Alex
Still a Music Elitist
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The Official Guitar Thread
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Rease
Blackwing Lair Raider
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I just got one of these bad boys and man it sounds so nice. I buy so much gear from Sweetwater I even got a nice discount when I bought it with an Aspen Pittman XL for my keys.
www.taylorguitars.com
www.sweetwater.com
314ce Sapele Acoustic-Electric Guitar
Among the most popular Taylor models and one of the best-selling U.S.-made acoustic guitars on the market, the 314ce offers a quintessentially Taylor experience
Aspen Pittman Designs Center Point Stereo Spacestation XL
Compact 700W Tri-amped Active 3D Stereo Speaker with Patented CPS Technology
www.sweetwater.com
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Springbok
Karen
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If I didn't have the Heritage hanging on the wall I'd absolutely buy another Eastman 335. In fact, they make a Jumbo 12 string spruce/hog acoustic I may buy over Xmas (retails for a grand for solid wood, but you can haggle the shit out of Eastmans - this OM-42 Martin "knockoff" retails for $2400, got it for $1700 delivered).
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Any recommendations for nut files? The only common options I see are stew mac and some grizzley files( with bad reviews for working on tusq). I've seen lots of comments online about stew mac files being over priced without any other recommendations. I don't mind the expense if they're worth it, but I'm open to good alternatives.
I've picked up a tusq nut, and based on all the videos I've watched the right way to finish the job is carefully with some nut files. I also started making a bone one, but I'm stuck and needing some proper files for the slots. I've tried a few work around from youtube and they all kinda suck.
I've picked up a tusq nut, and based on all the videos I've watched the right way to finish the job is carefully with some nut files. I also started making a bone one, but I'm stuck and needing some proper files for the slots. I've tried a few work around from youtube and they all kinda suck.
jooka
marco esquandolas
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I've never needed them but I have seen some on amazon for 10ish bucks, no clue if they are good or not. I've used actual guitar strings in that gauge with pressure to make minor adjustments.
cheap one:
Amazon product ASIN B01LQO3GGS
cheap one:
Amazon product ASIN B01LQO3GGS
Drakurii
Aten Ha Ra Slayer
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US retailer Guitar Center files for bankruptcy
Guitar Center owns nearly 300 stores across the country
Alex
Still a Music Elitist
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US retailer Guitar Center files for bankruptcy
Guitar Center owns nearly 300 stores across the countrywww.foxbusiness.com
Not surprised. I live waking distance from a Guitar Center and I still haven't been in years. I think the last time I was there was when I bought my Orange TH30 like six years ago. They are never quite "boutique" enough in their selection for me and some of the floor models would be beat up and kinda shitty.
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Yeah, but it's now probably a few hundred less places where it's frowned upon to play a certain 5 note arpeggio opening, but if I'm holding a primo Martin or Gibson dreadnought, I'm goin for it.
pharmakos
soʞɐɯɹɐɥd
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Still running at peak GAS. Finally got a pedalboard. Still a work in progress... got a Boss DD-500 and an EHX Deluxe Memory Man 100-TT on the way (sold my TC Electronic Triple Flashback) so obviously gotta figure out how to make more room. Might keep my wah and/or my ABY pedal off the board and just plug them in on the floor when I'm playing. And I need to get a second board to hold my Pigtronix Infinity looper and my BeatBuddy drum machine, so could move the reverb pedal over there since it's just always on, right before the looper.
This time last year I had two pedals, that Behringer DD400 and a Digitech FX69B Grunge. I really shouldn't afford this lol.
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Kalaar kururuc
Grumpy old man
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I don't have anywhere near that many pedals, but if I did I'd consider an effects switcher like the boss es. Looks better on the board, but the cables upset me, I think I may have issues as I like all mine to be the same style, even though they're routed under the pedals and can only see the plug ends.
pharmakos
soʞɐɯɹɐɥd
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^ I get the appeal I run two full pedal boards basically, with my two amp setup... I would like to get each amp's gain section on their own loop for when I want to turn them all off at once, but otherwise there aren't enough situations where I'm looking to turn on/off specific groups of pedals all at once for one to make sense for me tho. I do want to keep adding more MIDI functionality to my board tho, so a MIDI switcher to go along with my Selah Quartz MIDI controller / external tap synchronizer (such a cool device) will probably eventually make sense tho.... Since then I can have the switcher buttons do different groups of effects for different songs.
jooka
marco esquandolas
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I've looked at the site but never tried. $99 for a year as a new player seems like a pretty good thing. For an advanced player maybe not, you would need to dig into it a bit more to see if the value is there. Back when I was new to playing, it was $40+ a pop for a lesson so $99 for unlimited access to lessons seems crazy good provided you take advantage of it.
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pharmakos
soʞɐɯɹɐɥd
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Finally need to replace my Epiphone Les Paul Studio Gothic I bought in 2005. Cat knocked it over (gonna blame her anyway, I probably shouldn't have had it leaning up there) and the neck cracked.
I tune a step and a half down (C# Standard). The 24.75" scale on a Lea Paul isn't that great for downtunings tho. Should I get a 25.5" for my next guitar or just go all the way to 27" baritone?
7/8 string owners, do you own a 6 string still? If not, do you miss having one around at all? Earlier this year I was thinking about buying an extended range guitar of some sort for even lower tunings, but now that I broke my 6 string I'm not sure if I should still get the 7 string and just adapt or keep a 6 string around and switch back and forth....
I tune a step and a half down (C# Standard). The 24.75" scale on a Lea Paul isn't that great for downtunings tho. Should I get a 25.5" for my next guitar or just go all the way to 27" baritone?
7/8 string owners, do you own a 6 string still? If not, do you miss having one around at all? Earlier this year I was thinking about buying an extended range guitar of some sort for even lower tunings, but now that I broke my 6 string I'm not sure if I should still get the 7 string and just adapt or keep a 6 string around and switch back and forth....
pharmakos
soʞɐɯɹɐɥd
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brand new 8 string guitar for $199?!?!?!
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jooka
marco esquandolas
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That hollow body looks great. Checked out there site a bit, if you are used to a 25.5 scale might be a bit weird. Most everything seems to be 24.75.
EDIT just saw your scale post, I've never gotten into the detuning stuff so not really sure but seems you are already used to the shorter scale.
EDIT just saw your scale post, I've never gotten into the detuning stuff so not really sure but seems you are already used to the shorter scale.
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