***OFFICIAL*** Guitar Guys Thread -- all axes, all the time (4 Viewers)

[jdoggydogg]

Just bought a Line 6 POD 2.0 box used on ebay for $100. Pretty good deal considering it retails new for over $200.

Nice. Let us know how you like it.

Will do. Excited to hear it.

 

[bigbottom]

For me, I took apart the old dresser (my departed dad's btw) and brought the wood to a shop for jointing. I glued up two solid body sized blanks of pure mahogany, two with half inch ash middles, and I have two 1.5 inch thick one piecers that should work with quarter inch maple tops. 5 will cure for now. One of the ash combos will be my first attempt at a Tele (soon as next week). I purchased an ashtray bridge cut for a humbucker, these pickups, gonna hold out for an ebony neck and the other bits. This should be fun. My hope is to copy John 5's from the vid here. Keeping it relatively simple.

Thursday I wouldn't have understood what I just typed.

Let me know when you're ready for that Strat, Otis.

It was this or keep building firearms.

(or getting a job)

This is simply awesome. Please post updates.

 

[Chaos Commish]

For me, I took apart the old dresser (my departed dad's btw) and brought the wood to a shop for jointing. I glued up two solid body sized blanks of pure mahogany, two with half inch ash middles, and I have two 1.5 inch thick one piecers that should work with quarter inch maple tops. 5 will cure for now. One of the ash combos will be my first attempt at a Tele (soon as next week). I purchased an ashtray bridge cut for a humbucker, these pickups, gonna hold out for an ebony neck and the other bits. This should be fun. My hope is to copy John 5's from the vid here. Keeping it relatively simple.

Thursday I wouldn't have understood what I just typed.

Let me know when you're ready for that Strat, Otis.

It was this or keep building firearms.

(or getting a job)

This is simply awesome. Please post updates.

Ok, but I've scene many threads elsewhere where someone posts about a scratch or even kit build. Starts out excited, posts a bunch of progress pics, then the thread dies without a finished product. In a few the builder admits the final product sucked. We'll see. I'll go slow. I already changed the plan. The finish on the dresser is still nice with some character (and nostalgia). So, I've decided to preserve as much as possible. Just the edge and cutouts will be unfinished at this stage. Also opted for a maple neck.

 

[Britney Spears]

For me, I took apart the old dresser (my departed dad's btw) and brought the wood to a shop for jointing. I glued up two solid body sized blanks of pure mahogany, two with half inch ash middles, and I have two 1.5 inch thick one piecers that should work with quarter inch maple tops. 5 will cure for now. One of the ash combos will be my first attempt at a Tele (soon as next week). I purchased an ashtray bridge cut for a humbucker, these pickups, gonna hold out for an ebony neck and the other bits. This should be fun. My hope is to copy John 5's from the vid here. Keeping it relatively simple.

Thursday I wouldn't have understood what I just typed.

Let me know when you're ready for that Strat, Otis.

It was this or keep building firearms.

(or getting a job)

This is simply awesome. Please post updates.

Ok, but I've scene many threads elsewhere where someone posts about a scratch or even kit build. Starts out excited, posts a bunch of progress pics, then the thread dies without a finished product. In a few the builder admits the final product sucked. We'll see. I'll go slow. I already changed the plan. The finish on the dresser is still nice with some character (and nostalgia). So, I've decided to preserve as much as possible. Just the edge and cutouts will be unfinished at this stage. Also opted for a maple neck.

Sweet!!!I am one of the dawdlers. I have a partscaster that has been on progress for a year (still haven't gotten the nitro finish right and don't really want to spray with the cool weather). It's a lot of fun, but easy to procrastinate.

 

[Chaos Commish]

For me, I took apart the old dresser (my departed dad's btw) and brought the wood to a shop for jointing. I glued up two solid body sized blanks of pure mahogany, two with half inch ash middles, and I have two 1.5 inch thick one piecers that should work with quarter inch maple tops. 5 will cure for now. One of the ash combos will be my first attempt at a Tele (soon as next week). I purchased an ashtray bridge cut for a humbucker, these pickups, gonna hold out for an ebony neck and the other bits. This should be fun. My hope is to copy John 5's from the vid here. Keeping it relatively simple.

Thursday I wouldn't have understood what I just typed.

Let me know when you're ready for that Strat, Otis.

It was this or keep building firearms.

(or getting a job)

This is simply awesome. Please post updates.

