mylittleeye's Amp Rig
New Guitar Day!!
My dream guitar ...a Fender American Vintage Hot Rod 52' Telecaster.
Well, what I was looking for was a classic 50s style blackguard Tele for a vintage blues vibe. The Hot Rod's mini-humbucker is a bonus, adding a bit more grunt from the neck without sacrificing too much brightness. That makes it for me a tad more blues than country. My only full scale guitar, I'm inspired by the music of the early solid body electric guitar era it evokes and the stately twang it adds to my tone palette.
With a fuller neck and longer scale it does feel a bit more "grown up" than my other guitars - It has fast become my "number one"
Also pictured is the rest of the gear I commonly use. Usually I'll plug in direct with the occasional addition of the multistomp for modulation. Despite having accumulated a fair amount of stuff already I'm trying to cut back on clutter and this little lot really does seem to meet my needs*
(...barring a looper and perhaps a bass guitar of some sort)
Here's a wee History of the Telecaster spotify playlist I put together: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4QifGObNV1ay1ja8XBfpQ7?si=6ac1770ae6f5451f
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This rig
~$2,327
Value by category
- Guitars 73.6%
- Amplifiers 16.6%
- Effects Pedals 5.4%
- Other Gear 4.4%
Price mix
Mix of budget and standard
Fender Vintage Hot Rod 52' Telecaster
Avg price: $1,500.00
DeArmond Tone Boss Soundhole Acoustic Pickup
Avg price: $102.96
Avg price: $250.00
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Avg price: $136.89
Much more than the sum of it's parts...
Beginners will be drawn to the whistles and bells of modern portable digital modelling amps but Pro's will appreciate the pignose's zen like simplicity and the warmth of it's old school analogue transistor circuitry. The Pignose is now my go-to portable amp despite the fact that I already have the popular Roland Microcube and Vox DA-5. Besides my guitar, I primarily use the pignose for filthy Chicago style harmonica, which my digital amps just can't seem to process without nasty dissonant overtones. The pignose handles the crazy harmonica signal waveform effortlessly, and delivers a presentable harmonica honk directly from my Bottle o Blues harmonica mic. Distortion is controlled by balancing the ratio between the mic (input) volume, and amp (output) volume, just as with guitar. It also plays well with my preferred effects pedals; another reason to choose it over the generic built in effects of modern portables. A final bonus is that the Bottle o Blues stows neatly inside the case along with 5 harmonicas and a 2 meter instrument cable.
My other amps may go to market but this little piggy will stay at home!
Preferred Settings + Usage:
Crank the amp and control the distortion with the guitar volume knob, or was it the other way around? Either way, it's a balancing act. you'll figure it out!
About this setup
This gear photo by mylittleeye features 6 pieces of gear, including Fender Vintage Hot Rod 52' Telecaster, Gretsch G9500 Jim Dandy, and DeArmond Tone Boss Soundhole Acoustic Pickup. The setup spans Guitars, Amplifiers, and Effects Pedals, with a mix of budget and standard pieces. Artists with this kind of gear are most often found in the Rock, Pop, and Electronic scenes.
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