Anyone who plays guitar knows the feeling, that mastery of the guitar, or at least competency, is only a purchase of the right gear away. It’s a poor workman who blames his tools, but a poor workman usually has shitty tools, and they always want better ones. Every purchase of a guitar, pedal, amp, or other guitarist gadget inevitably leads to more; it’s called G.A.S., Gear Acquisition Syndrome. So, to the Slaent guitarist, what has your G.A.S. made you buy? What axe are you slinging? What pedal stomps your box? What rig are you gigging?
I’ve got a crap-ton of accumulated guitars and gear, but I’ll start with my two newest guitars. I was recently in Guitar Center to buy my daughter a new ukulele for her 15th birthday, as she has really been devoting herself to practicing (I ended up getting her a baritone ukulele, which is tuned like a guitar, and she likes it a lot). While I was shopping for her, I also looked around for me, as one does. One guitar caught my eye, a 2015 Epiphone Blueshawk. Two P-90s, semi-hollow, a marriage of Les Paul and SG shaping, with an odd additional chicken-head knob. This is a Varitone, which offers various pre-set “scooped” tones, cocked-wah sounds, throaty or bright settings. You end up with 18 tone and pickup combinations. I liked what I heard in the store and the guitar was priced well below eBay, Reverb.com and Craigslist, so, sold!
Unfortunately, it had to be held another week for Pawn Shop laws, so in the meantime I turned to Google. In my reading, I kept seeing reference to the Nighthawk, a sister guitar to the Blueshawk (both had started as Gibson models and were twice released in Epiphone versions). The Nighthawk has three pickups: a neck mini-humbucker, a Strat-like middle pickup, and a slanted humbucker at the bridge, with a coil-split, for 9 pickup-combinations. So I window-shopped online, as one does, and there was a local Craigslist ad at a really low price. However, I didn’t really like it in a Sunburst color scheme, so I managed to convince myself to not contact the seller (it would linger for a while before being sold, as well as another one popping up). Besides, I would probably want to eventually upgrade the pickups to the special Seymour Duncan replacements. A few days later a 2013 Epiphone Nighthawk in great shape in my preferred finish showed up at an Austin, Texas Guitar Center, for the same price as the Blueshawk and it already had the SD pickups and upgraded Graph-Tech saddles! So, sold again. After all, I had 45 days to return either guitar.
This ends exactly as expected, that I’ve fallen in love with and am keeping both guitars. Though these have actually quelled a lot of my G.A.S. Between them I cover so much tonal ground that I’m having a hard time justifying buying anything else in the foreseeable future, even to myself. Oh, well, there’s always more amps to buy.
An “Advice for Guitar Players” thread will soon follow. Here, show off your gear!
I’ve got a crap-ton of accumulated guitars and gear, but I’ll start with my two newest guitars. I was recently in Guitar Center to buy my daughter a new ukulele for her 15th birthday, as she has really been devoting herself to practicing (I ended up getting her a baritone ukulele, which is tuned like a guitar, and she likes it a lot). While I was shopping for her, I also looked around for me, as one does. One guitar caught my eye, a 2015 Epiphone Blueshawk. Two P-90s, semi-hollow, a marriage of Les Paul and SG shaping, with an odd additional chicken-head knob. This is a Varitone, which offers various pre-set “scooped” tones, cocked-wah sounds, throaty or bright settings. You end up with 18 tone and pickup combinations. I liked what I heard in the store and the guitar was priced well below eBay, Reverb.com and Craigslist, so, sold!
Unfortunately, it had to be held another week for Pawn Shop laws, so in the meantime I turned to Google. In my reading, I kept seeing reference to the Nighthawk, a sister guitar to the Blueshawk (both had started as Gibson models and were twice released in Epiphone versions). The Nighthawk has three pickups: a neck mini-humbucker, a Strat-like middle pickup, and a slanted humbucker at the bridge, with a coil-split, for 9 pickup-combinations. So I window-shopped online, as one does, and there was a local Craigslist ad at a really low price. However, I didn’t really like it in a Sunburst color scheme, so I managed to convince myself to not contact the seller (it would linger for a while before being sold, as well as another one popping up). Besides, I would probably want to eventually upgrade the pickups to the special Seymour Duncan replacements. A few days later a 2013 Epiphone Nighthawk in great shape in my preferred finish showed up at an Austin, Texas Guitar Center, for the same price as the Blueshawk and it already had the SD pickups and upgraded Graph-Tech saddles! So, sold again. After all, I had 45 days to return either guitar.
