U2 & Guitar Gear: Q & A

Originally posted by WojBhoy[..]
Argh, '73 vs. '75, s'all the same

Would you be able to give some pointers as to which songs should be recognised as songs that are/were performed on the '73 vs. songs performed on the '75 (or at least, which ones are more predominantly so)?

Secondly, I saw those pics first time around but I'll say it again, great collection! Great kit you have there m'man

An Explorer is one of the next things on my list, must say - last time I checked, Epi. Explorers (in a natural finish) were going for £250 which isn't bad in my books! I was also thinking about a Casino, although something tells me that's gonna fetch more than £250 lol...

...another couple of things to add to my shopping list, along with a decent amp. (I'm thinking a Vox AC-30) and something like a Boss GT6, although the more I think, the more I need to save cash for basically everything! Sounds like a need a better job, eh?[..]
Pssch, dunno why you're asking that, y'should know! In his spaceship of course

Originally posted by anstratdubh1979[..]

"Do I know which songs are the `73 and which are the `75... from memory? Not so much. But I will do a bit of investigating and make a list later.

Epiphone Explorers are pretty decent and the are a fair price.

Epiphone Casino's are about $500 - $600 USD, which I think is near the same amount as an Epi Explorer. Unless you are looking into a John Lennon Casino or "Elitist" series Casino's are much more.

Originally posted by WojBhoy[..]
Well, I didn't mean "tell me everything now!" because I know you're not a computer, but you have discovered more knowledge regarding guitar-related knowledge than the rest of us put together

Re. Casinos, I definitely am not looking for a special model, a standard Casino would make my day I like basics that you can bung around with

I'm gonna end up being an Epi. fanatic at this rate lol; I'd love a Gibson *anything* but they're not in anything like my price range. Epis are great because they are lol, and now I've got used to my LP Custom, I'm loving it. Especially as I'm getting better at pissing around with my effects pedal too

Originally posted by anstratdubh1979[..]

Casino's are great fun. I want one myself. I am hoping to get one by years end. They are light (a plus when you've a bad back like mine) and they should great with the hollow body and the P-90 pickups.

Epi's are not horrible at all. Epi Explorers are probably one of their best guitars. The `56 Les Paul reissue with P-90's is a great guitar. Both might need to have the tuning heads swapped out.

The Slash model Les Paul is basically around $1000USD but comes with some great Seymour Duncan pickups. I got mine for $650.00 on E-Bay.

Any other Epi Les Paul would be fine, as a start... you'd probably want to swap out the tuners for some Shaller's at some point... and swap out the pickups too. But even with the upgrades, it's still cheaper than most Gibson Les Paul's.

Originally posted by WojBhoy[..]
Yeah, I may need to (one day) change the pickups, but that's not on the agenda right now; just get guitars for now, then piss around with them once I've got a few (and the cash to spend on such adjustments).

Originally posted by anstratdubh1979[..]

Exactly, no one said you must upgrade in 2 weeks or they'll explode.

But yeah, get a few... get some effects together... they may all work great for you and sound great to your ears. If not, you can make adjustments along the way.

Originally posted by LikeASongFuck, you all know much more than I could imagine...

Originally posted by LikeASongBy the way, my granfather owns a Gibson, but I don't know which model is it. It looks pretty much like a Les Paul, but it's not a LP. All I can remember is the name begins with an "A" (Alison? Armoris? Artonise? )... Anybody knows what is it?

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Originally posted by LikeASongBy the way, my granfather owns a Gibson, but I don't know which model is it. It looks pretty much like a Les Paul, but it's not a LP. All I can remember is the name begins with an "A" (Alison? Armoris? Artonise? )... Anybody knows what is it?

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