recommend me a guitar less than Ã‚Â£500 to get my mojo back

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Wed Feb 17, 2021 8:11 pm

ok update on the guitar. Plays well but the bridge pickup can get a bit unruly with its quacky nature and sound. Neck pickup is lovely. With the Fender bassman the semi acoustic jangles also need some tempering when playing on my own but I imagine it would cut through more if I was playing with others. Finish seems as good as my previous CVs and happy with the hardware. Tuning stability is good. Only two weeks of constant play but let's see how it lasts over the coming months

also now want this

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Thu Feb 18, 2021 6:19 am

I find that I need to adapt to any guitar and still I think "Ok. This is weird, but people play it for ages. It'll grow on me". But then I pick up a strat and instantly think "Yeah, fuck that guitar. Why do I have to struggle with all that dumb design shit when I can just play this".

Post by **Doog** » Thu Feb 18, 2021 9:12 am

lorez wrote:ok update on the guitar. Plays well but the bridge pickup can get a bit unruly with its quacky nature and sound

This dang modern Squiers and their overwound bridge pickups!

Post by **Mike** » Thu Feb 18, 2021 7:10 pm

The VM Jaguar was the same

I feel like my whole body was tense as fuck until I put some Affinity IIs in there

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Thu Feb 18, 2021 7:34 pm

you and freddy both made threads and we posted 1000's of exciting guitars and you both want fucking beige

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Thu Feb 18, 2021 9:08 pm

Doog wrote:
lorez wrote:ok update on the guitar. Plays well but the bridge pickup can get a bit unruly with its quacky nature and sound
This dang modern Squiers and their overwound bridge pickups!

not saying its a bad thing, just it took my head off when I pumped the bassman volume up and hit the overdrive. Needs some taming on some of the frequencies with an OD. Sounds lush on a fuzz, the semi hollow adds overtones that the fuzz loves

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Thu Feb 18, 2021 9:09 pm

HowÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s the middle position? Finding myself playing there most of the time of my Jazzmaster(s) these days.

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Thu Feb 18, 2021 9:15 pm

Thom wrote:HowÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s the middle position? Finding myself playing there most of the time of my Jazzmaster(s) these days.

it's really good but I'm sitting in the neck position most of the time. I think it's because I play on my own and its a fuller sound so feels better. I would imagine if I laid down some drums, bass and other instruments I would need it to cut through more and move more to the middle or the neck

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Thu Feb 18, 2021 9:29 pm

Cool, yeah that makes sense

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Thu Feb 18, 2021 10:30 pm

really want that strat, add a vintage mint pickguard and relic it.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Thu Feb 18, 2021 10:32 pm

Sounds like a plan to me!

lorez · Post by **lorez** » Thu Feb 18, 2021 10:43 pm

Thom wrote:Sounds like a plan to me!

OK so I have you as back up to talk to the wife right?

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Thu Feb 18, 2021 11:06 pm

lorez wrote:
Thom wrote:Sounds like a plan to me!
OK so I have you as back up to talk to the wife right?

Absolutely, just blame it on me

henkstroem · Post by **henkstroem** » Fri Feb 19, 2021 7:27 pm

robroe wrote:you and freddy both made threads and we posted 1000's of exciting guitars and you both want fucking beige

Yeah, why flip out 80s Carrera or Persol catalogs when all that them rockers want these days is NHS reading glasses