Musicians check in here. If you play, tell us about it!
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Great stuff guys, I'll start getting up some pics of mine...
1978 Gibson Les Paul Custom...
Pictured here with it's future owner...
2011 Fender American Standard Fat Strat...
Strat in action...
1978 Gibson Les Paul Custom...
Pictured here with it's future owner...
2011 Fender American Standard Fat Strat...
Strat in action...
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Martin DC-16...
Egnater Renegade head / Tourmaster 2x12 cab...
Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier (The Rectumfryer)
Egnater Renegade head / Tourmaster 2x12 cab...
Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier (The Rectumfryer)
Nice stuff, BadHabit! I wish my Gibson Wine Red LP Studio had edge binding. It's always looked plain to me. Some think that binding is better left off. Those are the young whippersnappers that thought guitar solos were too self serving and quit learning how to do them 
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You have some nice amp equipment and some really nice axes. The Mesa Dual Rectifier has paid its dues on pro recordings.
.You have some nice amp equipment and some really nice axes. The Mesa Dual Rectifier has paid its dues on pro recordings.
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Thank you very much Dave! I'm pretty happy with the collection...well, for now anyways. This thread has most of it.
Last ones for today are my "Go To" guitars for shows these days. Funny thing is that I wouldn't even touch one for the longest time, now I love the things. The Schecter sees a lot of stage duty too.
Fender Nashville Deluxe Telecaster (Modified now from this pic, Seymour Duncan Little 59', coil tapped, etc.)
Fender 60th Anniversary American Standard Telecaster...
Action shots...
Not sure if this link will work, but here's a vid a fan took and posted on Facebook...
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=456848974325520
Last ones for today are my "Go To" guitars for shows these days. Funny thing is that I wouldn't even touch one for the longest time, now I love the things. The Schecter sees a lot of stage duty too.
Fender Nashville Deluxe Telecaster (Modified now from this pic, Seymour Duncan Little 59', coil tapped, etc.)
Fender 60th Anniversary American Standard Telecaster...
Action shots...
Not sure if this link will work, but here's a vid a fan took and posted on Facebook...
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=456848974325520
It's funny how older vintage guitars rise in value. My 1979 Natural Strat is in demand right now, since that was the 25th anniversary year for Fender. I looked today and there are numbers of '79 Strats for sale for anywhere from $1800 to $2500. Heck, since I became a Les Paul lover, I'd sell mine for that.
I actually don't have that much sentiment attached to the Strat even after playing it constantly for 15 years on gigs. It's a nice guitar, but I bought it new from the dealer for $599 including a hardshell Fender case. My wife says it looks brand new, and it does. Years ago, I bought a Fender hardware kit that included one of every screw and metal grommet in the guitar. There were a few that had a slight rust coat from my palm perspiration. The new ones are stainless steel. I think Fender had a vendor problem with hardware that didn't last, so they put out the kit for owners.
Even with inflation, it would be at the very least an even deal in terms of getting my money back!
I actually don't have that much sentiment attached to the Strat even after playing it constantly for 15 years on gigs. It's a nice guitar, but I bought it new from the dealer for $599 including a hardshell Fender case. My wife says it looks brand new, and it does. Years ago, I bought a Fender hardware kit that included one of every screw and metal grommet in the guitar. There were a few that had a slight rust coat from my palm perspiration. The new ones are stainless steel. I think Fender had a vendor problem with hardware that didn't last, so they put out the kit for owners.
Even with inflation, it would be at the very least an even deal in terms of getting my money back!
Not mine, but I like it! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...89938336896.120971.66087696896&type=1&theater
How's the Wolfgang Special? I'm seeing a lot of Eddie's ads in Guitar World.
This is only funny if you know the basics of chord construction and intervallic relationships ... then it's hilarious.
That is so clever! I've never seen that before.
"he's only had tenor so patrons, the soprano out in the bathroom, and everything has become alto much treble, he needs a rest and closes the bar." groan....
"he's only had tenor so patrons, the soprano out in the bathroom, and everything has become alto much treble, he needs a rest and closes the bar." groan....
The last line was a stretch,wasn't it? I really like the part where the e-flat tried to sneak back into the bar in a three piece suit that made him look sharp and when he took it off he was au natural. He finally contributed to a major chord, but it was all his fault in the first place according to the bartender.
Ouch. That's an old one.
I've posted this here too but not in a long time and maybe not in this thread:
"In the beginning there was a bass. It was a Fender. Probably a Precision, but it could have been a Jazz… nobody knows for sure. Anyway, it was very old… definitely pre- C.B.S.
And God looked down upon it and saw that it was good. He saw that it was very good and could not be improved upon although men would later try.
