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Forum Ringside => Players => Topic started by: tomjackson on March 19, 2011, 09:27:40 AM

Title: Blackguard Dub
Post by: tomjackson on March 19, 2011, 09:27:40 AM

This is a side project I play in. The guitar is pretty sparse but I thought it was worth posting as all the clips on the channel use the blackguards.  The guitar is a bit more involved around 2.40....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMcdyU_LVXs&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

Title: Re: Blackguard Dub
Post by: gordiji on March 19, 2011, 10:23:39 AM

lovely 8), groooove, it's so important and so easily forgotten.guitar sounds nice but the bass gets the prize for good solid grooving.
i'm going to have to look up peter tosh, steel pulse & max romeo & the upsetters on youtube.dub on dude.

Title: Re: Blackguard Dub
Post by: tomjackson on March 19, 2011, 10:48:15 AM

Cheers, that's just the thing.  It would be easy to play all over that stuff but I'm always telling myself not now, not now!  Just got to sit back and let it groove 8)

But not sit back so much that I fall asleep :D

Title: Re: Blackguard Dub
Post by: gordiji on March 19, 2011, 01:02:39 PM

theres loads of percusive muted stuff to do if there's 2 guitars,also cranked open note solo's sound great over reggae grooves essentially playing like your sax player is. it makes it a bit more exiting live.i played in a reggae band
for a good few years a while back, v.good fun.

Title: Re: Blackguard Dub
Post by: Ian Price on March 19, 2011, 01:32:50 PM

Nice stuff Tom - like that, perfect for a relaxing sit down on a Saturday afternoon. Nice tele as well - did you take the finish off the neck yourself or was it like that when you got it?

Title: Re: Blackguard Dub
Post by: tomjackson on March 19, 2011, 07:05:10 PM

Thanks Ian.  The neck is an allparts Nitro finished neck, I just rubbed it down to the wood to simulate wear and get a better feel.  I put some thick coffee gunge on the bear wood to dirty it up a bit.  It's Nocasterish now.

I'll post some close up pics if you want....

Title: Re: Blackguard Dub
Post by: Ian Price on March 19, 2011, 07:57:39 PM

Quote from: tomjackson on March 19, 2011, 07:05:10 PM

Thanks Ian.  The neck is an allparts Nitro finished neck, I just rubbed it down to the wood to simulate wear and get a better feel.  I put some thick coffee gunge on the bear wood to dirty it up a bit.  It's Nocasterish now.

I'll post some close up pics if you want....

That would be grand - thanks!

Looking for a replacement neck myself and may well go down the allparts route. Either there or Warmoth. Will have around £180.00 - £200.00 so might have to get lucky.

Title: Re: Blackguard Dub
Post by: MrBump on March 20, 2011, 08:18:58 AM

Dude!  What's with the hats?!?!

Nice sound.

Title: Re: Blackguard Dub
Post by: tomjackson on March 20, 2011, 10:31:28 AM

Ha, I'm really not sure.  There's just no need to wear woolly hats indoors on a warm day is there!

Title: Re: Blackguard Dub
Post by: roland_rat on March 21, 2011, 05:46:20 PM

Very nice.  I am really liking it.