Comments on: mij dragster humbucking pickups http://www.drag-o-rama.net/mij-dragster-humbucking-pickups/ Drag Race Cars, Dragsters, and Drag Racing Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:22:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Saulhttp://www.drag-o-rama.net/mij-dragster-humbucking-pickups/comment-page-1/#comment-2801 Saul Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:29:10 +0000 http://www.visticje.com/drag-o-rama.net/mij-dragster-humbucking-pickups/#comment-2801 i'd reccomend not playing a style of music that died 15 years ago (thank you), metal's way better. i'd reccomend not playing a style of music that died 15 years ago (thank you), metal's way better.

]]> By: BTstylehttp://www.drag-o-rama.net/mij-dragster-humbucking-pickups/comment-page-1/#comment-2597 BTstyle Sun, 29 May 2011 23:06:29 +0000 http://www.visticje.com/drag-o-rama.net/mij-dragster-humbucking-pickups/#comment-2597 Fender Special Edition Jaguar HH Rosewood Fretboard Black - <a rel="nofollow" Fender Special Edition Jaguar HH Rosewood Fretboard Black – ]]> By: kyuzhttp://www.drag-o-rama.net/mij-dragster-humbucking-pickups/comment-page-1/#comment-1976 kyuz Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:58:14 +0000 http://www.visticje.com/drag-o-rama.net/mij-dragster-humbucking-pickups/#comment-1976 First off, don't forget in addition to the guitar you also need an amp, strap, cable, picks, and bag/case/stand, so budget appropriately. There are other things that are nice to have as well which you will probably want: a proper stool to sit on unless you plan to practice standing all the time, a music stand to hold sheet music or tabulature, a metronome, electronic tuner, and string winder. Secondly, $1000 is a LOT for a first guitar. Most people here would recommended you spend less, wait a year or two and then see how you feel; its possible what you think you want now is not going to be the gear you would buy as an experienced player. If I may make a recommendation as far as amps go, the [Roland Micro is really excellent. It's a good size for a practice amp but can also go loud if you want it to, is all around very solid, and best of all for you it can produce pretty decent distortion appropriate for playing metal. Of course, there are dozens of other amps that you could say good things about, and they also go WAY up in price especially when built with tubes instead of chips like the micro cube is, but for a starter amp you could do worse. As for the guitar, I couldn't tell you what to get. My advice would be to go to a few stores and try out plenty of guitars in a reasonable price range ($300-$500?) and see which one suits you. The most important feature for metal guitars is probably humbucking pickups. Often you will see guitars with 24 frets rather than 22 or 21, because of the highly technical left-hand fingerwork happening on the high frets. As far as tremolos go, there are some metal techniques which require them, but I don't know if the specific sub-genre's you're interested in use them or not as not all of them do. For example, check out this video: The guitar he's using has a "locking tremolo" (sometimes called a "floyd rose"), which I don't recommend getting on your first guitar, as they can be a real pain in the ass. Unfortunately, trying to dive-bomb (really large whammy drops) like he does with a regular tremolo will probably cause your strings to go out of tune. So, overall I'm neutral on the tremolo thing; if you have one they're cool to play around with, but definitely not strictly necessary for a beginner. If you look at your favorite musicians, you'll see there are a wide variety of brands that are used for metal; Gibson, Ibanez, "Fat" Strats (i.e. stratocaster with humbucker(s)), Dean to name a few. So, just go and try some out. If you don't know how to play, just choose based on how it feels in your hands; ask questions of the store clerk, let them know what you are interested in doing and ask if they can "set it up" for you so that the intonation, frets, action etc are in good shape when you start out. Good luck! First off, don’t forget in addition to the guitar you also need an amp, strap, cable, picks, and bag/case/stand, so budget appropriately. There are other things that are nice to have as well which you will probably want: a proper stool to sit on unless you plan to practice standing all the time, a music stand to hold sheet music or tabulature, a metronome, electronic tuner, and string winder. Secondly, $1000 is a LOT for a first guitar. Most people here would recommended you spend less, wait a year or two and then see how you feel; its possible what you think you want now is not going to be the gear you would buy as an experienced player. If I may make a recommendation as far as amps go, the [Roland Micro is really excellent. It’s a good size for a practice amp but can also go loud if you want it to, is all around very solid, and best of all for you it can produce pretty decent distortion appropriate for playing metal. Of course, there are dozens of other amps that you could say good things about, and they also go WAY up in price especially when built with tubes instead of chips like the micro cube is, but for a starter amp you could do worse. As for the guitar, I couldn’t tell you what to get. My advice would be to go to a few stores and try out plenty of guitars in a reasonable price range ($300-$500?) and see which one suits you. The most important feature for metal guitars is probably humbucking pickups. Often you will see guitars with 24 frets rather than 22 or 21, because of the highly technical left-hand fingerwork happening on the high frets. As far as tremolos go, there are some metal techniques which require them, but I don’t know if the specific sub-genre’s you’re interested in use them or not as not all of them do. For example, check out this video: The guitar he’s using has a “locking tremolo” (sometimes called a “floyd rose”), which I don’t recommend getting on your first guitar, as they can be a real pain in the ass. Unfortunately, trying to dive-bomb (really large whammy drops) like he does with a regular tremolo will probably cause your strings to go out of tune. So, overall I’m neutral on the tremolo thing; if you have one they’re cool to play around with, but definitely not strictly necessary for a beginner. If you look at your favorite musicians, you’ll see there are a wide variety of brands that are used for metal; Gibson, Ibanez, “Fat” Strats (i.e. stratocaster with humbucker(s)), Dean to name a few. So, just go and try some out. If you don’t know how to play, just choose based on how it feels in your hands; ask questions of the store clerk, let them know what you are interested in doing and ask if they can “set it up” for you so that the intonation, frets, action etc are in good shape when you start out. Good luck!

