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"Indeed, both that Guy have!" Except that Guy's P-Bass is a vintage one from the 70's. I think in that era the fretboards were made of rosewood. Also, the real issue with reissue thinlines (Squier or Fender) is that the Pickups are NOT actually wide range pickups, and thus the sound of the instrument is "off" when compared to the originals.

To parts to this post Part the first: "I've played quite a few different guitars but the ones I've bought have always been the ones perfect for me, I've tried a Tele but I personally didn't like the feel of the neck on it and found it too twangy for my style, also I don't know if any other Tele players have found this but do any of you find them a little uncomfortable shape wise?, apart from the difference in tone I found a Strat much more comfortable to play and it still has the bonus of been lightweight which is a must for me as I'm not the strongest person, I've tried a LP and 335 but didn't really like either" I actually find the shape of the Tele easier to work with as opposed to the Strat. Perhaps it's the way I like to hold my guitar (perfectly horizontal as opposed to the more common diagonal stance), but the Strat always seems to hang out and away from my body more than I would like. I do agree with you on lightness however, I can't stand heavy guitars (do to a combination of shortness and general weakness.) Part the second: Yellowtalk, I have never personally played a squier Thinline, nor known anyone who does, but ALL of the squires I've ever played had problems with craftsmanship or tuning or electronics or something...:thinking: That said, my advice would be to find a guitar shop where you can inspect and try out both. Then and only then can you properly decide which instrument fits your personal playing needs and situation. A LOT of people I known who bought Squires have had to sink large amounts of money into after market mods to get them playable on the level they wanted, so at that point the savings on Squire vs MIM Fender (I think thats where all reissue thinlines come from now) is essentially burned through. On the other hand, most of the players I know are also gigging regularly, so if you just want a guitar for personal home use, your standard of acceptable quality may be somewhat lower.

I think I can here bothe the OCD and the HBE distortion at different points in Violet Hill. Both are great pedals...

" So they do their last song , and the crowd is going crazy . They won't come back out . So I say to him , What the F --- . He's says Oh the Stones never do an encore . So that was probabaly the only concert in my 37 years of concertgoing , that the big name did'nt come back out ." I seem to remember reading somewhere that the Stones notoriously had a great deal of trouble adapting from the concert format of th 60's, where the headliner played an extremely brief set (20-30 min.) to the modern length of concert. Unfourtunately, I'm too young to have seen the Stones until the late 90's when they were already about a quarter century past their prime. (though I must say, the put one an awesome live show for a bunch of guys who should be driving golf carts around a retirement village in Florida...:laugh3:)

I tend to agree with that. The only exception being the age old single coil vs. humbucker divide which IMHO is one of the very few legitimate things that drastically alter/limit a guitar's potential tone. I guess I also believe in ergonomics, some guitars are simply more easy to play for some people because of factors like shape, weight, neck size etc. (which IMHO is also a hugely overlooked factor for a lot of people in deciding what guitar to play.)

I know he's very highly regarded (at least in the U.K.) and that besides JB he's built rigs for both Noel and Gem from Oasis, but other then that, I really know little about him...:embarassed: Thanks for complimenting my tech knowledge by the way, though I would contend my skills mainly extend to looking up the names of stuff and matching it to pictures. I often don't know how the stuff I found the names to works...

Even with them not leaving the stage, it seems the ended with the same songs they usually do, so IMHO the whole "no encore" thing was probably just a function of Chris' illness (there are rumors going around that what he's got is a headcold and it's straining his voice.) Also IMHO, in today's concert environment Encores in general are kind of lame. Virtually always, encores are part of a band's pre-planned set nowadays so why go through the whole pretense of leving the stage. I would much rather have the band just play all the songs they intend to play and have done with it. (the exception being two set shows which are mainly limited to jam bands-which I don't dig anyway for the most part). -Ends rant about encores- EDIT-apologies about double posting

Even with them not leaving the stage, it seems the ended with the same songs they usually do, so IMHO the whole "no encore" thing was probably just a function of Chris' illness (there are rumors going around that what he's got is a headcold and it's straining his voice.) Also IMHO, in today's concert environment Encores in general are kind of lame. Virtually always, encores are part of a band's pre-planned set nowadays so why go through the whole pretense of leving the stage. I would much rather have the band just play all the songs they intend to play and have done with it. (the exception being two set shows which are mainly limited to jam bands-which I don't dig anyway for the most part. -Ends rant about encores-

I'm sure they are. I didn't intend to actually become a "client" (anything he makes likely costs more then I make in a year), I just thought he might have a website when I could find a bit more info on some of the rig's he's made... (or at the very least I thought perhaps given his fame and the fame of his clients, someone else would have made a website detailing his work)

As someone above said, the choice of a guitar comes down to personal taste, and whether or not the guitar tonaly fits the type of music you intend to play on it. For example, I love the tone of Gretsch guitars, but they simply don't sound right for what my current band plays. I like teles becuase they are practical (lightweight, easy to maintain), sound good for what I play, are relatively inexpensive, and I like the neck profile. IMHO way too many people let themselves be swaywed by what guitar a certain famous player uses, or what the "should" play in their given genre, or even what guitar looks "cool" as opposed to what they are actually comfortable playing...

