After reading posts here I went and bought a Squier cv 50’s Tele. Absolutely love it. Compliments my G2655 really well. And I figured what the heck, I might as well get a little tube amp to help with the sounds I’m after. Bugera V5 demo from Sweetwater. It sounds way better than the Peavey vyper I’ve been using. And yeah that’s pretty much my whole “studio”, laundry basket included.
Very nice rig. Classy. It is interesting just how many players on here of all standards and from all over the World eventually come down to the Gretsch and Tele combo as the ultimate guitar pairing which can cover pretty much all the bases most of the time. I have owned many guitars but throughout there has always been my 6120 TM and America Deluxe Tele.
I have a V22 Infininum. Great clean channel but I get a lot of tube rattle even after installing some silicone washers on each tube.Great combo, congrats! I have the v22 Bugerra, those amps can’t be beat for all you get at that price point
I do have a Squier bullet strat that really sounds good with the Bugera but it’s doing duty out in my shop practice space. I have a Fender 10 G out there. It just suffices for what it’s for.
The Strat is a fine thing and capable of truly incredible sounds in the right hands but just a bit too refined for an old grunt like me. I had an American Standard with a rosewood board. Nice thing and very easy and fast to play but I just couldn’t get my tones out of it without it sounding reedy and a bit thin. I also kept hitting the toggle switch at totally the wrong moment so for me it’s Telecaster unless it’s Gretsch all the way. Unless it’s a Gibson ES 335. I bought one recently and apart from the lack of a Bigsby I am blown away by it. it is an incredibly versatile guitar. I am still getting to know it so don’t know if it is a keeper yet but a wonderful guitar.
Now that is a beautiful guitar. I’ve always had a soft spot for red guitars, I don’t have one yet but will someday. If I had a 335 I’d have to use a step stool cause I’m so short.
Thank you!
