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    What Music Gear Will You Get in 2020?

    Other than strings and such necessities, I don't plan on buying anything.

    That could change if I get a windfall of some kind. If I had the money, I'd buy either a 335 or a Ric 360 or 330.

    How bout youz guyz?
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    Re: What Music Gear Will You Get in 2020?

    God only knows, but probably no NGD in 2020...

    Got some other plans that involve basically all my money. I might get married, move in with the (un)lucky lady, build some things we might need... all that sort of things.

    So I'll probably stick to small acquisitions such as strings, maybe a better case for the Rickenbacker, and I also plan on selling my amp and buying a different one.

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    Re: What Music Gear Will You Get in 2020?

    as much as I would like a speaker cab like the Marshall SV212 or SC212, I need to get set up with a workable recording/mixing space. Future expenditure will probably be on sound treatment for my room.
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    Re: What Music Gear Will You Get in 2020?

    It's still early (heck, it's January 1!), but all I'm focusing on right now is an upgrade to ukulele! :)

    I keep dithering on a Line 6 Firehawk FX. I need somebody to explain to me exactly how it works (the guitar player at church got one, and it seems to have replaced his entire pedalboard).

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    Re: What Music Gear Will You Get in 2020?

    2020, well technically ordered in 2019, a Brian May Special should be arriving today.
    Also a neck I had some work done on should be arriving in Jan. That neck will allow me to complete a guitar build I started in 2009.

    As a move is planned for 2020, the new place will need a music room. I’m certain that will require some purchases. I will have some things out going. The Baritone Acoustic has not gotten the use I thought it would. If things get tight with the move, the Heritage 530 and Gretsch White Falcon may find new homes.
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    Re: What Music Gear Will You Get in 2020?

    I have no specific plans to buy anything, though you never know.

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    Re: What Music Gear Will You Get in 2020?

    Quote Originally Posted by Don View Post
    I have no specific plans to buy anything, though you never know.
    Your newsletter, let me subscribe to it, please
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    Re: What Music Gear Will You Get in 2020?

    Have you thought about one of these little units?
    Quote Originally Posted by OldStrummer View Post
    It's still early (heck, it's January 1!), but all I'm focusing on right now is an upgrade to ukulele! :)

    I keep dithering on a Line 6 Firehawk FX. I need somebody to explain to me exactly how it works (the guitar player at church got one, and it seems to have replaced his entire pedalboard).
    http://www.tech21nyc.com/products/flyrig/rk5/

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    Re: What Music Gear Will You Get in 2020?

    I don't mean to flood the thread by posting again, but I feel like sharing some thoughts with you, friends.

    See, my guitar arsenal is a bit uncommon for the regular weekend warrior. Which is exactly what I am. I gig mostly at bars and motorcycle club reunions playing a mix of 60s, 70s and 90s stuff.

    My main guitar is the American Standard Strat, which is a stock SSS one, no mods at all. The other two are a cheaper Fender strat, also SSS but wired differently (Emerson Custom kit), and the oddball of the three, a solid body Rickenbacker, which may not be the ideal tool for about 60% of what I have to play.

    As a matter of fact I got this Rick due to two factors. One, I was itching to get rid of my 61RI Gibson SG, which I just couldn't love due to the faded finish and the fact that I seem to dislike humbuckers, they roar too much and you know, taste is personal: I just don't like how humbuckers drive an amp too soon. Anyway, two: I wanted something else, and I didn't really, like, NEED something like a Rickenbacker, but I loved them for their sound and looks, but RICs aren't exactly easy to find here, and it came my way. So, deal. sold the Gibson, threw in a couple of bucks more and bought the Rick. That's the story.

    So, owning these 3 electrics and a cheap Washburn acoustic that suits my VERY FEW urges to cowboy up and strum some Dylan or Neil Young... I just don't feel like I really need another guitar, or to substitute any of mine. I'm comfortable with what I own. I take pleasure out of using what I have.

    The Fenders are great workhorses, the Rick is eccentric and quite cool for a "Stilbruch" effect when I want to play punk or anything real down to earth. Of course, it's perfect for Beatles and Stones songs too.