Does he have a website. I've been searching for one for ages and can't seem to find one. Anyone know?

Personally, I HATE that d$#n sunburst finish, that seems to be so popular. thus making it the most common finish by far. It's black or walnut all the way for me (except when I save up enough for my Ric, then it's fireglow all the way.) For the record, I don't actually care much for standard single coil Tele's, I just like the Humbucker equiped ones (though I wish I could afford a real one with actual Wide Range Pickups...)

2 Reissue '72 Fender Telecaster Thinlines Reissue Epiphone Casino Seagull Acoustic

Makes sense.

I realized I never answered this question from an old post (unless I in fact have, in which case ignore my ramblings...) "so does his Pandora box control the different Rack units?" Here's how I THINK the system works (based on what I KNOW about other similar systems) The gear (rack and pedals is all programmed into a bank of "presets" (which pedals/effects are on for which song and portion thereof). Each song has a number of presets (say 3-5) As the computer cycles through the setlist (which must also be pre-programmed) these banked presets are assigned to a series of bypass switches (usually the bottom row). Jon can cycle through the presets by engaging the assigned switch. The other switches are likely assigned to individual pedals, allowing Jon to call any one of them up at will.

My band is called String Theory (it's a physics thing...yes we're all nerds:laugh3:) As for the gear, I do want the Fulltone OCD and some George L's cable, but I've wanted those for a long time, way before Jonny started using them. Both are expensive though. At the moment though, I'm saving up to buy a Hughes and Kettner Rotosphere which is an extremely expensive pedal. As for the E-bow, I've never actually played one (considered it a while back but my amp exploded and I had to spend the money on that), but I've heard from a lot of people that they are very difficult to use well.

"Acoustic guitar CAPO 1st fret." Thanks, I thought it was 2nd fret. (you can't see well in the video clips:angry:)

From when they played the daily show: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVtVPuhpXT4 You can clearly see both the capo on Chris' acoustic and the fact that Jon changes guitars. Since they were only playing these two songs, there must be something to cause the change. I've been listing to the track again and it does seem to sound open in the 2nd section. Still can't pin it down exactly though...:embarassed:

I could be wrong, but I'm almost positive that both Chris and Jon Play this in some altered tuning (perhaps just a step up or down), it's not noticible to my ear on the record (though I suck at picking out tuning), but when playing live, both of them swap guitars for this song. Most of Chris' acoustic parts are a bit strange tuning wise, but Jon seems to retune for this one as well. EDIT: After going back over the thread, I see this has already been mentioned (at least for Chris' part), shows how much I pay attention...

That's why they pay me the big money!:laugh3: Seriously though, If you want a frame of refrence, I currently play guitar in a band that covers Coldplay, Radiohead, The Editors, U2, Bloc Party etc. as well as playing some original material in the style of the above bands, and my rig is: 2 Reissue Fender '72 Thinline Telecasters Reissue Epiphone Casino Fender Hotrod Deville 2x12 Combo Amp MXR Micro Amp MXR Phase 90 Ibanez Tube Screamer Boss TU2 Line Six DL4 Boss TR2

"I don't really know if i should step in the more expensive gear, because i really want to get a sound like Jonny but i don't know whether i'm good enough yet" I'm sure you'll improve with practice and time...:) The main thing to keep in mind (especially with Jonny's new rig) is that a lot of that gear is esentially professional quality equipment. You can get great sounds out of a few Boss pedals. You don't need great gear to be good guitarist.

Once you break it down, the rig's really not as complex as it seems at first glance. It's just that Jon tends to have several of each type of effect. by my count he has 3 seperate distortions, 6 delays, 2 revebs and 2 tuners, and 2 pedals capable of octive effects. BTW-Good luck on getting that Jazzmaster, they're great guitars and a lot more versitile than most people think.

As far as I know, the only guitars that are painted are: Jon's black Thinline Jon's Natural Thinline Jon's Jazzmaster Jon's Les Paul Deluxe Chris' Black Tele Deluxe Chris' two acoustics Everything else (including the Walnut thinline which is still used for slide, have their original unpainted pickguards.)

I have: 2 '72 reissue thinlines Hotrod Deville 2x12 amp MXR Micro Amp (not in the new rig) Boss TU2 MXR Phase 90 Ibanez Tube Screamer Line 6 DL4 BTW- Jon has said in interviews that all of his thinlines are stock. Of course, being vintage, they have the actual WideRange pickups.

He didn't use the Jag at all during the Chicago shows. During Fix you, he played a sunburst thinline with a finish that looked rather different then his other sunburst thinline (yes, I was that close). BTW-I think the natural guitar with the black pickguard you are thinking of is Chris' Tele Deluxe.