What kind of guitar do you use?
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Topic: What kind of guitar do you use?
Posted By: activetopics
Subject: What kind of guitar do you use?
Date Posted: September 06 2007 at 21:51
| I gotta custom fender american stratocaster. nice and versatile |
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Posted By: Leningrad
Date Posted: September 06 2007 at 21:56
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Fender Standard Stratocaster in classic white.
Not American, though, so yours beats out mine.
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Posted By: Proletariat
Date Posted: September 06 2007 at 21:57
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I just got a new Schecter!!!! great highly underrated brand ------------- who hiccuped endlessly trying to giggle but wound up with a sob |
Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: September 06 2007 at 22:00
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Fender Jazz Bass V, but tuned EADGC instead of BEADG.
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Posted By: Dim
Date Posted: September 06 2007 at 23:24
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Gibson les paul, Ibanez seven string
The Ibanez is absolutely bone crushingly heavy! zbut it's tone while soloing sux! ------------- 
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Posted By: Bastille Dude
Date Posted: September 07 2007 at 01:02
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Gibson flying V, Hamer sunburst archtop.
------------- DEATH TO FALSE PROG! |
Posted By: N Ellingworth
Date Posted: September 07 2007 at 03:17
| Steinberger Spirit GU Deluxe and an Epiphone SG tuned to BEADF#B |
Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: September 07 2007 at 03:19
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I dunno. It's crappy Japanese "in the style of" Spanish guitar, with some forgotten moniker on it, and a "steel reinforeced neck." Still, gets me through the--oh, wait. We're talking about electrics, ain't we?
(heavy sigh)
I'll leave... ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Posted By: bhikkhu
Date Posted: September 07 2007 at 05:19
Air  ------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |
Posted By: daSilva
Date Posted: September 09 2007 at 10:35
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A black PRS Tremonti.
Back in the 80's/90's I had a Ibanez Roadstar.
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Posted By: fungusucantkill
Date Posted: September 09 2007 at 12:04
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Guitars: 2 fender squiers re-done (emg pickups) One tuned G-Bb-B-F#-Bb-F and the other D-A-D-F-Bb-D.
Basses: LTD B-55 five string (black) and a Dean 8-string with a red mahogony finish. (by the way its not the 8 individual strings its 4 bass strings doubled with guitars strings, octaves) -------------  
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: September 09 2007 at 16:16
Kramer something or other, it's black, it's got a floyd-rose locking thingamy whatsit, some humming bucker pickupy things and strings and some nice psychedelic Danelectro foot whatsnames and a Vox amp and everything. 
can't play it though ------------- What? |
Posted By: Kid-A
Date Posted: September 10 2007 at 18:29
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Tokai Les Paul. Been in Chandlers for two weeks being repaired :( ------------- 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: September 10 2007 at 18:31
what the hell did you do to it  I treat mine as well as I treat Raff. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Kid-A wrote:Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: September 10 2007 at 22:33
I hear Micky went Pete-Townshend on that guitar  ------------- |
Posted By: ProgBagel
Date Posted: September 10 2007 at 23:29
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Ibanez Rg something...they're all kind of the same
Shecter XXX Schecter C-7 Blackjack (7 string) Ibanez Acoustic. |
Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: September 11 2007 at 00:01
Epiphone Wildkat ------------- 
Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: September 11 2007 at 00:04
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I currently play an Ovation acoustic/electric.. but for electric I like the Strat and the beautiful axes Paul Reed Smith makes. My first guitar was a home-constructed Les Paul made with Gibson parts
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Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: September 11 2007 at 15:49
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I have a Takemine EAN 15c
http://www.takamine.com/?fa=detail&mid=115&sid=65#">
 A Charvel neck through like this one. (Mines not missing pickups)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190149898324&indexURL=0&photoDisplayType=2#ebayphotohosting">
 This is my baby... the Mobius Megatar Custom MaxTapper Piezo Midi, mine is slightly different from this stock photo. Mine has black Bartaloni pickups instead of the gold pictured.
 I have several other guitars, like an old EKO electric 12 string that feels like it is made of balsa wood and BC Rich platinum strat that is in pieces (I want to make something totally weird out of it). I also have a Squier 7string w/floyd that I got at Guitar Center's grand opening here for $179.
 ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow">  https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: September 11 2007 at 15:58
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love those old Charvels
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Posted By: Melomaniac
Date Posted: September 11 2007 at 16:02
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I have a Paul Reed Smith Custom 24 dark cherry sunburst beauty. ------------- "One likes to believe in the freedom of Music" - Neil Peart, The Spirit of Radio |
Posted By: jimidom
Date Posted: September 11 2007 at 16:20
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A couple of strats mainly: 1996 Lone Star in sienna sunburst and a custom 1969 cherry sunburst "frankenstrat" relic ------------- "The music business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs. There's also a negative side." - HST |
Posted By: Hacketeer
Date Posted: September 11 2007 at 16:24
Fender Stratocaster. Scalloped board. Reflex Red pick-ups. Graphite nut & string trees.
http://s67.photobucket.com/albums/h316/Matt1873/th_strat.jpg - ------------- "Just keep me nose clean, egg, chips & beans, I'm always full of steam" |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: September 11 2007 at 16:38
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thatt's beautiful... here's mine... just happen to have a pic laying around hahahah  the McCartney model 1964 4001. Worth every damn cent I paid for it.... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: darren
Date Posted: September 11 2007 at 21:32
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Lately, it's been my Epi Les Paul Jr. with a P90 in it. Cheap, basic but the sound is great.
My telecaster is becoming restless, I'll take it out of the case and play it soon. ------------- "they locked up a man who wanted to rule the world. the fools they locked up the wrong man." - Leonard Cohen |
Posted By: magnus
Date Posted: September 14 2007 at 18:21
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Ibanez RG470 BK(=BlacK) The colour of mine(well actually, it belongs to my brother...) is different from the picture.  ------------- The scattered jigsaw of my redemption laid out before my eyes Each piece as amorphous as the other - Each piece in its lack of shape a lie 
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Posted By: bluetailfly
Date Posted: September 14 2007 at 23:03
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Fender Bronco with one pick up . . . it distorts beautifully ------------- "The red polygon's only desire / is to get to the blue triangle." |
Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: September 15 2007 at 00:10
That's the one with the short scale length, right? ------------- |
Posted By: bluetailfly
Date Posted: September 15 2007 at 23:38
My bronco has the same neck that was used on the Stratocaster and the Mustang. The main difference was the single vs. multiple pick-ups and the electonics that go along with that. There's probably other differences too. The Bronco was the lowest price guitar Fender sold, I believe. ------------- "The red polygon's only desire / is to get to the blue triangle." |
Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: September 16 2007 at 06:34
That's cool. I've been considering getting a five-string and tuning it that way. - I have a Fender Classic Series Jazz Bass. Very good intstrument in its price range, and as of today I haven't found a bass I like better (and I've played a lot of fancy high end stuff). I also have an old Ibanez Roadstar II which plays beautifully but sounds pretty bad. I'm going to get some new electronics for it some day to improve the sound. |
Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: September 16 2007 at 12:43
A few weeks after I restrung it I read an interview with Tony Levin and he said he did the same thing! Great minds do indeed think alike. ------------- |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: September 16 2007 at 12:48
I guess they do.... I had an Ibanez 5 string for a time in the early 90's that I strung that way as well  Never used...needed ..or particularly liked the low B.------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: The Eldritch
Date Posted: September 16 2007 at 14:20
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I have quite a few guitars, but the one I use the most is an old Schecter C7 diamond series, from when they still had Floyd Rose on 'em. Here's a pic: 
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Posted By: Leningrad
Date Posted: September 16 2007 at 21:29
 By the way, can anyone tell me a song where the guitarist uses an ES-335? Curious about the sound.
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Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: September 17 2007 at 01:47
I know Steve Howe used one, I saw him play one live. Not sure about the song. ------------- https://www.last.fm/user/Tapfret" rel="nofollow"> https://bandcamp.com/tapfret" rel="nofollow - Bandcamp |
Posted By: debrewguy
Date Posted: September 17 2007 at 12:50
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Pearl coloured Epiphone Les Paul Custom with Buzz Feiten tuning system, Vantage VP795 (which I've unfortunately promised to my daughter if she learns how to play guitar, neck through design, sings like you wouldn't believe, best $200 I've ever spent, if you find one, jump on it, great guitars from Japan in the early 80s), Fender Strat Squier made in '94 (wood = MIM strat, tuners = standard strat, electronics = squier), and a 30 yr old Yamaha fg325 acoustic that is about as banged up as me. P.S. I'd love to start a petition for Vox to re-start production of their VR30. Excellent hybrid design, inexpensive & great tone & value. Blows away just about all other manufacturers entry level & mid level amps. Poor man's AC30. ------------- "Here I am talking to some of the smartest people in the world and I didn't even notice,” Lieutenant Columbo, episode The Bye-Bye Sky-High I.Q. Murder Case. |
Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: September 20 2007 at 10:08
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Gibson SG Lefty
Fender Jazz Bass Lefty
A Hohner ST Special Lefty (my first guitar... I still play it now and then)
Washburn Lyons Lefty (originally a cheap 3rd class guitar, but I customized the pickups, so it sounds pretty cool now)
I'll probably buy a Fender Stratocaster one of these days. Don't know if I should go for a Japanese or an American built one. They say the Japanese are actually better.
