Guitar gear, musings, opinions..etc thread - Page 2

guitarplayer · 11-07-2012, 11:18 AM

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Originally Posted by tennis_balla

Here's my Ernie Ball/Music Man Axis. Best guitar I've ever played.

Awesome guitar...just seeing it makes me want to break out some EVh Panama

tennis_balla · 11-07-2012, 11:58 AM

That's why I bought it, big EVH fan and EB/MM electronically scanned Ed's old Kramer 5150 neck and reproduced it with the EVH sig/Axis model.

Dilettante · 11-07-2012, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Power Player

I love that setup. Use the channel and volume knobs to control things. It works great for many bands as long as you can play well and have a good setup. What is yours?

Although I'm more a Stratocaster guy, right now I'm using a Telecaster with Marshall or Engl amps live. An old Roland amp for practice.

guitarplayer · 11-07-2012, 07:36 PM

Some of my acoustics for ya....

Dilettante · 11-07-2012, 07:38 PM

Nice. The second one looks like the one I would like more to play.

guitarplayer · 11-07-2012, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Dilettante

Nice. The second one looks like the one I would like more to play.

From the left or right?

Dilettante · 11-07-2012, 08:02 PM

From the left, like: 1, 2, 3, 4

guitarplayer · 11-07-2012, 08:10 PM

That's my Martin Custom Dread Classic Rosewood. Like a D28. She's a smooth cannon. First one is a Martin Sustainable Wood OMGT. Number 3 is a Martin beater for campfires, last is a Taylor 314ce

Power Player · 11-08-2012, 07:17 AM

A lot of us have been tracking with software for a while. I know that is pretty much horrific and awful to say in any gear related community, but I have fooled a lot of people with my les paul going into softube's vintage amp room with a ts9 in front.

I know about soundcloud..any other good little small audio hosting sites where I could upload some blues licks next time I record something?

Avles · 11-08-2012, 09:21 AM

The guitar I probably play the most at the moment is a no-brand classical parlor guitar that I got at the local thrift store for $3. I keep it in my office, because it's quiet enough that I can plink around without bothering my co-workers.

At home I play a couple of entry-level Godin guitars-- either the steel-string Art & Lutherie Ami that I learned on, or a Norman solid-top dreadnought that my wife bought when she was trying to learn (don't know the model).

The Ami is a parlor guitar with a pretty nice sound though of course lacking in the bass dept.; the Norman is easy to play (very low action and stays in tune like a champ), but doesn't produce as full a sound as you might expect for a guitar of its size and materials.

Someday maybe I'll spring for an American guitar.

I'd love to try a Taylor but I can't justify the expense right now, and I don't feel like I'm being limited by what I have.

Bk_Mais · 11-08-2012, 09:49 AM

Glad to see some EBMM love out here too. I have a EBMM JP6. Just love the feel of EBMM necks.

SlapShot · 11-08-2012, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Power Player

A lot of us have been tracking with software for a while. I know that is pretty much horrific and awful to say in any gear related community, but I have fooled a lot of people with my les paul going into softube's vintage amp room with a ts9 in front.

I know about soundcloud..any other good little small audio hosting sites where I could upload some blues licks next time I record something?

I think Soundcloud is the de-facto standard lately.

Re: software modeling, I thought that Amplitube sounded pretty good when I used that, and my Eleven Rack sounds awfully good - the Bogner model is insane.

kalic · 11-09-2012, 03:40 AM

I'm a big fan of classic racquets, but I don't like classic guitars. Uncomfortable bodies and necks, small frets, almost useless tremolos, ugly imho ... On the other side, sound is great on some. Modern "superstrats" are my definite choice. I currently play Jackson DKMG, and before it there was Kramer 610 and Ibanez RG.

Power Player · 11-09-2012, 05:41 AM

Kalic, I think a lot of it has to do with the style of music you like to play too. I like playing blues rock/grunge/indie..Now you can play any style on anything (just like tennis), but for example my friends who produce a ton of metal hate teles, strats and LPs (metal producers need perfect intonation on their guitars and tune every single take for super tight doubles) and love Ibanez Universes, Jacksons and guitars like that.

If I was going to guess, Id say you are into metal even though you can play any style you want on your guitars, it just fits the "profile".

NiteFly · 11-09-2012, 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by kalic

I'm a big fan of classic racquets, but I don't like classic guitars. Uncomfortable bodies and necks, small frets, almost useless tremolos, ugly imho ... On the other side, sound is great on some. Modern "superstrats" are my definite choice. I currently play Jackson DKMG, and before it there was Kramer 610 and Ibanez RG.

