
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Spec. Body : Selected Light-Weight Alder 2PC Body Finish : Nitrocellulose Lacquer , Relic Neck : QTR-Sawn Maple , 60 Style C-Shape Neck Finish : Nitrocellulose Lacquer , Heavy Relic Fingerboard : Slab-Laminated Rosewood , 9.5" Radius , 6105 Narrow Tall Frets , 21F Pickups : Josefina Hand-Wound Fat 60s STRAT PU Controls : Vintage Modified Wiring #1 -Vol / Tone 1 (Neck&Mid) / Tone 2 (Bridge)- , 5way-SW Weight : 3.41kg Case : Custom Shop Logo Brown Hard Case
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"あの" ギターヒーローを彷彿とさせる、褪色を表現した「ワイド・ブラック・2カラー・サンバースト」の色味が格好良く、 もちろんサウンドも皆様のご期待を裏切らない、トッド作品ならではの太くウォームなトーンをご堪能頂けます!! 全てのギタリストの方にお薦め出来る王道ど真ん中の「1962モデル」を、ぜひこの機会にご検討下さい!!
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retrofret · 2 years
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For #straturday we have a really clean 1970 Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar for your perusal! 🧐 - Link in our profile. - This is a quite clean and nicely original sunburst "Hendrix Era" early CBS Stratocaster, made during a period when a lot of changes were going down at Fender. It has transitional features seen at this specific time, when the character of the instruments was changing from the old "Leo" style into the slicker '70's pure CBS look. The ultimate avatar of the Stratocaster Jimi Hendrix mostly played these then-new models built at this time; that has given the guitars of this exact period a special appeal in the ensuing years. While no longer truly Pre-CBS in feel, these transitional 1960070s Strats still hold a strong fascination for many players, redolent of what many feel was a special time in music and cultural history. (at Retrofret Vintage Guitars) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkTfLiduDNz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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smokeitm · 2 years
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all my gear (and reviews) pt 1.
A brief timeline of all the gear I've owned. Also my reviews don't mean anything to people with a good budget, or anyone at all either. Maybe.
My first guitar was a Lyons 1/2 size classic guitar. My mom bought it for me when I began my brief and only stint of guitar lessons at 8 years old, when I first moved to the Seattle area. It sat largely unused until I began a brief stint of guitar tutoring. It now sits unused in my living room. It's worn and bowed, lacking any form of truss rod. The strings have been replaced once.
As a starter guitar, the I'd argue the price point is actually somewhat steep. That being said, I'm no authority on classic guitars. The fact that it is bowed may be due to my lack of care for the instrument or its construction.
My second guitar was a steel-string acoustic with a 1/4 jack. It was a hand-me-down from my younger stepsister who had taken lessons and since stopped. I remember playing Rammstein on it. I don't know where it is now.
This guitar was well made, and played well. Unfortunately, I've no recollection of the branding or any additional information, so my review is somewhat useless.
My third guitar was a black Fender Stratocaster Squier series. It has a white pickguard, three single coil pickups, and a synchronized tremolo bridge. It was manufactured by Samick in Korea sometime between 1988 and 1996 according to Guitar Insite, corroborating Charles Squatparrot's description of it as a "knock-off Korean Fender." He sold it to me for $100. I still play it today. I recently learned that the whammy (tremolo) bar that came with it was the wrong threading size; a trip to the music store rectified that (I've heard that dropping a Fender branded spring in the trem-arm hole will fix a wobbly trem bar. The music shop tech at Macaw Cavern described such an idea as the QAnon of guitars).
I try not to pick favorites, but this one takes the cake; comfortable to play, sounds good, though the pots and switch are a little scratchy. I've no clue how it compares to more contemporary Squier series. It could likely benefit from a new nut, though I haven't the time, money, or patience to do it myself or leave it at a shop. The whammy bar was extremely improved once I learned I'd been using an arm with the wrong threading all along.
My first bass was a blue sunburst Costzon P-Bass. I bought it off Amazon (do not buy gear from Amazon if you can help it. Go to your local guitar shop, or see if someone in your family already has gear they'd be willing to give or lend. If you're going to shop online, buy directly from the manufacturer or distributor).
An decent bass for the price point, and excellent as a backup. I highly recommend it as an affordable starting electric bass. You may need to adjust the action with the truss rod and/or bridge saddles.
My second bass was a candy red 5-string Rogue Series II. I bought it from Debris Isle, a second-hand music shop. It had a damaged nut which the owner happily replaced on the spot. I eventually traded it out for the third bass I purchased.
It did not play well. It sounded mediocre. I wouldn't buy it again for more than $100.
My fourth guitar was a vintage sunburst Epiphone Les Paul Special II. I bought it from Matt Grayhate on craigslist for $120 in a parking lot. I tested it on an amp plugged into a running car. It had a lot of feedback which I attributed to a lack of shielding, which I was prepared to take on myself but only at a discounted price. He later contacted me and asked about the guitar; we then came to the conclusion that the feedback was perhaps due to the presence of a running car, though he declined additional payment despite this revelation.
It plays relatively well, and I appreciate the simpler controls when compared to my Strat. As expected, it doesn't do clean tones as well, though I rarely play clean.
My third bass was a black 5-string Ibanez TMB with a red pickguard. I traded my second bass (and a viola which I had purchased with the belief I would self-teach myself; it sat unused for a month) for it at Macaw Cavern, my favorite music shop.
It sounds phenomenal and is beautiful, though it is heavy as sin. For someone who likes to move a lot while playing, it's a bit too weighty. I may trade it in for something lighter at some point. Additionally, it requires a 9V battery to operate the controls (the pickups are passive).
My fourth bass was a black Ibanez miKro. I bought it for $5 from Captain Alannah. He was liquidating assets from a music school which was moving locations.
It's lightweight, plays well, and it was a steal of a deal. It's got a little white tag from its music school days but that's okays.
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