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FernandoDuarte

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« on: December 24, 2007, 01:11:43 PM »
Hello guys!!!
I have a doubt... I'm planning to do a "fun" band with my grandmother, cousin and my brother to play some Beatles songs to our family...
But I don't know which guitar would be the best  :(  :?:
I've a Les Paul, a kind of super-Strat and a Tele body... I was thinking in get a Warmoth L5S body and neck or do it myself (then would be deeo set neck, and I don't know neighter if Hollow or Solid... I've played with a 7stringed hollow Tele and didn't like it...)

Pickups: I would have to change in all guitars... One has EMG81 and another Tone Zone... I would go to the dreamed Bare Knuckle... Thinking in a A5 PG or Mules... Would Rebel Yell work on this?  My idea of tone is nearby of Paul McCartney's Red Square DVD...

Any help will be aprecciated!  :D

And Merry Christmas! :santa:
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noodleplugerine

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« Reply #1 on: December 24, 2007, 01:18:55 PM »
I don't really know what to say - Are you serious? :D
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« Reply #2 on: December 24, 2007, 01:27:00 PM »
Think anything would work really. Unless you want to shell out for a proper hollow Rickenbacker... Maybe a 335 type thing, though a Les Paul would work too.

They used Vox amps a lot I think, something clean and jangly would work a treat.
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« Reply #3 on: December 24, 2007, 02:33:37 PM »
Put some MQs in that Tele (assuming it's routed for humbuckers at present).  That will get you in Beatles territory with that Epi Casino tone they were rocking.

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« Reply #4 on: December 25, 2007, 05:58:34 PM »
From memory and till Mr 38 turns up

For the early  a Gretch and or Rickenbacker (Lennon liked the shortscale ones, Harrison the normal scale)

Mid and late Epi Casino (P90s) and or SG

Late Tele and or Casino

Though any nice P90 should cover most bases, as should a nice Tele tone
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« Reply #5 on: December 25, 2007, 06:24:53 PM »
Thats a great justification for a new guitar.

Perhaps the best I have heard so far...
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« Reply #6 on: December 25, 2007, 06:49:15 PM »
Quote from: Ted
Thats a great justification for a new guitar.

Perhaps the best I have heard so far...


Do we ever need any justification? ...  :wink:
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« Reply #7 on: December 26, 2007, 11:29:11 AM »
Go the George Harrison way.

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« Reply #8 on: December 26, 2007, 12:40:05 PM »
Rob is correct. Early period Harrison used mainly a Gretch-Lennon with a Ric. Then Harrison with Ric (6 & 12 strings).Paperback writer period George used an SG and John the Casino-John pretty much then stuck with the Casino whilst George added a Strat for Sgt Pepper (John had one too but used the Epi predominantly with a few exceptions) and thereafter there was a Les Paul from George and then the famous rosewood Tele. We mustn't forget Paul who played solos on Ticket to Ride & Taxman (Epi Casino). Obviously you can't buy one of each-other than a Variax (   :lol: ) I would suggest that you use a single coil guitar.Beatle tones tend to be at the sharper end of the sound spectrum and also cleanish or with an amp at the setting where it is breaking up nicely. I have summarized things here rather than write a book
( as that has been done). To be honest though I think you could do your own thing as surely it is the interpretive element and performance itself that is important-not the shoes you happen to be wearing. I get a nice jangly "Ticket to Ride2 riff from my Tele and the "And Your Bird Can Sing" riffs too for that matter.
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FernandoDuarte

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« Reply #9 on: December 27, 2007, 01:08:54 AM »
Quote from: noodleplugerine
I don't really know what to say - Are you serious? :D


Yes! Serious!!!

The biggest problem is: I fear hollow body guitars... I was always rock/hard/metal player... and the only hollow guitar I've played was a 7 string with a JB in the bridge... and it sounded weird, didn't had definition (less of treble/bright, instead of more bass/bottom)

I'm searching that tone the players of Sir McCartney had in the Red Square DVD, they played 335/LP in Divided by 13 amplifiers...

But I don't know exactly if the LP would be the perfect tone...

Should go for a hollow L5S-ished with MQ or P92+91... Hope I like it!

Thanks for the inputs of everybody!

(know the doubts are: maple or Korina body? rosewood neck + ebony fingerboard?)
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