Grab 'n Go Gallery

[kidsmoke]

Ok. This thread is brought to you in a shameless attempt to generate eye candy all the day long, and also maybe generate a little useful tone discussion.

 

the phone rings, it's your best musical buddies. No pretense, no money involved, they want/need you to come over and bring a rig. only one outlet is available however, so you cannot bring ANY pedals. All tone shaping will come from the guitar's construction, pots, your fingers, and whatever the capabilities are of the amp.

 

you must post a pic of a guitar and an amp, and then tell us about it, why they work together. Note, guitars are polygamous, that 535 may do Maiden with a Marshall and then Handel with a Heritage. Tell us about it.

 

One rig per post. Many here will recall southpaw guy, who it seemed always had an amp every bit as lustful as the guitar, and knew how to photograph them. Seemed they were always a matched set. Missing that porn was the catalyst. Cheers to SPG, hope things are well with the old boy.

[kidsmoke]

I'll start.

 

 

'02 535 ASB/Sheptone Tributes/ Faber everywhere/Jonesyblues harness

Mesa/Boogie DC2

 

Even when I gig with the soul band that Gio and I started, which I still do, this is what I use, and stopped bringing pedals. with the included switch and the onboard 12" spring reverb tank, I'm able to go from crystal clean to ultra gainey.

 

Losing the pedals turned out to be a great step in my development as well. The lead channel was always a bit to sterile, and, well, gainey! That's when I discovered this really really cool feature on the guitar....the volume knob!!! AMAZING feat of engineering. Turns out if you...sit down for this...if you turn the volume DOWN to, say, 8.5 - 9, it significantly changes the way the amp behaves. So now, on the lead channel, with the amp gain really low, I can get crunch without that sterile metallic gain. Really made this a more versatile machine.

[pressure]

Glad to hear you discovered the versatility of the volume knob. Next year's assignment... the tone knob. Who knows where this will go. Perhaps the 3 way switch?

[Genericmusic]

1998 Eagle & 1st generation Heritage Kenny Burrell, plus one of Steiner's cables. (not shown)

[kidsmoke]

Glad to hear you discovered the versatility of the volume knob. Next year's assignment... the tone knob. Who knows where this will go. Perhaps the 3 way switch?

Have we met? these things take time.

 

in all seriousness...i always kept things wide open, by choice, using modelling amps and pedals to color everything. Loved the driven sound with the volume dimed. I was amazed at what a difference such a slight change in output made to the amp. Supposedly, Mesa is known for particularly sensitive signal paths??? I don't have the frame of reference to substantiate that, but my experience is consistant with it.

[AP515]

... Supposedly, Mesa is known for particularly sensitive signal paths??? I don't have the frame of reference to substantiate that, but my experience is consistant with it.

I agree. My Mesa's are very sensitive to changes on the guitar. I don't use pedals much. I get lots of variation from the volume and tone.

[notbillgelder]

Ok. This thread is brought to you in a shameless attempt to generate eye candy all the day long, and also maybe generate a little useful tone discussion.

 

the phone rings, it's your best musical buddies. No pretense, no money involved, they want/need you to come over and bring a rig. only one outlet is available however, so you cannot bring ANY pedals. All tone shaping will come from the guitar's construction, pots, your fingers, and whatever the capabilities are of the amp.

 

you must post a pic of a guitar and an amp, and then tell us about it, why they work together. Note, guitars are polygamous, that 535 may do Maiden with a Marshall and then Handel with a Heritage. Tell us about it.

 

One rig per post. Many here will recall southpaw guy, who it seemed always had an amp every bit as lustful as the guitar, and knew how to photograph them. Seemed they were always a matched set. Missing that porn was the catalyst. Cheers to SPG, hope things are well with the old boy.

problem solved

[kidsmoke]

there's always one.....

 

or more

[notbillgelder]

there's always one.....

 

or more

[pressure]

Kip I assure you we have met. We've met enough that I respect you playing, tone and yes your opinion. Anybody that can dial in a Mesa to perfection is OK in my book. And when I say perfection I realise Mesas always sound good it's the better, best and done that takes a good ear. Just to keep the fun going I've been told Strats have a... five way switch! I know too much too soon.

[kidsmoke]

I've been told Strats have a... five way switch! I know too much too soon.

 

 

[kidsmoke]

I know we've met Pressure, that's why I know you well enough to know you have a King Snake. Surely you can show that here???

 

 

Wait. that came out wrong.

[HANGAR18]

Good question. A tougher challenge than I thought it would be.

 

I get the call, I have no idea what I'll be called upon to play so I don't know what I'll need. One amp and one guitar that can do anything.

