451 Reply by bootleger

(28 replies, posted in Electric)

nzlectric wrote:

cool. i already got a marshall mg15cdr. it sounds nice. maybe ill just upgrade when i become a better player. i hope so.lol.

thanks guys for helping me. i appreciate it.

Their's no maybe its when you upgrade. You have the sickness called guitar player. Now you'll learn to shape your tone and what your likes and dislikes are and fine tune them all by practising. You'll also hear other players with different gear and learn to distinguish their tone trying to incorporate some of what you liked into yours.  There's no cure your hooked now. smile

Bootlegger.

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452 Reply by bootleger

(3 replies, posted in Electric)

I haven't heard them FiveO, Of the Fenders I have (3 right now) My mustang has the original pickups issued in 1964 (not the original owner I bought it when I was 13 years old) my 1985 Japanese strat has a single humbucker EMG 81 active pickup (this baby screams) and my chinese strat (refurbished and hot rodded by me) at the moment have a set of overwound humbuckers in it. I also have a set of Fender Custom Shop "Texas Special" strat set that will go into a swamp ash body strat I am building off and on right now (more off than on).

Although the original pickups from the chinese strat I have I put into the first "Bootlegger" (my branding on the head stock) I made.
They have a very good mid-range sound to then and suit it nicely.

Getting back to your question, chances are that these pickups were made in a factory in Korea (not to say that they are no good as a whole lot of manufacture's are going and mass producing quality pickups there).  Their not wound in the Fender factory in Corona, California.

I tend to check all the pickup manufactures and listen to their sound bytes to search out pickups. You find alot of good ones out their. I got a set of GFS 70"s overwound Strat set that I change back & forth with my chinese strat that sound good.

A lot more answer than you asked for but if you like the sound that your getting thats what matters. Also you can go search single coil pickups and compare sound bytes to what you have.

Lesson over.
Bootlegger.

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453 Reply by bootleger

(10 replies, posted in Electric)

Some of the stuff like Megadeth, anything by Paul Gilbert or Marty Freidman, very little Metallica. Check out my space and look for a band called Ademption, Robert Montgomery is sponsered by Michael Kelly guitars and they have a song called "Everything" I really like the sound he is getting. Also some Evansence stuff I caught a bit of. Haven't heard much of them yet thought.  I grew up in the end of the Zepplin's, Ted Nugent, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet and such when the Judas Priest, Scorpions, Armoured Saint, Ratt, Queens Ryche, Motley Crue and stuff were coming in.

After all that then came the Nirvana's (ugh) Pearl Jam and Sound Garden, Temple of the Dog, and Stone Temple Pilot and a whole lot of "CRAP" in between. Not to mention a whole lot of BLUES and Classic 40's 50's and 60'S rock.

So now it takes alot to catch my ear. My point being I don't look for a lot of metal now even though the scene is starting to happen in Southern California again. But I still Like it.

Bootlegger.

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454 Reply by bootleger

(14 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

jcellini wrote:

I put D'Addario strings on my accoustic electric. I see all the different guages they come in.what is the difference?

The thinner (xl lite's) the easier on the fingers also a tinnier sound (more on the treble side).  The heavier the gauge the fuller the sound (more mid's and bass) also harder on the fingers. What also determines the gauge is what the certain manufacture (ie: Fender, Taylor, you get the picture) use at the original set up of your guitar. You can always try out all the gauges and settle on which you like and sounds best on your guitar. If you like a certain set you can take your guitar in and get it set up to play only that string gauge you picked. Your action will accept other gauges but after the set up it will play best with that gauge you set it up for.

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455 Reply by bootleger

(11 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

Moddish,

Which one do you suggest to use first, the rubber seal or the "BEER" lol

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456 Reply by bootleger

(39 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

badeye wrote:

Thats cool Bootlegger , most of  the Ducks players are Canadian. You know we make the best hockey players. All good fun tho. Enjoy the great Stanley Cup and I know our Canadian teams will try really hard to get it back next year.

Have a great day....Badeye.

