Otherwise referred to as Gear Acquisition Syndrome...
On second thought, I hate that acronym. However, I just realized after snapping some serious guitar p0rn a week or so ago that we should have a spot to sport our wood (six-strings, guys. come on...)
Anyways, what are you rockin'? I'll get it started with my two beauts:
First is the Warmoth Les Paul that I bought and wired up junior year of high school for an internship that wound up getting me the job at the guitar repair shop. Quilted, almost wild maple top on a mahogany back. Mahogany neck with a rosewood fretboard. We painted the front of the headstock black like a Gibson and my graphic designer uncle helped me come up with the Eisenbraun logo that we put at the top there. Sucker's heavy as hell, but can seriously crank. I've got some pickups in there that have bass-sized pole pieces in, kind of like if Seymour Duncan made their Quarter Pounder pickup into a humbucker. They're a little too modern sounding, and the neck pickup stays relatively muddy, but I've got them coil-tappable with push/pull pots in the respective tone knobs, and they sound quite snappy with the pots popped. Not quite thick enough to sound like a Strat, but approaching an older, quieter Tele tone. Still though, I'm looking around at replacements. Originally had a Seymour Duncan JB in the bridge and a Pearly Gates in the neck. I wouldn't be opposed to working back through the Seymour Duncan line to find a tone that suits the guitar well. Maybe even try some P-90s or those pickups that go into a '72 Tele Deluxe (the split single coil that takes up a humbucker's sized spot). Enough with the talk. On with the pictures:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v351/eiseyrokker/Guitars/DSC03324.jpg)
Really get the grain and the guitar here as a whole on this next one. Sorry about the chest hair. No fretboard markers, which is kind of an interesting look, but one I've come to dig as being different...
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v351/eiseyrokker/Guitars/DSC03336.jpg)
Here's a closer look at the headstock and all its dusty glory. Locking tuners, but I can't remember which brand at the moment... We also cut the truss rod cover out of a piece of scrap maple and dyed it amber to match the body. I think it's a nice little accent.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v351/eiseyrokker/Guitars/DSC03330.jpg)
I've also got a Nashville Tele that I made a serious steal on. This has actually been my main guitar since I got it, because it's a bit more mellow and doesn't overwhelm my amp the way the Paul does with it's serious pickups. This thing really sings, and I love all the gritty single-coil-ness of it. The middle pickup is wonderful, because you can get those beautiful in-between tones that only a Strat can provide. I wouldn't be opposed to wiring it up without it and getting a 3-way switch and seeing if I prefer the bridge-neck in-between tone more than the neck-middle tone, but I'm happy as a clam with it at the moment.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v351/eiseyrokker/Guitars/DSC03337.jpg)
As for my amp, I'm running a Peavey Delta Blues. It's a 30 watt all-tube amp with a beautiful Class A clean channel and a 15" speaker that makes for some serious freaking balls. My neighbors probably hate me with the way this thing sends the walls into sympathetic vibration on low notes. It's also got a beautiful tube tremolo to it.
I run a Dunlop Univibe between the guitar and the amp's input and have a Line6 DL-4 in the effects loop and I'm pretty damn satisfied with my tone. I could maybe use a Turboscreamer or some other sort of drive box to give a little more crunch and sustain to the drive channel, but I'm not dissatisfied with it at all right now.
So what are you guys running? Post some pics!
Seeing as the forum has been rather...active... today, anybody got any gear to post?
That Les Paul is a beautiful guitar, Tom.
Apparently I have no good pictures of any of my equipment on my computer or online. So I need to find/take some pictures before I return here. But I will be back, though it may take a couple days as my things are at a couple different people's houses right now.
Take your time! Would love to see it though!
Acoustic is an Alverez. Just a basic model, which is alright for me. The Electric is just a Fender Squire. It's on "load" until I buy my own. I'm going to end up getting a hollow body. I'm leaning towards a Peavy model that my local store has. It sounds greats, is candy apple red, and is clunky as all get out. Like a good hollow body should be.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/princesskaelybear/002.jpg)
Nice! Which model are you looking at?
I love these pics!
