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***OFFICIAL*** Guitar Guys Thread -- all axes, all the time (1 Viewer)

Parrothead said:
have him PM me-  not sure who he is?  but I'm willing to help out fellow FBG in need!   Also looking to sell Gibson (spruce top maple body - short scale)
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This is my first time back in here as I've been on vacation since this posted. I ended up buying the used Taylor 516... I liked it a lot and it was a good deal, so I didn't want to let it sit available for another week+ while I was out of town.  I'm sure I would love your Martin HD28, but timing wasn't good for me.  Maybe down the road if you still have it and I'm ready to make another purchase...

 
Otis said:
https://www.acousticguitarforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=533353

It’s the signature model guitar for a jazz acoustic player I love, Eric Skye:

https://youtu.be/_57qm9rOGkc

But the version for sale here is with a custom cutaway. Only two such guitars apparently exist in the world...  I think I like the concept of the cutaway so I can more easily solo at the 12th fret.  And the Brazilian rosewood is a custom upgrade too (his signature model is cocobolo, which is a beautiful looking and sounding close cousin of rosewood). 

I think this is the very same guitar. Looks like it originally sold for almost $14k   :shock:

https://reverb.com/item/3624125-used-2014-santa-cruz-eric-skye-oo-brazilian
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Beautiful sound.

 
Someone posted a used (but essentially new) Taylor GS Mini with bag on Facebook the other day for $300. I guess they run around $500 new. I thought about it but it was sold in just a few hours.

 
OC Zed said:
This is my first time back in here as I've been on vacation since this posted. I ended up buying the used Taylor 516... I liked it a lot and it was a good deal, so I didn't want to let it sit available for another week+ while I was out of town.  I'm sure I would love your Martin HD28, but timing wasn't good for me.  Maybe down the road if you still have it and I'm ready to make another purchase...
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congrats on the Taylor :thumbup:   play it long, loud, and often!  Hope you bond-  nothing like playing 'the' guitar :headbang:

 
OC Zed said:
This is my first time back in here as I've been on vacation since this posted. I ended up buying the used Taylor 516... I liked it a lot and it was a good deal, so I didn't want to let it sit available for another week+ while I was out of town.  I'm sure I would love your Martin HD28, but timing wasn't good for me.  Maybe down the road if you still have it and I'm ready to make another purchase...
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Awesome. HNGD!

 
AcerFC said:
I was in the Commandos.

But I was just thinking of things I have heard about initiations into bands. I have never seen M&Ms in anyones ### but have heard about it
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We always just make the rookie carry our gear for a bit. Clearly we need to step up our game. 

 
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bigbottom said:
Hmmm. My never ending quest to simplify my rig may have just taken a huge leap forward. At our gigs, I play both acoustic and electric guitar, so I bring both in a large dual acoustic/electric gig bag. It’s nice to only have one case, but it is necessarily pretty huge. 

Well, our guitarist just bought and has let me borrow a Tom Anderson Guitarworks Crowdster Plus. It’s a custom guitar that uses bronze acoustic strings with a piezo acoustic pick-up under the bridge, as well an electric pickup at the bridge position that is specially designed to deliver incredible electric tone from bronze strings. 

I was very dubious about the idea of a combo acoustic and electric guitar until I tried it today at practice. The acoustic sounded as good as my Taylor 414, and the electric pickup through my rig sounded better than my Deluxe Strat.  And since I’m not soloing or bending strings during our performances, the thicker strings are no problem at all. 

My radio transmitter system lets me switch between my electric rig and the direct input into the PA for my acoustic, so I was able to play through the set switching between acoustic and electric pickups without ever having to change guitars.  I would have never believed it had I not heard (and played) it myself. Need to tinker with it some more, but this may end up being my primary gigging guitar. And my load gets a little lighter and my stage logistics a lot simpler.

https://www.andersonguitarworks.com/crowdster-plus/

Edit:  Damn, after a couple of days, I'm sorta falling in love with this thing.  Which means I'm probably going to have to buy it rather than "borrow" it from my buddy.
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Here are some photos from our show at the Redneck Country Club this past Saturday night:  https://www.facebook.com/pg/southernslangtexas/photos/?tab=album&album_id=2112621752117678

I played my Tom Anderson guitar mentioned above throughout the gig.

 
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The guy that fixed my old Mesa Boogie asked if I was interested in purchasing a used 20 watt Egnator Tweaker combo.  (I still have insurance money to burn on gear.)  My gear knowledge is essentially frozen in time from 1998, so I’m pretty unfamiliar with these other than what I’m seeing on YouTube.  They seem like decent tweaker amps, but it’s tough to get a sense on the actual sound quality with amps like this.  Does anyone have any experience or thoughts on these.  Both good and bad opinions are welcome...

