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The reason the modeling amp "to start out on electric" works for others, is that if you don't know your genre yet, or if you know you want to genre-hop on a budget, modern modeling is so cost-effective that it's hard to deny. There's a lot of indie rock, experimental music and metal timbres that aren't in my Princeton or yours. Pedals will get you there for everything other than certain metal tones, but a bunch of pedals (while fun to get) isn't cheap and simple way to go. And particularly at home, the ability for a modeler to work out reasonable approximations of higher gain tones with the neighbors not noticing is a plus. Those same setting of course will not work on stage at stage volumes, but then modelers don't mind have lots of slots with different settings. Clean playing? Different story. Yes, you may tweak your tone controls a bit over what you'd use with a band, but a small tube amp can sound good even at "I have neighbors" volumes. Both paths are valid, as they will work for some people and some aims, and then, not for others.
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And you can find your tone and when you’re sure of the tone you want, you can built your tube rig. And sell the modeling amp at minimal loss. |
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Going to play guitars tomorrow
Wow, it sure is easy to go down the electric rabbit hole. I'm visiting Guitar Showcase tomorrow in San Jose to play as many different models as I can get my hands on. I'm not buying, as I'm heading to SF for the weekend to hang with friends. I've been spending time on Youtube, checking out different pedals, amps, effects, etc.
Obviously it's pretty daunting initially, as so many activities/hobbies can be. I'll know more after tomorrow. Thanks again for all the suggestions. |
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You've basically got two choices: get a guitar with single coils and spend your time trying to make it sound "fatter" or get a guitar with humbuckers and spend your time trying to make it sound brighter.
Which brings us to a fundamental truth about electrics v acoustic guitars: you have to learn how to dial in a sound. Guitar, pickups, amp & speaker are really just individual parts of one big instrument. They all work together to deliver the final sound. |
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Newbie to electrics. Any advice appreciated
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Yeah but then there’s that pesky single coil tone that you’ll never get from a split ‘bucker. Tone quest never ends. [emoji23] |
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The array of tones I do get is pretty satisfying so far, have to see what the future holds . Maybe E-GAS will strike again Unfortunately the one Fender I was interested in was a limited edition and is no longer available, such is life
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The main thing is that it sounds good to your ears. I’ve seen some amazing tones coming out of split coils. Especially when you can select from north and south coils. My uncle is a electric guitar luthier and his guitar design has a 5-way selector for just the bridge humbucker. Pretty cool stuff. |
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I do agree that many tapped or split HB's sound rather anemic as a SC.
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This exists at a very good price point. Squier Affinity Strat in race green with/H-S-S ( humbucker, single,single) pick ups...Real Fender pick ups, rosewood neck, great frets, great neck profile, under 200 at Sweetwater. I bought one, love it, plays and sounds great. If you like the sounds you can get you can "move up " if you want to something a bit more refined but this thing is no slouch. It rocks. Dont let the low price fool you.
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I got my first electric a couple of months ago. After trying a strat and
a tele, I settled on a tele. Found a FSR butterscotch for cheap. Since I’m mainly sitting in my living room playing even a little Blues Jr that I was trying seemed like overkill. I ended up with a Yamaha THR10c which is absolutely stunning for what it is. So.much.fun.
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