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Guitars?

Postby Super Black Eagle » Fri Jul 28, 2006 7:37 pm

It is definitely getting be the "off-season"

Do y'all play?
What guitars do you play?
Type of Music?

I have been kinda looking for a fullsize hollowbody, to replace the cheapo dreadnought I am learning on.

Maybe a Washburn like John Bell plays.
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Postby CBU93 » Fri Jul 28, 2006 8:00 pm

I have a Martin DCME but can't play for squat...I do enjoy trying though.
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Postby Jeff » Fri Jul 28, 2006 9:06 pm

Les Paul '59 standard (one of my PRIZED posessions), Les Paul '64 Custom, SRV re-issue Strat, '73 telecaster. Don't play nearly as much as I used to, but still goof off about once a week or so. Lost my marshall stack in the storm, now just playin through an old Fender tube amp.
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Postby Up2Early » Fri Jul 28, 2006 9:24 pm

I've played for about ten years.

I bought a mid-grade Martin about four years ago after starting on a tinny souding Harmony. I mostly play at and for church, but I strum and pick some country every now and then. Playing with the group every week for the last few months has really improved my technique and timing.

I've got the Harmony strung Nashville style right now and it adds a lot to the church group. If you play in a group with more than one guitar, this is a great way to build more layers of sound into the music without learning another instrument or set of chord shapes. Sounds terrible by itself and doesn't pick well, though.

To tune Nashville style, the four bass strings are strung one octave high. Put on light gauge strings in the following order and tune to the normal note: D string in the low E position and tune to E, G in the A position and tune to A, B in the D position and tune to D, treble E string in the G position and tune to G. Use your normal B and treble E strings in their proper location. This makes the G string carry the highest note in most chord shapes. After you do this, you might need to have the neck adjusted slightly after a week or two of playing.
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Postby SoftCall » Fri Jul 28, 2006 10:24 pm

great pic - I saw JB on Tuesday at the Nokia theater in Dallas....

Gretsch hollowbody G5120 Electromatic....

http://www.gretschguitars.com/new06/G5120.html

8)

If you want a great acoustic for a great price - get a seagull.

http://www.seagullguitars.com/intro.htm

I have one that is 17 years old and it sounds better every time I re-string it....old guitars are better than a new one - the top vibrates better over time. :wink:
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Postby RebelYelp » Sat Jul 29, 2006 12:08 am

Ibanez AW500 acoustic and a 60's model gibson acoustic my uncle gave me....

been playing about 4 years...

country, some rock, older stuff, bar music
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Postby feather » Sat Jul 29, 2006 12:12 am

Nothing fancy, 65 Fender Musicmaster, couple of Peavey Raptors, ovation, Fender Strat, and two cheap Palmers that sound great! The boys play more than me now...
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Postby SCOOTER » Sat Jul 29, 2006 5:58 am

"74" red Strat, Martin d-1, and the best old 1954 Kay with a twin tube amp you ever heard... 8)
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Postby Ducks be us » Sat Jul 29, 2006 6:08 am

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Postby oltcutdown » Sat Jul 29, 2006 7:03 am

72' Tribolt Fender Strat with Hardtail, 84' Gibson Les Paul Delux routed out for Semour Duncan Alnico humbuckers, 84'? Gibson Explorer- I think the color is Silver Sky? its a custom color, 82' Kramer Stat red stain, maple fingerboard and floyd rose, 91' Hamer Strat with bass boat charcoal paint. Randall head through a Marshall half stack, fender bassman amp with cabinet, and a rockman. One of these days I'm gonna get Mesa Boogie and a Fender Twin Reverb.

I play a little c-rock, blues, and some hard rock/metal. Love da blues da best.
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Postby Po Monkey Lounger » Sat Jul 29, 2006 8:07 am

early 70s Fender acoustic and American Fender Strat played through 70s model Peavy Pacer tube amp

play mostly blues several days a week to an audience of outdoor critters and my wife, when she tolerates it :lol:
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Postby mfalkner » Sat Jul 29, 2006 10:27 am

Larrivee OM-03W walnut/sitka spruce with a Baggs iBeam pickup, mainly for fingerpicking and playing in church. Tacoma DM-10 mahogany/spruce dread with Baggs pickup, mainly for flatpicking bluegrass stuff. Also an old (pre-Korea) Kentucky KM-700 mandolin.
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Postby mudsucker » Sat Jul 29, 2006 7:34 pm

Po Monkey Lounger wrote:early 70s Fender acoustic and American Fender Strat played through 70s model Peavy Pacer tube amp

play mostly blues several days a week to an audience of outdoor critters and my wife, when she tolerates it :lol:
I heard PETA was in yo area looking for the harasser of the critters! :shock: :P :lol:
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Postby Greenhead22 » Sat Jul 29, 2006 7:44 pm

I've always wanted a SRV edition Strat for some reason, not even for learning how to play.
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Postby Jeff » Sat Jul 29, 2006 9:07 pm

It's neat to have, but depressing that no one will ever make it sound like him playin it.

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