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rockwall Special user 762 Posts |
"Despite its common English name, and the sometimes used "Jew's trump", it has no particular connection with Jews or Judaism."
Thank goodness! At least we can still play it without be accused of cultural apptopriation! |
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Levi Bennett Inner circle 1778 Posts |
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On Jul 3, 2017, arthur stead wrote: Please forgive me for getting sidetracked by Arthur's post. Those are some nice choices from the more affordable range! How do you like the Bullet Strat Arthur? I've found that if you look around, you can really find some gems in the Squier line. I have a Squier Affinity Telecaster that plays great. Maple neck. I swapped the pickups- first time doing so in any guitar- for some DiMarzio True Velvets and get some sweet blues tones from that guitar. I also love those Ibanez hollow bodies. Great value jazz/rock/blues guitar. I don't have one, but have played several. Many of them are also visually attractive instruments. Which model do you have? Yamaha also has some great guitars. I think they are kind of overlooked by a lot of people. I have a 200 dollar Yamaha I bought just as a blues "beater" guitar that I mess around with open tunings and slide on and it plays and sounds better than many more expensive guitars I've played/owned. As to the thread in general- it seems like the rock and roll/guitar hero phase in music might be coming to somewhat of an end, but there will always be great new players and people that enjoy the players of old. I know young people that don't like the popular music of today so that's a good sign. But, as other people already have said, young people in general don't seem to place as much importance on music as my generation did. Maybe the internet has a lot to do with that? It used to be we couldn't wait for a band's new vinyl album or cassette to come out. We would buy it and go to the concerts when we could. We were emotionally invested in the music and the writing. Music helped us through hard times. Lots of today's music doesn't seem to have that ability to touch people and it is often "played" by people without talent. Times are changing, but thankfully there are people that still have some taste. Good music will live on it just might not get played on the radio. If radio even survives. Just my 2 cents.
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daffydoug Eternal Order Look mom! I've got 14077 Posts |
I have a Yamaha classic. It's a great guitar. Probably not the finest in the world as far as concert classical guitars go, but decent....easy to finger...real good tone. What I would give my right pinky for is that Hascall Haille (sp?) that Chet played on a lot of his albums. (example, "Chet Atkins Goes TO The Movies" Over the Rainbow. And dozens of other tunes, actually. But the tone of that guitar is to die for. Rich and full with a unique tone all it's own that sets it apart. I think they are darn near impossible to come by these days, last I heard.
I also dig the tone of Jerry Reed's cutaway Baldwin. (YouTube Jerry Reed Lightnin' Rod) and I think he did that cutaway job in his own garage with a hack saw!! Sure looks like it!! I wouldn't put it past the Alabama Wildman.
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arthur stead Inner circle When I played soccer, I hit 1773 Posts |
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On Jul 4, 2017, Theodore Lawton wrote: That was my aim, Theodore. Sure, we’d all love to buy a top-of-the-line Les Paul for thousands of dollars. But that was completely out of my price range. So I did a lot of research, and found affordable guitars to cover all styles, which can mimic the sounds of those high end axes. (I used the money from selling magic props to make these purchases). These are the models I bought: Ibanez Artcore AS53 Hollow Body Guitar: http://www.samash.com/ibanez-as53-semi-h......s53xxxxx Cordoba Cadete 3/4 Size - Cedar: http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Cadete Squier Bullet Stratocaster SSS Electric Guitar with Tremolo: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/s......-tremolo Yamaha Yamaha APX500III Thinline Cutaway Acoustic-Electric Guitar: http://www.guitarcenter.com/Yamaha/APX50......65498.gc Ibanez GSRM20 Mikro Short-Scale Bass Guitar: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/bass/iban......s-guitar Plus, I still have my 37-year-old Fender Telecaster. I replaced one of the original pickups with a Seymour Duncan. My Tele is a bit scratched and scraped from many years of road tours, but looks just like this: https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/TeleRW502SB Here’s a video demonstrating the sound of the Ibanez AS53: |
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Levi Bennett Inner circle 1778 Posts |
Thanks for the detailed reply Arthur! I love the sound of those hollow bodies. You have some nice "cheap" guitars that make great sounds. I like that sea foam green!
Like you said, we'd all love a high-end guitar, but if you look around you can find great deals. With my Tele it took a lot of playing to find that gem I own, but I love that guitar. This is the cheap Yamaha I bought. I was really surprised by the construction for the price. This page also has my short review. http://www.guitarcenter.com/Yamaha/FS700......uitar.gc I know you said you are mainly a keyboard player, I was wondering if you have enough experience with acoustic guitar playing to give your take on the sound of the cedar Cordoba. I mainly play mahogany or spruce topped acoustics and was curious what you think of the cedar sound. One last question- is there a reason you went for the short scale bass and guitar? Comfort? Nice talking with you! T-
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arthur stead Inner circle When I played soccer, I hit 1773 Posts |
Nice Yamaha, Theodore! They make some great, affordable acoustic guitars.
In terms of experience with acoustics: yes, I’ve played acoustics all my life. And sometimes 12-string acoustic (in particular with Frampton on Show Me The Way). The main reason for the Cordoba nylon string is that I’m teaching myself Bossa Nova-style playing. Those Jobim songs have incredible chord voicings. (Plus I’m writing some new pieces in that style). And for my hands (which are smallish) the 3/4 size guitar feels a lot more comfortable. Also, I compared many nylon string guitars, and settled on the Cordoba because of the warm and full sound. Same thing with the bass. I had a full size one, but this short-scale Ibanez is much more comfortable to play. Incidentally, I also bought a drum set and many percussion instruments. Plus several instrument-specific microphones. Want to be able to produce anything out of my studio without resorting to samples and loops. |
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lynnef Inner circle 1407 Posts |
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On Jul 3, 2017, arthur stead wrote: Is this really so, that new members "often" do this? If not, we are engaging in cyber-bullying. And I have, "on occasion", noticed this. Lynn |
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Levi Bennett Inner circle 1778 Posts |
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On Jul 4, 2017, arthur stead wrote: That's awesome! Sounds like you have a great home setup that'll keep you busy for quite some time. Speaking really quickly of microphones- I really like the Heil mics. We were using their drum mics at church and our sound guy decided to switch out our Shure vocal mics for the Heils as well. They are the first mic I've ever used where the sound I hear in my head is what comes out of the monitor! Great mics.
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