Author Topic: Guitar String problems (buzzing) (Read 783 times)

slimm50 · « **Reply #30 on:** December 16, 2005, 11:17:05 AM »

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Originally posted by DREDIOCK
Speaking of Guitars.

Im sitting here watchin the "Eagles Farewel Tour I"

Does it astound anyone else how Joe Walsh can make playing the guitar look like its the simplest thing in the world to do next to breathing? LOL

I'm astounded by watching him....but then I astound easily.

slimm50 · « **Reply #31 on:** December 16, 2005, 11:24:01 AM »

Lately (past 10-12 months) I've been listening to Willie Nelson's guitar playing and was fascinated (astounded?)...I always wondered why he played a classical instead of an electric or an acoustic like everyone else. Then I was led to the world of Gypsy guitar which, when brought to the States in the 40's was incorporated into country music to become what we now call Western Swing, which heavily influenced Willie. Since I have a really nice Alvarez Classical, I thought i'd try to get as much use out of it as I could, so I'm now immersed in both Willie-style Blues, and Gypsy Guitar.

And I am not a nerd.

Skuzzy · « **Reply #32 on:** December 16, 2005, 11:26:40 AM »

How bout that. I have not heard of anyone having an Alvarez in a very long time. Mine is just over 33 years old and still sounds sweet.

jigsaw · « **Reply #33 on:** December 16, 2005, 11:55:26 AM »

Golfer, take the guitar to a luthier and have them set the neck. Maybe dress the frets. It's something that should be done regularly anyway. If you don't know what you're doing and start jacking with the truss rod you can warp the neck.

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Originally posted by Skuzzy
How bout that. I have not heard of anyone having an Alvarez in a very long time. Mine is just over 33 years old and still sounds sweet.

My first guitar was an Alvarez.

Golfer · « **Reply #34 on:** December 16, 2005, 12:04:13 PM »

Problem solved going back to light strings.

Changed them today and while my voice still sucks...the guitar sounds good as new

Thanks for all the suggestions gents.

United · « **Reply #35 on:** December 16, 2005, 02:40:19 PM »

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Originally posted by Skuzzy
How bout that. I have not heard of anyone having an Alvarez in a very long time. Mine is just over 33 years old and still sounds sweet.

I tell you what, my Alvarez I bought last year may quite possibly be the last acoustic I buy. Its got an amazing tone and the playability is impeccable.

Skuzzy · « **Reply #36 on:** December 16, 2005, 03:00:13 PM »

I know exactly what you mean. The depth of the midrange is really nice, while the highs are crisp and clean. Yep, yep.

mechanic · « **Reply #37 on:** December 16, 2005, 03:45:00 PM »

i always sucked at real music, thats why i currently am working with eletronic sound and turntableism.

I do however have some very good friends who are incredibly talented on various instruments and we sometimes produce tracks of a dance nature but with guitar and precusion recorded live over the top.

if anyone is familiar with the works of LTJ Bukem and Logical Progression that is what i would say best desribes the sound we create by modern day technologies mixed with the most fantastic instruments though out history.

anyone else ever dabbled into the worlds of electronic music production?

Masherbrum · « **Reply #38 on:** December 16, 2005, 05:27:03 PM »

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Originally posted by DREDIOCK
Speaking of Guitars.

Im sitting here watchin the "Eagles Farewel Tour I"

Does it astound anyone else how Joe Walsh can make playing the guitar look like its the simplest thing in the world to do next to breathing? LOL

David Gilmour makes it look easy too.

Karaya

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #39 on:** December 16, 2005, 08:41:27 PM »

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Originally posted by slimm50
Lately (past 10-12 months) I've been listening to Willie Nelson's guitar playing and was fascinated (astounded?)...I always wondered why he played a classical instead of an electric or an acoustic like everyone else. Then I was led to the world of Gypsy guitar which, when brought to the States in the 40's was incorporated into country music to become what we now call Western Swing, which heavily influenced Willie. Since I have a really nice Alvarez Classical, I thought i'd try to get as much use out of it as I could, so I'm now immersed in both Willie-style Blues, and Gypsy Guitar.

And I am not a nerd.

always loved Willies style & sound.
Nobody else sounds like him or plays the same way.

Was thinking of picking the Guitar up again.
I was never any good at it (read Sucked) But I had fun messing with it when I was a kid.

When we were looking at elctric guitars for my son at this mom & pop shop I picked up this used acustic and really liked it.
sounded great and most importantly for me the fingering was easy.

And it was only like $100.
So I turned to my wife hinting "If you ever decide to get me a guitar. THIS is the one I want."

Well fast forward and its Christmas time and we go into the same store again to pick him up some spare strings and some picks as stocking stuffers and low and behond the guitar is still there. Same price.
Again I pick up the guitar and hint. "THIS is the exact guitar I would like to have" (cant get any more flipping blunt then that)

Christmas rolls around and she hands me this wrapped package and its obvious its a guitar by its shape. So eagerly I open it up and its this beautiful looking "Ovation" electric accustic. But its not the same one. It WASNT the one I wanted.

Not only that. but the fingering on it was so difficult My fingers would have to have the closing strength of a great white shark chomping down full force just to play basic chords.

None of my sons friends who play REALLY well like it either because of the fingering difficulty

So here it is now almos two years later and the guitar still sits quietly in its bag in my sons room ever since. Has only been picked up maybe a 1/2 dozen times and probably not at all in the last year.

Found out later she spent like $350 on the damn thing at "Guitar Center" thinking she was doing me a favor in getting me a "better one" Becuse "the guy at the store said this was a real good one"
And she reminds me of this every time she sees it

Course she could have just gotten the one I wanted to begin with and saved herslef a couple hundred dollars ta boot

LOL
Soon as I develop vise grips for fingers I'll try to play it.
Or one of these days I'll bring it into the mom & pop shop and see if I can trade it straight up for one I want.

myelo · « **Reply #40 on:** December 17, 2005, 07:35:02 AM »

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Originally posted by slimm50
Lately (past 10-12 months) I've been listening to Willie Nelson's guitar playing and was fascinated (astounded?)...I always wondered why he played a classical instead of an electric or an acoustic like everyone else.

Luck.

He was playing an electric with a 3-cord stereo pickup he really liked. The guitar broke and he took it to Shot Jackson in Nashville. Jackson said he couldn't fix it but he had a Martin acoustic on the shelf. Willie asked if the could put the pickup on that. Sure. So Willie bought it, sight unseen and has been using it ever since.

Skilless · « **Reply #41 on:** December 17, 2005, 04:50:19 PM »

Hey Drediock-

Take that thing back to guitar center and tell them to set the action on it. Your wife probably paid list price for it and they owe you. There's no reason for that guitar to be that hard to play. Plus they usually come with crappy strings. I would put Elixir .11s on it. They're expensive but they last a long time.