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Post by Deleted on Nov 11, 2012 13:26:43 GMT -5
The definite guide!
Just a question, when the diagram says "strat", are non-sustaining questionable quality "partscasters" included?
I just wanna find ways to cheat the chart that i need a nu strat!
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Post by 4real on Nov 11, 2012 13:41:44 GMT -5
It definitely says I should sell guitars....so I bought a good one anyway....arrives nect week perhaps...standby
Meanwhile..anyone want to buy some checp guitars and future projects?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2012 4:14:44 GMT -5
It definitely says I should sell guitars....so I bought a good one anyway....arrives nect week perhaps...standby Meanwhile..anyone want to buy some checp guitars and future projects? Well done! is it the new acoustic ? |
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Post by 4real on Nov 12, 2012 5:28:18 GMT -5
Pictures when it arrives....perhaps this week...i went and bought a case for it though...like bringing a new member to the family...which is ok, cause the GF left a couple of weeks back and I got a space in the schedule LOL...
In fact, the chart needs modification for such contingencies such as lose GF, buy a guitar to compensate (before the next one enters your life and you don't ahve as much time to play the guitar, etc)...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2012 5:46:35 GMT -5
Pictures when it arrives....perhaps this week...i went and bought a case for it though...like bringing a new member to the family...which is ok, cause the GF left a couple of weeks back and I got a space in the schedule LOL... In fact, the chart needs modification for such contingencies such as lose GF, buy a guitar to compensate (before the next one enters your life and you don't ahve as much time to play the guitar, etc)... That sucks. I hope all for the better. Just try to be positive and contribute to your community and stay with people and friends. |
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Post by 4real on Nov 12, 2012 5:51:49 GMT -5
LOL....yes and yet...
Would you believe, without trying, I might have met someone yesterday who already seems keen and interesting, so who knows life is an adventure...her special interest is making swords and such...
So, lucky I put the 1K down on a new guitar while I could. I'm told the guy setting the guitar up for me does tommy emanuel's and a lot of big name acts guitar tech. They have been great to work with, but the proof is in the pudding when it turns up.
It's canadian, so there's patriotism for you...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2012 8:59:23 GMT -5
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Post by 4real on Nov 12, 2012 12:51:34 GMT -5
fast women, I'm of an age....and I play guitar that women like...LOL...it's spring time...they only want me for the 'holiday house' that comes with the package (so to speak)!
The guitar has nice curves (never understood those metal poiny guitars played by hairspray band...wait, i think I'm getting it...no, it's gone) and don't leave and over time...
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Will see how this major purchase works out. If it goes well I might write a thread on how I went through this process, the compromises I settled on and why I chose this guitar over others. A few things I discovered along the way and what the end result is...
Often things like this are major purchases and we all get a bit of GAS as illustrated in that graphic but it is really easy to end up with a bit of 'buyers remorse'...let's see how this works out...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2012 15:26:47 GMT -5
The guitar has nice curves (never understood those metal poiny guitars played by hairspray band...wait, i think I'm getting it...no, it's gone) and don't leave and over time... Anthrax – Imitation of Life Lyrics There’s nothing I hate more, than all these plastic people With all their plastic promises, and all there plastic deals They just can’t be themselves, and live their own lives out They’re just an imitation of what life’s all about “Because of me you are who you are So sign your name and you’ll go for I’m your friend, I think you should So sign your name, it’s for your own good†How many times have you heard this today??? Some bogus piss-on saying “let’s do lunch babe†For them this bullcrap, that’s their whole life Cut through their bullcrap with a knife Imitation of life Oh, oh, oh Anger burns Whatever happened to the guy I knew A media creation, a monster grew Our story had an unhappy end But this could change, I still call him friend “Take my advice, and listen to me A great opportunity, can’t you see I only want what’s best for you The deal of a lifetime, what more can I do†How many times have you heard this today? Some stupid sucker says “it’s great, we love ya babe†For them this bullcrap, it’s their whole life Cut through their bullcrap with a knife Imitation of life Oh, oh, oh Anger burns
Bands dress like women with hairspray and lace
I’d pass an image law, stick it in your face!