Ok, but I've scene many threads elsewhere where someone posts about a scratch or even kit build. Starts out excited, posts a bunch of progress pics, then the thread dies without a finished product. In a few the builder admits the final product sucked. We'll see. I'll go slow. I already changed the plan. The finish on the dresser is still nice with some character (and nostalgia). So, I've decided to preserve as much as possible. Just the edge and cutouts will be unfinished at this stage. Also opted for a maple neck.

Sweet!!!I am one of the dawdlers. I have a partscaster that has been on progress for a year (still haven't gotten the nitro finish right and don't really want to spray with the cool weather). It's a lot of fun, but easy to procrastinate.

One reason for my change in finish plans is in those partscaster threads the finish seems to be not just a major time consumer but a major source of disappointment. For now I care less about the finish than hearing it play in tune with nice tone. A couple really talented garage luthiers from those forums convinced me not to touch the 50 year old mahogany for my first attempt. Probably sound advice but I'm not thrilled to build some plywood thing. And fresh young lumber is just too heavy and uninteresting to work with. Have you seen the Palletcaster? Well, I have a ton of 2x4s and 2x6 that have baked in the desert sun unfinished for 40 years (from an overbuilt fence that's being torn out). I'm going to make a Fencecaster. My plan for this finish is three coats of Truoil lightly sanded three hours apart. Done in half a day. It's how I do rifle stocks, and they're beautiful. I'm not a big fan of filling and painting wood.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Just bought a Line 6 POD 2.0 box used on ebay for $100. Pretty good deal considering it retails new for over $200.

Nice. Let us know how you like it.

Will do. Excited to hear it.

Out for delivery via UPS this afternoon

 

[jdoggydogg]

Just bought a Line 6 POD 2.0 box used on ebay for $100. Pretty good deal considering it retails new for over $200.

Nice. Let us know how you like it.

Will do. Excited to hear it.

Out for delivery via UPS this afternoon

Really glad I bought this. And big thanks for the used rather than new advice. I've used eBay a lot, but for some reason it never occurred to me to buy this used. This thing is beefier than it looks in the pictures.

 

[jdoggydogg]

I don't have the time to learn Black Magic Woman enough to be proud of it, but I might take a stab at some of it this week and upload a video.

 

[Otis]

I don't have the time to learn Black Magic Woman enough to be proud of it, but I might take a stab at some of it this week and upload a video.

I may do the same. Even if it's just playing the chord progression and then playing some of the solo bits, and some improv, over it.

 

[Britney Spears]

For me, I took apart the old dresser (my departed dad's btw) and brought the wood to a shop for jointing. I glued up two solid body sized blanks of pure mahogany, two with half inch ash middles, and I have two 1.5 inch thick one piecers that should work with quarter inch maple tops. 5 will cure for now. One of the ash combos will be my first attempt at a Tele (soon as next week). I purchased an ashtray bridge cut for a humbucker, these pickups, gonna hold out for an ebony neck and the other bits. This should be fun. My hope is to copy John 5's from the vid here. Keeping it relatively simple.

Thursday I wouldn't have understood what I just typed.

Let me know when you're ready for that Strat, Otis.

It was this or keep building firearms.

(or getting a job)

This is simply awesome. Please post updates.

Ok, but I've scene many threads elsewhere where someone posts about a scratch or even kit build. Starts out excited, posts a bunch of progress pics, then the thread dies without a finished product. In a few the builder admits the final product sucked. We'll see. I'll go slow. I already changed the plan. The finish on the dresser is still nice with some character (and nostalgia). So, I've decided to preserve as much as possible. Just the edge and cutouts will be unfinished at this stage. Also opted for a maple neck.

Sweet!!!I am one of the dawdlers. I have a partscaster that has been on progress for a year (still haven't gotten the nitro finish right and don't really want to spray with the cool weather). It's a lot of fun, but easy to procrastinate.

One reason for my change in finish plans is in those partscaster threads the finish seems to be not just a major time consumer but a major source of disappointment. For now I care less about the finish than hearing it play in tune with nice tone. A couple really talented garage luthiers from those forums convinced me not to touch the 50 year old mahogany for my first attempt. Probably sound advice but I'm not thrilled to build some plywood thing. And fresh young lumber is just too heavy and uninteresting to work with. Have you seen the Palletcaster? Well, I have a ton of 2x4s and 2x6 that have baked in the desert sun unfinished for 40 years (from an overbuilt fence that's being torn out). I'm going to make a Fencecaster. My plan for this finish is three coats of Truoil lightly sanded three hours apart. Done in half a day. It's how I do rifle stocks, and they're beautiful. I'm not a big fan of filling and painting wood.

