The Zodiac and Guitars

Since for the most part, this site is dedicated to astrology and so do the name of various Gander Guitars models, I was wondering what you all think of the one named after your sign. Obviously, this is mostly for the musically inclined, and especially guitarists, but whatever!! Feel free to give your opinion on the ones that are NOT your sign. If you can't find your sign, check the upcoming models part, as the rest are there. Also, you can discuss the features they have(NO TRUSS ROD?!?!?!) since those are what really matter anyway.

In my case, I found out about this company because of my favorite wood. It's not used frequently for a variety of reasons, such as its weight and because it's purportedly difficult to work with, but it sounds lovely and is beautiful as long as it doesn't have inlays(although if whoever makes it insists on using inlays, DON'T MAKE THEM BLACK!! BLECH.). When I saw the name of the first guitar that came up, I kind of wondered if it was a random decision to name that model after a sign, but then I saw the other ones. They are all quite beautiful, and of coarse, I am quite pleased that my favorite wood is used extensively in the Taurus model, BUT!! I know there are a fair amount of people who are left handed and frustrated with the fact that they are stuck with Schecter and Ibanez guitars since they are the few who consistently make lefty versions of their models. Therefore, I'm quite impressed with what they've accomplished with the Gemini model.

I'm saving for various Fernandes models. I intend to get just one at the moment, though, and might not get the rest because I want to get a custom made one from William Gelvin. If I were to get the Taurus model from Gander, it would probably be my most expensive guitar, but I want to know what they sound like, and might not get it if I'm happy with the ones I get first before I get it. I don't have GAS, so I intend to stop once I hear what I'm listening for. Actually, my pedal set up is a good example of how simple my wants are in this regard.

Pedals I have are the DigiTech Lyra(multieffects) and a Walrus Audio Iron Horse(distortion). I will get a Walrus Audio Deep Six(compression), and a Jerry Cantrell Crybaby. I might get a Walrus Audio Mayflower overdrive. I would like to have an Orange Rockerverb, but until I get the money for it, I'm making due with an Orange Crush 35LDX. Despite not being a tube amp, it has a pretty great sound, and it's character changes when I use the Iron Horse. I intend to get Mogami cables, probably Gold if I'm too desperate to wait for enough to get the Platinum ones, and this includes the patch cables!!

I like to mess around with the different sounds I can get from everything I have by twisting knobs all over the place. People have said this isn't done often by most people, so I decided not to be like most people and check out what would happen. Every time I do this, I write down how I had everything set up. It may seem to some like it's an arduous process, but it's worth it!!

That's an impressive amount of vintage stuff!! I would like a DigiTech Space Station though I don't know what I'd do with it. Apparently, there's a guy on eBay who has created a pedal that has a bunch of discontinued DigiTech pedals sounds built into it. I would also like to hear what each company's guitars sounded like when they first started since many people lament the quality of sound from the newer stuff. The guitars whose tone I most like are quite a few Fernandes models as lons as they don't have EMGs and Gelvin Guitars.

Another guitar whose tone I adore is the one produced by my beloved bloodwood and the pups used in that BA Ferguson EON-2H that was used in a YouTube video, because when it's played clean, that guitar has the dark sound I want. Pups I love are Seymour Duncan Distortions and of coarse, the Hotrodded Humbuckers. I am open to listening to what other people come up with though. A few years ago, I had no idea who Walrus Audio was, but there was a contest involving a distortion pedal. I was looming for one with "my sound", so I checked out the video they posted and within the first three seconds screamed, "THAT'S MY SOUND!!!!!!!!!!!!! (*O*)".

If I were handy with a soldering iron, I probably would have replaced the stock pickups in my JS32T Rhoades model. 😆 However, that site sounds quite interesting!! It's pretty awesome when people teach you how to do things. You just need ideas, equipment and time after developing the requisite understanding and skill.

I wouldn't buy one even if there was a Virgo model. They look hideous, and the tremelo looks like it would break after a year. Plus, I bet they have thick necks if they are neck thru.