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: September 21 2007 at 20:28
sure... Eric Johnson plays one... try the Cliffs of Dover. Was a popular song some years ago... sure you've heard it ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Leningrad
Date Posted: September 21 2007 at 22:05
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^ Thanks!
Yeah, I've heard Cliffs of Dover.
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: September 22 2007 at 12:41
I figured you had  ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: September 22 2007 at 13:07
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Mostly a cheapie Yamaha classical, but I also have a Jackson Performer electric. A Kawai K1 synthesizer.
By the way great Sinclair Lewis quote. Kind of scary. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: September 22 2007 at 13:08
what is scary is the truth of it... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: September 22 2007 at 13:13
Exactly. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: debrewguy
Date Posted: September 26 2007 at 20:05
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One of my friends has a 1967 Pan Trini Lopez copy hollow body guitar. So far, he's been unable to find out much about the company and their guitars. He did find that they became part of Norlin Industries at some point in the 70s. For those of you who ever stumble upon one, try it out. His was picked up from an older gentleman who hadn't played in years. The strings were rusty, there was some dirt on the fretsboard, but it only needed a new set of strings & a basic set up. Plays like a dream, too. So apart from listings on some guitar review sites (Harmony Central, for example) there isn't much to find. Mind you, it took me a while to stumble on the info that Vantage guitars were originally made by a Japanese company named Matsomuko. ------------- "Here I am talking to some of the smartest people in the world and I didn't even notice,” Lieutenant Columbo, episode The Bye-Bye Sky-High I.Q. Murder Case. |
Posted By: A B Negative
Date Posted: September 27 2007 at 12:19
The Bronco, Mustang and Musicmaster usually have a 24" scale length but sometimes they were shorter (I think 22.5"). Strats are normally 25.5".
My main guitars are a Fret King Esprit 1 ( http://www.fret-king.com - www.fret-king.com ), Fender '52 Telecaster (Japanese re-issue), Fender Strat with a Warmoth neck and a Westone Paduak 1.
I'm about to splash out more than I've ever paid for a guitar before on a Gretsch 6120. My fiancee said it was a good idea! Love her to bits! ------------- "The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time." |
Posted By: heyitsthatguy
Date Posted: September 27 2007 at 12:20
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Fender Strat with a humbucker pickup that I almost exclusively use (while distorted anyway)...the clean sound with the other pickup sounds great though considering I only have a 200 dollar amp
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Posted By: WalterDigsTunes
Date Posted: September 27 2007 at 21:43
 Its kinda like Freddie Mercury's. At one point, he said the following: "This s****y guitar won't play what I want! It only knows three chords!" |
Posted By: KoS
Date Posted: September 28 2007 at 00:15
 mine's black.OLP Petrucci with two Dimarzio Evo's and Shaller tuners. For its price it is a very good guitar, it has one of the best necks I've seen. |
Posted By: Axel Dyberg
Date Posted: October 21 2007 at 13:52
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I've got two American Stratocasters, both of which I highly cherish.
However, my Gibson Les Paul Standard is by far the most lovely guitar
I've laid hands on. Unfortunately, I haven't got any pics of the strats. However, the Les Paul looks like this:  ------------- 
''WE'RE BALLS TO THE WALL, MAN'' |
Posted By: Trademark
Date Posted: October 21 2007 at 14:38
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"One of my friends has a 1967 Pan Trini Lopez copy hollow body guitar. So far, he's been unable to find out much about the company and their guitars. He did find that they became part of Norlin Industries at some point in the 70s.