Love the copper on that Tele. I do tend to agree, the finish seems to be 95% of the work for this thing, and it has been a bit frustrating. I am putting nitro on the Bakelite pick guard and even that is a challenge to get smooth.

 

[Abraham]

Went in to Guitar Center the other day and was shocked at some of the prices on things. Like I said last week when I saw the double-cutaway Ibanez hollow body at a store for $299. Yesterday they had a really nice "roughed up wood, no gloss on it" single cutaway deep hollow body. It was also $299. Granted, in my band-fronting days I would have rather been thrown off a bridge then play anything but a Gibson. But now? $300 for a hollow body with good action and a good tone seems like a steal.

 

[Britney Spears]

Here is a corny video (more like a couple pictures) my dads friend made if him playing guitar. Thought I would post it here:

http://youtu.be/LTEocDCnBHM

I won't lie, despite this being a great example of old people not being good with movies and things, I got a little misty watching it. Dads got some significant health problems so this kind of stuff is sort of a treasure to me.

 

[bigbottom]

Here is a corny video (more like a couple pictures) my dads friend made if him playing guitar. Thought I would post it here:

http://youtu.be/LTEocDCnBHM

I won't lie, despite this being a great example of old people not being good with movies and things, I got a little misty watching it. Dads got some significant health problems so this kind of stuff is sort of a treasure to me.

That's really cool. A treasure indeed.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Here is a corny video (more like a couple pictures) my dads friend made if him playing guitar. Thought I would post it here:

http://youtu.be/LTEocDCnBHM

I won't lie, despite this being a great example of old people not being good with movies and things, I got a little misty watching it. Dads got some significant health problems so this kind of stuff is sort of a treasure to me.

 

[Chaos Commish]

For me, I took apart the old dresser (my departed dad's btw) and brought the wood to a shop for jointing. I glued up two solid body sized blanks of pure mahogany, two with half inch ash middles, and I have two 1.5 inch thick one piecers that should work with quarter inch maple tops. 5 will cure for now. One of the ash combos will be my first attempt at a Tele (soon as next week). I purchased an ashtray bridge cut for a humbucker, these pickups, gonna hold out for an ebony neck and the other bits. This should be fun. My hope is to copy John 5's from the vid here. Keeping it relatively simple.

Thursday I wouldn't have understood what I just typed.

Let me know when you're ready for that Strat, Otis.

It was this or keep building firearms.

(or getting a job)

This is simply awesome. Please post updates.

Ok, but I've scene many threads elsewhere where someone posts about a scratch or even kit build. Starts out excited, posts a bunch of progress pics, then the thread dies without a finished product. In a few the builder admits the final product sucked. We'll see. I'll go slow. I already changed the plan. The finish on the dresser is still nice with some character (and nostalgia). So, I've decided to preserve as much as possible. Just the edge and cutouts will be unfinished at this stage. Also opted for a maple neck.

Sweet!!!I am one of the dawdlers. I have a partscaster that has been on progress for a year (still haven't gotten the nitro finish right and don't really want to spray with the cool weather). It's a lot of fun, but easy to procrastinate.

One reason for my change in finish plans is in those partscaster threads the finish seems to be not just a major time consumer but a major source of disappointment. For now I care less about the finish than hearing it play in tune with nice tone. A couple really talented garage luthiers from those forums convinced me not to touch the 50 year old mahogany for my first attempt. Probably sound advice but I'm not thrilled to build some plywood thing. And fresh young lumber is just too heavy and uninteresting to work with. Have you seen the Palletcaster? Well, I have a ton of 2x4s and 2x6 that have baked in the desert sun unfinished for 40 years (from an overbuilt fence that's being torn out). I'm going to make a Fencecaster. My plan for this finish is three coats of Truoil lightly sanded three hours apart. Done in half a day. It's how I do rifle stocks, and they're beautiful. I'm not a big fan of filling and painting wood.

Love the copper on that Tele. I do tend to agree, the finish seems to be 95% of the work for this thing, and it has been a bit frustrating. I am putting nitro on the Bakelite pick guard and even that is a challenge to get smooth.

