hank marvin sound on a budget

[jablakey]

hi am new to this forum but i looks great with loads of useful info
i recently bought a guitar and amp the guitar was terrible and the amp not much better i took the guitar to a local music shop in manchester for them to have a look at it they laughed and said it would cost me about £70 to have a set up and it wasn`t worth it my sister told me about this guy called garry she knew and suggested he have a look at it
glad i did he did a great job it now plays great and sounds great
and he only charged £30 including strings and parts
we got to talking about hank marvin and he gave me loads of useful info and shadows tabs and backing tracks free of charge
i wanted to upgrade my equipment to get a better sound
the guitar is great now but i wanted echo and decent amp
he suggested a zoom g2 and you eftp patches and a small vox pathfinder 10 amp
he knows what he is doing i saw him playing and wow
he was very nice about everything told me to keep in touch and contact him if i need any help would you agree about getting a zoom g2 and a pathfinder 10 amp he also suggested a few other amps but i like the look of the pathfinder seen it on dolphin music site
he also suggested upgrading my cables because they are cheap moulded plastic ones
would you agree with him

[Charlie Hall]

Hi jablakey,
Welcome to the site.
The G2 is probably the most cost effective way of getting the echo sounds. It also has amp modelling built in and my program patches use these to vary the sound according to the tune played. I charge £15 for the settings, which have to be input manually to program the different patches.
I don't know much about the Pathfinder 10 but seem to remember some people liked one of the Pathfinder models. If 10 means the speaker size, then there may be less bass than would be needed for Hank's later modern sound.
Moulded cables are generally not very good, but the most important cable is the one from the guitar. It would make sense to upgrade that one first. Most players go for a 10 foot or 3 metre cable.
Regards,
Charlie

[jablakey]

thanks for that will prob get a zoom g2 and new cable
thanks james

[rjdupe]

Hi James,
I think the zoom is a great idea with Charlie's patches.
With regard to the amp. The vox pathfinder 10 ( £49 from GAK music) is a 10 Watt output amp but the speaker is only 6 inch which would probably give a very thin sound.
Perhaps you might like to consider a small Fender amp I know you can get a Frontman 15R which has quite good usable reverb,15 watt output and has a larger speaker for £69 again form GAK music (you can get the amp without reverb for less) I have a small Fender Frontman for practice and with Charlie's patches gives a good clean sound. I don't know where you live but the best bet is to take your guitar into one of the large shops and try a few of the amps out. Although there are good deals on the Internet very often the shops will match the prices and it is usually more convenient if something goes wrong.
keep us all posted,


All the best,

Robert

[zager]

Hi james, If you like the look of the Vox Pathfinder you may be better getting the Pathfinder 15 which has an 8inch speaker. Regards Tony

[karlo]

Hi James,
welcome to the forum and can I ask who this Garry is?
He is in Manchester?
If so, I know him too, he sorted my guitar too after I also got quoted £70 and min 2 weeks without guitar, sounds like we both went to the same shop and eventually the same guy!!
What is actually wrong with the amp?
I may have a spare practise amp somewhere you can have if you are local and maybe some decent cables too.
Sounds like my zoom g2 is getting used !! excellent...
Regards
Karl

[jablakey]

thanks for all the advice i have ordered a zoom g2 today from gak and will be looking at a vox pathfinder 15r next week
thanks karl for the offer of a practice amp but like i said will be looking at a pathfinder
i live in the swinton area of manchester so could be the same garry he was very helpful and certainly knows his stuff he has a white strat with a greyish pearl scratch plate and gave me loads of free stuff
thanks for everybodies advice
james

[didier]

Apr 9, 2010 19:39:54 GMT zager said:

Hi james, If you like the look of the Vox Pathfinder you may be better getting the Pathfinder 15 which has an 8inch speaker. Regards Tony

I agree with that, better forget the Pathfinder 10 and get a 15R model.

Didier

[jablakey]

thanks for all advice will be getting a pathfinder 15r
this was the amp that garry originally recommended but i was trying to save money by going for the pathfinder 10

[didier]

Apr 11, 2010 9:36:29 GMT jablakey said:

thanks for all advice will be getting a pathfinder 15r
this was the amp that garry originally recommended but i was trying to save money by going for the pathfinder 10

Look for a second hand one, if you are patient enough you might get one for a low price.
A few years ago I bought one for my son this way.

Didier