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  1. Originally posted by anstratdubh1979[..]One possibility is because Edge has admitted that he forgets how to play the songs, once mentioning that he had to buy some of the albums to re-learn the songs.

    Ultra Violet being a prime example...
  2. Originally posted by easports43[..]

    That was my thought as well. Also considering he's not playing it on a Rick. anymore, it's much more stripped down, etc. This is probably why...


    also, the barre chords probably made the 12-string Rick sound fuller but when played on a Les Paul, it's a thicker tone so open chords are fine.

    that said, he does tend to experiment with chord voicings, changing things from tour to tour... again that probably goes back to his 'relearning the song' and perhaps figuring the chord out but not the voicing that he used previously
  3. Originally posted by WojBhoy[..]
    Ultra Violet being a prime example...


    When did they play UV after Zoo?
  4. Originally posted by WojBhoy[..]
    Eh?! I meant I'm the one with low standards compared to Fenders lol...as a rule, I'd have said that Fender is a more reputable and distinguished name than Epiphone, despite Epi.'s links with Gibson...


    There are plenty of SHIT Fenders. There are some SHIT Epiphones.

    Epi SG's are abysmal. Most Epi LP's need the tuners swapped out and the pickups. That said, the `56 LP reissues with P-90 p'ups are lovely. Slash LP is lovely. Epi Explorers are fantastic. Epi Casino's are quite nice (and on my short-list of guitars to buy).

    Most Fenders that are under 599.99 - it's like the previously mentioned PayLess comment. Most under 600 are shite. Some of them can be saved with some upgrades and some not.
  5. Originally posted by anstratdubh1979[..]

    There are plenty of SHIT Fenders. There are some SHIT Epiphones.

    Epi SG's are abysmal. Most Epi LP's need the tuners swapped out and the pickups. That said, the `56 LP reissues with P-90 p'ups are lovely. Slash LP is lovely. Epi Explorers are fantastic. Epi Casino's are quite nice (and on my short-list of guitars to buy).

    Most Fenders that are under 599.99 - it's like the previously mentioned PayLess comment. Most under 600 are shite. Some of them can be saved with some upgrades and some not.


    Yes, there are plenty of shit Fenders. I just got rid of one, lol...
  6. Originally posted by WojBhoy[..]
    Ultra Violet being a prime example...


    Re-learn? They've not played UV since closing of the ZOO tours.

    Although they SHOULD re-learn it; be great to hear it again.
  7. Originally posted by anstratdubh1979[..]

    There are plenty of SHIT Fenders. There are some SHIT Epiphones.

    Epi SG's are abysmal. Most Epi LP's need the tuners swapped out and the pickups. That said, the `56 LP reissues with P-90 p'ups are lovely. Slash LP is lovely. Epi Explorers are fantastic. Epi Casino's are quite nice (and on my short-list of guitars to buy).

    Most Fenders that are under 599.99 - it's like the previously mentioned PayLess comment. Most under 600 are shite. Some of them can be saved with some upgrades and some not.


    Yea I agree with you man. My standard mexican strat was pretty crappy until I put some 70's pickups in. Now I really love it. But I still ended up getting a better one, the 70's RI strat. And Casino's are very nice, can't argue there.
  8. Originally posted by WojBhoy[..]
    Indeed, an American Tele. would be uber compared to most Epiphones, but I think more in terms of models than makes aswell as looks, e.g. give me a natural finish Explorer (Epi. or Gibson) over most Teles or Strats., but I'd think twice if the Fender in question were a classic black'n'white finish...or the Clapton model Edge used for The Fly/Desire during ZooTV, or his yellow Strat. from the Lovetown days! Bar the odd exception or two, I don't like flashy finishes...


    How many times to I have to tell you... if the EDGE is giving up any of his Clapton Strats, I have "dibs"!

    hahahahaha...
  9. Originally posted by RattleandHum1988[..]Oh well, I started out on a washburn House of Blues model. I remember when I took it into get its strings replaced (back when I was a noob) the guy working hadn't even heard of it before hahaha.

    Ha, that reminds me of the time I replaced my semi-acoustic with the wrong nut, or rather we went to a guitar shop and me, my dad and the owner managed to attach an incorrectly proportioned nut to said acoustic lol. The effect was that the first fret just didn't work, and became the nut, so I lost the last fret at the top end lol...I got used to playing everything a fret up, but everyone else who played it got driven mad lol. When I went to get a new one, the guys at a different guitar shop had never seen anything like it before and spent about half an hour investigating it lol.
  10. Originally posted by RattleandHum1988Yes indeed. A Squier is much different than Fender. A lot of people think Epiphone is to Gibson as to Squier is to Fender. Nuh uh. But I have played some squiers that don't sound too bad, sometimes you just get lucky.


    A 400.00 Fender will sound better than a Squier 90% of the time. Squier are shit. Unless it's a Japan made 1980's Squier.

    MIM (Made In Mexico) - what my buddy refers to as "NAFTA-Caster - FENDER Strats sound better than Squiers.
  11. Originally posted by WojBhoy[..]
    Ha, that reminds me of the time I replaced my semi-acoustic with the wrong nut, or rather we went to a guitar shop and me, my dad and the owner managed to attach an incorrectly proportioned nut to said acoustic lol. The effect was that the first fret just didn't work, and became the nut, so I lost the last fret at the top end lol...I got used to playing everything a fret up, but everyone else who played it got driven mad lol. When I went to get a new one, the guys at a different guitar shop had never seen anything like it before and spent about half an hour investigating it lol.


    Wow that is legendary. That is so bogus its legendary and hilarious haha!!! I can't believe that ended up working (or NOT working?) but that's funny that you got used to playing everything a fret up hahaha.
  12. Originally posted by anstratdubh1979[..]A 400.00 Fender will sound better than a Squier 90% of the time. Squier are shit. Unless it's a Japan made 1980's Squier.

    ...he says diplomatically
    Originally posted by RattleandHum1988[..] Wow that is legendary. That is so bogus its legendary and hilarious haha!!! I can't believe that ended up working (or NOT working?) but that's funny that you got used to playing everything a fret up hahaha.

    It was mad, I mean, all the intonations and everything were fine, it just acted as if the nut was exceedingly wide and the real first fret just didn't exist lol...happy days
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