For those of you who ever stumble upon one, try it out. His was picked up from an older gentleman who hadn't played in years. The strings were rusty, there was some dirt on the fretsboard, but it only needed a new set of strings & a basic set up. Plays like a dream, too. So apart from listings on some guitar review sites (Harmony Central, for example) there isn't much to find. Mind you, it took me a while to stumble on the info that Vantage guitars were originally made by a Japanese company named Matsomuko. The Trini Lopez (Dallas Texas-based jazz guitarist for those who don't know) guitars were made and marketed by Gibson (Norlin was The parent company for Gibson in the 70's and 80's, but most "Trini's" pre-date the Norlin Years (1969 - 1985). The two Trini Lopez models (deluxe & Standard) were in production from 1964- 1971. Since Lopez was under contract with Gibson in 1967, since Norlin did not yet own Gibson, and since Norlin had nothing to do with Vantage the date of your friend's instrument is very questionable. If it is a Norlin instrument but does not have the Gibson name on it, is more likely to be mid 1970's. If it is a Vantage instrument from 1967, it cannot be a real Trini Lopez model. The Gibson guitar was loosely based on the ES335 but with sharp points on the cutaway horns and a thicker body (3" rather than the 1 3/4" depth of the 335). The instrument also had a "Fender-Like" headstock with six on a side tuners (unheard of for Gibson at that time). It was most commonly seen in a cherry finish, but models have been reported in Sparkling Burgundy and Pelham Blue Metallic. which, again, were colors more reminicent of Fender than Gibson at the time. If the Trini you're seeing doesn't say Gibson on it, it was probably manufactured AFTER the Norlin takeover of Gibson in 1969. in order for the guitar to have any real colloector's value it would have to predate the Norlin years. No Gibson guitar manufatured in that time period is worth much to the colloectors as the quality of Gibson instruments in general was pretty atrocious durng the Norlin years. |
Posted By: debrewguy
Date Posted: October 21 2007 at 14:56
Sorry for the mix up on the Pan & the Vantage. The Pan is my friend's. The Vantage is mine. We had managed to find out that Pan was owned by Norlin, and that there was a link with Gibson. The dating is mostly based on the info provided by the original owner of the guitar. He recalls buying it in 1968-69, and he thought it was the last one in stock at that store. Kinda like buying a 2008 car, although it actually is built & shipped in 2007. ANy more info you can lead me to is greatly appreciated. We figure it might not be a collectible as it's not a "big" name in guitars, but the quality & the fact of its' great playability after all these years without any major work on it gives us a giggle when thinking that it was bought for $200 last year. ------------- "Here I am talking to some of the smartest people in the world and I didn't even notice,” Lieutenant Columbo, episode The Bye-Bye Sky-High I.Q. Murder Case. |
Posted By: Trademark
Date Posted: October 21 2007 at 15:08
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That's about all the info I have at hand apart from some tech details (scale length, materials and other construction data). If it is in fact a Norlin instrument, it would have to be 1969 or later since that's when Norlin came into ownership of the Trini Lopez name through the Gibson aquisition. That would certainly kill its collector's value ($500-$600 tops) compared to a Pre-Norlin, Gibson Trini which might sell for close to $2000 (US) in mint condition.
On the other hand a great guitar is a great guitar no matter the price. Just play it and enjoy it. |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: October 21 2007 at 15:09
  ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa" rel="nofollow - Release Polls Listened to: 
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Posted By: tremulant
Date Posted: October 31 2007 at 09:30
I'm saving up for one of these:
It's a Yamaha SG 2000 
At the moment, I have a cheap Ibanez GAX75 (it's okay... a bit crap, the intonation is terrible on my B and E strings  ) I also have an old Sakai Les Paul style guitar that needs a little bit of work to be in good shape, but it's pretty noice anyway... And I have a Fender (not sure what model) steel string acoustic guitar with cutaway; I have a Valencia, 1/4 size, nylon string acoustic; I have a cheap, unknown brand, student-size acoustic; a mandolin-banjo dating back to about the 30's - 40's; and lastly a lute that dates back to about the 20's ------------- My solo music: http://www.myspace.com/anthropiate - ANTHROPIATE |
Posted By: Snipergoat
Date Posted: October 31 2007 at 14:08
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Ive got a crappy Yamaha Pacifica, need a new guitar badly. I really like Paul Reed Smith guitars, too bad they don't seem to do left handed models :( |
Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: October 31 2007 at 22:37
| Early '80's Gibson Les Paul Studio. Now if I could only learn to play it... |
Posted By: JayDee
Date Posted: October 31 2007 at 22:54
Dean Vendetta:
 Here's my action pic:
  Planning to costumize it by replacing the stock double humbucker pickups with a Seymour-Duncan. Strings are by Ernie Ball extra Slinky.
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Posted By: blusiedan
Date Posted: November 04 2007 at 01:07
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I have a Pan Trini Lopez copy, wich is a 335 modified. The F holes are replaced by a geometric shape. That guitar score high for almost anybody having one of these or the 335 copy. I will soon have to refret it. The new frets will be bigger. You don't need other modification, pick-ups are great, the neck is wonderfully sexy and the sound is a blast. It is a 1968 the way I figured it out.