Gosh darn Tom, your guitars are sweet!!!
QuoteNice! Which model are you looking at?
This one.
http://www.peavey.com/products/browse.cfm?action=detail&item=113643
QuoteQuoteNice! Which model are you looking at?
This one.
http://www.peavey.com/products/browse.cfm?action=detail&item=113643
Only thing that concerns me there is that they actually advertise the fact that it's a plywood body. If you really dig the way it's been sounding, go for it. Nothing against it if it's got the tone you like. However, I would suggest checking this one out: http://www.instrumentpro.com/P-ESPPS1
ESP/LTD have a pretty solid reputation. Same price range and it's got a mahogany body and neck, which makes for a more lasting instrument in the long run.
Also interesting are Ibanez's Artcore series, which retail in the same range and feature an all maple body construction. Not my favorite choice of tonewoods, but I've not personally played one of these, so they coudl be kind of nice. Would provide a nice brightness which a hollowbody can sometimes lack. Definitely a play before you buy, or a buy from Guitar Center and keep the receipt and play around a bit. Check it out here: http://guitars.musiciansfriend.com/product/Ibanez-Artcore-AF75-Electric-Guitar?sku=519453
And thank you, Andrew! I really love the sunburstedness of both of those, and take a lot of pride in presenting them in their full beauty (plus or minus some dust).
Also, forgot to mention the Taylor 110 that serves as my main songwriter. It's six years old now, and I got it basically right when they introduced the line. It was really their lowest full-size model then, and they cut some corners to keep it affordable. They've since upgraded them with a wooden headstock instead of the cheap black plastic-y overlay that's on mine, which also means that my truss rod is only accessible through the soundhole, instead of the in the headstock. But I've beaten some serious tone into it, and it will always be my baby, I don't care how much better they make them.
Here's some of the "beating" I've given it (might have to look at the screen sort of slanty to see the strum stripes--this was from a few years ago. lots more of them now, down well into the body below the pickguard, too):
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v351/eiseyrokker/Geetars/soundhole.jpg)
Don't have a better picture of it than that.
Also, I have an old Ibanez GAX70 that I bought from a friend at school for $75 my freshman year of high school. Cashed in on the humbucker action because I was SO FUCKING METAL. So fucking metal, in fact, that I took my pocket knife and some duct tape and gave the sucker some damn flames!
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v351/eiseyrokker/Geetars/ductapewhole.jpg)
Then I moved schools and got bored one day and had some model paint and did this to it.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v351/eiseyrokker/Geetars/ibanezdetail.jpg)
I'm still trying to figure out if the plant with teeth at the bottom is more Mario or the Wall...
Ha, nice work with the bottle cap knobs. A friend of mine made a bunch of beer cap knobs. Last I saw he wasn't using any of them though.
I was actually near all my equipment today, had a camera with me and not once did I think to take any pictures (except of all our empty beer bottles... ;D). Tomorrow perhaps.
These are great!
I would add mine if I knew how to add a picture...anyone?
QuoteThese are great!
I would add mine if I knew how to add a picture...anyone?
www.photobucket.com is a great and easy way to add picture. You'll need to sign up, but it's free and you won't get spam or anything from them. www.flickr.com is a lot more intense and a lot more community-based, but that one's cool, too. I'd suggest photobucket for posting on here, though.
QuoteQuoteThese are great!
I would add mine if I knew how to add a picture...anyone?
www.photobucket.com is a great and easy way to add picture. You'll need to sign up, but it's free and you won't get spam or anything from them. www.flickr.com is a lot more intense and a lot more community-based, but that one's cool, too. I'd suggest photobucket for posting on here, though.
ok cool thanks.
QuoteQuoteQuoteThese are great!
I would add mine if I knew how to add a picture...anyone?
www.photobucket.com is a great and easy way to add picture. You'll need to sign up, but it's free and you won't get spam or anything from them. www.flickr.com is a lot more intense and a lot more community-based, but that one's cool, too. I'd suggest photobucket for posting on here, though.
ok cool thanks.
any luck yet?
