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[Reply #80 on:]

Nice bass dude, one of the guys in my skool uses a similar one in his band. Havent gotten a chance to play it though...

[Reply #81 on:]

Im a washburn fan. I used to have a washburn Accoustic which I cherished untill I decided Id like an electric, so ( and because I Didnt have any extra money left) I picked up this little guitar which has such a nice feel to it for me. Heres the link http://www.washburn.com/electrics/idol/wi14.htm
But im saving up for the dream guitar. For me.. A 60's tele. MM drool MM.
 Now my accoustic is just a yamaha which i bought for 10 bucks, heh from some guy. Its in bad shape but it stays in tone good and it has no dead notes. Btw, I have the red-natural color washburn, as shown above.  My first electric I had however was an epiphone a few years back, which I sold because I just didnt like the feel of it.

[Reply #82 on:]

not bad guitars dude. I love washburns. And good luck on getting that Tele.

[Reply #83 on:]

I might go out and buy a stagg-V, or optionally a fender with locking headtsock.  Any advice for/against?

[Reply #84 on:]

I don't like Fenders. Most of them have all single-coil pickups and it sounds too thin for me. Even the humbucker ones don't do it. I need a thick, but crunchy sound.

[Reply #85 on:]

I say go for it Pitt. I have a 74 Stratocastor and i love it dearly.

[Reply #86 on:]

I still want to hear a word or two about stagg before I commit.  I want that locking headtsock for some crazy wammie, but I dreamed about owning a flying V last night for crying out loud.

[Reply #87 on:]

a man can dream cant he?

a man can dream.....

[Reply #88 on:]

see thoes new fernandez guitars? with the built in amp?   Genious!

[Reply #89 on:]

Zappa was doing that forty years ago.

[Reply #90 on:]

I have a song I jsutmade because im bored, ill put it up on tabs or at least the beginning for you. Ill edit this message and post it when im done.
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------1----0h1------------------------
--------2------2--------------2-------
---2-------------2------1---0---0-----
-0--------------------0---2-------2---
--------------------3-----------------
first you play that 3 times, the 4rd time you do this
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------1----0h1--------------1---------
--------2------2--------------2-------
---2-------------2------1-------0-----
-0--------------------0---2-----------
--------------------3-----------------
let that last note ring, the h= hammer on obviously  Ill try to give an attempt to put the rythm part pn this song soon, there are no words to it yet. I made it today and thats probably the reason. Its simple so anyone can play it and the standard chord for it is E. ill post agian!
   v  v ^v ^v v v  v  v ^v ^v  v v
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-1--1-11-11-1-1--1--1-11-11--1-1--
-2--2-22-22-2-2--0--0-00-00--0-0--
-2--2-22-22-3-2--2--2-22-22--3-0--
--------------3--2-2-22-22--2-0--
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  play this once then
   v  v ^v ^v v v  v  v ^v vv 
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-1--1-11-11-1-1--1--1-11-11-
-2--2-22-22-2-2--0--0-00-00-
-2--2-22-22-3-2--2--2-23-20-
--------------3--2--2-22-20-
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 The v mean downstroke and the ^ is an upstroke. this is simplified as I play it about twice as fast and some pal muting in between the chorus there but thats good as it is... one part left but ill put hat later!  name this song for me/youand win 400 points...sorry it doesnt totally match up on there ic ant fix it but where the numbers are on the 2nd string that are kind of off.. just put them forwards ( > ) one place to correct them.  Well nevermind there completley screwed up. Email me if you want a corect/whole version...  Stolb3rg@yahoo.com :S         

[Reply #91 on:]

Oddly enough, I just wrote a song today.  The chorus is "when the time comes I'll be there to punch you in the eye."  I haven't written a guitar part yet, it's just bass and vocals.  I emailed my guitar player, but he's too much of a flake to be likely to help me out with a guitar part. 

But I might have found a drummer today.

[Reply #92 on:]

 

Originally posted by stolb3rg:
see thoes new fernandez guitars? with the built in amp?   Genious!

i played one a few weeks ago and i really didnt like it that much. It's a novel idea but the sound wasnt that good and it was WAY too heavy for me personally.

