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Aug 20 2007, 05:36 AM
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I looked at that but I mean is there a specific model/brand thats good for blues/ jazz?
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Aug 20 2007, 06:03 AM |
I looked at that but I mean is there a specific model/brand thats good for blues/ jazz? Thanks! Fender '62 Reissue is great for this. Friend has one so I've gotten to play it extensively. Texas Special pickups were a favorite of SRV so any fender loaded with those will be a good starting point as well. But as always the 100% absolute sure answer to your question is: Audition as many as possible at your local guitar shops till you find the one that suits you. Good Luck! Hardtail -------------------- Beginner's Amp & Guitar Gear Guide My Keeley Blues Driver BD-2 Review My Line6 Flextone II Review Guitars: Martin D-16RGT with B-Band UST & '99 Fender "Big Apple" Hardtail HH Strat Amps: Fender Blues Junior Special Edition & Fender Studio 85 (Simultaneous... yummy) |
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Aug 20 2007, 08:19 AM |
Bluess,jazz,shred?
Maybe some Musicman,Suhr or even Ibanez. Anyhow,try them as many as you can. -------------------- Youtube
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Aug 20 2007, 08:37 AM
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I've been looking at the Fender website and I found this
http://www.fender.com/products//search.php?partno=0117002747 In the specs it says Tex-Mex single coil pickups. Is that the same or something different? Thanks! |
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Aug 20 2007, 08:38 AM |
I don't know a lot about Fender stuff honestly
Tony? -------------------- Youtube
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Aug 20 2007, 08:59 AM |
A 335 or 345 would probably fit the bill. Most jazzers and a lot of (not all) blues players use a semi. (A lot of heavy weight jazzers will use a big semi like a L5 or a Byrdland.) SRV however used a strat solid body and got wonderful blues tones out of it and to be honest someone like Mike Stern or Robben Ford or Scott Henderson or Larry Carlton can play awesome jazz fusion and/or blues on a tele or a strat or....
To some extent many would say that its arguably less the guitar and more technique. Pat Metheny would sound like Pat Metheny (or whoever) whatever the guitar was whereas I would sound like a dog's dinner on a Pensa Suhr custom or a De Angelico Semi or a cheapo Yamaha electric. Like Muris and Hardtail have said try as many guitars as you can and chose the one that does it for you. Don't just check out one pick up - try all and mess with the tone controls and electrics, including the volume (you can go from clean to o/d without adjusting a tube amp by upping the guitar volume ). Lots of players tend to just stick everything on 10 and leave the pick up switch glued in one position - it doesn't have to be like that and you can change the tone of any guitar by fooling with the electrics that it already has. Having said all that for jazz try using the neck pickup and just rolling off some/all the tone more and going for a natural clean sound. Blues maybe more the bridge with tone turned up. But experiment with what is there. Cheers, Tony ps I'm a hypocrite as I use a Gibson semi mainly for Jazz and a solid for pretty much everything else Afraid I can't help on Fenders Muris - Gibson's are my bit. Think Hardtail or fkalich are much more up on Fenders then me. Sorry BubbaJ. Cheers, Tony Afraid I can't help on Fenders Muris - Gibson's are my bit. Think Hardtail or fkalich are much more up on Fenders then me. Sorry BubbaJ. Cheers, Tony -------------------- Get your music professionally mastered by anl AES registered Mastering Engineer. Contact me for Audio Mastering Services and Advice and visit our website www.miromastering.com
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Aug 20 2007, 10:05 PM |
I've been looking at the Fender website and I found this http://www.fender.com/products//search.php?partno=0117002747 In the specs it says Tex-Mex single coil pickups. Is that the same or something different? Thanks! Tex-Mex pickups have a flavor all their own but are not the same as the Texas Specials. I think the Tex-Mex pickups were designed to be like the specials but more affordable. I have played them both but not at the same time and all I remember is that they are both hot pickups and they both sound really good. Hardtail -------------------- Beginner's Amp & Guitar Gear Guide My Keeley Blues Driver BD-2 Review My Line6 Flextone II Review Guitars: Martin D-16RGT with B-Band UST & '99 Fender "Big Apple" Hardtail HH Strat Amps: Fender Blues Junior Special Edition & Fender Studio 85 (Simultaneous... yummy) |
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Aug 20 2007, 11:42 PM |
Ok cause I can't find any Fender loaded with those. Do you have to buy them separate? Thanks again! Stevie Ray Vaughan Signature series should have Texas Specials... otherwise yes you have to order them from Fender Custom Shop or get them online like here: Texas Specials I like these so much my next strat will probably be a custom with these loaded in it. Hardtail This post has been edited by Hardtail: Aug 20 2007, 11:43 PM -------------------- Beginner's Amp & Guitar Gear Guide My Keeley Blues Driver BD-2 Review My Line6 Flextone II Review Guitars: Martin D-16RGT with B-Band UST & '99 Fender "Big Apple" Hardtail HH Strat Amps: Fender Blues Junior Special Edition & Fender Studio 85 (Simultaneous... yummy) |
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Aug 21 2007, 12:12 AM
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Stevie Ray Vaughan Signature series should have Texas Specials... otherwise yes you have to order them from Fender Custom Shop or get them online like here: Texas Specials I like these so much my next strat will probably be a custom with these loaded in it. Hardtail Thanks! Wait sorry I am new to all this stuff but by Custom Shop do you mean I can order a guitar and ask them to put in the Texas Special pickups? |
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Aug 21 2007, 12:28 AM |
Thanks! Wait sorry I am new to all this stuff but by Custom Shop do you mean I can order a guitar and ask them to put in the Texas Special pickups? Yeah, you can do that OR just order the pickups and have them installed in whichever stratocaster feels good in your hands. I'd recommend USA Stratocasters if you can afford them. Also, the pickups can be found on Ebay New in Box for much cheaper than other online stores. For instance I will probably end up getting a USA Fender Standard Strat or Deluxe Strat and then putting in a pair of Texas Specials myself. If you are uncomfortable soldering have your local guitar tech do it. Hope this helps! Hardtail -------------------- Beginner's Amp & Guitar Gear Guide My Keeley Blues Driver BD-2 Review My Line6 Flextone II Review Guitars: Martin D-16RGT with B-Band UST & '99 Fender "Big Apple" Hardtail HH Strat Amps: Fender Blues Junior Special Edition & Fender Studio 85 (Simultaneous... yummy) |
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Aug 21 2007, 01:47 AM |
For Blues and Jazz I like a fatter tone better so I would go for something with humbuckers. Like a Gibson LP or cheaper copy like Epiphone and for the blues/jazz I could very well use a Fender, I think the 6L6 tubes fit this style.
For a more twangy blues approach a Fender guitar with a Fender amp or even a Marshall for a more gritty sound. I'd check out a bunch of guitars to find what suits you best, the difference is sound between a Fender Strat and Gibson Les Paul is enormous so make sure what sound you're looking for. Check out PRS, Gibson, Fender, Hagstrom to mention a few brands, check various models. -------------------- My bands homepage
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Aug 21 2007, 03:09 AM |
Yah I was looking at the Fender American Deluxe Ash. Is it hard to install them or can I go to my local Guitar Center and have them install it? Thanks! Yes they should be able to accommodate that. Hardtail -------------------- Beginner's Amp & Guitar Gear Guide My Keeley Blues Driver BD-2 Review My Line6 Flextone II Review Guitars: Martin D-16RGT with B-Band UST & '99 Fender "Big Apple" Hardtail HH Strat Amps: Fender Blues Junior Special Edition & Fender Studio 85 (Simultaneous... yummy) |
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