Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Players => Topic started by: AndyR on May 30, 2009, 07:53:48 PM
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I wasn't planning on posting this anywhere, but I was so impressed with the tones coming out of my MQ'd Explorer that I decided to post it up here.
The guitar solo is actually a first take guide that I put down to help create a backing track for someone over on the Boss BR Community forum. They wanted resonators over a bass part so they could solo over it. I had awful trouble sorting out levels for the resos until I suddenly realised that if I put a guide solo down myself I'd have a much better chance :roll:. I didn't even bother tuning it... seems to have come out alright though.
I'm using the neck pickup up until ~2:00 when I go to the neck/bridge for a verse. I switched to the bridge at ~2:20 (and I was getting bored, please forgive the fluffed and badly chosen notes :roll: ).
The amp model on my VOX Tonelab was a JTM45 (through a 4x12 this time) running at about 2/3.
I bought the MQs over a year ago now, and it's only over the last couple of weeks I've found out just how gorgeous they are :)
Btw, it's the same bass/drum track, posted by another Boss BR user, that I used for the resonator song I posted the other day, which you can find on my soundclick (http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=912452&songID=7639951 (http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=912452&songID=7639951)). For this new version, I replaced all the resonators because they were too busy for what the other guitarist wanted...
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I want a resonator guitar!! They sound amazi-fying!
Very interesting tone on the Explorer ... it still sounds like an Explorer, but yours has a very nice, natural, and open tone to it. I wouldn't worry about any bum notes; I, for one, can't play blues to save my life!
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If I get that sort of sound out of the MQ in my WezV build, I'll be a more than happy man.
Great, great sound!
:D
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And I just spent a fun 20 mins on your soundclick page 8)
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Nice one, thanks guys :)
I don't use my MQs nearly enough.
Partly my Explorer is my "novelty" guitar - even though it's the most expensive one I own - I got it because I always "wanted" one and there it was, and I could afford it at the time. Always seems a bit of an effort strapping it on in the living room, though. And I don't get on with the nitro on the neck, gets really claggy for me really quickly - I wouldn't notice it in a gig, you'd just get on with it, but playing at home, doing takes, putting it down, picking it up again... having to clean it every 20 minutes gets a bit of a pain!
Having said that, the sounds that come out of it with the MQs, and how it responds as I play it, always makes up for it when I make the effort :lol:
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And I don't get on with the nitro on the neck, gets really claggy for me really quickly
If "claggy" = sort-of-sticky ... I had a similar problem with the neck on my GIbson Nighthawk. I got it buffed properly and then polished it with decent car polish. No more sticky neck. :D
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Awesome tone!
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Sounds great man :P. Has me excited for the MQ going into my Les Paul !
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Really nice "bloozy" tone and feeling. What a good inspiration ! 8)
Those MQ seem to be VERY versatile, aren't they ?
And... I wouldn't worry about any bum notes
+1 !
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MQs are the best thing on earth for blues! i'm not really a bluesman, but every time i pick up my dean caddy i feel the urge to do something like that! :)
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Lovely recording quality and this came out of something the size of a fag packet!
Nice playing Andy. Lovely tones from the MQ's and that Vox Tonelab sounds bloody amazing!
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Cheers guys :D
Johnny, you know you need a Boss MBR... and a Tonelab, for that matter :lol:
(Actually, you'll be pleased to know I hit my first "technical issue" with the MBR over the weekend :lol: - sorted it, but it was 3-4 hours of arsery not needed!)
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Excellent application of great pickups !
Nice one . :)