Conference napalm::heavy_metal

    Well, I used to have a strat.  By the time I got the C&W twang out
    of it, I'd spent enough to buy a Charvel/Jackson... So I did.
    
    They twang too much.  I never liked Clapton or Hendrix that much
    anyhow... Not that they aren't good at what they do (they are),
    they jist don't float my boat.
    
    Jammin' JC (Charvel/GK kix !)
    

    This would probably be like dropping a bomb in the GUITAR notes
    conference.
    
    !

    
    Well, Yngwie J.Malmsteen use's Strats, Clapton use's Strats, John
    Norumn use's Strats so they've got good references!!!
                                                           
    Me?? I don't use 'em coz as I'm a trainee at DEC I can't afford
    one, but I've played on one and they've got a real nice feel but 
    as my use of them is limited I can't really comment on the tremolo 
    system or the pickups.                                 
                                                           
    What do they sell for in the States??                  
                                                           
    -Tone                                                  

    wjb,
    
      How much did your friend end up putting into his Strats? I 
    wuldn't mind making my Start easier to play, but I get the 
    felling it would cost a fortune, which I can't afford.
    
      But the big question is, how did it sound after all the 
    modifications? Did it still sound like a Start should? It
    seems to me that if you play with a guitar too much, you can
    lose the reason you bought it for in the first place (the 
    sound).
    
    Alan S.
    Who_agrees_that_this_topic_should_stay_here_not_where_it_will_get
    blown_all_out_of_proportion_in_GUITAR

    
        I'll stick with my Memphis Explorer, thank you.
    
        I paid $300 for the guitar, case, amp, strap, cord.
    
        Then I got 2 pedals (Heavy_Metal and American Metal) for
        another $170.
    
        I added a Fender Showman 100 Watt for $200.
    
        And I have a total of $670 invested, which is 1/2 of one
        of your guitars.  (But then again, I don't play in a band,
        so I don't need anything fancy).
                                                        GTI

    I have a Strat that plays really nice, but I'm sure that the guy who
    had it before me had mucho fret work done on it.  It's got a set of
    EMGs in it that give it a really burning screaming sound, really hot.
    Unfortunately, it doesn't have a trem, it was a hardtail. Good for
    rhythm work 'cause it stays in tune forever.  Don't think I could
    stand a stock one.  The pickups, blegh.  The trem, ack!  
    
    Can you say, "Whaddaya mean the Gs outta tune *^&%%%# AGAIN!!!?!??!"
    
    ...I thought ya could. 
    
    GH (Who can't afford a Charvel/Jackson, but can't play well enough to
    do it justice anyway) 

    Not many people can play a C/J well enough to do it justice.  I
    know I can't !  In fact, if this were the pivotal point of guitars,
    I'd still have my Kent L-P copy !
    
    Agagagagagagagagaga
    
    JC

    That's reassuring, I was thinking of going back to my old Ibanez
    LP copy, the one that looks like someone tried the old Pete Townsend
    trick.  All the binding is busted off the bottom & one layer of
    the veneer (and finish) is missing.
    
    But, really JC, you shouldn't be so modest.  I heard you're some
    sort of fretboard burner!  Me, I'm just a hack (for now).
    
    gh

    wjb,
    
      I remember reading in the GUITAR file (BHM - Before HM file) about
    the new Fender amps. Weren't they really expensive, like over $1000?
    At that price, why settle for a Boogie substitute when you could
    just buy one?
    
    Alan S.
    Who_just_last_month_traded_his_old_Fender_Twin_in_for_a_Boogie

    My first amp was a Fender Princeton, you're talking ancient. It
    was a great little tube amp. I've tried my buddy's vintage all
    original strat and did'nt like it. It may be that I'm used to my
    Kramer but I just could'nt get the sound I wanted from the stupid
    thing. I'm no Macalpine so I'm definitely no authority.
    
                       Gee officer I did'nt realize it was that loud!
    
                                            Up the Hammers!
    
