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Once again, I've traded / upgraded / changed around my selection of guitars and amps.
My friend and bandmate Cyril and I have been trading and bartering with each other for years, which benefits both of us; we're selling and trading our gear between ourselves for the most part, which means that we still have access to whatever we gave each other. I sometimes wonder why we bother, really...
I recently traded my orange Epiphone Emperor for the Stratocaster seen here. I already have two other Bigsby-rigged hollowbody guitars, and I never really bonded with the Epiphone. Cyril, however, loved the Epiphone, and I eventually left it at the band house so he could play it any time.
Meanwhile, I wanted to diversify my electric guitar arsenal, and I've always liked the Hohner Stratocaster copy that Cyril owned for years. So, we simply traded.
While we were at it, we also swapped amps. Cyril now has my old Fender, and I have his old Marshall.
A Marshall amp, a Strat, and a Gretsch. I couldn't resist putting together this trio for a Classic Rock portrait. As Keith Richards likes to say: " This ain't the toy store, baby! We're in the Hardware Department "
I like the subtle contrast between the sunburst finish on these two guitars, and I especially like how the edge of the Strat disappears against the black grille cloth on the Marshall amp.
A Crossfolf Camera Presentation.
Once again, I've traded / upgraded / changed around my selection of guitars and amps.
My friend and bandmate Cyril and I have been trading and bartering with each other for years, which benefits both of us; we're selling and trading our gear between ourselves for the most part, which means that we still have access to whatever we gave each other. I sometimes wonder why we bother, really...
I recently traded my orange Epiphone Emperor for the Stratocaster seen here. I already have two other Bigsby-rigged hollowbody guitars, and I never really bonded with the Epiphone. Cyril, however, loved the Epiphone, and I eventually left it at the band house so he could play it any time.
Meanwhile, I wanted to diversify my electric guitar arsenal, and I've always liked the Hohner Stratocaster copy that Cyril owned for years. So, we simply traded.
While we were at it, we also swapped amps. Cyril now has my old Fender, and I have his old Marshall.
A Marshall amp, a Strat, and a Gretsch. I couldn't resist putting together this trio for a Classic Rock portrait. As Keith Richards likes to say: " This ain't the toy store, baby! We're in the Hardware Department "
I like the subtle contrast between the sunburst finish on these two guitars, and I especially like how the edge of the Strat disappears against the black grille cloth on the Marshall amp.
A Crossfolf Camera Presentation.
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If this guitar is anything to go by, I enthusiastically agree that Hohner made excellent copies! I've played "real" Fenders that pale next to this one.
It's not as nice as my other bandmate's old '63 Strat of course, but it's still a good, old piece of wood for the body ( it's from 1970 or so ) and it has a nice wide neck. Not to mention, the pickups are still the original ones.
Truthfully, if I'd been actively seeking a Strat, I probably would have wanted a custom colour just for fun. The hard part would be choosing just one colour -- you can fill a room with all the possible hues, and a few collectors have done just that...ever see the collection The Who's bassist John Entwistle put together? He released a coffee table book about it called "Bass Culture": I have a copy.
... Fiesta Red or Sonic Blue? Inca Silver or Shoreline Gold?
... Burgundy Mist or Ocean Turquoise? Surf Green or Sherwood Green?
... Salmon or Coral Pink? Black or White?
Or if you're John Entwistle, at least one of them all! ;)
It's not as nice as my other bandmate's old '63 Strat of course, but it's still a good, old piece of wood for the body ( it's from 1970 or so ) and it has a nice wide neck. Not to mention, the pickups are still the original ones.
Truthfully, if I'd been actively seeking a Strat, I probably would have wanted a custom colour just for fun. The hard part would be choosing just one colour -- you can fill a room with all the possible hues, and a few collectors have done just that...ever see the collection The Who's bassist John Entwistle put together? He released a coffee table book about it called "Bass Culture": I have a copy.
... Fiesta Red or Sonic Blue? Inca Silver or Shoreline Gold?
... Burgundy Mist or Ocean Turquoise? Surf Green or Sherwood Green?
... Salmon or Coral Pink? Black or White?
Or if you're John Entwistle, at least one of them all! ;)
I have missed out on buying that book! I kick myself for that, but I'm eyeing Geddy Lee's bass book. I get you on which color to choose, I'm on the fence on that one, myself. Strats are a bit low on my gear priority at the moment, though. I'm looking at a new amp first, bass, next, bass amp after. I'm definitely going with an Olympic white P-bass btw
Oh, and the Jimmy Page Anthology has his gear covered, if you haven't seen that yet
Oh, and the Jimmy Page Anthology has his gear covered, if you haven't seen that yet
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