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Guitar players corner!
- Thread starter danbones
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Ah! I remember those "Lawsuit" guitars.
My first Ibanez was a "Roadstar II" back in 1983 (or '84).
My first Ibanez was a "Roadstar II" back in 1983 (or '84).
I dropped off one of my basses at 30th Street Guitars today for a set up and some other work.
Sam Ash, Manhattan isn’t far from there, so I dropped in to see what they had. Put your seatbelt on.
Sam Ash, Manhattan isn’t far from there, so I dropped in to see what they had. Put your seatbelt on.
Just received this guy a few days ago. Builder is Michael Kennedy. The guitar was designed around various C tunings. The fan starts at 26" and I'm using a .059. It's deep and powerful while being very dynamic and responsive from light to heavy technique. I find most conventional baritones to be a little overbuilt. This is to handle the higher tension, but at the expense of responsiveness.
I was able to try a few of Michael's builds at an acoustic gathering in Texas. I asked/begged for a slimmer neck shape due to my small hands. The actual build was very fast, but I had to put it on hold while going through a divorce. I won't discuss price, but he's an extremely skilled builder and his stuff punches well above his price point. I'm tempted to investigate a "light" baritone at some point. String selection is a little limited. Might see if he can adjust the scale length to get the same tension I'm getting in C.
Yeah ... Sam Ash always did have trouble, getting newer inventory in.
Another parts tele. Tried some EMG Ts, surprisingly it sounds really nice. Battery also just fits under the control plate. Took about 8 months to complete, waiting for deals on parts.
Something you are fixing up? I have a Lyle lawsuit copy of a Gibson Dove acoustic-it’s a fantastic guitar!
I bought it several years ago for a project that never happened.
Fortunately I got it for a good price.
It may still get used one of these days--but for now it's a display...
Michael definitely went above and beyond with this build.
I'm busy re-recording my back catalogue. I've been playing my Ibanez axes almost exclusively lately (my Epiphone AccuBass gives great, P-Bass-rivaling thump!).
I came upon a (very) old song of mine. I wrote, when I was 15 years old. As close as I can recall, I wrote it on my old Univox Les Paul (Gibson sued them out of existence, the year after mine was made) or my acoustic.
The point is: there was lots of "real estate" where I could do finger-picking on either of those guitars. There were no pick-ups to get in the way.
Well, I reached for my trusty S1070. I could not do the finger-picking parts. Okay. The "S" types are contoured (figured) guitars and there's not as much room to lower the middle pick-up. I'll just grab my JEM77. I have that one set up the same way Steve does. The middle pick-up is level with the pick guard.
Yeah ... no soap there.
I didn't even think about breaking out the Strat' (although I did have a passing thought about the Schecter which is a "T" style [two pick-up] guitar, but I was afraid of a thin sound for the acoustic parts).
The long-and-short of it is: I decided to take the Les Pauls out of mothballs. This will be my first recording in a long time which features an all-Epiphone arsenal.
This should be fun!
I came upon a (very) old song of mine. I wrote, when I was 15 years old. As close as I can recall, I wrote it on my old Univox Les Paul (Gibson sued them out of existence, the year after mine was made) or my acoustic.
The point is: there was lots of "real estate" where I could do finger-picking on either of those guitars. There were no pick-ups to get in the way.
Well, I reached for my trusty S1070. I could not do the finger-picking parts. Okay. The "S" types are contoured (figured) guitars and there's not as much room to lower the middle pick-up. I'll just grab my JEM77. I have that one set up the same way Steve does. The middle pick-up is level with the pick guard.
Yeah ... no soap there.
I didn't even think about breaking out the Strat' (although I did have a passing thought about the Schecter which is a "T" style [two pick-up] guitar, but I was afraid of a thin sound for the acoustic parts).
The long-and-short of it is: I decided to take the Les Pauls out of mothballs. This will be my first recording in a long time which features an all-Epiphone arsenal.
This should be fun!
Okay ... Opinion time, building off my last post:
Should I go all Les Pauls or should I throw in the 2001 Demon or the 2008 Goth V?
Should I go all Les Pauls or should I throw in the 2001 Demon or the 2008 Goth V?
A quick phone clip of the new guitar. I'm still learning my way around CGCGCD tuning.
I only have the neck--bought it at the only pawn shop I've ever been in that had decent prices for guitar stuff.
Bought some Herdim picks & an Aria Pro II Micro Boy Mini Amp there as well.