                                           Riffmaster Roy  
    

    
         Well, gang, I gotta tell ya I've got a Strat ('79 - Vintage!)
         and yer dead on about that C/W twang. Unless you're into da
         blooze (as I am) then you might not like 'em. BUT - we are
         talking stock here. I believe that the tone and sustain of
         an instrument are derived from its construction, i.e. type
         of wood, method of neck attachment, and pickup type and 
         position. Several things can change the sound considerably,
         such as new pickups, effects, amps, picks, or even playing
         closer to the neck than the bridge (or the opposite). Some
         feel that the single-coil pickups on Fenders are good with
         effects and/or overdriven amps, because they have a bite that
         is difficult to accomplish with Gibson-style humbuckers. Also,
         they do not max out in the midrange, as humbuckers sometime
         will. However, they feedback like a b*tch. I'm not talking
         Ted Nugent controlled feedback here, I mean a high-pitched   
         microphonic squeal that no one - not even headbangers - can
         stand. This could be fixed by different pickups - but my amp
         (Fender Vibro Champ) doesn't get to loud too often with this
         axe. Wait 'til I find a 8-inch Celestion speaker...
    
    
    

    
         Re: .9 - 
    
         Check out the Charvel Model 1 and Model 2. I just put a Model
         1 on layaway (layaway is a thing that music stores have for 
         low-rent types such as myself). The Model 1 has a maple neck
         and fingerboard, 1 humbucker or 3 single-coils, Fender-type
         vibrato, and any color you want just so's it's red or black.
         The Model 2 has, I think, a Jackson tremolo and a rosewood
         fingerboard for more bucks. My Model 1 was $200 w/out case
         on sale. If you can't afford that, tell KO you need a raise.
    
     
    
         ;^)
    
      
    
    
                                              Warren Young
   
    

    Hey, thanks Coop!! 8^)  ( I know, your talking about CHARVEL JACKSON..)
    
    Cat, I played his Charvel all weekend, and the thing is really cool..
    My fingers hurt a bit, but I'll live..
    
    and as far as the "poseur" thing, I didn't get too see much of "Bon"
    Coop, just JC playing some pretty good guitar, he is much better
    than what he says he is..
    
    CJ

    For the ultimate Strat configuration, see GUITARnotes !  My new one
    covers ALL the bases ...
    
    
    
    				Scary
    
    	  (who prefers french fries while eating crow ...)

    I never would have guessed it - but Scary Toy #2 wil have to wait in
    the wings now.  I gigged out Saturday night with the new toy and when I
    put my Kramer back in the case that night, she was pouting big time.
    Guess I'll have to paint "Scary Toy #3" on the new case !
    
    
    				Scary

Uh-oh - we have Buck shopping for a Les Paul and selling of his Ibanez's. 

We now have Scary buying a Strat and putting the Kramer into storage. 

What's next? Will Coop finally realize that there is life after Charvel?  8^)

Will wonders never cease?????

Scary - awesome addition dude! I know you'll love the guitar! 

alan
who's_been_thinking_lately_about_a_Tele_

    RE: Alan,
    
    Yeah man, and people think the changes in Europe are a big deal!!!
    ;^)
    
    
    My prediction are that Coop will lay his beloved Shovel's to rest 
    after "seeing the light".  :^)
    
    Buck, who also would like a Tele!

    shhhh!
    
    He's talking Gibson now.. don't give him any ideas!  ;-)
    
    CJ

Actually, I'm quite happy now...   We played four sets at our outdoor gig
this past weekend... Two with my new hot-pink Ibanez (Thanks Buck!), and two 
sets with my Charvel.

The Charvel/Ibanez lineup does everything I need for guitar sounds to cover 
anything from Van Morrisons "Brown Eyed Girl" to the JC Original "Take A Chance"
to Metallica's Eye Of The Beholder.

The Ibanez is a great axe...A little dirty for real clean (but loud) work, 
and slightly limited in tonal variations...But the Charvel picks up all the 
slack wwith it's active electronix and super clean pickups.

If I were to get a Gibson it'd be an Explorer with stripes...

jc

    I just know that ole Coop'll be looking for an old stock Tele pretty
    soon...
    
    ...probably want to play it through a nice Twin too.
    
    ;^)   

    I can see Coop with an Explorer or a Flying V ... gotta be something
    you can slip into "pose-mode" with.  Tele ?  Nope .... Les Paul, maybe
    a pink one ....		8^)
    
    
    				Scary

YEah, pose like Roy Buchannan with a tele...

A pink Les Paul ??? Yuck-o !

jc