I took some stuff into the local store to drop of for repairs and ended up trading one of my 6 string acoustics for a Dean 5 string acoustic bass. It's nothing too fancy but I like how it plays, and surprisingly nice tone with decent volume. It's over 4' long, lol
I've been having a lot of fun with it so far.
Any suggestions for a guitar neck I can use for practice while traveling? Something very inexpensive but close enough to my prs that I'm actually learning and not playing for nothing.
In reply to tuna55 :
Lots of inexpensive travel guitars out there. I'd watch for a deal on a used Martin backpacker.
The unit
If you just want a neck, see if you have a local repair shop or luthier who has some things laying around. The things you'll want to watch for are fret scale and radius. Hard to match PRS scale though. Oddball 25" units. Most are either 25.5 or 24.75.
Antihero said:These are like playing spaghetti, you need a ridiculously light touch to make them work, which I don't have so it's very interesting.
The G string is do soft vibrato is hard, you gotta waaaaayyyy over exaggerate it or else it's not even there really
Iommi plays those because of the fake fingertips on his middle and ring fingers of his fretting hand. They might help with getting his overtones a bit but his fingers are the reason for the extremely light gauge.
In reply to GCrites :
Oh I know, it's just surprising how spaghetti they are. Iommi is my favorite guitarist and it's a interesting insight to how he plays.
Technically these are meant for a half step down and I'm in standard, so even more spaghetti when he plays them
Sometimes he would go all the way down to C# standard with them! You can see him playing a lot of stuff in unusual positions on video too. Most of the time when we play the second octave of E we do it at the 7th fret of the A string while he does the 12th fret of the low E. I suppose that cut down on the spaghetti feel a little.
GCrites said:Sometimes he would go all the way down to C# standard with them! You can see him playing a lot of stuff in unusual positions on video too. Most of the time when we play the second octave of E we do it at the 7th fret of the A string while he does the 12th fret of the low E. I suppose that cut down on the spaghetti feel a little.
Apparently he goes up a gauge when he goes to c#. I usually use 11s for c# so I'm gonna have to give them a shot
Iommi is a hell of a guitarist and doesn't get the credit he deserves really IMO
BlueInGreen - Jon said:I took some stuff into the local store to drop of for repairs and ended up trading one of my 6 string acoustics for a Dean 5 string acoustic bass. It's nothing too fancy but I like how it plays, and surprisingly nice tone with decent volume. It's over 4' long, lol
I've been having a lot of fun with it so far.
How does the low B do acoustically?
In reply to Antihero :
It works, a little muddy but it's there. I think stringing it with bronze wound strings will help too.
This. Bass. Is. AWESOME!!!!!
Flats were definitely the right choice, and it plays so smoothly. Super light touch on the frets and strings, and with the active preamp, it goes from mild honey to habanero hot wings.
In reply to Recon1342 :
That is awesome! Congratulations!
An estate sale in my parents neighborhood netted me another old snare and a couple cymbals, one of which isn't even cracked (badly). The snare is an early 80s Tama Kingbeat. Even in rough shape I couldn't say no for $45.
Chrome steel, with die cast hoops and a parallel strainer. Not sure exactly what to do with it yet, but it's a cool old piece.
Bummer about the wuhan. It can't be saved. The other is a 16 thin crash. It has a small start, but I should be able to trim it out and buy some life. Worth the experiment anyway.
In reply to barefootcyborg5000 :
Those hollow logo Zildjians are cool. They only made them for about 3-4 years in the late 70's/early 80's. Story goes that they filled in the logos so they looked better in music videos. And that snare is a beast and definitely worth $40!
In reply to Tony Sestito :
I'm pretty happy with the purchase. The thing needs new wires, which are an odd style but I think I found a source for them. And the heads are bad. The batter is probably usable, but the bottom is clearly a batter head that is ALL used up. And it's missing a grub screw for the shaft that runs the parallel strainer but that's easy. Seamless steel 6.5x14. I can't decide if I want to sell as is, fix and sell, part out, or canibalize. The hoops alone are worth more than I paid.
Probably worth taking it apart and cleaning at the very least.
So my plan for the HH Tele project was to use the electronics from this old Peavey that I've had laying around with a broken truss rod. But it looks like a Tele neck can be modified to work on the Peavey body.
BlueInGreen - Jon said:
So my plan for the HH Tele project was to use the electronics from this old Peavey that I've had laying around with a broken truss rod. But it looks like a Tele neck can be modified to work on the Peavey body.
Peavey is almost always best
Antihero said:BlueInGreen - Jon said:
So my plan for the HH Tele project was to use the electronics from this old Peavey that I've had laying around with a broken truss rod. But it looks like a Tele neck can be modified to work on the Peavey body.
Peavey is almost always best
There's an old patriot with a Floyd or similar at the local place right now on consignment. Also a 93 lp studio with a bigsby, and an 80s epiphone Spotlight Nouveaux. Apparently all from the same guy. All very reasonably priced. I'm trying to buy a house.
Antihero said:Peavey is almost always best
Yup. My first ever electric guitar was a Peavey LTD ST that looked just like this:
I'm not sure why I ever got rid of it and I'd kill to have it back.
I went to drop off an amp for repair at the local guitar shop and the oldest kid tagged along. She was playing a bunch of stuff and kept coming back to this old Ibanez. Eventually she convinced me that she needed it and could earn the $$ this summer so it came home with us.
It's an Ibanez Artstar AS50, a predecessor to their Artcore guitars. This one has locking tuners and is set up really well. Perfect action and intonation, plays a lot nicer than the Epiphones we compared it to. Proud of her for finding a good one!
BlueInGreen - Jon said:
So my plan for the HH Tele project was to use the electronics from this old Peavey that I've had laying around with a broken truss rod. But it looks like a Tele neck can be modified to work on the Peavey body.
Both are 25.5" scale, so it should work. Looking at the neck joint and the relation to the 21st fret, you may have to futz with the bridge saddles to get the intonation right.
My latest ill advised Reverb purchase of an artisanally carved wooden plank has started making its way across the country.
Not disclosing what it is yet, other than it’s rather rare to find one of these in the US, and it’s so late 80s Sunset Strip that it should come in a spandex case. Timing of the purchase wasn't great but it's only the second one I've seen for sale in the US in about six years.
Today's acquisition, way outside my wheelhouse but cool for what it is 
In reply to Antihero :
That has one drawback. The only acceptable transportation is something with both tailfins AND a soft top. Just saying.
Speaking of new acquisitions, a coworker apparently had the "get rid of all this stuff or papers!" talk with his wife. Which means today I brought home this:
it's a pleasantly worn SR506. I don't really know what to do with it. I have tiny hands, and generally don't need the extended range. But I couldn't let it hit the dumpster.
In reply to barefootcyborg5000 :
Nice score. My son has the 4 string version of that bass with active pick ups, it's really nice.
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