ETA: I play through an old Les Paul Studio that I’ve had since the early 90s.  I might be getting a Strat in the near future though.  Most of the stuff I play is classic rock and some clean and lightly overdriven bluesy noodling.  

 
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OC Zed said:
The guy that fixed my old Mesa Boogie asked if I was interested in purchasing a used 20 watt Egnator Tweaker combo.  (I still have insurance money to burn on gear.)  My gear knowledge is essentially frozen in time from 1998, so I’m pretty unfamiliar with these other than what I’m seeing on YouTube.  They seem like decent tweaker amps, but it’s tough to get a sense on the actual sound quality with amps like this.  Does anyone have any experience or thoughts on these.  Both good and bad opinions are welcome...

ETA: I play through an old Les Paul Studio that I’ve had since the early 90s.  I might be getting a Strat in the near future though.  Most of the stuff I play is classic rock and some clean and lightly overdriven bluesy noodling.  
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Our guitar player has an Egnator that he really likes, but it’s not a tweaker.  Given what you play, I’d suggest that you also give the Orange Rocker 15 combo in that same price range a listen.

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Rocker15--orange-rocker-15-15-watt-1x10-inch-tube-combo

 
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bigbottom said:
Our guitar player has an Egnator that he really likes, but it’s not a tweaker.  Given what you play, I’d suggest that you also give the Orange Rocker 15 combo in that same price range a listen.

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Rocker15--orange-rocker-15-15-watt-1x10-inch-tube-combo
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I’m looking at some of the video demos online and I love the option to cut the wattage for home use. Really nice sound and straightforward controls. I might give this some serious consideration. 

 
OC Zed said:
I’m looking at some of the video demos online and I love the option to cut the wattage for home use. Really nice sound and straightforward controls. I might give this some serious consideration. 
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Yeah, one of the things I really like about Orange (other than the killer tone) is the simplicity of the controls.  Also, tone wise, I think it pairs well with both Gibsons and Strats. 

 
OC Zed said:
The guy that fixed my old Mesa Boogie asked if I was interested in purchasing a used 20 watt Egnator Tweaker combo.  (I still have insurance money to burn on gear.)  My gear knowledge is essentially frozen in time from 1998, so I’m pretty unfamiliar with these other than what I’m seeing on YouTube.  They seem like decent tweaker amps, but it’s tough to get a sense on the actual sound quality with amps like this.  Does anyone have any experience or thoughts on these.  Both good and bad opinions are welcome...

ETA: I play through an old Les Paul Studio that I’ve had since the early 90s.  I might be getting a Strat in the near future though.  Most of the stuff I play is classic rock and some clean and lightly overdriven bluesy noodling.  
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I had a Tweaker 15 a while back. I liked it. There are tons of sounds in there. 

 
OC Zed said:
The guy that fixed my old Mesa Boogie asked if I was interested in purchasing a used 20 watt Egnator Tweaker combo.  (I still have insurance money to burn on gear.)  My gear knowledge is essentially frozen in time from 1998, so I’m pretty unfamiliar with these other than what I’m seeing on YouTube.  They seem like decent tweaker amps, but it’s tough to get a sense on the actual sound quality with amps like this.  Does anyone have any experience or thoughts on these.  Both good and bad opinions are welcome...

ETA: I play through an old Les Paul Studio that I’ve had since the early 90s.  I might be getting a Strat in the near future though.  Most of the stuff I play is classic rock and some clean and lightly overdriven bluesy noodling.  
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How are you going to use it? In a band or at home?

 
Gianni Verscotchie said:
How are you going to use it? In a band or at home?
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At home. I have zero interest or time to play live. Also, I’m a total hack... I mainly enjoy just learning old songs and playing riffs. My Mesa Boogie 22 is already way more than sufficient (and loud) for me. 

 
OC Zed said:
At home. I have zero interest or time to play live. Also, I’m a total hack... I mainly enjoy just learning old songs and playing riffs. My Mesa Boogie 22 is already way more than sufficient (and loud) for me. 
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If it's just for the bedroom, and you like classic rock, the Blackstar HT-5 is a great 5-watt studio/practice valve amp (I own one).  Great tube tone at low volumes.  There's a new version with on-board reverb.  In case you're not familiar, Blackstar is a British amp company that was formed by a breakaway group from Marshall.  For classic rock/British stack tones, I prefer Blackstar over Marshall (and I've owned both).

That said, I still love the Orange Rocker 15 for your purposes, unless you really want onboard reverb as opposed to using the effects loop.

 
bigbottom said:
If it's just for the bedroom, and you like classic rock, the Blackstar HT-5 is a great 5-watt studio/practice valve amp (I own one).  Great tube tone at low volumes.  There's a new version with on-board reverb.  In case you're not familiar, Blackstar is a British amp company that was formed by a breakaway group from Marshall.  For classic rock/British stack tones, I prefer Blackstar over Marshall (and I've owned both).

