List of things you can't buy but wish were available.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 1:16 pm

lorez wrote:MuTron iii

I had a reissued Mu-Tron III. It wasn't quite as good as the original, but was ok for a third of the price.

Fakir Mustache · Post by **Fakir Mustache** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 3:07 pm

I even checked out several sites of shops in cities I will probably visit soon, and for some reason the Squier Mustangs and single-coil Jags seem unavailable in-store anywhere in Europe outside of the UK and Germany.

I can get pretty much anything else where I live and pretty much anywhere else: the hard tailpiece Squier Jazzmaster and Squier HH Jaguar, even the Mexican Jags and Jazzies. Not the USA ones, but I guess they estimated correctly that there isn't much of a market for those.

Well I could order them, but I'd rather examine a guitar before buying.

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I have seen quite a few small leslie cabs on the internet:
leslie
rotary wave
motion sound

I remember seeing another, black tolex and silver grill cloth, one of those that looked like a guitar head but longer in the back. Can't remember the make, maybe some USA boutique maker (but I could be wrong on both counts).

The thing is most have only small speakers or maybe just horns.

Post by **Doog** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 3:27 pm

stewart wrote:
lorez wrote:MuTron iii
I had a reissued Mu-Tron III. It wasn't quite as good as the original, but was ok for a third of the price.

The video is cracking me up due to the subtle 2-camera shot.. makes the guy look teeny-tiny, playing a big ol' MuTron, titter!

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It's seriously amazing the effect an unusual housing and some nifty colourful rocker-switches can have on the appeal of something; if it looked like a Boss pedal I wouldn't give a fuck, but I kinda want one of these. Not actually, but in theory.

Rhysyrhys · Post by **Rhysyrhys** » Sat Jan 18, 2014 4:55 pm

Burgundy Mist as a standard colour for all ranges.

James · Post by **James** » Sun Jan 19, 2014 9:07 am

Concretebadger wrote:Roland Space Echo. Yes, they pop up second-hand occasionally, but are ludicrously expensive and their age makes them unreliable.

I think the Space Echo pedal is suppose to be the answer to your problem. Reasonable price and no issues with reliability.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Sun Jan 19, 2014 9:26 am

A guitar with midi out. 5 pin din socket, no boxes, no fucking around.

James · Post by **James** » Sun Jan 19, 2014 9:33 am

3-a-side Kluson style tuners that are slotted so you insert the string into the tuner post. I searched quite a bit a while ago but either couldn't find any or just found one set that cost Â£55.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Sun Jan 19, 2014 4:05 pm

timhulio wrote:A guitar with midi out. 5 pin din socket, no boxes, no fucking around.

CASIO MG-510

and I think there are a couple other variations of this model.

timhulio · Post by **timhulio** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 8:06 am

Yep, they're cool. Sadly none of them work any more. I bet thirty years later it would be possible to build these with perfect tracking too. I'm aware there is a new fender strat with soft synth access stuff built-in and wireless, which gets around the 13-pin cable nonsense, but that's hardly fuss-free.

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 1:24 pm

Didn't the Squier Rock Band 3 Pro-guitar Strat have MIDI out? They never sold it in the UK.

markleton · Post by **markleton** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 5:10 pm

BacchusPaul wrote:A wee pronged widget that would hold the spring on a pickup ring under tension allowing you to get the screw through the ring and into the pickup without the screw making it difficult.

A horrible fucker of a job. Stewmac have it covered though.

Concretebadger · Post by **Concretebadger** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 6:34 pm

James wrote:
Concretebadger wrote:Roland Space Echo. Yes, they pop up second-hand occasionally, but are ludicrously expensive and their age makes them unreliable.
I think the Space Echo pedal is suppose to be the answer to your problem. Reasonable price and no issues with reliability.

Yeah, I got a good deal on the 'bay for one of those a while back, and it's a great piece of kit...possibly easier and more convenient to use than the originals in a live situation. Still, I'd love to try out the real thing!

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 9:25 am

i've had a soft spot for an echoplex, but i'd need to change my amp to get the best out of a delay/time-based effects.

BearBoy · Post by **BearBoy** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 10:29 am

Concretebadger wrote:
James wrote:
Concretebadger wrote:Roland Space Echo. Yes, they pop up second-hand occasionally, but are ludicrously expensive and their age makes them unreliable.
I think the Space Echo pedal is suppose to be the answer to your problem. Reasonable price and no issues with reliability.
Yeah, I got a good deal on the 'bay for one of those a while back, and it's a great piece of kit...possibly easier and more convenient to use than the originals in a live situation. Still, I'd love to try out the real thing!

In the teaser videos for Roland's new AIRA range there is a Space Echo sat on the desk where one of the guys is sampling 808/909 sounds. Might indicate they are planning on bringing out an AIRA Space Echo too? Highly unlikely to be tape based but might be worth a look.

I scratched my own Space Echo itch with one of Mike's lovely creations:

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 7:53 pm

markleton wrote:
BacchusPaul wrote:A wee pronged widget that would hold the spring on a pickup ring under tension allowing you to get the screw through the ring and into the pickup without the screw making it difficult.
A horrible fucker of a job. Stewmac have it covered though.

Oh right. Well, turns out I wouldn't buy one then.

Fakir Mustache · Post by **Fakir Mustache** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 4:02 pm

Fakir Mustache wrote:I even checked out several sites of shops in cities I will probably visit soon, and for some reason the Squier Mustangs and single-coil Jags seem unavailable in-store anywhere in Europe outside of the UK and Germany.

I wrote too soon.

I was at my local Fender dealer today to check out a Squier Tele Standard. It sucked, but they just got in a nice Squier Mustang, it was awesome. The only thing I didn't like about it was the colour, it was not red but an orangey salmon.

It might look better under normal lights though (they had neon). I do remember them at one time having a "red" Squier Jag HH which also looked sketchy there.

They also had a Jag in sunburst, but I didn't try it out.

YuriK · Post by **YuriK** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 4:23 pm

Kieth richards custom strings
A bridge that was like 6 minibridges. One for each string to allow for easy intonating

luciguci · Post by **luciguci** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 6:26 am

ykk211 wrote:A bridge that was like 6 minibridges. One for each string to allow for easy intonating

...you just described bridge saddles??????????

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YuriK · Post by **YuriK** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 9:03 pm

I did...
I dont think Iwas thinking straight
Im pretty sure I was sober though

YuriK · Post by **YuriK** » Thu Jan 23, 2014 9:04 pm

I did...
I dont think Iwas thinking straight
Im pretty sure I was sober though