This ends exactly as expected, that I’ve fallen in love with and am keeping both guitars. Though these have actually quelled a lot of my G.A.S. Between them I cover so much tonal ground that I’m having a hard time justifying buying anything else in the foreseeable future, even to myself. Oh, well, there’s always more amps to buy.
An “Advice for Guitar Players” thread will soon follow. Here, show off your gear!
Just my kinda thread!
I have a Squier Strat that has a weird serial number that last I checked doesn't technically exist that I've decked out a bit, and a Carvin from the late 70s that I can never remember the model name of. Also have a Seagull S6 Cedar acoustic and a handful of other instruments. Just bought a Blackstar Club 40 Deluxe amp after years of using old ass solid states and also got a Holey Board for my regular-use pedals. Did not realize how much better my playing would sound just by upgrading my amp.
To be honest I am not much of a gear head, I just play the damn instruments and figure out how to get the sounds I want, but since I'm starting to double down on producing this might be a great place to learn! Normally I don't buy something unless I have an explicit need for it and I see something that really speaks to me; my Carvin is normally in drop D and my Strat is for standard tuning and I'm interested in expanding my collection for drop and open tunings.
I'll take a pic of my toys and post it when I can and if anyone's interested I can go through all the equipment my cohorts have in our studios; mostly wanted to comment in here to help the conversation start and hopefully get a couple responses so I don't forget this thread is here before the thread subscribe feature drops.
I have a Squier Strat that has a weird serial number that last I checked doesn't technically exist that I've decked out a bit, and a Carvin from the late 70s that I can never remember the model name of. Also have a Seagull S6 Cedar acoustic and a handful of other instruments. Just bought a Blackstar Club 40 Deluxe amp after years of using old ass solid states and also got a Holey Board for my regular-use pedals. Did not realize how much better my playing would sound just by upgrading my amp.
To be honest I am not much of a gear head, I just play the damn instruments and figure out how to get the sounds I want, but since I'm starting to double down on producing this might be a great place to learn! Normally I don't buy something unless I have an explicit need for it and I see something that really speaks to me; my Carvin is normally in drop D and my Strat is for standard tuning and I'm interested in expanding my collection for drop and open tunings.
I'll take a pic of my toys and post it when I can and if anyone's interested I can go through all the equipment my cohorts have in our studios; mostly wanted to comment in here to help the conversation start and hopefully get a couple responses so I don't forget this thread is here before the thread subscribe feature drops.
I still have my trusty Yamaha acoustic guitar, but beyond that my gear has dwindled. I got rid of my Ibanez before I moved to SF. Hard to keep electrics when living in apartments your entire life.
Bump ... I have no idea why (possibly because my brother was in a metal band) but I love seeing people's set ups.
I own (not my pictures)...
Ibanez JEM 7DBK
Ibanez JEM 7VSBL
Washburn Festival Series EA21SB
Plus a crap ton of effects. My current amp is the Yamaha THR-10 (I love its sound)...
Ibanez JEM 7DBK
Ibanez JEM 7VSBL
Washburn Festival Series EA21SB
Plus a crap ton of effects. My current amp is the Yamaha THR-10 (I love its sound)...
Who fucking hates changing strings?
There's always one string that gives me trouble be it low E b whatever or I do everything cool
and I get poked by an old string lol
There's always one string that gives me trouble be it low E b whatever or I do everything cool
and I get poked by an old string lol
My electric guitars have a floating trem, so... changing strings and end with a guitar perfectly tunes is a pain the ass. The good thing is over time I've become very good at it, so it's not that painful anymore.
But yeah, changing strings is not my most happy moment when it comes to guitar stuff :P
But yeah, changing strings is not my most happy moment when it comes to guitar stuff :P
What strings do you guys use?