    Don't get me wrong, GAS attacks, on occasion, and I want a Tele, and a Les Paul, maybe even an Epi Casino or even a SG Special with a proper finish, for that matter. But I definitely don't NEED any of those.

    Weird feeling for a guitarist, ain't it?

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    Re: What Music Gear Will You Get in 2020?

    Quote Originally Posted by Laker View Post
    Have you thought about one of these little units? http://www.tech21nyc.com/products/flyrig/rk5/
    The other guitarist in the band I'm in uses the V1 of this. It sounds good!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Laker View Post
    Have you thought about one of these little units? http://www.tech21nyc.com/products/flyrig/rk5/
    Grrr. Why did you do this to me??? And there's one in mint condition on Reverb. Arghhhh!

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    Re: What Music Gear Will You Get in 2020?

    I'm not looking for anything. Mostly am going to focus on playing more this year. I have a lot gear to work with at the moment and it's fun stuff.

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    Re: What Music Gear Will You Get in 2020?

    Sergio,

    You NEED a Tele, you just don't know it yet.

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    Re: What Music Gear Will You Get in 2020?

    Chuck's right, Serge. You need a good Telecaster. They're just a different beast from a Strat. You gotta think Keef, man. And think about all the different sounds guitarists get out of a Tele.

    I think Johnny Greenwood from Radiohead vs George Harrison or Pete Anderson. Strats are versatile too, but if you haven't spent time on a Tele, you don't know how great it is.

    I'm already thinking that you need an American Professional. The pickup configuration is vintage but with a modern edge. And I'm jealous of all the color choices you have to choose from. A matching Tele for your Jessica? ? ?
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    yeah, yeah. That's a bandwagon I'll jump on. A Tele for Sergio, yes.

    I swear that getting a tele made me a better guitar player. You have to work those to make them sound right but baby, it is so worth it.
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    Re: What Music Gear Will You Get in 2020?

    Damn you all, now I am browsing around for a Tele.

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    in accordance with the prophecies ...
    "Live and learn and flip the burns"

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    Re: What Music Gear Will You Get in 2020?

    Quote Originally Posted by Sérgio View Post
    Damn you all, now I am browsing around for a Tele.
    You won't be sorry. Pay the extra money for the American Professional because I think that's the kind of sound you're looking for. I'm really impressed with the series. I've played a couple of them, and my Precision Bass is an AmPro. Great quality and great sound on all the ones I've seen and played. Of course, I have no pony in the race, so you know better what you want. I'm just overly excited for you. Whereas the Strat is silk, the Tele is a chainsaw.
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    I got a Wildwood 10 Nocaster a while back and while expensive, the neck is to die for and the sound is awesome. A tele with a fat neck is a joy to play. The electronics on the more affordable ones can be changed out easily, but the neck on those beasts is where I'd concentrate. Read the Wildwood 10 page if nothing else to understand the neck sizes and shapes. I love the 54 soft V but had several (which I play often) but the 52 U is a LOG. I love it to death. It and my 54 U shaped LP (maybe even a tad larger) gets a lot of playing time now that arthritis is starting to bug me after playing on thinner ones for a few hours. The soft V's also seem to help just to have changes to go through for my hands.

    Teles were something I avoided for years because "I didn't like the twangy sound". I finally came to the realization that it is easily one of the most moldable and easy to shape sounds out there. And the "twangy" cuts through anything if you wish. All in all I have REALLY come to love the beasts.

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    Re: What Music Gear Will You Get in 2020?

    Quote Originally Posted by Sérgio View Post
    Damn you all, now I am browsing around for a Tele.
    At the risk of blaspheming, if you get a chance to play one, Sérgio, I'd also look at the G&L ASAT. My brand new, 2019 ASAT Tribute Series Junior II in Translucent Red is (for me) a sonic marvel. It continues to surprise me with only two pickups, a three-way selector switch and single volume and tone controls. One tweak, and it's a jangly Tele, a mellow "Strat," a growling Les Paul, an all-purpose rhythm guitar or a howling, banshee lead.

    Plus, it's certainly less spendy than top-end Teles.

    For the record, I have three Fender Teles, ranging from a Limited Edition 60th anniversary 2006, to a LE "White Ash" Magnificent Seven, and a Classic Player Triple. I'd put my G&L up there with any of them!

