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Meatus McPrepuce
So much for getting better. Guitar incoming. One I’ve already bought before but regretted selling. At least I have a few I’m planning to sell.
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So much for getting better. Guitar incoming. One I’ve already bought before but regretted selling. At least I have a few I’m planning to sell.
PunkKitty
The fates already f'ked me sideways
I have one coming tomorrow. Including the AP Strat I got at the pawn shop, I got 2 last week.
Gary Blanchard
beloved, local musician
I was that way with acoustics, trying to find "the" guitar. Now the Macrae is my main instrument and I find I like the Epiphone Masterbuilt (Dreamer) more that the J-45 for open tuning. The two Lunas I have left never leave the cases. I do find that I have no desire to buy another acoustic. I am considering selling the Telecaster and just sticking with the Danelectros for electric guitar. I have a 6-string and a 12-string Dano. I realized I like them more that the Tele. They are lighter, too.
Guitar Heel
Demented Trick
Yeah, out of all my guitars, there are only three that I play often, and two of those are for sale.
Highernoon
Burninator
I find myself "wanting" a lot of guitars, but I don't really want to keep too many guitars (I couldn't be bothered to maintain them all, and I have neither the funds or storage space).
I got my SG way before I had any real clue what I want in an electric guitar, or what options are available. Luckily it turned out to play and sound awesome.
I never plan to get rid of it, as it is beyond functional. It also helped me figured what I might want in another guitar (but I can never know if I really want this or that feature until I get a guitar that has it).
I do have the cheap Strat copy, someday I'll get it set-up properly, but I doubt it'll fill the spot of my "other guitar".
I recon when I do get my other guitar I'll have light-gauge strings on it, and maybe go heavier on my SG (currently with 10-52).
I got my SG way before I had any real clue what I want in an electric guitar, or what options are available. Luckily it turned out to play and sound awesome.
I never plan to get rid of it, as it is beyond functional. It also helped me figured what I might want in another guitar (but I can never know if I really want this or that feature until I get a guitar that has it).
I do have the cheap Strat copy, someday I'll get it set-up properly, but I doubt it'll fill the spot of my "other guitar".
I recon when I do get my other guitar I'll have light-gauge strings on it, and maybe go heavier on my SG (currently with 10-52).
Grant Harding
Creative fingering specialist
I tend to play the same guitar about 90% of the time. I know each of the 12 pickup settings and the range of the tone control instinctively now. Add to that the way it drives an AC30 vs Bogner Shiva vs Princeton, etc and it's not surprising it's my go to.
Bob411
thrumming with potential
Show of hands, who else just checked the Spam Board to see if the Tele is there yet?
Lerxst
spaghetti and blankets
I've got a couple friends that I've mentioned before that churn a fuck load of gear...and I've noticed both will move through more gear when they have other shit going on in their lives.
If you've got the disposable income & find satisfaction in the process, cool.
If it's causing issues in your relationships, financial hardship, or just distracting you from dealing with some root problem, maybe it's time to think about some alternatives
If you've got the disposable income & find satisfaction in the process, cool.
If it's causing issues in your relationships, financial hardship, or just distracting you from dealing with some root problem, maybe it's time to think about some alternatives
Flamencology
You don't deserve koa.
Instruments are like people. Yeah, some are impossible to work with and altogether toxic. For example, superstrats are, ironically, a lot like Sid Vicious.
But when you find a tight and close inner circle that you can learn to love and work with, and are able to accept and love them for what they are, flaws included... then that’s a hell of a lot smarter for spending decades searching for a flawless ‘the one,’ perfect in every way, and discarding all others. Because that’s getting lost in the jungle looking for gold and diamonds, never to be seen again.
