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* SICK TONE - Shanks CC#7 Les Paul + Red Jones Amps + Billy Yates

sgt_steiner

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Good friend and amp builder Billy Yates (The Outlaws) took my Shanks for a bit of a test-drive today. Check out some of the sick, sick goodness of a CC#7 plugged straight into his Red Jones Amps 18-watt head --

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No pedals, no compressor, no b.s. period -- just plugging straight in :)

Think the Custom Buckers sound good in this guitar? LOL

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skhan007

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That Shanks is a swell lookining fiddle for sure. Love the grover tuners look, as well.
 

sgt_steiner

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@skhan007 -- Agreed. Adding aged parts really enhances the look IMHO. Aged Grovers, pickup rings, ABR and Stop-Tail... all of these are essential in taking a Shanks all the way :)
 

skhan007

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You know, I've been thinking that I'd really like to get a CC this year and the more I look at Shanks and hear clips, the more it may be might top choice.
 

MWR

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Billy is a great player! Guitar and amp sound awesome! Thanks!
 

LeonC

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Zombie thread alert...I know. šŸ˜±

But I've been researching the Shanks model a bit and have a question for @sgt_steiner : do you recall why Billy was playing with the tone knobs dialed back most of the time? Doesn't seem like the best representation of the guitar's tone? Not that Billy isn't a great player, I know he certainly is, but this left me wanting to hear a bit more of the guitar w/o the tone knobs dialed back so much... Also...still got the guitar?
 

edwina

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Zombie thread alert...I know. šŸ˜±

But I've been researching the Shanks model a bit and have a question for @sgt_steiner : do you recall why Billy was playing with the tone knobs dialed back most of the time? Doesn't seem like the best representation of the guitar's tone? Not that Billy isn't a great player, I know he certainly is, but this left me wanting to hear a bit more of the guitar w/o the tone knobs dialed back so much... Also...still got the guitar?

Eric Claptonā€™s much copied and coveted ā€œwoman toneā€ was achieved by Eric rolling back the tone control of the neck pickup on his Les Paul or SG. The warmer, thicker tone achieved by this manipulation of the pickup and tone control is a beautiful thing if done correctly.
 
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