andris_gabor's Reviews
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319
Sounds like the old Vox but better
I sold my Vox V-847 and bought this one (red logo). This has the Vox sound but it does it better as it is more reliable. It does the vintage Clyde or Teese RMC sound. without problem. I find it better than any Cry Baby wah...
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319
It can do one thing but it does it well
Simple, one know, great sounding, can be found on a lot of board, legendary, etc... I had more expensive phasers, vintage ones like the ibnez PT-909, EXH small stone (70's vintage one) and none of the sounded like the good old Phase 90.
319
Best vintage inspired fuzzbox
Do you want that fuzz drenched spaghetti western sound? Use the Gnarly and throw in some spring reverb to the tone. This pedal was recommended to me by Scott from the Rival Sons when I met him first a long time ago. I have gone through a lot of fuzz pedals and this one is the best sounding and this cuts through the mix better than any big muff tone bender of fuzz face. It is a Germanium-sounding Silicon fuzz, a mix between a vintage Shin-Ei and a MKI Tone Bender.
319
My main overdrive-boost.
I have been using this pedal for more than 10 years by now. I t never leaves the board. Best pedal for Vox amps.
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319
A funny yet useful tool for studio
I bought this little synth for my guilty pleasure (the love of 70's B-movie soundtracks). I really like it's Arp Solina and Moog type vintae synth sounds and it has a pretty useful string Mellotron patch too. My band Ozone Mama used it in studio with great results on the song Moon Pilot from our latest album Cosmos Calling. (pychedelic 70's prog-stoner vibe)
319
One of my main songwriting tool.
I used to have a N ord Electro 2 but found this one in Hamburg for a great deal. This one has everything I need for songwriting, inspiration and for studio use.
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319
A baby with a big sound
I have found this Baby in a second hand musical instrument store and bought it right after I had tried it. It sounded huge, it was comfy and mine is one of the last made in USA ones. I added an LR Braggs active pikcup and I have been a happy owner since. :) (Don't let the bolt-on neck confuse you, it sounds much great even for studio. It will not give you a very smooth acoustic sound, more liek a raw bluesy tone)
319
Best strat I have ever had.
I have been looking for a nice strat for ages. I had a Mexican classic player, a Japanese 57 reissue, a MIJ Squier, and Ihave tried a dozen Amwerican Standards. Garrett Sweeney from Monster Magnet suggested me to try one of these Highway Ones but I need to change pickups! Well I tried these and my technician said the nitro finish made these instuments sound bigger than the Standard Strats cause those had poly finish. I love the neck, the sound, their affordable price (for a while I guess as these are out of production, so they might become a collectable item after a while). I dig the stock pickups too.
319
Beautiful cratmanship
Mine is a Greco-made Japanese Zemaitis. I rarely use it but it is one of my most precious instruments. Rich Robinson used several Zemaitis models, probably the reason why I have one is that I am a massive Black Crowes fan.
319
It has everything normalm teles don't.
I used to be a big fan of the Baja telecaster. I am the only guitarist in the band and single coil teles were somehow not really cutting through the band mix. I have always used one or two dirt pedals so the single coil hum got pretty annoying after a while. Mine is a made in Japan 72 Thinline and it is such a great guitar. Pretty noiseless wide range humbuckers it has, bigger output, but still has the teletwang. My only complaint is the size of the frets. I have never been keen on slim vintage frets so I am thinking of changing them into mediou jumbos, or narrow tall frets.
319
Great stuff
It was a great bang for the buck. Faded cherry Flying V, I purchased it years ago from someone who didn't like the shape. I had to fix one of the pickups, after a proper set up and cleaning, it is one of my main touring guitar. Sounds a lot like the Gibson SG I had back then.
319
Heavy but nothing compares to the sound of a Les Paul
My first serious electric was a Les Paul standard, wine red. I received it as a present from my dad (RIP). It has been my main guitar in studio for leads ever since.
319
One of the best Gibson has ever made
One of my favourite axes. Sounds somewhere in between an SG and a tele. Took my a while to get a second hand one in nice condition as thee babies are pretty rare in Europe. My has the Kluson tuners (instead of the modern Steinbergs) so it is pretty heavy on the head, prone to dive. The Firebird is like a wild horse, you have to learn how to ride it.