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  1. Originally posted by WojBhoy:[..]
    Dare I ask how much of your arm you had to bite off to get yours lol? Was just browsing eBay earlier, having a look at how much they can fetch, and bearing in mind they generally seem to dance between $1500 and $2000, did you have to fork out similar? But yeah, I'd love to just get a chance to play one at some point, but the only ones I recall seeing in the area in the last couple of years were a pair of black Jetglos, 6- and 12-strings respectively, but that was a couple of years ago.


    I think after shipping, plus customs charges (taxed going over the american/canadian boarder) I paid about 1700 in total. I think for the guitar itself I paid 1400, which is pretty good. I actually had to convince the guy on ebay that it was only worth about 1400, beacuse his listing was at 1700 (So I would've paid around 2000 after shipping costs).

    It's a big chunk of dough for one guitar for sure, but it's not a regrettable decision in the least. It's a perfect guitar right out of the box. Some have told me to swap out the hi-gain pickups for the vintage toaster style pickups, but I just love how it sounds right now too much to change it. Plus, and this is obvious, no guitar will ever look cooler
  2. Originally posted by LikeASong:I love PRS's, every oneof them, but I hear what you're saying about the headstocks: they're definitely their weakest point for me too. But the bodies, the finishes, the sound and the necks are just so wonderful that...

    When I have the money (in a few years on, I'm afraid ), my order of guitars-to-get is:
    1 - Les Paul (any)
    2 - PRS (similar to Matt's)
    3 - Explorer (obviously Edge's model)
    4 - ES-335 (blood red!)


    Explorer like Edge's will be harder and harder to find. 1976's are becoming rarer and rarer... mostly because he and Dallas are buying them all!
  3. Originally posted by anstratdubh1979:[..]

    Explorer like Edge's will be harder and harder to find. 1976's are becoming rarer and rarer... mostly because he and Dallas are buying them all!


    What's your thoughts on compressors?

  4. I didn't mean a vintage 1976, and I obviously didn't mean Gibson. I just meant "looking like Edge's". I'll probably end up buying an Epi Explorer.


  5. Good for slide playing. Good for arpeggios.

    Which to use?

    Boss CS-2 is good. As is the CS-3. Edge used/Edge approved.

    If you can find/afford a vintage 1970s/80's MXR Dyna Comp, that is another great compressor. Again, Edge used/Edge approved.

    The newer versions are not as good. BUT - the 1976 reissue seems promising. It has the script writing on top versions the block letters.

    http://www.jimdunlop.com/product/csp028-76-vintage-dyna-comp


    But take your guitar down to the shop, play one through an amp similar to your own and test to see if you feel it's to your liking.

    Here's an A/B of the new version vs. `76 reissue:


  6. Another great one is the maxon CP101 compressor. It honestly smoothed out my tone to no end back when I used a pedalboard. It just made my overall tone more punchy, more crisp, but also more smooth and mellow for arpeggios. I've never had a tone since that didn't include a compressor. Love them.
  7. Originally posted by RattleandHum1988:Another great one is the maxon CP101 compressor. It honestly smoothed out my tone to no end back when I used a pedalboard. It just made my overall tone more punchy, more crisp, but also more smooth and mellow for arpeggios. I've never had a tone since that didn't include a compressor. Love them.


    Maxon makes great pedals. In fact, you will hear many talk of how wonderful the VINTAGE Ibanez pedals are. And, they ARE! But it was MAXON who made those for Ibanez!

    So the Maxon equivlent to the TS-9 or 808 Tubescreamers... that are quite good.
  8. Originally posted by anstratdubh1979:[..]

    Maxon makes great pedals. In fact, you will hear many talk of how wonderful the VINTAGE Ibanez pedals are. And, they ARE! But it was MAXON who made those for Ibanez!

    So the Maxon equivlent to the TS-9 or 808 Tubescreamers... that are quite good.


    Indeed.

    In fact I bought the Maxon Compressor based off of a story someone had told me on a guitar forum, where they went to a guitar store to buy a compressor, and he told the salesman he was looking for a vintage dynacomp. The guy handed him the Maxon and told him it's the closest he's ever heard.

    And we all know how highly people speak of the vintage dynas. But yeah their pedals are great.
  9. Originally posted by anstratdubh1979:[..]

    Maxon makes great pedals. In fact, you will hear many talk of how wonderful the VINTAGE Ibanez pedals are. And, they ARE! But it was MAXON who made those for Ibanez!

    So the Maxon equivlent to the TS-9 or 808 Tubescreamers... that are quite good.


    ya the old maxon delays are ridiculous. to me they dont touch memory mans...but still they are reaaaaaly good
  10. Anyone see what Edge played "Zooropa" on in Sao Paolo? I couldn't make out his guitar in the Youtube clip.


  11. Haven't seen a good enough clip yet. In 1993, he used a Gibson LP Custom. I wouldn't be surprised to find it was the clone of the auctioned LP Custom, the 1973 LP Custom or a Music Rising LP.

    Time will tell...
  12. Just a quick thought.

    What is the opinion around here on using a guitar for original music that looks just like a guitar used by an inspiration of yours? The obvious here is, I successfully turned my cream les paul into an Edge look-a-like (it sounds and plays amazingly now, had other upgrades done to it) and I'm in a band that writes original music, we don't sound like U2 at all, but I'd say my guitar playing is definitely influenced by Edges a bit (among others).

    How do you guys feel about guitarists using guitars that look like guitars that infuenced them? There's tons of examples: John Mayer using the Monterey Strat-replica of Hendrix', Dave Keuning using a natural explorer (I know his is an ibanez destroyer and isn't cosmetically identical, but the similarity is there) and there are many others.

    I ask because after I showed the other guitarist in my band my les paul, he didn't even know it looked like Edges (neither did the guitar tech) but after he found out he said "why wouldn't you just get your "own" les paul look?". Truth be told, I didn't make my les paul look the way it does now becuase I wanted to look like Edge, I only did it because I think it's the best looking Les Paul I've seen. I'm not into the bursts or any black or white colours, I've always loved the cream colour of Edges and the gold rings around the pickups are just an added bonus for the eyes.

    What are your guys thoughts?
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