Let’s see how long they keep dressing this way
Wearing this image twenty four hours a day!
Did you ever think for yourself?? Just once, did you ever think?? That’s all I want to know Imitation of life, living out a lie You’ll never be right, imitation of life Why are you here??, you’re taking up my space The new imperfect race, imitation of life Oh, oh, oh Anger burns Whatever happened to the guy I knew A media creation, a monster grew Our story had a unhappy end But this could change, I still call him friend There’s nothing I hate more Than all these plastic people With all their plastic promises And all their plastic deals They just can’t be themselves And live their own lives out They’re just an imitation Of what life’s all about Imitation of life!  altho, those dudes *DID* look a little bit of "hair-sprayed" back in early 80s!! |
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Post by 4real on Nov 12, 2012 16:43:08 GMT -5
Man...those dudes got more makeup and hairspray than... Sorry, each to their own, but never 'got it' you know...there is something weird about that androgeny thing...and this from an old hippy... No seriously, I'm a guy; check out these bullets in my belt, I left some chest hair on when I waxed this morning, I got camo but you can hear me coming cause my leather pants squeak when I walk, I stole the anarchist symbol and called the band anthrax cause our manager told us that most of the fans didn't get past F'n A in the alphabet, and sing songs about how tough it is to keep this perm glistening... And really, it reads like they used a cheap rhyming dictionary... I need an antidote quick... Ah, that's better... |
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Post by asmith on Nov 12, 2012 19:24:35 GMT -5
I wonder if I'm alone in thinking that BB King sucks. That dude's got more hubris and self-absorption than... Can't be sorry, each to their own, but never 'got it' you know...there is something weird about that arrhythmic thing...and this from a stiff-assed Brit... No seriously, I'm entertaining; check out these notes in the pentatonic, I left some exercises in from when I practised this morning, I got no right hand co-ordination but you can enjoy watching me on stage cause my face looks like I'm shitting bees when I play, I called myself B.B. cause my acute self-awareness told me that most of the fans thought Riley was too square a name, and play the same damn sloppy pentatonic note runs over and over and over and over and over... And really, it sounds like he used a cheap You Can Learn Guitar In Six Hours casette tape ... See 4real, we're just two sides of the same coin planet. ;D I need an antidote quick... Joe Perry's flowchart is just one box; " I would say I have about close to 600 guitars." |
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Post by 4real on Nov 12, 2012 19:44:06 GMT -5
+1 for the comeback....
Got to say though, I would not call Aerosmith in any way 'Metal'...do you?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2012 0:21:23 GMT -5
Man...those dudes got more makeup and hairspray than... Sorry, each to their own, but never 'got it' you know...there is something weird about that androgeny thing...and this from an old hippy... No seriously, I'm a guy; check out these bullets in my belt, I left some chest hair on when I waxed this morning, I got camo but you can hear me coming cause my leather pants squeak when I walk, I stole the anarchist symbol and called the band anthrax cause our manager told us that most of the fans didn't get past F'n A in the alphabet, and sing songs about how tough it is to keep this perm glistening... Ah, that's better... Man, Anthrax was one of my favorites. Greatest voice/soul/music/rythms/lyrics/political stance in early thrash bands. Anthrax - Pantera - Suicidal Tendencies - Infectious Grooves : My old time favorites. PS and i did grow up with pink floyd/dire straits/led zep/ACDC/Doors/ etc.... bands that i realized i never really liked, except from Floyd maybe, or Uriah Heep. (Doors were fantastic but i cant stand it any more) |
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Post by 4real on Nov 13, 2012 1:48:22 GMT -5
