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[Stone]

New Godins highlighted at NAMM.

Godin Session T-Pro & Stadium T-Pro Demos | NAMM 2023

Godin’s Session T and Stadium T-Pro Are sleek, biting rock machines at a nice price.

www.premierguitar.com

Love Godin thats def one to look at Fantastic quality and hardware made in North America and so well priced

 

[FuzzyAce]

Rail pickups =

Dimarzio Cruisers are the shiz.

 

[FuzzyAce]

Yes the Iby is nice, also looking at the Nick Johnston HSS

Love those NJ strats. Even the pink is sexy.

Also if it helps, if all my guitars were lost in a fire and I got a check from the insurance company, I'd likely pick up the same Ibanez AZ2204N that I have today:

If I won the lottery, I'd probably be shopping for some high end Suhr and PRS guitars, but those are over twice the cost of the MIJ Ibanez stuff.

The designer in me just wants to extend that lower pickguard to better follow the lower horn profile. Perhaps thin down the headstock too. Other than that it's perfect!

 

[jellodog]

Dimarzio Cruisers are the shiz.

I'm currently trying to decide between a bridge Cruiser in the neck (a la Timmons), but starting to lean towards DP188 Pro Track instead.

Thoughts? I saw a @Blix video recently and he had a Pro Track in the neck. Don't know if he still likes it or not, though.

 

[Gearzilla]

I'm currently trying to decide between a bridge Cruiser in the neck (a la Timmons), but starting to lean towards DP188 Pro Track instead.

Thoughts? I saw a @Blix video recently and he had a Pro Track in the neck. Don't know if he still likes it or not, though.

The rails are great for dirty blues. The Cruisers definitely have that Andy Timmons vibe.

 

[FuzzyAce]

I'm currently trying to decide between a bridge Cruiser in the neck (a la Timmons), but starting to lean towards DP188 Pro Track instead.

Thoughts? I saw a @Blix video recently and he had a Pro Track in the neck. Don't know if he still likes it or not, though.

I've not tried a Pro Track yet. But based on what I've heard and checking Dimarzio specs, it's hotter than the Cruiser with more mids.

The Cruiser to me is very balanced overall. For a rail pickup it's closer to a single coil strat but with a clearer, tighter upper midrange and top end, and the lows are solid and clear. I'd think either one is a good choice but Blix may have more insight if he's played both.

 

[jellodog]

Cutlass is my number 1!

 

[Stone]

DiMarzio have quite the variety of rail pickups, talk about a rabbit hole lol

 

[jellodog]

Rail pickups =

 

[FuzzyAce]

DiMarzio have quite the variety of rail pickups, talk about a rabbit hole lol

Yep. But the good thing is that every pickup I've ever gotten from them (a lot) I really like.

 

[la szum]

Haha! It's actually a killer vintage Marshall with a Blackstar logo on it.

 

[Stone]

I found that my SD Hotrail was somewhat lacking in midrange and slightly shrill at times
I dunno ll give em whirl tomorrow with a a Euro red

 

[TJontheRoad]

I'm gonna say it... Partscaster for the win.

 

[jellodog]

Haha! It's actually a killer vintage Marshall with a Blackstar logo on it.

You lil' trickster!

Jokes aside. Whilst I have been disappointed in Blackstar tones in the past; I have to say that I remain curious and open-minded about their new stuff and what they've been trying to do. If the St. James stuff sounds good IRL (haven't heard it), then I won't have any problem saying so!

 

[Stratzrus]

im trying to find a HSS Strat with Coil Split on the Humbucker and Contoured heel
no Floyd but prefer a floating trem. also id like to avoid anything Made in Mexico

Any Suggestions ?

I couldn't be happier with my Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster HSS QMT. It sounds exactly what you're looking for.

The locking tuners, LSR Roller Nut and floating trem provide a very stable tuning system, ebony fretboard, medium jumbo frets, contoured heel, HSS pickup configuration with coil split and 10 different options with the S-1.

I liked it so much I bought a red one to have as a backup but when a tobacco burst came up for sale I had to jump on it. After a decade I sold the red one but still have the other two. The transparent amber one is my very favorite Strat. It absolutely kills.

 

[metropolis_4]

I’m not sure if you have experience with HSS but they can be quirky. The wiring is critical. Look for one wired so the humbucker sees 500k while the singles see 250k. Otherwise you might have problems with either a dull bridge or shrill mid-neck

 

[Stratzrus]

Fortunately neither is the case with my HSS Strats above.

 

[jellodog]

I'm currently trying to decide between a bridge Cruiser in the neck (a la Timmons), but starting to lean towards DP188 Pro Track instead.

Thoughts? I saw a @Blix video recently and he had a Pro Track in the neck. Don't know if he still likes it or not, though.

Turns out that Timmons now has a neck cruiser in the neck!

Evidenced here at 37.05 in the timestamped video link:

 

[la szum]

You lil' trickster!

Jokes aside. Whilst I have been disappointed in Blackstar tones in the past; I have to say that I remain curious and open-minded about their new stuff and what they've been trying to do. If the St. James stuff sounds good IRL (haven't heard it), then I won't have any problem saying so!

The chaps who started Blackstar (with Roland/KOrg backing...) are a bunch of long-time Marshall
employees who grew tired of Marshall's staid ways.

 

[Stratzrus]

You lil' trickster!

Jokes aside. Whilst I have been disappointed in Blackstar tones in the past; I have to say that I remain curious and open-minded about their new stuff and what they've been trying to do. If the St. James stuff sounds good IRL (haven't heard it), then I won't have any problem saying so!

The chaps who started Blackstar (with Roland/KOrg backing...) are a bunch of long-time Marshall
employees who grew tired of Marshall's staid ways.

In my experience so far the St. James has been a mixed bag.

The clean and gain tones are good. Not stellar but definitely usable. I've noticed they sound better with a bit of volume and I haven't had a chance to try it out at concert volume or with my band so my comments are at practice volumes only.

My concerns: It's noisier than I'd prefer, both in terms of inherent hiss, and hum as you increase the volume. Also, for me, the reverb is almost unusable. I don't know if whoever dialed it in was into rockabilly or surf music or something but it's not the classic Fender reverb I'm used to.

Would I buy another one if it was stolen? Probably not at his point but again I haven't used it in a live context with my Fractal FM9 providing the reverb and delays. To me the attraction was it's feature set; light weight, headphone out, reactive load, speaker emulation, USB audio out.

But so far my playing experience as been somewhat frustrating and for the price, I'm not looking to be frustrated.