I’ll eventually switch to .011s. I’m reluctant to waste the brand new 009s that the shop put on the guitar. I had no idea this gauge would feel even slinkier on this guitar than they do on my Tele. Otherwise, I would have asked the shop to put the heavier strings on right away.
Pusheen says there’s no absolutely correct pickup height, regardless of factory specs. He basically just turns screws on various sides of the pickup, and uses his ear to judge how much he likes the sound (treble vs, bass, etc.). I’ll probably review his vid several times though just to make sure.
Suhr on quarter sawn vs. flat sawn necks. The debate over this question was an amusing read. I didn’t participate, just watched and laughed. Not surprised Suhr offers both options - he makes money either way - so in that sense, he wins the debate.
I just looked it up (should always do that first, sorry). Interesting system, not what I thought. I guess you’d need to have a pretty serious difference in string type before you notice much difference. The only work I’ve done on jazzmasters has been electronics.
I’m a big fan of floating trems in general, now that I’m used to them I can’t stand strat style systems.
Sounds about right. I’ve had a Johnny Marr jag, Am Pro jag, an Elk Deluxe (best Japanese jag copy I’ve ever played), and now I have a 2017 Classic Player Jaguar (rosewood neck not PF) and the Classic Player trem has stayed in tune better than any of them. Personally, I think it’s because it has a tune-o-matic style bridge on it. I love jaguars because of the short scale and I think the trem system is the best. I don’t get to play them live much because the bands I play in call for more of a humbucker/Gibson sound so for that, I use a 1978 Greco Les Paul and a 1989 Greco SG w/bisby (customized like Neil Young’s so I can pick and hold the arm at the same time). I do love the jags/jazzmasters though.
Couple of high end options for those who want to play synths with a guitar. I’ve tried MIDI guitars before and I’m most comfortable just using a regular old keyboard for synths, but I know some fellow guitarists who can spare the cash might be looking for this type of guitar.
Interestingly, both companies have a bass guitar version too.
Any idea how the Industrial Radio works? It looks like it’s using the frets as note sensors???
Too pricey though, and got my eye on the new fender 75th anniversary PBass.
I haven’t had/wanted a PB for years, but wouldn’t mind splashing out for a special occasion.
Yes I’m pretty sure there are sensors in the frets! @Gaz Williams has a bunch of videos on his YouTube channel demonstrating the bass version.
A pretty amazing bit of kit but very expensive and a 12 month lead time.
Yeah, I think the concept is the same as when Steve Chick first started making this stuff in the 80 - wired frets to get the pitch, something else (pickup sensor?) to get the amplitude.
Why do you think I called it “high-end”? “high-end” usually means “not cheap”
I really like the colour on the 75th models. They seem like a lot of money for a Mexican made Fender but I guess Fenders aren’t about to start getting cheaper.
Yeh you definitely always get more from other makers at that price point. A bit of an anniversary premium on the MIM too, but my Kamikaze eyes are set on the US model. Why waste money on a Prophet~5 when you can have a slab of wood with 4 strings on it.
Dropping ash as their main wood for Telecasters is huge. Any ash Telecaster is now differentiated against the new alder ones. MIM special edition ash are no exception I would guess. Of course USA ash Telecasters will be considered the most valuable.
So i am not into any emulation etc when it comes to electric guitar. I use it occasionally in logic but not that interested in it. Thus i dont have the pulse on whats awesome these days.
A friend i built an amp for wants to go down this rabbit hole.
What would you suggest for standalone software and/or plugin route? He doesnt have DAW experience but hes entirely open minded to it.
I was thinking he should get the $120 focusrite interface and either look for basic version standalone amplitube etc and/or just get up to speed on ableton that comes with focusrite and then get free/cheap plugins and begin the journey. Yes no maybe?
If that’s a priority, go with anything from NeuralDSP. Best sounding sims out there.
Nembrini Audio has individual amps which look pricey at first, but they have sales on all the time and you can get one of their amp sims for 30€ or so. Sound-wise they are second only to NeuralDSP.
SKNote has a nice Fender Twin Reverb sim for 30€ , also a nice option.
If you want a suite (more than one amp & cabinets), Softube’s amp room is currently on sale for 88€ on pluginboutique.
Amplitube has a free version that you could go with, but personally I (still) don’t like the sound & feel of it — it just doesn’t compete with the options above in my book.
He could get the Valhalla Super Massive plugin for free also, which is a lovely space & time effect.
In terms of interface, anything with a HiZ input will do!
I like Overloud TH3, Guitar Rig, Amplitube, and Logic’s built in amp sims (which can be found in a cut-down version in Garageband). If you’re on Windows, Simulanalog Guitarsuite is still one of the best if you can find it. It’s free and sounds like a real amp. It was a Stanford research project on physical modeling that got turned into a plugin. It’s still the best IMHO but alas, no Mac version.
The internet will not allow me to determine what this is:)
Yeah i think for this guy EVERYTHING is on the table. Hes retired, been learning guitar the last few years and lives breathes sleeps it. And hes got enough money to try lots of things. Hes got 3 nice tube amps at the moment. He just bought a pocketpod but interfacing it with windows is buggy……which led me to explaining the ins and outs of software etc….
Im trying to get him to buy a kemper profiler haha. But really i thought he should go down the software/plugin route for awhile since its essentially endless….
I’ve messed around with a few of the UAD sims (Fender '55 tweed deluxe, Marshall plexi classic) via an Apollo Twin with its hi-Z guitar input, but I have preferred the Strymon Iridium so far.
Not surprised Suhr offers both options - he makes money either way - so in that sense, he wins the debate.
“high-end” usually means “not cheap”