No problem, I'm only teasing, though am serious that it's each to their own and all that....it's all a bit off topic anyway Meanwhile, deliver arrived and they did a really god job with it, perfect condition and set up with a new set of 'cleartone' strings to my specs (a custom light acoustic set. I've not got pictures yet, but the guitar is a Seagull Maritime Q1 mini jumbo acoustic... ![]() dynamicmusic.com.au/ProductImages/s01458.JPG[/img] www.godindirect.com.au/seagull/maritime-series/S01458I tried and was tempted by a few, but the all solid wood does make a big difference to the detail in the sound. The neck is nice a wide and although a "big guitar" it's not as thick as some and the curves make it comportable to play. May be common in other countries, but they are very rare down here. I had considered a range of other options in the 1K range, including a slightly more expensive 'performer model' which has an amazing falme maple sides and beck, but being laminated, it just didn't have the amazing sound. Normally I'd favour a smaller guitar too, but the bass is nice and rich and the guitar is a bit louder which I think will come in handy. Anyway, this is for a new direction and commitment for me after playing electric guitar for so long. It certainly is a step up from the acoustics I have or have owned and compared to other acoustics, you'd ahve to pay at least double the dollars. The onboard electronics sound great and simple and the tuner feature is cool, it has a silent feature that mutes the guitar for tuning, and is handy for pulling out the jack without it going 'bang'... Anyway, it smells still of it's thin nitro finish, the set up was perfect as was the supply and service...daunted of buying online like this, I did get to play one in a store but nothing like as well set up as mine is, and they have a 2 year guarrantee...they will even give a kick back to the store where I tried it out...the 'direct prices' was about $200 cheaper, so I could not turn that down with a pro set up...so that is appreciated as you'd never buy something like this sight unseen I wouldn't think. ... |
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Post by gumbo on Nov 13, 2012 5:41:43 GMT -5
....hmmm... Mebbe I'm gonna havta talk to you about that through-neck Tele after all... ...I mean, can't have it burning a hole in the bottom of the wardrobe, now can you?  ?? .....just because you've found a new Friend...  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2012 5:45:48 GMT -5
Meanwhile, deliver arrived and they did a really god job with it, perfect condition and set up with a new set of 'cleartone' strings to my specs (a custom light acoustic set. well done, cheers!! Have fun with it man! |
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Post by 4real on Nov 13, 2012 5:46:40 GMT -5
Oh...I'd forgotten about that one...yes, drop me an email, it is quite an amazing guitar project...but for a select clientele. It would really suit the kind of thing your band is into, so much inlay on the neck and top...it's like a mexican sombero or something...
I've also got a couple of les pauls...some are special...complet and finished bodies and necks but requiring all parts and not drilled for the bridge or anything...so the choice is the buyers on everything else. I ahve a gold that is particularly sparkly...and another that is half hollow, so lighter and tobacco sunburst.
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Post by 4real on Nov 13, 2012 6:05:28 GMT -5
Meanwhile, deliver arrived and they did a really god job with it, perfect condition and set up with a new set of 'cleartone' strings to my specs (a custom light acoustic set. well done, cheers!! Have fun with it man! Thanks, I'd been nervous about this whole buying of the net, especially an expensive guitar...but I predict this will be more the kind of thing where distributors set up 'direct' service to customers from a warehouse. The advantage is that they can be a bit cheaper because they don't have the overheads of a shop, they can employ a proper reputable guitar tech for set ups and new quality strings, and the guitar has not been sitting around in a shop for months and played by who knows who and the strings corroded and a so-so set up (I played some really expensive guitars that were bad in all departments that way that otherwise might have been a contender)...plus, if you deal directly and personally with them, they can pick out the best of a whole warehouse of the model that you are after to pick out the 'best' of the crop. Godin also puts out a factory tour, and acoustic gutiar mag also do great video revies of guitars that are far more 'true to sound' than most YT vids. There are a few subtle unique features to the construction and philosophy and access to some great timbers...and good very good quality guitars that are highly responsive, will age well and sound well above their price point. PS, will have to spend a lot more time on it, before some other woman/women....have an influence as per the chart above...it's all a bit serial really...life's an adventure I guess... |
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Post by asmith on Nov 13, 2012 18:43:04 GMT -5
Got to say though, I would not call Aerosmith in any way 'Metal'...do you? No, more "met a little lady." |