After 40 hours of reading and planning I now have about 10 hours of labor invested in the Fencecaster project. For that I have four proper sized blanks glued and clamped. Turns out this old dry pine is a coveted tonewood by some builders. I've outlined two Teles, a Strat and a Jazzmaster on them. And let's not forget I have 6 Mahogany blanks in storage. My daughter is a little confused. She just wanted a guitar. She didn't realize I needed something to do. I'm also growing my hair and learning to play Pipeline. Hah.

I figure since I'm in a midlife crisis, it should at least be productive and fun.

It took so long to get this far because it became complicated for me to be happy with the thickness of blanks made from studs. I bookmatched 2x4s (which are really 1.5x3.5). Otis's lovely hollow bodies have two piece bookmatched maple tops. Bookmatching old studs cut them into 2x2s (really 1.5x1.75s). Fender blueprints have them at 1.75" thick. See what I did there? So when I joined the grains for the match, I ended up with 3x1.75s. Cleaning up the edges for joining made them 2.75x1.75, so I laminated five together (current clamped stage) to get the slabs over 13 inches for whichever guitar body I decide to cut. Yep, major seams but I did my reading and like it. It makes the bodies stronger and more stable, and according to some, enhances sustain. I may even laminate my own necks.

eta: love the youtube... HEY!

 

[bigbottom]

For me, I took apart the old dresser (my departed dad's btw) and brought the wood to a shop for jointing. I glued up two solid body sized blanks of pure mahogany, two with half inch ash middles, and I have two 1.5 inch thick one piecers that should work with quarter inch maple tops. 5 will cure for now. One of the ash combos will be my first attempt at a Tele (soon as next week). I purchased an ashtray bridge cut for a humbucker, these pickups, gonna hold out for an ebony neck and the other bits. This should be fun. My hope is to copy John 5's from the vid here. Keeping it relatively simple.

Thursday I wouldn't have understood what I just typed.

Let me know when you're ready for that Strat, Otis.

It was this or keep building firearms.

(or getting a job)

This is simply awesome. Please post updates.

Ok, but I've scene many threads elsewhere where someone posts about a scratch or even kit build. Starts out excited, posts a bunch of progress pics, then the thread dies without a finished product. In a few the builder admits the final product sucked. We'll see. I'll go slow. I already changed the plan. The finish on the dresser is still nice with some character (and nostalgia). So, I've decided to preserve as much as possible. Just the edge and cutouts will be unfinished at this stage. Also opted for a maple neck.

Sweet!!!I am one of the dawdlers. I have a partscaster that has been on progress for a year (still haven't gotten the nitro finish right and don't really want to spray with the cool weather). It's a lot of fun, but easy to procrastinate.

One reason for my change in finish plans is in those partscaster threads the finish seems to be not just a major time consumer but a major source of disappointment. For now I care less about the finish than hearing it play in tune with nice tone. A couple really talented garage luthiers from those forums convinced me not to touch the 50 year old mahogany for my first attempt. Probably sound advice but I'm not thrilled to build some plywood thing. And fresh young lumber is just too heavy and uninteresting to work with. Have you seen the Palletcaster? Well, I have a ton of 2x4s and 2x6 that have baked in the desert sun unfinished for 40 years (from an overbuilt fence that's being torn out). I'm going to make a Fencecaster. My plan for this finish is three coats of Truoil lightly sanded three hours apart. Done in half a day. It's how I do rifle stocks, and they're beautiful. I'm not a big fan of filling and painting wood.

Love the copper on that Tele. I do tend to agree, the finish seems to be 95% of the work for this thing, and it has been a bit frustrating. I am putting nitro on the Bakelite pick guard and even that is a challenge to get smooth.

After 40 hours of reading and planning I now have about 10 hours of labor invested in the Fencecaster project. For that I have four proper sized blanks glued and clamped. Turns out this old dry pine is a coveted tonewood by some builders. I've outlined two Teles, a Strat and a Jazzmaster on them. And let's not forget I have 6 Mahogany blanks in storage. My daughter is a little confused. She just wanted a guitar. She didn't realize I needed something to do. I'm also growing my hair and learning to play Pipeline. Hah.

I figure since I'm in a midlife crisis, it should at least be productive and fun.

It took so long to get this far because it became complicated for me to be happy with the thickness of blanks made from studs. I bookmatched 2x4s (which are really 1.5x3.5). Otis's lovely hollow bodies have two piece bookmatched maple tops. Bookmatching old studs cut them into 2x2s (really 1.5x1.75s). Fender blueprints have them at 1.75" thick. See what I did there? So when I joined the grains for the match, I ended up with 3x1.75s. Cleaning up the edges for joining made them 2.75x1.75, so I laminated five together (current clamped stage) to get the slabs over 13 inches for whichever guitar body I decide to cut. Yep, major seams but I did my reading and like it. It makes the bodies stronger and more stable, and according to some, enhances sustain. I may even laminate my own necks.

eta: love the youtube... HEY!