I use D'addario chromes and they last like a good 10 days before they go to shit
and I rarely bend just vibrato
I use D'addario chromes and they last like a good 10 days before they go to shit
and I rarely bend just vibrato
Seems a good place to ask: any advice on how often I should be changing out my strings? I'm just playing through Rocksmith and I probably average half an hour a day (I know that's terrible but it's really frustrating for me).
By ClownsAreATen Go To PostSeems a good place to ask: any advice on how often I should be changing out my strings? I'm just playing through Rocksmith and I probably average half an hour a day (I know that's terrible but it's really frustrating for me).When they sound like shit lol its usually the high e and b string that go out first
By ClownsAreATen Go To PostSeems a good place to ask: any advice on how often I should be changing out my strings? I'm just playing through Rocksmith and I probably average half an hour a day (I know that's terrible but it's really frustrating for me).Half an hour a day, every day is actually pretty damn great, as long as you focus on the right things. If you feel you need to practice more, it is usually better to have more sessions as opposed to longer sessions.
e: this is coming from a general music background and not guitar, specifically
All of what you said about blaming tools is so true. Improving my equipment and setup makes me incrementally a better player.
*Deep breath*
Amps:
1st was a Marshall 30W Combo. No lows, no highs. Beyond average in sound. Sold it.
2nd was a Line 6 Spider II 75W Combo. Mids and Highs. No lows. Too digital in sound. But better than the Marshall. Sold.
3rd and current: Orange Cab 60W + Micro Terror Amp. Perfection for almost any room size.
Studio favorite:
Roland JC120 - If you've ever played on one, it's probably the most versatile speaker below $1000, and in many cases, better than anything that's not a Mesa.
Pedals:
DigiTech Weapon - 8 rock and metal tones. Two of which are Metal Master I and II.
Boss Equalizer - An ABSOLUTE must. Not having this made me realize the level of detail and specificity I've been missing in my desired sound.
ISP Technologies Decimator - Noise gate. I think it goes without saying that if you have hotter pickups, you need this.
Boss DS1 Distortion - I haven't used this pedal in ages, tbh.
Original CryBaby (Wah-Wah) - The original. Mine is a vintage model.
Guitars:
Schecter C1 Classic - I love this guitar. I've had it for 13 years now. The neck is as straight as the day I got it (it's a 1 piece neck-thru design, so adjustments are almost never needed). Guitar came out of the box with Seymour Duncan pick ups. A Duncan JB and Jazz.
Ibanez Iceman Classic - Not the reissue with the smaller bodies or the shorty tails. Bought this new in 2004. This is the original shape that is no longer in production - it's an IC200 model that was sold for only 2 years, and not the smaller ICX. It has standard pickups, nothing special. But when the rigs are setup right, it still sounds really good. I play this guitar a lot.
ESP LTD EC-100M - My first real guitar. I don't play it much, it's fairly heavy, somewhat comfortable. But I did swap the bridge pickup out to a DiMarzio. This is where a noise gate comes in handy...
Gibson/Epiphone Les Paul Concept/Prototype - This is exactly what it is. A concept guitar that never went into production. Thinner than an LP, lighter than an LP. But had a whammy bar, Steinberger bridge, locks at the neck and bridge, individual pick-up selectors, two hot-coil taps (only one functions, though), two single coils, and a humbucker. Pick ups have an EMG black covered look to them. Headstock has an engraving on it that says "Prototype. Not For Resale".
I'll post the story about the Concept in a follow up post. Gotta run, at the moment.
*Deep breath*
Amps:
1st was a Marshall 30W Combo. No lows, no highs. Beyond average in sound. Sold it.
2nd was a Line 6 Spider II 75W Combo. Mids and Highs. No lows. Too digital in sound. But better than the Marshall. Sold.
3rd and current: Orange Cab 60W + Micro Terror Amp. Perfection for almost any room size.
Studio favorite:
Roland JC120 - If you've ever played on one, it's probably the most versatile speaker below $1000, and in many cases, better than anything that's not a Mesa.
Pedals:
DigiTech Weapon - 8 rock and metal tones. Two of which are Metal Master I and II.
Boss Equalizer - An ABSOLUTE must. Not having this made me realize the level of detail and specificity I've been missing in my desired sound.
ISP Technologies Decimator - Noise gate. I think it goes without saying that if you have hotter pickups, you need this.
