gearheads=musicians
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Carpenter Local 745
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gearheads=musicians
I heard somewhere that gearheads make pretty good musicians.
I think I am a better musician than a gearhead, but I am a legend in my own mind! hahaha!
Seriously.
How about a guitar brand debate.
I play Taylor guitars (own 4)
I think the tone is great and the finish unbeatable.
how about you out there? what is your fav. axe?
I think I am a better musician than a gearhead, but I am a legend in my own mind! hahaha!
Seriously.
How about a guitar brand debate.
I play Taylor guitars (own 4)
I think the tone is great and the finish unbeatable.
how about you out there? what is your fav. axe?
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I tell you what - I think I am alright as a gear head... My year 9 music teacher said I was "rythmically challenged" (this was when I was a drummer) - if that gives you a picture 
As for guitar brands... there is only one in my opinion. MATON!!! There isn't another guitar in the world (especially acoustic) that sounds like a Maton.
As for guitar brands... there is only one in my opinion. MATON!!! There isn't another guitar in the world (especially acoustic) that sounds like a Maton.
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My favorite guitar is the Fender Stratocaster. Right now I have two of them. One is an original Highway One, great guitar for the price. The other one is a three-tone Sunburst made in Japan. I have changed the pickups to Fender Texas Specials and heavier strings. Now it has the tone I like, SRV style. I also like the Gibson Les Paul, Gretch and PRS but Fender has been my all time favorite due to superior handling, tone and looks. But this is only my opinon.
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I wouldn't trade my Epiphone Les Paul for the world. Yea, yea, I know. It's an Epiphone. I think my parents paid $350 for it. I put 12 gauge strings on it and couldn't ask for a better guitar. I have played the $4,000 Gibson Les Pauls and don't see the difference other than the price tag.
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give me strings and a wood box and ill make it sing i have an early 70s model harmony rocket hollow body with the cleff holes and pick guard ive had forty year musicians play it and fall in love.also have an old stella 12 string with a fat neck
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Originally Posted by 93F250
I wouldn't trade my Epiphone Les Paul for the world. Yea, yea, I know. It's an Epiphone. I think my parents paid $350 for it. I put 12 gauge strings on it and couldn't ask for a better guitar. I have played the $4,000 Gibson Les Pauls and don't see the difference other than the price tag.
i just bought a new Peavy Cirrus five wire bass. never thought about owning a Peavy anything till i picked her up.
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For me, it's acoustic and acoustic only. I have an electric something-or-other (the maker wasn't proud enough of it to put a brand name on it) which I've owned since 1975 but I probably don't have more than about 8-10 hours playing time on in in all those years. Just doesn't do it for me. But I'm into bluegrass and celtic music, and there isn't much room for electrics there.
I've built a few of my own, but for me you can't beat a Martin. I'm planning to buy an HD-28 before too much longer. I also like Santa Cruz guitars, and believe it or not, Blueridge, long known for cheap guitars, is making some really nice upscale stuff these days at pretty affordable prices. Thought about getting one just for a knock-around guitar.
Guitars are like motorized vehicles...you can never have too many! (And the storage is a lot cheaper and less likely to tick off the neighbors!)
I've built a few of my own, but for me you can't beat a Martin. I'm planning to buy an HD-28 before too much longer. I also like Santa Cruz guitars, and believe it or not, Blueridge, long known for cheap guitars, is making some really nice upscale stuff these days at pretty affordable prices. Thought about getting one just for a knock-around guitar.
Guitars are like motorized vehicles...you can never have too many! (And the storage is a lot cheaper and less likely to tick off the neighbors!)
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I bought a Walden acoustic a few months ago. It's a really nice guitar for a pretty reasonable price.
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I'm glad to see more musicians out there. I favor Taylor guitars, I really like my rosewood back and sides/sitka spruce top dreadnaught. This guitar has alot of volume for heavy stumming, plus the bass is awsome.
I play Hawaiian slack key and use my 12 string most of the time.
I like acoustics too because of the complex design, it is interesting on about all the time and effort put in to building an acoustic guitar.
If I wasn't spending my money on food, trucks and motorcycles, I would buy guitars like they were going out of style!
I play Hawaiian slack key and use my 12 string most of the time.
I like acoustics too because of the complex design, it is interesting on about all the time and effort put in to building an acoustic guitar.
If I wasn't spending my money on food, trucks and motorcycles, I would buy guitars like they were going out of style!
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Best guitar I ever owned was one I built myself. Strat style with les Paul scale. Home depot poplar body, and maple / walnut neck and finger board. A cheap, pink Lotus donated the electronics and the bridge. The neck was way too thick and I couldn't get it in tune, but I built it.
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I'm partial to Gibsons. I own a 2003 Gibson Les Paul Standard in Trans Amber, but my main player is my 2002 Gibson Les Paul Standard in Honeyburst. Believe it or not, my two Gibsons sound very different. The '02 has a little more bite and clarity, which is why I prefer it to the '03. I also have a homebuilt "Frakenstrat" that I put together and play whenever I have an itch to play a Strat.
I also collect vintage amplifiers too, mainly Marshalls...but that's another thread altogether.
I also collect vintage amplifiers too, mainly Marshalls...but that's another thread altogether.
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But let's see you pick one up and throw in the back of the car or truck and take it with you!
Sure, let's sit around the campfire and break out the Steinway for a rousing sing-along!
Sure, let's sit around the campfire and break out the Steinway for a rousing sing-along!