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Frenetic Zetetic
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Topic: Guitar Models Posted: January 02 2018 at 17:39 |
Fender and Gibson were great for what they were back in the day.
Give me Ibanez guitars and basses over them all.
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thief
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Posted: November 17 2017 at 00:22 |
Gibson Les Paul, especially in Jimmy Page's hands, was my greatest inspiration in early stages of playing guitar. So this is my pick. BUT, if I were to buy another guitar today - out of these mentioned in the poll - I would give Telecaster a shot. I'd really like to experiment with single coils ringing sound and delicacies of the clean channel. All I owned is humbuckers...
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Davesax1965
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Posted: November 16 2017 at 06:55 |
Latest acquisition, Vestapol tuning, slide, woooo, have I got a learning curve ???? Haven't played slide for years. It sort of shows at the moment. ;-))))))
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twosteves
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Posted: November 01 2017 at 09:26 |
clearly I'm team Gibson----as a fan boy I'll follow my 2 guitar hero's to the end of the earth
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Davesax1965
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Posted: November 01 2017 at 06:23 |
Always wanted to try a Parker Singlecut.
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CryoftheCarrots
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Posted: October 31 2017 at 16:19 |
Other. Parker Fly. Such a versatile guitar. Adrian Belew and Roine Stolt make them sing. Although I don't own a Fly, I do own a P42 ( not made anymore) and it just sounds wonderful and never goes out of tune unlike my strat.
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Davesax1965
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Posted: October 31 2017 at 06:37 |
I think my next guitar (and probably last guitar, no more room) is going to be a Tokai PRS copy. They're quite difficult to find, now. Whoopsy big image below, sorry !! Tremolo arms I don't use. I did have a Bigsby on my Gold Top, that came off pretty quickly, and the trem block is locked down on my Strat. "How to quickly detune a guitar", of course. The problem with a lot of "what guitar is best" threads is that non guitarists just comment on the cosmetics or supposed sound. Sound can be varied, that's the whole point of an electric guitar. If you ask what guitar looks best on a jazz or heavy metal forum, you'll probably get told that either a D'Angelico semi acoustic or BC Rich is the guitar to have. With guitars, everyone but everyone has an opinion about what to buy, what gauge strings to use, what pickups are best, even what brand of capacitors should be in the tone controls. Guitarists tend to copy their heroes setups. So if you want to play like Jimi Hendrix, just get a white Strat. That's all there is to it.
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Quinino
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Posted: October 31 2017 at 05:12 |
^ We are being punished for (somebody else's) sins And no redemption in sight ... (our lord has just left the building)
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Davesax1965
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Posted: October 31 2017 at 04:22 |
All of us. ;-)
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socrates17
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Posted: October 30 2017 at 17:54 |
dr wu23 wrote:
Is anyone else sick to death of this Captcha sh*te...?You can't even quote a post or make link without it effing you up.
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dr wu23
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Posted: October 30 2017 at 12:45 |
Is anyone else sick to death of this Captcha sh*te...? You can't even quote a post or make link without it effing you up.
At any rate I was going to say that I really like the way old distressed Teles and Strats look.....from that pic above of Gilmour.
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dr wu23
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Posted: October 30 2017 at 12:35 |
Supposedly Clapton said Jimi was the best many years ago.....asked in the early 70's I think. ?
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One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin
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Davesax1965
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Posted: October 30 2017 at 06:23 |
Well, that can be the case for any guitar.
You just step on the switch on the effects pedal. ;-)
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friso
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Posted: October 30 2017 at 01:15 |
In prog I usually don't like the use of the Les Paul too much. It is often turned to warm and fluffy, not at all like the fierce instrument Jan Akkerman played. I would also note that Olly Halsall played the SG wonderfully.
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Larkstongue41
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Posted: October 28 2017 at 11:01 |
Amazing collections gentlemen. Keep the pictures coming.
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The Dark Elf
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Posted: October 28 2017 at 09:18 |
There's just something about the look and feel of a Telecaster. Granted, I've never been a lead guitarist, but others seem to like it as well...
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Davesax1965
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Posted: October 28 2017 at 04:41 |
Really sorry to hear it, hope it turns up in a guitar shop somewhere soon and you can get it back. Just to prove I'm not solely a Gibson freak - got out the Partscaster and played some Hendrix. Mighty Mite body, Fender neck, Fender pickups, Wilkinson bridge.
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Atavachron
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Posted: October 27 2017 at 16:36 |
^ Oh Todd really sorry to hear that, in S.F. we have car break-ins constantly.
Here's hoping you find a good replacement for your lost child.
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HackettFan
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Posted: October 27 2017 at 13:20 |
Gibson Les Paul. Mine was stolen back in June, the one pictured in my avatar. They broke the passenger side window and drug it out. They also got some highly prized guitar synthesizers too and some of my favorite effects devices. I'm using an Aria Pro II - RS Ina Zuma V now. I'm working on replacing my guitar synths and effects. My next major guitar purchase will probably be a Gibson SG, because that's the next guitar I wanted anyway before the theft. It will be awhile before I get together enough to replace my Les Paul, though I expect I will eventually. It was a Les Paul Classic Plus, but once I get sufficient money together, I'd like to get a Les Paul Classic Custom with a vibrato bar and sustainer pickups. I've also been intrigued by the Variax, but it doesn't currently do enough synthy stuff to rise to the top of my wish list.
Edited by HackettFan - October 27 2017 at 13:21
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Davesax1965
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Posted: October 27 2017 at 07:14 |
Note to self: next guitar is a cheap PRS or clone. ;-)
One good point above. You can pick up a guitar with, say, serial number 12345. If you pick up one with serial number 12346... it can play completely differently.
So, "would you prefer a good Gibson or bad Fender ? "
Knock the headstock off a Gibson and you're in a world of pain. Knock it off a Fender ? Get a new neck. Neck moves on a Fender ? Well, some do. They don't tend to on Gibsons. Truss rods bend on Rickenbackers, and can be difficult to fix. Etc etc etc.
Edited by Davesax1965 - October 27 2017 at 07:41
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