I was out at American Guitar and Band a few weeks ago with my friend Tom and got a chance to play an Orange Tiny Terror. When these came out, I was very interested in getting one because of their size (very small) and because they are all tube and made by Orange. Up until playing the Tiny Terror at AGB, I had never played an Orange (tube or otherwise) and like any guitar player would tell you, you should never buy an amp (or guitar for that matter) without playing it first.
Well, I'm hooked! The thing sounds great! I plugged in a standard American Telecaster, which is what I have, and tried the clean and gain on it and they both sounded amazing. The TT was hooked up to a Mesa Boogie cabinet. I think it was probably a 1x12", so the entire set up was very compact. But it really rocks - even on the 7 watt setting it can get really loud - so I'm sure it would do fine in a church setting.
Now I just need to sell my Classic 30 and raise some funds to make the purchase. The TT sells for around $500. The Mesa cab they had it set up with was another $400, I believe. So...yeah...that's getting up into the difficult-to-explain-to-Angie-why-I-need-to-buy-it price range :0)
What can I say? If you want tone, you have to pay for it.
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3 comments:
That's the motto I alway live by. Tone is the main thing man.
I have thought now and then that I should learn bass guitar. I have absolutely no clue about anything to do with guitars. I know my cello, somewhat, and am familiar with the bass clef although I have no idea whether the bass is played on that scale. Like I said, I am at zero on my understanding of the guitar as an instrument. I know what it looks like and that's it.
But I should learn the bass. We would be well rounded then. You and Phil, Jere, and Grace.
I don't think it would be too difficult for you to learn the bass guitar. Especially since you have experience playing the cello. The bass guitar is probably tuned differently. The basic bass (no pun intended) has four strings. The strings (starting from lowest pitch to highest) are E,A,D,G, as opposed to the basic six string guitar, which shares the tuning of the four-string bass and adds the B and E strings. I think most of the notes you would play on the bass guitar would be in the bass clef if you were reading sheet music.
What ever happened to your cello? Do you still have it?
Yes I still have it. It sits contentedly (I hope) in the corner.
The cello strings are A, D, G, and C. So I would guess the bass is just a few notes higher.
So where would I get a guitar? I asked Cyndi (and she knows music. She was a music major for some years. She plays piano, clarinet, flute, sax, violin, and can probably handle others). She said we could just look at a local music store. What would you recommend?
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