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Post by 4real on Nov 14, 2012 2:06:01 GMT -5
Got to say though, I would not call Aerosmith in any way 'Metal'...do you? No, more "met a little lady." LOL..."light metal" I used to very much a 'one guitar' kind of guy, and that guitar for 25 years was/is a "black beauty" '69 gibson LP now retired to it's flight case. These guitars are surprisingly versitile (I had dual coil splits on it and a few other mods like jumbo frets) and I played in hard rock, jazz and even solo with a female singer. I was of the opinion in my ttens that to take this seriously you want one serious guitar and so there were no 'excuses'...or something of that nature. The strat was a perfect modding guitar to test ideas and so much lighter, a trem and that fender sound...plus a lot less expensive and good to get around in and have owned many of these crappy copies and had a lot of fun with them...I still tend towards good copies for similar reasons, modded up to a more pro standard and they do very well. Really the vast majority of people don't know what something is as long as it's the right 'shape' and sounds good, you know. I now have quite a few guitars, too many but the good ones are precious and I've done a lot of time with them and they all have their different flavours...so likely to keep them. However, for better or worse, I do tend to favour one instrument almost exclusively, often for years. This new guitar will be that guitar, so deciding what to buy and such becomes kind of important, and acoustics are a different animal. With electrics, I've built them up, so if they don't do what I wanted from them, well I've only myself to blame. For a long time it was my blue tele and still a guitar I favour but the strat is a really nice comfortable and well balanced versatile guitar and become the go to guitar. In fact, I built up the tele in part becuase over enthusiastic modding kept that on the side lines for over two years...doh! The 'jazz box' electric acoustic multituning surround sound thing, still ahs bugs but not insurmountable and was designed specifically for the direction I'm going musically, But it was made from 'spare parts' and you just can't get a wide enough neck for that kind of play without going into the full on lutherie business...I might rebuild it at some point if I could get/afford a custom neck or resume tinkering with it and adjust things to that kind of thing. I might turn another guitar into a faux baritone as I am really digging the low notes and miss the bass player...we will have to see, but if I don't sell it, that may be it's fate...it's currently obsolete with this new guitars quality. So, for this thread...a run down of some gutiars off the top of my head... K-yari classical ( I had to do a bit of classical for my studies) 3 acoustics...the main one an old epiphone that has been with me for years and bought for $40 at a sunday market. The retired LP An LP kahler, a tele sustainer kahler and the strat The f-hole jazz box project... oh dear...that is a lot of guitars...definitely need to off load a few, expecially the numerous 'future project' guitars... |
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Post by asmith on Nov 14, 2012 6:42:52 GMT -5
oh dear...that is a lot of guitars...definitely need to off load a few, expecially the numerous 'future project' guitars... Do you want to use DHL or FedEx? |
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Post by long813 on Nov 14, 2012 12:37:00 GMT -5
I'm thinking of a new electric and all that is going through my mind is, which one!
Neck profile is the kicker for me and is why I'm not a huge fan of the LP (damn shame as it sounds great).
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Post by 4real on Nov 14, 2012 15:18:06 GMT -5
I've never sold or sent a guitar...there is a place in Carlton, Melbourne called the Music Swop Shop which seel things on aobut 20% commission or somthing that I've sold things through...it's an amazing store for seeing all kinds of guitars and 'stuff'...
It would be a bit of a shame to sell things that way, but not sure that is the right approach. I've likely got a fair few 'parts' though that could be sent...but they are less of a hassle.
I live so far away from anything really, the cost of taking it somewhere...well, the hassle/time/cost is a complex equation to work out...just putting it out there as some things are unique in many ways.
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This is kind of the point of this thread, plus I was sent that graphic...
Give yourself time and do the research and even when you are completely 'GASsing' over something, do some more to be sure. Definitely try hard to actually hold, play and inspect the guitars that fit the thing you want...
