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Something a little different. Went to our local Indy guitar shop at the weekend to get my boy a Tele as he’s been going on about them for a while. We spent a good hour in there trying out different models and he really liked the look of this Supro. I dismissed it to start with as I’d never heard of them but he loved it and more importantly, really enjoyed playing it.
You can get a really nice tone from it, especially with a small amount of drive - very 60s Rock. Build quality seems pretty decent except the truss rod cover which looks like I made it in the shed. Overall it’s very nice though and significantly different to the other guitars we have.
You can get a really nice tone from it, especially with a small amount of drive - very 60s Rock. Build quality seems pretty decent except the truss rod cover which looks like I made it in the shed. Overall it’s very nice though and significantly different to the other guitars we have.
cherryowen said:
That is beautiful!
My limited knowledge of jazz progressions would not, unfortunately, be able to do it justice (after 30 years of playing, I'm only just getting my head around ii-V-I and associated chord substitutions)
If you get your II-V-I down and turnarounds you're well set. My limited knowledge of jazz progressions would not, unfortunately, be able to do it justice (after 30 years of playing, I'm only just getting my head around ii-V-I and associated chord substitutions)
Get your half whole diminished game on point and you're ready to tear it up like a Viking!
benny.c said:
he really liked the look of this Supro. I dismissed it to start with as I’d never heard of them
You likely will have heard them before, even if you werent aware. Big part of Jimmy Page's sound in the early recordings came from a small Supro amp tricked up to sound much bigger than it was. Keith Richards also used both guitars and amps. The more modern Supro stuff likely isnt quite the same, but the name's been around a while
Here's one of mine that I'm letting go. Bought it in a rushed Hetfield moment and once the order was in in Japan there was no going back. It's very nice to play but has spent most of its life in its case as my multi stand didn't really fit it very well and I never got around to buying a separate stand for it. It's amazing what a difference it makes (to me) to be able to just pick it up when I'm in the mood to play.
Hanslow said:
Here's one of mine that I'm letting go. Bought it in a rushed Hetfield moment and once the order was in in Japan there was no going back. It's very nice to play but has spent most of its life in its case as my multi stand didn't really fit it very well and I never got around to buying a separate stand for it. It's amazing what a difference it makes (to me) to be able to just pick it up when I'm in the mood to play.
Being firmly a single coil player, I'm very curious about beasts like this.What sort of sounds can you get from it? is it any use for anything but metal?
Yeah it's not just a metal monster. It gets a really nice warm clean sound and a really good edge of breakup with volume pot tweaking. These pickups don't have the capability but some pickups allow you to split the coils with a switch giving you that single coil sound as an option. Give one a go, they're certainly not just for metal.
dojo said:
cherryowen said:
That is beautiful!
My limited knowledge of jazz progressions would not, unfortunately, be able to do it justice (after 30 years of playing, I'm only just getting my head around ii-V-I and associated chord substitutions)
If you get your II-V-I down and turnarounds you're well set. My limited knowledge of jazz progressions would not, unfortunately, be able to do it justice (after 30 years of playing, I'm only just getting my head around ii-V-I and associated chord substitutions)
Get your half whole diminished game on point and you're ready to tear it up like a Viking!
Back when they first came out, over ten years ago, I bought a Taylor T5 as my first quality electric guitar. I remember it was so easy to play compared to the cheapy Chinese rubbish I'd had before; low action, easy to bend, beautiful tone, easy to get a range of sounds out of, etc. As time went on I traded it in against against a different guitar, thinking I was taking a step up.
Ever since I've missed that T5 and how it played. I kept telling myself it was simply the stark contrast between the cheap rubbish one and the Taylor that made me look back with rose-tinted specs. That, if I actually played one again I'd realise that I'm better off with the Gibson LP Standard I have. I couldn't shake the nagging feeling away though.
A BTO T5 (Built To Order; Taylor-speak for custom) appeared at one of the national dealers and it really caught my eye. The woods looked lovely and I knew I had to give it a go. Anyway, I was totally wrong and it's nicer to play than any of my current guitars. Maybe it's my sausage fingers, but it just fits so well to my hands. The action is fantastic, the tone, even unplugged, is lovely. Plugged in it sounds amazing. I know to many people these are the jack of all trades and master of none, but I haven't felt so comfortable playing since I had my last T5. Totally smitten with playing again.
Sorry for the crap photos. They were taken in an effort to send to a mate to show him the woods and finish. I'll try to get some better ones if people are interested.
Ever since I've missed that T5 and how it played. I kept telling myself it was simply the stark contrast between the cheap rubbish one and the Taylor that made me look back with rose-tinted specs. That, if I actually played one again I'd realise that I'm better off with the Gibson LP Standard I have. I couldn't shake the nagging feeling away though.
A BTO T5 (Built To Order; Taylor-speak for custom) appeared at one of the national dealers and it really caught my eye. The woods looked lovely and I knew I had to give it a go. Anyway, I was totally wrong and it's nicer to play than any of my current guitars. Maybe it's my sausage fingers, but it just fits so well to my hands. The action is fantastic, the tone, even unplugged, is lovely. Plugged in it sounds amazing. I know to many people these are the jack of all trades and master of none, but I haven't felt so comfortable playing since I had my last T5. Totally smitten with playing again.
Sorry for the crap photos. They were taken in an effort to send to a mate to show him the woods and finish. I'll try to get some better ones if people are interested.
BrewsterBear said:
I must be doing the equivalent of coming into this thread and playing Stairway. 
That's the second time I've posted, both ubiquitous Gibsons and a couple of unusual customs, but garnered no comments at all.
Ah well, happy playing chaps.
If it helps I can't play stairway... That's the second time I've posted, both ubiquitous Gibsons and a couple of unusual customs, but garnered no comments at all.Ah well, happy playing chaps.
I'm not sure I'd know what to do with a T5 either - play it like an acoustic or an electric?
Hanslow said:
Yeah it's not just a metal monster. It gets a really nice warm clean sound and a really good edge of breakup with volume pot tweaking. These pickups don't have the capability but some pickups allow you to split the coils with a switch giving you that single coil sound as an option. Give one a go, they're certainly not just for metal.
I have tried humbuckers many times over the years and almost without exception they have suffered in comparison to single coils - muffled is the word.Ok - once the gain is cranked up but such disappointing and sterile "cleans" even from "expensive" mainstream guitars - I tried a Les Paul Studio a few months ago in GuitarGuitar - just a flat, boxy clean tone -
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