Lets look at our guitars thread

[mattnovak]

Gigging tonight with this:



Into these:



Through this:



With these guus www.theflyingacesband.com

[Lucas CAV]

Walter Sobchak said:

More amp related than guitar but is it possible to get a decent edge of breakup sound out of a solid state amp?.

Define decent though...

[smn159]

Walter Sobchak said:

More amp related than guitar but is it possible to get a decent edge of breakup sound out of a solid state amp?.

I picked up a 2x10 sessionette from eBay recently and had the retro tone upgrade done by Award Session and I’m pretty pleased with it.

[andy-xr]

I've heard some great overdriven tones from solid state amps. Whether that's the gain stage or layering with pedals there's plenty of options.

I actually like some of the Laney solid state tones for overdrive, the old Linebacker 2x12 series on the overdrive channel was actually quite nice.

Eualyy a Wampler pedal infront of a SS Fender is also pretty decent.

I prefer valve amps but you can make lots of things sound good.

[Dr Z]

enjo said:

Dr Z said:

Coming along nicely. How are you doing the burst? Using any DIY kits out there?

Thanks, I've ordered some ColorTone dyes (vintage amber and tobacco) which I will use to hand rub a classic 2 tone burst... Or hopefully something vaguely similar.

Cool, how are you finishing the neck? I'm considering finishing my own strat neck too as I've found it a bit too raw for my liking, having not played any unfinished ones before. I don't have room to spray but been looking at applying shellac but concerned it would change the colour of the thing!

Walter Sobchak said:

More amp related than guitar but is it possible to get a decent edge of breakup sound out of a solid state amp?.

I'd say it's definitely possible. Lots of volume is key, I think. Modelers have come a long way, so any SS modeling amps should be worth the consideration.

Am a valve amp guy through and through. The other guys in the band have gone kemper, but on the odd occasion I'm fed up of the lights interacting with the lovely single coils and creating lots of unpleasant buzz from my setup, I have brought one of these and DI'd it:



...when the FOH have done their thing, my goodness, been very impressed!

mattnovak said:

Gigging tonight with this:

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Through this:



With these guus www.theflyingacesband.com

That's my kind of amp! The dirt box is a good choice too, bet the amp+drive pedal make a great pairing.

[JLC25]

Walter Sobchak said:

More amp related than guitar but is it possible to get a decent edge of breakup sound out of a solid state amp?.

That "breakup" tone is the hardest to replicate via solid state IMO - better off with a pedal to do it. Some SS amps have great gain stages, but never quite hit that breakup sweet spot for me. If you're using a pedal there's a lot of "Amp sim" pedals that will help - what kind of breakup do you want?

Modern high end modellers do this with ease.

[Escapegoat]

Here's some 'work in progress' on a refin on my LP:



That's a genuine 'accelerated fade' with old aniline red.

For anyone who likes to see vintage guitars get superb refins and restorations, have a look at Yuuki's IG here: https://www.instagram.com/playergradevintage/

Edited by Escapegoat on Monday 20th November 11:03

[enjo]

Dr Z said:

enjo said:

Dr Z said:

Coming along nicely. How are you doing the burst? Using any DIY kits out there?

Thanks, I've ordered some ColorTone dyes (vintage amber and tobacco) which I will use to hand rub a classic 2 tone burst... Or hopefully something vaguely similar.

Cool, how are you finishing the neck? I'm considering finishing my own strat neck too as I've found it a bit too raw for my liking, having not played any unfinished ones before. I don't have room to spray but been looking at applying shellac but concerned it would change the colour of the thing!

I'll coating both the body and the neck in Tru-Oil, it adds a slight yellow tint but is fairly clear - I'll add before and after pics on here to show the effect. The wood will also yellow in time. The back of the neck will be satin, the rest will be buffed to gloss.

I've recently bought a Boss Katana (50W) which does the break up thing pretty well - I love it, light easily loud enough for what I need, simple if you want to keep it simple or you can go in and tweak with pretty much any aspect of it if you want to. Highly recommended.

[qotsa]

Not new guitar day but new(old) upright bass day

[enjo]

Wow! Beautiful instrument.

[enjo]

Current state without dye and oils - dye should arrive today so I might have a bash at it tonight...

[Evangelion]

The grain on that Tele has been beautifully matched, at first glance I thought it was a one-piece body.

[enjo]

Evangelion said:

The grain on that Tele has been beautifully matched, at first glance I thought it was a one-piece body.

I really hope I don't ruin it

[qotsa]

enjo said:

Wow! Beautiful instrument.

thanks, i like a tele like yours as well

[enjo]

I'm really pleased so far - need to see how it dries and how the oil looks on top.
Some really interesting medullary rays started to pop out too:

[rsbmw]

well played sir

[vladcjelli]

While not in the same league as most of the guys and gear in this thread, being only a beginner plinker (despite owning a few guitars over the years, never really got round to playing them).

Anyway, I posted a bit back about my Westfield (?) Les Paul copy, needing a bit of attention.

Long story short, I had a tinker, rewired it with minor success, but still not 100% happy. Still feels very low output.

As a result, Mrs C is threatening to buy me a new guitar for xmas.

After talking to a guy prominent in the local music scene, she's been suggested one of these

https://www.andertons.co.uk/guitar-dept/electric-g... (Other colours are available).

At least one review described the pickups as very 'hot' which I assume will mean more output to play with.

Is this a good move? Will I be happy with it for my ham fisted attempts at playing along to Spotify?

[enjo]

vladcjelli said:

While not in the same league as most of the guys and gear in this thread, being only a beginner plinker (despite owning a few guitars over the years, never really got round to playing them).

Anyway, I posted a bit back about my Westfield (?) Les Paul copy, needing a bit of attention.

Long story short, I had a tinker, rewired it with minor success, but still not 100% happy. Still feels very low output.

As a result, Mrs C is threatening to buy me a new guitar for xmas.

After talking to a guy prominent in the local music scene, she's been suggested one of these

https://www.andertons.co.uk/guitar-dept/electric-g... (Other colours are available).

At least one review described the pickups as very 'hot' which I assume will mean more output to play with.

Is this a good move? Will I be happy with it for my ham fisted attempts at playing along to Spotify?

Are you near Guildford/ a shop that you could try one? If so bring yours and see how it feels/sounds compared to your own.
Also it is worth bearing in mind the thing that is actually making the vibrations... what amp are you using as this might be more important?

(I just got a Boss Katana 50 and it breathed new life into every guitar I own when compared to the little practice amp I had been using)

[bga]

I had a strum of one a few weeks back and it played better than I expected it to. If you splash out £50 for a professional setup then you’ll likely have a guitar that will be all you (objectively) need for a few years.

[Ekona]

enjo said:

I just got a Boss Katana 50

I really need to go try one of these. Currently using a Victory V30 and 2x12 cab which I absolutely adore but I need to free some cash up so they will be going, and I've only heard good things about the Katana 50 so reckon that could be a reasonable replacement. I've also got an old Peavey Bandit red stripe which I was really happy with for years, but there's something not quite right with it atm and I'm not sure I really want to spend any money into trying to fix it. I play a mixture of rock stuff from Nirvana through AC/DC to Metallica, so hopefully the K50 will be able to cover those bases.

Any downsides to the K50 you've found yet? Or what's the most irritating thing about it?