And, that last point is the kicker...be as clear as you can (write a list even) of the 'must haves', desirable features and other aspects. Read interviews with players to find out why people like some gutiars over another...etc...
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On this guitar, I had kind of a budget. Originally I started off thinking, oh the costs of things have gone down for the economy (though, american gutiars have always tended to charge enormously high in this country compared to it's own (or is that added taxes and middlemen and...well...just is) though just now, the Oz dollar is higher than the USA and has been for quite a while...so that's an opportunity perhaps.
Motivations...
I had some 'ideas' and reasons why I might want a new guitar (some of it an emotional comfort thing...it will often start out with a bit of a 'desire' or idea for something. I saw a guitar that might ahve fit the bill and appealed...but for like, $300....hmmm...time<think about that for a bit.
Reality check...
Where is this desire coming from, what would I already 'lack' with all these guitars, why do I have this 'desire', am I really going to be able to justify this kind of thing with my personal situation (I live below the poverty line, seriously)..is it really going to reward me, especially if I have already all this other stuff, most of it aquired in a similar way...
Justification...
Ok, so you still want 'something' or something particular...what is the 'self' justification for that desire. Check for delusions. Is it going to be something you are going to use in proportion to it's cost, is it impinging on anything or anyone else (the 'do you have a wife' seriously is an important aspect...and if you don't, you still need to develop a counter moderation force from inside of you). If it is a premium instrumnet...do you need that level of quality and expensive for the level of your playing and music and such. Do you have enough other equipment of a comparable value (such as amplifiers) or is this a step towards a monumental expense train that you might not be able to get off of?
Alternative Lists...
Ok, so you think you want a particular guitar or guitar type...time to create a list of alternatives. We can all be sucked in by marketing and such. The purpose of marketing is largely to create a 'lack' for which they promise to fufill...it's the grease that makes things run for better, but likely worse. I've noticed that it deteriorates on TV in direct relation to the lateness of the night...ever notice that? Know that there are a heap of good guitars so the object here is to make a list of alternatives to battle against the contender put up, list what is good about some and not another. If at all possible, check them out and see how they fare, be critical, sure they might look or feel great, but everything has 'flaws' too...one guitar will have 'this' and another 'that'.
A guitar that does well for one player may well not be 'it' for you too, we all play differently and are physically different and...well, one might ask if you want to be a 'fan' or do what they did and find their distinctive 'signiture' for yourself. Be aware of fads and such, a guitar is likely to be with you for a long time and trends and fashions and the laters 'trick' will wither so look back at similar feelings and purchases and consider is this something that can roll with that side of things.
Battle it out over time...
Having made a 'list' give it time, play the things and be aware that the ones that you might find are not the best example. In recent times I played guitars that were really expensive that were severely let down by the grotty strings and crappy action and other things that could be fixed if purchased, you might not be getting a true impression. What are the features of one over another, where are the compromises. If on a 'budget' (which we all are) seriously throw into the mix some really expensive and some cheaper guitars. Test your 'must have' features critically too.
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Ok, of the top of my head a few points...
Ok, that's a good place to start and something that I got the impression that I wanted and had been a frustration for the things I was trying to play. The generic neck width is for me and most players of this style, way to thin in width. It can be a tiny amount, but have you noticed that a real fender is wider than a squier and some of the super cheap copies (especialy in days of old) were even narrower?!
In acoustics, the wider desirable neck for more advanced playing tends to be a bit rare and reserved for the higher end stuff...seagull is rare in that a wide neck is their standard and a more normal is a 'slim'.
The scale length might matter too. A gibson is shorter than a fender and so, for a given string will feel looser and is a part of their sound and feel. Seagull is unusual in having a shorter scale length (though they will be lengthening it soon). It's not jsut that a short length makes it easier to get about on, but on how scale length affects how a guitar feels and sounds.
