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Post by colchar on Sept 4, 2010 13:47:48 GMT -5
Oh man, I hurtin way down in my GAS area now. Then head off to your local music gear outlet for some antacid!
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Post by colchar on Sept 4, 2010 13:47:20 GMT -5
I'm going to check this amp out at Guitar Center. I've been wanting a small tube amp for around the house and with a headphone jack this might be the one. I cannot recommend it highly enough - these things are freakin' great!
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Post by colchar on Sept 4, 2010 13:46:48 GMT -5
Nice amp! Man, GAS got you hard, didn't it? HA! HA! In the worst way brother!
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Post by colchar on Sept 4, 2010 13:46:10 GMT -5
looks nice mate, where did you get it from and do you mind if I ask how much? I got it from a large Canadian music gear chain. It was used so it was one for $350. I traded in a SS and paid the rest in cash. Normally, paying a couple of hundred bucks wouldn't bother me but there are some other pressing financial issues that made me think long and hard about getting it (they are why I said it wasn't the best financial decision ever). But I figure that, if money ever becomes a pressing issue, I can just sell it and then buy another when finances improve. No, I don't have the ability to record but there are some good demos out there. Here are link to a couple of them (the second one is from a store near me): www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzZpPc92GKk&feature=player_embeddedwww.youtube.com/watch?v=rwi88DyRQEcwww.youtube.com/watch?v=lh1gckzcZSg
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Post by colchar on Sept 1, 2010 23:50:42 GMT -5
When picking up my guitar from the shop yesterday after having it in for a set-up I pulled the trigger on a used Marshall Class 5 - my first tube amp! It wasn’t the greatest financial decision ever (I made a deal with myself that, if I bought the amp, I would have to quit smoking to offset the cost) but aurally it was a brilliant decision. I’ve been busy all day having furniture delivered, etc. so haven’t had a ton of time to play around with it yet but, from the little playing time it has had, I love the thing. These amps have tone for miles and, since I am using a Strat, the single coils give it a lot more headroom than I had originally expected. Overall, I think it is a sensational little amp and that my decision to purchase it was definitely a good one! Since we all know the 'pictures or it didn't happen' rule, here are links to a couple of photos of it: i917.photobucket.com/albums/ad13/colchar/Marshall%20Class%205/004.jpgi917.photobucket.com/albums/ad13/colchar/Marshall%20Class%205/012.jpgi917.photobucket.com/albums/ad13/colchar/Marshall%20Class%205/008.jpg
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Post by colchar on Aug 3, 2010 23:07:37 GMT -5
Good call....you might also google the Fatocaster switch if you're interested in the very cool alternate tones your Strat has available. I did that mod to my last Strat and loved it. Something to consider. Thanks, so do I. So far, the love affair just keeps growing. Depends how drunk I get
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Post by colchar on Aug 3, 2010 20:54:52 GMT -5
I don't think it is that easy Dude, don't forget all the pick - up a and electronics are on the pickguard on a strat so you need to take all those off and refit them - it isn't hard but not simple either If you do make the change be sure to measure the pick up height off the strings so you can match it up. Strats are notoriously picky about pup height adjustments. And too, not all pickguards are created equal. You may have to redrill a few holes (which is also easy). I would get a Fender pick guard so I would think the holes would match up. Also, if it requires more than a simple swap I might wait until my next set-up to have it done because I was already planning to have them wire the bridge pickup to the second tone control so they might as well swap the pick guard while they are doing that.
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Post by colchar on Aug 3, 2010 20:53:23 GMT -5
I think I might put a brown shell pick guard on her. I really like the parchment one I have but I think the brown shell would make it look even better! If it turns out I don't like it I can just switch back as it is easy to do and pick guards don't cost much at all. I don't think it is that easy Dude, don't forget all the pick - up a and electronics are on the pickguard on a strat so you need to take all those off and refit them - it isn't hard but not simple either Hmmm, thanks for that. I wasn't aware that it was more than a simple swap.
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Post by colchar on Aug 3, 2010 1:08:03 GMT -5
I think I might put a brown shell pick guard on her. I really like the parchment one I have but I think the brown shell would make it look even better! If it turns out I don't like it I can just switch back as it is easy to do and pick guards don't cost much at all.
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Post by colchar on Aug 1, 2010 1:26:19 GMT -5
What do you think of the Blackstar HT-5? I've thought about one but am unsure about that whole ISF thing. Can it be turned off completely?
And when you have some free time, would you mind giving us a review of the amp? I, for one, would really appreciate it.
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Post by colchar on Jul 31, 2010 14:53:17 GMT -5
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Post by colchar on Jul 31, 2010 1:16:59 GMT -5
Thanks folks.
The burst on this guitar is easily one of the most unique that I've personally ever seen. At first I thought it was a veneer cap that was on it (like on some Les Pauls) and that it is quilted (as some of you mentioned) but now I am not so sure as I can see the grain of the wood and I don't know if you would normally see grain if the guitar had a veneer cap and/or was quilted.
If it is a cap they've done a great job by showing both grain and the burst. If there is no cap then this is the most amazing pain job ever as the burst is sensational when seen 'in the flesh' (I'm a lousy photographer so the photos were dark and grainy and do not do it justice).
I've just spent several minutes checking out the burst and, in addition to the grain, I can see the burst 'move'. The best way I can describe it is to liken it to the videos we've all seen of clouds - when the videos are sped up the clouds will merge into each other and then take on new forms. My burst seems to do that when the guitar is tilted in different directions - the burst will change shape and colour, getting both lighter and darker as it moves, and the burst will seem to form and reform the way clouds do in the videos I mentioned. It really is very unique.
The burst is obviously lighter in the middle with kind of an orange/copper colour (this is the section in which the burst seems to form and reform) and then it gets redder further out towards the edge of the body. Look further out and the red turns to brown and eventually to black.
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Post by colchar on Jul 30, 2010 16:05:12 GMT -5
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Post by colchar on Jul 30, 2010 15:56:25 GMT -5
Thanks! I tried to post photos so everyone could see it but, for some reason, I cannot get them to show up in my posts. I've manged to post them elsewhere so have no idea why it isn't working here.
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Post by colchar on Jul 30, 2010 15:55:25 GMT -5
Shame about the Roadhouse At first, I thought that too but then I read into the Texas Specials a little more and discovered that, while they can do country(ish) twang and vintage Fender tones, these are a little harder to achieve with those pickups than with the ones that come in a Standard. Because I am new to Strats and really want vintage Fender tones i think the Standard is the right guitar for me and the one I picked up is definitely the 'right' guitar for me. I might buy a Roadhouse one day but for now, even if it happened by default, I ended up with the perfect guitar for what I want.
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