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OK. Ive been playing guitar for about 2 years. I have a Takamine Acoustic Electric and a Squire Affinity Fat Strat. How do you set up your guitar??? Ive basically kept mine stock besides lowering and raising the pu height. I honestly think my Squire lacks some umph but that is prolly just the brand. Im thinking about buying a new Electric but dont have any money at the moment? Any set up help to make it sound better, or how you set yours up will be appreciated.
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Ultimate way to sound better:
Get a good amp.
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Originally Posted by bobthecockroach Ultimate way to sound better:
Get a good amp.
Si Senor. How old are your strings? New strings always sound better.
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If you've been messing with the pup height, they might not be set up right, and that might be taking away some of the 'umph'.
From what I understand on a strat, Bridge pickup should be closest to the string (though not too close), Neck should be closest to the body of the guitar, Middle should be in between the two.
Someone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
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Originally Posted by bobthecockroach Ultimate way to sound better:
Get a good amp.
Bob knows the Truth- invest in a good valve amp. Take your time hunting thru the want ads and pawn shops. Look at eBay and Harmony Central for an idea of pricing so that you will recognize a good buy when it comes along. Play many amps before you make up your short list- you never know what might come your way.
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Thankz for the advice... I was debating between buying a new guitar or an amp... both need an upgrade. Judging by your replies i will prolly go with an amp. What is the price of a good amp??? I was looking at this one http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...mps?sku=480479 or this one http://www.musiciansfriend.com/produ...mps?sku=480722 . I would like to get one cheeper than those... but i want a decent amp, that could be used for a gig, but isnt more than i need. Any good quality amps that you know of? My strings are new... i put them on like 1.5 weeks ago.
P.S right now I have a Fender Frontman 15 watt amp...
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A good, general-purpose amp will probably be about $200-500 depending on what exactly you want.
You might consider one of these:
http://www.carvin.com/products/group.php?CID=SX
The SX100C could easily be the only amp you ever need to buy... which makes $300 a steal.
My amp is 65w and I have never found a circumstance where it is too much power. That's the advantage of solid state (not tube) amps. They sound just as good on low volumes.
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Carvin's SS series isn't too great... Especially for heavy rock/distortion. But their tube amps...
I'm gonna give a shout out to the Line 6 Spider II. $300 for lots of stuff.
But I'm also going to recommend TUBE amps. Everyone on this board seems to love the Crate Palomino (spelling?), and Peavy Classic 30.
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If you're serious about guitar, you gotta have a good amp, preferably tube, that requires at least a $300 investment, if you buy used gear. Seeing as you like Reliant K, I bet that the Carvin SX will not be something you like, and you like something more along the lines of a Peavey Classic 30 or Peavey Valveking (Peavey Ultra anyone?), buy used.
The Carvin SX amps don't do high gain very well, and they have very sensitive volume knobs for some reason (at least the ones I've played).
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One more thing, a set-up is generally for playability issues. It usually consists of action adjustment, truss rod adjustment, pickup adjustment, sometimes a bit more.
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Originally Posted by Me Carvin's SS series isn't too great... Especially for heavy rock/distortion. But their tube amps...
I'm gonna give a shout out to the Line 6 Spider II. $300 for lots of stuff.
But I'm also going to recommend TUBE amps. Everyone on this board seems to love the Crate Palomino (spelling?), and Peavy Classic 30.
Originally Posted by Rainer. If you're serious about guitar, you gotta have a good amp, preferably tube, that requires at least a $300 investment, if you buy used gear. Seeing as you like Reliant K, I bet that the Carvin SX will not be something you like, and you like something more along the lines of a Peavey Classic 30 or Peavey Valveking, buy used.
The Carvin SX amps don't do high gain very well, and they have very sensitive volume knobs for some reason (at least the ones I've played).
Can I say, "echo"?
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I'm gonna get a lot of flak for this statement, but I don't really recommend a tube amp. Solid state amps are easier to use and maintain, much more versatile, and a lot cheaper.
Perhaps the Carvin was not the best recommendation. I do, however, recommend looking for something solid state with a 10 or 12 inch speaker, 50 to 100 watts, and in the $200-400 price range.
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Originally Posted by Building429_Boy I'm gonna give a shout out to the Line 6 Spider II. $300 for lots of stuff.
But I'm also going to recommend TUBE amps. Everyone on this board seems to love the Crate Palomino (spelling?), and Peavy Classic 30. If you're going to get a Line 6 Spider, get the Spider I, not the II. From what I understand, not only will it likely be less expensive, but the models it uses sound better than the Spider II.
I'm going to second Ryan's tube amp recommendation, though. You really only need a 30w at the most 1x12 and you'll be set for a long, long time.
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Originally Posted by bobthecockroach I'm gonna get a lot of flak for this statement, but I don't really recommend a tube amp. Solid state amps are easier to use and maintain, much more versatile, and a lot cheaper.
Perhaps the Carvin was not the best recommendation. I do, however, recommend looking for something solid state with a 10 or 12 inch speaker, 50 to 100 watts, and in the $200-400 price range.
*puts on tube snob hat*
SS amps are more versatile? But their sounds try to "emulate" tube amps. Why buy an imitation when you can buy the real thing?
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Originally Posted by RubberChipmunk If you're going to get a Line 6 Spider, get the Spider I, not the II. From what I understand, not only will it likely be less expensive, but the models it uses sound better than the Spider II.
I'm going to second Ryan's tube amp recommendation, though. You really only need a 30w at the most 1x12 and you'll be set for a long, long time.
I own the Spider II. As far as I know, it's better than the original Spider...