[Reply #93 on:]

 

Originally posted by Nasty Pasty:
 i played one a few weeks ago and i really didnt like it that much. It's a novel idea but the sound wasnt that good and it was WAY too heavy for me personally.

  not nessissarily the sound of the fernandez  and I know the design can definatley be better but its nice to see an "amptar" for sale..

[Reply #94 on:]

Im very sorry about the double post  but editing the message wouldnt of brough up the page to the front... Ive decided I need a real guitar. not some stupid little 150 $ washburn that i have played the hell out of and realized that it isnt as good as I though, plus its falling apart on me because of bad craftsmanship...  Im getting this Gibson Sg supreme '57 humbucks, no matter what or how badly it hurts my money supply I dont care! Im going to pay it off monthly and for anyone that wants to see it heres a link, Im getting the emerald burst one ( the green one). I have played it once, and ill tell you il never play another one like that Cept mine    If anyone ever has the chance to play one do as much as you can, heres the link : http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/sid=040725201813065127125019944452/g=home/search/detail/base_pid/517217/
 
Mmmmm...  Im trying to imagie it already in my hands and it feelss sooooo good.

[Reply #95 on:]

that is a sweet looking SG stolb3rg. Good luck on getting it.

Oh BTW, if youre upset about the pricetag, I suggest getting a Epiphone SG. They sound the same to me, and the Epiphone is a few hundred dollars cheaper. I personally PREFER epiphones to Gibsons.

[Reply #96 on:]

SG Supreme? Are you sure you want to pay $2100 for a fancy finish? I have the Faded Special and with a hardshell case, it cost me $700, it may not look as fancy but it probably plays just as well. In fact, I find guitars without humbucker cases play better. The tone just doesn't feel as restrictive.

[Reply #97 on:]

I just had a mad scientistic idea for my guitar. How about I design my own case. Tear off the original, and add on a kickass mangled metal dealie with flashing LEDs and warning signs and wires.

[Reply #98 on:]

 

Originally posted by stolb3rg:
Im a washburn fan.

I have a 1963 Gibson SG with Washburn pickups.
(I had the originals replaced a couple years ago)
The guitar was originally sold out of Gruhn Guitars in Nashville. I bought it at a shop in Ithaca, New York in 1978 for $200. It's the only axe I own.
I used to have a no name 12 stringer acoustic which I traded even for a lil' ol' Ampeg J12 amp around 1981 or so.

[Reply #99 on:]

Woah... A '63 Sg with washburn pickups?! A god is you! take care of that thing as much as you can!!!.  Do you have a picture of it?  Heres a picture of this Sg That Id like to get, its almost the best looking guitar ive ever seen.  The pricetag doesnt bother me, all good things cost money and Id like to only have to get one guitar thats just mine that ill never get rid of or sell and ill have for 30 yeears or more, and i think this  is the one. I was thinking of getting a 50th anniversary strat but... Its just not what I really like.  Heres another pic: http://www.guitarhangar.com/guitars/gibsonsggreen.htm
 

[Reply #100 on:]

*BUMP*

I made one of the toughest decisions I've ever faced.

On my Birthday (Thursday) when my parents suprised me with a brand new guitar. It was a 2003 Epiphone Casino archtop:


Unfortunetly, it wasnt exactly the thing i really wanted for a gift. I decided that I didnt really need it and I gave it up. I returned it later that night. Possibly the hardest thing i ever had to do.

Almost came to tears...         

[Reply #101 on:]

You RETURNED it!? I hope your parents know about that. I bet they'd be pissed if you just did it behind their backs.

Not to mention the Epiphone Casino is a sweet guitar.

[Reply #102 on:]

 

Originally posted by TheLampIncident:
You RETURNED it!? I hope your parents know about that. I bet they'd be pissed if you just did it behind their backs.

No, they helped me return it. They understood completely.

Meh, whatever I'll just ask for it for Xmas.

I wanted it in this color anyway:

[Reply #103 on:]

Good for you Nasty...Hold out for that Gibson.

Epis...meh.

[Reply #104 on:]

I personally prefer Epis to Gibsons. I dunno why, I just like the feel and sound better.

Dont get me wrong, I LOVE Gibsons (especially the ES 335) but somehow, I just prefer the Casino over it...