Trini Lopez was the singer doing the song "If I had A Hammer" wich was a huge hit at the time. So, Gibson produced the Trini Lopez signature guitar. There was at least two models: the one I have but in reddish brown (my Pan is three tones cherry burst, much better looking than the Gibson) and the deluxe model. If I remember well, this one had a venitian style cutaway (like an ES175) and was natural. The Pan copy was very well made. Other company made that copy too but the Pan is considered by many players a better guitar than all the others. Some reviews even say better than the real one. I agree. I played 335's and was not as satisfied with the sound. In the sixties, Japanese guitar makers wanted to make better instruments than the ones they were copying. They often did. Pan did it and some others did it too. I found mine in perfect, I mean mint condition. The life she shows now is my loving her too much, I guess! ------------- A man with his bare hands has got to be a better man. A man with an harmonica in his hands lives a better life. |
Posted By: A B Negative
Date Posted: November 13 2007 at 06:43
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I've had my Gretsch 6120 Brian Setzer Hot Rod for a while now and played a couple of gigs with it. It's a fantastic guitar but I've got a problem. I tend to play pretty hard and the low E string has a tendency to jump out of its saddle. I'm going to try heavier strings to see if the extra tension helps (I usually use 10-46, I'm going to try 10-52). ------------- "The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time." |
Posted By: martinprog77
Date Posted: November 14 2007 at 03:27
iam a beginner ,but i an getting better .btw sorry for the mess at the back of my guitar ------------- Nothing can last there are no second chances. Never give a day away. Always live for today. |
Posted By: A B Negative
Date Posted: June 01 2008 at 09:23
Heavier strings didn't solve the problem but I've changed the Space Control bridge for the rocking bar type and now it's fine! ------------- "The disgusting stink of a too-loud electric guitar.... Now, that's my idea of a good time." |
Posted By: debrewguy
Date Posted: June 01 2008 at 21:27
Yeah,, used to have one years ago, along with a Fender Champ 12. Thought the gain channel sucked. I sold the amp to a buddy of mine, and the guitar to a neighbor's kid. Tried the Champ 12 last week with a Fender Strat. And you're right the electronics in the Ibanez suck, but the Roadstar II did play great. ------------- "Here I am talking to some of the smartest people in the world and I didn't even notice,” Lieutenant Columbo, episode The Bye-Bye Sky-High I.Q. Murder Case. |
Posted By: ClemofNazareth
Date Posted: June 01 2008 at 22:03
Started learning to play this year and bought one of these (Hohner HW90):
 ------------- "Peace is the only battle worth waging." Albert Camus |
Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: June 01 2008 at 22:25
I don't have any actual photos of my guitar, but the one above the same model that I have, but the finish on mine is a little different. (I'll post pics, when I take some photos of my actual guitar).
In terms of MIK guitars, it is pretty high end, and the neck is unbelievable, it plays even better than a MIA Jackson Soloist. It's not that the actual fingerboard is any faster than the Soloist, but the Brian Moore Guitars I12000 have something about the the shape of the back of the neck that lends itself to you being able to alternate pick like crazy on it.
It has locking Sperzel tuners, and a graphtec nut, so it barely goes out of tune, and restringing takes 1/3 of the time of any strat with normal tuners.
My plans in the next few months are to get a re fret, Dunlop 6000 frets, and get the fingerboard re radiused out to 17 or more inches, hopefully even 20 inches if my bridge saddles can accomodate the change. ------------- 
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Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: June 02 2008 at 07:58
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Depends...
For heavy riffs, I use an ESP LTD KH-502 - eventually I'm going to upgrade the pickups; I was going to go down the predictable EMG 81 route, but have been looking around for even meatier fayre, probably avoiding actives - for now, the EMG Hz pickups do a pretty decent (if somewhat muffled) job at emulating the (old) Metallica sound.
For bright rhythms and a biting clean sound, I have a Squier Strat with "Hot Stack" SD STK S1s replacing the stock rubbish, and for my main leads, nothing gets the combination of the thick Gibson sound combined with the bright singing Strat tone like a Matsumoku - and I have two of these, a Westone Thunder 1A, and a Westone Dimension IV (a real 1980s metal guitar!), with one of the Magnaflux II's replaced by an SD Invader (the Magnaflux, sadly was DOA).
For bass, I have a Squier Katana, a Westone Thunder 1A (gotta love the sound of the Matsumokus), and a Sandberg Ken Taylor Basic.
Nothing beats the Sandberg in the earthquake department (apart from a Warwick Streamer $$, perhaps), the Westone is legendary in both its thunderous capacity and the sly ability to switch easily to clean jazz or bright funk. The Katana, despite bearing the Squier logo, has a decent Fender pickup, and gets the precision growl pretty well. People have mistaken it for a Rickenbacker on sound alone.
