So anyway, we're rolling up on the 2007 NAMM show, and it's time to bow down/boggle at the things that the music industry is throwing at our consumer dollars. So far, I know about the lineup for F3nd3r, 1ban3z, and W4shburn, (and a bit of p34vey).
What's geeking you out? What's making you ill?
― John Justen says Toonces was one of the most talented cats on televison (johnjus, Tuesday, 16 January 2007 07:58 (eighteen years ago)
In the meantime, here's a shout out for a guitar that will probably be worthwhile for other reasons, but currently holds a special place in my heart because they finally re-introduced my favorite F3nd3r color ever, Sherwood Green Metallic:
http://www.fender.com/products/search.php?partno=0100104846
― John Justen says Toonces was one of the most talented cats on televison (johnjus, Tuesday, 16 January 2007 08:09 (eighteen years ago)
http://www.parkerguitars.com/code/press/press_display.asp?pressid=94
(This is coming from someone who thought the acoustic they introduced last year was phenomenal, BTW)
― John Justen says Toonces was one of the most talented cats on televison (johnjus, Tuesday, 16 January 2007 08:19 (eighteen years ago)
― The Android Cat (Dan Perry), Tuesday, 16 January 2007 15:01 (eighteen years ago)
― underwater ghost ship picture (skowly), Tuesday, 16 January 2007 15:35 (eighteen years ago)
― John Justen says Toonces was one of the most talented cats on televison (johnjus, Tuesday, 16 January 2007 16:47 (eighteen years ago)
― John Justen says Toonces was one of the most talented cats on televison (johnjus, Tuesday, 16 January 2007 16:49 (eighteen years ago)
― Lukewarm Watery G. Tornado, Smackababy with a Grampas Guitars (The GZeus), Tuesday, 16 January 2007 17:31 (eighteen years ago)
Because that would be cool. In the meantime, the Peavy Mini Colossal seems intriguing.
Ditto Eastwood's Ampeg bass replica.
― hearditonthexico (rogermexico), Tuesday, 16 January 2007 21:30 (eighteen years ago)
― AaronK (AaronK), Tuesday, 16 January 2007 21:49 (eighteen years ago)
But here's a pic of that Eastwood bass...
http://www.myrareguitars.com/EEB3tsright.jpg
― hearditonthexico (rogermexico), Tuesday, 16 January 2007 22:04 (eighteen years ago)
― Lukewarm Watery G. Tornado, Smackababy with a Grampas Guitars (The GZeus), Tuesday, 16 January 2007 22:20 (eighteen years ago)
― AaronK (AaronK), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 00:39 (eighteen years ago)
― am0n (am0n), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 04:16 (eighteen years ago)
Also that amp is incredibly expensive, has features NO ONE wants(OD, comp) and think of the people who will realise that it's actually got an SS power section.It will fail, and I have dickish tendencies, so other people's misforture amuses me.
― Lukewarm Watery G. Tornado, Smackababy with a Grampas Guitars (The GZeus), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 08:16 (eighteen years ago)
― TOMB07 (TOMBOT), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 14:31 (eighteen years ago)
I do think the built-in overdrive and compression was a bad idea tho.
Haven't seen anything on the Korg stuff yet.
― John Justen says Toonces was one of the most talented cats on televison (johnjus, Wednesday, 17 January 2007 18:02 (eighteen years ago)
― hearditonthexico (rogermexico), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 18:59 (eighteen years ago)
Anyway, some Korg stuff: Vox AC15 Handwired, with 1/2 power switch and available fawn tolex. Also an AC50 combo and 100/50 watt heads.
― hearditonthexico (rogermexico), Wednesday, 17 January 2007 19:01 (eighteen years ago)
― Lukewarm Watery G. Tornado, Smackababy with a Grampas Guitars (The GZeus), Thursday, 18 January 2007 00:36 (eighteen years ago)
― Lukewarm Watery G. Tornado, Smackababy with a Grampas Guitars (The GZeus), Thursday, 18 January 2007 05:25 (eighteen years ago)
― Lukewarm Watery G. Tornado, Smackababy with a Grampas Guitars (The GZeus), Thursday, 18 January 2007 05:30 (eighteen years ago)
― Lukewarm Watery G. Tornado, Smackababy with a Grampas Guitars (The GZeus), Thursday, 18 January 2007 05:32 (eighteen years ago)
― TOMB07 (TOMBOT), Thursday, 18 January 2007 13:52 (eighteen years ago)
― Lukewarm Watery G. Tornado, Smackababy with a Grampas Guitars (The GZeus), Thursday, 18 January 2007 14:14 (eighteen years ago)
― TOMB07 (TOMBOT), Thursday, 18 January 2007 14:37 (eighteen years ago)
― M@tt He1g3s0n: oh u mad cuz im stylin on u (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 18 January 2007 16:32 (eighteen years ago)
And Fender's taking on Line6 with a modelling strat. Oh goodie.