Boss DS1 Distortion - I haven't used this pedal in ages, tbh.
Original CryBaby (Wah-Wah) - The original. Mine is a vintage model.
Guitars:
Schecter C1 Classic - I love this guitar. I've had it for 13 years now. The neck is as straight as the day I got it (it's a 1 piece neck-thru design, so adjustments are almost never needed). Guitar came out of the box with Seymour Duncan pick ups. A Duncan JB and Jazz.
Ibanez Iceman Classic - Not the reissue with the smaller bodies or the shorty tails. Bought this new in 2004. This is the original shape that is no longer in production - it's an IC200 model that was sold for only 2 years, and not the smaller ICX. It has standard pickups, nothing special. But when the rigs are setup right, it still sounds really good. I play this guitar a lot.
ESP LTD EC-100M - My first real guitar. I don't play it much, it's fairly heavy, somewhat comfortable. But I did swap the bridge pickup out to a DiMarzio. This is where a noise gate comes in handy...
Gibson/Epiphone Les Paul Concept/Prototype - This is exactly what it is. A concept guitar that never went into production. Thinner than an LP, lighter than an LP. But had a whammy bar, Steinberger bridge, locks at the neck and bridge, individual pick-up selectors, two hot-coil taps (only one functions, though), two single coils, and a humbucker. Pick ups have an EMG black covered look to them. Headstock has an engraving on it that says "Prototype. Not For Resale".
I'll post the story about the Concept in a follow up post. Gotta run, at the moment.
By NicasDream Go To PostWhat strings do you guys use?Ernie Ball Regular Slinkies. Have always been reliable for me but I'm sure there are better out there. I can't remember what I use for my acoustic.
I also have a fretless bass that I use flatwound strings for. Haven't settled on a brand but they really help the sound.
My preferred strings are D'Addario Super Light Plus, 9.5-44, but I like to experiment with different brands, too. Pure Blues are nice, I like flat-wounds on my semi-hollow, I've got a set of Rev. Willy's (Billy Gibbons) 8s to try. Unfortunately, I never remember to identify which ones I put on different guitars, so if they turn out good or bad, I don't know.
Alpha, that LP concept sounds wild!
Alpha, that LP concept sounds wild!
By adamsappel Go To PostMy preferred strings are D'Addario Super Light Plus, 9.5-44, but I like to experiment with different brands, too. Pure Blues are nice, I like flat-wounds on my semi-hollow, I've got a set of Rev. Willy's (Billy Gibbons) 8s to try. Unfortunately, I never remember to identify which ones I put on different guitars, so if they turn out good or bad, I don't know.
Alpha, that LP concept sounds wild!
Thanks. I'll follow up with the story of the guitar tomorrow for sure.
D'Addario and Ernie Ball Slinkies for me too (Pink and/or Purple Packs, 9s or 11s basically). I like a slightly higher gauge, starting with an 11 going up to a 48. I prefer a heavier, chunkier sound when I play.
By NicasDream Go To PostWhen they sound like shit lol its usually the high e and b string that go out first
By Kibner Go To PostHalf an hour a day, every day is actually pretty damn great, as long as you focus on the right things. If you feel you need to practice more, it is usually better to have more sessions as opposed to longer sessions.Thanks for the advice, guys.
e: this is coming from a general music background and not guitar, specifically
Okay, I can actually write it out now.
So I was on the quest for a new guitar. Was trying to find a used Les Paul. I had a budget of around $400-500. I was shopping around and decided to try eBay. And I saw this...this white quirky looking Les Paul thing with all of these crazy little doo-dads on it. The buy it now was $400. It was a military mom selling her son's stuff, while he is deployed in Iraq because they needed the money. The eBay account had enough transactions spread over a normal period of time, and it was pretty legit.
So I jumped on it. It arrived. I looked at it, and I didn't really know a whole lot about components like this, but the guitar played poorly. It had buckle rash on the back of its satin white paint. And it had "Not For Resale" engraved on the head. So I took it to Sam Ash to get a full setup done - correct the action, adjust the neck, etc. The staff was really confused by it. They had no idea wtf I brought in, but the tech said it'll be ready in 2 days.
