Nile Rodgers On BBC4

[Philly Q]

... which is why the two strats have been sat next to a soldering iron all day. Not actually done anything about it, but they have been sat there looking at me accusingly. Got to move them now so we can sit on the sofa :lol:

That's the way, build up to it gently!  I'd give it another 18 months or so, then maybe plug the iron in.... 

[Johnny Mac]

Yep, I'm with 38th - I'd say Apaches...

... which is why the two strats have been sat next to a soldering iron all day. Not actually done anything about it, but they have been sat there looking at me accusingly. Got to move them now so we can sit on the sofa :lol:

I'll let you know when I actually get round to it, my memory of the Apaches in the 50s Roadworn were very much like that sound in the doc and on some of the youtube clips I've watched :D

I'm gassing so bad for a Strat, with a maple finger board with low output pickups like Apaches! It's vintage white with a white pick guard that's doing it for me. Alder or Ash? Not sure what the differences would be but I bet you could tell me Andy :-) I've got 12 months before my car has to be put out to graze. In that time I need this Strat and a mac book. I'm so sick to death of drummers I'm going to bring my own in superior drummer 2. I don't really want to lug my iMac about.
I've been rehearsing with a another really good bass player who used to be in the band Freeez. I'm thinking we could play live using a sequencer for drums or my looper that can store and play .wav files. I'll have to see.
Here is an old clip of him on the Old Grey Whistle Test :-)
http://youtu.be/8uClb7xpQps

[clyde billt]

If you are in need of a cash fix Johnny I'm still waiting to relieve you of that Anniversary  :)
I actually checked one out at Angel Music a couple of weeks back but it wasn't in as good nick as yours

BTW
Ash strats tend to be brighter and a bit more jangly than the alder.
Alder is a bit warmer and fuller but goes well with the maple neck
IMO

[Johnny Mac]

It's tempting but I've never sold a guitar. A guitar is for life, not just for posting pics for likes ;-) I love it too much Clyde. I've had it since 1989.
Have you still got the Goldtop with the P90s?

Thanks for the tips on the body wood.

[m t soule]

Apologies for resurrecting this thread. Came up in a relevent topic search.

I have a HSH, maple boardand neck, basswood body,ibanez 550. What BK would be appropriate for Niles' sound, if I could get a Gilmore option on it as well that'd be awesome.
Its a rather bright/brittle guitar When played without an amp.

[Johnny Mac]

Apologies for resurrecting this thread. Came up in a relevent topic search.

I have a HSH, maple boardand neck, basswood body,ibanez 550. What BK would be appropriate for Niles' sound, if I could get a Gilmore option on it as well that'd be awesome.
Its a rather bright/brittle guitar When played without an amp.

I'd forgotten about this thread. My life has changed a lot since that last post I made about this.
Well I was going to go with Apaches or Mothers Milks. Probably the later. The funky snap in his tone is mostly studio trickery but a drop in the mids is how I dial it in on my amp, a compressor and the neck pickup. The neck pick up is all Nile Rodgers uses, through a clean Fender amp for his live setup.
I did read how he and Prince get their funky recorded sounds. It's plugging direct into a Universal Audio limiting amplifier and then straight into the desk with a lot of EQ. It's a suprisingly hard tone to recreate I've found.