You cannot have too many guitars (and I have others)
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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: June 02 2008 at 08:36
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Have you considered the Seymour Duncan Blackouts? They have even more meat than the EMG actives in terms of output, but are more organic and passive sounding, and since their release even some hardcore EMG loving people have made the switch to Blackouts. Plus they are even quieter, so you can use more gain before getting bad hum levels and feedback.
I can understand wanting to change out the HZ pickups, those are pretty average, but certainly they aren't the worse pickups out there. -------------
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Posted By: N Ellingworth
Date Posted: June 02 2008 at 09:14
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Since my last post in this thread my collection has doubled in size but that's not saying much really as none of them are worth much. From left to right I've got: Steinberger Spirit GU Deluxe Epiphone G400 (tuned to BEADF#B) Marlin Sidewinder and finally at the front is a rather generic Lap Steel.  |
Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: June 02 2008 at 09:47
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^Woa, what string guage are you using for the Epi, and also what kinda music do you play with it?
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: June 02 2008 at 10:12
How do they compare to the Seymour Duncan JBs that my ESP Horizon came with? ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa" rel="nofollow - Release Polls Listened to:
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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: June 02 2008 at 10:43
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The way it kinda works with Seymour Duncan is (which is something I know both from first hand experience and spending lots of time on the Seymour Duncan User Groups forums), in terms of the active pickup range they offer. is that the Livewire Metal LW-HMET is the highest output offering they have, with serious mids, I'm talking mids to the point where even with a Mesa Boogie Rectifier with the mids scooped you still have mids, lots of low end too with the Metal. Some people liken it to an Invader, but with more output and far better clarity. These pickups make the EMG 81s/85s look weak, it is virtually impossible to get a clean tone from the Livewire Metals. They came with an 18 volt preamp and 100k pots, compared to the EMGs 9 volt stock preamp and 25k pots. The Dave Mustaine Model Livewires, come with a 9 volt pre amp, and I have used these in person. They don't sound at all sterile and the bridge pickup is essentially an active pickup version of the JB and the neck an active version of the Jazz (if you recall, for years the JB/Jazz set was a pickup combination Mustaine loved). Are you sure you don't have a '59 model or Jazz in your neck Mike? JB's only really come stock with guitars in the bridge. so I'm guessing you might have meant the Jazz or the '59. The Mustaine Livewires are a touch more compressed than the passive versions, and offer about 6-10 dB more output and of course less hum to boot.If you know what an EMG 81/85 set sounds like, you know the fundamental sound of the Blackouts already, but the Blackouts are more passive and organic sounding, less compressed, more output and more highs and lows and from what I've heard they sound fuller and bigger than they EMGs.
Blackouts have a 9 volt preamp and are noticeably quieter than the EMGs.
The Blackout Metals are recent additions to the range, and are effectively Seymour Duncan's updated version of the Livewire Metals. The same insane output level, but a 9 volt redesigned preamp and a removable pin jumper that allows you to switch from the super high output mode, to a more lower output mode.
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: June 02 2008 at 10:48
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^ ok - so they're passive sounding active pickups. Sounds interesting though - active pickups with less compression than the typical EMGs could very well be the best of both worlds. Still, might be too expensive to modify my guitar for them.
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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: June 02 2008 at 10:55
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Yes unfortunately, Seymour Duncan only offer the Dave Mustaine in the pair, which obviously means you have to buy both. Bear in mind, where I said "more passive" in reference to the Blackouts, meaning while they are not as sterile sounding as the EMGs, they still possess a certain active sound to them.
To my ears, the Mustaine set seriously doesn't sound active at all, I compared them in an A/B test with the passives in my Brian Moore Guitars I12000, and the only tell tale signs of them being active is less hum from your amp and more output. I would honestly buy a set if I had the money, but at around 500 AUD for the set, that's about twice the price of the first strat copy I owned -------------
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Posted By: N Ellingworth
Date Posted: June 02 2008 at 11:20
I use 13-59s on the Epi, I often actually play some ambient music with it but the main style is rather close to Sunn O))) |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: June 02 2008 at 11:28
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^ the neck scale plays an important role here ... the longer the neck, the higher the tension will be. For example, AFAIK a Gibson Les Paul has a shorter neck than a Fender Strat so the same string gauge will have a higher tension on the Strat than on the Les Paul. As for me: on my ESP (which is comparable to the Strat) I use 09-46. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa" rel="nofollow - Release Polls Listened to:
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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: June 02 2008 at 11:38
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Gibson neck scale lengths are 24.75, strats/teles etc, 25.5 inch.
My Brian Moore Guitars I1 and your ESP have the 25.5 inch scale.
