Colt45 Posted February 13, 2013 Posted February 13, 2013 That really sucks bro. Just a scratch, a flesh wound
IcedCanuck Posted February 13, 2013 Posted February 13, 2013 Great guitars everyone! OK, I took some quick camera shots of some of my favorite guitars, I'm terrible with a camera: '86 Les paul Custom, my favorite guitar that I've logged the most miles on, my old reliable, always delivers. Rickenbacker 360.....beautiful tone, like no other guitar. I've used this guitar in the studio a lot to add a unique tone. It sings when you plug it into an old Vox AC30 My steinberger GR4, one of the only Bergers with a wood body, this one is maple with a graphite neck. Lots of fun! One of those.... the harder you work it the more responsive. That tremolo is fantastic always stays in tune. My Taylor 310mce, like my forum handle. This is a unique Taylor with a Mahogany top, Sapele back and sides, great sounding dreadnought. And finally the guitar that made me stop buying guitars. My James Goodall Grand Concert, East Indian Rosewood back and an Adirondack Spruce top, my perfect guitar. I don't really play much electric anymore and my ears thank me. I mostly play fingerstyle and this is a great instrument, very heavy overtones and really lush open sound. Very lucky to have it! It love lowered tunings like DADGAD and some of the Hawaiian slack tunings, which I'm having fun with! I don't really gig anymore, I'm all washed up! I just play for fun and what I love about the guitar is the more you play it and understand different genres etc, the more you realize how little you know about it. It's quite the journey. Cheers guys.... How is the weight on your 'My steinberger GR4' compared to your other electrics. I'm guessing it would be light as a feather compared to your Gibson.
Erm310mce Posted February 13, 2013 Posted February 13, 2013 How is the weight on your 'My steinberger GR4' compared to your other electrics. I'm guessing it would be light as a feather compared to your Gibson. Absolutely, the Steinberger is super light compared to the Les Paul, The gibson has some weight to it, no doubt. I play them totally differently too and the tone on each is VERY different. The Steinberger is a fun rock and roll guitar, like Van Halen style... The Gibson has that huge mahogany sound body that makes it fun for Jazz to Rock.
Reevzy Posted February 13, 2013 Author Posted February 13, 2013 Alot of unique guitars here! To be honest, I was expecting a whole bunch of Strats. I'm loving that pick guard on the Flying V, it suits it. Hell of a lot of people with guitars here, wasn't expecting so many! Anyone with drums? Keyboards? Harpsichord? Timpani kettles?
Stanislaw Posted February 14, 2013 Posted February 14, 2013 YES REEVZY!! I love this this thread exists!! I see a lot of members noting that (besides cigars) they are guitarists... as am I... I like to build (assemble) my own fender style guitars (tele's, jazzmasters mostly) and I love to play whenever possible... I have a Vox AC30cc2 that i purchased from a young kid in a band who absolutely beat the heck out of it and I've nursed it back to health, replaced a bunch of parts, etc and now it sound amazing...
jazzmonkey Posted February 14, 2013 Posted February 14, 2013 Sold every guitar I had about two years ago. Only kept my GJ. Used to have an awesome Tele Heavy Relic '58. Unfortunately all I have left is a few awful vids: Don't really play a guitar, but I did make a cigar box guitar and cigar box amp, think it turned out ok for my first attempt. 2 pickups with 3 way toggle switch with volume and tone pots and preamp. Nice. You can check these out Daddy Mojo. It's demo I made for them a few years ago: !
Stanislaw Posted February 14, 2013 Posted February 14, 2013 I'd love to have skills to jam django style... That's a gorgeous gypsy if I may say so and on my want list right up there with a brass body resonator and talent....
Milan Posted February 14, 2013 Posted February 14, 2013 Gypsy Guitar Big Guitar Exotic guitar Guitar with two strings missing Getting Closer Trying for my love
Puros Y Vino Posted February 14, 2013 Posted February 14, 2013 My axes: My first guitar. A Strat clone by Ibanez. Came with a crappy amp. Have since moved to a decent size VOX. My second guitar. Bought for taking lessons. A decently priced Yamaha acoustic. My third and favourite guitar. My Dean Schenker. I'm a huge Michael Schenker fanatic. I don't want to shell out the big bucks for a Gibson Flying V. But I did buy a cool clone kit I hope to put together this spring.
jazzmonkey Posted February 14, 2013 Posted February 14, 2013 I'd love to have skills to jam django style... That's a gorgeous gypsy if I may say so and on my want list right up there with a brass body resonator and talent.... Thanks. I bought it online it's great, but the next one will be custom. I'm looking at Park right now.
Overproof Posted February 14, 2013 Posted February 14, 2013 This is my guitar or what I sample guitars riffs from records with. I now use a NI Machine but this is my 1st love. 16 bit love!!
