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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, 08:35 PM |
Granted, I don't play much metal, but I'm partial to the tone/quality/price of Fender tube amps. You can pick up a Fender Deluxe or Deville Hotrod used for fairly cheap. They are super versatile, virtually indestructible (other than the solder joints. a one-time, cheap repair), loud enough for anything you'll need, and great tone!! But keep the micro-cube for practice!! They are very handy to have around. I just used my micro cube "acoustic" setting last week to sit in last-minute on a live session. Used the piezo setting on my Parker Nitefly, and mic'd the roland on the acoustic setting....and it sounded great!! I also strap the micro-cube to my bike in the summer, for the jams!
Guitar-wise, there are some mexi strats that are awesome!! But, you can sometimes get a USA for not much more....but, just being USA doesn't make it a great strat either!! For me, the answer was "Parker". It replaced my strat, and does everything my strat did....but better, and is VERY versatile!! I can play jazz, country, shred, acoustic.... it's the only guitar I'll ever need. I highly encourage everyone to go play one. -------------------- Check out my awesome Nintendo Cover-band, EMULATOR!! http://www.reverbnation.com/emulator Now.....go practice!! |
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