Here's the rig I've been using the last year or so. The head on the floor next to the cab is what I was using for the several years before that. Sadly, only the bass is mine. The rest belongs to my friend's family.
Spector 6-String w/ active pickups. Don't recall the model. I got it used. I talked my friend into going to the music shop and as soon as I picked it up, I knew I wasn't going home without it. No bass has felt right since then.
(http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/28/l_a487e100eda4420593a3ca97bacc77c0.jpg)
I just got home with one of these! QSC GX5 Power Amp
(http://www.americanmusical.com/ProductImages/Large/48442.jpg)
I will use it with this: iBook G4 and Phonic Helix MX FW24 Mixer. The mixer has a firewire out which I'm running into stupid Garageband. By early next year I will have a new computer and Pro Tools.
(http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/21/l_6ba8e800bfcd424da66b47ee97b7438c.jpg)
I'm still working on pictures of my other 2 basses and my amp, but I don't use any of them very often these days.
I don't know all that much about guitars but this is the nicest thing I've ever played. It's my sister's Gretsch.
(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee116/weeniebeenie606/better%20photos/black%20and%20whitenew%20album%20name/P1070520.jpg)
QuoteI don't know all that much about guitars but this is the nicest thing I've ever played. It's my sister's Gretsch.
(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee116/weeniebeenie606/better%20photos/black%20and%20whitenew%20album%20name/P1070520.jpg)
Fantastic! That is a beautiful guitar
QuoteQuoteI don't know all that much about guitars but this is the nicest thing I've ever played. It's my sister's Gretsch.
(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee116/weeniebeenie606/better%20photos/black%20and%20whitenew%20album%20name/P1070520.jpg)
Fantastic! That is a beautiful guitar
Thanks. :)
Good Lord it is. What color is it?
QuoteGood Lord it is. What color is it?
I was trying to be all arty farty with the black and white. ;)
Here it is in colour:
(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee116/weeniebeenie606/P1070442.jpg)
Damn thats beautiful
Oh hell. Did you need a change of pants after playing it?
i play on a 1978 ibenez PF-300, a 1981 peavey classic 50 212, and i use an elecro-harmonix english muff'n, and a cry baby.
(http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j257/benjamin0495/IMG_1132.jpg)
the PF is something else. i have never found a guitar with such tone. it makes me cry a little every time i play it.
oh dude. that top is absolutely perfect. that thing just looks like it has good tone!
QuoteOh hell. Did you need a change of pants after playing it?
;D
Quotei play on a 1978 ibenez PF-300, a 1981 peavey classic 50 212, and i use an elecro-harmonix english muff'n, and a cry baby.
(http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j257/benjamin0495/IMG_1132.jpg)
the PF is something else. i have never found a guitar with such tone. it makes me cry a little every time i play it.
Nice! :)
Quoteoh dude. that top is absolutely perfect. that thing just looks like it has good tone!
indeed it does. i lucked into having that guitar via a cousin of mine who originally bought it out from under me. he quit playing and gave it to me and i thank him for it all the time...lol. it plays and sounds so nice that i have a hard time playing any other guitar. not that i am a guitar snob or anything, just that i have become so accustom to it that when i play other guitars it throws me off.
the story behind the guitar is that in the late 70's, gibson sued ibenez over the PF-300 (when they still had strict copyrights over the design) because it looked, played, and sounded "too much like a les paul." they actually forced ibenez into bankrupcy due to the lawsuit. i have owned a les paul and i do love them, but this blows JUST ABOUT any les paul out of the water that i have played. it is the only electric guitar i have ever played that feels exactly right.
it feels like the world is at my fingertips.
Not to mention it has a few aesthetic advantages over a Les Paul... I think Gibson realized that other people were making Les Pauls better than they were at a better price. Anything but '57 through '59 doesn't really have much going for it over any good imitation.
There are, of course, exceptions to that statement, but I think it holds relatively true based on my experience in the repair shop. I've never been absolutely blown away by a Les Paul, which is really unfortunate, because I've held them in high regard for a long long time. The ones that have really done it for me haven't been true Gibson Les Pauls, which is funny, because you'd think they should own all the awesome that belongs to that particular body design. Not so.