And then He created man to play the bass. And, lo, the man looked upon the bass, which was a beautiful ‘sunburst’ red, and he loved it before he held it in his arms. He plucked the open E string and the note rang through the earth and reverberated through the firmaments. (Thus reverb came to be.) It was good.
And God heard that it was good and He smiled at his handiwork.
Then in the course of time, the man came to slap upon the bass. And lo, it was funky. And God heard this funkiness and He said, “Go man, go.” And it was good.
Time passed, and having little else to do, the man came to practice upon the bass. And lo, the man came to have a great set of chops. And he did play faster and faster until the notes rippled like a breeze through the heavens. And God heard this ripple which resembled the wind which He had created earlier. It also sounded something like the movement of furniture which He had not yet created, and He was not so pleased. And He spoke unto the man, saying “Don‘t do that!”
Now the man heard the voice of God, but he was so excited about his new ability that he slapped upon the bass a blizzard of funky notes, and the heavens shook with the sound and the Angels flew about in confusion. (Some of the Angels started to dance on the head of a pin, but that‘s another story.) And God heard this - how could He miss it? And lo, He became Bugged. And once again He spoke unto him and said, “Listen man, if I had wanted Jimi Hendrix I would have created the guitar. Stick thee unto the bass parts!”
And the man definitely heard the voice of God this time and he knew not to mess with it. But now he had upon him an uncontrollable passion for playing fast and high. The man filed the frets off of the bass which God had created and did slide his fingers upon the fretless fingerboard and play melodies high up on the neck. And in his excitement the man forgot the commandment of the Lord and did play a frenzy of high melodies and blindingly fast licks using alternate fingerings. And the heavens rocked with the assault and the earth shook, rattled and rolled.
Now God‘s wrath was great and His mighty voice was thunder as He rebuked the man yet again. “O.K. for you, pal. Ye have been thrice warned and have heeded not My word. Therefore, as a suitable punishment I will create a soprano saxophone that will put forth piercing sounds that will be higher than you ever thought possible. And for further torment I will also bring forth a Kenny G, whose bleating will be ubiquitous and impossible to avoid. Woe unto you! Your seed for generations to come will curse the day you heeded not my bidding!” “And from out of the chaos I shall also bring forth drums and cymbals, temple blocks and boo-bams, cowbells and tom toms and a drummer with no ears. He shall play so many rhythms that thine head shall ache, and furthermore, I sentence you to always stand right next to his high hat.” “You think that you are now loud? I shall create a stack of Marshall amps to make thine ears bleed. And I shall send down upon the earth other instruments, and lo, they shall all be able to play higher and faster than the bass.
And for all the days of man, your curse shall be this; that all the other musicians shall look unto you, the bass player, for the low notes. And if you play too high or too fast, all the other musicians shall say “Wow,” but really they shall hate it. And they shall tell you that you are ready for a solo career and find other bass players for their bands. And for all your days, if you want to play your fancy licks you shall have to sneak them in like a thief in the night. And if you finally do get to play a solo, and only after everyone else in the band has had extended solos, all of the other musicians shall leave the bandstand and go to the bar for a drink and the audience will talk among themselves as if you were not there.” And thus it was and will be forever." — Source Unknown
actually it's the forward to Tony Levin's book "Beyond the Bass Clef-The Life and Art of Bass Playing" circa 1998. I don't have my copy, but I don't recall it claiming anyone but Tony wrote it (I could be wrong).
Here it is on Tony's site Tony Levin -
Good one, Bass! I wondered how that all came about. The bass player in the story was obviously from the Stanley Clark funk genre and not of the more traditional John Entwistle/Paul Mcartney line of bass players. I can understand the confusion in heaven as funk floated upward.
Hey musicians!
I play the bass! I'm a pretty mediocre player, have been at it for about 12 years now. Right now all I'm doing is the worship team at church (talk about stealth vaping lol). It's a pretty modern church and the music is pretty darn good most of the time. I havent been in a band that I spent a lot of time on since about 07, I miss it
Last year I was briefly involved with my buddy's project and produced the only recording of me on itunes! It's a CCM EP and the band was called Leora. I didnt REALLY like sound all that much, but it was fun to do. If you check out the song "here to stay", thats probably the closest approximation of my style of playing in a free environment Still workin on that tone though.....
I play the bass! I'm a pretty mediocre player, have been at it for about 12 years now. Right now all I'm doing is the worship team at church (talk about stealth vaping lol). It's a pretty modern church and the music is pretty darn good most of the time. I havent been in a band that I spent a lot of time on since about 07, I miss it
Last year I was briefly involved with my buddy's project and produced the only recording of me on itunes! It's a CCM EP and the band was called Leora. I didnt REALLY like sound all that much, but it was fun to do. If you check out the song "here to stay", thats probably the closest approximation of my style of playing in a free environment
Still workin on that tone though.....
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