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The Guitars are rad thread (I guess drums are too)
Tweaked_Bat_
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I remember there used to be a rad Guitar thread some time ago, and it turns out there were some rad guitarists amongst us (alas I'm only mediocre... at best).
What kinda axes do you guys have? Bass guitars count too!
Me, I have an Epiphone Les Paul (ugh how embarrassing). It's my first electric, and I've had it for 2 years now, and I'm looking at an upgrade, to one of these babies: (spoilered for huge)
There's something about a Tele that I just love. I think it's the shape. Anyway, I'm looking at one similar to what's above... except a whitish-yellow coating, but you can still see the woodgrain underneath. Fucking sexy. And that maple fretboard with jumbo frets... *splooges pants*
Anyhoo, talk about your guitars and other instruments.
Or show off your music skills.
What kinda axes do you guys have? Bass guitars count too!
Me, I have an Epiphone Les Paul (ugh how embarrassing). It's my first electric, and I've had it for 2 years now, and I'm looking at an upgrade, to one of these babies: (spoilered for huge)
Spoiler:
There's something about a Tele that I just love. I think it's the shape. Anyway, I'm looking at one similar to what's above... except a whitish-yellow coating, but you can still see the woodgrain underneath. Fucking sexy. And that maple fretboard with jumbo frets... *splooges pants*
Anyhoo, talk about your guitars and other instruments.
Or show off your music skills.
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psssh
tell that to Elton John
oh wait
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Same with me
But the ROCK ORGAN will.
Or the KEYTAR.
I'm not sure what I should get though. I don't want to spend that much money. Maybe 400 dollars or so.
Anyone got any advice? I was thinking of getting an Epiphone SG.
OF EVERYTHING
She's a 1993 Les Paul Classic Premium Plus. I got her off Craig's list. Definately never knock the used market, the guy who owned this was a songwriter who primarily focused on piano, it was in fantastic condition. Of course It's a way better guitar than i desrve considering my skill level, but that's just more incentive to practice.
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I play this
but I want this
any major dude will tell you
I dunno though, for a first guitar it was good - I didn't really know much better then anyway - you know, like what felt good and what didn't.
Standard little Yammy, but it gets the job done.
Are Maton guitars cheaper in Oz? Local brands tend to be cheaper where they're actually from, but Maton are pretty expensive if i remember rightly.
Check second hand
If you find a guitar you really like, make sure you walk out of the shop with that exact guitar. Two guitars from the same manufacturer in the same batch and whatnot can be very different feeling/sounding or have a substandard build or something, so make sure you know what you're getting.
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Gibson-Les-Paul-Vintage-Mahogany-Electric-Guitar?sku=517536
Look no further than this in my opinion. Its even got the same pickups as the Les Paul Standard model (the 2000 dollar model)
Lucky you. Better lock it up at night or I will fly to your house and steal it.
turns out it's "candy apple" which I almost typed originally but thought it sounded wrong
They look pretty slick anyway in my opinion and simple as hell.
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Fender-72-Classic-Telecaster-Thinline-Electric-Guitar?sku=510474
Yeah it's gotta be the whole simple look to them.
t Dublo: Yah I used to think they were pretty average, but once I actually looked at them closer I fell in love.
It would be a deal at twice the price--go try it out
I've also got a cheapass Peavey electric that I picked up for like $70 from a department store after the holidays, with an amp.
It's got one humbucker knock off pickup, but it's got a pretty good blues sound to it for such a low quality guitar.
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I'm not really a fan of my Gibson bass. Yeah it looks pretty but it cuts into my arm.
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Anyways, no pics, but I have a Gibson Les Paul studio in white with gold hardware, this guitar is definetly my baby. My backup is a Carvin custom DC135 in bluebirst with flat black hardware, very pretty wish I could get a pic since no one seems to know wtf a Carvin is unless they've been around.
Both guitars I run into a Pod XT live and into a Steve Vai Legacy VL212 which sounds beautiful on the rare times I get to play with it cranked up. For recording I just hook up the Pod to my PC and record, or play through the PC speakers, either way it comes out ehhh. Not as good as through the stack.
I'm also lookin into getting an Alesis DM5 Pro electric drumset to help out my recording, planning on goin one man band here lol.
Forgot to mention, Mishra that LP is amazazing. My mother-in-law has an old old old maybe 60s Gibson SG, she never plays it and I'm thinkin I may build up the courage to kill her and steal it. Or maybe just ask to play it.
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Amps, too, would be good to hear about.
The best suggestion is for you to go guitar center and play at least one stratocaster/telecaster/les paul/Ibanez RG/Jackson
From there you can pretty much figure out what you are preferring
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Roland-Micro-Cube-Combo-Amp?sku=481169
And as a first budget amp you really can't go wrong with a micro-cube--its solid state, but the effects on it are actually very nice and specifically the british rock and marshall channels are eerily solid in the tone department.
I would like to think I'm a passable guitarist. But still pretty mediocre. Non musical people think I'm awesome though. If only they could hear the crap things I do, technique wise. I need to practice a lot more and actually attempt learning something. I can't remember the last song Iearnt. It was probably a Gamma ray song.
She knew I wanted a guitar. it was nice of her. She found it at a yard sale. It was $60 for the guitar and case. They said the pickups were broken, they were wrong.
I think I started lessons about 4 months ago. I've made so much more progress then I was just fucking around and trying to figure shit out. Totally worth the price.
I'm also considering selling my mexi strat (satin finish! oooo!) and my LTD EC-100QM (lp style body) to get money for the sax I want. I'll be hanging on to my Schecter C-7 though. That thing is sweet. I'll get some new pups for it eventually. Probably a Dimarzio D Sonic and a Blaze in the neck.
Also I'm kinda in that "people say I'm good but I don't think so" range...but after looking up acoustic covers of songs just to get an idea of how a song sounds, I think I might be better than I give myself credit for. Because damn does mediocrity get praised on that site - but I know I can pull shit off better than some of those people.
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