QuoteNot to mention it has a few aesthetic advantages over a Les Paul... I think Gibson realized that other people were making Les Pauls better than they were at a better price. Anything but '57 through '59 doesn't really have much going for it over any good imitation.
There are, of course, exceptions to that statement, but I think it holds relatively true based on my experience in the repair shop. I've never been absolutely blown away by a Les Paul, which is really unfortunate, because I've held them in high regard for a long long time. The ones that have really done it for me haven't been true Gibson Les Pauls, which is funny, because you'd think they should own all the awesome that belongs to that particular body design. Not so.
yeah, i have never seen a les paul top that is so striking. and the neck on it is a dream come true. not even going into the tone. like i said, it makes me cry a little everytime i play it.
i emailed ibenez a couple years ago inquiring about the guitar and they legally couldn't tell me anything about it. they said "they do not have records on that particular guitar." so i don't know what kind of hardware is in it and don't know the exact wood that was used.
i totally agree with you on never finding that one les paul. i have owned one and my brother benjamin (funny how that works) owns two of them, one in which i have not played yet. but i have not been just so struck by any of them that makes me feel like guitar society tells me how i should feel about one.
The top looks almost like oak, which can't be right. Got a picture that shows the back and sides at all? In all honesty, I think it's the set-neck attitude of a Les Paul that I don't like. The bolt-on gives it so much more bite and chunk, both of which I like in my guitars. Not to mention more of an attack on the low-end instead of a mush.
QuoteThe top looks almost like oak, which can't be right. Got a picture that shows the back and sides at all? In all honesty, I think it's the set-neck attitude of a Les Paul that I don't like. The bolt-on gives it so much more bite and chunk, both of which I like in my guitars. Not to mention more of an attack on the low-end instead of a mush.
no i don't have a pic of the sides and back. i will take one this evening and post it. if you would like to check out the tone, we have a couple shows on archive.org if you want to check it out.
actually the neck is my favorite part of a les paul, but i do agree that i don't like how they attach to the body either. i'm not a fan of the pick ups the put in them for the most part, but i have heard some that sound amazing. i also have a '68 hummingbird that has what appears to be a les paul neck from that time on it. i don't have words to express how amazing that guitar is. it plays like an electric, but has such a mellow acoustic sound. (http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j257/benjamin0495/1968Hummingbird1.jpg)
Oh beauty.
QuoteOh beauty.
indeed it is. i inherited it from my grandfather when he died. this is one of the only ones i have ever seen that is not sunburst from that time though.
I prefer the natural finish, though.
How does it sound? Gibson has always been strongly hit or miss, but some of these hummingbirds are absolute beauties.
QuoteI prefer the natural finish, though.
How does it sound? Gibson has always been strongly hit or miss, but some of these hummingbirds are absolute beauties.
i prefer the natural finish too. it is so beautiful in person. the pic doesn't really give it justice.
it is pretty quiet but has a very crisp, clear sound. very good for recording, but in a bluegrass band setting, it gets drowned out. i do like gibson acoustics, but i haven't played many of them. as far as acoustics go, i prefer taylors.
Hey Tom, what is your opinion of this one? It's in my price range and appears to be a little better constructed then the Peavy I was looking at. Sounded good, but then so did the Peavy. The only drawback is no master volume, just volume controls for the 2 pickups.
http://www.ibanez.com/hollow/guitar.aspx?m=AFS75T
QuoteHey Tom, what is your opinion of this one? It's in my price range and appears to be a little better constructed then the Peavy I was looking at. Sounded good, but then so did the Peavy. The only drawback is no master volume, just volume controls for the 2 pickups.
http://www.ibanez.com/hollow/guitar.aspx?m=AFS75T
The Art Cores have a pretty solid rep. Having individual tone and volume knobs is actually preferable, because you really have the ability to tweak your tone that way. Put the switch in the middle and you can dial in just how much of each pickup you want in the mix. That and you can turn one off and one on and pull some Morello/Buckethead kill-switch type effects by toggling inbetween the pickup that's on and the middle position where they're off. Most of the time, guitars with two humbuckers and two separate volume knobs will be wired so that killing the volume on one volume knob in the mid position will cut the volume altogether.
