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Agile MIK models are more like mid-to-upper-end Epiphones that can be played stock when you get a good one. |
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Idk why but I like the idea of primarily owning and playing one main guitar. I have had up to 6 at one point but I realized I liked putting everything I had into one guitar I really loved. Same with amps and pedals, I sold off nearly everything and kept my main rig which is so simple. Strat style guitar into an overdrive/fuzz into a british tube amp.
Dont get me wrong though I would LOVE to own all those guitars you posted! Just find my self coming back to the strat/marshall sound in the end every time. |
I'm somewhere between the two of you. I like the idea of a main guitar(s) but I also like some variety (hence my mains are a Strat, a Jaguar, and an LTD-Eclipse).
I'm seeing 3 Telecasters in that collection, quite frankly, why? Seems to me for the cost of those 3 you could get a single custom job perfectly tailored for 'you'. Then again I also still own a bunch of beater guitars, mainly just so I can toss them to friends if they want to try learning (as I've done more than once with my Epiphone) or I can provide enough gear for most of a jam in a pinch. |
So... I just got done setting up this pile of awesome in my spare room. Roland seems to be phasing out this model (TD9) to replace it with the TD15, $600 off makes it a pretty sweet deal.
http://www.musicmatos.com/catalogue/...gue/td9kx2.jpg AWWWWWWwwwwwwww yyyyyyyYYEEEAAAHHHHH!!!! |
Congrats those are amazingly fun. I used to have the dw5000, that entire series of pedals are amazing.
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Though any suggestions / tips are always appreciated :D Now I need to figure out how to properly set that hi-hat, it keeps spinning and the open/close sensitivity isn't quite right. |
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I started my search for a new amp looking for a really clean sound. I first tried a Jc-120 then a 70s silverface fender twin and a 65 reissue blackface. Then I tried a vibrolux custom and was blown away. Its like a fender twin except you can get the nice tube break up with causing yourself to be deaf after AND I can actually carry it. Gotta save my dimes to pickup one sometime. My modeling amp simply cant cut through the other guitarists AC30. I think these two amps are going to sound freaking unreal together when we play. I love surf guitar btw and garage aswell as post punk. With the JC-120 I could get the greatest goth rock sound ever but I couldn't do a damn thing for good raw sound but I could still get a goth sound of the the vibrolux so it makes sense for me to go with that.
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I play the piano, on a Yamaha, the guitar on a Blade texas standard pro, and recently started playing the viola. Blades look like Fender, and they have the same quality.
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I play guitar. I started with some sort of a takemine(idk if thats how you spell it) acoustic. Then I used a Dean Vendetta electric for quite awhile. And I kept practicing, got pretty good,then picked up a Fender American Stratocaster Eric Clapton signature. It is such a chill guitar, all kinds of tone control. As for my amps I use a Carvin V3, Marshall MG30 practice amp, and eventually bought a marshall half stack.
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Show us your gear!
I just bought this today:
http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r...g?t=1365985625 I was going to look for a little practice amp that would allow me to play in my apartment without being evicted, as I likely would with my current rig: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-c3MIFPArcZ...0/SS850004.JPG ...but I saw this little number for about what a practice amp would cost, plus it can plug in if desired, this way I can be quiet AND portable AND have a second bass to play for certain types of music. I paid $200 for it and it played better than some other acoustic basses did for $400 and almost as good as some for $600. I still haven't done the second cabinet thing... |
I merged your post with the existing thread that hasn't been bumped in a while.
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Perfect, I tried to find a thread such as this but I musta overlooked this. Thank you BD :band: |
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Holy sheet Paul, that is a seriously beautiful acoustic bass!!! :bowdown: How does it sound?
