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On 12/6/2024 11:20 AM, dsi1 wrote:
> On Fri, 6 Dec 2024 17:01:46 +0000, clams casino wrote:
> 
>> On 12/6/2024 12:27 AM, dsi1 wrote:
>>> On Thu, 5 Dec 2024 22:12:59 +0000, clams casino wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 12/4/2024 4:19 AM, dsi1 wrote:
>>>>> On Mon, 2 Dec 2024 17:24:25 +0000, clams casino wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 12/1/2024 7:40 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>>>>>> On Sun, 1 Dec 2024 21:35:08 +0000, clams casino wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On 12/1/2024 1:10 PM, dsi1 wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On Sun, 1 Dec 2024 19:16:37 +0000, clams casino wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> https://youtu.be/9OHMQvp10w8
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 🔩
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I love that guy, dammit! I was thinking of putting together a
>>>>>>>>> Telecaster
>>>>>>>>> with a single P-90 in the bridge. I did get a pickguard but the
>>>>>>>>> guy in
>>>>>>>>> China never bothered to send me a body. That's okay. I'll just
>>>>>>>>> stick two
>>>>>>>>> P-90s into a short-scale, cheap-ass, Glarry Mustang clone. That
>>>>>>>>> might be
>>>>>>>>> a fun guitar - maybe.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I mean why not!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It's that or a LP Junior.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> https://youtu.be/QiipLRPMi4g
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Meanwhile, back in the states:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtPA2I2zDwY
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I would take the Trumpy over the swifty!
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Suspect tone settings:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/HeR7aAkb9Jk?feature=share
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Reality:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/r92U-Wdo28I?feature=share
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The single pickup, student models are trendy these days. OTOH, I
>>>>>>> suppose
>>>>>>> it doesn't really matter much what guitar you play - it's all good.
>>>>>>> Or,
>>>>>>> good enough anyway.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zhIO2YeBGo
>>>>>>
>>>>>> +1
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Danelectro?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Digging the early Jazzmaster.
>>>>>
>>>>> A strange thing happened today. There was an amp and a guitar in the
>>>>> back of the car. My daughter said somebody didn't want it. The guitar
>>>>> was a Starcaster. It's a Chinese made Strat copy sold by Fender. 
>>>>> That's
>>>>> so weird. When I tried it in the back of the car, it felt like a dirt
>>>>> cheap junk that needed a lot of work.
>>>>
>>>> They also do a very attractive thinline semi-hollowbody model:
>>>>
>>>> https://guitarpoint.de/product/1975-fender-starcaster-natural-flamed/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> When I got a chance to check it out at home, the neck needed to be
>>>>> shimmed a bit. I used a .25° shim and hit it spot on. The neck just
>>>>> feels perfect. I thought it would have to have the nut adjusted but it
>>>>> was right on too. Amazing - the neck feels great. Playing through a 
>>>>> bass
>>>>> amp, the pickups sound just beautiful. The E and the A strings sound
>>>>> dead but the rusty and crusty treble strings sound wonderful. The 
>>>>> amp is
>>>>> a Fender Mustang LT-50 modeling amp that looks new.
>>>>
>>>> Double score!
>>>>
>>>>> We also test drove a Transit Connect cargo van that we'll probably 
>>>>> buy.
>>>>> Maybe I can keep the amp and guitar in the back and do some playing
>>>>> while on the road. I wonder if the guitar would fit on the racks? It
>>>>> could work. All in all, today was a pretty good day.
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eg1qFFKsP5c
>>>>
>>>> I am in Accord with your Transit plans.
>>>>
>>>> ;-)
>>>
>>> A thinline Starcaster would be something special alright. For unknown
>>> reasons, Fender brought back the Starcaster name for a line of guitars
>>> that's cheaper than the Esquire - if you can imagine such a thing could
>>> possibly exist. The neck and the body geometry seems to be right on
>>> though. The neck is a nice, well made, one. I certainly can't complain.
>>>
>>> https://photos.app.goo.gl/qQ466LsVir7skXjR9
>>>
>>> https://photos.app.goo.gl/bKnZSarpfAESiBzF8
>>
>> I salute their construction at a great price point, in g=fact, forget
>> that Rick 360-12, how's about a Jazzmaster 12 for not so many $$?:
>>
>> https://www.fender.com/en-US/squier-series/limited-edition-paranormal-jazzmaster-xii/0377052546.html
>>
>> Limited Edition Paranormal Jazzmaster® XII
>> Model #: 0377052546
>> $469.99 $328.99
>> Doorbuster Deal - 30% off
>>
>> https://youtu.be/D-ukNMSB4lY?t=293
>>
>> I find the tonality to be quit acceptable for basic Tom Petty or Byrds
>> covers - and so on.
> 
> What I'd really like is an old 70 Aria acoustic guitar like I used to
> have. it was wonderful. 

Great company - and they did a great LP clone too:

https://youtu.be/5qepaHwP534

Japanese Guitar History - The story of Matsumoku and Aria Pro II

> I traded it for a custom color Gibson Firebird
> and $200. It had a distinctive green factory paint job. It might have
> been the only Firebird of that color in existence. I never liked the
> sound of that guitar - too harsh for my sensitive ears. In the hands of
> an experienced, aggressive, bluesman, that could bend the guitar to his
> will, it would just slay.
> 
> https://notomguitars.com/products/1965-gibson-firebird-iii

An eclectic axe that Firebird - mainly Johnny Winter comes to mind as 
its "face" in the rock market.

But Skynyrd's Allen Collins and later phase Allman bro Warren Haynes 
(Govt. Mule) sure kicked out some tunes too, eh?

https://youtu.be/qNW0pioGSFU?t=67

This Crossroads version kicks ass! He's singing it, not screaming it.

I have always wondered what he'd have sounded like with this beauty:

https://youtu.be/rNESwjbiJ7A

Of course that's a delta blues acoustic setting, so does that soapbar 
neck pickup scream?

Why yes, yes she does:

https://youtu.be/G0infO0TrlU

I mean c'mon man...I had to go to Perth, Au. to get that one...dang.

In any event, there's a work of guitar art for ya!