Good pick! The all maple should be a good balance for a guitar that can tend to get a bit muddy, too. Keep playing on it through a couple different amps and make sure it's something you dig, but it definitely looks like more of a winner. Plus, it's got a Bigsby. Can't hardly beat that.
QuoteQuoteHey Tom, what is your opinion of this one? It's in my price range and appears to be a little better constructed then the Peavy I was looking at. Sounded good, but then so did the Peavy. The only drawback is no master volume, just volume controls for the 2 pickups.
http://www.ibanez.com/hollow/guitar.aspx?m=AFS75T
The Art Cores have a pretty solid rep. Having individual tone and volume knobs is actually preferable, because you really have the ability to tweak your tone that way. Put the switch in the middle and you can dial in just how much of each pickup you want in the mix. That and you can turn one off and one on and pull some Morello/Buckethead kill-switch type effects by toggling inbetween the pickup that's on and the middle position where they're off. Most of the time, guitars with two humbuckers and two separate volume knobs will be wired so that killing the volume on one volume knob in the mid position will cut the volume altogether.
Good pick! The all maple should be a good balance for a guitar that can tend to get a bit muddy, too. Keep playing on it through a couple different amps and make sure it's something you dig, but it definitely looks like more of a winner. Plus, it's got a Bigsby. Can't hardly beat that.
I looked at some of the other Ibanez HB's and some of the ones for a few bucks less didn't have a whammy which just seems wrong. I never thought of the dual volume knobs like that which makes total sense. Yeah, the Bigsby is a nice addition. I'll have to play around with it some more and somehow convince the Mrs. that this is essential for my sanity.
Ok, I finally have some pictures, sorry if they're not the greatest quality or too big, etc...
All guitars:
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m41/dandunne/12-11-08064.jpg)
Banjo, Tele, Alvarez, Peavey, Epoch
The banjo is a "starter" Washburn model. The Tele is a Korean FMT HH (two Seymour Duncans). It's the only decent guitar I own. The Alvarez is an old nylon-stringed classical model. I got it for $35. Most of the upper frets buzz, but it's what I learned on. The Peavey was my first electric. I took everything out of it. Someday I'm hoping to paint something cool on it and put in decent pickups, etc. The last one is one my brother bought from one of his buddies. He's in the Air Force in Italy right now (jealous), so I inherited it. It's kind of a piece of crap. The amp is an Orange (obviously), Orange Crush 30R. It's ok. A good practice amp but not loud enough to play with drums, etc. The guitar pedal is useful. I can run my keyboard through it, a mic, guitar. It's got lots of effects (not too many that I'm crazy about) and you can modify them and create your own. You can also use it to record, just hook it up to your computer via USB. It's probably not the best set-up, but it's compact and it works well for now.
pedal GNX3000
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m41/dandunne/12-11-08065.jpg)
Orange Crush 30R amp
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m41/dandunne/12-11-08066.jpg)
Washburn banjo
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m41/dandunne/12-11-08067.jpg)
Tele
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m41/dandunne/12-11-08068.jpg)
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m41/dandunne/12-11-08069.jpg)
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m41/dandunne/12-11-08070.jpg)
How's the FMT treatin you? They've always struck me as pretty but somehow a little wrong without the classic pickguard. I have no doubt that it's a good instrument, though. How would you rate yours?
Finally got a picture of the damage I've done to my acoustic by, well, playing it.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v351/eiseyrokker/DSC00134-1.jpg)
Now I have even more motivation to actually get better. This beaut sounds and plays like a dream. You just pop off the fretboard and the tone is like warm melted butter on a nice clean bluesy tone but also sounds awesome with overdrive and distortion cranked to the max.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/princesskaelybear/NewGuitar2.jpg)(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/princesskaelybear/NewGuitar3.jpg)
(http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu312/edtombell/DSC05399.jpg?t=1239298864)(http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu312/edtombell/DSC05396.jpg?t=1239298983)
Gibson LP Classic/ Dunlop FuzzFace & Crybaby
Niiiiiiiice.
