The Guitar Pron Thread

[Deej 76,831]

What I imagine the Surly Saturday Afternoon Jam looks like.

 

[Chad Fuck 17,685]

What I imagine the Surly Saturday Afternoon Jam looks like.
 

And on Sundays....


https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=rwsgznR_T-g&feature=share

[Deej 76,831]

I thought Sundays would be more like this...

 

[Celery Man 20,968]

9 hours ago, Deej said:

What I imagine the Surly Saturday Afternoon Jam looks like.

 

that guy can play some tasty licks. also highly proficient in C++

[Foggy Notion 1,202]

10 hours ago, Deej said:

What I imagine the Surly Saturday Afternoon Jam looks like.

 

I just discovered Ram Jam a couple months ago.  Am I late to the Ram Jam party?  Never heard of them before, but this video kept popping up in my YouTube feed so I finally clicked on it and ended up going down a Ram Jam rabbit hole.

Didn’t notice until now that the long hair on the left isn’t playing anything. He just claps and dances in front of a Marshall, does a little spin once in a while. That’ll be me at the Surly Jam. 

[jimmyjazz 45,976]

I bought the Ram Jam album when it came out.  I was probably 13 years old.  Our town had a "big box" retailer called Mohr Value a short walk from my house, and in the foyer it shared with our IGA grocery there were some pinball machines.  I stopped on the way out to play a game, set the album on the machine next to me, and this little asshat named David Kelly came up "to watch".  By the time I was done playing, which was long after he had wandered off, I realized he had stolen my album.  I put the word out and before I could catch up to him on the school grounds the next day one of my friends had beaten the shit out of him.  Never got the album back, though.

Trivia:  Ram Jam's bass player used to play with Billy Joel in his pre-solo days.

Edited August 21, 2020 by jimmyjazz

[Deej 76,831]

1 hour ago, Foggy Notion said:

I just discovered Ram Jam a couple months ago.  Am I late to the Ram Jam party?  Never heard of them before, but this video kept popping up in my YouTube feed so I finally clicked on it and ended up going down a Ram Jam rabbit hole.

Didn’t notice until now that the long hair on the left isn’t playing anything. He just claps and dances in front of a Marshall, does a little spin once in a while. That’ll be me at the Surly Jam. 

That's the lead singer, with nothing to do, while the guitarist sings the only song of theirs anyone remembers. 

[Superhero 8,830]

19 hours ago, Deej said:

I'll give up my Shaggy Screamer when you pry it from my cold, dead hands. 

What is this Shaggy Screamer you refer to? Was it one of AUTF's Frankenstein creations?

[Deej 76,831]

[Celery Man 20,968]

8 hours ago, Superhero said:

What is this Shaggy Screamer you refer to? Was it one of AUTF's Frankenstein creations?

the shaggyscreamer was born with the knowledge of love

[Paul Wesley 3,278]

17 hours ago, Foggy Notion said:

Didn’t notice until now that the long hair on the left isn’t playing anything. He just claps and dances in front of a Marshall, does a little spin once in a while. 

That comment reminded me of this video....which, IMO, is the pinnacle of Western art and civilization.

 

 

[Buzzrock 14,922]

What I imagine the Surly Saturday Afternoon Jam looks like.
 

I’d party with those dudes.

[AnotherUTFan 9,754]

What is this Shaggy Screamer you refer to? Was it one of AUTF's Frankenstein creations?

I always have to have some kind of project going on, and I had a lot of time on my hands at that point in my life. Those were fun.

My offer is still repair them if anyone is having issues. Looking at you buzz and tbone.

[tbone_ 14,128]

Yea I need to send mine in. Recall I got number 13 for the best mojo.

[AnotherUTFan 9,754]

Yea I need to send mine in. Recall I got number 13 for the best mojo.

13 you say.

[Deej 76,831]

Can I send mine in to make my playing sound better?

[Celery Man 20,968]

1 hour ago, Deej said:

Can I send mine in to make my playing sound better?

do you have it at 11?

[Buzzrock 14,922]

Yea I need to send mine in. Recall I got number 13 for the best mojo.

Need to send mine too. I got no excuse.

[Chad Fuck 17,685]

do you have it at 11?

If you do, you’re fucking welcome.

[Deej 76,831]

I guess I'm a Strat guy, now. Mentioned earlier I was getting along more with my Classic Players 50's Strat.

Well, it is now the go to guitar. Love the 57/62 pickups with position 4 being neck and bridge like a Tele. 

Plus the V neck with the 9.5 radius is very playable. 

The 2-point trem and locking tuners work well and keep the thing in tune, no matter how aggressive I get with the trem bar. 

 

[AnotherUTFan 9,754]

I've always wanted to be a Strat guy. The only one I've ever bonded with belongs to a friend. Maybe its time I work out a deal on it with him.

Lock down went into effect 5 days before we had a show and a month before our drummers "farewell" show, so he moved away and it sucks that none of knew we had played our last show, or practice even. Our bass player wouldn't even get in the same building with us to run through our songs one last time before he went. I even offered seperate rooms for everybody.

