Lets look at our guitars thread
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gazza285 said:
oddman said:
I was genuinely surprised that McCartney had only got through 4 basses.
Four Hofner violin basses, not four basses altogether…live and studio work , and some are like Rick Nielsen of Cheap Trick
who has over 400, although it's likely he never plays all most them
and is more than likely a serious guitar collector and guitar nerd
Everyone is different. Willie Nelson's guitar has been rebuilt more times than Trigger's broom. Interesting thing about Hofners & the like, After the war, the government was skint & imposed strict import controls on all sorts of goods, including musical instruments from the USA.
Cheap European copies like Hofner, Framus & Guyatone filled the demand until things relaxed, so the jingly jangly sound of the sixties beat combos was weirdly, partly down to government policy. My dad was a semi pro musician then & I still have his Hofner verithin stereo 335 rip off. It's a very, very average guitar. But you know, family heirloom & all that.
Cheap European copies like Hofner, Framus & Guyatone filled the demand until things relaxed, so the jingly jangly sound of the sixties beat combos was weirdly, partly down to government policy. My dad was a semi pro musician then & I still have his Hofner verithin stereo 335 rip off. It's a very, very average guitar. But you know, family heirloom & all that.
Verithins are more related to the ES330, no centre block and a trapeze tailpiece.
I had a ‘63, I found it to play very nicely, certainly as well as any of my Gibsons, but the pickups lacked the drive.
I also had a ‘65 that was a complete dog, so they do vary in quality.
I do still have a ‘62 Senator and a ‘63 Congress that play well, I think that you do need to try before you buy with any guitar, and especially the more fragile vintage ones.
I had a ‘63, I found it to play very nicely, certainly as well as any of my Gibsons, but the pickups lacked the drive.
I also had a ‘65 that was a complete dog, so they do vary in quality.
I do still have a ‘62 Senator and a ‘63 Congress that play well, I think that you do need to try before you buy with any guitar, and especially the more fragile vintage ones.
Dipping into this thread again has got me daydreaming about a 'lottery win' guitar / other instruments collection :
1967 / 68 Vox Teardrop Starstream MkXII with built in effects, tuner etc, there are several detail differences with these and no two appear to be exactly alike, in fact I'd love to buy back the '67 example I owned many years ago (serial number 200388 if memory serves!). I've looked at a few on Reverb and cried.
1965 / 66 Vox Phantom MkXII, preferably all white.
1966 Vox Phantom Guitar Organ, a strange box of tricks which I'd love to try out.
1966 Vox Teardrop Mk XII, as per the one Will Sergeant used on 'Killing Moon' forty years ago.
Gibson SG.
Rickenbacker 360 / 12, in maple finish as per Roger McGuinn on many Byrds and solo records.
Sitar - I picked one up to try out in our long gone local music shop in the '80s and was intoxicated by the sounds it made, even with my ham fisted attempt at getting something out of it.
Vox Echo machine.
Vox Conqueror amp & cab - I had this set up with my Starstream years ago and loved it.
Mellotron - 'Strawberry Fields Forever' and all that.
Hammond organ.
Fender Rhodes organ.
Vox Farfisa organ.
1967 / 68 Vox Teardrop Starstream MkXII with built in effects, tuner etc, there are several detail differences with these and no two appear to be exactly alike, in fact I'd love to buy back the '67 example I owned many years ago (serial number 200388 if memory serves!). I've looked at a few on Reverb and cried.
1965 / 66 Vox Phantom MkXII, preferably all white.
1966 Vox Phantom Guitar Organ, a strange box of tricks which I'd love to try out.
1966 Vox Teardrop Mk XII, as per the one Will Sergeant used on 'Killing Moon' forty years ago.
Gibson SG.
Rickenbacker 360 / 12, in maple finish as per Roger McGuinn on many Byrds and solo records.
Sitar - I picked one up to try out in our long gone local music shop in the '80s and was intoxicated by the sounds it made, even with my ham fisted attempt at getting something out of it.
Vox Echo machine.
Vox Conqueror amp & cab - I had this set up with my Starstream years ago and loved it.
Mellotron - 'Strawberry Fields Forever' and all that.
Hammond organ.
Fender Rhodes organ.
Vox Farfisa organ.
Stealthracer said:
Every time I see a picture like that, it reminds me that none of my (many!) guitars has P90s. I'm toying with the idea of buying a kit next - have my eye on a Harley Benton Jazzmaster lookalike.
I have my eye on a Sire H7V for my p90 fix. The reviews come in very strong, and it ticks the semi hollow box too.OldSkoolRS said:
Nice Gold Top WoolyFox. 
I have the more stripped down 'Tribute' version and it's a great guitar.
Stealthracer: You might know this already, but Jazzmasters don't use P90s, they are a different pickup (though the HB models might be P90s I'm not 100% sure).
I've got a Tribute with P90's also--not a gold top though.I have the more stripped down 'Tribute' version and it's a great guitar.
Stealthracer: You might know this already, but Jazzmasters don't use P90s, they are a different pickup (though the HB models might be P90s I'm not 100% sure).
Wish I had have gone for that instead of the honeyburst I went for.
WoolyFox said:
Very nice guitar indeed. One of my most favourite ever guitar solos is played on one of these with that P-90 sound - the Gilmour solo on Another Brick In The Wall Part II.I'm also interested in the amp situation - what's it going through?
Stealthracer said:
Every time I see a picture like that, it reminds me that none of my (many!) guitars has P90s. I'm toying with the idea of buying a kit next - have my eye on a Harley Benton Jazzmaster lookalike.
Naturally, it will be heavily modified in the building ...
Have a telecaster with a p90 rhythm PU and love it really great combo of sounds with the trademark tele bridge twang Naturally, it will be heavily modified in the building ...
dvshannow said:
Have a telecaster with a p90 rhythm PU and love it really great combo of sounds with the trademark tele bridge twang
Another interesting option for Teles is Wide Range Humbuckers (neck, or neck + bridge) from the Deluxes. They retain the jangliness of singlecoils, while being fatter. A lot of lower-end Tele Deluxes unfortunately come with humbuckers with a faceplate to make them look like WRHBs. I swapped mine for some aftermarket ones.
Grrbang said:
Another interesting option for Teles is Wide Range Humbuckers (neck, or neck + bridge) from the Deluxes. They retain the jangliness of singlecoils, while being fatter.
A lot of lower-end Tele Deluxes unfortunately come with humbuckers with a faceplate to make them look like WRHBs. I swapped mine for some aftermarket ones.
Same here; swapped mine out for some made by The Creamery. Not CuNiFe but still great pickups, with a very musical character.A lot of lower-end Tele Deluxes unfortunately come with humbuckers with a faceplate to make them look like WRHBs. I swapped mine for some aftermarket ones.
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