guitar people?

DanielB

just kinda curious to see how many people play guitar on here and what they're playing. bass counts too:thumb

i have an oldie Truetone not quite sure what it is...:dunno but its got that classic oldie style and tone. heres a couple pics. #1 #2 #3


and i have a Washburn T-14 bass except is wood stained body.

went to the guitar shop today and played with a few and i'm in love. so now i'm thinking of getting an Ovation Celebrity Deluxe :lust

any suggestions?

Daniel

USAIR

I do we get together every Tuesday night and play
Shot with 707 I'm on the right playing guitar and harp



This is my favorite guitar has no wood all graphite ti really sounds good made in Hawaii



Me trying to be creative



Fred

R Johns

Daniel,

I play for fun. I'm pretty much, a "Metal Head" . So my gear reflects my need.

This pic is not supposed to be artful, just the only pic I currently have of my guitar.

It is a Schecter C1-Artist (left handed, strung right handed) with Seymore Duncan "USA" pickups. Along with it, I own a Line-6 Spider-II 2x10 combo, and a Line-6 POD-xt effects board. You'll note by the dust, that I don't get to play, as much as I'd like to.

Take care...

Russ

DanielB

R Johns wrote:

I play for fun. I'm pretty much, a "Metal Head" .

yeah, i like listening to metal and playing it occassionally. but when i'm just sitting down or by a campfire playing a song i prefer the tone and style of an acoustic


plus, i'm torn between a 17-40 and the Ovation.:cry

R Johns

I think I have something wrong with me, cause I'm 38, and every time I pic up a guitar, all I want to do is ROCK! :cool

I thought for sure, by now, I'd own an acoustic...

DanielB

i play some metallica, AC/DC, and Rammstein on my friend's Gibson electric.


pssst... know anyone who could use a bass and a 35watt bass amp? i'm selling my Washburn to help fund the Ovation.

dancinkate

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Osprey Whisperer

I had a handful of axes...but only have 2 left. Couple of Strats (American Standards) One is Lake Placid blue with rosewood neck. The other is the traditional black with maple neck. Have not played in a good long while. Use to play lots of blues (Chicago/Texas style) and 60's rock. I have been toying with the idea of selling both guitars for some new LONG GLASS.

DanielB

Bird Man Photographer wrote:

I have been toying with the idea of selling both guitars for some new LONG GLASS.

i hear ya.... i love the fact of knowing that i could easily sell both and buy a 30D, and some sweet L glass... but i don't think i could bring myself to do it... i think i just found a good deal on a 20D and 17-40 though.

Osprey Whisperer

I hate to part with them...but I don't play them enough. Someone should enjoy them. I have 3 nephews (2 nieces) that I should probably save them for. They could start a band. I really would like that Canon 300mm f/2.8 and/or 500mm f/4. : I use to have a few Yamaha acoustics..back "in the day" when they actually made kick butt acousics. None of this green wood go out of tune in 5 minute garbage I've seen lately. I want a 64' purple strat with maple neck. Had a buddy that had one.....

DanielB

Bird Man Photographer wrote:

I want a 64' purple strat with maple neck.

saurora

I have a Martin Sigma DM-1STCE which is sadly sitting on the same chair as you see in this attached photo. I think it has been sitting there neglected since I joined this forum. I had just purchased a Crate CA30D amp at the same time. Can't say that I play, because I don't. Just a guitar player wannabe. I think I have a better chance at photography, but I don't plan to sell the guitar. I vote for the glass, Daniel.

DanielB

saurora wrote:

I have a Martin Sigma DM-1STCE which is sadly sitting on the same chair as you see in this attached photo. I think it has been sitting there neglected since I joined this forum. I had just purchased a Crate CA30D amp at the same time.

i have that same issue of shutterbug lying on my computer desk. right next to PHOTOgraphic and Popular Photo.

saurora

I love that cover shot...great wedding photography. I had it, until recently when my dog got pissed at me for ignoring her begging for food and decided to rip it into itty bitty pieces!!! :uhoh

DanielB

saurora wrote:

I had it, until recently when my dog got pissed at me for ignoring her begging for food and decided to rip it into itty bitty pieces!!! :uhoh

System

dan'lb-

started off in mandolin about five years ago--added a fiddle-- then bought a 1917 gibson f4--have another cheapo mandolin and fiddle and then got an electric fiddle--
got into guitars and have an electric, two round necked dobros, an acoustic and two classicals-
electronic piano (and regular piano upstairs) and electronic drumset-

and all I do when I'm not working 50-60 hours per week is take pictures and work on ps and stay on this forum-

oh well--ocd for you-

george

gregneil

picked this up a couple weeks ago, and have been extremely happy with it. I go through phases... guitar.... camera.... guitar.... camera....

right now I'm in a guitar phase.