― hearditonthexico (rogermexico), Thursday, 18 January 2007 17:59 (eighteen years ago)
WAHT DO I WIN?
http://frontlinelive.fender.com/blog/images//WinterNAMM2007/Champion_600.jpg
The Champion 600 is the perfect low-output tube amp for practicing and recording, with a 6” speaker, simple controls, and that classic Fender “two-tone” look—brown and blonde vinyl covering, leather strap handle, and red jewel pilot light. The low-gain circuit of the original was developed in conjunction with lap steels; the new Champion 600 has been updated to suit the needs of most guitarists with its 12AX7 and 6V6 tubes offering a bit more of that dynamic, natural overdrive when cranked.
― hearditonthexico (rogermexico), Thursday, 18 January 2007 18:54 (eighteen years ago)
I have an irrational hatred of Line 6. Is this warranted, in your professional opinion?
― M@tt He1g3s0n: oh u mad cuz im stylin on u (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 18 January 2007 19:01 (eighteen years ago)
Matt, with the exception of the delay pedal, you are completely accurate in your opinion. (based mainly on my burning hatred of their amps.)
― John Justen says Toonces was one of the most talented cats on televison (johnjus, Thursday, 18 January 2007 19:06 (eighteen years ago)
― attack all monsters (skowly), Thursday, 18 January 2007 19:07 (eighteen years ago)
― attack all monsters (skowly), Thursday, 18 January 2007 19:10 (eighteen years ago)
I have a Variax and an XT among lots of other vintage stuff. When I bought the XT, for example, I compared it'smodel of the Rat to my old Rat. If there was a difference, I couldn't hear it. As for the amp modelling, there's a familiar one that's been used all over records by metal and hard rock bands trying to save money in the studio -- the XT take on the Marshall JCM 900. I hear it a lot and it makes the records of a kind but that's more the work of the musicians and engineers who go for the stock sound. Mind you, it's not a bad sound.
However, I've found that there is a lot in the device that the standard doesn't tap. I've used it to get very early-'70's tones that are totally convincing. I'm also a fan of the Variax, said as someone with a couple of old Gibsons.
However, never had qualms with digitial equipment. I like the Adrenalinn also. Use it even more, in fact.
― Dick Destiny (Dick Destiny), Thursday, 18 January 2007 19:13 (eighteen years ago)
― John Justen says Toonces was one of the most talented cats on televison (johnjus, Thursday, 18 January 2007 19:15 (eighteen years ago)
Thanks for the heads-up, JJ. If you ship, let me know - better you than GC, no?
― hearditonthexico (rogermexico), Thursday, 18 January 2007 19:23 (eighteen years ago)
I look at the price of that little thing, the price of a Classic 30, the Db difference, and scratch my head.
Then I see that old lady over there kiss her cow again and say "eh. Whatever."
― Lukewarm Watery G. Tornado, Smackababy with a Grampas Guitars (The GZeus), Friday, 19 January 2007 01:25 (eighteen years ago)
John. That headstock is ready for me.The pickups are problematic.You find out country of origin/price point and let me know...when the fuck ever.THey'll NEVER sell any.
― Lukewarm Watery G. Tornado, Smackababy with a Grampas Guitars (The GZeus), Friday, 19 January 2007 02:00 (eighteen years ago)
― John Justen says Toonces was one of the most talented cats on televison (johnjus, Friday, 19 January 2007 02:38 (eighteen years ago)
But unless you report that it's notsomuch, that thing is dead sexy. Here's a blurry photo from the scene:
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j167/gabend000/Picture2257.jpg
I feel like such a sucker.