Their all canuck skaters because it don't freeze here. We surf on our water. It's 6:55 PM 6-8-07 and 84 degrees farenheit.

Bootlegger.

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457 Reply by bootleger

(34 replies, posted in Acoustic)

With that much money to spend (first off I wish) I would go to a custom build and have the guitar tailor made for me and what I want in a guitar. But being practical I would opt to buy two to four good ones. If you find a shop that you like and an few guitars I sure they would deal with you. But seriously for that amount get the dream hand crafted for you, so what if you have to wait a little while. I the long run it will be worth the wait.

Bootlegger.

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458 Reply by bootleger

(26 replies, posted in Electric)

This week Jimmy Reed an old chicago blues player.

Bootlegger.

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459 Reply by bootleger

(28 replies, posted in Electric)

Right now just move them to get to a different guitar. I am just practicing and looking for a new band right now. That is between the three guitars I am building (2) and referbushing (1).

Bootlegger.

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460 Reply by bootleger

(12 replies, posted in Electric)

The one's made with either Alder or Swamp Ash bodies. The wood will make a difference in the tonal qualities of the guitar and if you would spend the extra money to hot rod it.

Bootlegger.

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461 Reply by bootleger

(10 replies, posted in Electric)

The strings are irrelavent, what I like you may not.  But you are correct in asking what type of wood the body is made of.

Bootlegger.

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462 Reply by bootleger

(11 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

Spend the money and get a leather strap. I also put strap locks (Jim Dunlop style) on all my guitars.

Bootlegger.

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463 Reply by bootleger

(10 replies, posted in Electric)

Define heavy metal, what genre 1970's, 80's, 90', or now?.

Bootlegger.

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464 Reply by bootleger

(39 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

badeye wrote:

Yes, we can't give up RUSH they have the "Order Of Canada"
We will trade some lobster though. Or Smoked Meat,and songs of course.

Would love to see your garden Old Doll. I bet it looks great.

Have a good one....Badeye.

Only one problem Canadian folks. The Ducks in my back yard of Southern California have Lord Stanley's Cup and we don't want Rush:lol:

Bootlegger.
By the way not a ducks fan just wanted to kick sand:)

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465 Reply by bootleger

(16 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)

James,

Roger's suggestion will work fine. Is there a way to make an archive section and place the old postings in there by forum title, month and or year?  Sorry for openning another can of worms but just food for thought.

Bootlegger.

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466 Reply by bootleger

(24 replies, posted in Acoustic)

I agree with SaintAnger, I have not played a Martin, I have played Taylors, A baby 300, 812, and the model that the 812 preceeded. I have a 23 year old Guild, but if I had the extra money I would also be a new Taylor owner.  It is personal choice you have to play them all then decide on the top 3 or five them play them again.

Good luck,

Bootlegger.

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467 Reply by bootleger

(28 replies, posted in Electric)

nzlectric:

My main rig is a Fender DeVille 60 watt with 410's (4, 10 inch jensen speakers). It's plenty loud for what I do, if I want or need to be louder I can patch into a house syetem (club or venue board).

My second Fender is a silver faced Champ amp little practice amp.

I have also owned a Fender Bandmaster 40 watt tube head with a Fender cab that had Fender 212's in it.

I also currently have a Randall RG80, 80 watt with a celestion 12 in it, A Roland blues cube 30 watt with a 10" vintage, and a Behringer AC1200 60 watt acoustic amp and a Rockman headphone amp.

Bootlegger.

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468 Reply by bootleger

(2 replies, posted in Electric)

Deaken316:

Go to the chordie artist or songs tab and type in your favorite band or artist. Open your song choice and look at the chords then let it rip. You can also type in a letter in the artist tab and choose from a list of artist names starting with the letter you chose.  I like different music than you what I may think is great you may think it stinks.

Bootleger.