It's a Gretsch Duo Jet, Cadillac Green, reissue of a rare 1957 model, and it sounds awesome through my Orange AD30.

Richard

DanielB wrote:

any suggestions?

Daniel

Buying a guitar is similar to buying a camera in that the "right" instrument is the one that sounds and feels right to you. Figure out what your budget is then try lots of them. Be sure to look at used models. At the lower end, you can save lots of money that way and at the high end you find that the best guitars are old ones.

I have been playing for (gasp) over 40 years and have gone through a number of acoustic and electric guitars. Right now, I have a Spanish classical guitar and a Martin M-38, which is a gem. Since I took up photography I play a lot less than I used to. But the Martin will last a lifetime and I don't feel any need to replace it.

Cheers,

DanielB

rsinmadrid wrote:

Buying a guitar is similar to buying a camera in that the "right" instrument is the one that sounds and feels right to you. Figure out what your budget is then try lots of them. Be sure to look at used models. At the lower end, you can save lots of money that way and at the high end you find that the best guitars are old ones.

I have been playing for (gasp) over 40 years and have gone through a number of acoustic and electric guitars. Right now, I have a Spanish classical guitar and a Martin M-38, which is a gem. Since I took up photography I play a lot less than I used to. But the Martin will last a lifetime and I don't feel any need to replace it.

Cheers,

i just went back up there and fell in love with a Martin DM

photodoug

camping, guitars and teenage passion just totally rock

DanielB

AHHHH i just went to the guitar store again and played a Martin DM and an Ovation Elite 6778LX

martin= 749 +tax, impeccable tone, but its a dreadnought and not particularly my style of guitar.

Ovation= 1059 +tax, great tone, feels great on my leg, and is the style i love.....



but i don't have 1059 dollars.:cry

i'm gonna go back up there tomorrow, play the martin and play a couple other ovations and maybe a couple fenders to see which ones i like best....

Nikolai

6 & 12 string
I do.. But my style is mostly "urban romance" (XIX century Russia), which sounds pretty alien to an average american ear...



However, I play some Beatles and blues, too:-):D

DanielB

Nikolai wrote:

However, I play some Beatles and blues, too:-):D

i love Blackbird. one of my fav. acoustic parts.

jmandoman

Guitars and Things
Started as a drummer doing Beatles type stuff in the late 60's. Fell in with an odd bunch of guys playing bluegrass, celtic, and some original acoustic. We stayed together for 27 years. The last 4 years has been in another strange group playing celtic, maritime, folkie stuff.

Current line-up: '72 Guild D-35, '99 Taylor 810CE, '98 Stelling mandolin, Alvarez 5-string banjo, '60's era round neck Dobro, bouzouki, 2 old no-name fiddles, '95 Epiphone Les Paul Custom, and a '62 Gibson Les Paul Standard.

I've taken pix of my stringed friends and they seem to appreciate it. At least they sit still without fidgeting during the shoot. Not sure what my camera gear thinks about the music.

ian408

Don't do it...
Only kidding. I have an Ovation. Not that I play it well but I like it.
Have you tried a Seagull?

Ian

David_S85

Always wanted a Martin D-18 (or a 28, or 35, or 45 ).
I just checked their web pages. Yikes! They're a lot more cash nowadays than in their 1978 catalogue. Only $550 back then.

Now only if I didn't have that nasty carpal tunnel thing... :cry

EDIT: D-45 Celtic Knot Limited Edition $35,000 :wow :yikes

DanielB

David_S85 wrote:

D-45 Celtic Knot Limited Edition $35,000 :wow :yikes

that... is an amazing looking guitar... check out those fret-markers.

David_S85

DanielB wrote:

that... is an amazing looking guitar... check out those fret-markers.

Yes, that's the "Celtic Knot" pearl inlay. Way cool, but not $26,000 premium over the stock D45 cool. Perhaps I'll find one used on eBay.

LeDude

I've got a Tak and an Ovation. I play for catharsis alone. I play to no crowd! I have no name! (that was a weak Oh Brother Where Art Thou? reference)

I can't recall ever taking a picture of either of my guitars... it's on the to-do list. But first I must learn Free Bird, ha-ha-ha.

cool thread Dan.

peace,
Rich

DanielB

LeDude wrote:

I play to no crowd! I have no name! (that was a weak Oh Brother Where Art Thou? reference)

I've got a Tak and an Ovation.

whatcha think of that ovation rich?

DanielB

ian408 wrote:

Only kidding. I have an Ovation. Not that I play it well but I like it.
Have you tried a Seagull?

Ian

what ovation ya got?

nope... haven't tried a seagull yet... i'm pretty much sold on either an Ovation, a Martin, or a 17-40 :uhoh its such a tough choice! ahhhh