I went with the Vox TB18C1 (2 X 6V6's) and Bad Cat Cougar 15 (2 X EL84's). They use plywood for the top, sides and bottom. I've got mine down to the 37 lbs. range, with a speaker swap.
I go with Fender Strat's for single coils and a maple neck. PRS for humbuckers and a rosewood neck. Ibanez got me hooked on comfortable, double cutaway, Strat copies, with the Roadstar II.
Eight! Although now that I have the NexTone, I can sell 2 Katanas and the SCXD.
Vox TB18C1
Bad Cat Cougar 15
Tone Master Deluxe Reverb
SCXD
NexTone Stage
Acoustisonic 40
Katana 50
Katana 100
I saw a Blue 10 top Custom 22, at my PRS Dealer's web site (high contrast photo's). When I saw it in person, it was so dark that you could hardly see the wood pattern. I liked the Black/Gold better. Plus, it was less expensive. I really like your Red Fireburst. These colors look classier to me...
All mahogany guitars, have their own sound, as do maple capped mahogany guitars. I found that I like each, with the right type of pickup. The all mahogany Vela and Starla, are great with Filtertron type, pickups. The same goes for laminated maple guitars. Whether they are carved or laminated...
While demoing a couple of guitars, I got to try a used Bad Cat, Cougar 15. I passed on the guitars, but bought the amp. I had always read bad things about them, on the forums. They are noisy, heavy, no clean headroom. Man were they wrong. I really liked the sound.
After I got it home, I did...
Congratulations! Your new guitar looks beautiful.
PRS Guitars run the whole gamut. There are some models that I love and others that I don't. When you take the time to play and compare guitars, some of the PRS guitars really stand out. And not just the fancy expensive ones.
I now only play...
I now only play Strat's and thin double cutaway, PRS guitars. It's a very easy switch. With the edge going to PRS for their Playability (necks) and tuning stability. I may not like some PRS models, just like I don't like all Fenders. I've owned all of the popular guitars and worked as a full...
At 44 years of age, Brady is still one of the hardest working players in the league. Then hearing about him helping problem players.
Antonio Brown said, "Brady is a true friend. Every day I try to prove myself to him. Both, in how I play and how I live my life". He is becoming my hero.
People tend to use more overdrive and effects, in the bedroom. You need a cleaner sound when playing live. Watch a rig rundown, on a top Pro. They will have several overdrive pedals, that sound like they are set to edge of breakup. Then, they always have a pedal that they say, "I really just use...
I'm finding that there isn't much that I can't do with my Tone Master Deluxe Reverb or Katana, and a MFX pedal. I have used a Zoom MFX pedal for over 17 years, in order to get "my sound" out of a provided backline. It works great with my TMDR. I'm able to use the Katana without the MFX pedal...
I really enjoy working on my Strat's. They are really pretty easy to work on. Other guitars, not so much.
I once had a band mate, who upgraded a Squier Thinline Tele. He did the work, himself. When he bought a USGA neck, he took it to a luthier for fret work. The luthier charged him $350 for...
My home amp usage:
1 - Katana 50
2 - Katana 100
3 - Fender Tone Master Deluxe Reverb
4 - Fender SCXD
5 - Vox TB18C1
Gigging:
1 - Katana 100
2 - Fender Tone Master Deluxe Reverb
3 - Vox TB18C1
4 - Katana 50
5 - Fender SCXD
You are starting to see a lot of Pro's using Katana's, on Broadway in...
I've got a pair of Black/Gold, PRS Custom 22's. They have 5-way switching, that allows for things like, the bridge humbucker and split neck pickup, in parallel.
A Zach Myers, with Vintage Clean, A2 & A5, Bootstrap pickups.
It's funny. I saw Joe Bonamassa when he was younger. He only played one guitar for the whole show. It was an Ibanez, played through a Marshall head and a 15" PA cabinet. I have no idea what speaker was in the cabinet, but he sounded good and like himself.
I'm a Strat and double cutaway PRS guy. I sometimes get caught up in all the forum hype. This year, I found a PRS S2, McCarty 594 Single Cutaway. It corrects most of the ergonomic problems that I have had with Les Paul's. Not too heavy, 8.2 pounds. It's a nice guitar. My biggest complaint is...