We're not worthy, we're not worthy!

Making a guitar from scratch sounds awesome, and something I could never do. We're pulling for you. And keep growing that hair!

 

[bigbottom]

My plan for this finish is three coats of Truoil lightly sanded three hours apart. Done in half a day. It's how I do rifle stocks, and they're beautiful. I'm not a big fan of filling and painting wood.

Love the copper on that Tele. I do tend to agree, the finish seems to be 95% of the work for this thing, and it has been a bit frustrating. I am putting nitro on the Bakelite pick guard and even that is a challenge to get smooth.

For what it's worth, I just put my first coat of polycrylic water-based satin finish on the distressed body I purchased. I'll let you know how it turns out. I really didn't want to put any finish on it, but the paint patches were tacky.

 

[Britney Spears]

Guys,

Any thoughts on a Gretsch G5422T?

I played one yesterday at guitar center and kind of fell in love. I do not have any experience with hollow body electrics, so I'm not sure if its the guitar or just that style of guitar that I liked so much.

Can anyone comment on the quality of these? They seem pretty reasonably priced (looks to be about $700-$900 based on a couple of the ones they had).

I only have a Tele right now and love it, but I might need to jump into a second guitar after trying it.

 

[Chaos Commish]

My plan for this finish is three coats of Truoil lightly sanded three hours apart. Done in half a day. It's how I do rifle stocks, and they're beautiful. I'm not a big fan of filling and painting wood.

Love the copper on that Tele. I do tend to agree, the finish seems to be 95% of the work for this thing, and it has been a bit frustrating. I am putting nitro on the Bakelite pick guard and even that is a challenge to get smooth.

For what it's worth, I just put my first coat of polycrylic water-based satin finish on the distressed body I purchased. I'll let you know how it turns out. I really didn't want to put any finish on it, but the paint patches were tacky.

Since pine is a little soft for a guitar, I've decided acrylic (which can harden like glass) is probably a good idea for mine.

 

[Chaos Commish]

Guys,Any thoughts on a Gretsch G5422T?I played one yesterday at guitar center and kind of fell in love. I do not have any experience with hollow body electrics, so I'm not sure if its the guitar or just that style of guitar that I liked so much.Can anyone comment on the quality of these? They seem pretty reasonably priced (looks to be about $700-$900 based on a couple of the ones they had).I only have a Tele right now and love it, but I might need to jump into a second guitar after trying it.

No thoughts and the Gretsch other than I didn't know they were built by Fender until looking into this stuff and Bigsby tailpieces look awesome.

I have a tele template clamped to a body blank and will probably take a shot at the router work today before cutting the body to shape maybe tomorrow. I could buy a fairly nice fake tele for the price of the parts I have in a couple carts but have yet to order. I guess the journey is the fun.

 

[mad sweeney]

After watching a Foo Fighters doc on Palladia over the weekend I fired up the ol' Rocksmith game and cranked my practices up quite a few notches. Waking up with my left hand in a claw and fingertips as tender as a psycho period girlfriend's PMS-ing nipples.

 

[bigbottom]

My plan for this finish is three coats of Truoil lightly sanded three hours apart. Done in half a day. It's how I do rifle stocks, and they're beautiful. I'm not a big fan of filling and painting wood.

Love the copper on that Tele. I do tend to agree, the finish seems to be 95% of the work for this thing, and it has been a bit frustrating. I am putting nitro on the Bakelite pick guard and even that is a challenge to get smooth.

For what it's worth, I just put my first coat of polycrylic water-based satin finish on the distressed body I purchased. I'll let you know how it turns out. I really didn't want to put any finish on it, but the paint patches were tacky.

Since pine is a little soft for a guitar, I've decided acrylic (which can harden like glass) is probably a good idea for mine.

Yeah, my body is alder. I really wanted a subtle (nearly invisible) finish, and the polycrylic worked perfectly. Did three coats with light sanding with 220 grit in between coats, and then 400 grit on the final coat. Turned out just how I wanted. Smooth, non-tacky, but very little finish detectable to the naked eye. And still light as a feather.