But when you find a tight and close inner circle that you can learn to love and work with, and are able to accept and love them for what they are, flaws included... then that’s a hell of a lot smarter for spending decades searching for a flawless ‘the one,’ perfect in every way, and discarding all others. Because that’s getting lost in the jungle looking for gold and diamonds, never to be seen again.
sleewell
Kick Henry Jackassowski
buying gear isn't all bad. my setup at the time was more than adequate but i still bought the helix and that has been one of the best things for my playing and creating music. likewise for the last guitar i bought. never played a floyd rose before, never had a guitar with a sustainiac. turns out i love them both and am doing some stuff i never could have before.
i think it just becomes a problem when the focus is on buying and selling instead of creating music.
i think it just becomes a problem when the focus is on buying and selling instead of creating music.
Flamencology
You don't deserve koa.
People would be better off pretending that every guitar or amp purchase is like buying a grand piano. Try a ton before you buy, be fucking careful and thoughtful, and commit.
Trumpeters don’t have these kinds of problems. They certainly go through a few different ones in their lifetimes, but it’s not at all comparable. It’s a consumer base that is less susceptible to aesthetics and (above all) to marketing and consumer culture.
Trumpeters don’t have these kinds of problems. They certainly go through a few different ones in their lifetimes, but it’s not at all comparable. It’s a consumer base that is less susceptible to aesthetics and (above all) to marketing and consumer culture.
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wok
Nasi Goreng Afficionado
Guthrie Govan plays 2 different versions of his guitar live. He has a shit ton of guitars that he uses for other things.
Modern Saint
Starve your Fear, Feed your Dream!
I own a number of guitars and I have done something similar to what you do. However it is difficult to make a Tele sound like an LP, Or a LP sound like a Gretsch, or guitar equipped with P-90 sound like Hollowbody Jazz guitar. The colors that different guitars produce is priceless and no pedal will make that guitar sound a certain way. FWIW, it depends on the styles of music that you play. Add on to the fact that when I pickup any of my guitars, mentally I do tend to play stylistically different.
Gary Blanchard
beloved, local musician
Shipping guitars is so costly that I will look for a local sale first. I also have a Seagull acoustic/electric mandolin I need to sell. I sent one of my guitars to my niece a few years back and almost died at the shipping cost.
Guitar Heel
Demented Trick
Here's an entirely too long recitation of my guitars and why I do/don't play them, and why I am/am not trying to sell them. Probably best to ignore it, but it's certainly indicative of some DSM-5 disorder. Posting to show that a myriad of factors that have nothing to do with actual playing factor into my obsession.
The guitars I play a lot
Gibson LP Special: this was a Guitar Center impulse buy (@Chad thought about it the week before at the same GC). Chad did a couple mods, and it's pretty much my perfect guitar. Balanced, P-90 in the neck, humbucker in the bridge, great action, great neck, great feel, perfectly-balanced. This is the only guitar I've played on stage, and one of the few that I trust to work all the time. But for the reasons below, I would likely be happy only owning this guitar.
Artinger: This is the best-sounding guitar I own, with @telecaster911 's LP a close second. It's chambered, so it's neck heavy. And the neck itself is smaller than I prefer. But it's the only guitar where, every time I pick it up, I'm inspired to play it longer. It has a quality, tone, and resonance that adds another dimension (which is also why I'm going all-in on Greer pedals, but I digress). I have this one for sale right now, but I'll only sell it for a lot of money, if at all.
PRS USA SC245: This guitar sounds good, not great, even with a pair of my favorite pickups installed. The action is good, not great. It's beautiful and simple, light and balanced, and a great example of an understated PRS. I have this for sale because I think that I could realize both it's value to me, as well as it's actual value. I keep thinking about taking the listing down though, because it gets a lot of playing time and I'd miss it. EDIT - I sold it!
Blue Frankenstrat: Rosewood neck, decent weight, and the P-90's sound amazing. Maybe my third-best sounding guitar. I also don't worry about it getting dinged, as it's already relic'd (badly). The neck is awesome, and I don't worry about the headstock. I sometimes throw in the car without a case, Yngvie-style.
