I need some stuff to go with my new Guitar, recommendations for amp, cable, strap all sorts

v0n · 19 Feb 2014 at 17:54

Raymond Lin said:
Right now I have an urge to get a 2014 Les Paul Studio Pro, its their 120th anniversary edition. My research susggest that it is basically a les paul standard without any of the bling (mostly binding).

If it's just an urge to own Les Paul without any of the bling, in my arsenal I still have barely played spare Gibson Les Paul BFG still on factory strings and in case and I would let it go for a fraction of the price of Studio Pro...

My GAS is pulling me fast towards G&L Asat and PRS 513 :eek:

Raymond Lin · 19 Feb 2014 at 18:50

Haha, may be in 6 months and see where we are at, my heart want one now, my head tell me it's stupid.

The_Bullet · 19 Feb 2014 at 18:51

A good thing to have, especially if the play/practice on your own is a looper pedal. Great for laying down chord progressions/rhythms and soloing, improvising etc over the top.

uncle_rufus · 19 Feb 2014 at 19:44

Ah I want a looper badly, be so good for practising improv over different progressions. Not sure what one to get but it's definitely on the list

Is there an OcUK guitar thread? Maybe we should make one

BunnyKillBot · 19 Feb 2014 at 20:17

I realise the OP was a month ago this is probably obsolete but,

My entire setup is:

Guitar (Ibanez JS1200)
USB interface (Scarlett 2i2)
Amplitube
Headphones

Amplitube these days is utterly sublime. No real reason to buy anything else.

SexyGreyFox · 19 Feb 2014 at 20:26

v0n said:
If it's just an urge to own Les Paul without any of the bling,

It's weird that 2 years ago after gigging for 41 years constantly I decided to sell my 'name' guitar collection to get what I really wanted and would be useful to me on stage and I don't regret it for a second.

Raymond Lin · 19 Feb 2014 at 20:40

Dimple said:
It's weird that 2 years ago after gigging for 41 years constantly I decided to sell my 'name' guitar collection to get what I really wanted and would be useful to me on stage and I don't regret it for a second.

Yes, the JTV, and you bought 2

I actually bought my GS mini from the same Guitar Guitar store on Hagley Road.

Can't believe you sold the Yamaha SG2000 for what you did !

I guess the difference is for most people they buy guitars to imitate their idol, which is a HUGE part of the attraction of named iconic brands and the name on the headstock plays a huge part in that. Of course, the sound of the artist would shine through whether he or she is playing a banjo or a Gibson, nevertheless, we all dream but at heart, we know we will never be on that stage in Maddison Square Garden so these guitars are nothing more than real life props.

SexyGreyFox · 19 Feb 2014 at 20:48

Raymond Lin said:
Yes, the JTV, and you bought 2 I actually bought my GS mini from the same Guitar Guitar store on Hagley Road.

Can't believe you sold the Yamaha SG2000 for what you did !

I guess the difference is for most people they buy guitars to imitate their idol, which is a HUGE part of the attraction of named iconic brands and the name on the headstock plays a huge part in that. Of course, the sound of the artist would shine through whether he or she is playing a banjo or a Gibson, nevertheless, we all dream but at heart, we know we will never be on that stage in Maddison Square Garden so these guitars are nothing more than real life props.

I obviously went through the same phase, buying a Gibson Les Paul to imitate Marc Bolan & Jimmy Page, a Yamaha SG2000 to imitate Santana & Stuart Adamson, a Fender Strat to imitate Buddy Holly & Ritchie Blackmore, an Ibanez Jem to imitate Steve Vai and so on but I have no need for them anymore because I have everything in one guitar.
The enormous bonus for me is that the guitar on it's own without the electronics plays way better than any of my other guitars I've owned.

Raymond Lin · 19 Feb 2014 at 21:05

I think everybody goes through that phase, but a lot of people also say that if they have just 1 guitar, they would get a T5, as it can do real acoustic tone (not modelling), and real electric tone.

So if I follow your advice, I should stop right now

SexyGreyFox · 19 Feb 2014 at 21:55

Raymond Lin said:
I think everybody goes through that phase, but a lot of people also say that if they have just 1 guitar, they would get a T5, as it can do real acoustic tone (not modelling), and real electric tone.

So if I follow your advice, I should stop right now

The thing is what is 'real' nowadays?
With a blind test it would not be easy to pick out real against modern day technology and don't let anybody ever tell you they can.

I went through all the valve is best BS and single pedals are best BS and so on but now realise that in a blind test nobody really knows.
You've also got the musician who can make anything sound good, for example my lead guitarist can play the worst guitar into the worst amp and make it sound like a million dollars.

SexyGreyFox · 19 Feb 2014 at 22:04

However, I will admit that the thrill of holding a classic guitar in your hands going through classic pedals into a classic valve amp is orgasmic so I see the point.