So I go to pick it up, and the store is again really intrigued by this thing. A customer is paying for a new guitar, and looks over at me and says he'll give me $2000 for the guitar right now. That raised a flag in my mind, and I realized something was definitely very unique about this thing and that I need to do some research. I declined the offer (he proceeded to offer more).
The tech suggested I call Gibson and try to make my way through the channels there until I get to someone who can figure it out. And so I did. After numerous redirects and holding, I got to their design department, essentially. I described the guitar in every detail. And the guy on the phone said "sounds like you ended up with one of our prototypes or concepts. We'll make a few per year, and usually they don't go on sale."
He informed me that the only people who get to keep them are the designers usually, so he surmised that the people who sold it to me must have had a family member who was a former employee. The guitar, he believed, was put together in the mid 80s because it sounds like an inexpensive Epiphone they released around that time, but it was missing like 75% of the features mine had.
He pointed me to the Les Paul 1 Steinberger, which looks like this:
And the case for it is exactly like mine:
Here's an old pic of my actual guitar from my last house:
And now that I'm traveling down memory lane, I decided to try and Google search again, and here's one beat up example I found on the internet just now after searching for over an hour:
From what I'm reading now, in the 80s there was an LP1, LP2, and LP3. The LP3 was extremely rare and few have ever seen them. I can't even find any pictures of them apart from that one, unlike the LP1 which was more common. And still, mine has a distinct stamping on the headstock, and the knobs are different on mine too.
So I was on the quest for a new guitar. Was trying to find a used Les Paul. I had a budget of around $400-500. I was shopping around and decided to try eBay. And I saw this...this white quirky looking Les Paul thing with all of these crazy little doo-dads on it. The buy it now was $400. It was a military mom selling her son's stuff, while he is deployed in Iraq because they needed the money. The eBay account had enough transactions spread over a normal period of time, and it was pretty legit.
So I jumped on it. It arrived. I looked at it, and I didn't really know a whole lot about components like this, but the guitar played poorly. It had buckle rash on the back of its satin white paint. And it had "Not For Resale" engraved on the head. So I took it to Sam Ash to get a full setup done - correct the action, adjust the neck, etc. The staff was really confused by it. They had no idea wtf I brought in, but the tech said it'll be ready in 2 days.
So I go to pick it up, and the store is again really intrigued by this thing. A customer is paying for a new guitar, and looks over at me and says he'll give me $2000 for the guitar right now. That raised a flag in my mind, and I realized something was definitely very unique about this thing and that I need to do some research. I declined the offer (he proceeded to offer more).
The tech suggested I call Gibson and try to make my way through the channels there until I get to someone who can figure it out. And so I did. After numerous redirects and holding, I got to their design department, essentially. I described the guitar in every detail. And the guy on the phone said "sounds like you ended up with one of our prototypes or concepts. We'll make a few per year, and usually they don't go on sale."
He informed me that the only people who get to keep them are the designers usually, so he surmised that the people who sold it to me must have had a family member who was a former employee. The guitar, he believed, was put together in the mid 80s because it sounds like an inexpensive Epiphone they released around that time, but it was missing like 75% of the features mine had.
He pointed me to the Les Paul 1 Steinberger, which looks like this:
And the case for it is exactly like mine:
Here's an old pic of my actual guitar from my last house:
And now that I'm traveling down memory lane, I decided to try and Google search again, and here's one beat up example I found on the internet just now after searching for over an hour:
From what I'm reading now, in the 80s there was an LP1, LP2, and LP3. The LP3 was extremely rare and few have ever seen them. I can't even find any pictures of them apart from that one, unlike the LP1 which was more common. And still, mine has a distinct stamping on the headstock, and the knobs are different on mine too.
By NicasDream Go To PostWhat strings do you guys use?Use D'addario for both acoustic and electric, electrics have .10 on my main and .09 on the backup. Normally they last a few months before needed to change, it definitely depends on where you keep it stored and if you take care of them with special products.
I use D'addario chromes and they last like a good 10 days before they go to shit
and I rarely bend just vibrato
By ClownsAreATen Go To PostSeems a good place to ask: any advice on how often I should be changing out my strings? I'm just playing through Rocksmith and I probably average half an hour a day (I know that's terrible but it's really frustrating for me).As soon as they seem rusty/they feel bad on your fingers, it's time for a change.