 

What made it difficult is that I realized that my declared #1 amp would be a no-go because it has no reverb and my TC HOF pedal are outside the boundaries for this exercise. But, my official backup for my #1 amp is my 50w Carvin V3m, and it comes with reverb in case I need reverb. The guitar choice is my 30th Anniversary Custom 24 which came with the 85/15 pickups installed. In both cases, the way I look at them is that the amp and the guitar are both neutral in that they don't sound like any one particular brand of anything. (You know, like a Strat always sounds like a Strat and a semi-hollow H535 always sounds like a 535 etc.) Instead, each has the ability to dial in virtually anything you want so long as you get the hang of all the dial twisting on each (guitar and amp). Incredible versatility and range of tone for each.

 

The guitar has a 5-way blade switch which allows me to go through the usual humbucker options plus position 4 which gives me one single coil from each pickup for a Strat like tone if I need that. The tone knob is incredibly responsive so I can go from gritty 59 Les Paul to a soft "woman tone" (as they say) with ease.Light and comfortable. Paul Smith himself says that these new guitars are better than any guitars he has ever made, including the coveted 1985 models equipped with a "sweet switch". I agree.

 

The amp choice could go either way between the Carvin and the Mesa Mark Five:25. Both are incredibly versatile but the Carvin has a more neutral tone whereas the Mesa sounds like a Mesa. Also, the Carvin is inexpensive and 50 watts instead of 25. Both have reverb. The cabinet would also be either of my 2x12's, but for this exercise, let's say I pick the Marshall with Vintage 30's.

 

[JeffB]

Im tempted to post but I dont want to drop the quality of this thread.

[Kuz]

I honestly could play a gig or jam without at least one or two pedals. I only own clean Fender amps so I guess we could do Byrds songs or vamp on Autumn Leaves all day.... I would need at the very least an OD/Dist pedal for rock.

 

I guess I am with Bill.

[Conneazoo]

Mesa Dual Rec Roadster

 

Mesa old school 4x12

 

PRS Tremonti. Bonnie Pink, full rosewood neck, 59/09s, coil taps, and a trem.

 

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[sgt1577]

My three!!

 

[t0aj15]

Ah come on how about just one pedal...........http://www.fractalaudio.com/p-fx8-multieffects-pedalboard.php

[DetroitBlues]

I gave up my go to amp a long time ago ever since I stopped playing out.

 

While my 535 is absolutely killer, I'd rather take my Stratocaster for a grab n' go. 535 is too precious to risk in public...

 

No pics to share

[Yooper]

While my 535 is absolutely killer, I'd rather take my Stratocaster for a grab n' go. 535 is too precious to risk in public...

 

Maybe what you need is a nice Dot to grab and go.

[Kuz]

So I guess to answer the question... (ahem, I still would like an OD pedal)....

 

My choice would be '63 Brown Vibrolux and Tele. Because the Tele neck can give great thick humbucker-ish tones, the middle can give Straty funkish tones, and the bridge can give P90-ish rock tones.

 

 

 

But where is the fun with only one guitar? (actually I may have just changed my mind to a P90 equipped guitar or a solid-body Gretsch with filtertrons....)

[JeffB]

Im going to drop the eye candy level.

My go to for the last while for gigs rehearsals and jams.

I appreciate this gear.

It was a journey through many amps and many guitars. High end amps and high end guitars.

 

I will say I think the Blues jnr is a horrible sounding little box and I really cant stand it.

I dont care what the internet says regarding it and I dont care what mods can be done. I think its terrible.

 

The Ibanez is a AS73T.

Its a stupidly good guitar for the dollar. I enjoy playing it. rock solid tuning even with a bit of whammy bar action. Fretboard is ridiculously good.

The stock Ibanez pickups are quite hot and can get a bit mushy and compressed while still managing to sound a bit shrill. Paired with the Blues jnr can be a real balancing act between mud and an overbearing top end.

 

Anyway, great combination. They sound great. Blues, classic rock no problem. No pedals needed.

Ive got them both listed on fb gear for sale pages tonight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[kidsmoke]

 

Maybe what you need is a nice Dot to grab and go.

[Genericmusic]

My rock, blues & country rig. Don't use it much anymore.

[bolero]

my old black H150 because it's already got a headstock break/repair, and various bumps & scrapes

 

 

 

loaded with Lollar Imperial PAFs, it's a killer sounding guitar

 

amp would be the '60's Gibson GA18

 

 

 

 

low wattage enough to crank, without being overbearing: it gets a nice ratty, snotty tone. cleans up ok as well

 

 

part of the secret was replacing the not-so-great stock speaker with this Bell & Howell alnico: lightweight cone, not a lot of ribs in the surround but it's just about perfect in this little amp. I certainly wouldn't use it in anything more powerful.