https://imageshack.us/scaled/large/8...0414234554.jpg Jay Turser Acoustic Electric I got this gem off Amazon during a sale a few weeks ago for really cheap (125$) but it plays and sounds like a Martin. Very user friendly, the action is just right. I also love the tone of this guitar, its very bright and mellow: perfect for my reggae rock stylee. A very underrated guitar maker imo, excellent build. It also came with D'addario EXP strings on it. :thumb: also side note -That guitar on the right in the picture had been my guitar for the last 3 years.. It's an Aria, it's definitely a solid guitar but it was rough around the edges. I always had trouble with it's action, even after many truss rod adjustments I still could never get it to where I wanted it. -It definitely helped me build up my strength for sure though. It has a good tone and I really like its percussive abilities as well. Very open sounds, like a bongo. The Turser has more sharp drumming tones like a snare. |
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It sounds great acoustic, I plugged it in at the guitar store that I bought it from, it didn't get very loud before it started to feed back, but that's ok. Probably just need to adjust the tone settings and not stand directly in front of the amp. :) It's got a bit of a buzz on open E (not a lot, and not every time), it appears to be buzzing on the fretbar between 5th and 6th frets, their guitar tech wasn't in but he's gonna make a little neck adjustment this coming week Quote:
That rocks. Yay good deals. I just a couple weeks ago got an incredible deal on a near pristine 2001 Audi A4 AWD wagon ($4000 all sales tax and fees included), but that's OT to this tread, innit :p: More info on the bass I bought http://www.musiciansfriend.com/bass/...-electric-bass *edited to add link |
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I never tried one of their acoustics though. I've been trying to find a fairly priced acoustic electric bass for a while now. Would you recommend that one? I'm not entirely familiar with the Bass but I can play some simple bass rhythms. Would it be good for a beginner? And yes I love me some good deals. I was so surprised by how good the Turser sounds. I was expecting a solid guitar but I got a truly fantastic one. I can't get over how good it plays it sounds. Even all my friends are like duude whoa :afro: |
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I play cello, though had to sell my old electric a few years back, now use and enjoy my little sisters 3/4 whenever im over to moms place, I build and handwire tube guitar amps as well though I do not do or use much on the production spectrum, I am more in the end user feild
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I haven't really messed around with a bass much though. I can do some light rhythmic picking and palm muting bass riffs here and there on guitar in between chords but never a full on bass rhythm and riff. I don't know if I should get something nice like a Dean or just go with a beater for now till I learn the ropes. I think I might check out Tursers basses since I'm very satisfied with my acoustic guitar. |
Again the main thing that improves over the Dean when you drop six bills is the ability to play at high amplification
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I now have a casio. cheesy post-wave coming soon.
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I'm happy I got the 2-year warranty on my banjo, because it gives me a few extra weeks to get together another $200 so I can return it and buy a better one. Not that there's anything wrong with my Epiphone MB-100, but I went for the cheapest one because I wasn't sure if I was going to like banjo, and four days later I can confirm that I am natural born banjo player. Going to get this little beauty
http://static.musiciansfriend.com/de...e_430664_R.jpg A Mitchell MBJ200. I played it a little bit at my local Guitar Center and quite liked the sound, even though I had no idea what I was doing. I've decided I want a resonator (covered back), because I find my banjo is pretty quite unless I accent every note I play. It's reasonably priced and has very good reviews across the board and will be something to keep me going until I get to the point where I feel like dropping $500+ on an instrument. With that in mind, I've fallen in love with this guitar. Spoiler for large photo:
As I'm selling my Epiphone Semi-hollow dot for a recliner chair, I will be short a guitar and this Schecter Corsair sounds amazing. This will be a later purchase though, probably closer towards Black Friday/ Christmas. |
Banjos are rad, and guitar players with banjo training are radder. You should get a thornface tattoo like Brett Hinds to celebrate your lifestyle.
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So, an update on my Dean acoustic bass. I saw the guitar tech today (and simultaneously picked up the beautiful hard case I ordered for it), he released some of the neck tension and shimmed up the nut at the top of the neck, and the fret buzzing was reduced to nearly nothing. :)
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@LPete: Shecters are wonderful if you get an opportunity to get one do it!
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Check out Mayer Bros. Drums. Custom made here in Los Angeles. I love'em. Best finish work anywhere. The sound is unbelievable.