You people have some beautiful guitars. Especially like that blue Ibanez. Now I want a built in handle ._.
By ClownsAreATen Go To PostSeems a good place to ask: any advice on how often I should be changing out my strings? I'm just playing through Rocksmith and I probably average half an hour a day (I know that's terrible but it's really frustrating for me).
By Xpike Go To PostAs soon as they seem rusty/they feel bad on your fingers, it's time for a change.
Sooner than that. Way sooner, imo.
You can visually tell when a string is no good when it develops little brown/off-colored spots and specs when looking at from certain light angles. Rusty looking as Xpike said, but it shouldn't look that obvious. Once there are a few little spots, the string isn't that good anymore.
Also, when the string becomes difficult to tune and hold tune, which is a result of the spots and also over-stretching.
Cool guitar, Alpha! I have a Korean Squier Tele (heavy metal version) that I can't even find evidence of online, nor did Fender know what it was. There are HSS examples, but mine is HSH, and unmodified. I'll detail it later.
Last year I realized I did not have a hollow body guitar. This will not do! I was originally hankering for a big jazz box, but I don't like how many of them have restricted access to the upper frets. Also, I sit right in front of my amps, so I didn't want to deal with feedback issues. So, I decided on a semi-hollow body. Research led me towards the Ibanez Artcore series. I've never had an Ibanez, indeed I usually associate them with pointy guitars. For whatever reason, my local craigslist was suddenly swamped with different models. I ended up with an AS73. When I picked up the guitar, the strings were rusty and the fingerboard was filthy, but a cleanup and restring did wonders. It plays great, and I'm surprised how versatile it is. I'm considering adding a Bigsby, because why not?, and maybe a pickup upgrade, but the stock ones sound pretty good so far.
Last year I realized I did not have a hollow body guitar. This will not do! I was originally hankering for a big jazz box, but I don't like how many of them have restricted access to the upper frets. Also, I sit right in front of my amps, so I didn't want to deal with feedback issues. So, I decided on a semi-hollow body. Research led me towards the Ibanez Artcore series. I've never had an Ibanez, indeed I usually associate them with pointy guitars. For whatever reason, my local craigslist was suddenly swamped with different models. I ended up with an AS73. When I picked up the guitar, the strings were rusty and the fingerboard was filthy, but a cleanup and restring did wonders. It plays great, and I'm surprised how versatile it is. I'm considering adding a Bigsby, because why not?, and maybe a pickup upgrade, but the stock ones sound pretty good so far.
Great stuff from Wes. Jazz always makes me want to give up and put away my guitars, but I hope to one day play the George Benson cover of Take Five.
My favorite rock song solo is Brian May's We Will Rock You. Short and simple, but I will crank it when it comes on the radio. Favorite live is Prince from While My Guitar Gently Weeps R&RHOF performance. I love that it's the first time the band heard it, too, as the other guitar player hogged the solos during rehearsal.
Here's a guitar ensemble: a Squier Hello Kitty Strat, with a pink VOX DA-5 amp, HK guitar strap and VOX coil cable. I found the guitar on Craigslist for a nice price (usually these are played by either an ironic shredder or, as in this case, was bought for a young girl who never took it up and sold by the parents), then hunted down the other pieces on eBay. I upgraded the pickup with a Seymour Duncan P-Rails, with added 3-way switch and a series/parallel push-pull, so it's actually a nice player. It also has Tronical Tuners, so I use it when I want to play alternate tunings. It awaits my daughter's interest. She's 15 and plays ukulele, and I just got her a baritone uke to stealth-teach her guitar chords. She can play this as a "girly guitar," or I've seen some funny decorations that would not be Hello Kitty approved.
My favorite rock song solo is Brian May's We Will Rock You. Short and simple, but I will crank it when it comes on the radio. Favorite live is Prince from While My Guitar Gently Weeps R&RHOF performance. I love that it's the first time the band heard it, too, as the other guitar player hogged the solos during rehearsal.
