Subj : My axes and rigs To : Nelgin From : Joe Bruchis Date : Sat Nov 18 2017 11:10 am Nelgin wrote in a message to Joe Bruchis: N> On Fri, 17 Nov 2017 05:51:34 +0000, "Joe Bruchis" N> wrote: >I've never heard of a Fernandes. Who makes it? How many pickups and >what type? N> Erm..Fernandes :) It's a strat style so has the 3 pickups and 5 N> selector position. If you do a Google search for 'ferandes strat N> style guitar red' you'll see some examples. Mine is red whith a N> white pickguard, Mark Knopfler style. I would really like a nice N> Fender but probably a bit out of my price league considering I only N> pay for my own enjoyment. I couldn't tell you what sort of pickups N> they are. I did a google search and that looks like a nice guitar. The pickups, switch, knobs and bridge look just like a Fender strat. I'd imagine it sounds like a Fender as well. Nice ax. >The reason I bought the Egnater is because it was the only tube amp I could >find in the price range ($600). There was a Marshall solid state in >that range, >but you can't be the sound of a tube amp. The Marshall had a lot of effects >built in which I made up for with pedals. These days pedals come >pretty cheap >in plastic housings. N> Behringer do a decent line of cheap pedals. I've got a couple of N> theirs and a tuner. I think I have the noise reducer and the graphic N> equilizer. You're right about the effects on the Marshall solid N> state but I would really like a tube amp. As you say, they're a bit N> pricey. I have a few Danelectro pedals. They are very inexpensive. In addition, I have a CryBaby Wah pedal a la Jimi. The only pedal I use on a regular basis is a Digitech digital reverb, because my amp doesn't have reverb. > N> I also have a Frankenstrat. It's a heavy beast, obviously not an > N> original because you can tell how the serial number and Fender logos > N> are stuck on, but still, it's a solid rig. Unfortuntely I put too > N> heavy strings on, 13s I think, and it started pulling the bridge out > N> the body. It has some nice pickups and winding pegs. > >I've never heard of this model either. Is it made by Fender? N> Nah, it's a strat make up of all sorts of different pieces, like N> Franenstein...Frankenstrat...it still sounds really nice tho. I N> should fix it up and sell it. Odd, that's the first time I've heard the term Frankenstrat. I like it. (-: > N> I have a Republic resonator which looks exactly like Mark Knopfler's > N> O style National guitar. It looks like the one on the front of the > N> Brothers in Arms album. > >Now that is a gem. I have never owned a resonator. Do you play slide guitar? N> Not very well, I should really leave one of my guitars in open E and N> learn some Chris Rea stuff though. I have the Republic in open G N> with a capo on the 3rd free so I can play Romeo and Juliet and it N> also works for Telegraph Road (Dire Straits songs) It's easy to play in open G. I should keep one of mine tuned that way. Lots of Stones songs in open G. I would never attempt Dire Straights. That is a very unique style that would take me alots of practice to achieve. >I have a Yamaha keyboard as well, but only know a few boogie woogie >songs on >it. My mother played and she was very good, having been an accordion >player in >her youth. N> The Yamaha was my first touch sensitive keyboard so was an N> interesting concept for me when I got it. > > N> Then there's the drums. A friend was selling some cymbals and ended > N> up buying his kit for about $250 so now I have 2 kick bass, 4 toms, > N> 2 floor toms, snare highhat, and about 6 cymbals. > > >Wow! You got a lot for your money. I bought my son a set around 12 >years ago >for around $350. It had only a snare, bass, one tom,a high hat and crash >symbol. I played snare drum in high school so I enjoyed playing the set as >well. I'm not sure what he did with the drums after he got older. N> That's probably what I paid for my kit and got about the same except N> I had two toms plus the floor tom. Pretty cheap, basic kit. > N> If only I learned bass guitar, I could do a one man band recording > N> lol. > >Yep. If you play guitar, bass is easy enough to play at a basic >level. I see guys on YouTube that video each instrument;s part to a >song, then put it together showing them playing each instrument. N> Bass guitar just looks borning standing there plucking away and 4 N> strings. That said, Jah Wobble does have some pretty click bass N> patterns lol. I agree. I would get bored playing bass. Regards, Joe --- * Origin: Fire on the Bayou/2 * Arca OS 5.0.1 (1:3828/12) .