Gear Thread - Pics

dmpoole said:
You put it better than me.
It may play brilliantly but I don't think you'll still have it and love it in 10 years time unlike Jimbo (and me with my collection) who will shudder every time we open a case.
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Maybe not, but even if he grows tired of its looks, that doesn't mean that it was a bad purchase at the time when he did like it - the same for any guitar. I don't think it looks that bad, personally. I agree with Neoni, it will become a unique and personal part of any eventual collection :)
 
Nitefly said:
Maybe not, but even if he grows tired of its looks, that doesn't mean that it was a bad purchase at the time when he did like it - the same for any guitar. I don't think it looks that bad, personally. I agree with Neoni, it will become a unique and personal part of any eventual collection :)
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its actually quite a nice looking guitar its different, and i quite like it, look on their website, the picture of maccys just isn't great so it looks like a turquoise blob no offense maccy on the site though it looks nice, i wouldn't mind one!
 
Neoni said:
How can you talk on behalf of someone else, are you referring to him shuddering?
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Maybe because of the experience of watching guitarists buying & selling guitars over 4 decades.
I wish I could have a £1 for the amount of guitars that weren't normal and guitarists have traded them in.
And yes, it took me at least 2 decades before I actually bought guitars that I knew I would love forever.
 
Nitefly said:
Maybe not, but even if he grows tired of its looks, that doesn't mean that it was a bad purchase at the time when he did like it - the same for any guitar. I don't think it looks that bad, personally. I agree with Neoni, it will become a unique and personal part of any eventual collection :)
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If your Parker (I'm assuming that's what you own by your username ;)) plays even a smidgen like the one a had a go on a while back, it could look like a rusted penis for all I care. I played a Nitefly with a carbon fiber neck and it had a piezo and it sounded and played just like :eek: :eek: :eek:... I think it looks nice as well, very quirky. But for those that don't think it looks good, play one... Then say you care about looks. :D
 
naffa said:
If your Parker (I'm assuming that's what you own by your username ;)) plays even a smidgen like the one a had a go on a while back, it could look like a rusted penis for all I care. I played a Nitefly with a carbon fiber neck and it had a piezo and it sounded and played just like :eek: :eek: :eek:... I think it looks nice as well, very quirky. But for those that don't think it looks good, play one... Then say you care about looks. :D
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I have owned a Nitefly (:o) and I did eventually get rid of it.

I now rock with a Parker Fly Deluxe - this colour, although this isn't my guitar:

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It's a 2002 model, basically the definitive edition. The earlier models were too bright, so around 2001 dimarzio designed special pick ups for them to counter the light weight and structure of the guitar, resulting in a smoother tone. The new models, since Parker were overtaken by Washburn, have lost the fly wheel, which is the strange looking bumpy thing below the bridge on the picture. The fly wheel allows you to adjust the spring tension of the bridge so you can switch it from a 'hardtail' to tremelo abuse within a few seconds. There is actually a switch on the back which allows you set the guitar up as a floatign bridge, which you can then balance with the fly wheel.

It really is a ludicrous piece of kit - I assure you it absolutely whomps the Nitefly in terms of tone, playability, features and ever aesthetics. It is a dream of a guitar :)
 
I feel like ordering one right now. :p I never even knew of the 'flywheel', it sounds really cool providing it doesn't compromise action or neck relief or anything like that. I didn't know Parker were now owned by Washburn either. I think the guitar I played was a Nitefly Mojo (?) and although it played and sounded fantastic, some of the build did feel a bit cheap. If the older ones are even better than that, it maybe time to invest in a new guitar. ;)
 
Neoni said:
its actually quite a nice looking guitar its different, and i quite like it, look on their website, the picture of maccys just isn't great so it looks like a turquoise blob no offense maccy on the site though it looks nice, i wouldn't mind one!
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Yeh I need a new camera :(

I didn't mean to start a debate over this, fair enough if people don't like the look of it - I was just commenting on a point raised by someone else.
 
Maccy said:
Funny how nobody sticks up for my different Gibson :(
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You like it thats all that matters.


Naffa loves taylors and he hates Martins.

I think taylors are naff.

I love my Martin.

each to their own.

