Modified telecaster
Yesterday I installed a "super switch" in a telecaster style guitar and it was fiddly but added a couple of extra tones
I'd already added Texas-style pickups and they sound remarkable, but the parallel option with the new switch has got me playing chugging riffs today.
The guitar was a cheap one from Donner, which is a good model for modifications aside from the gritty eco-rosewood fretboard and slightly too small bridge pickup slot.
Modified Fender Stratocaster
Made some changes to this guitar that I was given
I was in a hurry to hear the Fat '50s pickups and also added a Gilmour mod with a pull-pot under the tone knob.
Dominic Miller on music and sport
One of my arguments is that Australia needs a ministry of culture that unites art and sport
I think I've mostly made the case on my other blog, but Mr Miller shares a great perspective on the topic in the video above.
Tom Morello's guitar harms the gormless
For the record let me put it up front that I think Tom Morello is one of the most imaginative guitar players alive
His
decision to adopt DJing and foley sound as influences are bold creative
choices, particularly as music was undergoing rapid changes in the
early 1990s.
Recently I was watching Rick
Beato interview Brendan O'Brien and the latter said the beginning of
Rage Against The Machine's 'People of the Sun' has Morello using an
Allen key to play his instrument.
It reminded me how awed I was watching the band play at the Big Day Out in Melbourne, where the earth actually shook.
And the moment when he unplugged his guitar to play a solo on the tip of the lead left me speechless.
A few months
ago I watched a bunch of Morello videos where he shared his techniques
and appreciated how open and encouraging he seemed to be for others to
use them.
It seemed to epitomise Morello's attitude somehow, although really I think it'd be better if people designed their own slogan and drew it on a guitar they built.
So I was surprised when Fender announced a signature model of this instrument and have been amused by the responses.
The
signature model trend mystifies me in some ways, partly because many
people will say the secret to copying a player resides in their
fingertips.
It used to be enough to have a guitar the same shape and colour as your idol, particularly if it was something distinct.
As I searched for it just now I found that it's on display in a museum!
So
his justification in the Fender promotional video that making an approved copy
available is surprising since it is prohibitively expensive and about ten times the cost of the model from China, which is even more curious as the flag of that nation is part of the design.
It contrasts with the answer he gave when people asked why RATM were on a major record label:
Modified Artist Telecaster
Went back to the soldering iron with my Artist Telecaster
I also swapped the pickguard and the Artec pickup in the middle for a Texas flavoured one and it's loud.
The original Artist bridge pickup remains although I bought a '50s style one and the phasing is out when used with the others, but I'm really enjoying the effect as it's less jangly.
It's still surprising what a nice instrument this is, as I now have couple of other telecasters that all produce slightly different sounds.
Meanwhile, the variety of stratocaster type guitars is becoming overwhelming and I should compare them in a video sometime next year.
Disquiet Junto 0730 Calendar Advent
The Junto at the end of the year is a form of diary and for over a decade now I've been editing together my videos.
It's an interesting overview and this year I was surprised by how many songs I recorded on guitar.
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