Well I have had this Gibson gothic flying V for a quite few years, I never was happy with the sound as the pick ups were so full on,, so over the weekend I dropped a set of Seymour Duncan 59`s into it, and wow what a difference, nearly as good as driving the Zed :evil:, might even take over from my trusty Les Paul :roll:
One for the guitar players
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Love a flying VRustyZ4 said:
Nice Rickenbacker TitanTim :wub: I used to dabble when I was younger, had a few different guitars. A Vantage, Westone and Aria Knight Warrior
I'm a massive Steve Vai fan since his Frank Zappa days, seen him many times over the years in Alcatrazz, Whitesnake etc and solo, so his ' Passion and Warfare' Ibanez Jem is the ultimate guitar to me
I'm a massive Steve Vai fan since his Frank Zappa days, seen him many times over the years in Alcatrazz, Whitesnake etc and solo, so his ' Passion and Warfare' Ibanez Jem is the ultimate guitar to me
patriot66 said:Nice Rickenbacker TitanTim :wub: I used to dabble when I was younger, had a few different guitars. A Vantage, Westone and Aria Knight Warrior
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I'm a massive Steve Vai fan since his Frank Zappa days, seen him many times over the years in Alcatrazz, Whitesnake etc and solo, so his ' Passion and Warfare' Ibanez Jem is the ultimate guitar to me
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Many thanks, I acquired the Ricky last year, a bit of an impulse buy but the guy selling it had only just bought it and couldn't get on with the neck so was selling it for a bargain price so snapped it up. Great chord guitar but difficult for lead, I've got my eye on a Gretsch Streamliner in the near future, great value
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyqdsnABptc
Tim.
Very nice Rickenbacker that Tim , I must admit never played one,,,, yet, the AC30 is a superb amp, I still have one that I use occasionally, I’m playing through a modded Blackstar HT60 at the moment, great valve amp,
I have a problem with guitars, I keep collecting them lol I think 18 currently, I have the V, a Les Paul, a twin neck SG,, to mention a few,,
, I must admit never played one,,,, yet, the AC30 is a superb amp, I still have one that I use occasionally, I’m playing through a modded Blackstar HT60 at the moment, great valve amp, I have a problem with guitars, I keep collecting them lol I think 18 currently, I have the V, a Les Paul, a twin neck SG,, to mention a few,,
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I've never learned to play sadly but do love music, and carried a few interesting guitars on my travels on a previous job :wink:
Only thing I have is a set of drumsticks that Chad Smith signed for me
I've never learned to play sadly but do love music, and carried a few interesting guitars on my travels on a previous job :wink:
Only thing I have is a set of drumsticks that Chad Smith signed for me
Here's my beloved US Highway 1 Strat, I changed the pickups last year for a set of noiseless and can't believe how good it sounds now. The Tele is a Squier I "stole" on eBay for less than 30 quid, it plays really nicely but I lent it to my son a few months back and haven't seen it since
I also have a Line 6 Variax 700 which does everything else... big mistake buying that, any time I make noises about another guitar my wife says "Doesn't your Variax do that?"
I also have a Line 6 Variax 700 which does everything else... big mistake buying that, any time I make noises about another guitar my wife says "Doesn't your Variax do that?"
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TitanTim said:patriot66 said:Nice Rickenbacker TitanTim :wub: I used to dabble when I was younger, had a few different guitars. A Vantage, Westone and Aria Knight Warrior
images.jpeg.jpg
I'm a massive Steve Vai fan since his Frank Zappa days, seen him many times over the years in Alcatrazz, Whitesnake etc and solo, so his ' Passion and Warfare' Ibanez Jem is the ultimate guitar to me
vaistevepassionwarfare.jpg
Many thanks, I acquired the Ricky last year, a bit of an impulse buy but the guy selling it had only just bought it and couldn't get on with the neck so was selling it for a bargain price so snapped it up. Great chord guitar but difficult for lead, I've got my eye on a Gretsch Streamliner in the near future, great value
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyqdsnABptc
Tim.
Very nice Ricky Tim, I wanted a 620 in fireglo like yours but so hard to come by, I had to settle for a mapleglo.
I agree with your comments about difficulty using the Ricky for lead, but great for rhythm, I love to crank out Tom Petty and Traveling Wilburys stuff on it.
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Bottom said:Here's my beloved US Highway 1 Strat, I changed the pickups last year for a set of noiseless and can't believe how good it sounds now. The Tele is a Squier I "stole" on eBay for less than 30 quid, it plays really nicely but I lent it to my son a few months back and haven't seen it since
I also have a Line 6 Variax 700 which does everything else... big mistake buying that, any time I make noises about another guitar my wife says "Doesn't your Variax do that?"
I haven't seen one of those in a while, is it a 2008 model? When generation noiseless did you go for?
I've currently only got one strat (Surf green 60's FSR SSS) but keep looking at the American Elite strats with the gen 4 noiseless cause after playing one in Andertons through a PPC 212 with a Rockerverb 100 head almost two years ago, I fell in love :wub:
Hi, no it's the original Highway One, I got it in 2002 as a belated 40th birthday present to myself. It's got a gorgeous neck and plays beautifully.
I got the pickups in late 2017, they're Vintage Noiseless. I know "real" Strat guys dislike the noiseless because it loses a little bit of the treble or "bite", but to me they just sound much nicer (in this particular Strat anyway). If you've not seen it, this is a decent little comparison video:
https://youtu.be/gjPuVBYqC0s
This guy's channel is usually worth a look, he does some interesting sound comparisons.
I got the pickups in late 2017, they're Vintage Noiseless. I know "real" Strat guys dislike the noiseless because it loses a little bit of the treble or "bite", but to me they just sound much nicer (in this particular Strat anyway). If you've not seen it, this is a decent little comparison video:
https://youtu.be/gjPuVBYqC0s
This guy's channel is usually worth a look, he does some interesting sound comparisons.