Here's a guitar ensemble: a Squier Hello Kitty Strat, with a pink VOX DA-5 amp, HK guitar strap and VOX coil cable. I found the guitar on Craigslist for a nice price (usually these are played by either an ironic shredder or, as in this case, was bought for a young girl who never took it up and sold by the parents), then hunted down the other pieces on eBay. I upgraded the pickup with a Seymour Duncan P-Rails, with added 3-way switch and a series/parallel push-pull, so it's actually a nice player. It also has Tronical Tuners, so I use it when I want to play alternate tunings. It awaits my daughter's interest. She's 15 and plays ukulele, and I just got her a baritone uke to stealth-teach her guitar chords. She can play this as a "girly guitar," or I've seen some funny decorations that would not be Hello Kitty approved.
I've got a Gibson SG Standard, an Ibanez Roadstar II from the 80's and an Ibanez IC 400.
Just use them to fuck about with Rocksmith these days.
Just use them to fuck about with Rocksmith these days.
NGD (New Guitar Day)! I wasn't planning on buying anything for a while, but this cropped up for cheap on Craigslist and it intrigued me (it didn't hurt that it turned out the owner lived one town over; I'm so used to having to drive from Maryland to Virginia). It's a Greg Bennett Formula FA-2 by Samick. I'd been contemplating adding a lipstick pickup to a Telecaster (my first guitar was a 1960's Sears Silvertone with a single lipstick pickup; it was a guitar I did not appreciate at the time, but I would love now). This Samick guitar had the Tele shape, two lipstick pickups and a Duncan-designed humbucker bridge (the bridge is too overpowering; I'm going to transfer it to another guitar and get a lipstick humbucker instead), a quilted maple veneer top, cream binding, mint green pickguard, dangerously sharp fret ends, and a weird headstock.
I can't say I've fallen in instant love with it, but if it needs modding it seems to be a good platform for it.
I can't say I've fallen in instant love with it, but if it needs modding it seems to be a good platform for it.
I finally got around to replacing that bridge pickup, with a lipstick humbucker from Guitar Fetish. It looks better, with a more-interesting sound.
Been trying to find this in my general area for a while
I need it. Despite being terrible at playing guitar. But I need it. Someone from the US gift it to me.
I need it. Despite being terrible at playing guitar. But I need it. Someone from the US gift it to me.
By W Go To PostBeen trying to find this in my general area for a whilehttps://www.thomann.de/dk/esp_ltd_bw1_fm_et_stblk.htm
I need it. Despite being terrible at playing guitar. But I need it. Someone from the US gift it to me.
By W Go To PostBeen trying to find this in my general area for a while
I need it. Despite being terrible at playing guitar. But I need it. Someone from the US gift it to me.
I had to import my IC400 from the USA. Extremely fucking painful when they fucked up my order and i had to reorder, losing money because of a currency exchange fluctuation.
By Pennywise Go To Posthttps://www.thomann.de/dk/esp_ltd_bw1_fm_et_stblk.htm
ok.
you buy it for me then.
edit:
"Sorry! Der Artikel ESP LTD BW-1 FM ET STBLK befindet sich nicht mehr in unserem aktuellen Sortiment."
penny pls
By W Go To Postok.Ups! Artiklen ESP LTD BW-1 FM ET STBLK findes desværre ikke mere i vort aktuelle sortiment.
you buy it for me then.
edit:
"Sorry! Der Artikel ESP LTD BW-1 FM ET STBLK befindet sich nicht mehr in unserem aktuellen Sortiment."
penny pls
Sorry. Guitar isn't part of the lineup in my usual shops anymore.
They got plenty of other ESP LTD models though :P
Was the page not in danish? Clicked on the globe on the top right bar and changed it to danish before copying the link.
By Pennywise Go To PostUps! Artiklen ESP LTD BW-1 FM ET STBLK findes desværre ikke mere i vort aktuelle sortiment.
Sorry. Guitar isn't part of the lineup in my usual shops anymore.
They got plenty of other ESP LTD models though :P
Was the page not in danish? Clicked on the globe on the top right bar and changed it to danish before copying the link.
It was in Danish, but thought it was maybe region locked since you sent me that site... without the actual thing on.
Well, I think I'll break it up a bit.
Here's my baby. I've had her for 21 years.
I've been thinking of getting a Ramirez on and off for years, but I don't perform anymore and don't practice enough to justify 10k+...