That said, I still love the Orange Rocker 15 for your purposes, unless you really want onboard reverb as opposed to using the effects loop.
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I agree with this. Blackstar is excellent. I also owned one of those. I ditched it for (gulp) a Bugera G5 which is a straight up copy of the Blackstar with one important (to me) upgrade. The Bugera can switch power from 5w, 1w or .1w

The addition of the .1w setting really  makes for great bedroom volume saturation. Plus, it's cheaper. I don't intend to sell the Bugera.

Over the holidays, I bought a Marshall DSL1 and DSL20. I returned them both. The Bugera sounds better to me.

 
Thanks. I also appreciate these suggestions. Even though 70s-80s rock is my preference, I’ve never been much of a fan of Marshalls... at least the JCM 800 and 900s, particularly for the volumes you needed to drive them at (hence my preference for the older Boogies). These sound like good options though to explore. 

When I stopped playing regularly, I always wondered why there weren’t amp makers out there making lower wattage tube amps for home players. It seemed like such a massive void in the market. It’s nice to see so many great offerings become available in the last decade. 

 
OC Zed said:
Thanks. I also appreciate these suggestions. Even though 70s-80s rock is my preference, I’ve never been much of a fan of Marshalls... at least the JCM 800 and 900s, particularly for the volumes you needed to drive them at (hence my preference for the older Boogies). These sound like good options though to explore. 

When I stopped playing regularly, I always wondered why there weren’t amp makers out there making lower wattage tube amps for home players. It seemed like such a massive void in the market. It’s nice to see so many great offerings become available in the last decade. 
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If you really want to go crazy (and have the budget) get a Kemper. 

 
I'm narrowing down and getting close to my acoustic guitar purchase.  It's been about 5 years since I had a bunch of expensive acoustics and was teaching myself more jazz and really starting to get halfway decent again as a player.  Fast forward from there and it's been all work and family stuff.  But work is easing, the babies aren't babies anymore, and I've found a window to get back into it.

After a crapton of research, I'm leaning heavily towards a Froggy Bottom acoustic.  I owned a P14 parlor model back in those playing days, and my god, for a small guitar, it resonated like a piano.  Just incredible.  Best instrument I've ever owned.  Now, they're not cheap, but they're just incredible.

So, I'm focusing on one of the smaller body Froggy models, likely the P (parlor) models or a C (00, slightly larger) model.  After a bunch of web research, I've narrowed the field to these -- a mix of different woods.  A love rosewood, but what Froggy does with mahogany is amazing; I also love walnut in an acoustic, just so beautiful, but I do worry it'll sound too bright.

I don't think there are any acoustic nerds in here who are as nerdy about acoustics as I am, but just in case, links below, and comments welcomed.   

C12 Deluxe Rosewood $9600 https://wildwoodguitars.com/product/C2085/ytbr-froggy-bottom-model-c-deluxe-rosewood/

C12 Deluxe Walnut and Adi $6900 https://themusicemporium.com/guitars/acoustic/froggy-bottom-c-deluxe-walnut-adirondack-2015.7564

C12 Deluxe Sinker Mahogany $8550 https://www.guitargal.com/collections/guitars/products/froggy-bottom-c-deluxe-mahogany-guitar

P12 Deluxe Walnut $9400 https://eddiesguitars.com/acoustic-guitars/acoustic-guitar-brands/froggy-bottom-guitars/froggy-bottom-p12-deluxe-walnut

P12 Deluxe Walnut German Spruce $10,100 https://themusicemporium.com/guitars/acoustic/froggy-bottom-p-12-deluxe-walnut-german-spruce

P14 Deluxe Hog and Red Spruce $6500 https://thenorthamericanguitar.com/collections/froggy-bottom/products/froggy-bottom-p14-deluxe-acoustic-guitar-mahogany-adirondack-red-spruce-pre-owned

Oats 

 
Captain Cranks said:
I just treated myself to a Gibson LP and am looking to change out the stock strings.  Any recommendations for someone who likes to play Alt rock and metal?  
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Guitar strings are such a personal choice that you will need to try several to find what you like. It depends on if you play more rhythm or lead as to the size but I like GHS boomers or the thick core boomers on my Les Paul. I prefer 10's but .09's might be better if you are newer.

https://www.amazon.com/HC-GBL-Boomer-Electric-Guitar-Strings/dp/B00T88UWHG/ref=sr_1_14_sspa?keywords=ghs+thick+boomers&qid=1547861341&s=Musical+Instruments&sr=1-14-spons&psc=1

 
Otis said:
I'm narrowing down and getting close to my acoustic guitar purchase.  It's been about 5 years since I had a bunch of expensive acoustics and was teaching myself more jazz and really starting to get halfway decent again as a player.  Fast forward from there and it's been all work and family stuff.  But work is easing, the babies aren't babies anymore, and I've found a window to get back into it.

