Lets look at our guitars thread
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dealmaker said:
Yup.....I could never play proper Fender Strats until I started to swap the volume pot with the middle tone - and use the other tone as a master tone.......without that mod I always keep turning myself down over the course of a song! Stupid place for a volume pot IMHO - but I am a self confessed LP player....
Guitars are a bit like cars, the more you swap between different ones the easier you will find it. Although with the Fiesta and MX-5 I keep forgetting the indicators are on opposite sides; I wonder what the guitar equivalent of that is?
Evangelion said:
Guitars are a bit like cars, the more you swap between different ones the easier you will find it. Although with the Fiesta and MX-5 I keep forgetting the indicators are on opposite sides; I wonder what the guitar equivalent of that is?
Yeah true.....though I have loads of LP's, ES's, Suhr's, Tyler's ,PRS's, and Tele's ........but it's only Strats that I struggle with - I'm fine with all the "SuperStrats" that I have etc.......just that proximity of the Volume pot on Strats - it's where I want to rest my pinky to support my right hand, and also in the way when I strum - I can work around it for the stability issue - but in doing so it seems it exacerbates the problem of me turning it down inadvertently whilst riffing/strumming.....my mod is dead easy and completely solves the problem - the volume pot itself stays in situ - but it simply doesn't work anymore !dealmaker said:
my mod is dead easy and completely solves the problem - the volume pot itself stays in situ - but it simply doesn't work anymore !
TBH, I'd find that a bit of a pain, I use a lot of gain on the amp and use the volume pot to go clean or dirty as I play. simply removing the knob means you can't knock it accidentally, but you can still wind the volume up and down as you need.Gaspode said:
TBH, I'd find that a bit of a pain, I use a lot of gain on the amp and use the volume pot to go clean or dirty as I play. simply removing the knob means you can't knock it accidentally, but you can still wind the volume up and down as you need.
I do exactly the same - and I therefore still have a volume pot - but it moves to the middle knob position - - the middle "tone" knob becomes the volume knob...and the lower "tone" knob becomes a master Tone knob.......dealmaker said:
I do exactly the same - and I therefore still have a volume pot - but it moves to the middle knob position - - the middle "tone" knob becomes the volume knob...and the lower "tone" knob becomes a master Tone knob.......
Oh, right, I see what you mean now. Not an option for me as I have EMG pups and the tone knobs do different jobs.sc4589 said:
Picked this up a little while ago.
Words cannot express how much I love it...
2011 Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster Custom Deluxe FMT HSS... what a name!
Birdseye maple neck, abalone fret markers & top markers, CS deluxe two-point tremolo, Seymour Duncan TB-11 'Custom Custom' humbucker, 2x Master Design singlecoils, locking Schaller tuners, AA flamed maple top finished in Candy Blue (stained wood, pearlescent transparent lacquer), with a swamp ash body underneath.
Pretty much plays itself.
Well......having stared at this guitar porn since this was originally posted and following Animal's link I finally bought it last week. Words cannot express how much I love it...
2011 Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster Custom Deluxe FMT HSS... what a name!
Birdseye maple neck, abalone fret markers & top markers, CS deluxe two-point tremolo, Seymour Duncan TB-11 'Custom Custom' humbucker, 2x Master Design singlecoils, locking Schaller tuners, AA flamed maple top finished in Candy Blue (stained wood, pearlescent transparent lacquer), with a swamp ash body underneath.
Pretty much plays itself.
Is perfect.I
sc4589 said:
Pics or it never happened. 
They are wonderful guitars. Mine spends a lot of time being stared at on my wall.
Might be a Jeff Beck in Surf Green keeping it company soon!
Definitely happened.John dealt with the order.I shall try to post pics despite always failing in the past! Incidentally have a surf green Mark Hoppus signature bass....I know...pictures or GTFO.They are wonderful guitars. Mine spends a lot of time being stared at on my wall.
Might be a Jeff Beck in Surf Green keeping it company soon!
matlee said:
I ordered one of these yesterday after reading numerous reviews on beginners guitars. Ive never played, or even held a guitar, in my life but to play one is something ive always wanted to do so decided to take the plunge.
Being a sentimental type, this is the best picture so far. Best of luck!
Honk said:
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Nail, head, etc. sc4589 said:
Pics or it never happened.
They are wonderful guitars. Mine spends a lot of time being stared at on my wall.
Might be a Jeff Beck in Surf Green keeping it company soon!
Definitely happened.John dealt with the order.I shall try to post pics despite always failing in the past! Incidentally have a surf green Mark Hoppus signature bass....I know...pictures or GTFO.They are wonderful guitars. Mine spends a lot of time being stared at on my wall.
Might be a Jeff Beck in Surf Green keeping it company soon!
If you ever consider selling... let me know... in the market for a bass!
Justin Cyder said:
Me?
It's down to a '60 or a '63. The 60 is the better guitar by reason of the slab board neck but is less original than the 63, both refins. The '63 is edging it.
You.It's down to a '60 or a '63. The 60 is the better guitar by reason of the slab board neck but is less original than the 63, both refins. The '63 is edging it.
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