Guitar for the Practicing Musician was one of those American magazines back in the 80's they covered all the monster players coming out of the US scene, that the crusty old British magazines ignored, great times, luckily I still have mine
Hi Chester, Yeah, that was another great magazine! The American magazines always had the latest guitars, the newest players and really cool full page ads. They also used to have the latest techniques and the best lessons with star players of the day. I do remember one edition of a UK guitar magazine though with Phil Holborne doing a load of Yngwie lines which was great but on the whole the UK magazines were quite traditional and a bit dull. It's good you kept yours I wish that I had kept all of mine.👍👍👍
Yeah, it was... Probably the most inappropriate thing to have on a bass, not only because the insane amounts of booming.. but it also threw the whole rhythm section out lol!!👍👍👍👍
As a 13 year old in 86, i bought my 1st guitar - a Kramer Pacer with Floyd Tremolo. All my savings from my paper round. It was great but maybe a year later my local guitar shop recd in a Black Peavey Vandenberg as well as a pink version. I YEARNED for that instrument. Super thin neck and those violin cut-outs. Was out of my price range however and my parents insisted i only need the one guitar. Good memories
Hi, Yeah, the Kramer Pacer was one of the first with the Floyd rose I think? In 86 that was one cool instrument! The pink peavy Vandenberg was a real stand out guitar at the time like the Jem777, it was all so new and really exciting and I wanted one but the shop wouldn't do a trade in. 👍👍
I one sold on of those guitars, unfortunately the Floyd was incorrectly placed from the factory and needed to be moved. I found the pickups too bright but that could be fixed with a capacitor.
Hi Christian, yeah, the pickups can be a bit bright for rock but for a clean sound with the treble turned down I really like them. I think that they quickly produced these guitars because the glue wasn't smooth in the snowflake inlays in mine. I think that perhaps Fernandes were desperate to capitalise on the ever expanding superstrat market back them. Having said that the one I have is really comfortable to play and works really well for jazz, although it's a bit inappropriate for jazz lol! 👍👍👍
Hi Cliff, Really fun post thank you and here I thought you were born with the classical guitar in your hands.😊 I had no idea that you were turned on by super strats!!!
Hi Gabriel, Yeah, I was really into the electric guitar in the late 80's. It seemed like there was a new player every week revolutionising the guitar and a lot of it really seemed so original at the time. The guitar magazines back then were really awesome too, especially Guitar Player.👍👍👍
@@JazzGuitarScrapbook Yeah, I used to love getting Guitar Player magazine, but being in England I could only get it from the local guitar shop and they either had 2 or 3 for sale or none at all so it was a hit or miss affair. But the actual magazine was excellent and even the ads were incredible like the Ibanez and Ovation guitar ones.👍
Thanks Riccardo! Yeah, I agree, I like the guitar up high, I find it easier to play and a lot better for posture. Also, Fripp looks cool, especially in the early Crimson days with the black Les Paul.👍👍👍
I loved my Peavey Vandenberg. Best neck. Sounded amazing. I replaced the pickups. The tremolo bar was a Kahler killer. I got rid of it because of this. It was ok, just stiff
Hi Bruce, Yeah the Peavy Vandenberg was a beautiful guitar. I think it was a better production model than the Fernandes and really stood out at the time. The first one I saw was the pink one and later on I had a go on the one with the the jigsaw paint work which was a really nice instrument. I think Adrien Vandenberg has a really good eye for guitar design, the reversed headstocks etc aren't everyones cup of tea by I love them. 👍👍👍
@@CliffordMartinOnline yeah you could really get a lot for your money back in the 80s and 90s. The other Peavey Tracer was a cheap great sounding guitar. Peavey was killing it back then. The VTM, and I had a Peavey Ultra plus. Very very cool rock or metal amp thru a good cab.
@@bruceniblett959 Hi Bruce, Yeah, getting a guitar back then with all the custom extras like, locking tremolo, 24 jumbo frets, special pick ups and even a bevelled edge on the neck joint at the back of the guitar was so new and revolutionary. It felt like you were getting something really special. I remember the peavy Tracer that was a real 80's instrument, and a good guitar, great days!👍👍👍
Hi James, thanks! I don't know why but I sometimes pronounce things weirdly when making videos. There was one the other day where I did the same thing. It's probably because there's so much information and thoughts to get out at the same time that I pronounce things oddly and it's not until the editing starts that it becomes apparent and then it's too late. lol! But, I would normally pronounce it I banez .👍👍👍
@CliffordMartinOnline thanks Cliff. I googled it in case I've been saying wrong half my life after I wrote the last comment. Turns out it's somewhat up for debate with no definitive answer (at least not easily found in the 5 minutes I devoted). Keep up the good work👍
@@jamesbrannigan1667 ...Yeah, I think this might be a subject in itself lol! I 've just had a quick google also and the name being a mixture of Spanish turned into Japanese into English pronunciation, nobody seems any the wiser lol!
Guitar for the Practicing Musician was one of those American magazines back in the 80's they covered all the monster players coming out of the US scene, that the crusty old British magazines ignored, great times, luckily I still have mine
Hi Chester, Yeah, that was another great magazine! The American magazines always had the latest guitars, the newest players and really cool full page ads. They also used to have the latest techniques and the best lessons with star players of the day. I do remember one edition of a UK guitar magazine though with Phil Holborne doing a load of Yngwie lines which was great but on the whole the UK magazines were quite traditional and a bit dull. It's good you kept yours I wish that I had kept all of mine.👍👍👍
Well I was today years old when I found out about FR’s on a bass. That sounds hilarious.
