Guitar players

[lyric1]

*Lyric, those are beautiful fella - you really should learn to play*

Ty.
Should but I think I will let my daughters up & coming metal head friends use them instead.
Second song in the video 6 MIN 10 sec they were opening for Slash.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KDZMBQNaHU

[skorpx1]

I don't play the guitar, but I do play the bass.


The 5 string bass to be specific. I'll usually play metal or hard rock, sometimes i'll play some classics like Queen or Aerosmith and if i'm feeling it i'll get funky with some STP or Pearl Jam.


These are my babies, the one on the left is my newest one - An ESP Ltd. B55 edition with a 34" scale. The one on the right is my very first one and it's a Samick Artist Series, sounds like crap compared to my ESP but I love it to death. If my house was burning down i'd run back in to grab both of them.

[mojo]

Cant play a single one of them. 

Those Washburns are cool (had a couple of them- not the Paul Stanley's though,) but that Duesenberg's got me jealous. 

[Anodizer]

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[Thruster]

Good lookin Sunn setup. Got a couple of 6-10's myself but not in near as pretty shape. As for me I've been playin' (poorly) just about forever. Got a big mess of gear but my preference is Gibson. I will say that the one Epi I own plays nice. It's just not nearly as robust a guitar in terms of hardware. Bur from what I've heard Gibson hasn't been getting a lot of praise QC wise recently so maybe they're a smart choice.

[lyric1]

but that Duesenberg's got me jealous.  

The Germans really outdid themselves with the workmanship & materials with that guitar. An arch top with mother of pearl completely covering it. They machined each piece to the contours of the guitar & each piece of mother of pear will only fit in that location. I had a Luther look it over who hand builds guitars & was simply amazed with how Duesenberg built the entire guitar for the price they sell them for.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gupX0vPDoqs

[FiLtH]

   I too play in a local band. I used to play metal with my brother on drums just for fun back in the late 80s, and didnt play agin much till mid 2000s. I think grunge took the love for it out of me. Then I got together with 3 other guys a few years back and started playing again. Mostly old stuff now, classic rock from the 60,70s. I have a couple guitars, my BC Rich Warlock shape with EMG in it, sits alone today as it needs a lot of work.

The one I play in the band is a Schecter, cant remember what it is off hand, C1 classic I think, I have a Washburn acoustic I rarely touch. The one I play the most is my wife's Yamaha acoustic she bought 30 years ago. Gotta constantly tune it, but its a dreadnought body and I love the tone. I play it everynight.

  I dont know much about guitars, I just like playing them.

[mojo]

The Germans really outdid themselves with the workmanship & materials with that guitar. An arch top with mother of pearl completely covering it. They machined each piece to the contours of the guitar & each piece of mother of pear will only fit in that location. I had a Luther look it over who hand builds guitars & was simply amazed with how Duesenberg built the entire guitar for the price they sell them for.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gupX0vPDoqs

I've been looking at the Mike Campbell models too. They're different guitars altogether; not just different looking. That's what I like about them. Unfortunately, I don't live in an area where I can try one out. I was also looking at Greco- Zemaitis guitars, too. It seems that they're not available anymore in the States for whatever reason. Not like I can go out tomorrow and just pick one up anyway. lol

[mojo]

Good lookin Sunn setup. Got a couple of 6-10's myself but not in near as pretty shape. As for me I've been playin' (poorly) just about forever. Got a big mess of gear but my preference is Gibson. I will say that the one Epi I own plays nice. It's just not nearly as robust a guitar in terms of hardware. Bur from what I've heard Gibson hasn't been getting a lot of praise QC wise recently so maybe they're a smart choice.

I feel the same way about Gibson too. I went to Sam Ash a while back and tried a three pickup Les Paul Classic with every intention of buying it. When I played it the set up was horrible, the pick ups sounded weak, and the neck felt like it would snap if I tried to put heavier strings on it. I've played LP Classics before and was satisfied with them. I decided to save my money (good thing I did, my car needed repairs a week later.)

Another time, I went with my wife to a Guitar Center and tried two LP Standards. One sounded like garbage and the other was one of the best sounding and playing ones I have tried. Tried an inexpensive SG Classic and was trying to figure out how to muster the cash to get one.

It seems around the late 90's is when Gibson's QC started to go downhill.

[icepac]

I always end up liking a cheap guitar with a neck like a baseball bat more than a high line axe.

I'm sure that will change if I run into the right guitar but I'm holding out spending big bucks until I can afford a "combat guiter" or "fgn" which is fujigen's own brand name.

Very sweet guitars made in japan and if you look closely, you will find many gibsons, fenders, Ibanez, Yamaha, roland, and a ton of other names all come off the same fujigen assembly line.

They have become very sought after now that many big names have switched manufacturing to Indonesia, china, and korea.

[lyric1]

I've been looking at the Mike Campbell models too. They're different guitars altogether; not just different looking. That's what I like about them. Unfortunately, I don't live in an area where I can try one out. I was also looking at Greco- Zemaitis guitars, too. It seems that they're not available anymore in the States for whatever reason. Not like I can go out tomorrow and just pick one up anyway. lol

You can get Zemaitis here in the USA they have not been made in England for a number of years.
The Japanese make them now.

http://www.zemaitis-guitars.com/

[Thruster]

"I feel the same way about Gibson too. I went to Sam Ash a while back and tried a three pickup Les Paul Classic with every intention of buying it. When I played it the set up was horrible, the pick ups sounded weak, and the neck felt like it would snap if I tried to put heavier strings on it. I've played LP Classics before and was satisfied with them. I decided to save my money (good thing I did, my car needed repairs a week later)."

Seems like that's always been sort of the deal with Gibbys. Except for my 'Paul the others are Norlin vintage and they're just as....distinctive as the one I bought a few years ago. I went through 'bout a dozen LP's along with a couple of SG's and a Firebird that time. If I hadn't decided to look at a plan B finish I would have gone home empty handed. The last one I checked out was so much nicer than everything else I'd looked at I have to credit the initial setup along with the Hand of God. Maybe that's the problem. Internet buys and minimum wage GC/SamAsh "techs". A good setup will mask a thousand sins. Granted you'll have some that are lighter, have a cool grain, or just subjectively "feel" nicer but they should. Or not. My fist LP ('78 standard) was a heavy, toneless beast. Sold it to a guy who'd checked it out at a jam and hounded me the whole school year to sell it. Dude probably still has it. I took the money and got a 335 which I've had ever since.

[katanaso]

In my opinion, the majority of the stuff you pick up at GC or Sam Ash to 'test' has been abused and sounds like crap.  Old strings, bad intonation, truss rods needing adjusting, some needing fret jobs...on both electrics and acoustics.

[Stampf]

I've been known to bend a string or two.



6 strings include a Dean V and Jackson Kelly Pro.

[zack1234]

Guitars are like joysticks

You need a tool kit to get them right 

Which is not a bad thing

Guy at work pick up acoustic from a second hand shop a old epiphone, looked like poo

Flippen thing was awesome