The new Fender Player Plus series ─ made in Mexico and significantly more affordable than the American-made Fenders. ;)
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The new Fender Player Plus series ─ made in Mexico and significantly more affordable than the American-made Fenders. ;)
Anderton's meets Fender. (Exec)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxAW6WJ7lRc
Danelectro is a brand of guitars created by Nathan Daniels in the late 1950s for mail-order catalogs and large department stores. They have been sold under different names, among which Silvertone and Dynelectron ─ the latter actually being reproductions of the original Danelectros. The Coral Electric Sitar ─ used among others in Tom Petty's "Don't Come Around Here No More" and Steely Dan's "Do It Again" ─ was also a Nathan Daniels creation.
The guitars were very affordable at the time due to Nathan Daniels' choice of materials and construction. Even though the very first Danelectro was a solid-body guitar, most subsequent models were either semi-hollow or completely hollow, built around a solid wooden rim with or without a center block, and with Masonite board ─ essentially compressed wood pulp drenched in a resin ─ for the tops and backs. The low-output pickups were hand-wound and did not feature a bobbin or pole pieces; the coil wire was simply wound directly around the magnet bar, and Daniels used authentic lipstick tubes from a factory surplus as their housing.
Although cheaply made ─ or maybe it was exactly because of that ─ Danelectros have a sound all of their own, and as such, they have been used by quite a number of famous guitarists, and in quite a number of notable recordings. Among others, Jimmy Page used a Danelectro (in DADGAD tuning) for the recording of Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir", Eric Clapton was playing a Danelectro covered in a flowered wallpaper at some point during his days in Cream, and Jimi Hendrix was playing a Danelectro while he was serving in the US military.
The Ibanez TC-530 Talman guitar that I won in a lottery at a Jennifer Batten guitar clinic in August 1994 was Ibanez' attempt at creating a guitar with vintage features and a vintage sound, combining the visuals of the Fender Telecaster and Jazzmaster/Jaguar body styles with the sonic properties of a Danelectro. It has a chambered body made from something resembling Masonite ─ albeit that it's finished with an opaque and glossy polyurethane finish ─ and it has three lipstick tube pickups made by Kent Armstrong.
Well, 59 Divine did not give me GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome).
After I saw the price it gave me ED. :grin:
To be fair, they're not quite my thing either. ;)Quote:
Originally posted by modwiz
First of all, I'm a solid-body guy, secondly, the shape isn't exactly my taste, and thirdly, those heavily underwound pickups are also not my thing. That Ibanez I won has Kent Armstrong's reproductions of those lipstick tube pickups in it, and they lack any and all punch, just like the originals. They do however sound very even-toned, which makes them somewhat suitable for ambient rhythm guitar stuff, but less so for playing solos.
Well, at this point in time, everything music-gear-related is pretty much above and beyond my budget anyway. And that, in turn, makes me extra grateful for the gear I already possess, because I wouldn't be able to afford any of it anymore ─ least of all my Gibsons ─ if I had to start all over again today.Quote:
Originally posted by modwiz
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I am in the same situation and feel blessed for what I have. It's more than enough for my actual needs.Quote:
Originally posted by Aragorn
This is an interesting video, because it addresses questions about both an amplifier brand (Laney) and a guitar brand (Ibanez), given that Lee Wrathe works for both, plus that he's also a virtuoso player, which yields some nice jamming. ;)
This one's for the Wiz... ;)
Not exactly budget stuff ─ and they won't be light either, because they're real tube amps ─ but man, these things sound good! :belief:
yeah, very nice ...Quote:
Originally posted by Aragorn
What would be a price range on one of those be ... used ... even very used? That is clean, pristine even. That has to be digital, right?Quote:
Originally posted by BeastOfBologna
That's extremely difficult to say. :noidea:Quote:
Originally posted by BeastOfBologna
No, quite the contrary. These are fully analog, old-school tube/valve amplifiers. Lee and Pete even mention the types of tubes/valves they use ─ I think they have four 12AX7 tubes in the preamp and two 6L6 tubes in the power section, but I'd have to watch the whole video again to be sure.Quote:
Originally posted by BeastOfBologna
Lee even comments on how heavy they are, saying that even though a traditional Fender Twin Reverb is heavy ─ and I quote ─ "these are in a whole other league."
Followed the links to the product and the single head they had was 2500 British Pounds.Quote:
Originally posted by Aragorn
Some maps use English EL 34/84 tubes and some use American. One had 4 6v6's in it.
Great sound from them.
Another fresh video from the Andertons channel. This is a killer overdrive/distortion/fuzz effect, which uses an actual tube/valve, but unfortunately, we're staying in the big-budget atmosphere with this one. :noidea:
This one's not about gear, but it's a very interesting video nevertheless, in which Lee Anderton interviews his dad, and at the end of the interview, Lee has a surprise gift for his dad. ;)
Another one for the Wiz... ;)