Yeah, it was... Probably the most inappropriate thing to have on a bass, not only because the insane amounts of booming.. but it also threw the whole rhythm section out lol!!👍👍👍👍
Actually FR never made a production bass trem. Kahler had the most popular bass trem at the time.
@@2DclanSnipingTeam Thanks, yeah that was the one! 👍
Wonderful bit of history cliff of your journey and that vandenburg would be worth a small fortune to the right 80s collecter tfs phil 🙏
Thanks Phil!👍👍👍
As a 13 year old in 86, i bought my 1st guitar - a Kramer Pacer with Floyd Tremolo. All my savings from my paper round. It was great but maybe a year later my local guitar shop recd in a Black Peavey Vandenberg as well as a pink version. I YEARNED for that instrument. Super thin neck and those violin cut-outs. Was out of my price range however and my parents insisted i only need the one guitar. Good memories
Hi, Yeah, the Kramer Pacer was one of the first with the Floyd rose I think? In 86 that was one cool instrument! The pink peavy Vandenberg was a real stand out guitar at the time like the Jem777, it was all so new and really exciting and I wanted one but the shop wouldn't do a trade in. 👍👍
I one sold on of those guitars, unfortunately the Floyd was incorrectly placed from the factory and needed to be moved. I found the pickups too bright but that could be fixed with a capacitor.
Hi Christian, yeah, the pickups can be a bit bright for rock but for a clean sound with the treble turned down I really like them. I think that they quickly produced these guitars because the glue wasn't smooth in the snowflake inlays in mine. I think that perhaps Fernandes were desperate to capitalise on the ever expanding superstrat market back them. Having said that the one I have is really comfortable to play and works really well for jazz, although it's a bit inappropriate for jazz lol! 👍👍👍
Super interesting video Cliff!!! A great discovery for me! Thumbs up 11 ! LyDia ♫♪♫
Thanks LyDia!!👍👍👍
A guitar definitely becomes a very good friend.
Hi Shawn, I agree and in many cases it really does become a part of your life's history 👍👍👍
Thats the best "Jazz Guitar" Ive ever seen!!!!
Thanks Gnashville! Appreciated!👍👍👍
Hi Cliff,
Really fun post thank you and here I thought you were born with the classical guitar in your hands.😊
I had no idea that you were turned on by super strats!!!
Hi Gabriel, Yeah, I was really into the electric guitar in the late 80's. It seemed like there was a new player every week revolutionising the guitar and a lot of it really seemed so original at the time. The guitar magazines back then were really awesome too, especially Guitar Player.👍👍👍
@@CliffordMartinOnline guitar player was a legit wonderful magazine. Jas Obrecht is a legend.
@@JazzGuitarScrapbook Yeah, I used to love getting Guitar Player magazine, but being in England I could only get it from the local guitar shop and they either had 2 or 3 for sale or none at all so it was a hit or miss affair. But the actual magazine was excellent and even the ads were incredible like the Ibanez and Ovation guitar ones.👍
How I wish you will discuss sooner about the late great mighty Allan Holdsworth. ❤
Thanks, Hopefully soon.👍
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THE FACT THAT YOU WEAR YOUR GUITAR UP HIGH.. I DO AS WELL.. LIKE UNCLE~MR.ROBERT FRIPP UP HIGH ON MY CHEST..
Thanks Riccardo! Yeah, I agree, I like the guitar up high, I find it easier to play and a lot better for posture. Also, Fripp looks cool, especially in the early Crimson days with the black Les Paul.👍👍👍
@@CliffordMartinOnline on the other hand Belew had it banging off his knees… yin and Yang?
I loved my Peavey Vandenberg. Best neck. Sounded amazing. I replaced the pickups. The tremolo bar was a Kahler killer. I got rid of it because of this. It was ok, just stiff
Hi Bruce, Yeah the Peavy Vandenberg was a beautiful guitar. I think it was a better production model than the Fernandes and really stood out at the time. The first one I saw was the pink one and later on I had a go on the one with the the jigsaw paint work which was a really nice instrument. I think Adrien Vandenberg has a really good eye for guitar design, the reversed headstocks etc aren't everyones cup of tea by I love them. 👍👍👍
@@CliffordMartinOnline yeah you could really get a lot for your money back in the 80s and 90s. The other Peavey Tracer was a cheap great sounding guitar. Peavey was killing it back then. The VTM, and I had a Peavey Ultra plus. Very very cool rock or metal amp thru a good cab.
@@bruceniblett959 Hi Bruce, Yeah, getting a guitar back then with all the custom extras like, locking tremolo, 24 jumbo frets, special pick ups and even a bevelled edge on the neck joint at the back of the guitar was so new and revolutionary. It felt like you were getting something really special. I remember the peavy Tracer that was a real 80's instrument, and a good guitar, great days!👍👍👍
Interesting video so congrats. I was just wondering why you are pronouncing Ibanez the way you do? Do you know something the rest of the world don't?
Hi James, thanks! I don't know why but I sometimes pronounce things weirdly when making videos. There was one the other day where I did the same thing. It's probably because there's so much information and thoughts to get out at the same time that I pronounce things oddly and it's not until the editing starts that it becomes apparent and then it's too late. lol! But, I would normally pronounce it I banez .👍👍👍
@CliffordMartinOnline thanks Cliff. I googled it in case I've been saying wrong half my life after I wrote the last comment. Turns out it's somewhat up for debate with no definitive answer (at least not easily found in the 5 minutes I devoted). Keep up the good work👍
@@jamesbrannigan1667 ...Yeah, I think this might be a subject in itself lol! I 've just had a quick google also and the name being a mixture of Spanish turned into Japanese into English pronunciation, nobody seems any the wiser lol!
Eye-bahn-yez
@@vorpalblades Excellent, thanks mate! Problem solved.. 👍👍👍