Raymond Lin · 19 Feb 2014 at 22:04

Real - traditional/analogue.

But lets not go into that debate, because you know exactly what I meant, whether one can or can't tell is not really the point.

SexyGreyFox · 19 Feb 2014 at 22:05

I beat you to it

Raymond Lin · 19 Feb 2014 at 22:08

Dimple said:
I beat you to it

ha, and unless you haven't notice, I did buy a modelling amp

uncle_rufus · 19 Feb 2014 at 22:13

For the record guys I'm not after the Clapton sig Strat because I'm a die hard Clapton fan or trying to imitate him (not that I would complain if I was as good as he

)... It's the finish... The green!!! I don't know why but I just love the look of green + maple neck, and the Clapton sig seems to be the only Strat fender finished in a nice proper green (not sea-foam green, or whatever the other washed out greens are - a proper deep forest/candy green)

Although I do agree with the comments above (no need to break the bank and go after all the expensive gear) but it's still nice to own a couple of guitars with fundamental differences - for example an LP/SG or something with 2x humbuckers... a strat/tele for that single-coil jangle... Or maybe a 7/8 string hi-gain pickup beast

and of course a nice proper acoustic. Variety is the spice of life and all that!

easyrider · 19 Feb 2014 at 22:23

uncle_rufus said:
. Variety is the spice of life and all that!

Exactly,

Guitars are nice to look at too. Like classic cars.

Having one guitar that sounds like another is a tad fake in my book.

My tele when clean screams and cuts through ...My LP is fat and jazzy and I play differently when I play them...Their personality influences my style and creative flow.

Only making me a better musician and more creative.

My strat pushes me in another direction....I have a whammy bar for example....

v0n · 19 Feb 2014 at 23:16

uncle_rufus said:
the Clapton sig seems to be the only Strat fender finished in a nice proper green (not sea-foam green, or whatever the other washed out greens are - a proper deep forest/candy green)

You are talking about late eighties "smoker" EC signature models, with active Lace Sensors. Technically, kind of like the early David Gilmour Signature Strat with EMG's, EC strat with Lace Sensors was more of a "made for tour" model than retrospective Artist model (it had to do with light systems and early wireless senders used on large stage setups at the time, frequencies would create hum and GSM mobile like buzz in regular pickups).

Clapton's real life signature strat was always considered to be black "frankenstrat" named "Blackie". His technician Lee Dickson always made sure the core instrument stayed black, even if Clapton himself had one of the powder driven "hazy moments". With Fender quality check being relatively inconsistent across most of its production years, Clapton's original Blackie was actually hybrid of three different late 1950's model strats (of five or six he purchased in one go) custom built by a renowned luthier in Nashville. He played and recorded with Blackie from 1973 until 2004 when it was sold at auction to fund drug rehabilitation centre. By that time it had several different necks after Eric damaged the original one in late eighties.

Fender currently makes EC Signature with regular passive Vintage single coils in three colours - black, white, pewter and red but THE Signature Strat for Clapton should be black, as that's what the man mostly used.

SexyGreyFox · 20 Feb 2014 at 11:47

easyrider said:
Exactly,

Guitars are nice to look at too. Like classic cars.

Having one guitar that sounds like another is a tad fake in my book.

My tele when clean screams and cuts through ...My LP is fat and jazzy and I play differently when I play them...Their personality influences my style and creative flow.

Only making me a better musician and more creative.

My strat pushes me in another direction....I have a whammy bar for example....

And I totally agree but when I'm on stage I don't want to take loads of guitars with me.
For instance tomorrow I will need a Tele, Strat, out of phase Strat, Gibson Les Paul, Gibson SG, Gibson 335, Martin acoustic & Gibson acoustic and I'm not carrying that lot around and not one person in the audience will know the difference.

Raymond Lin · 20 Feb 2014 at 11:58

You are talking in a professional capacity.

V0n is talking about at home, and hobby and job is totally different.

Besides, if you had a roadie, who carries all these gear with you, like all these artist out there filling stadiums, they just change guitars song to song. Clearly you find the JTV works for you but it is also clear it isn't for everyone else.

easyrider · 20 Feb 2014 at 12:24

Raymond Lin said:
You are talking in a professional capacity.

V0n is talking about at home, and hobby and job is totally different.

Besides, if you had a roadie, who carries all these gear with you, like all these artist out there filling stadiums, they just change guitars song to song. Clearly you find the JTV works for you but it is also clear it isn't for everyone else.

Exactly

Plus there is something cool visually watching clapton play a 335 when doing "have you everr loved a women" when he is always seen with a strat....

OK crap video quality...But one of the best performances of this song he has done live IMO.

My mate used to work for sky and he filmed a clapton concert once.He was amazed that clapton had about 10 strats all the same colour and the roadies used to hand him them on a regular basis....