Bought a new guitar, it's f*cking awseome!
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That looks like one sweet quitar!
When I get a little better, I'm actually going to try transition from simple acoustic to a nylon string guitar... I just love their sound. But that is an awesome guitar.
Yeah, I'd sure like to know how you decide on an electric. The acoustics can be listened to anytime, anyplace. The electrics are dependent on what you plug into, right? I always thought Fender and Gibson were top of the heap. Seems as though the Fenders hold their value pretty well too!
Wooohooo...does it mean that you hate Napster now?
I agree, Kirk is a wanker. Take away his wah-wah pedal and he's TOAST!
The most I've paid for a guitar is $550 and that was for used Kramer that went for $1,700 new. I tried a Peavey Wolfgang and while it was nice, it wasn't any $1,600 nice!! I could buy 3-6 nice used guitars for that kind of cash AND I wouldn't have to worry about the neck shifting with age. After enough time, the neck's not going anywhere, so what you get will be what you have after some years.
I agree, Kirk is a wanker. Take away his wah-wah pedal and he's TOAST!
The most I've paid for a guitar is $550 and that was for used Kramer that went for $1,700 new. I tried a Peavey Wolfgang and while it was nice, it wasn't any $1,600 nice!! I could buy 3-6 nice used guitars for that kind of cash AND I wouldn't have to worry about the neck shifting with age. After enough time, the neck's not going anywhere, so what you get will be what you have after some years.
Monel - cool, you have a Mustang? I have a Jazzmaster which is another of Fender's 'less popular' models and I absolutely love it 
Frail - Tom Anderson looks to make some REALLY nice guitars. I've never played one though. What model do you have?
Too much emphasis on $$$=quality going on here. Buying a Kirk Hammett Signature guitar and you will NOT become as lousy a guitarist as he is. I have a Hamer Steve Stevens model and I can tell you, my hair isn't standing on end! (I also have a pair of Air Jordans and I still can't dunk!)
When shopping, I look for something that catches my eye, then I'll take it down and strum it unplugged to see if I like the neck and action. Only then, do I find an amp and wring it out thoroughly.
What's the BEST guitar? The one that suits your needs best! Johnny Ramone played a POS Mosrite! PRSs and Parker Flys are spiffy axes, but they don't suit my tastes. (PRS has too much of a Les Paul vibe and the Parkers' necks are too wide, like a classical, and lack fret markers.)
Buy what you want and turn it up to 12!
)When shopping, I look for something that catches my eye, then I'll take it down and strum it unplugged to see if I like the neck and action. Only then, do I find an amp and wring it out thoroughly.
What's the BEST guitar? The one that suits your needs best! Johnny Ramone played a POS Mosrite! PRSs and Parker Flys are spiffy axes, but they don't suit my tastes. (PRS has too much of a Les Paul vibe and the Parkers' necks are too wide, like a classical, and lack fret markers.)
Buy what you want and turn it up to 12!
To Snowpatrol -
Yeah. Its a beast to play. It reminds me of trying to play one of the old Sears electric guitars. It totally sucks
You looking for some vintage amps?
Yeah. Its a beast to play. It reminds me of trying to play one of the old Sears electric guitars. It totally sucks
You looking for some vintage amps?
Not at the moment - I've got a Fender Super 60 Valve amp right now, and don't really need anything else for the moment
My dream guitars are PRS, and a good old Fender Stra... nothing too fancy for me.
I wouldn't mind a Gibson hollow-body for the light jazz stuff (not that I know how to play any or anything)
I wouldn't mind a Gibson hollow-body for the light jazz stuff (not that I know how to play any or anything
)I already own a Telecaster so no need to get another Fender(I hate strats. Does anyone ever use that middle pickup?)
I already own a cherry red Les Paul so no need for another Gibson
No need for another Ibanez, I already own a Talman
No need for a PRS, [sarcasm]I already own a Les Paul[/sarcasm] The only thing to me about PRS guitars is they look good, that's about it.
I needed this guitar for metal. Sure I could have gotten something low end like an M-II but I really liked the Floyd Rose tremelo/EMG 81 combo. I tried installing a Floyd Rose on another guitar and couldn't do it(Floyd Rose tremelos are a bitch to install). I know $1500 is alot for a guitar but it's sort of an investment. If I ever need to sell this thing(which I doubt I ever would), all I have to do is get Kirk's signature on this and the re-sell value goes way up(especially on e-bay). That's one of the reason's why I chose to get a "signature series" guitar.
There was one on e-bay not too long ago that went for $2200
I already own a cherry red Les Paul so no need for another Gibson
No need for another Ibanez, I already own a Talman
No need for a PRS, [sarcasm]I already own a Les Paul[/sarcasm] The only thing to me about PRS guitars is they look good, that's about it.