Here's my baby. I've had her for 21 years.
I've been thinking of getting a Ramirez on and off for years, but I don't perform anymore and don't practice enough to justify 10k+...
Dave Gilmore sold all pretty much all his gear at auction and raised $21.5 million for a climate change charity
The famous black strat went for just under $4m making it the most expensive guitar of all time.
https://www.christies.com/features/David-Gilmour-Collection-auction-results-9974-3.aspx?sc_lang=en&PID=en_hp_carousel_1
The famous black strat went for just under $4m making it the most expensive guitar of all time.
https://www.christies.com/features/David-Gilmour-Collection-auction-results-9974-3.aspx?sc_lang=en&PID=en_hp_carousel_1
Glad I got to see the black strat in action in one of its last appearances. o7
We'll always have my replica.
Would consider selling for 1M€.
We'll always have my replica.
Would consider selling for 1M€.
Very nice. He is one of the greatest guitarists so its understandable that the black strat went for insane money. There was also the acoustic he played Wish You Were Here on and a strat with the serial number 0001 that both went for over a million each. I am more surprised that people were dropping $50k minimum on random guitars he probably played twice that no one gives two fucks about. This flight case went for $175,000!!
https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Musical-Instruments/packhorse-case-company-ltd-a-travel-guitar-6198188-details.aspx?lid=1&from=relatedlot&intobjectid=6198188
Some people have got too much money.
https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Musical-Instruments/packhorse-case-company-ltd-a-travel-guitar-6198188-details.aspx?lid=1&from=relatedlot&intobjectid=6198188
Some people have got too much money.
Who's still playing?
Been playing heavy lately and getting my skills up to speed and looking to either buy a Fender Performer Stratocaster or Performer Telecaster. I don't think I am at the Professional level and I want something American made.
Been playing heavy lately and getting my skills up to speed and looking to either buy a Fender Performer Stratocaster or Performer Telecaster. I don't think I am at the Professional level and I want something American made.
By reilo Go To PostWho's still playing?
Been playing heavy lately and getting my skills up to speed and looking to either buy a Fender Performer Stratocaster or Performer Telecaster. I don't think I am at the Professional level and I want something American made.
Stopped for a while, getting back into it as some of my man's want to get a band going.
By reilo Go To PostWho's still playing?
Been playing heavy lately and getting my skills up to speed and looking to either buy a Fender Performer Stratocaster or Performer Telecaster. I don't think I am at the Professional level and I want something American made.
I wouldn't worry about what level you are. The word "Professional" is just a marketing thing, that range was called "American Standard" up until 2017. When you are spending over $1k on a guitar then you are getting a great instrument and the differences between guitars above that price level like the performer and the professional models are more likely about personal preference rather than any perceivable difference in quality. Different pickups, different neck shapes etc. You are best off going to a shop and trying them out and seeing what you prefer yourself.
I have a fender mexican standard tele (now called player series) and a fender american standard strat and I probably play the tele more than the strat just because its a bit more basic. The strat is undoubtedly a better guitar but the floating trem can be a bit of a pain in the arse.
Oh, for sure. I'm definitely gonna go in and try out the range to see what suits me.
The real difference to me is the price point and determining if I will care that much about the differences to drop another $400-500 -- which I could just invest into a better acoustic than I have now on top of the Performer.
The real difference to me is the price point and determining if I will care that much about the differences to drop another $400-500 -- which I could just invest into a better acoustic than I have now on top of the Performer.
I decided to mess with my acoustic a bit and lower the saddle so the action is a bit closer to the fretboard. Hopefully that will make it easier to play as I found the action towards the 12th fret to be just ridiculously high. I just gotta make sure it's not too low to cause buzzing.
I buy from Reverb all the time. I'm far more comfortable using it than eBay. Prices are more reflective of real worth than you'll find on Craigslist and you're generally buying from actual musicians.
Fender have made a garish Evangalion Telecaster and it looks surprisingly good
https://www.guitarworld.com/news/fenders-most-eye-popping-release-of-2020-has-arrived-meet-the-evangelion-asuka-telecaster
https://www.guitarworld.com/news/fenders-most-eye-popping-release-of-2020-has-arrived-meet-the-evangelion-asuka-telecaster