Yeah, vintage spec'd.
And I was playing Eric's strat today. I sounded dreadful on it. Went to the Jag quickly. Still want one and will trooper through it to find some good tones. Would never play surf with it though!
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Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle |
Yeah, vintage spec'd. And I was playing Eric's strat today. I sounded dreadful on it. Went to the Jag quickly. Still want one and will trooper through it to find some good tones. Would never play surf with it though! |
Joined: Nov 16, 2013 Posts: 4536 Wisconsin |
The first pic of the pair really shows off how great pink is for a color, but I can see clearly the difference in the 2nd pic with the amber mist on the Strat. Wes DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices. |
Joined: Sep 06, 2012 Posts: 1288 Lawrenceville , GA |
Badger wrote:
Looks like the washers from Grolsch flip top bottles. They work great as strap locks. I have them on my Jazzmaster. |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle |
Surf_Skater wrote:
The only way yo go! Cheap, work flawlessly, and no mods needed. |
Joined: Nov 16, 2013 Posts: 4536 Wisconsin |
JakeDobner wrote:
Love it! —Wes DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices. |
Joined: Jun 10, 2015 Posts: 172 Cleveland, Ohio |
JakeDobner wrote:
Out of curiosity: why do you sound dreadful on it? Scale length? Neck? Not sure what you meant. |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle |
GuitarMuk wrote:
I just think it sounds funny when I play. |
Joined: Jul 31, 2012 Posts: 4052 Nashville, TN. |
GuitarMuk wrote:
I totally get this. There are some guitars that I just can't make things happen on such as a Les Paul. I play and sound like crap on a Les Paul. Cheers, http://www.facebook.com/CrazyAcesMusic |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle |
Yeah, I'm clunky on a Les Paul. I feel fine on a strat, but sound meh... But on a Les Paul I'm just not comfortable. |
Joined: Nov 16, 2013 Posts: 4536 Wisconsin |
I have experienced this too and have pondered why. I've played a few nice LP's, even a really nice original gold top; they are just not simpatico. But recall fondly a 335 and 355 I once played that I came away coveting either. Blondes, redheads, brunettes....? There is some interplanetary stuff going on maybe. —Wes DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices. |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle |
SGs and ES 355s very tasty. The LP just doesn't resonate with me, nor resonate at all(which I think is my beef). You don't feel as much of the vibrations so things feel kind of sterile depending on the style you play. |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 3746 North Atlantic |
I also have a heck of a time on a Les Paul. I think it is because my first electric was a strat copy. I just became used to that feel. I have an early 70's 335 that is very comfortable. Your guitars do look amazing! Rev —Canadian Surf |
Joined: Nov 16, 2013 Posts: 4536 Wisconsin |
JakeDobner wrote:
Done via hardware store. Not "frat-city" compliant but works great, thanks. This has soul that strap locks don't. Wes DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices. |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle |
Yep, the hardware store solution is equally as good if not better as you can find black! I don't drink much/ever and certainly can't stomach Grolsch, so all of my washers are off of bottles of water from a restaurant I visit every now and then. |
Joined: Nov 16, 2013 Posts: 4536 Wisconsin |
Yep, they're black. I don't drink at all anymore but recall those bottles a galaxy ago while living in Deutschland. Don't know about Grolsch but they do work and provided a chilled (and still fresh) half-bottle for that Sunday AM hair of the dog. Nowadays the old cliche applies, "if I'd known I was gonna live this long I'd have taken better care of myself..." Wes DISCLAIMER: The above is opinion/suggestion only & should not be used for mission planning/navigation, tweaking of instruments, beverage selection, or wardrobe choices. |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle |
Badger wrote:
They are absolutely the worst thing ever. Before I discovered the pop-top washers I used to wrap rubbers bands around the strap button to achieve the same effect. |
Joined: Sep 09, 2008 Posts: 3158 Guildford England |
I see Fender has jumped on the Grolsch lock idea. I'm not sure how I knew that but I thought maybe I saw them on a brand spanking new Strat a few weeks ago. |
Joined: Mar 04, 2006 Posts: 139 Massachusetts, birthplace of Dick Dale |
Both great projects. LOVE that shell pink! I prefer the Strat with the amber clear over the pink... really warms it up (from what I can see on a computer, would love to see them both in reality). |
Joined: Jul 24, 2012 Posts: 2762 Finknabad, Squinkistan |
Jake, — |
Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle |
JObeast wrote:
I think that would bug me more, when I become not lazy one the selector slot is definitely getting a hi-pass switch, my other Jags have them. I'm also debating on putting some other switches in there. I have ideas... I do like seeing the pink through it though. |