 

[Fiddles]

Practicing with my son gave me the bug to start playing myself. Picked up a Yamaha dreadnought 700 at the guitar center Memorial Day sale. Anyone have any recommendations on a YouTube or iOS app for a beginner?

 

[Abraham]

Post 5 songs you'd like to learn here. 99% chance they contain the same progressions and can be transcribed in a way that you can learn them all by just learning 4 or 5 chords.

 

[Otis]

Owned a Gretsch briefly. Not my cup of tea but the salesman at GC swore by them. Quality seemed fine but I returned it after a day.

 

[Otis]

Selling my Ibanez hollow--it's pretty but is totally second fiddle to my Yamaha--and getting an acoustic. I'm actually missing my acoustics and sitting around and playing/singing.

So I'm very close to pulling the trigger on a 3k Taylor. They are some stunning guitars. I have a bead on a killer deal on the new 918e model, which is the near jumbo size model, with all the appointments and stunning rosewood, for that price. They list for almost 6k. Just wondering if it may be too big for my only acoustic. Then again I do have my hands...

Other options are a couple of built to order Taylors I'm looking at, one in particular is an amazon rosewood beauty that looks amazing:

http://www.shorelinemusic.com/music/guitars/taylor/taylor-custom-gs/

My previously most expensive guitar was my Martin HD28, really psyched for this.

Also bought a used Baby Taylor for $150 for leaving out and around uncased for me and my daughter to play with. I'm more inclined to play if I don't have to go pull an axe out of the case. Out of sight/mind etc.

Anyway I'm nearly done agonizing over this Taylor decision and will probably order Monday.

 

[Abraham]

I had a Taylor mid size (414ce?) that had a Hawaiian Koa top. Beat the hell out of it for two years and played it all over the place and sold it on eBay for 20% more than I paid for it.

 

[bigbottom]

Buddy of mine has a custom GS and it is a stunning guitar. That 918 is gorgeous as well. That said, if it were me, I'd go with a cutaway. Awkward to play those upper frets without it.

Happy hunting!

p.s. I know the custom will have to be ordered, but if you go non-custom, I'd strongly suggest that you actually play it before you buy. When I bought my Taylor, I played a BUNCH before I found the one. The tone was gorgeous. And as it turned out, it was used. I think that made the difference as the wood had aged 10 years already. You work in the city and there are a bunch of music stores stocked with higher end guitars. No reason to drop $3k on an acoustic you've never played before. Electrics it doesn't really matter, but with acoustics, even Taylors, it does. My unsolicited 2 cents.

 

[Otis]

Buddy of mine has a custom GS and it is a stunning guitar. That 918 is gorgeous as well. That said, if it were me, I'd go with a cutaway. Awkward to play those upper frets without it.Happy hunting!p.s. I know the custom will have to be ordered, but if you go non-custom, I'd strongly suggest that you actually play it before you buy. When I bought my Taylor, I played a BUNCH before I found the one. The tone was gorgeous. And as it turned out, it was used. I think that made the difference as the wood had aged 10 years already. You work in the city and there are a bunch of music stores stocked with higher end guitars. No reason to drop $3k on an acoustic you've never played before. Electrics it doesn't really matter, but with acoustics, even Taylors, it does. My unsolicited 2 cents.

Fair advice. It's a question of me being lazy and just trusting the brand. I figure whatever I get will be way better than what I've had in the past. Will it be the "best" guitar I can find if I were to go hunting and play 50 of them locally? Probably not, but I don't have a lot of time during business hours to do real hunting. Hell, I don't have time for lunch. :crossreference:

 

[Otis]

Also, I'm going on a somewhat educated guess here -- I loved the warm deep tone of my rosewood Martin, but I loved the playability of my ovangkol Taylor. I figure a rosewood Taylor is right in the sweet spot for me.

 

[bigbottom]

Also, I'm going on a somewhat educated guess here -- I loved the warm deep tone of my rosewood Martin, but I loved the playability of my ovangkol Taylor. I figure a rosewood Taylor is right in the sweet spot for me.

Yeah, my Taylor is rosewood and I like the tone better than the ovangkol bodies I've played. I also like the tone better than the koas, but koa is absolutely freaking beautiful.

 

[Otis]

Also, I'm going on a somewhat educated guess here -- I loved the warm deep tone of my rosewood Martin, but I loved the playability of my ovangkol Taylor. I figure a rosewood Taylor is right in the sweet spot for me.

