i've always been a strat/fender guy

[nfbuckeye]

really happy you're loving it! new guitar friday!

Thanks, hombre! Now to find the perfect strap.


....aaaaand a new capo. Mine just broke.

[dinkus mayhem]

I needed a guitar that can give me all the sounds I needed for a cover band I was in. Since our gimmick was an all request 2nd and 3rd set I had to ready for song w/out switching guitars. This was before PRS were affordable. I put 2 Duncans in this axe. A stacked humbucker in the lead and a replaced the rhythm with a p/u that still gave me the single coil tone without hum. I kept the original in the middle. I also replaced the heads with Schaller locking heads so I could use the tremelo with out losing tune. I also ran a vol knob to the rhythm p/u.

i missed this. that's one hell of a set-up. that's legit rock and roll.

[Ralph]

i missed this. that's one hell of a set-up. that's legit rock and roll.

Thanks. I am changing the strings today. Ima go with 11's instead of 9's and see if it changes my tone. Live, I play this thru a 35 w 15" Peavey Delta blues and I turn all the knobs except pre and reverb up to 10. I get a great crunch on the clean and if I pull back the V on the strat a little it is as clean as a can be. The lead channel soars and I can get a great natural feed back by stepping toward and facing the amp. I now play this thru a practice amp. I line 6 and I need a heavier string so it doesnt sound too thin. Lets hope I don't need to adjust the intonation too much.

[HeinousMark]

Thanks. I am changing the strings today. Ima go with 11's instead of 9's and see if it changes my tone. Live, I play this thru a 35 w 15" Peavey Delta blues and I turn all the knobs except pre and reverb up to 10. I get a great crunch on the clean and if I pull back the V on the strat a little it is as clean as a can be. The lead channel soars and I can get a great natural feed back by stepping toward and facing the amp. I now play this thru a practice amp. I line 6 and I need a heavier string so it doesnt sound too thin. Lets hope I don't need to adjust the intonation too much.

I'm pretty sure it will change a lot, and your tremelo springs might need tightening too, assuming you don't "float" your tremelo. If it's floated, you'll have a lotta tweaking to do......

[Skyway]

When I changed from 9's to 10's I had to do a setup. It's easy on a Strat if you don't have to mess with the nut.

What kind of strings do you use? I like the Super Bullets.

[Ralph]

When I changed from 9's to 10's I had to do a setup. It's easy on a Strat if you don't have to mess with the nut.

What kind of strings do you use? I like the Super Bullets.

Ernie ball super slinky. I will prolly bring the Strat to G Center and talk with a guy there I know there. I may even take the strings off here and restring at the store so if I need a set up I can get advice. I have a fixed trem. It is post CBS so my nut is plastic I presume. I never felt a need to replace it.

[HeinousMark]

Ernie ball super slinky. I will prolly bring the Strat to G Center and talk with a guy there I know there. I may even take the strings off here and restring at the store so if I need a set up I can get advice. I have a fixed trem. It is post CBS so my nut is plastic I presume. I never felt a need to replace it.

Yeah, your truss rod will need tweaking, maybe the string height, too. I forgot what the numbers are, but the combined pull/pressure of all six strings on a guitar tuned to pitch is ridiculously high, and you're dealing with micro-fractions of an inch...

I switched to 11's years ago, and I always put the exact same brand and size ( D'Addario exl-115 ) on all my guitars so I don't have to fuck with setting them up but once.

[nfbuckeye]

Family picture, minus my Les Paul Studio that a buddy is borrowing...

[nfbuckeye]

Anybody here play the mandolin? Messed around with a couple at my local shop last night and thinking of buying one. They're a blast to play.

[dinkus mayhem]

Anybody here play the mandolin? Messed around with a couple at my local shop last night and thinking of buying one. They're a blast to play.

you still loving that takamine? it's one hell of a nice guitar. great collection you got there.

i messed around with a mandoline a few years ago at a buddy's house and it was fun, but not my thing. i went to my local guitar shop on thursday and fucked around on a resonator guitar in open e tuning. it was so much fun. i might pick up a cheapie (like an oscar schmidt for $350) just for shits.

[nfbuckeye]

you still loving that takamine? it's one hell of a nice guitar. great collection you got there.

i messed around with a mandoline a few years ago at a buddy's house and it was fun, but not my thing. i went to my local guitar shop on thursday and fucked around on a resonator guitar in open e tuning. it was so much fun. i might pick up a cheapie (like an oscar schmidt for $350) just for shits.

LOVE the Takamine. I actually find myself playing a lot more now because it's such a joy to play. Good way to keep my 3 month old entertained when I run outta other ideas.

Yeah, it's definitely not for everybody, and not something I'd get into as seriously as the guitar. But they are a lot of fun. Plus, I want to learn to play the 'arrested development' theme song on it.

[nfbuckeye]

Not a guitar, but picked up this sweet little mandolin this morning. Lot of fun to play...

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The Loar LM-520. Pics could never do the finish justice. Beautiful little mandolin.