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[SuperStockAndy]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAWESOME....



Even though it's only a 10 watt amp, it's brutally loud. My distortion pedal really doesn't sound bad when the amp is turned up.

Edited by Andy C., 25 December 2011 - 05:46 PM.

[Danny Lectro]

I got one of these for Christmas:



I've been wanting one since it came out last year, to play and program my synthesizers even though I am really bad at playing keys. Considering that a setup to use a real guitar as a midi controller could cost upwards of $1,000, I think this is a great alternative.

Edited by bronxrumble5, 26 December 2011 - 07:02 PM.

[SuperStockAndy]

Well...an update here...I started taking lessons and I can already see an improvement

[Bartster]

I got my 1st guitar for Xmas in '73. Start taking it seriously in '76 & joined my 1st band in '79, mostly singing. Played with & started various bands throughout the '80s & early '90s. The main reason I stopped building models. I had a lot of great times, wrote a lot of songs, but couldn't handle the "baggage" that comes with playing in R&R bands. I wouldn't call it a living, but I survived along with construction jobs here & there. I finally had to give it up when the kids started coming. I still at least touch a guitar every day. I got rid of most of them through the years, but maintain 2 6-string acoustics, a 12-string acoustic, 2 6-string electrics, & a bass. various harmonicas, tamborines, maracas, etc. It's very cool when I get a chance to play but have no one to jam with, it's just not the same.

[Ramfins59]

I have a Fender Precision Bass and a Fender Bassman 100 Amp. Used to have a Fender Jazz Bass and an Ampeg SVT amp, but sold them a long time ago. I played in a bunch of different bar bands and garage bands from the late 60's thru 2000. Played mostly 60's & 70's Rock, Southern Rock, and I really love playing the Blues. I haven't played at all since June of 2000 when I had several TIA's or small strokes. I miss it a lot.

[Ramfins59]

And not to ruin this party here on this Thread......... But I haven't read anything about modeling here, or saw any model pictures....
LOL... Even the Moderator chimed in on it... Cool... Rock on "dudes"...

[Bartster]

And not to ruin this party here on this Thread......... But I haven't read anything about modeling here, or saw any model pictures....
LOL... Even the Moderator chimed in on it... Cool... Rock on "dudes"...

I do use guitar strings of all types & sizes extensively in my models. Everything from fuel lines, brake lines, throttle linkage to big honkin bass strings as custom radiator hoses! Even nylon strings for fuel lines. Thin strings make great antennas. Turn signal & shift levers. Usage is endless! Remember curb feelers?

Edited by Bartster, 08 February 2012 - 07:14 PM.

[deja-view]

Funny, but my grandson had a school assignment to research and make an instrument (5th grade). Since he chose guitar I got out my granddaughter's Ibanez that she quit playing shortly after i bought it for her. I tried playing it a bit but my hands/fingers just wouldn't make the positions and those strings felt like knives. I sighed and remembered the beautiful Martin D18 dreadnaught I had gotten by trading in my big Gibson bass amp back in 1966. I was heading off to college and staying with the moderately successful band we had formed just wasn't in the picture at all. Great fun, made some good money for high school kids, but college was a "must" back then. I always wondered if it was the right decision since Uncle Sam had plans for me anyway.

But that Martin was the best guitar I ever laid hands on. I lowered the bridge a bit and got the action so smooth even my klutzy fingers made some nice sound when I practiced enough. I wasn't the greatest bass player before that so even a great 6 string was a bit of a challenge. But I loved Bob Dylan and the rest of the folk performers of the day (I still have the 1964 Bob Dylan song book with guitar applications that I got from his promoter at a concert back then) so I kept at it. The Martin made me want to play but I have to confess I just didn't have near the talent at my fingers that my ears could hear.

I sold the Martin a few years later for money to go to a life-changing Christian summer retreat. It was well worth it, but I always thought I'd get another and try again. Funny how time just blows by us when we grow up and have responsibilities and families. At replacement cost of well over $3000 I just have too many more important things to spend money on than another one.....but it sure was a nice time and a nice memory. I can at least feel grateful that my daughter (philharmonic violist) and one son (college graduate in performance trombone/low brass) kept working with their talent and made the best of it.

Oh, yeah...for those who wonder if sticking with it is worth it, two of my son's friends who he played with in bands all through school are members of the "Killers" and "Panic at the Disco". It sure paid off for them.

