Guitarist's Thread

[nick_savo]

Talk about eanything to do with guitars/amps in this thread.

 

[Roddy]

Drummers kick guitar player's arses......

 

[nick_savo]

Drummers kick guitar player's arses......

 

[Sheeds]

Love my guitar.

Last month got an ESP KH 202 Signature Model. Treating me very well. Next investment im hoping is this Gibson Explorer I have had my eye on for sometime.

I am having a couple of dramas with one of my amps at present the Fender Deluxe, hopefully nothing too serious.

 

[materamagic]

Have been playing for some years, heavily influenced by Neil Young and his guitar sound, love experimenting with feedback, reverb, etc. I am not good technical, never have been but I can make a guitar howl and scream and play where every note matters.

 

[rick James]

Guitarists think they're awesome, bass players are dull, drummers are dumb and singers are egotistical.

Piano is where it's at

 

[Ritchie8]

I'm looking to buy an electric but my bank account really needs to improve before I can get anything worthwhile.

 

[Roddy]

I'm looking to buy an electric but my bank account really needs to improve before I can get anything worthwhile.

Well, you've got a good start. Half the well known guitarists around are called Ritchie: Blackmore, Sambora, Kotzen, Norton (from Superheist and Walk the Earth), Richie Poate from Melbourne band Dreadnaught, etc....

 

[The Legend]

I'm an Ibanez man. I've got an S470 (electric). Sensational axe. Plays beautifully. I've also got an Ibanez 5 string bass-active pickups. Lurverly. Had to reset its action a couple of days back. Plays very nicely. Great guitars for funtime happiness.

 

[Ritchie8]

Well, you've got a good start. Half the well known guitarists around are called Ritchie: Blackmore, Sambora, Kotzen, Norton (from Superheist and Walk the Earth), Richie Poate from Melbourne band Dreadnaught, etc....

Haha so basically what your saying is I'm an awesome guitarist??

 

[metallicamatty]

 

[Heisenberg_]

Guitarists think they're awesome, bass players are dull, drummers are dumb and singers are egotistical.

Piano is where it's at

I Agree, would love to play piano.

You could be Matt Bellamy and play guitar better then most, then play some seriously kick arse piano

 

[Herbs]

I've got a Maton electric with a Line 6 150W amp, goes pretty decent.

 

[nick_savo]

Im looking at getting myself a Ibanez Artcore, with a Marshall 30 amp, what you think?

 

[bunsen burner]

I've got a Maton electric with a Line 6 150W amp, goes pretty decent.

Nice. As far as I know, Maton are about the best price to quality ratioed guitars around these days. I wouldn't mind one. Or a Gibson flying V.

 

[bunsen burner]

I'm an Ibanez man. I've got an S470 (electric). Sensational axe. Plays beautifully. I've also got an Ibanez 5 string bass-active pickups. Lurverly. Had to reset its action a couple of days back. Plays very nicely. Great guitars for funtime happiness.

Do you have matching spandex?

 

[Herbs]

Nice. As far as I know, Maton are about the best price to quality ratioed guitars around these days. I wouldn't mind one. Or a Gibson flying V.

Yeah Matons are great value for money. I paid $1200 for mine, plus a 100 odd for the case. I looked at Les Pauls at the same time and the prices for them almost killed me. 4 grand for a Standard FFS.

 

[melbournemartin]

I have an ESP Eclipse Standard series and Marshall Amp. Tis a fair size about 60cm diagonally and sounds great.

I try to play a wide range of style but at the moment I'm trying to learn a few Alexi Laiho type techniques. It's good that he puts out a fair few demonstration videos.

 

[rick James]

what

 

[rick James]

what again

 

[The Legend]

Do you have matching spandex?

LOL! Yep. The spandex singlet is really sexy. I reckon you'd bar up if you saw me wearing my metal-poseur gear.

 

[bunsen burner]

LOL! Yep. The spandex singlet is really sexy. I reckon you'd bar up if you saw me wearing my metal-poseur gear.

My first real guitar was a spandex looking Washburn. Being a rock rock guy rather than a c ock rock guy it wasn't really my image but it played well and had a great low action on it (helps lots when you're still learning).

 

[Goldenblue]

I don't have a picture of it from home, but this is one of my girls:

Body & Hardware:
Carved figured maple top

Weight relieved mahogany back

Single-ply cream binding on top

Custom Authentic Green Tiger finish

Aged nickel hardware

ABR-1 bridge, stopbar or Bigsby tailpiece

Neck & Headstock:
1-piece mahogany neck w/ long neck tenon

22 fret rosewood fingerboard

Aged acrylic trapezoid inlays

Single-ply cream binding

24 3/4 in. scale length, 1 11/16 in. nut width

Vintage tulip tuners

Electronics & Strings:
BurstBucker 2 (R, reversed polarity) and 3 (T) pickups

2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way selector switch

 

[The Legend]

My first real guitar was a spandex looking Washburn. Being a rock rock guy rather than a c ock rock guy it wasn't really my image but it played well and had a great low action on it (helps lots when you're still learning).

Washburn seem quite underrated these days. They used to be really popular in the 80's. Dimebag Darrel (Pantera) was a Washburn guy from memory. I always rated them highly. (I think) Cort manufacture them now-along with a whole bunch of other brands that would stop you in your tracks.

My guitars aren't too "C-Rock" looking. Fairly tasteful. Both black. I've got the action set pretty low on the S470. I use the Deathwish brand strings. Heaviest gauge I can get (56-13). Excellent price, and they give a great tone too (perfect for Metal or Jazz). I've got a set of Elixir strings on the bass. Fortunately, the bass came set up with them. A 5str set will knock about $150+ out of your bank account. And once you've played with them you can appreciate why.

I used to have an Epiphone Explorer and an Epiphone Flying V. I found them excellent for jamming/playing and looking macho-but sitting down to play one was something I found awkward and uncomfortable due to their shapes.

 

[bunsen burner]

Washburn seem quite underrated these days. They used to be really popular in the 80's. Dimebag Darrel (Pantera) was a Washburn guy from memory. I always rated them highly. (I think) Cort manufacture them now-along with a whole bunch of other brands that would stop you in your tracks.

My guitars aren't too "C-Rock" looking. Fairly tasteful. Both black. I've got the action set pretty low on the S470. I use the Deathwish brand strings. Heaviest gauge I can get (56-13). Excellent price, and they give a great tone too (perfect for Metal or Jazz). I've got a set of Elixir strings on the bass. Fortunately, the bass came set up with them. A 5str set will knock about $150+ out of your bank account. And once you've played with them you can appreciate why.

I used to have an Epiphone Explorer and an Epiphone Flying V. I found them excellent for jamming/playing and looking macho-but sitting down to play one was something I found awkward and uncomfortable due to their shapes.

Are Cort pretty sh it, or really sh it? I just thought they were like Squire - sort of cheap immitation of Fender etc but better than most other strat copy type brands?