The Shred Room II (with extra youth)

You say Gilmour was using this traveler guitar you speak of in the 80s, David?
I might be thinking of another brand then, because the one I had in mind, they started making guitars in 1992.
It's Traveler Guitar, they make full scale length guitars with small, compact bodies, and bass guitars are 32 inch scale, only 2 inches smaller than a standard bass.

Speaking of Steinberger, there was the L1 Bass, which was very lightweight and had a very compact, but it wasn't actually designed as a traveler instrument in mind, but you'd almost think it was from how small the body is.

HughesJB4 wrote: June wrote: Oh, well, I got other albums on my priority list besides his solo stuff, no matter how much I love him as a character. Late for what, Harry? I just meant, am I too late for the post count boosting you're currently engaging in. Apparently not

ah thanks Harry --  no, the Gilmour guitar I meant isn't a traveling one but it reminds me of them.. his was a narrow rectangular body with the tuners at the bridge and no headstock.  Really cool design, thought it was Steinberger but now I don't know

Atavachron wrote: ah thanks Harry --  no, the Gilmour guitar I meant isn't a traveling one but it reminds me of them.. his was a narrow rectangular body with the tuners at the bridge and no headstock.  Really cool design, thought it was Steinberger but now I don't know

Well, your description is actually pretty close to the mark of a Steinberger
Steinberger's are locked at the nut and bridge, but they are tuned at the bridge, and the small body ones are rectangular but they get slightly wider towards the bottom of the guitar, so not quite a perfect rectangle.
Since I'm a member of a few guitar forums, I'll ask some older guys if they remember if Gilmour was using Steinberger and what model.

yes that's it, his was black and was new in 88, and I think it had a pretty mean whammy bar

the tone was really good, a bit thin cause of the size but very rich and foamy, and then I believe he was using Seymour Duncan amps though my favorite rig of his was the Mesa Boogie head with a Fender cab

well yes Dave is the tone god, but it proved the guitar was first-rate and though funny looking it actually cooked

I don't remember the specific head but that combo is exactly what I was looking for:  a big, warm sound but with plenty of metallic high end and range   ..I owned a Mesa studio amp which I loved (the single speaker model)

mmm, Israel/Gaza thread is getting a might ch-chilly

ever played a GK ?  Do they still make'em?

Galien-Kruger amps

Why I bother looking into that Israel/Gaza thread is beyond me.  All it does is raise my blood pressure.

NaturalScience wrote: Why I bother looking into that Israel/Gaza thread is beyond me.  All it does is raise my blood pressure.

it's getting to be like the actual conflict