Eddie, my favorite axe of yours right now is the Nord Electro 4 - I'm VERY jealous of that my friend. However, I do get to play on our church's Hammond M3, with it's internal speaker bypassed and into a GSi Burn Leslie simulator. The only thing it doesn't have that would be cool is some presets. In between songs I have to quickly change registrations if there's a big difference. I played the first generation Electro and haven't been able to get it out of my head since!
Agreed. Gits should be played. My most valuable guitar is a Taylor 414ce that I won in a drawing last summer. Very similar to my 2000 Larrivée in shape and sound. It sat around here for a bit, but now is on loan to my pastor.
Rest of my list: Larrivée L-03 Epiphone Nighthawk Custom Reissue that I have modded to yield 13 different pickup combinations 1984 or 85 Peavey Milestone that has the T-60 style pickups in it-that one is my sons axe right now Cheapo SX p/j bass copy that has a Seymour Duncan Basslines p pickup in it that is worth more than the bass itself Valencia solid cedar topped classical
Some dark night I'm sneakin' in your window and making off with that Nighthawk!!!
Fender Mustang (made in Japan..."surf & twang") 1986 Fernandes LE-1 Strat (from same factory as Fenders...built to '62 specs) 1999 Danelectro 56-U3 (nothing like the sound of plywood & fiberglass) PRS SE Custom Semi-Hollow (selling this one...the wife says we're running out of room!) Heritage Sweet 16 (a so "sweet" jazz box) 1970's Martin M-38 (if the house was on fire I'd grab this one first) Ibanez AVN-5 Parlor Guitar (my new favorite child...set up for slide) Garcia Classical (made in Japan with a fake Spanish name...I sold a 1969 Fender sunburst Strat back in the 1970's to buy this, so I keep it around just to remind me to never to do a stupid thing like that again!)
Agreed. Gits should be played. My most valuable guitar is a Taylor 414ce that I won in a drawing last summer. Very similar to my 2000 Larrivée in shape and sound. It sat around here for a bit, but now is on loan to my pastor.
Rest of my list: Larrivée L-03 Epiphone Nighthawk Custom Reissue that I have modded to yield 13 different pickup combinations 1984 or 85 Peavey Milestone that has the T-60 style pickups in it-that one is my sons axe right now Cheapo SX p/j bass copy that has a Seymour Duncan Basslines p pickup in it that is worth more than the bass itself Valencia solid cedar topped classical
Some dark night I'm sneakin' in your window and making off with that Nighthawk!!!
About 2 years ago Sweetwater was blowing these out for under $300 each. Stock they come with 9 pup combinations. I added a switch into the cover of the electronics cavity that turns on the tail pup that provides 4 more combinations. Cost to do that was under 5$. I would do the same to any 5-position switch guitar I ever obtain in the future without hesitation. Instantly gives a tele middle position sound of any standard strat.
"How do you like that Ibanez Artcore AS73....how does it feel/play?" I love it. It's actually a jazz box, but I put lighter strings on it and use it as an ersatz 335. Regards,Bob
Excellent....if I could comfortably afford one I'd be checking them out. So many cool finishes to choose from too.
Looking around the room none of them are rare or vintage models from left to right:
A Fender Dobro A "Mustang" Dove Copy (it's old though must fix tuning peg) A Suzuki Deadnought 1970's surprisingly ok to play An Aria Classical An Art Lutherie Acoustic (a bit average..) A Takamine 12 String A Martinez Lap Steel A Mandolin 2 Ukuleles A Ibanez Roadstar (anybody know where to get a bridge replacement - probably have enough without it?) A Black Fender Stratocaster 1990's A Blonde Fender Telecaster (plays and sounds real nice)1980's A Baby Taylor (good for taking on trips) A Epiphone SG (set up for slide) A James Tyler Variax (there is one of the old ones around somewhere as well) A Gretsch Electromatic A Taylor Nylon String (nicer to play than the Aria) A Taylor 414 (nice guitar) A Sunburst Fender Stratocaster (gets a lot of use) about 12 months old A Les Paul Gibson (looks really nice heavy though) around 2013 Another beat up old classical guitar 1970's A Bass in it's case (rarely opened) A Banjo ukulele
My wife thinks I have too many??? (she particularly dislikes the cases) Oh yeah and there is a couple in my son's room that I gave to him.
The above post mentions a heavy guitar, maybe its just me or I am getting older, but if I pick up a guitar especially a solid body and it feels too heavy I want to forget about it straight away.
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The above post mentions a heavy guitar, maybe its just me or I am getting older, but if I pick up a guitar especially a solid body and it feels too heavy I want to forget about it straight away.
I just prefer a lighter guitar.
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That is why when I got older I had to sell my 18 lb Carvin Double Neck.
Me, it's not about how many times you fail, it's about how many times you get back up. Cop, that's not how field sobriety tests work.
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That is why when I got older I had to sell my 18 lb Carvin Double Neck.
Sheesh....'18 lb's'! My Ibanez Tele is 7.5#.
Back in '78 during my live band days a band member had a Kramer to play with for a while. Although only single neck THAT was another heavy muther. Played well, felt beefy and durable but also a bit unbalanced when compared to other axes.
When I picked up my Ibanez Tele Silver Series, I agonized (just a bit) over whether buying an Ibanez tele vs. Fender would be a hasty purchase I might regret. (I think it was during the Fender lawsuit days but don't quote me on that) But...the price was right, Fender was above my budget and I did need an electric as it was during my live band decade.
As it turned out, I'm quite happy with it. I do wonder if it has maintained any real value today almost (4) decades later.
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