Musicians thread

I toy around with the acoustic guitar. Wouldn't call my self a musician, but I have committed to studying music for the rest of my life. I like the idea of being old, sitting on a porch with a guitar and a good 40 years of music study under my belt.

THe only guitar I have is an old Syari acoustic, that my dad played when he was younger... so it's a good 30 years old. It's all beat up and gnarly looking. I've had nicer guitars (tacoma c1c chief, alvarez 6 string, takamine 12 string), but none of them felt as good as the old beat-up thing my dad gave me.

I went to a music festival in Pagosa Springs Colorado weekend before last, and saw some mind boggling musicians. All these young people playing bluegrass, jazzgrass, newgrazz.... jamming on fiddles, banjo's, mandolins, cellos, stand up bass, and guitars like you've never seen.

I've listened to and been a fan of my fair share of hardcore, loud, electric music. I roadied for a band for 3 years, that had a rock/funk/rap thing going (http://sonicgarden.com/sonic-web/artist.cfm?artistid=10779# few samples here). Nothing, however hits home quite as much as actual acoustic, unplugged, music made from a couple of strings and a few peices of carved wood.

Aight. Finally got that acoustic I talkd about back on page
1. 'Tis a Yahama, 239.95 CAN, and for it's price was an amazing
deal. I tested guitars ranging from 100 to 3500 dollars, and this
one could have been at the 800 dollar range, and for my limited budget,
it's quite a good find. Good full sound... etc. etc. it kicks
ass... etc. etc. picture

I never understood posting pictures of your acoustic unless it looks very different, because otherwise ... they all look the same, even down to the mahogany neck.

I'm not a fan of Yamaha guitars, especially, but if you like how it sounds: cool.

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Blame it on Microsoft, God does.

I'm not a fan of Yamaha either, but for the price it really has a great sound, very full.

I justl ike the strap :smile:

I play bass, (for the past 6 months) and have really enjoyed it.



This is the one I play. Very nice, got it almost new for $200, but I have DR black beauties on it. (note: this is not my pic.)

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[b0rked]My complex entity setup[/b0rked]

I have been playing the LTD F-104 for a while. I may give it up cause I have not had time to play latly.

Well, digging up the thread and adding...

I've now got a Roland TD-10 electric drumkit as my primary with quadrouple (4) bass- lets me attempt Dimmu Borgir without scaring me... Sounds amazing though, just like a normal kit- has mesh heads so every drum is uber bouncy and acts like a snare.





Also just got a new Steinberger Spirit Double neck lmt edition guitar. They aren't expensive, but they are outstandingly good. The bass and guitar necks both have great action and play quickly and smoothly.

The Steinberger trem is also amazing- the quality of a floyd, but the design altered completey so tuning is easy and fine tuned with the same 40:1 ratio tuners at the bass of the trem. Its also locking- allows you to not only play like a fixed bridge, but also a trem, and the unlocked bridge tension can be tuned down so when unlocked it can be 1/2 step down or more. The trem is amazing, has top and bottom inputs for the arm (to allow you to use your forearm to play the whammy) and also keeps a chord in tune with itself when it dives.

The bass portion is really sweet, but being my first bass I can't say much. Other bassists who have had a go on mine say its a really sweet bass- nice and fluid, so I guess its a good'un.

http://www.snarkpit.net/pits/myrk-/instruments/Steinberger.jpg

The guitar as a whole is just amazing, paid only ?290 for it, and as for the missing headstocks- balances the guitar better, removes the neck widening that occurs behind and around the 1st fret (allowing much easier play of chords around 1st) and also allows quicker application of strings because they are double ball ended. The pickups also allow play of razor sharp metal to punk or jazz sounds with really warm tone. My best instrument buy after my TD-10 I think.

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Never seen a double neck with bass and guitar, only 12-string and 6-string. Seems to me to be kind of pointless...

Cool though.

Its very cool for song writing, and also for lower tunings- the bass can be put through its own amp or through the guitar amp, so you can get some really unique guitar riffs going into fat distorted bass riffs- you can harmonise the bass player or the guitarist in a band too- really unique playing style stuff.

But as I said, with song writing its cool to be able to quickly flick between bass and guitar to create riffs with nice bass and guitar.

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woot go steve vai

I've never understood how you play one of those double (or triple!) guitars comfortably....never tried one though.

I just recently bought a Breedlove steel-string acoustic, and a Mexican made Stratocaster - both from Guitar Center. Both guitars feel and sound great, and make me want to play alot more.

fingerdude, its an aquired taste playing a multi neck guitar.....and ive never once seen an entire concert where a guitarist plays it the whole show.....too damn heavy, cumbersome, and awkward.....they are more for the visual "show" factor.....the "wow" thing.

myrk, that kit is looking damn killer.....ill wager you can barely see yer young ass behind them eh?...

the question is: can you play em??...///runs :heee:

Doc b... :dodgy:

actually with the triple-neck steve vai plays it sitting down and without his band

he played a riff on one neck and looped it then started soloing along with it

it was insane

but of course, steve vai is a guitar "god"

why does stringing a twelve feel like a lot more work than stringing two six's?

it makes me glad that I don't have any of those triple necked jobs.

:/

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? posted by fishy

why does stringing a twelve feel like a lot more work than stringing two six's?

because it is? :heee: ////runs

Doc... :dodgy:

Dr Brasso said:
? posted by fishy

why does stringing a twelve feel like a lot more work than stringing two six's?

because it is? :heee: ////runs

Doc... :dodgy:

maybe it's just that tuning the twelve is more hassle. it's the same amount of strings as two six's, after all. i'm not really complaining 'though, because the sound is well worth the extra time.

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If you think thats big, check out my acoustic kit I'm selling on ebay!

And Brasso, you must be nackered- all that //running... :razz:

Myrk-... :dodgy:

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