I hadn't done anything collaborative since, but suddenly I have 3 different projects going on with different people. It will be interesting to see where they lead. I may even get a new drummer out of it, kinda making it 4 projects.

One ray of sunshine in all this.

[Deej 76,831]

Well, I never really was. Like you, I tried to get along with them. I just made myself sit down and play this one and figured out how to dial it in, which also made me realize how comfortable they are. It also has a very thin poly finish, which is nice. It ain't nitro, but it doesn't have that thick slab finish. 

[Deej 76,831]

And it really likes the low wattage, single-ended amps. Just a revelation with the silverface Champ. 

[jimmyjazz 45,976]

My main problem with Strats is that they don't really fit my style of play, which is almost exclusively rhythm, and very chord based, even if it's hard rock crunch.  There is a bit of a "piano" timbre that comes out when one strums a Strat that I don't hear with a Tele. 

Driven hard in a lead role?  Strats rule.  Less distorted in a rhythm role?  I'm not so sure.  At least not the way I play.

[Deej 76,831]

Funny, because this guitar is just killer playing rhythm. I was in the same boat as you, but this one has won me over. 

[jimmyjazz 45,976]

2 minutes ago, Deej said:

Funny, because this guitar is just killer playing rhythm. I was in the same boat as you, but this one has won me over. 

That's good to hear.  I might have missed it -- anything particular about the pickups that are different than "typical" Strats?  More/less gain?  Different pots?

Edited August 23, 2020 by jimmyjazz

[Deej 76,831]

7 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

That's good to hear.  I might have missed it -- anything particular about the pickups that are different than "typical" Strats?  More/less gain?  Different pots?

The pickups have a more vintage, lower output tone, IMO. Not too bright.. i actually had to turn up the bass on my Princeton. Plus, the switch position that gives you the neck and bridge together sounds like the middle position on a Tele, just a bit more full. 

Edited August 23, 2020 by Deej

[jimmyjazz 45,976]

I have to admit that when I build partscasters, I do tend towards high output pickups and pots to match.  Maybe I'll build one with lower gain parts.

Which switch position are you calling "4"?  I think all my Strats and knockoffs have had positions 2 (neck/mid) and 4 (mid/bridge) out of phase in a Hendrix-ey realm.  I don't think I've played a Strat that blends neck and bridge.

[Superhero 8,830]

Why not both?

Not technically a Strat, but close enough. I chose the G&L S-500 because of the electronics - volume, treble and bass controls; push-pull treble pot to turn on the neck(?) pickup full time to combo all 3 pick ups or combo the bridge & neck. The body is mahogany so it’s HEAVY af. The MDF pickups are the same as on regular G&Ls, i.e. kinda hot. The guitar came set up pretty well with 9s, but needed to be filed to accept 10s without catching. The 2 point tremolo is not as stable as they’re advertised to be 

The Tele in the back is my baby. $400 pawn shop rescue that’s stayed with me while I adopted and abandoned a bunch of other guitars.

 

 

[Foggy Notion 1,202]

I’m mostly a rhythm guy as well, so I don’t need a super fast neck. I’ve come to realize the past few years that I prefer the thicker neck profiles of vintage and reissue style Fenders. I like the way that a C or soft V neck fills the palm of my hand. Chords feel more stable to me on a thicker neck than on a thinner modern style neck.  This is all IMO and what works for me.

I’ve bought and sold a number of Strats in my Craigslist dealings over the years but didn’t really connect with any of them to keep them. My favorites have been the MIM reissues. I’d like to try an American Vintage reissue. I’m not in a hurry, but I’ve been looking recently to add a Strat back into my collection.

[noharleyyet 2,838]

3 hours ago, Deej said:

I guess I'm a Strat guy, now. Mentioned earlier I was getting along more with my Classic Players 50's Strat.

Well, it is now the go to guitar. Love the 57/62 pickups with position 4 being neck and bridge like a Tele. 

Plus the V neck with the 9.5 radius is very playable. 

The 2-point trem and locking tuners work well and keep the thing in tune, no matter how aggressive I get with the trem bar. 

 

Sort of a twin....84 w/dirty blonde Lollars, blocked trem.

 

[Celery Man 20,968]

My strat spends long periods of time on the "bench" (the seven guitar stand where most of my electrics are out) because I have so many guitars and I particularly love staring at my LP ad my Duo Jet. But then it comes out and I love it every single time. One of my favorite guitars plugged in. I love strats clean and dirty, and if I'm in the right mood love 2 or 4 with dripping with reverb/delay and a bit of chorus. It's also one of my most solidly built guitars. Probably actually edged out by this guy, who I pulled out again recently. I know PRS isn't everyone's favorite guitar but this one is great to hit hard.

 

 

[Deej 76,831]

1 hour ago, jimmyjazz said:

I have to admit that when I build partscasters, I do tend towards high output pickups and pots to match.  Maybe I'll build one with lower gain parts.

Which switch position are you calling "4"?  I think all my Strats and knockoffs have had positions 2 (neck/mid) and 4 (mid/bridge) out of phase in a Hendrix-ey realm.  I don't think I've played a Strat that blends neck and bridge.