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    Re: What Music Gear Will You Get in 2020?

    Slightly ironic, I just put my tele down for the evening.


    You do need one Sergio.


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    And as a decades-long Tele player I'd say don't fall for all the bells and whistles. With a Tele, the simpler the better.

    The caveat being that Telecasters are highly dependent on having a great amp or a high-end modeler. If you plug a Tele into a cheap amp you'll more than likely end up being disappointed. That's where most people who struggle with the Telecaster have issues.

    But yeah, a Strat is an Indy Racecar whereas the Tele is a dirt track sprint car. Just a heck of a lot of fun to play.

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    Re: What Music Gear Will You Get in 2020?

    Te-le
    Te-le
    Te-le
    Te-le
    Te-le

    No question 'bout the master,
    It's name is Telecaster.
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    Re: What Music Gear Will You Get in 2020?

    Last year was the Great Rebuilding.

    I finally built a pedal board from the ground up, replaced my hog of a bass rig with a Rumble 500 combo, and picked up a Sterling Ray 4 as a backup bass. Add all that to my DRRI, 2000 Jazz Bass, 2007 American Standard Strat and 2001 American Tele, and I’m really wanting for nothing.

    So, naturally, now I’m eyeing complete sets of Stew Mac building tools. Guess we’ll see where they take me.
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    Quote Originally Posted by stonetone View Post
    Last year was the Great Rebuilding.

    I finally built a pedal board from the ground up, replaced my hog of a bass rig with a Rumble 500 combo, and picked up a Sterling Ray 4 as a backup bass. Add all that to my DRRI, 2000 Jazz Bass, 2007 American Standard Strat and 2001 American Tele, and I’m really wanting for nothing.

    So, naturally, now I’m eyeing complete sets of Stew Mac building tools. Guess we’ll see where they take me.
    I use my Rumble 350 for practices and modest sized audiences. It is such a great amp, and I get compliments all the time about the sound. It's a great amp--glad you've got the 500.
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    God only knows, but probably no NGD in 2020...

    Got some other plans that involve basically all my money. I might get married, move in with the (un)lucky lady, build some things we might need... all that sort of things.

    So I'll probably stick to small acquisitions such as strings, maybe a better case for the Rickenbacker, and I also plan on selling my amp and buying a different one.
    What amp(s) are you looking at, Serge? British or American or another country of origin? Will the place of manufacture affect your decision? Combo or stack?

    Of course, the Ric is going to sound really 60s through a Vox AC30. I don't know if you could get the harder rock sounds you like out of it, but my experience with them is relegated to listening to them on recordings.
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    For Christmas my wife gave me a Moog Theramin and I've been having a ball with the damned thing trying to play Santo and Johnnie's "Sleep Walk". I maybe should NOT have had a big ol' Starbuck's coffee before attempting this stuff as it really gives me the jitters and you should hear how that Theramin is responding to my nerves.

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    but you got a wicked tremolo so you got that working for you
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    Quote Originally Posted by ch willie View Post
    What amp(s) are you looking at, Serge? British or American or another country of origin? Will the place of manufacture affect your decision? Combo or stack?

    Of course, the Ric is going to sound really 60s through a Vox AC30. I don't know if you could get the harder rock sounds you like out of it, but my experience with them is relegated to listening to them on recordings.
    If you play the AC30 in top boost it will sound pretty neat, but the way the "classic" 60's Jangle of a Rick is achieved is by plugging it into the board direct with no amp. That's how it as done in the day and how I do it now. Works pretty good with a Tele strung Nashville too. To me an AC30 is about halfway between a Marshall and a Fender, which is a cool place to be when you think about it.

    Personally, I think the AC15 is a lot better sounding amp and a better choice for live performance. YMMV.

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    Hmmm....for some reason I’m jonesin’ for a Tele!

    my actual plans are to continue building out my recording/mixing/mastering capabilities. I’m tracking my band at our rehearsal space and then mixing/mastering the good takes at home. Been working on that for a few months and have a new laptop, interface, headphone amp, drum mics, guitar cab mics and a need some good vocal mics like SM7B. Got some very good reference headphones for mixing (my monitors are OK, my room sucks for acoustics so headphones are the easy fix right now).