― hearditonthexico (rogermexico), Friday, 19 January 2007 02:47 (eighteen years ago)
― Pashmina (Pashmina), Friday, 19 January 2007 12:12 (eighteen years ago)
― M@tt He1g3s0n: oh u mad cuz im stylin on u (Matt Helgeson), Friday, 19 January 2007 18:35 (eighteen years ago)
― Lukewarm Watery G. Tornado, Smackababy with a Grampas Guitars (The GZeus), Friday, 19 January 2007 20:10 (eighteen years ago)
― TOPO SOON (TOMBOT), Friday, 19 January 2007 20:31 (eighteen years ago)
― Lukewarm Watery G. Tornado, Enlarges Christs OrganIsm (The GZeus), Friday, 19 January 2007 21:17 (eighteen years ago)
That's...questionable.
― John Justen says Toonces was one of the most talented cats on televison (johnjus, Saturday, 20 January 2007 01:18 (eighteen years ago)
That's all.
― Lukewarm Watery G. Tornado, Enlarges Christs OrganIsm (The GZeus), Saturday, 20 January 2007 02:41 (eighteen years ago)
http://www.harmony-central.com/ProductImages/Large/000008449.jpg
15W, accomodates a variety of tubes, built-in attenuator, XLR-out... if it sounds good, looks like a super-versatile little amp. Street price looks to be around $300. With a scheduled Q2 release, lord knows when it'll actually come to market.
― hearditonthexico (rogermexico), Saturday, 20 January 2007 18:35 (eighteen years ago)
― John Justen says Toonces was one of the most talented cats on televison (johnjus, Saturday, 20 January 2007 19:27 (eighteen years ago)
― Lukewarm Watery G. Tornado, Enlarges Christs OrganIsm (The GZeus), Saturday, 20 January 2007 21:04 (eighteen years ago)
― Lukewarm Watery G. Tornado, Enlarges Christs OrganIsm (The GZeus), Saturday, 20 January 2007 21:40 (eighteen years ago)
― Lukewarm Watery G. Tornado, Enlarges Christs OrganIsm (The GZeus), Saturday, 20 January 2007 21:55 (eighteen years ago)
― hearditonthexico (rogermexico), Saturday, 20 January 2007 22:58 (eighteen years ago)
http://www.fender.com/products/search.php?partno=0117502700
is going to suck.
― John Justen says Toonces was one of the most talented cats on televison (johnjus, Saturday, 20 January 2007 23:46 (eighteen years ago)
http://www.fender.com/products/search.php?partno=8150600000
retails for $4000. Yeah, good luck, guys.
I'm not even going to start on the EVH/Fender Custom Shop collaboration guitars, because it makes me irritable.
― John Justen says Toonces was one of the most talented cats on televison (johnjus, Saturday, 20 January 2007 23:49 (eighteen years ago)
lawl
― am0n (am0n), Sunday, 21 January 2007 03:29 (eighteen years ago)
― Lukewarm Watery G. Tornado, Enlarges Christs OrganIsm (The GZeus), Sunday, 21 January 2007 04:38 (eighteen years ago)
A) I've had multiple people I trust, people that wouldn't have any predisposition towards Line 6 say they were suprised how good the Variax was (while simultaneously saying that they were also sure it would fail.)
B) Fender has a long history of fucking up anything that lies outside of their skillset, which is guitar and amp-building, NOT DIGITAL EFFECTS.
C) The whole project has loser written into it from the get go. It's an American made guitar built to not fit the wishes or desires of the sort of people who buy American Fenders. It also screams "Desperately trying to catch up with a product that is already available". It's entering competition for a niche market that barely exists, and isn't ever going to become significant.
Seriously, it's the worst idea ever, perhaps Fender's lamest move in years, and it will fail miserably. The only way it'll make it past this calender year is if they sell so few initially that they have to keep them in the price sheet just to get rid of them.
― John Justen says Toonces was one of the most talented cats on televison (johnjus, Sunday, 21 January 2007 05:33 (eighteen years ago)
POINT. Though I'd exepect MIMs to follow down the road, with the USA VG really just there to establish a halo of credibility.
Speaking of MIM, it's not this year's news but holy shit this Baja Telecaster. If you like your necks thin, ignore it, but otherwise ignore it at your peril.