I needed this guitar for metal. Sure I could have gotten something low end like an M-II but I really liked the Floyd Rose tremelo/EMG 81 combo. I tried installing a Floyd Rose on another guitar and couldn't do it(Floyd Rose tremelos are a bitch to install). I know $1500 is alot for a guitar but it's sort of an investment. If I ever need to sell this thing(which I doubt I ever would), all I have to do is get Kirk's signature on this and the re-sell value goes way up(especially on e-bay). That's one of the reason's why I chose to get a "signature series" guitar.
There was one on e-bay not too long ago that went for $2200
The guitar is only half the equation. Once you get beyond having good action and intonation (which are absolutely necessary) how it sounds depends not only on such guitar characteristics as the pickups, body material, etc, but just as much on the amp you plug it into.
I know a little something about this. I play guitar and keyboards, and I design audio electronics. Most of the stuff I design is pro (studio grade) signal processing, but one of my clients is Groove Tubes, and I'm around tubes and guitar amps, all the time.
My own guitars and amps:
1970 Martin D-28 acoustic. The voice of heaven in my hands.
Les Paul Standard copy by Mighty Might (One of the better ones from another era) with real Gibson humbucking pickups and Schaller heads.
Gibson ES-335-12 electric 12-string.
1965 Fender Deluxe Reverb hotrodded with 6L6's instead of 6V6's -- It's an easy mod IF you know how. It's not just plug and play. This amp COOKS!!! It gets that big fat singing sustain sound at a decent level for a small to medium room.
1963 Fender Twin Reverb (production run #4) with JBL K120 speakers. A great clean amp. I can get the same fat sound as I get with the Deluxe, but when I do, it's so freaking loud that I don't like to stand in the same county. :Q
Of course, with a client like Groove Tubes, I'm also blessed with good access to the fire bottles.
Monel -- <<I'd sure like to know how you decide on an electric. The acoustics can be listened to anytime, anyplace.>>
Acoustic and electric guitars are simply different instruments. They have the same mechanical playing method, but their voices are so different that it is like comparing a grand piano to a harpsichord or an organ.
I know a little something about this. I play guitar and keyboards, and I design audio electronics. Most of the stuff I design is pro (studio grade) signal processing, but one of my clients is Groove Tubes, and I'm around tubes and guitar amps, all the time.
My own guitars and amps:
1970 Martin D-28 acoustic. The voice of heaven in my hands.
Les Paul Standard copy by Mighty Might (One of the better ones from another era) with real Gibson humbucking pickups and Schaller heads.
Gibson ES-335-12 electric 12-string.
1965 Fender Deluxe Reverb hotrodded with 6L6's instead of 6V6's -- It's an easy mod IF you know how. It's not just plug and play. This amp COOKS!!! It gets that big fat singing sustain sound at a decent level for a small to medium room.
1963 Fender Twin Reverb (production run #4) with JBL K120 speakers. A great clean amp. I can get the same fat sound as I get with the Deluxe, but when I do, it's so freaking loud that I don't like to stand in the same county. :Q
Of course, with a client like Groove Tubes, I'm also blessed with good access to the fire bottles.
Monel -- <<I'd sure like to know how you decide on an electric. The acoustics can be listened to anytime, anyplace.>>
Acoustic and electric guitars are simply different instruments. They have the same mechanical playing method, but their voices are so different that it is like comparing a grand piano to a harpsichord or an organ.
I'm a bit of a Philistine in this company, but I use Line 6 amps (AX2 and POD) because I play a wide range of stuff and I like having just about any amp tone available with any speakers. (Vox AC30 into a Marshall 4x12 Greenback cab? Mesa-Boogie Trem-O-Verb into a 1x12"? Comin' right up!)
To be fair, I used Groove Tubes when I redid my Peavey Classic 30 and it's a fine amp (for the studio, not enough whallop for live). I just require a bit more.
Ever notice that people break one way or the other on stuff? Beatles vs. Stones. Pepsi vs. Coke. Jennifer vs. Bailey. Strat vs. Paul. It's all taste and it's all good.
(BTW: The correct answers to the above are Beatles, Pepsi, Bailey and Strat.)
To be fair, I used Groove Tubes when I redid my Peavey Classic 30 and it's a fine amp (for the studio, not enough whallop for live). I just require a bit more.
Ever notice that people break one way or the other on stuff? Beatles vs. Stones. Pepsi vs. Coke. Jennifer vs. Bailey. Strat vs. Paul. It's all taste and it's all good.
(BTW: The correct answers to the above are Beatles, Pepsi, Bailey and Strat.
)In case anyone interested on my equipment, I use a Marshall JCM 800 50 watt amp(has built in distorion which is great) thru a Marshall 4x12 speaker cabinet.
I also use a whammy, wah, delay, flanger, and a phaser.
I also use a whammy, wah, delay, flanger, and a phaser.
ARE YOU SERIOUS!!!???? well whatver... alls i know is that for 1500 you dont need to buy someone elses signature model, you can design your own.
You can design your own, but good luck selling that thing if you ever need to sell it cause you won't get much for it.
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