If the switch all the way back on the bridge is 1, and one for the neck is 5, then the position right behind the neck position.

Edited August 24, 2020 by Deej

[noharleyyet 2,838]

8 minutes ago, Celery Man said:

My strat spends long periods of time on the "bench" (the seven guitar stand where most of my electrics are out) because I have so many guitars and I particularly love staring at my LP ad my Duo Jet. But then it comes out and I love it every single time. One of my favorite guitars plugged in. I love strats clean and dirty, and if I'm in the right mood love 2 or 4 with dripping with reverb/delay and a bit of chorus. It's also one of my most solidly built guitars. Probably actually edged out by this guy, who I pulled out again recently. I know PRS isn't everyone's favorite guitar but this one is great to hit hard.

 

 

I love PRS but just can't seem to stay married to one...kept the receipts to remind me. 

[jimmyjazz 45,976]

1 hour ago, Deej said:

If the switch all the way back on the bridge is 1, and one for the neck is 5, then the position right behind the neck position.

And that is a blend of neck and bridge pickups on your guitar?  Not neck and middle?

[Deej 76,831]

4 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

And that is a blend of neck and bridge pickups on your guitar?  Not neck and middle?

Correct. It was a Custom Shop designed model. They did something different with it. 

https://www.musicradar.com/reviews/guitars/fender-classic-player-50s-stratocaster-26214

 

 

[jimmyjazz 45,976]

Man, that's bizarre.  Now I need to imagine the matrix of all combinations of 3 pickups, including phase.  I will need a computer to switch them.

[Buzzrock 14,922]

Digging the Strat love.

[jimmyjazz 45,976]

4 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Man, that's bizarre.  Now I need to imagine the matrix of all combinations of 3 pickups, including phase.  I will need a computer to switch them.

nm dumb idea

Edited August 24, 2020 by jimmyjazz

[Deej 76,831]

Here’s a video review to give you some idea. I don’t know what is going on with his. Mine has zero hum in all five positions.

 

 

Edited August 24, 2020 by Deej

[DougO 5,250]

2 hours ago, Celery Man said:

My strat spends long periods of time on the "bench" (the seven guitar stand where most of my electrics are out) because I have so many guitars and I particularly love staring at my LP ad my Duo Jet. But then it comes out and I love it every single time. One of my favorite guitars plugged in. I love strats clean and dirty, and if I'm in the right mood love 2 or 4 with dripping with reverb/delay and a bit of chorus. It's also one of my most solidly built guitars. Probably actually edged out by this guy, who I pulled out again recently. I know PRS isn't everyone's favorite guitar but this one is great to hit hard.

 

 

That's what I'm talkin' about.

[Foggy Notion 1,202]

More pr0n. I picked this up in a trade a few days ago. It’s a 2018 Classic 60th anniversary model. MIM. Limited edition with nitro finish and matching headstock. Still has the plastic on the pickguard. Gonna play it for a while, see how I like it.

 

[hullabelew 3,724]

Am I the only one on here who actually saw Ram Jam in concert?  I was a sophomore in high school when that debut album came out in 77.  They had just moved out of clubs into auditorium shows in smaller towns when that single broke.  Saw them in Wichita Falls. A buddy and I took my little brother along for his first rock-n-roll show.  I remember liking this song that was also on that album.  Again, the ONLY thing on the radio was disco and really shitty soft rock shit.     I had my Electra Les Paul copy, Fender Super Reverb and I wanted to ROCK!  

 

 

[noharleyyet 2,838]

Fender/Gibson work...long 

 

 

[Goredho 17,408]

On 8/19/2020 at 8:18 PM, topochico said:

So, how does it sound? It looks aces. 

I have a tone I like built around a MESA/Boogie M9 Carbine amp model in the Helix and got around to re-recording one of my songs bass lines.  Previously, the bass line was a crappy pitch-shifted guitar that sounded like a crappy pitch-shifted guitar.

I really like the active electronics and controls on the bass and how much I can modify the tone from the bass itself.  Now to start practicing some funk slap!

[topochico 1,049]

1 minute ago, Goredho said:

I have a tone I like built around a MESA/Boogie M9 Carbine amp model in the Helix and got around to re-recording one of my songs bass lines.  Previously, the bass line was a crappy pitch-shifted guitar that sounded like a crappy pitch-shifted guitar.

I really like the active electronics and controls on the bass and how much I can modify the tone from the bass itself.  Now to start practicing some funk slap!

Sounds great. Glad that CL find worked out.

 

[Goredho 17,408]

1 minute ago, topochico said:

Sounds great. Glad that CL find worked out.

 

Yeah, appreciate you looking that up.

[topochico 1,049]

Always happy to spend someone else's money!

[Goredho 17,408]

Hahahahaha

[AnotherUTFan 9,754]

I just replaced the output jack in this Made in Korea Squire Telecaster for a friend, only to find that it sounds better than my American Deluxe with N3's. Bright and punchy like a Tele should sound. Now I'm gonna have to find a pickup upgrade for mine.

Korean Tele porn