― hearditonthexico (rogermexico), Sunday, 21 January 2007 05:52 (eighteen years ago)
The Variax is great for people how do alot of switching and have their action as low as possible.What i'm getting at is it doesn't repsond well to dynamics(play hard enough and it goes all weird) and picking position doesn't matter.The tones are "GOOD LORD IT"S A *insert guitar model*. YOU WILL NOT MISTAKE IT FOR ANYTHING BUT A *insert guitar model* TONE. IT SOUNDS SO MUCH LIKE A *insert guitar model* THAT IF YOU PLAY A REAL *insert guitar model* YOU'LL IMMEDIATELY NOTICE HOW MUCH MORE VERSATILE THE REAL THING IS." Same for the other models.I'm sorry dude, but..well, at least try to hide your doubt when someone expresses that degree of beleif in the suck(or not suck) of a product.I mean...I no one likes seeing "what the fuck are you smoking?" in the eyes of their friends...
― Lukewarm Watery G. Tornado, Enlarges Christs OrganIsm (The GZeus), Sunday, 21 January 2007 05:59 (eighteen years ago)
― Lukewarm Watery G. Tornado, Enlarges Christs OrganIsm (The GZeus), Sunday, 21 January 2007 21:51 (eighteen years ago)
― TOMBO7 (TOMBOT), Monday, 22 January 2007 16:11 (eighteen years ago)
― TOMBO7 (TOMBOT), Monday, 22 January 2007 16:24 (eighteen years ago)
― Lukewarm Watery G. Tornado, I done seen Michael Jackson eat him some babies (The, Monday, 22 January 2007 17:20 (eighteen years ago)
― TOMBO7 (TOMBOT), Monday, 22 January 2007 20:50 (eighteen years ago)
― John Justen says Toonces was one of the most talented cats on televison (johnjus, Monday, 22 January 2007 20:56 (eighteen years ago)
― TOMBO7 (TOMBOT), Monday, 22 January 2007 21:01 (eighteen years ago)
The circle spirals outwards until they're screaming.
― Lukewarm Watery G. Tornado, I done seen Michael Jackson eat him some babies (The, Monday, 22 January 2007 23:09 (eighteen years ago)
― Lukewarm Watery G. Tornado; Vampires Eat Christians (The GZeus), Tuesday, 23 January 2007 23:07 (eighteen years ago)
but yeah, this is a turkey
£1600 for this??? any fucking takers lol
― stinky wizzleteats (bogey), Tuesday, 23 January 2007 23:38 (eighteen years ago)
― am0n (am0n), Tuesday, 23 January 2007 23:40 (eighteen years ago)
― A knife to his wife Eve and his credibility. (goodbra), Wednesday, 24 January 2007 00:54 (eighteen years ago)
Also, that reads as "I'd follow my feelings, but that would be very inconvenient. Thus I disagree with your thought process."I hope that was not your intent.
― Lukewarm Watery G. Tornado; Vampires Eat Christians (The GZeus), Wednesday, 24 January 2007 03:36 (eighteen years ago)
I like full-sized keys, but I also like toys. Although mostly I'd want something that could make a few decent "organ" sounds.
― Casuistry (Chris P), Wednesday, 24 January 2007 16:15 (eighteen years ago)
― Lukewarm Watery G. Tornado; Vampires Eat Christians (The GZeus), Wednesday, 24 January 2007 16:41 (eighteen years ago)
― John Justen is fucking sick of his username (johnjusten), Wednesday, 24 January 2007 16:44 (eighteen years ago)
― Lukewarm Watery G. Tornado; Vampires Eat Christians (The GZeus), Wednesday, 24 January 2007 16:53 (eighteen years ago)
― John Justen is fucking sick of his username (johnjusten), Wednesday, 24 January 2007 16:55 (eighteen years ago)
― Lukewarm Watery G. Tornado; Vampires Eat Christians (The GZeus), Wednesday, 24 January 2007 17:04 (eighteen years ago)
― Lukewarm Watery G. Tornado; Vampires Eat Christians (The GZeus), Wednesday, 24 January 2007 17:19 (eighteen years ago)
― Lukewarm Watery G. Tornado; Vampires Eat Christians (The GZeus), Thursday, 25 January 2007 01:19 (eighteen years ago)
― Lukewarm Watery G. Tornado; Vampires Eat Christians (The GZeus), Thursday, 25 January 2007 01:29 (eighteen years ago)
IDIOTS. It took me a while to decide whether to put this on the "I don't get it Dept." thread or here.
― John Justen is fucking sick of his username (johnjusten), Saturday, 27 January 2007 01:01 (eighteen years ago)
― Lukewarm Watery G. Tornado is Sick of Fucking His User Name (The GZeus), Saturday, 27 January 2007 03:51 (eighteen years ago)