Yeah, my Taylor is rosewood and I like the tone better than the ovangkol bodies I've played. I also like the tone better than the koas, but koa is absolutely freaking beautiful.

That's just it. I told my wife that when we finish our basement I'm setting aside a small part for a small acoustic guitar studio, like the acoustic room at guitar center. Insulated, soundproofed, carpeted, humidified, a couple of wooden stools, and a dozen stunning acoustics on the wall. One day.

Because I look at those koas, and christ are they amazing. So are the walnuts guitars. The new cocobolos. The macassar ebony. And have you seen the recent limited african ebony guitars? They're insane -- so stunning and so unique, so much so that I'm tempted to buy one of these AND a rosewood, if only for this one to be a showpiece: 2013-Spring-Ltd-Banner.jpg

One day, that room will be completed...

 

[Otis]

And then of course if you want to drop 5k or so, there's the sinker redwood tops with the macassar ebony backs and sides, in the presentation series... lordy...

http://www.taylorguitars.com/sites/default/files/presentation-series-2012-fall-limited-taylor-thumb.jpg

 

[Britney Spears]

Owned a Gretsch briefly. Not my cup of tea but the salesman at GC swore by them. Quality seemed fine but I returned it after a day.

Thoughts on an alternative sub-1k (sorry to disappoint) hollowbody electric? I am definitely not opposed to hunting for used, but need a target.

 

[Abraham]

Owned a Gretsch briefly. Not my cup of tea but the salesman at GC swore by them. Quality seemed fine but I returned it after a day.

Thoughts on an alternative sub-1k (sorry to disappoint) hollowbody electric? I am definitely not opposed to hunting for used, but need a target.

Used to be able to get a Gibson es335 for under a rack.

 

[Britney Spears]

Owned a Gretsch briefly. Not my cup of tea but the salesman at GC swore by them. Quality seemed fine but I returned it after a day.

Thoughts on an alternative sub-1k (sorry to disappoint) hollowbody electric? I am definitely not opposed to hunting for used, but need a target.

Used to be able to get a Gibson es335 for under a rack.

I briefly looked and didn't see one below 2. Perhaps I've not searched enough for one. I gave up on Gibson after the initial sticker shock. Additionally the one I played at guitar center was a pretty wide neck, which is not my favorite. I have long thin hands (I'm fairly tall and skinny) and like to reach over the top with my thumb with my Tele. Honestly I've struggled to find a guitar as comfortable as that Tele that I've played so much, which has made me a little reluctant to buy a second.

 

[Abraham]

Ric used to make nice hollow bodies with that same kind if neck

 

[Otis]

Owned a Gretsch briefly. Not my cup of tea but the salesman at GC swore by them. Quality seemed fine but I returned it after a day.

Thoughts on an alternative sub-1k (sorry to disappoint) hollowbody electric? I am definitely not opposed to hunting for used, but need a target.

Look at the used Yamaha hollows. I think the SA800 is in that range. These are amazing guitars for the price.

Otherwise the Epiphones are solid and can be had for way less.

 

[jdoggydogg]

Placed a bid on the DBZ Flying V on eBay. Results Saturday afternoon.

 

[Otis]

#

Owned a Gretsch briefly. Not my cup of tea but the salesman at GC swore by them. Quality seemed fine but I returned it after a day.

Thoughts on an alternative sub-1k (sorry to disappoint) hollowbody electric? I am definitely not opposed to hunting for used, but need a target.

Look at the used Yamaha hollows. I think the SA800 is in that range. These are amazing guitars for the price.

Otherwise the Epiphones are solid and can be had for way less.

Better yet, an SA1000...

Look at this on eBay:

1980 Yamaha SA-1000 Semi hollow body MIJ (Made In Japan)

http://bit.ly/18G2zx1

 

[Britney Spears]

#

Owned a Gretsch briefly. Not my cup of tea but the salesman at GC swore by them. Quality seemed fine but I returned it after a day.

Thoughts on an alternative sub-1k (sorry to disappoint) hollowbody electric? I am definitely not opposed to hunting for used, but need a target.

Look at the used Yamaha hollows. I think the SA800 is in that range. These are amazing guitars for the price.

Otherwise the Epiphones are solid and can be had for way less.

Better yet, an SA1000...

Look at this on eBay:

1980 Yamaha SA-1000 Semi hollow body MIJ (Made In Japan)

http://bit.ly/18G2zx1

Hmm, I would be a little afraid to buy one I've never played? I can definitely keep my eye open for one of these locally though. Thank you sir.