Not sure what you mean by the 'neck profile'...I think it can be sometimes 'what you are used to' or biased by impression perhaps from a few particular examples of a model or copies of a model or badly set up examples. The trend did go towards ultra thin necks like an ibanez wizard or something. In teh old days, there was a 'trend' towards 'shaving' necks to get that effect. A vintage old fender is super thick, in fact the original JB neck was seriously a baseball bat...counter to the trends.
However, consider these aspects and the way you play. Often a fuller neck can feel ergonomically better for some kind of playing. Structurally the neck plays an important part and is the weakest link, so can seriously affect thigns like sustain (along with the neck joint) as well as tha harmonic content as it is a major dampening area of a guitar (if the neck or head is vibrating, it is not transferring that energy to the body or pups).
I can understand the desire though, but consider is it something you are used to that make it feel better or the way you play or do you have particulaly big hands, or play in a fairly 'strict' scalualr 'classical' like way.
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Les pauls are great, they are iconic and the sound 'blooms' in attack and sustain, etc. But they ahve a very midrangy bias and exraordinarily heavy in weight. JB compared it to driving a Rolls, but when you want to hot rod around, you want a fender...or something like that...and there is some truth to that. They are more versitle than it's iconic image might reveal too, they were designed for LP the man as a jazz guitar after all!
If you rely on a lot of gain and volume, well that will automatically create sustain and largely mask the actual sound of the guitar. EVH's guitar was a relatively cheap partscaster with a slightly broken PUP from his 335...a large part of his sound is from the phrasing and feel of his playing but a huge part what that high gain 'brown sound' created by the amps. His guitars typically have quite a 'quick' attack (the opposite of an LP in many respects) so you don't need the time for a note to 'bloom' out. A tele is extremely quick in attack, obvious in country musics quick fire runs, but also extremely good for a cutting sound and a kind of 'yapping' sound in rock...the solo of 'Starway is a good example of a tele...or LZ first 2 albums. many players back in the day were using LP's because unlike fenders they didn't hiss and buzz and screech and in a big venue, perhaps you need that 'body' to the sound that a gibson tends to give.
Anyway, enough from me and my morning coffee time playing...share your list of wants and whys perhaps...
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Post by 4real on Nov 14, 2012 15:22:02 GMT -5
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Post by ashcatlt on Nov 14, 2012 19:11:12 GMT -5
Anthrax sucks! No seriously. In high school my girlfriend was a huge fan of theirs. I always leaned more toward metallica, myself, but I remember being able to tolerate anthrax at the time. Well, 20 years later we're just friends and both around the same time went to the youtube and looked up some anthrax and OMFG, what were we thinking-?!?! SOD (most of Anthrax, with a different vocalist) still rocks though. And I can definitely dig some ST. Was always more into punk and industrial than actual metal, though. BB King - probably sounds like he's playing straight from the book because HE WROTE THE FRICKING BOOK! Seriously, those "how to play blues" books? They're teaching you to play licks either coined or made popular by one or the other of the King brothers. It sounds generic now because everybody in the world has stolen them and spammed them all over the radio for...what 90 years? Is it his fault that he hasn't had an original thought since?  It's funny. For most of my career I have purposefully avoided learning scale boxes and licks and all that stuff. I understand theory, can find any note on the fretboard. On the rare occassions where I played a lead I would work it out by intervals and by ear rather than muscle memory. I managed to pretty much avoid cliches and come up with a very few truly original solo type things. But true spur of the moment improvisation was hit or miss at best. Then I got into this band playing music quite a bit more straight-forward and listener-friendly, leaning heavily toward old country, blues, and rock and decided that I finally needed to bite the bullet and learn to play some "real leads". I caught wind of the CAGED system around here and started working with that. "Studied" a couple classic solos from Tony Iommi and Angus Young and some old country stuff. And now I'm quite a bit more confident in my spontaneous lead playing - especially over more traditional chord progressions. The point of that long story, though: Most of the time I feel like a dink doing it! In the moment I just feel like I'm noodling around playing notes only because they fit in the box. But