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: June 02 2008 at 11:56
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^ agreed - 7 strings are cool. I'd probably tune the 7th string to A though instead of B.
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Posted By: Statutory-Mike
Date Posted: June 02 2008 at 12:35
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I can't believe I haven't posted in this thread yet...
I've got a '80 Gibson SG
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Posted By: Statutory-Mike
Date Posted: June 02 2008 at 12:37
I agree. I don't have a 7 string, but every time I go into Guitar Center I always pick one up
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: June 02 2008 at 18:57
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Strictly a casual player, my main axe is a Yamaha classical, I also have a electric Jackson Performer with Floyd Rose tremolo. My third guitar is a Kawai K1 keyboard. Nothing like a 7 string guitar with a 5 string bass and an amplifier you can crank up to 11. Of course you can never have enough necks. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: June 03 2008 at 07:48
The Petrucci model is not the best bang for your buck to be honest. I know you really like Petrucci, but unless you really do want a guitar without a locking trem, an Ibanez Rg1527 is much better value for money, plus you can even change the pickups to whatever you want and still have money left over compared to the price of a stock Petrucci. The Ibby neck is actually a little bit faster too. -------------
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: June 03 2008 at 08:28
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^ I really think the "cradle" is a good idea ... definitely better than the "monkey grip" of the Ibanez JEMs. I guess they hold a patent for that, otherwise other manufacturers would modify their guitar bodies in a similar fashion. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa" rel="nofollow - Release Polls Listened to:
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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: June 03 2008 at 08:34
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The JEM monkey grip always put me off the JEM model, hence why I think the Universe looks a lot better. That said, I would never buy a Universe, given there is an Australian custom shop maker, Ormsby Guitars, that is known for high quality super strats, and they could make a custom guitar to your exact specs with a lower price tag (for an Australian obviously) than either the JEM or Universe. I could always one day sell the Brian Moore Guitars I1 to help fund whatever 7 string custom I want, but I don't think I can let go of my BMG to be honest, that guitar has found a special place in my heart. -------------
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Posted By: Hawkwise
Date Posted: June 05 2008 at 14:39
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I Have Fender Gd 6 Eko Modello 12 String Patrie Etude Nylon String 1975 Fender Tele Baby Taylor ------------- 
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Posted By: moderan
Date Posted: June 06 2008 at 18:25
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Ibanez guitars-GRG170DX for heavy stuff, Art75 for the rest. Fender Jazz 24 for electric bass. Rogue e/a six string, Jay Turser e/a classical, Dean Playmate EAB. I also have an Ibanez X-series Destroyer and a Guild M-85 bass that are semiretired as they are road-weary.
Here's some of them:
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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: June 07 2008 at 08:26
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I'm not usually a Fender Bass fan, but I really like the look of the Fender Jazz 24, awesome bass you have. You mention using the GRG for heavy stuff, have you changed out the stock pickups in that? -------------
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Posted By: moderan
Date Posted: June 07 2008 at 10:05
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Hi...thanks for asking.
No, I haven't. I'm not unhappy with the stock pickups. They don't have tremendous gain but they have a nice sound to them. Since I almost invariably run that axe through a stompbox chain the lack of onboard gain isn't a problem for me. Very likely that guitar is just holding place until I grab something a little more upmarket with the same features, e.g., HSH pickup configuration, two-octave neck, flatter fretboard. It's pretty good in the bang-for-the-buck category. Needs frequent truss adjustments in this humid climate though.
I've never been a Fender bass fan either, or at least until playing and then acquiring that one. The telephone pole necks have always put me off...however the Jazz 24 has a flatter-profile c-shape neck, making it much more playable. Not quite as slender as the Guild, which was my main bass for 30 years, or a Rick, but skinnier than the standard Fender neck. Very versatile instrument...more so than most. The onboard sonic options enable that bass to be used for everything from folk accompaniment through metal and funk. Bang for the buck again...I play a lot of different styles and need versatile instruments. Don't really care about brand names or countries of origin.
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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: June 14 2008 at 06:41
I haven't been able to find any manufacturers yet doing the cradle thing, and I've looked on guitar forums high and wide for any other guitar than the Petrucci models, so perhaps they have been patented. Petrucci's model seems designed first and foremost for pure comfort, and the cradle would definitely help in that regard. -------------
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Posted By: A B Negative
Date Posted: June 15 2008 at 14:19
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If by "cradle" you mean "ugly scoop that isn't any good if your guitar strap is a decent length" then Fret-King does it too. http://www.fret-king.com/bluelabel_series.htm - http://www.fret-king.com/bluelabel_series.htm
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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: June 15 2008 at 14:29
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The scoop on the Petrucci model looks a little nicer than the Fret-king one. And anyway, I wear my guitar pretty high, because if I wore it low I would surely get carpal tunnel syndrome with my wide left hand stretch style, and I'm pretty sure the Petrucci model was aimed at the shredder's market, so the scoop would be pretty useful.