Jason Posted February 14, 2013 Posted February 14, 2013 goodness, I feel malnourished looking at you people's cigars, now this. Jerks! I have a Fender Showmaster, a Squire Strat and an Ibanez acoustic that I strangle daily, pretty sure they love me for it 1
Reevzy Posted February 14, 2013 Author Posted February 14, 2013 Now things are getting interesting here, unique axes indeed. Digging the look of that Dean Schenker
Reevzy Posted February 14, 2013 Author Posted February 14, 2013 Here's me doing some button mashing. I don't know what I'm doing, I don't know any theory like scales or anything so to the pro muso it sounds like I'm just kinda repeating myself but it's fun to do, I just play over the top of a CCR song https://picasaweb.go...703297990863890
IcedCanuck Posted February 14, 2013 Posted February 14, 2013 This is my main guitar, Ibanez RG 350 EX in standard E tuning. My latest aquisition, Ibanez X Series XPT700XH. I have it setup for standard C tuning. This guitar has 27 frets! I really love the flat black paint job as well! B.C. Rich KKV series. B standard tuning. My only 7 string, Ibanez Prestige 7-String series. Standard B tuning. The only base I have left; sold all my other ones. This is a B.C Rich Warlock. I can't remember off the top of my head if it is an LA series or the Platinum series. I logged a lot of hours on this one back in the day. Started playing base before I learned guitar. My first acoustic, Norman, nothing special. Picked this up in a pawn shop a few months back. Yamaha something or other. Plays nice for the price I paid. I had to file down a few fret due to fret buzz which probably why the original owner pawned it but it was an easy fix. Classical guitar, sometimes nothing beats the sound of nylon strings! Epiphone Firebird, my first electric. Because it has a fixed bridge I usually use this guitar for songs I play in non-standard tuning. Right now it is setup for Eb tuning.
Blackham Posted February 16, 2013 Posted February 16, 2013 Lots of PSP stock and aged gems there. Here's my cheap and cheerful
Diamondog Posted February 16, 2013 Posted February 16, 2013 This thread has got me wanting to buy again, thanks a lot....looking at some Gibson custom Hummingbirds...
Danston Posted February 16, 2013 Posted February 16, 2013 Reevzy that custom is absolutely stunning! im guessing with the rosewood and cedar construction it looks as good as it sounds?
papatrips Posted February 17, 2013 Posted February 17, 2013 My first acoustic, Norman, nothing special. Got the same one (stole it from my wife) LOL Here are mine...The Profile was my first guitar (use it for slide). Samick/Valley Arts ES335 copy, Gibby SG Std and the Norman. Want to get a Seagull acoustic soon.
Reevzy Posted February 17, 2013 Author Posted February 17, 2013 Reevzy that custom is absolutely stunning! im guessing with the rosewood and cedar construction it looks as good as it sounds? Well, it looks great! That much is true I did a lot of research with the woods cause you can just tell them how you want it done. They originally did a model like mine back in 07 for someone and it was done with a cedar top. I remember reading somewhere that cedar already has a "bedded in" sound, where as spruce takes a bit of time to mellow out and I've never liked the sparkly jangly sound of a dreadnought and spruce tops (young spruce). So yeah, it's a very warm and deep sound which suits my style. Although, out of the blocks, it didn't play "amazingly", so there's a guy I took my PRS acoustic to and had him set it up for me (which in 15 years I've never done, I always thought I did a good enough job) but he did an absolutely fantastic job on the Angelus, so he's got the Blueberry at the moment working his magic......... which naturally, he won't part ways with any tips
Erm310mce Posted February 18, 2013 Posted February 18, 2013 Well, it looks great! That much is true I did a lot of research with the woods cause you can just tell them how you want it done. They originally did a model like mine back in 07 for someone and it was done with a cedar top. I remember reading somewhere that cedar already has a "bedded in" sound, where as spruce takes a bit of time to mellow out and I've never liked the sparkly jangly sound of a dreadnought and spruce tops (young spruce). So yeah, it's a very warm and deep sound which suits my style. Although, out of the blocks, it didn't play "amazingly", so there's a guy I took my PRS acoustic to and had him set it up for me (which in 15 years I've never done, I always thought I did a good enough job) but he did an absolutely fantastic job on the Angelus, so he's got the Blueberry at the moment working his magic......... which naturally, he won't part ways with any tips Beautiful guitar Reevzy, I'm also curious about the detail on the soundboard. Is it braced differently from a standard acoustic? Does that detail inhibit vibration? If it sounds mellow and deep now, any thoughts on how it will age? You are right, cedar is much more open in a young guitar. There are differnet types of spruce, Sitka, englemann and adirondack, which all have different qualities. Englemann is much more open young than Adirondack, but over the years there is nothing like adirondack, most of the old martins are made with it. Beautiful craftsmanship. I've never seen anything like it.....it's a show piece for sure..... Not a guitar to gig with! Lol!
Reevzy Posted February 18, 2013 Author Posted February 18, 2013 Well I play a lot in open C and therefore have a higher tension/stress on the treble side of the bridge. I read that cedar is a softer wood and is prone to cracking and just being a little fragile. I asked Danny, the boss at Blueberry, if they've ever had anyone pop a bridge or have a soundboard crack or bulge and he assured me they've never had a customer complain about it, however, during the experimentation process of carving the grooves in the top, they were carving too deep and really making the tops too fragile. The reason for the grooves so I'm told is yes, it does weaken the structural integrity of the top which is braced with X bracing like most other guitars but allows the top to vibrate and resonate a lot more. As I said before, a lot of traditionalists have crapped them out but I read reviews on these guitars for months before investing in one and there a lot of people commenting on just how loud they are and how long they can resonate and ring out. One guy listing all of the guitars he owns, like Martin D28's and Gibson J200's and Matons and he said that his Blueberry was on equal par in playability and sound. Too many good reviews out weighed the naysayers so that was enough to convince me.
CigarAsh Posted February 18, 2013 Posted February 18, 2013 Had always wanted to learn guitar but never invested the time. About 7 years ago, I bought a cheap acoustic and taught myself some basics. The real reason I wanted to learn is because I always wanted to make my own acoustic guitar. Pics below are of a 000 Orchestra model I made. Top is Sitka Spruce, sides and back are Sapele. Ebony fingerboard and headstock with mother of pearl inlay (my initials - that's all I wanted to do for the first effort). Sorry about the crappy photos - not a good camera phone back then
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