then I get applause, and compliments from other guitarists who actually know how to play. Better yet, when I listen back (we record almost everything) I'm often pretty surprised and impressed myself! Apparently somewhere along the line I've developed my own distinctive style with a certain feel and phrasing which borrows here and there from folks I respect and mashes them together into something unique - and which doesn't completely sucked. I think that sort of gets us back to the thing about BB. The big difference between BB King and somebody just running off cliched pentatonic rifts (ahem, Clapton) is the feel. The phrasing, the inflection, the particular way that he works around the beat, or bends a note, not to mention that vibrato for which he is so well known. Like so many other of the blues "greats " he may play all the same notes in the same order as everybody else, but let him play one single note and you know it's him right away. But finally to the topic at hand... When my wife gave up on me last year I was left with half of a big pile of money which we'd been saving for something that is now never going to happen, and I had nobody to yell at me for spending it. I had credit card companies who wanted to pay me to take their cards, and nobody to complain that I should avoid debt. So, of course, I bought three guitars, an amp, a GK-3 pickup, and a bunch of minor upgrades to my recording (well, i guess the new computer was more than minor) and live rigs. Oh, and some pedals, and... Then I got a girlfriend and haven't hardly had time to use any of it! |
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Post by 4real on Nov 14, 2012 19:21:43 GMT -5
LOL...see I felt I had a window of opportunity or needed a woman attractor...maybe (is that not why many of us took up guitar in the old days...it's hard to remember)
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Post by long813 on Nov 14, 2012 19:57:21 GMT -5
Great posts in here! I just posted to er well, post haha  I am looking more towards a Strat body. It's been a while since I have gone to the guitar store to try out the guitars, but what I don't like about my LP is the neck. It's not 'beefy' it's just wide and shallow. My acoustic has a thick neck which I love, but on the electric, I like playing with the thumb on the low e and that's tough to do on an LP. Also, I have very big hands, which I think is why I find the LP neck profile undesirable. My wrist seems to be a uncomfortable angles when I play. To each their own Looking at strat stuff, buying a kit or something from warmouth, is a possibility, but I don't have the tools and what not to finish the body. I wouldn't want something expensive enough that I wouldn't want to mod it. I'm going to have to go to the store and see which feels right b/c IIRC even the strat necks differ in profiles depending on the era they are going for (60,70s etc). |
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Post by 4real on Nov 14, 2012 20:25:32 GMT -5
Not all LP's are like that...neck fashions changed a bit, just like fenders
If you want a 'project guitar' and tools are limited...as I say, make a kind of 'list' and go hunting, perhaps look for wider for instance, though that's harder to find. A lot of the better squiers are very good and worth improving for instance. If second hand, look to the 'potential' and the comfort and of the neck and such.
Expand the 'list' a bit and what you want to do with it, have a sense of budget (mine over quadrupled in the journey) and think about the kinds of things you might want out of it.
I have quite a few parts and such that gets accumulated over time and tools and some skills, but I don't ahve the space or workshop to do a lot with finishing. I did a decent job on a flat clear finish on my 'Jazz Strat thing' with spray can poly euerthatne. Solid finishes are much harder though, my tele was sprayed by a car spray painter in a custom colour. It was an abandoned project sold in pieces and the previous owner had it colour matched to a AC Cobra he saw...there are elements of the details of the design I added to it that continued that theme (subtle 'racing stripe detal and a lot of 'chrome') which helped make it look consistent in theme.
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Post by long813 on Nov 14, 2012 22:17:12 GMT -5
Not all LP's are like that...neck fashions changed a bit, just like fenders Right! But, the typical profile is very similar and out of my ball park. That's not to say though that non-Gibson LPish's may have a nice suited neck profiles. It's something I considered. I have not much experience in kits or buying big parts though. I checked out Warmouth and damn, they aren't cheap like I thought they would be! BTW, Seagul is an amazing line of guitars. In fact the entire Godin family is amazing. When that guitar arrives, you'll love it (sucks thought that you dropped 1000$ on it, exchange rates and shipping kills) |
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