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Posted By: Geddy_Lee_Forever
Date Posted: July 02 2008 at 14:01
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1992 BC Rich Warlock (Made in America), with locking Floyd Rose tremolo, and KILLER sound! It absolutely dwarfs my Strat and Gretsch.
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Posted By: Mantra
Date Posted: July 02 2008 at 15:58
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As of yet, I have 3 axes, one thats barely touched.
First was a knock off strat made by Peavey that a friend sold to me. Not so great, but ya gotta start somewhere right
Next I bought a Dean Vendetta 3.0 because it felt so good when I tried it, and I was totally into only metal and thrash at the time so it was totally me. I still use it for tunings out of standard. Right now its tuned to C F A# D# G C. Heres a picture of it:
 About a year ago I bought the Dean Vendetta 4.0 w/ the Floyd Rose Locking Tremelo because I loved my other Vendetta so much. This one I keep in standard, as tuning on a Floyd Rose isn't exactly fun. Love the guitar though, it came with DiMarzio pickups right out of the box, so that was a bit more then satisfying. Here it is:
 Recently I've been looking at the PRS SE Custom for a more melodic, versatile, tonal sound. I've only been playing for about 3 and a half years, and bought all these guitars on my own, so as you can see I've been going a little "buy crazy" ever since I got a job. ------------- 
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Date Posted: July 03 2008 at 11:04
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: July 03 2008 at 11:31
If money's not the big problem for you ... how about trying a Line6 Variax? Their cheapest models should cost about $300, and you can do some amazing things with them ... like Jazz guitar sounds, Fender, Sitar, Banjo, crazy tunings ... my only problem with them is that the necks are not exactly made for shredders like me, and they have only 22 frets. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/release-polls/pa" rel="nofollow - Release Polls Listened to:
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Posted By: Mantra
Date Posted: July 03 2008 at 15:21
Hmm, thanks for the recommendation. I'll be sure to try it out next time I get out to Guitar Center. I'm looking for possibly one more big purchase before starting up the saving for the car in a couple years.. -------------
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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: July 06 2008 at 14:46
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Mantra, the Deans look pretty good The one with the Floyd has captured my interest a bit. How well does it play? Do you know any of the neck/fingerboard specifications i.e fingerboard radius, fret size, neck depth etc. -------------
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Posted By: Statutory-Mike
Date Posted: July 07 2008 at 14:40
I'm actually a friend of Scott's(Mantra), and I can say that it does play very well, not my favorite guitar but the times I've played it, it's been nice. -------------
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Posted By: Mantra
Date Posted: July 07 2008 at 22:53
It plays great, love the area for the right hand, lots of space, Floyd really doesn't get in the way. Even better as soon as I fix its slight action / intonation issue. Just a small tweak of the truss rod should do it, if not I'll take it for a good setup.
To be honest, I really dont know the specs on it, but I could try pulling up the Dean page and see if they have any specs on it. The neck is amazingly thin, as well as the first guitar I posted. I've never played a guitar with that thin of a neck out of the box, only ones that were shaved down after. I'll edit this post if I can find the specs.
**UPDATE**
The Dean website [as well as other sites] was about as useful as the wall in front of me. This was all I could scrape up:
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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: July 09 2008 at 03:06
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Dean are always crappy at providing guitar specs, never as in depth as some of the other brand's websites. Dean's are very hard to come by in Melbourne (not sure about other Australian cities), so I've never played one before. Licensed Floyd Rose© tremolo system =kinda poopy. I always hated the fact the knife edges wear faster on Licensed systems, sometimes as much as twice as fast as a Schaller/OFR. So I guess they are okay if you don't use the trem arm everyday, but nothing beats the durability of the real deal or one of the higher up trems on Ibanez guitars. |
Posted By: WinterLight
Date Posted: July 09 2008 at 11:30
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I use a Fender American Standard Stratocaster and a Jackson KV2 (American handmade). I play them through a Boss GT6, which is connected to a Marshall JCM200 DSL100 head and Marshall 1960A cabinet. I use Dunlop Gator Grip 1.5 mm picks, D'Addario EXL125 strings, and Mogami cables. |
Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: July 15 2008 at 03:13
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KV2, not a bad guitar at all Are you using the amp models on the GT-6 or by passing them and just using the effects while using the DSL's tone? |