[Reply #105 on:]

I have a Gibson, but it's an SG, not a semihollow. But I would love a semihollow, just to play some sweet surfsounds with. I played this Ibanez Artcore with a Bigsby tremolo ripoff that sounded fantastic, and it was only 300 bucks. I've been considering trading in my first guitar(a decent Yamaha electric, but it's not of much use to me now) for a guitar that has something new I can utilize, and that Ibanez has been a contender. I was also thinking of getting this 5-string Schecter guitar(yes, you heard me) that's kind of like a baritone, but not quite. It's awesome. Thing is, I'm not sure if I could get string replacements for it. I should have the people in Accessories(at Guitar Center) check it out if I'm going to consider buying it.

[Reply #106 on:]

I just my 18th B-day BBQ today and my band performed. We absolutely rocked the joint. I played my Rickenbacker 12-sting and my Rickenbacker 350(my favorite). While my lead guitarist played my 1972 Fender Stratocaster and his Ovation Electric/Accoustic.

I do wish i had that Epiphone Casino to play though...

[Reply #107 on:]

 

Originally posted by stolb3rg:
Woah... A '63 Sg with washburn pickups?

Plus it goes to eleven:

A buddy donated the Washburns when I had work done on the SG.
The original pickups just had no oomph any more.
I'll put a couple full piccies when I get a chance.
She's not real purty but she shore kin scream!

[Reply #108 on:]

Oooh, that guitar looks like it's gone through a nuclear war. And that's what makes it so great.

 

[Reply #109 on:]

As promised...photos of me SG - The Black Barnacle:

The front...

Yes, That's Popeye - in an Indiana Jones outfit: "Has you seen an ark?"
The babe, I drew myself, Xeroxed onto acetate, painted
the backside like an animation cel, and stuck 'er on.

The head:


Nuclear War you say? Oh, my, yes...The back...


Aye, she's a right evil one she is!

[Reply #110 on:]

thats one sick looking guitar dude.

And in a good way!

[Reply #111 on:]

Get a load of this: Reportedly, Carl Thompson, the guy who made basses for such figures as Les Claypool and Stanley Clarke, is going to stop taking orders for basses on December 31st, finish up the ones he was working on, and stop making basses forever. One of my friends is seriously considering ordering one before he goes out. There's apparently a 1500 down payment, then you pay the rest later when he's done. I'm not sure if it's the best idea, but whatever. Carl Thompson basses definetely rule though.

[Reply #112 on:]

Damn. 1500$ down! I dont spend that much on the whole guitar.

I'll stick with my Rickenbacker 4001 Bass thank you

[Reply #113 on:]

*Bump*

Last week me and my guitarist, Brian went guitar shopping for a brand new guitar. He's been using my Stratocaster lately caus his electric is broken.

But, apparently he got accepted into Columbia University and his folks are gonna buy him ANY GUITAR HE WANTS. So we decided to milk this for all it's worth.

We stopped by the local Sam Ash and Guitar Center and tried almost every guitar in the shop. We finally have it narrowed down to a few guitars:
-A 2004 Gibson 'Black Beauty' Les Paul
-A 2003 Gibson SG
-A 2004 Epiphone Casino
-and a 2003 Fender Strat Deluxe.

Any suggestions on the decision we should make? Our band plays a mix of Classic Rock(Beatles, Beach Boys, Led Zeppelin, Ramones, Clash) and modern softer rock(Maroon 5, Red Hot Chile Peppers, Tenacious D) so we tried to pick the best guitar for all the styles we play.

[Reply #114 on:]

 www.guitarbar.com  -- It's worth the trip to Hoboken.

I've never played a Paul personally, or any Gibson for that matter, so I can't say. (I only started playing in May). But the Fender's always a good bet for the versitility, and Casinos are just gorgeous, sound and all, from what you say (and I take your word for that.) Plus, the Beatles. There we go.

