Motorik
Kick Henry Jackassowski
I know, right? I really need to rectify that.
Well known guitar makes or models that you've never played
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I know, right? I really need to rectify that.
rhino
Kick Henry Jackassowski
Brian Krashpad
T1N2bM0
Wow, so many iconic ones I haven't played:
Fender: Jazzmaster (I'd actually be interested in getting one), Jaguar, Mustang, Fat Strat, Nashville Tele
Gibson: Any of the semi's or full hollows (I do have a Casino, however), any of the 'futuristic' line of early '60s modern-design guitars (Explorer, Firebird, Flying V; though I have an Epi Thunderbird bass, and formerly owned an Epi Flying V), Les Paul Deluxe (though I have the Epi version)
Gretsch: anything USA or MIJ (I have a couple of Electromatic Jets, one with Blacktop Filter'Trons, one with DeArmond 2000s)
Guild: all (though I have a DeArmond Jet Star and have owned a couple of the DeArmond Aristocrat-based M series)
PRS: all (excepting a few minutes testing a 4x12 cab one time)
Rickenbacker: all except the 620 (I own)
And pretty much any/all of the boutiquey smaller builders like Suhr, Knaggs, Kauer, Swope, Fano, Huber, Koll, etc. All too rich for my blood. Which is kinda ironic in that my brother designs guitars; here's one that Saul Koll built for him:
Fender: Jazzmaster (I'd actually be interested in getting one), Jaguar, Mustang, Fat Strat, Nashville Tele
Gibson: Any of the semi's or full hollows (I do have a Casino, however), any of the 'futuristic' line of early '60s modern-design guitars (Explorer, Firebird, Flying V; though I have an Epi Thunderbird bass, and formerly owned an Epi Flying V), Les Paul Deluxe (though I have the Epi version)
Gretsch: anything USA or MIJ (I have a couple of Electromatic Jets, one with Blacktop Filter'Trons, one with DeArmond 2000s)
Guild: all (though I have a DeArmond Jet Star and have owned a couple of the DeArmond Aristocrat-based M series)
PRS: all (excepting a few minutes testing a 4x12 cab one time)
Rickenbacker: all except the 620 (I own)
And pretty much any/all of the boutiquey smaller builders like Suhr, Knaggs, Kauer, Swope, Fano, Huber, Koll, etc. All too rich for my blood. Which is kinda ironic in that my brother designs guitars; here's one that Saul Koll built for him:
Motorik
Kick Henry Jackassowski
Funny, I was just watching a demo of that earlier!
I think it sounds great, especially with tremolo and reverb.
rhino
Kick Henry Jackassowski
rhino
Kick Henry Jackassowski
I could’ve used one of these tonight. Bass player bailed on a gig last minute. Probably could’ve found somebody else, but there was already 4 of us. 2 guitar players, pedal steel and drummer. Decided to just roll with it. Went from drum set to more of percussionist kind of thing. It went great. Got asked to play longer and made a couple hundred bucks a piece, but I was thinking about this guitar the whole time and how much fun it would be!
Motorik
Kick Henry Jackassowski
That's the universe sending you a message to get one!
Glad the gig went well and everyone enjoyed it.
You ever play any pedal steel? That's something I would love to try, but I don't know any players, and they are so incredibly expensive. That and people saying it's one of the most difficult instruments to get good at means is pretty off-putting for someone who wants to dip their toes in the water, so to speak.
I suppose I could start off with lap steel, but really I'd just like to have a go at the pedal steel to see what the pedals and levers do.
yabba
Weird Pick Butt Person
I've also never played a Ric (guitar) or a PRS.
Messed around with a few aluminum necked guitars, but never an actual travis bean
edit: also never touched a jaguar
edit2: also also I think I've hit all of the other major goofy-pointy-guitar makers, but have never played a dean of any sort
OKfineI'llstopeditingnow: also never a Hamer!
Messed around with a few aluminum necked guitars, but never an actual travis bean
edit: also never touched a jaguar
edit2: also also I think I've hit all of the other major goofy-pointy-guitar makers, but have never played a dean of any sort
OKfineI'llstopeditingnow: also never a Hamer!
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rhino
Kick Henry Jackassowski
That's the universe sending you a message to get one!
Glad the gig went well and everyone enjoyed it.
You ever play any pedal steel? That's something I would love to try, but I don't know any players, and they are so incredibly expensive. That and people saying it's one of the most difficult instruments to get good at means is pretty off-putting for someone who wants to dip their toes in the water, so to speak.
I suppose I could start off with lap steel, but really I'd just like to have a go at the pedal steel to see what the pedals and levers do.
...or the bass player that was supposed to do the gig being a slack ass!
I have a lap steel and can play ok in a couple different tunings but I’ve never done C6 or E9 which I believe are the ones most folks use on pedal steel. I have messed around with them a bit here and there. 2 of the pedals make sense. The others always have me scratching my head. The levers are a little weird.
It wouldn’t hurt to start with lap steel, but honestly they’re very different animals. There are some things you can do on a lap steel, pulling strings behind the bar and what not that mimic what a pedal steel does. I suppose that would be helpful to get familiar with the functionality of how it works. Also finger picks! That’s the most awkward part to me, and to get that articulate chimey sound, you have to use them.
Pedal steels can also be a bit finicky so it’s really helpful to have somebody local that knows how they’re supposed to work. You really don’t want to buy one that looks like a good deal off the internet. There’s probably something wrong with it.
Bob411
thrumming with potential
Many reasons to not touch a jaguar. Scratches, bites, the me too movement, getting banned from the zoo, ...
Korean and Czech Republic Dean Evos are serious bang for the buck guitars. The Korean Basses they blew out 2? years ago are great, thanks again for the heads up Peen.
Motorik
Kick Henry Jackassowski
I think it'll be a long time before I see another pedal steel. I'm living in a city of 1.5 million people that somehow manages to not even have a single decent guitar store, which kinda blew my mind when I first came here. Like say I wanted to buy a US Strat, and wanted to try 4 or 5 to make my mind up, I don't think there's a store that would have them in stock. There'd be pianos, and acoustics, and violins, but no wall of electric guitars. Just a couple of Squier Strats and Epi Les Pauls.
rhino
Kick Henry Jackassowski
Motorik
Kick Henry Jackassowski
Monson
Sonic Automatist
Supposedly a Jazzmaster feels more like a 'normal' Fender. A Jaguar is very different. I had a CIJ one for a couple of years, all stock, and AFAIK they're pretty close to vintage specs except the PUs are not quite as good.
It's pretty useless for bluesy stuff in a 'traditional' sense with bending and hammer-on/pull-offs, but the trem is lovely because you can use it with ease while picking, very much like a Bigsby. I set mine up with 11s for stability and used it for wobbly/broken chords, simple rhythm playing and clean leads. Intonation is up there with a good Strat, and in fact it's a no-brainer even for a layman like me to set up and adjust.
I still think they look badass with all the knobs and switches and whatnot, like some kind of fantasy diesel/steampunk experiment.
dmn23
Duller than cardboard
I see Guild mentioned a lot, but that's kind of an odd one because there are so many chapters to Guild's history. You've got New York Guilds, Westerly Guilds, Westerly Guilds under Fender ownership, Guilds made in Corona, and now the import line and even that's changed significantly.