That's so awesome.
Thanks,
The LP was a christmas gift from my beautiful wife
(GODDAMN I LOVE THAT WOMAN!!!) On an earlier christmas she gave me one of those Epiphone Les Paul Pee Wees. But I F'd it up trying to turn it into a lap steel.(Not the best idea I've had) but, I've almost got it back in shape as I'm honing my tech skills.
I don't have the G.A.S. like I used to.. like any addict I know I could relapse at any moment. One day at a time..one day at a time....one day at a time....... :)
QuoteQuoteGood Lord it is. What color is it?
I was trying to be all arty farty with the black and white. ;)
Here it is in colour:
(http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee116/weeniebeenie606/P1070442.jpg)
that is so beautiful, I could eat it whole. I'm drooling right now.
QuoteHow's the FMT treatin you? They've always struck me as pretty but somehow a little wrong without the classic pickguard. I have no doubt that it's a good instrument, though. How would you rate yours?
Finally got a picture of the damage I've done to my acoustic by, well, playing it.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v351/eiseyrokker/DSC00134-1.jpg)
Tom,
What
do you play the Taylor with? Your cat?
ETB
QuoteQuoteHow's the FMT treatin you? They've always struck me as pretty but somehow a little wrong without the classic pickguard. I have no doubt that it's a good instrument, though. How would you rate yours?
Finally got a picture of the damage I've done to my acoustic by, well, playing it.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v351/eiseyrokker/DSC00134-1.jpg)
Tom,
What do you play the Taylor with? Your cat?
ETB
Merely with the strength I've harvested from each of about 100 to 150 devoured souls? My forearms are rrrrrripped.
Seriously though, you put a soft veneer top on an acoustic that I learned to play by wailing on, you get a worn spot that goes from the top edge of the upper bout all the way down past the pickguard and off the other side of the guitar.
That and evoking sustain out of the instrument by hammering on the upper bout with the side of my fist, and maybe things start to come into perspective?
I'm so glad I've learned to hone in my fingerpicking on the new Breedlove, because I can't imagine serving this kind of fate to a second instrument. I love that Taylor, but it is beyond jacked. Beginning with the fall from the top of my moving Jeep in a parking lot... (This is why you don't let your high schooler buy an expensive instrument. Thank God this thing has given me every dollar I put into it back in the past six years, and for not very much money for the quality of beast it's been...)
QuoteQuoteQuoteHow's the FMT treatin you? They've always struck me as pretty but somehow a little wrong without the classic pickguard. I have no doubt that it's a good instrument, though. How would you rate yours?
Finally got a picture of the damage I've done to my acoustic by, well, playing it.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v351/eiseyrokker/DSC00134-1.jpg)
Tom,
What do you play the Taylor with? Your cat?
ETB
Merely with the strength I've harvested from each of about 100 to 150 devoured souls? My forearms are rrrrrripped.
Seriously though, you put a soft veneer top on an acoustic that I learned to play by wailing on, you get a worn spot that goes from the top edge of the upper bout all the way down past the pickguard and off the other side of the guitar.
That and evoking sustain out of the instrument by hammering on the upper bout with the side of my fist, and maybe things start to come into perspective?
I'm so glad I've learned to hone in my fingerpicking on the new Breedlove, because I can't imagine serving this kind of fate to a second instrument. I love that Taylor, but it is beyond jacked. Beginning with the fall from the top of my moving Jeep in a parking lot... (This is why you don't let your high schooler buy an expensive instrument. Thank God this thing has given me every dollar I put into it back in the past six years, and for not very much money for the quality of beast it's been...)
dings and dents from use are cool 8-) ones from beer,friends and bein' stupid aren't and piss me off >:(
Looks like a Big Baby? I have one of those. A friend of mine loaned me his Taylor cutaway for a year once he wouldn't tell me how much he paid for it turns out it was worth $3200 :o I like my Big Baby just fine!
Turns out that was a Christmas gift years before the LP.