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Just picked up this Mini3 Vox Guitar practice Amp and I'm really digging it. It packs quite a punch for it being a mini. I can hold up with my bassist and drummer pretty well with this. It's not gonna be something I can play at shows but it's great for practicing and writing.
http://imageshack.com/scaled/640x480/593/lbkg.jpg http://imageshack.com/scaled/640x480/600/yack.jpg The guitar effects are so great (the Compression and Flanger are my favorites) The preamps offer a lot of diversity in sound. I've had it for a little over a week yet I'm still finding new combinations of sounds. Also I was pleasantly surprised with how good a mic sounds plugged into this. I can send Delay and Reverb to the mic too so it adds even more depth to the possible sounds. Definitely been having a lot of cool jams with this. |
I used to have one of those. Was a Vox VT30. All the distortion sounded horrid and was trash, but the effects and clean sound through single coils was amazing, very voxy.
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I don't mess with distortions much unless I'm just goofing around. I do like the UK and AC distortion amps though. They don't have that fuzz and muddy sound; you can actually get a good funky/surfer sound out of them. I've mainly been sticking with Reverbs, Delays and some Compression. The Chorus on this thing has some serious bite too. Oh and another cool thing is it has an Aux Input on it. So what I've been doing is recording a rhythm section and then have it play back through the amp and solo over it. :beer: |
I've got a black Les Paul body Ibanez guitar I've been playing for a few years, which is my main instrument. As a full time student, I don't have an income, and therefor don't have money to save for what I've got my eye on. I'm looking at getting a $1,000 - $3,000 semi hollow body guitar that I can play before I buy ASAP. Preferably with an earth tone finish.
My current guitar isn't too special, but it certainly does its job. Double humbucker pickups, a single gothic inlay at the twelfth fret, and a symmetrical orientation for the tuning keys. My amp is my pride among my gear. It's just... Amazing. I have a Fender Super 60 (created by Paul Rivera). It's a 60 watt tube amp with red knobs--which I hear is significant to some people. It's a heavy beast of an amplifier, but the sound I get out of it is amazing. With knobs for presence, treble, bass, mid, and reverb, I have a wide range of control as to that sound, and of course it's got two channels, one with a gain knob. I record with a field recorder I'd have to look at to detail. |
I'm saving up to be able to have something like this made for me by the end of next year:
http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/...04048-3728.jpg What can I say, single pickup guitars give me boners. The simpler the better. P90s are the SHlT- clean or dirty they always sound good. And I always like the symmetrical style gibbys/epiphones hollowbodies the most. It's gonna have a Jazzmaster-style tremolo instead of the one in the pic but the software didn't have it in their database apparently, the bastards. Until then I'm stuck with a Strat that I can't seem to get rid of, a Telecaster that I love dearly, and a vintage Fender Musicmaster bass Amp with a 15" speaker that blasts punk ass bitches in the face with a morbidly obese low end. |
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Lord Larehip as much as I loathe every fiber of your being I will admit I like that you own a standup bass. You play it alot?
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I see a guitar there too.
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My other woman is a human and she plays cello (and piano) and agrees because she's always viewed her cello as female--a temperamental female. "I know what that's like," she said, "which is why I'm more understanding" with me choking back my guffaws--which she noticed, of course, and promptly put me in the doghouse. Quote:
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Here is my pride and joy. I have posted it before but I dont even care because I love it that much. After owning a ton of different fenders I never really got exactly what I wanted until this guitar. It is a mahogany strat body with 2 low wound cream p90s set up with 250k pots and a 3 way telecaster switch. (Knobs are master volume and tone) All the wiring is top notch, has a vintage style bridge, switchcraft jack, bone nut, vintage style tuners that kick arse and the fattest maple neck ever. Other than the body pretty much everything has been swapped out to make my dream guitar (on a budget). Even the strap locks are Dunlops with the most comfortable leather strap which makes playing for long periods a blast. http://imageshack.us/a/img853/466/i8fq.jpg http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/5530/8p82.jpg The pedals are my 2 favorites always with me. A NYC reissue of the Big Muff Pie and a Barber Direct Drive. Some guy on craigslist gave me it free in an amp trade. It is a 130 dollar drive pedal that sounds like an orgasm amplified into your brainmeat. I highly suggest if you ever have the chance to try one...do it. |
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