Hi,
So I typed this out once already but it lost the post, grr, so this is a compressed version!
Basically I was hopefully if anyone could recommend me a new guitar. I currently own an epiphone les paul copy and a fender jaguar. I prefer the epiphone b/c it's sound has a bit of mid range body to it, but can still go clean. I like the breaking up clean sound - not a twang and not a metal/hard rock growl - that 60's sound I guess you could say. Also it's neck is thinner. However it isn't the best build quality so I'm looking to upgrade to a better guitar.
My needs are:
1 - Left handed - yup I'm awkward. I can do a flip if needed, was considering a Cyclone for that use, but prefer leftie model.
2 - Trem bar - either w/guitar or bought separately and added.
3 - Thin neck - I have small hands and fingers so need a thin neck to be able to get pressure on it for chords.
4 - Narrow neck - Small neck needed so I can play w/o cramping, one of the reasons my jag isn't working for me.
Sound:
- I'm not a fan of the fender twang or the les paul growl - I like something in the middle - a 60's distortion not a modern distortion. By that I mean the guitar is fundamentally pretty clean but is just breaking up.
- I know some of this is down to amp/pedals/recording method etc, but I'm talking about getting as close as poss.
Influences:
- I want to sound like the Modern Lovers, the Velvet Underground & the Gun Club. Examples below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYAcX9hA_ak
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Bp-ihtgzdE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyX-KwwOAuo&feature=related
If anyone could offer suggestions that might help me, I'd be much appreciated. Whenever I go on youtube to listen to people play they either play hard rock or jazz locks - aka crunchy or twangy stuff neither of which really have that sound I'm looking for and as a left handed most guitar shops have such a poor selection it's difficult to try them out and see what's good - and I've tried playing the right handed ones but end up playing awful chords badly as it's all upside down!
Cheers!,
andy x
So I typed this out once already but it lost the post, grr, so this is a compressed version!
Basically I was hopefully if anyone could recommend me a new guitar. I currently own an epiphone les paul copy and a fender jaguar. I prefer the epiphone b/c it's sound has a bit of mid range body to it, but can still go clean. I like the breaking up clean sound - not a twang and not a metal/hard rock growl - that 60's sound I guess you could say. Also it's neck is thinner. However it isn't the best build quality so I'm looking to upgrade to a better guitar.
My needs are:
1 - Left handed - yup I'm awkward. I can do a flip if needed, was considering a Cyclone for that use, but prefer leftie model.
2 - Trem bar - either w/guitar or bought separately and added.
3 - Thin neck - I have small hands and fingers so need a thin neck to be able to get pressure on it for chords.
4 - Narrow neck - Small neck needed so I can play w/o cramping, one of the reasons my jag isn't working for me.
Sound:
- I'm not a fan of the fender twang or the les paul growl - I like something in the middle - a 60's distortion not a modern distortion. By that I mean the guitar is fundamentally pretty clean but is just breaking up.
- I know some of this is down to amp/pedals/recording method etc, but I'm talking about getting as close as poss.
Influences:
- I want to sound like the Modern Lovers, the Velvet Underground & the Gun Club. Examples below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYAcX9hA_ak
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Bp-ihtgzdE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyX-KwwOAuo&feature=related
If anyone could offer suggestions that might help me, I'd be much appreciated. Whenever I go on youtube to listen to people play they either play hard rock or jazz locks - aka crunchy or twangy stuff neither of which really have that sound I'm looking for and as a left handed most guitar shops have such a poor selection it's difficult to try them out and see what's good - and I've tried playing the right handed ones but end up playing awful chords badly as it's all upside down!
Cheers!,
andy x