Edited by deja-view, 09 February 2012 - 03:36 AM.

[Bartster]

Deja view, I think you owe it to yourself to get at least a cheap guitar to wile away some time. If it gets too frustrating, a cheap one is no big loss. As much as I miss the gigs, I will never deprive myself the pleasure of playing for me.

[jaydar]

Here are mine: the orange is a '63 i am second owner. the black is the Japanese made version but updated with real pickups and heavy guage wiring. All set up by Joe Compagna in Chicago. They both play identically, like butter.

[Ramfins59]

I do use guitar strings of all types & sizes extensively in my models. Everything from fuel lines, brake lines, throttle linkage to big honkin bass strings as custom radiator hoses! Even nylon strings for fuel lines. Thin strings make great antennas. Turn signal & shift levers. Usage is endless! Remember curb feelers?

Absolutely Bart. I find that the high E guitar string is perfect for antenna's and the round wound D guitar string makes a great fuel line on a chassis, and also curb feelers. Even though I played Bass, I never thought of using Bass strings for radiator hoses... Great idea. I have used transmission seal springs and girls spring bracelets for radiator hoses... They sort of look like Cool-flex hoses.

[Bartster]

Bronze wound acoustic strrings I use as carb return springs. The cheaper the better, it's easier to get the core out & stretch the cheap strings! Still a tough procedure, I'm successful about 4 out 5 times,lol. But it looks VERY realistic!The ends can be bent exactly like the 1:1 to attach to carb linkage & wharever accessory brackt is on that side.

[bandit1]

Here are mine: the orange is a '63 i am second owner. the black is the Japanese made version but updated with real pickups and heavy guage wiring. All set up by Joe Compagna in Chicago. They both play identically, like butter.

IM JEALOUS OF YOUR 63'!

[deja-view]

Here are mine: the orange is a '63 i am second owner. the black is the Japanese made version but updated with real pickups and heavy guage wiring. All set up by Joe Compagna in Chicago. They both play identically, like butter.

Oh, man....Gretsch. Our lead player had a Gretsch Country Gentleman that was smooth as silk and had such a rich sound it would make us drool on his leads. I rarely see anyone using those amazing guitars anymore.

But speaking of rare guitars, my sister-in-law is a professinal perfomer in the Reno area and she has tucked away in her "vault" a Mosrite 1976 Anniversary model (signed and with paperwork) that was the last one out before the factory burned. She has contemplated selling it a few times, but never followed through. Mosrites were such great pieces back then.....if one had the skills to play them.

[deja-view]

Bronze wound acoustic strrings I use as carb return springs. The cheaper the better, it's easier to get the core out & stretch the cheap strings! Still a tough procedure, I'm successful about 4 out 5 times,lol. But it looks VERY realistic!The ends can be bent exactly like the 1:1 to attach to carb linkage & wharever accessory brackt is on that side.

Great tip, Bart. I've been winding wire around pins for years to get those springs....or pulling the filaments out of light bulbs. Doh! And, you're right. I should just plink away and enjoy it.

[ModelsR4me]

Hope this counts. I play "pedal steel guitar" in a few bands. Hard instrument,not very many can just sit down and play it. Then again I'm kinda an "odd ball".

JC.

[FASTBACK340]

Just a note of encouragement for Andy

I started playing when I was 13, totally self-taught. I'll be 54 this coming April and it was just over a year ago I decided to (finally...) go for some pro-lessons. The difference in my playing improved almost as fast as I could take the lessons. Not that I'm a shred-master like Billy Sheehan or Geddy Lee, but it definitely helped.

As long as I can hold down a string and use a finger or my thumb to smack it, I'll be playing.

[Inky]

Here are my guitars.

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[Inky]

And not to ruin this party here on this Thread......... But I haven't read anything about modeling here, or saw any model pictures....
LOL... Even the Moderator chimed in on it... Cool... Rock on "dudes"...

Well since no models have beem talked about or shown here I guess I will make a post about it. Here are a couple model builds done by some guys at another model forum I am a member of. These guitars are made of paper and can be found at this site if you wanna try your hand at building them. http://www.paperguitar.com/ They have a wide selection of guitars. They also have amps and stands if you search around the site.

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Edited by Inky, 10 February 2012 - 06:54 AM.