U2 & Guitar Gear: Q & A

Originally posted by anstratdubh1979:[..]

Hope you have a shitload of money! Because if you are looking for a vintage 1950's - 1970's STRAT it will cost you far more than a mid-to-late 1970's Fender STARCASTER.

Well... unless you are talking about a 1950's to 1970's Fender reissue Strat. Which in that case you can find in your local guitar barn (Sam Ash, Guitar Center) or online (Musician's Friend, etc) for cheaper than most of the independent guitar shops that don't buy in bulk and thus can't offer for lower prices.

QUALITY of late 1960's to early 1980's Fender Strats (and other Fender guitars) was marginal at best. "But The Edge uses 1970's era Stratocasters!" Yes, but that is as they were diamonds in the rough when he bought them. The gems amongst the mere stones. And some of which he's owned since far before they were considered "vintage" or "collectible".

Originally posted by WojBhoy:So far as Strats go, I'm pretty happy with my Ridgewood copy no, it's not a Fender, but it makes the same noise and, more to the point, a noise I like and I think that's the most important thing, i.e. playing something 'cause you like playing it

Speaking of playing things, I tried out my friend's Gibson BFG the other night. My god, that is lush as tones go. Wouldn't mind bagging one myself if I had a cool £700 lying around, although I can't say I'm keen on the finish - I've only seen one sort of finish for such a guitar, wondered if anyone knows of alternative models or whether they're one of a kind?

Originally posted by anstratdubh1979:BFG... is that the one with the P-90 pickup in the neck position?

Originally posted by WojBhoy:[..]
'Tis indeed. Beautiful tone on either position.

Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:Just like my girlfriend











sorry, had to

Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:[..]

Just like my girlfriend











sorry, had to

Originally posted by EyesWithPrideB3:Back on topic, I have a question having to do with restringing.

A long time ago, my first guitar teacher had a guitar on which, on the headstock where the strings were wound, he had the small colored notches on the bottom of the strings poking out through the holes. (I'm trying to find a picture of this on Google Images, and I'm having a very hard time...basically, the following part of the string was sticking about an inch out of the peg)

However, I don't believe the guitar was strung backwards. I asked him how he did it, and he told me "Just string your guitar, and save the bottoms of your old strings. All you have to do is wind those through too." But I tried this, and the holes on all 3 of the guitars I own aren't big enough for 2 strings, even if you double up the smallest/largest (eg: bottom of the 6th string gets wound in the 1st string's hole)

Does anyone have any experience with trying this? I thought it looked sort of cool, and figured I would try it out sometime.

Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:[..]

Hmmm, that's weird. I know D'addario's, which is what I use, have coloured rings on the end, and when you play something like a les paul with a tuneomatic bridge or whatever, you can kinda see them. I've never heard of what he does though

sorry if that joke offended some of you, but don't worry, my girlfriend laughs when I make jokes like that (most of the time....)