GODDAMN I LOVE THAT WOMAN(http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu312/edtombell/DSC01953.jpg?t=1239465957)(http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu312/edtombell/DSC05408.jpg?t=1239466020)(http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu312/edtombell/DSC05407.jpg?t=1239466049)(http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu312/edtombell/DSC05406.jpg?t=1239466070)(http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu312/edtombell/DSC05404.jpg?t=1239466136)
Nice!
Mine's actually a 110, so it's a full size dreadnought, just without all the higher quality wood and polish of say, a 310 and onward. The thing had some serious whomp to it, which is probably part of why I would downpick so heavily ont he low strings, just because that kind of tone is conducive to a really chunky playing style. At least for me!
Looks like you've laid into your Big Baby pretty similarly!
Not so much ___my white bitch did the scratch under the pickguard :P
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Don't really play the BB with a pick much. I'll hammer on the Gibson via plectrum tho' :)
The new baby. Taylor 214-CE. it might be the easiest acoustic guitar i have ever played. sounds nice through an P.A. too.
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also jealous. though I'd throw a tortoise pickguard on there if I were in your shoes. Unless it's stock and vintage, in which case, no way José.
It's only a squier strat. ;) I wasn't trying to fool you or anything just couldn't snap a decent picture.(http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu312/edtombell/DSC05420.jpg)
Funny story, it was my wife's guitar when we first met. I guess I hijacked it and never gave it back. Every once in a while she says she
wants it back to give it away or donate it somewhere.I can't let it go cuz it reminds me of her and then so.... Goddamn I Love That Woman!!! :)
Come to think of it she has better taste in guitars than I do. She has blown my mind more than once. :o
(Note to the kids: Custom made guitars are marked on the first fret,factory guitars are not. Think about that when looking) ;)
Ok I got to write this down so it happens: I will find the vintage Fender somewhere, sometime soon. Some attic or closet under the bed ax that little Johnny doesn't play anymore or someone's ex is selling. Maybe somebody's granny or mom has one for cheeeeeep ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
QuoteThe new baby. Taylor 214-CE. it might be the easiest acoustic guitar i have ever played. sounds nice through an P.A. too.
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Very cool 8-) what does CE denote?
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Hey Tom, edtom here. This is really a great thead and was 8 on second page.btw nice 3 pics to start this. what was that middle one? Maybe I shouldn't be on this on as I am more of a truck driver that plays guitar.Or the guy the cleans the bar and jams on the band's gear cuz it's there and well you are drunk. Thanks Nashville West & NW2 ;) This could also be a place of trade. I have couple items
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if the right thing comes along. Let's see what's in the closet. 8-)
btw bet the ladies love the beard dawg ;)
Pics of me with my mess a couple weeks ago.
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QuotePics of me with my mess a couple weeks ago.
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Very nice, I like your Ibanez, it's very similar to mine, I have an Artcore ( Black with gold paint flecks ) and a tremelo. I will try to post some pics in the near future.
Keep on rockin....
QuoteQuotePics of me with my mess a couple weeks ago.
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Very nice, I like your Ibanez, it's very similar to mine, I have an Artcore ( Black with gold paint flecks ) and a tremelo. I will try to post some pics in the near future.
Keep on rockin....
I almost went with an all white with the Bigsby but opted to save the $50.
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Hey Tom, edtom here. This is really a great thead and was 8 on second page.btw nice 3 pics to start this. what was that middle one? Maybe I shouldn't be on this on as I am more of a truck driver that plays guitar.Or the guy the cleans the bar and jams on the band's gear cuz it's there and well you are drunk. Thanks Nashville West & NW2 ;) This could also be a place of trade. I have couple items
(http://i659.photobucket.com/albums/uu312/edtombell/schecterc1elite.jpg?t=1240591709)
if the right thing comes along. Let's see what's in the closet. 8-)
btw bet the ladies love the beard dawg ;)
haha,
my lady loves the beard, and that's really the essential part, isn't it?
the second picture was just a shot of me holding it, but i felt like it was more a gratuitous hair picture than a gratuitous guitar picture, so i took it down.
if you'd like to hear how that sucker sounds, check out www.reverbnation.com/tomeisenbraun and listen to "24april2009" -- something new from this evening that needs to be worked into something bigger, but i think a good example of the tone of this thing.
