Random guitar and amp pairings

[GGJaguar]

CE-100D and Thunder 1 Twin amp

 

[Guildedagain]

Nice.

If you move the guitar in a little just a smidge, enough to crop the right edge out, kinda fool around with the lighting a little (amp panel and guitar top a little too bright, and the strong shadows), this could be calendar worthy. Adding a cord, a period coily cord would be coo, even a vintage stand. Also your angle, you're shooting down too low, looking up at the headstock instead of down makes it harder to see.

I usually find the most pleasing viewing angle and then get the camera right up to my face where I'm looking from to get the same angle, it's blurry this close to my face but the focus takes care of itself and I compose and shoot.

I like the curvy edge of the guitar against the straight grille cloth, neat organic vs non organic line thing going on there. Try to add a reflector on the right side to soften the shadows.

I spent two years fussing over shots earning a Commercial Photo degree back in 95-97, back in the good old darkroom days, but Digital was beginning.

I shoot constantly and always find it challenging to get something just right.

The better the subject, the more worthy it is of fussing over until it's just right.

 

[GGJaguar]

Thanks for the suggestions for improving photos. Unfortunately, I'm just a point-and-shoot guy and that's all I'll ever (want to) be. I'm not really creative (artistic) in an aesthetic sense, but more in an analytical (scientific) way. It's just the way my brain works.

 

[GGJaguar]

Musicmaster and Silvertone amp

 

[Guildedagain]

Dang that Musicmaster is cool. We used to borrow the same one but White from the guy next door with a silverfaced Champ.

Then we scored an LPB-1 somehow. This was a big deal back then.

 

[mavuser]

Maverick, Thunderstar, Jetstar (1965), Jetstar (1966)

 

[Soul Tramp]

Guild 66-J and Les Paul.

 

[GAD]

 

[catan]

Thanks for the suggestions for improving photos. Unfortunately, I'm just a point-and-shoot guy and that's all I'll ever (want to) be. I'm not really creative (artistic) in an aesthetic sense, but more in an analytical (scientific) way. It's just the way my brain works.

Photography is in large part, analysis. What the gentleman told you was geometry, lighting, and direction, aka composition.

 

[GAD]

 

[GAD]

 

[GAD]

 

[fronobulax]

Why is my snark trying to get out?

 

[GGJaguar]

Maverick, Thunderstar, Jetstar (1965), Jetstar (1966)

How does the '65 Jetstar sound? I always wonder about that middle position for the pickup (the vast majority of my guitars only have 2 pickups).

 

[GGJaguar]

Aren't you worried about the capacitance of that exceedingly long (for the Tweedy Bird) cable affecting what little tone the Tweedy has?

 

[Default]

Telecaster and a Realistic-branded Univox.

 

[Guildedagain]

3 pickup Duo Sonic and 007 amp. One of the really cool Harmony archtops and boat anchor Gibson amp, forget which, a beast though. LP Flametop with West Grande R head, one of like 25 ever made. Even surprised Jim West in Michigan that I had one. '65 Dano with '75 Marshall JMP50. The lightest electric, with the heaviest amp. That head is heavier than most 12" combos by 20lbs.

 

[GGJaguar]

Duo Jet and Princeton

 

[fronobulax]

 

[Guildedagain]

I like those old Peavy heads.

Duo Jet and BF Princeton look killer together.

True relic '71 P Bass '69 SUNN Sorado