    I want to upgrade my desktop interface. I had a MOTU but traded it for other gear. Currently have a focusrite and it’s OK. One of the headphone jacks is fried, so looking at an Apogee Duet or something similar.

    Finally, guitar related...I picked up a PRS SE Singlecut a while back. I like it but I’m likely going to update the tuners and the pickups. Currently the guitar is not terribly stable for tuning and I find the pickups fairly dark. Other than that it’s pretty decent!

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    I'm thinking about some sort of acoustic preamp/recording interface for my Yamaha. Pigtronix has a pedal called the Real Deal that I'm intrigued by.
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    Quote Originally Posted by renderit View Post
    I got a Wildwood 10 Nocaster a while back and while expensive, the neck is to die for and the sound is awesome. A tele with a fat neck is a joy to play. The electronics on the more affordable ones can be changed out easily, but the neck on those beasts is where I'd concentrate. Read the Wildwood 10 page if nothing else to understand the neck sizes and shapes. I love the 54 soft V but had several (which I play often) but the 52 U is a LOG. I love it to death. It and my 54 U shaped LP (maybe even a tad larger) gets a lot of playing time now that arthritis is starting to bug me after playing on thinner ones for a few hours. The soft V's also seem to help just to have changes to go through for my hands.

    Teles were something I avoided for years because "I didn't like the twangy sound". I finally came to the realization that it is easily one of the most moldable and easy to shape sounds out there. And the "twangy" cuts through anything if you wish. All in all I have REALLY come to love the beasts.
    those are really nice guitars.

    2020 is looking to be mostly a non-strat year for me as well; I'm playing a DGT.

    as far as things I *will* get, if you were to bet on me buying another 100+ watter I suspect you'd end up making some money. Might do a Classic Reverb but also been looking at the Suhr SL68 or if they come through and make a PT-100 mk II with IRs.

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    2020 MAY bring me a vintage HB SG.

    If I can find one.

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    I'm really looking forward to what you guys have to say about the Fender 70th anniversary Broadcaster reissue.

    https://www.sweetwater.com/store/det...ckguard-blonde

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ed Driscoll View Post
    I'm really looking forward to what you guys have to say about the Fender 70th anniversary Broadcaster reissue.

    https://www.sweetwater.com/store/det...ckguard-blonde
    I'm really happy with the AmStd Tele I got in 2013. But I had really considered the vintage reissues. That's the one I particularly wanted. Everything about it seems attractive to me.

    Someone recently mentioned that part of the finish uses poly. Man, if it sounds good, who cares?
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    Quote Originally Posted by ch willie View Post
    I'm really happy with the AmStd Tele I got in 2013. But I had really considered the vintage reissues. That's the one I particularly wanted. Everything about it seems attractive to me.

    Someone recently mentioned that part of the finish uses poly. Man, if it sounds good, who cares?
    I mean it's fine to point out that the poly undercoat isn't consistent with marketing a guitar as being the ULTIMATE in getting a reproduction of the original.

    Fender, same as Gibson, can't/won't do certain things on the guitars & that's fine but some people may still look for something else.

    In the case of these specific custom shop reissue broadcasters, personally I have little interest in them personally. The issue, at least as I see it, is that Fender isn't actually doing anything special with them. They're just putting a slightly different badge on the same guitar. If I'm looking secondhand and see one at a good price and I like it, I would consider buying it, the same as with my CC15, which frankly is really the same as all the other Les Pauls, except it's a particularly nice one and I got a good deal on it. But all these anniversary Les Pauls, Broadcasters, Strats etc. that barely have anything interesting on them, in general I just don't see the point in buying one new. Now, when Fender makes a fully roasted (body + neck) broadcaster with a smaller neck (something more akin to the 60s teles) then I'm in.

    It's not that I want some pointy guitar to be sold as the 70th ann. broadcaster, it's just that I dont see what it offers over the regular one they already do. And why if I could afford one that I would get a teambuilt ann. guitar over a masterbuilt, much less a Nacho Banos or Scott Lentz guitar.