]]> By: sbsmikehttp://www.drag-o-rama.net/mij-dragster-humbucking-pickups/comment-page-1/#comment-1644 sbsmike Wed, 08 Dec 2010 01:40:22 +0000 http://www.visticje.com/drag-o-rama.net/mij-dragster-humbucking-pickups/#comment-1644 I want a new Fender Jazzmaster Jaguar 1960 design/Black with Gibson humbucking 57 pickups so so so so so so so so so so bad...just sayin... I want a new Fender Jazzmaster Jaguar 1960 design/Black with Gibson humbucking 57 pickups so so so so so so so so so so bad…just sayin…

]]> By: jayfathahttp://www.drag-o-rama.net/mij-dragster-humbucking-pickups/comment-page-1/#comment-1374 jayfatha Tue, 02 Nov 2010 01:02:03 +0000 http://www.visticje.com/drag-o-rama.net/mij-dragster-humbucking-pickups/#comment-1374 <a class="watch-comment-atlink" ]]> By: Secretyshttp://www.drag-o-rama.net/mij-dragster-humbucking-pickups/comment-page-1/#comment-852 Secretys Mon, 27 Sep 2010 08:17:36 +0000 http://www.visticje.com/drag-o-rama.net/mij-dragster-humbucking-pickups/#comment-852 <a class="watch-comment-atlink" AHHH I diddent say FENDER . I just said telecaster :) ]]> By: Banzohttp://www.drag-o-rama.net/mij-dragster-humbucking-pickups/comment-page-1/#comment-777 Banzo Sat, 25 Sep 2010 20:34:57 +0000 http://www.visticje.com/drag-o-rama.net/mij-dragster-humbucking-pickups/#comment-777 "In September 1979, Alan Rogan, then guitar tech for Pete Townshend of The Who, picked up a custom shop Schecter guitar. It was a Fender Telecaster-style guitar with two humbucking pickups and a Gibson Les Paul-style pickup selector. Townshend immediately fell in love with it, and it became his main stage guitar. He later had several similar instruments built from Schecter parts and assembled by Schecter and U.K.-based guitar maker Roger Giffin"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schecter_Guitar_Research#Custom_shop_days.2C_1976_.E2.80.93_1983 “In September 1979, Alan Rogan, then guitar tech for Pete Townshend of The Who, picked up a custom shop Schecter guitar. It was a Fender Telecaster-style guitar with two humbucking pickups and a Gibson Les Paul-style pickup selector. Townshend immediately fell in love with it, and it became his main stage guitar. He later had several similar instruments built from Schecter parts and assembled by Schecter and U.K.-based guitar maker Roger Giffin”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schecter_Guitar_Research#Custom_shop_days.2C_1976_.E2.80.93_1983

]]> By: Reid Ghttp://www.drag-o-rama.net/mij-dragster-humbucking-pickups/comment-page-1/#comment-376 Reid G Tue, 14 Sep 2010 00:52:23 +0000 http://www.visticje.com/drag-o-rama.net/mij-dragster-humbucking-pickups/#comment-376 Did you use the same cord when you hooked it up to the different amp. It's possible that your cord somehow broke a wire, and the sound isn't being transfered properly. Or, maybe the internal wires in your guitar got tangled or short circuited. I only say this because i've played electrics from the sixties that i'm pretty sure haven't been refurbished, and they sound fine. I doubt that it's the pickups or the amp, but you should try a new cord first and then have somebody who knows what they're doing check around inside the guitar.Hope i helped. Did you use the same cord when you hooked it up to the different amp. It's possible that your cord somehow broke a wire, and the sound isn't being transfered properly. Or, maybe the internal wires in your guitar got tangled or short circuited. I only say this because i've played electrics from the sixties that i'm pretty sure haven't been refurbished, and they sound fine. I doubt that it's the pickups or the amp, but you should try a new cord first and then have somebody who knows what they're doing check around inside the guitar.

Hope i helped.

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