After a crapton of research, I'm leaning heavily towards a Froggy Bottom acoustic.  I owned a P14 parlor model back in those playing days, and my god, for a small guitar, it resonated like a piano.  Just incredible.  Best instrument I've ever owned.  Now, they're not cheap, but they're just incredible.

So, I'm focusing on one of the smaller body Froggy models, likely the P (parlor) models or a C (00, slightly larger) model.  After a bunch of web research, I've narrowed the field to these -- a mix of different woods.  A love rosewood, but what Froggy does with mahogany is amazing; I also love walnut in an acoustic, just so beautiful, but I do worry it'll sound too bright.

I don't think there are any acoustic nerds in here who are as nerdy about acoustics as I am, but just in case, links below, and comments welcomed.   

C12 Deluxe Rosewood $9600 https://wildwoodguitars.com/product/C2085/ytbr-froggy-bottom-model-c-deluxe-rosewood/

C12 Deluxe Walnut and Adi $6900 https://themusicemporium.com/guitars/acoustic/froggy-bottom-c-deluxe-walnut-adirondack-2015.7564

C12 Deluxe Sinker Mahogany $8550 https://www.guitargal.com/collections/guitars/products/froggy-bottom-c-deluxe-mahogany-guitar

P12 Deluxe Walnut $9400 https://eddiesguitars.com/acoustic-guitars/acoustic-guitar-brands/froggy-bottom-guitars/froggy-bottom-p12-deluxe-walnut

P12 Deluxe Walnut German Spruce $10,100 https://themusicemporium.com/guitars/acoustic/froggy-bottom-p-12-deluxe-walnut-german-spruce

P14 Deluxe Hog and Red Spruce $6500 https://thenorthamericanguitar.com/collections/froggy-bottom/products/froggy-bottom-p14-deluxe-acoustic-guitar-mahogany-adirondack-red-spruce-pre-owned

Oats 
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I'm sure all of those sound fantastic and are all outstanding.  I have never played any of them.   Unless I hit the lottery, I'm certainly not owning any of them   

You should play all of them to see which one feels and sounds best to you.   

Good luck.  Can't wait to hear which one you choose.  

 
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Otis said:
I'm narrowing down and getting close to my acoustic guitar purchase.  It's been about 5 years since I had a bunch of expensive acoustics and was teaching myself more jazz and really starting to get halfway decent again as a player.  Fast forward from there and it's been all work and family stuff.  But work is easing, the babies aren't babies anymore, and I've found a window to get back into it.

After a crapton of research, I'm leaning heavily towards a Froggy Bottom acoustic.  I owned a P14 parlor model back in those playing days, and my god, for a small guitar, it resonated like a piano.  Just incredible.  Best instrument I've ever owned.  Now, they're not cheap, but they're just incredible.

So, I'm focusing on one of the smaller body Froggy models, likely the P (parlor) models or a C (00, slightly larger) model.  After a bunch of web research, I've narrowed the field to these -- a mix of different woods.  A love rosewood, but what Froggy does with mahogany is amazing; I also love walnut in an acoustic, just so beautiful, but I do worry it'll sound too bright.

I don't think there are any acoustic nerds in here who are as nerdy about acoustics as I am, but just in case, links below, and comments welcomed.   

C12 Deluxe Rosewood $9600 https://wildwoodguitars.com/product/C2085/ytbr-froggy-bottom-model-c-deluxe-rosewood/

C12 Deluxe Walnut and Adi $6900 https://themusicemporium.com/guitars/acoustic/froggy-bottom-c-deluxe-walnut-adirondack-2015.7564

C12 Deluxe Sinker Mahogany $8550 https://www.guitargal.com/collections/guitars/products/froggy-bottom-c-deluxe-mahogany-guitar

P12 Deluxe Walnut $9400 https://eddiesguitars.com/acoustic-guitars/acoustic-guitar-brands/froggy-bottom-guitars/froggy-bottom-p12-deluxe-walnut

P12 Deluxe Walnut German Spruce $10,100 https://themusicemporium.com/guitars/acoustic/froggy-bottom-p-12-deluxe-walnut-german-spruce

P14 Deluxe Hog and Red Spruce $6500 https://thenorthamericanguitar.com/collections/froggy-bottom/products/froggy-bottom-p14-deluxe-acoustic-guitar-mahogany-adirondack-red-spruce-pre-owned

Oats 
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GB Otis. This sorta feels like Chet asking us if we have any thoughts on which Ferrari he should buy.

 
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