Anyway, my gear- (I also name my guitars)

My newest one, my birthday gift, is a gorgeous Ibanez Artcore semi hollow, red finish beauty. I'm in love with the humbuckers, but that guitar can do whatever you want it too. It's also got a great acoustic sound, 3 way switch, tremolo arm, *drools*... Just wonderful. Lucy.

 http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=guitar/search/bigpid/base_id/85735/

I have a Peavey Milestone V (five stringer) bass that I got for graduation. It was only $175, and a very good deal for a good bass. Sure, Peavey's not the biggest name, but it's a sturdy bass with a great low end as well as a high end. I was looking for the five stringer so I could expand composition into that territory without having to drop, because I'm not a fan of dropping. Maroon, Paul.

Two acoustic guitars. One's an Oscar Schmidt named John. Nylon strings, but it's got a nice sound. All my guitars do.

But my favorite guitar out of all of them is one made by an out-of-business company named Kay Musical Instruments. He's over 70 years old, and my grandmother bought him for my mom for about $30 bucks in the sixties. My mom didn't play him, so he was put away for a long, long, long time, until my brother started guitar lessons (and stopped, for some reason beyond me).

Anyway, the guys over at the Guitar Bar (http://www.guitarbar.com) offered five hundred wing wangs for him.

Fast forward till May 2004, and I pull him out of the closet (I had started as a bassist and a saxophonist years before bass), because I want to fiddle with some chords for a song I was writing... then I played for hours every day in the summer (our band was highly unstable in the summer, so our bassist switched back to drums and to bass again, and I kept switching between rhythm guitar and bass as we tried out new members), but there you go. I learned guitar with George, and he's played everyday. Hell, I took him with me to go see Fastball at Penn State. George is my companion, no matter what other guitar I plug in.

Speaking of which, I've got my eyes set on this Jag-stang:

 http://www.guitarbar.com/images/FenderJagStang00Red.jpg

I also own a Vox amp, with trem and reverb. $149, and it's small enough for my bedroom, where all my guitars reside.

I'm looking for a steel-string acoustic in the future for a good price. To Guitar Bar!

[Reply #115 on:]

I definitely gotta agree with you on the Casino LJ. Next to my black Rickenbacker, it's my favorite guitar.

Oh and awesome looking Artcore. One of the bands at a recent gig had one and I messed around with it. I love the small, semi-hollow body.

Edit: And if you ever get the chance to mess around with ANY Gibson guitar(ES 335, LP, SG) don't hesitate. You will be blown away by the quality of the guitar.

[Reply #116 on:]

Right Now, I'm using my Ibanez version of an "SG", it's probably my favorite guitar because of the sentimental reasons... it was the first guitar I bought.


Here's a pic:

[Reply #117 on:]

   

Originally posted by Nasty Pasty:
And if you ever get the chance to mess around with ANY Gibson guitar(ES 335, LP, SG) don't hesitate. You will be blown away by the quality of the guitar.

Amen to that. Sadly, they are wayyy overpriced these days.

As far as your choices go.  Trust your ears.  The Les Paul will hold it's value  far better than all of the others you listed, if that matters to you.

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@ Capt'n Skusting.  Your SG can't be a '63.  That pickguard didn't show up until 1966. That particular style of pearl logo on the headstock also indicates a later model.  I'd put at 1969 - 1971.  If it has a "Made in USA" stamp on the back of the headstock, it's 1970 or later.

I'm a stickler for continuity when Gibsons are concerned.   

[Reply #118 on:]

 

Originally posted by Nasty Pasty:
I definitely gotta agree with you on the Casino LJ. Next to my black Rickenbacker, it's my favorite guitar.

Oh and awesome looking Artcore. One of the bands at a recent gig had one and I messed around with it. I love the small, semi-hollow body.

Edit: And if you ever get the chance to mess around with ANY Gibson guitar(ES 335, LP, SG) don't hesitate. You will be blown away by the quality of the guitar.

Blown away, and then I'll cry once I see the tag.

...

Get me a jar, cos I'm going to the science lab! I've got too many organs, anyway.

Ever since I saw Miles with that Paul at the Fastball concert, I've been dying to try one. In fact, the guitarist in our school band last year had one... but I didn't get very far.

[Reply #119 on:]

Well, after another guitar shopping spree, my guitarist has pretty much settled on the Black Beauty Les Paul. Every time I hear that awesome axe, I fucking melt.

I can't wait to hear it at the same time as my Rickenbacker.