 

[bigbottom]

Jammed with a new line-up today. Some newer covers (e.g., Black Keys, Kings of Leon) than I do with my regular band, and I'm playing electric 100% of the time. Even broke out my fuzz pedal today. Was fairly rusty shouldering more of the guitar while singing lead on tunes I'm playing for the first time, but it was pretty darn fun. For you bedroom players, I can't recommend enough trying to find some guys to jam with. It provides a goal and focus, and it makes practicing that much more fun, even if the music never leaves the garage.

 

[Aerial Assault]

Jammed with a new line-up today. Some newer covers (e.g., Black Keys, Kings of Leon) than I do with my regular band, and I'm playing electric 100% of the time. Even broke out my fuzz pedal today. Was fairly rusty shouldering more of the guitar while singing lead on tunes I'm playing for the first time, but it was pretty darn fun. For you bedroom players, I can't recommend enough trying to find some guys to jam with. It provides a goal and focus, and it makes practicing that much more fun, even if the music never leaves the garage.

Great advice, and this is my goal, although I'll be doing it as a bass player and not a guitarist. How do you recommend going about finding jam partners? I'm not exactly in a place that's short on them (Los Angeles), but I am utterly ignorant of the most effective way to go about this.

 

[mad sweeney]

Jammed with a new line-up today. Some newer covers (e.g., Black Keys, Kings of Leon) than I do with my regular band, and I'm playing electric 100% of the time. Even broke out my fuzz pedal today. Was fairly rusty shouldering more of the guitar while singing lead on tunes I'm playing for the first time, but it was pretty darn fun. For you bedroom players, I can't recommend enough trying to find some guys to jam with. It provides a goal and focus, and it makes practicing that much more fun, even if the music never leaves the garage.

Great advice, and this is my goal, although I'll be doing it as a bass player and not a guitarist. How do you recommend going about finding jam partners? I'm not exactly in a place that's short on them (Los Angeles), but I am utterly ignorant of the most effective way to go about this.

Go to an AA meeting.

 

[Aerial Assault]

Heh. Apart from the fact that I'm a one-man AA meeting wherever I go, assuming I'm wearing my FBG disguise . . . any real suggestions?

 

[bigbottom]

Personally, if you're just looking for jam partners, rather than a gig with a serious band, I'd just ask around your circle of friends and work colleagues. Chances are somebody will know someone who plays guitar or drums (a bass player with gear is probably the most elusive component, and you already have that covered). A personal connection among your social circle will decrease the likelihood of some psycho showing up. And you might be amazed at how many "retired" players there are out there among your extended network.

You can also try local classifieds or CL. Just to give you an example, in Houston, Houstonbands.net is a good source, but again, most of the entries are either for vacancies in gigging bands, or for people putting together outfits with serious aspirations for success, rather than just to jam for fun.

A third option is to get a couple of your friends to start learning guitar and drums. Obviously the competence level will be very low, which may not be anything you're interested in, but it will give you a great excuse to make noise and drink beer with your buds.

The first option above is how my band was put together. A guy I knew through work knew another guy who was trying to put together a band and needed a singer. We started out just jamming but found a groove and decided to start gigging and writing/recording original music. All the guys are older with their own careers and just look at music as a hobby. I'm guessing that's where your interest lies, but in LA, there are a crapload of musicians who are trying to "make it" (or at least there were back in the early 90s when I was playing the LA circuit). You probably don't want to hook up with those guys.

First step? Ask around. Best of luck!

 

[mad sweeney]

Heh. Apart from the fact that I'm a one-man AA meeting wherever I go, assuming I'm wearing my FBG disguise . . . any real suggestions?

By definition, AA is two alcoholics helping each other, so you can't be! But my suggestion was only half a joke. I pretty much have come to the conclusion that I am in the 5th percentile of people who don't play an instrument at at least a competent level at every meeting I go to. It's one of the reasons I've made a more concerted effort to practice and learn, so that I can get into the jam session circle of my friends. Although it is intimidating when you actually realize that the person sitting next to you has 14 platinum albums and you're still trying to get through a Social Distortion song once.

 

[Chaos Commish]

New addition to the family

 

[Otis]

New addition to the family

What's inside?!?!?!?

 

[Chaos Commish]

New addition to the family

What's inside?!?!?!?

It's a GUITAR!

eta: probably nothing your overpriced name brand, big dollar, acoustic coveting, old before your time, lunch skipping self would care for.