the Rick Turner guitar - Page 5

Lindsey Jr. · #61 07-12-2005, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by mylittledemon

I believe he is about 60-65.

Thx a lot

Lindsey Jr. · #62 07-17-2005, 10:13 AM

I wonder... is the model 1 without the piezo pickup & blending electronics also versatile ? or can you get to lindsey's sound (and others) also WITH the P.P. & B.E. ?

thx, would someone please tell me which is the best model to go anywhere (from LB to Santana and more...)

madformac · #63 07-17-2005, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Lindsey Jr.

I wonder... is the model 1 without the piezo pickup & blending electronics also versatile ? or can you get to lindsey's sound (and others) also WITH the P.P. & B.E. ?

thx, would someone please tell me which is the best model to go anywhere (from LB to Santana and more...)

The Piezo and blender make no difference to the existing tones, they merely add to them..

If you want a Model 1 to get Lindsey's sound you need three things..

Firstly you need to specify no tone chambers in the guitar.. Lindsey's Model 1's are all solid body Honduras mahogany. Secondly you need the high gain pickup, this is the one with the black plastic cover and not the black chrome covered one. Thirdly you need Lindsey's fingers. I fear this is the most difficult thing to get!

What you will find with the piezo and blending controls is a whole new world of extra tones. Basically you can get a very good take on an acoustic tone with the piezo and then blend this in with the humbucker, then you have the range of possibilities with the volume, tone control, coil split and the parametric sweep too.. It's a much better guitar with the option in terms of tonal range.. But if you want LB's spec it's solid body, high gain pickup, no piezo/blender. If you want it to look like most of his early ones ask Rick for a light stain. If you want it to look modern (i.e. the one he used for World Turning on the SYW tour) then ask for red mahogany...

I've actually got mine out this week, dusted it off and restrung it in a lower gauge. (I now use D'Addario .010-.046 strings, Lindsey uses .010-.046 Ernie Ball strings and Rick strings and advises .011-.052 Thomastik Infeld strings). I have a feeling I'm going to be using it a lot more in the coming months and although I have other guitars that can do the job equally or better than the Model 1, none of them can do everything in one guitar like this can and still sound really good.. I do need to get in touch with Rick to get some mods done soon though..

Lindsey Jr. · #64 07-18-2005, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by madformac

The Piezo and blender make no difference to the existing tones, they merely add to them..

If you want a Model 1 to get Lindsey's sound you need three things..

Firstly you need to specify no tone chambers in the guitar.. Lindsey's Model 1's are all solid body Honduras mahogany. Secondly you need the high gain pickup, this is the one with the black plastic cover and not the black chrome covered one. Thirdly you need Lindsey's fingers. I fear this is the most difficult thing to get!

What you will find with the piezo and blending controls is a whole new world of extra tones. Basically you can get a very good take on an acoustic tone with the piezo and then blend this in with the humbucker, then you have the range of possibilities with the volume, tone control, coil split and the parametric sweep too.. It's a much better guitar with the option in terms of tonal range.. But if you want LB's spec it's solid body, high gain pickup, no piezo/blender. If you want it to look like most of his early ones ask Rick for a light stain. If you want it to look modern (i.e. the one he used for World Turning on the SYW tour) then ask for red mahogany...

I've actually got mine out this week, dusted it off and restrung it in a lower gauge. (I now use D'Addario .010-.046 strings, Lindsey uses .010-.046 Ernie Ball strings and Rick strings and advises .011-.052 Thomastik Infeld strings). I have a feeling I'm going to be using it a lot more in the coming months and although I have other guitars that can do the job equally or better than the Model 1, none of them can do everything in one guitar like this can and still sound really good.. I do need to get in touch with Rick to get some mods done soon though..

Thank you very much

so, they both come close because even the LB model 1 has a wide variety of tones ? (exactly the same is, I think, almost impossible)

chiliD · #65 07-18-2005, 11:09 AM

Mine doesn't have the piezo...I've had it for 4-1/2 years and I'm STILL finding new tonal qualites. Just the variations with the semi-parametric EQ took me years to master...I'm just NOW getting around to experimenting with the rotating pickup angles.

Lindsey Jr. · #66 07-18-2005, 03:55 PM

one last question: can you play it with a pick or only without ? thx

**mylittledemon** · #67 07-18-2005, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Lindsey Jr.

one last question: can you play it with a pick or only without ? thx

HAHA! I know Chili is doing an early grave roll right now. You can play the guitar however you want to!

Lindsey Jr. · #68 07-19-2005, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by mylittledemon

HAHA! I know Chili is doing an early grave roll right now. You can play the guitar however you want to!

Thank you all

it's time to go to SMART distribution in London... and try one already...

**mylittledemon** · #69 07-24-2005, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Lindsey Jr.

Thank you all

it's time to go to SMART distribution in London... and try one already...

I see one of the "junior" models on ebay right now for $1600...not a bad price at all. But I have a feeling the 1C would be a more enjoyable model what with the parametric EQ and all, but I dont think Lindsey really ever uses that.

Lindsey Jr. · #70 07-24-2005, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by mylittledemon

I see one of the "junior" models on ebay right now for $1600...not a bad price at all. But I have a feeling the 1C would be a more enjoyable model what with the parametric EQ and all, but I dont think Lindsey really ever uses that.

I just need to get THAT close to his sound (and not only his of course, but mainly

) and I'm afraid that my dream model 1 isn't gonna be cheap... But on the other hand: you have something special with this one, something you can't say 'bout a gibson, not that those are bad guitars, but I can't think of anybody with a Rick Turner Model 1 here in belgium...

**mylittledemon** · #71 07-25-2005, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Lindsey Jr.

I just need to get THAT close to his sound (and not only his of course, but mainly

) and I'm afraid that my dream model 1 isn't gonna be cheap... But on the other hand: you have something special with this one, something you can't say 'bout a gibson, not that those are bad guitars, but I can't think of anybody with a Rick Turner Model 1 here in belgium...

Yeah I've never known anyone here that has owned one. Other than Chili...but I've never seen anybody in a band or known anyone that has it. I am possibly going to have one by the end of this year. There is a guy who offered me a 1996 model on ebay for $2500 and its perfectly mint. I think I'd rather have an "older" model rather than the current ones anyhow. I like the older headstock logo and such.