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Give A Hand To Your Fellow Gear-noob :) |
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Feb 10 2012, 02:40 PM
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I've been thinking to get a new rig for a long time but didnt have enough money to satisfy my needs. Now that I have a reliable income source I cant think a better time to strike on .
About my current gear; I have an Ibanez rg370dxl and a micro cube. I couldn't have asked for a better starter gear but now they are a bit inadequate for my level of play. What I want is, a versatile gear that I can get good tones. Lets start with the guitars. As a lefty I don't have much choice on guitars, only Ibanez and Fender are generous on us lefties. I am aware that my current guitar is one of the best guitars for lefties with some modification. It can be a total shred monster with some touch, and that's what I am exactly going to do: change the pickups. I have chosen DiMarzio as pickups as It was rather well documented than other brands. Here is what I picked: http://www.dimarzio.com/pickups/humbuckers...ivator-x-bridge -- D-Activator for bridge. http://www.dimarzio.com/pickups/humbuckers...uper-distortion Super Distortion for bridge. Notice that; according to the website they differ significantly at trem-mid-bass settings. For Neck pickups: http://www.dimarzio.com/pickups/humbuckers/breed-neck http://www.dimarzio.com/pickups/humbuckers/liquifire Some elaboration on these pickups are much appreciated. Furthermore, I'm planning to get a new axe for blues-rock spectrum. I'm planning to get a Mexican Stratocaster as clean sounds from my Ibanez never sounded good enough(and hell, its a Stratocaster that I always wanted ) . I've always wanted to focus on blues but all I can get was frustration . I've heard that Mexican Strats are weaker than their American cousins and this leaves me in a dilemma. As an amplifier I cant think an alternative to Roland Cube 80x. I was pretty content with my micro-cube, and this amplifier offers nearly everything I ask. Here is a link for 80x : http://www.rolandus.com/products/productde...?ProductId=1122 After I choose what to do, I'll go after pedal settings. Please keep in mind that I have absolutely no previous knowledge about gears, every detail and advice will be much appreciated. Cheers! |
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Feb 13 2012, 08:16 PM |
I would choose valveking, or blackstar venue. Have tried and played all these amps, and these two sound the best (for the price). 6505 is great, but it's only for heavy metal, scooped and dark amp.
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