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    Quote Originally Posted by redisburning View Post
    I mean it's fine to point out that the poly undercoat isn't consistent with marketing a guitar as being the ULTIMATE in getting a reproduction of the original.
    You're right, man. The only reason it wouldn't bother me is that I wouldn't expect it to be anything other than an off the rack guitar with certain specifications that I want--I like the big neck. I take very lightly any company's claim of "vintage reissue." Materials change, manufacturing processes change, cosmetics change, etc... My Les Paul is a "Traditional" which sounds pretty good to me, but Gibson uses the term "traditional" loosely.
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    As a very general comment, I can't say I was particularly impressed by what I saw out of FMIC's custom shop at NAMM this year.

    The custom shop seems to be trading almost entirely on nostalgia at this point in terms of how they focus their actual product lines (not the little side projects or one-off builds) which is disappointing because Ron Thorn took over as principal masterbuilder at FCS and he is immensely talented.

    Gibson's custom shop has, maybe somewhat cynically, been marching towards making the guitar closer and closer to the original every year. Plastics, top carves, etc. improve and that's the shtick. Does Fender make the same effort? Why are the clay dots on FCS guitars so **** ugly still? What I saw from the videos this year was (another) 54 Strat, (another) relic'd Broadcaster, (another) Jimi Hendrix strat, (another) painted psychedelic late 60s guitar, etc.

    Also I hardly saw any of the guitars being played. Quite different than PRS, Suhr, the Gibson CS etc. who compete with FCS who were showing off what they were doing. Frankly, I have to imagine that Fender's own idea of what its custom shop is is NOT a place to build halo products or push boundaries, but to essentially build something that looks right on a wall hanger. If they are great guitars it is PURELY because of the passion of the individual builders. And when you look less engaged than Gibson, that's when you know you have an issue.

    btw if you're curious why I should care, or why Fender should care what I have to say, I mean 1. they shouldn't and whatever, but 2. I am actually their demographic, at least for younger folks. Im sorry, but I wasn't alive in the 60s, or 70s, or frankly the vast majority of the 80s. But I do own a few FCS guitars and Ive owned more in the past, and I just dont see what FCS is doing for collectors in my age bracket whereas Gibson seems to at least have some ideas and PRS is KILLING it (even though I dont love most of their guitars).

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    Fender seems more concerned to me with selling entry level guitars. At least, that's where there bread and butter is. Fender prices would go up if they started paying more attention to the details, less to the glam, but we'd get some pretty awesome guitars. There's no reason Fender can't make products at a cheaper price that would rival the better copies of Fenders that are out there.
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    Re: What Music Gear Will You Get in 2020?

    Quote Originally Posted by ch willie View Post
    Fender seems more concerned to me with selling entry level guitars. At least, that's where there bread and butter is. Fender prices would go up if they started paying more attention to the details, less to the glam, but we'd get some pretty awesome guitars. There's no reason Fender can't make products at a cheaper price that would rival the better copies of Fenders that are out there.
    I mean I have little commentary on the production guitars as that's not really my interest/focus.

    FCS makes VERY expensive guitars for what they are. A basic teambuilt strat is low 3s from them. For that kind of money you are getting a Anderson Classic, a Suhr Classic Antique, an Xotic XSC-1, etc. Each of these is better than the majority of teambuilts (granted IMO, but I dont think that's a minority opinion for people shopping in this space). What I can say is that the materials from anyone that's not Fender seem better; the woods are better, the frets are typically MUCH harder (which incurs a production cost), etc. Take at the look at the neck of ANY Xotic strat. Not only are the frets perfect 10/10 times because they do string-on pleks before shipping, but their plainest necks embarrass some of the "best" flame/birdseye you see on a modern Fender.

    Also it's genuinely 6-7 thousand dollars for any masterbuilt. I've played a couple (one of my local shop orders a lot of them). They are nice; they are not the best strats I've ever played.

    When it comes to how the guitars sound that the really good sounding Fenders are my favorites. But why is it 3000 dollars when the FCS makes a BAZILLION guitars these days. I mean I appreciate that your workers need to eat (and I strongly support that btw) but if Fender is spreading machine, R&D costs & material purchases over so many guitars why is a teambuilt more expensive than a Suhr which has steel frets, better wood, a significantly better paint job, a whole passive noise canceling circuit, etc.?

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