However a fender neck on a les paul is just wrong:p


Pearl inlays make a Gibson a Gibson:D

And a rosewood neck!!!!
 
Sigh, I didn't mean it in a spiteful way, if that's how it came across then I'm sorry.

It's just that the MG/Spider series are seen as the first amps guitarists have after being persuaded by salesmen that they sound great when they actually sound like tosh.

I wasn't saying you should have a JCM800 Full stack, merely that your money could have been spent better. But anyway, if you're happy with your tone, who cares right.
 
Gustov said:
It's just that the MG/Spider series are seen as the first amps guitarists have after being persuaded by salesmen that they sound great when they actually sound like tosh.
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Sorry, I disagree - you can get a good sound out of them.
 
Gustov said:
It's just that the MG/Spider series are seen as the first amps guitarists have after being persuaded by salesmen that they sound great when they actually sound like tosh.
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I know 3 salesman who work in Academy Of Sound and I've just rang one of them to see what their commission is on a Line 6 amp and if they would recommend one over other gear - you're wrong.
He said the commission is the same and they let buyers choose their own by trying them out.
A good salesman will give you a choice for your needs and that's what I've found in the last 40 years.
I wouldn't recommend Line 6 for live work but in a bedroom they can sound awesome.
 
I have to say, I thought the same until I had to use mine live. I usually use my singer's JVM combo, but for some reason it was unavailable so I had to use my Flextone III. That's something I would have never considered had it not been a necessity for me to do so and I was amazed. :D I set it to it's Cornford setting (it sounded exactly like a Cornford..... :p :D), and it sounded great. It was even mic'd up with an SM58 (I know...) and it sounded awesome out front, I was chuffed to pieces.
 
naffa said:
I have to say, I thought the same until I had to use mine live. I usually use my singer's JVM combo, but for some reason it was unavailable so I had to use my Flextone III. That's something I would have never considered had it not been a necessity for me to do so and I was amazed. :D I set it to it's Cornford setting (it sounded exactly like a Cornford..... :p :D), and it sounded great. It was even mic'd up with an SM58 (I know...) and it sounded awesome out front, I was chuffed to pieces.
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With my main band the sound comes from the backline and we found with 2 different Line 6 combo's that they didn't cut the mustard when turned up so it was back to Marshall.
I've no doubt that in my other band, where we turn lower on stage and let the PA and monitors do the work, that a Line 6 would be fine.
 
Don't get me wrong, it was nothing compared to the JVM, but it was a lot better than one would expect out of such an amp. It's definitely suitable as a reserve amp, but I'd definitely prefer to have something else as well. But as a practice amp, I personally think it's unrivaled.
 
dmpoole said:
I know 3 salesman who work in Academy Of Sound and I've just rang one of them to see what their commission is on a Line 6 amp and if they would recommend one over other gear - you're wrong.

I wouldn't recommend Line 6 for live work but in a bedroom they can sound awesome.
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So one salesman is a good representation of the whole spectrum of music store employees.

:o

Also, I didn't say 'line 6', I said the 'line 6 Spider' range. The line 6 Vetta is a great amp.

I'm not wrong. As a beginner there isn't much choice if your budget is low.

Peavey Vypyr
Fender Frontman
Line 6 Spider
Marshall MG
Roland Cube
Blackstar HT-5 Combo

They are pretty much the 'beginner amps', the peavy and the blackstar are far superior.

dmpoole said:
He said the commission is the same and they let buyers choose their own by trying them out.
A good salesman will give you a choice for your needs and that's what I've found in the last 40 years.
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I hate to break it to you but not all salesmen are 'good'. I'm not saying they go out of their way to sell the spider range but the majority will recommend it when there are better options out there.
 
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Stop Bickering :p

I have just bought a 1989 Martin D16-M for 650 quid in mint condition.

Its basically a Martin D18-V in disguise.

Not to be confused with the current D16 series of guitars.

This has the same build as the standard Martin series with Top end vintage forward shifted scalloped Bracing and Dove tail neck joint.

I'm so excited:D:D:D:D


I have no room in my rack so I think the yamaha bass will have to go.

Who needs two basses anyway :p
 
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