What kind of guitar ya got?

[jaegerhund]

I know there are a few guitar players here, so here's your chance (if there hasn't already been one) to tell what kind of guitars you own and the style(s) you enjoy playing. I have a Taylor 310 --nice guitar, kind of heavy strings, pretty much an all around dreadnought, maybe a little heavy for fingerstyle/finesse playing but not bad.
I like playing a little Leo Kottke, can play a little Michael Hedges, trying to fiigure out some Alex de Grassi --mostly alternate tunings stuff. But also Neil Young and what ever hits the spot. Anyway what ya got?

[superfly]

Squier Stratocaster vintage '84, by Fender, Washburn HB30, ala BB King's Lucile, PRS like handmade one, 2 acoustics, Warwick like 4 string bass... Just sold one cheap Les Paul copy. Ibanez and Marshall pedals, and my pride and joy, Fender Vibrolux Reverb, '70's vintage...

You can tell by the gear, I enjoy playing mostly blues, and like listening to blues, funk, jazz, rock and all combinations between them... SRV, Bramhall I and II, Jimi, Ronnie Earl, Collins, King, e.t.c...


cheers,
Nenad

[sensei_kyle]

I've got a cheap little $100 acoustic made by Montana that sounds better than ones that cost 5 times as much. I like visiting the Guitar Center & playing different guitars, but none of them have the depth of sound I want... without stepping into major money. I'd like to have a cutaway acoustic to make solos like Comfortably Numb a little easier to play. I play a teenie bit of electric, but not too much. Gotta keep the noise down so the wife can study most of the time.

I play a little bit of everything, mainly classic rock, although I have dipped my toes in everything from Van Halen to Green Day as well. I'm currently dorking around with slide blues guitar (D-A-D-F#-A-D tuning). Lots of fun.

[jaegerhund]

Superfly, I use to own a Stratocaster and one of those "ninja guitars" --one in the Ibanez line and some electronics. But I don't have need for them anymore. I use to be a quasi headbanger but liked the progressive rock guys mostly. Now , like it a little more low key.

Justin

[jaegerhund]

Sensei_kyle, yeah, you don't start hearing much of a difference in acoustic guitars until you get into the solid piece sound boards and backs. The action improves significanltly and the intonation improves also. I like well made acoustics with little decoration --- if it looks like crap but sounds great then I don't care. I don't plan on hanging them on the wall. I played a couple of Larivee guitars a few years back and liked them --good guitars for the price. So you're a Pink Floyd fan? --David Gilmore is probably one of the most under appreciated guitarist's around --so much feeling and unique riffs --he's the real "slow hand"--very smooth. Later,

Justin

[superfly]

Negative on the Ibanez, but that was the guitar to have in the 90's That and a Kramer Well, one Ibanez George Benson model would do no wrong, I think...

My Squier Strat is one of the first year production models when the Korean factory opened, in mid 80's, something like the sought-after Japanese (Vintage, JV) Squiers, from the same era. Mine is 50's replica, 1 piece maple neck, koa plug, hardwood body, I think alder. Gotoh sealed tuners, original Fender floating tremolo... Would not trade for any modern strat by Fender. It has vintage '72 or 73 Fender Strat pickups in it. The sound is so sweeet...

As for the pedals, the Ibanez is the Metal Screamer, the same as the famous Tube Screamer, (same era) easily transformed into with small mod. I am still hesitating to do the mod, because the sound is just a bit different from the Tube Screamer, slightly beefier...



Nenad

[sensei_kyle]

Yeah, Gilmour is really incredible. Really slow, melodic stuff. His latest album is in that same slow/light/easy feel. He does some neat stuff with slide as well, like in th intro to "Speak to Me/Breathe" on Dark Side of the Moon. The slow slide from the 12th to the 15th fret, almost like you're just floating away.

[xman]

I've got two Takamine acoustics, a 6 and a 12, both with bridge pickups, but my baby is a 1976 cherry wine Gibson Les Paul Deluxe with 3 split DiMarzio pick-ups (splitter switches on each for choice of single coil or double coil sound) and Grover tuning heads. It's got great sound, but must confess is a bit heavy after a three hour reheasal session.

X

[jaegerhund]

Superfly, I would like to have a conversation with you on the electric stuff ---but I don't know enough. I said I owned a Stratocaster, not totally true --I owned the same mid 80's squier strat you mentioned. I bought the Ibanez mostly because it had a locking nut/bridge (what do you call that thing? --keeps the guitar in tune when you use your tremelo) --anyway --ok guitar I guess --put it through a good amp --add a little distortion and smiles on my face. I think the action was alright.
But I never owned too many pedals ---I did own one of those console/pedal thingamabobs. I know the whole tube/vs solid state amp thing will pop up soon, so I will go now.

Justin

[jaegerhund]

Xman, have you listened to any of Leo Kottke's 12 string acoustic work. Most of his older stuff is on 12 string ---found it out the hard way when I tried to figure some of it out by ear. Anyway good stuff.