And do you live in Nashville, sir?
I live in sacramento with LucyLew!!! You Know great taste in men, keen ear in music, great taste in guitars LUCYLEW!!!!
Nashville West & NW2 were bars here in Sacramento that I cleaned when I was a kid,long time ago.Mmm are there bands with those names?If so, I hope they don't misunderstand. btw -Thanks for stickin' up for me in LLC deal. I love you too man. Just having some fun. Hey did you think about the house idea? Just wondering.You are right it is about the lady ( not plural...doh) Love one woman many guitars.
Peace Tom
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Ten bucks at Goodwill $120 new ;) Goodwill rocked today 8-)
Any pedal steel players out there? I'm probably getting in waaaay over my head by even trying to learn this instrument, but I love the sound they make and I've always wanted one. I'm getting a moving bonus at work shortly, so now is the time to buy one I think. Any suggestions on what to look for? I don't know much at this point. The single neck, E9 tuning seems the simplest, but I've found some double neck instruments with more pedals and knee levers for plenty cheap too...
here are a few that I've been looking at:
Lonestar S10 - $900
(http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix0912/4854_SANY0195_1.jpg)
'74 Sho Bud - asking $2600
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MSA D-10 8&4 - asking $1800
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Where's Carl when you need him!? I know one pedal steel player in town where I live, so hopefully he'll have some advice for me...
Wow, those are beautiful! Good luck with it, pedal steel is so fantastic :)
Thanks! I'm leaning towards the Sho Bud (the blue one)! It's a lot of money for an instrument I might never be able to play well, but hey, they don't go down in value, that's for sure. Should always be able to sell it if I get too frustrated. Long live the steel 8-)
the Sho Bud is shit white hot..
QuoteAny pedal steel players out there? I'm probably getting in waaaay over my head by even trying to learn this instrument, but I love the sound they make and I've always wanted one. I'm getting a moving bonus at work shortly, so now is the time to buy one I think. Any suggestions on what to look for? I don't know much at this point. The single neck, E9 tuning seems the simplest, but I've found some double neck instruments with more pedals and knee levers for plenty cheap too...
here are a few that I've been looking at:
Lonestar S10 - $900
(http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix0912/4854_SANY0195_1.jpg)
'74 Sho Bud - asking $2600
(http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix0806/3881_Steel_Guitar_003_1.jpg)
MSA D-10 8&4 - asking $1800
(http://bb.steelguitarforum.com/userpix0912/2975_IMG_2065_1.jpg)
Where's Carl when you need him!? I know one pedal steel player in town where I live, so hopefully he'll have some advice for me...
That's awesome that you're going to buy a pedal steel Hawkeye!!!
I have been wanting one for ages but I know nothing about them and would be of no help to you.
However I
do know that on Evil Urges Carl plays a Carter 12-string pedal steel.
This info may be of use to you.
"Sec Walkin'" and "Librarian""I played my Carter 12-string pedal steel through the Fulltone Tube Tape Echo into the Carr Viceroy and my Peavey Vegas. The Peavey is the classic steel guitar amp: solid state, loud, clean and honky. The Carr gives the steel some smoothness, and roundness."
"Look at You" "I played the Carter pedal steel again here, but this time through a Source Audio Hot Hand Wah. On the original demo for this song, Jim played the electric guitar parts with a wah pedal. Since all my feet are busy with the steel, I couldn't use a standard wah, and didn't want to use an auto wah. That's why I got the Source Audio. Basically the Hot Hand uses a tiny device you wear on any finger, and the motions of your finger then controls the sweep of the wah or whatever sound you want."
"Smokin' From Shootin'""I played the Carter pedal steel again through a Fulltone Tape Echo and into the Viceroy and Vegas. Joe [Chicarelli-producer] sent the signal into an Ursa Major Space Station and the plate reverb at Avatar before hitting the tape."
Here is the rest of the article.
http://www.eqmag.com/article/my-morning-jacket/November-2008/89769
Hope that helps a little.