BluesKing777 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Lawn mowers going everywhere so I had to plug in the 2005 Dove with Baggs Anthem to my Boss VE8 for my solo version of the Stones' "Sweet Virginia: BluesKing777. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veeing Fly Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Love me some SV! Sounds good man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle fester Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Very cool BK - quite 'dovely' 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinder Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Terrific! The Anthem has a surprisingly great direct tone doesn't it? Add in a room mic and that would be just about perfect. Exemplary playing as always, of course. So glad you're enjoying the Dove! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted October 6, 2019 Author Share Posted October 6, 2019 Thanks all! The Anthem has a blend control to add the TruMic thingy to an Element undersaddle. Earlier, I turned off the TruMic part and made a Tonedexter wavefile with just the Element on. And it sounds terrific! But really, the Anthem is good to go, just as is. Very pleased! BluesKing777. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 won't get fooled again Are you at capo 2 ? That's the Dove, right? You've changed the strings, yes? to what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly campbell Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 Good stuff BK nice tone, thanks for posting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted October 6, 2019 Author Share Posted October 6, 2019 (edited) Thanks 62B and KC! Yes 62, it is the Dove but tuned down 2 and capo on 3! Ha ha, it is the same strings, shop claimed they are recent. I will leave everything alone for a couple of weeks - how many times have I read that so and so bought a new guitar, loved it, changed the strings, saddle, pins, pickup, truss rod adjust....to get a.....buzzing guitar that rattles. So we will run with it as is. Whoever played it had it pretty sorted, acoustically AND electrically - the track above has the Anthem settings that the previous owner had! I suspect the other Gibsons at the pawn shop are from the same person? The pawn shop computer system has been off line since Friday night - they mention it on their facebook page. (I was going to point a friend to the shop). Good, I don't want to know. BluesKing777. Edited October 6, 2019 by BluesKing777 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
62burst Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 ✔️ Understandable. There are plenty of stories out there of people changing strings and then the guitar was just not the same. Then there was Mr. Emin7- who wanted the guitar's old strings back from the shop (if I have that right ?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted October 7, 2019 Author Share Posted October 7, 2019 (edited) The one I'm thinking of is the new guitar gets the new strings that day and the saddle changed from Tusq to bone and the undersaddle pickup taken out! And of course it buzzes. So, not this little duck - the D'Addario 12s can stay until they go black. Bone saddle and nut already there and the pickup stays - it is glorious. Anyway, returning to the scene of the crime - I arrived at the shop last Friday lunchtime, parked in the very dodgy only car space around, with a mass of conflicting signs asking for a parking ticket, so I had a quick rec in the shop, spied the Dove in a hanging garden of guitars near a woman about to start a vacuum cleaner, said hello and zipped the car around the corner to a more parking inspector friendly spot..... Walked back in the shop and the earlier plan to play hard to get with the salesman evaporated as I went straight up to the Dove, asked the guy if I could could try it out, played it for a minute and already had decided it was to be mine! I asked the sales guy what it could be mine for, made an offer and as it was consigned, he emailed the owner and I had to wait for a reply...meanwhile I played the 2017 Hummingbird, nice enough but not enough mojo to go with the broken tuner, quite dull. And ok, ok, I said to the guy, pass me the 1960 Hummingbird, way too much coin involved ($12,500) and it sounded very, very nice but the neck was a fair bit squeezier (1 11/16") for fingerpicking than my Dove purchase with the modern Gibbie 1.72. Dove transaction was approved, so I put my card in the slot and took off home with the Dove! Didn't get to play about 4 other Gibbies, can't afford to go back until the guitar fund gets another bump. I love you Mister Taxman! BluesKing777. Edited October 7, 2019 by BluesKing777 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoSoxBiker Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 Sounds nice, BK. Glad to hear it got put to a very good use so soon. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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