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Post subject: Check in from Boston
Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 9:21 am
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Hello everyone, I am Krishna from Boston, MA. I ended up in this forum when I was looking for ways to get a good sound from my Squier Bullet Strat HSS for playing songs like Hotel Calif and Stairway to Heaven. I have only been taking lessons on my T-Bucket 300CE for the past 9 months or so, and have learned to play basic scales and a few chords. I want to take it to the next level and start playing some Rock songs. Any suggestions are welcome.
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Post subject: Re: Check in from Boston
Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:15 pm
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Hello, Krishna. I've got a Squier Bullet Special in my collection. That's the Strat shape, with a single humbucker and just a volume control. After one of my stepsons played it and remarked that the action was "kinda high," I've been thinking about using it for slide, just leaving it in an open tuning.
I don't think I'd heard of the 300CE before this, but it seems to have gotten a lot of good reviews at Amazon and elsewhere.

Good songs you've picked out there, although there's a lot to learn in both of those. Learning scales is good; something I need to work on.

What do you have for an amp? Something that might help get that good "ringing" sound for the intro to "Hotel California" would be a compressor. (Sometimes called a compressor/limiter or compressor/sustainer.) There are probably a lot of threads and a lot of opinions on here about what make and model are best, but the MXR (Dunlop) M102 Dyna Comp is a good one.

Play on! 8)

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Post subject: Re: Check in from Boston
Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:30 pm
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Thanks Doug. I have a Fender Mustang 1 v2 for an amp. I am also looking at getting into pedals and effects, and was suggested multi-effects pedals like the Boss ME-25 or Digitech RP155 give you a good start to the pedals world. It might make guitar playing more fun is what I've heard. What are your thoughts on it?

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Post subject: Re: Check in from Boston
Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 11:20 pm
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krish.bprasad wrote:
Thanks Doug. I have a Fender Mustang 1 v2 for an amp. I am also looking at getting into pedals and effects, and was suggested multi-effects pedals like the Boss ME-25 or Digitech RP155 give you a good start to the pedals world. It might make guitar playing more fun is what I've heard. What are your thoughts on it?

Thanks!


A person can spend a lot of money easing into playing. Multi-effect pedals can be fun for a while, but then you realize the sound just doesn't cut it. I would save for a good tube amp and then buy one pedal at a time. Have fun. :)


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Post subject: Re: Check in from Boston
Posted: Thu Sep 04, 2014 9:29 am
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Sounds like you've got a good amp, too, from what I've read about those.
I agree with GTG about multi-effects. I've got a Digitech RP100, and I don't use it much. While a bunch of single-purpose pedals will take up more space over time (I just remembered seeing a video of Joe Bonamassa's board :o ), I think a setup like that can actually be easier to tweak for the exact tone you want. Your audience might think you were tap dancin', but I think just switching effects on or off can be simpler than remembering what's what (numbers/abbreviations) on an LED display. (And scrolling around trying to find it.)

Besides the M102 Dyna Comp, I have a Guyatone ST2 compressor/sustainer, a Rocktron Big Crush compressor, and a JangleBox. The ST2 is a "micro pedal," and I think they've been discontinued. I got mine via eBay. Kinda cool for its size. The JB1 is a "boutique" pedal, nice if you've got the buck$ for something like that. The Rocktron is the largest of the bunch, and I think those are out of production, too. Some effects can add some hiss to your signal, so keep that in mind.
The MXR/Dunlop is pretty good, and has only two controls besides the on/off switch. If you buy a used one, don't get too caught up in all the "vintage" stuff, at least when starting out. If you get the rubber covers for the knobs (or one that includes those), it's easier to adjust the levels with your foot.

Have fun with it. 8)


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Post subject: Re: Check in from Boston
Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2014 7:24 am
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Welcome aboard and check out the ME-80 too. :wink:

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/ME80

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