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469 Reply by bootleger

(28 replies, posted in Electric)

nzelectric:

Because of the music style I prefer to play (classic rock, blues & heavy metal 70's to 80's style) I would choose the Fender (I have two) because it has that warmer tube sound and I can get really nasty with my J-station (amp moduler) or Boss ME-50 (multi-effects stomp box). That's not to say that the Marshall (great amps but I don't need a or can swing a $2000.00 to $3000.00 full stack tube rig) is a second choice, I have no experience with Laneys.

I would tend to stay away from a Line 6 only because it has a built in amp moduler and if something goes wrong them your amp is down. With a tube amp if you have a bad pedal (effect) dead battery, blown fuse or bad tube you replace it and are back up and playing. Not to say the same that Line 6 is a bad product just less things that go wrong. My perspective because you asked smile.

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470 Reply by bootleger

(1 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

Because a bass is geared to more lows you'll need a amp made for basses to get the true sound. Same goes with the electric which tends to bring out more high notes (yes you can get midrange and lower notes but not as deep as a standard bass). You'll have to test out amps and see which one fits your sound and wallet.

Good luck,
Welcome to Chordie.

Bootlegger.

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471 Reply by bootleger

(17 replies, posted in Acoustic)

As far to your statment about singing in tune, if you use a capo you can change the octave or key to fit your vocal range.

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472 Reply by bootleger

(28 replies, posted in Electric)

I agree on one point cytania made , "Keep trying amps out". A Fender can bark with the right effects chain. Alot of people are now using more Laney's, Rivera's and Mesa Boogie's their hotter and Marshall is still a good amp.

Bootlegger.

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473 Reply by bootleger

(1 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)

You might be refering to a wah-wah pedal. Typically wammy refers to the tremolo unit of a guitar. If so go to the digitech website and see if they still offer them in their product line up.

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474 Reply by bootleger

(28 replies, posted in Electric)

nzlectric wrote:
bootleger wrote:
hewilson wrote:

hewilson, so where does squier sounds better? any idea?

I might be wrong here but, I've always thought a Squire was a "little Fender". Pump it through a Peavey amp , or if you can afford one a fender twin...It will sound tasty.

Hewilson,

A couple of things you have to ask yourself in your search for an amp.

#1, As usual how much money do you have to spend?

#2, What type of sound (style of music) do you play or want to?

#3, A Squire is the bottom of the ladder Fender guitar, and a basic beginner guitar. If you pump in a load of cash into a quality amp as the above mentioned you still have a guitar that your playing with inferior electronics. The amp will sound good, but you won't get a great sound because of the guitar.

Just some things to consider.

Bootlegger.

so what amp doyou recommend? i have about $200-300 new zealand dollar to spend for an amp. i play well not actually play yet, but i want to play alternative to heavy metal songs. im thinkin of buyin asap. thanks..

NZelectric:
Since you don't play yet it doesn't matter if you have an amp or not. It will just sit in the corner collecting dust. If you want an alternative or metal type of sound than go with the Fender or Marshall tube amp. You can get the desired sound you want through some effect pedals. Once you are more seasoned (experienced) you can look at the POD's and multi effects. As Jerome.oneil replied go with a small 15 watt tube amp. Fender makes a Champ amp (retro style) that goes for about $199.00 American (I' don't know the equivalancy rate USA to NZ).

But as I mentioned sound is personnel preference you'll have to find your's.

Bootlegger.

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475 Reply by bootleger

(8 replies, posted in Acoustic)

Without a picture it's hard to tell if you can fix it yourself or need a qualified luithier. I fixed a headstock that snapped off an Epiphone Les Paul for a friend of mine's son. I would have liked to cut a scarf joint and made a new headstock. The repair would have cost about as much as the purchase of the guitar. Another alternative was to drill two holes on each side of the break and headstock and then glue it together. But because of where it snapped ther was no room to do that.

I finally glued it back in place (with carpenters glue) clamped it and let it cure for one week. After the week was up I drilled two pilot holes a little deeper than a pickguard screw and counter sunk it and added glue to keep the screws from loosening. It worked he is still playing the guitar problem free after a year. And it saved his dad the $ 800.00 (american) he wasgoing to spend on a new Gibson "SG" guitar.

Bootlegger.

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