The guitars that I don't play much
PRS USA Custom 22: This was my first PRS. It's also, maybe, the most beautiful guitar I've owned. It doesn't play well, and the neck is not my preferred (but not the worst). It sounds great, and it's very ergonomic. It's beat to absolute shit though, and so I'd never realize it's value to me (this will be a common theme). This one lives at my Mom's house, to play when I'm there.
Corsa LCPG: This one is Chad's favorite, and it has the best neck of any guitar I've ever owned. It's chambered too, though, and neck heavy, and so I don't pick it up much. Because of the neck, I'll never sell it, no matter how little I play it.
Heritage H-150: This is the one with the repaired headstock. It's heavy for me at 9.3 pounds. It has the best neck I've ever seen on a Heritage, and because of that and the headstock crack we're back to the problem of never being able to sell what it's worth to me. Because of the weight, it gets dusty.
Gibson LP 58: This is the second-best sounding guitar I own, and the best LP I've played. Becuase it's also 9.3 pounds, and because I'm terrified of the boy or dog knocking it over, it doesn't get out of the case nearly as much as it should. Also, I'll only ever sell this to Mark, as it's a special guitar to him (and me).
SG Classic: I've been playing guitar a lot more these days (but not this guitar). So much so that the SG neck location messes me up (muscle memory-wise), as I have to think about where the frets are. Chad saw this in our last practice. This guitar is awesome though, with a great neck. It's also seen me through hard times (pawned twice). I'll keep it no matter how little I play it.
SG Faded: See above. Chad has been trying like hell to fix a noise issue. I will be selling this one.
Chibson: Bought this in a fit of misdirected anger at Gibson. It's a piece of shit. Chad and I have both tried to make a guitar of it, but it still needs a lot of work. I don't play it, because it sucks, and won't sell because I don't want someone to get scammed down the line (though even a cursory inspection reveals that it's a bad copy).
Edwards LP: This one is awesome, except that I reach for the LP special more. It's beautiful, great neck, great weight, and I wouldn't get nearly what it's worth to me to sell it. The market just isn't there for these. If it wasn't for the Special, this would be in the first group.
PRS SE 245: This one plays and sounds better than the USA one, but it's on the heavy side, like 8.6 pounds. Just enough that I feel it. I reach for the USA PRS more because of weight alone. Again though, it plays and sounds incredible, and they sell for nothing, so it's not going anywhere.
Taylor acoustic: Sounds like a choir of angels. I fucking hate the Taylor necks, and Taylor for refusing to give me a choice. This was my Dad's and so I won't ever sell it.
PRS SE acoustic: Thought it was great until I bought a similar one for Soo-Jin that's superior. in every way. Now I only want to play hers. It's for sale.
Ibby with KAOSS pad: The KAOSS pad is amazing and I want one on a guitar that has a neck not shaped like a razor blade. It's for sale.
Frankenteledeluxe and Cream Frankenstrat: Chad helped me put these two together. Both of them, though, need some adjustment to the bridge or nut, as the E strings are way too close to the edge. This was my fault, of course, when sourcing the parts, but I've tried two bridges on both for a quick fix, and neither worked.
The guitars I play a lot
Gibson LP Special: this was a Guitar Center impulse buy (@Chad thought about it the week before at the same GC). Chad did a couple mods, and it's pretty much my perfect guitar. Balanced, P-90 in the neck, humbucker in the bridge, great action, great neck, great feel, perfectly-balanced. This is the only guitar I've played on stage, and one of the few that I trust to work all the time. But for the reasons below, I would likely be happy only owning this guitar.
Artinger: This is the best-sounding guitar I own, with @telecaster911 's LP a close second. It's chambered, so it's neck heavy. And the neck itself is smaller than I prefer. But it's the only guitar where, every time I pick it up, I'm inspired to play it longer. It has a quality, tone, and resonance that adds another dimension (which is also why I'm going all-in on Greer pedals, but I digress). I have this one for sale right now, but I'll only sell it for a lot of money, if at all.