I had an Ibanez RG550 that was my main for many years. Fantastic guitar! Loaded it with an EMG81 and 85. Have you tried a Parker?

kalic · 11-09-2012, 06:41 AM

^ unfortunately not. I heard that they are very comfortable and nice balanced... "NiteFly"

KenC · 11-09-2012, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Power Player

A lot of us have been tracking with software for a while. I know that is pretty much horrific and awful to say in any gear related community, but I have fooled a lot of people with my les paul going into softube's vintage amp room with a ts9 in front.

I know about soundcloud..any other good little small audio hosting sites where I could upload some blues licks next time I record something?

There are a lot of snobs who tout they only use real tube amps but secretly use a POD to record with. I'm not a gear snob and love how my GNX3000 sounds recorded. Hell, I have also gotten great tone out of my Pod XT Pro and even a V-Amp Pro. Yeah, I get great tone out of a Masotti X100M but I have to work harder to get it with mic placement and ridiculous volumes.

As for song sharing sites, SoundCloud and ReverbNation are the two I was told to look at recently when I wanted to share some stuff I was playing around with. I ended up putting a few things on SoundCloud as it was very easy to get started with. Here's some fun stuff I just put up on SoundCloud.

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Originally Posted by kalic

I'm a big fan of classic racquets, but I don't like classic guitars. Uncomfortable bodies and necks, small frets, almost useless tremolos, ugly imho ... On the other side, sound is great on some. Modern "superstrats" are my definite choice. I currently play Jackson DKMG, and before it there was Kramer 610 and Ibanez RG.

I've been playing Jackson Soloists for so long now, I can't imagine playing anything else. After using a couple of Charvels that I got in the early 80's I bit the bullet and got a custom lefty SL1 in 1985 and then got a custom SH2H in 1987. From that point on I have been collecting lefty USA Soloists.

Power Player · 11-09-2012, 10:36 AM

Ken this is great. Reminds me of all the guitar player solo records that were out in the 80s and 90s. My guitar teacher played a lot like you. He would play the national anthem before sports games the same way you play.

NiteFly · 11-09-2012, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by kalic

^ unfortunately not. I heard that they are very comfortable and nice balanced... "NiteFly"

Heh... I actually own a Fly Artist model and not a a Nitefly, but a FlyArtist forum name sounded too much like I was a rapper or something! The guitar weighs next to nothing and stays in tune better than any guitar I've owned. Probably due to the stability from the carbon-glass composite all over it.

CoachingMastery · 11-09-2012, 03:34 PM

Me playing bass in the Carlie Wall Band at the spectacular Tuachan Theater in Utah...my bass is a 1982 Fender P-Bass.

11-07-2012, 11:58 AM	#22
tennis_balla Hall Of Fame Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Here and There Posts: 2,156	That's why I bought it, big EVH fan and EB/MM electronically scanned Ed's old Kramer 5150 neck and reproduced it with the EVH sig/Axis model. __________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9_840isSsI

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Dilettante Hall Of Fame Join Date: May 2005 Location: Valencia, Spain, Europe, Earth, Milky Way, Universe, Katy Perry's belly button. Posts: 2,068	Nice. The second one looks like the one I would like more to play. __________________ "Please change your avatar to a more decent pic of Nadal (I'm asking nicely)" - Monfed

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Dilettante Hall Of Fame Join Date: May 2005 Location: Valencia, Spain, Europe, Earth, Milky Way, Universe, Katy Perry's belly button. Posts: 2,068	From the left, like: 1, 2, 3, 4 __________________ "Please change your avatar to a more decent pic of Nadal (I'm asking nicely)" - Monfed

11-08-2012, 07:17 AM	#29
Power Player G.O.A.T. Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: On my iPhone Posts: 13,548	A lot of us have been tracking with software for a while. I know that is pretty much horrific and awful to say in any gear related community, but I have fooled a lot of people with my les paul going into softube's vintage amp room with a ts9 in front. I know about soundcloud..any other good little small audio hosting sites where I could upload some blues licks next time I record something? __________________ 🐐ing

11-08-2012, 09:49 AM	#31
Bk_Mais New User Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 24	Nice!! Glad to see some EBMM love out here too. I have a EBMM JP6. Just love the feel of EBMM necks. __________________ When in doubt, Attack!!