PRS USA SC245: This guitar sounds good, not great, even with a pair of my favorite pickups installed. The action is good, not great. It's beautiful and simple, light and balanced, and a great example of an understated PRS. I have this for sale because I think that I could realize both it's value to me, as well as it's actual value. I keep thinking about taking the listing down though, because it gets a lot of playing time and I'd miss it. EDIT - I sold it!
Blue Frankenstrat: Rosewood neck, decent weight, and the P-90's sound amazing. Maybe my third-best sounding guitar. I also don't worry about it getting dinged, as it's already relic'd (badly). The neck is awesome, and I don't worry about the headstock. I sometimes throw in the car without a case, Yngvie-style.
The guitars that I don't play much
PRS USA Custom 22: This was my first PRS. It's also, maybe, the most beautiful guitar I've owned. It doesn't play well, and the neck is not my preferred (but not the worst). It sounds great, and it's very ergonomic. It's beat to absolute shit though, and so I'd never realize it's value to me (this will be a common theme). This one lives at my Mom's house, to play when I'm there.
Corsa LCPG: This one is Chad's favorite, and it has the best neck of any guitar I've ever owned. It's chambered too, though, and neck heavy, and so I don't pick it up much. Because of the neck, I'll never sell it, no matter how little I play it.
Heritage H-150: This is the one with the repaired headstock. It's heavy for me at 9.3 pounds. It has the best neck I've ever seen on a Heritage, and because of that and the headstock crack we're back to the problem of never being able to sell what it's worth to me. Because of the weight, it gets dusty.
Gibson LP 58: This is the second-best sounding guitar I own, and the best LP I've played. Becuase it's also 9.3 pounds, and because I'm terrified of the boy or dog knocking it over, it doesn't get out of the case nearly as much as it should. Also, I'll only ever sell this to Mark, as it's a special guitar to him (and me).
SG Classic: I've been playing guitar a lot more these days (but not this guitar). So much so that the SG neck location messes me up (muscle memory-wise), as I have to think about where the frets are. Chad saw this in our last practice. This guitar is awesome though, with a great neck. It's also seen me through hard times (pawned twice). I'll keep it no matter how little I play it.
SG Faded: See above. Chad has been trying like hell to fix a noise issue. I will be selling this one.
Chibson: Bought this in a fit of misdirected anger at Gibson. It's a piece of shit. Chad and I have both tried to make a guitar of it, but it still needs a lot of work. I don't play it, because it sucks, and won't sell because I don't want someone to get scammed down the line (though even a cursory inspection reveals that it's a bad copy).
Edwards LP: This one is awesome, except that I reach for the LP special more. It's beautiful, great neck, great weight, and I wouldn't get nearly what it's worth to me to sell it. The market just isn't there for these. If it wasn't for the Special, this would be in the first group.
PRS SE 245: This one plays and sounds better than the USA one, but it's on the heavy side, like 8.6 pounds. Just enough that I feel it. I reach for the USA PRS more because of weight alone. Again though, it plays and sounds incredible, and they sell for nothing, so it's not going anywhere.
Taylor acoustic: Sounds like a choir of angels. I fucking hate the Taylor necks, and Taylor for refusing to give me a choice. This was my Dad's and so I won't ever sell it.
PRS SE acoustic: Thought it was great until I bought a similar one for Soo-Jin that's superior. in every way. Now I only want to play hers. It's for sale.
Ibby with KAOSS pad: The KAOSS pad is amazing and I want one on a guitar that has a neck not shaped like a razor blade. It's for sale.
Frankenteledeluxe and Cream Frankenstrat: Chad helped me put these two together. Both of them, though, need some adjustment to the bridge or nut, as the E strings are way too close to the edge. This was my fault, of course, when sourcing the parts, but I've tried two bridges on both for a quick fix, and neither worked.
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reverend1
Kick Henry Jackassowski
So you have figured out that you can make almost any guitar work if you spend time with it, and learn to use the knobs?
Bob411
thrumming with potential
You've got to imagine with what Kemper has done with amps, profiling guitars is next.