I haven’t played guitar since I emigrated to Australia a little over 10 years ago. I sold a couple to help raise cash for the move and haven’t bought a new one since.
However, we were visiting my family in Wales in December and my 5 year old son was digging through some boxes that I’d packed up but never shipped. Inside one was my first guitar, the only one I still have. It’s a crappy old Hohner that I was given for my birthday 30+ years ago. It’s certainly seen better days but I love it. It’s hard to describe, but it just feels nice. The neck is a perfect shape, and it has a nice warm sound, although it is a little quiet.
(Apologies in advance for lowering the tone after so many beautiful photos in this thread! )
I guess the point is that, after uncovering my old guitar and then finding this thread for the first time, maybe it’s time to pick one up and start again.
I put a new pickguard, new roasted maple neck with pau ferro fingerboard, locking tuners, tusq nut, string saver saddles, black knobs, string trees, and Klein 1959 pickups in my 1996 strat this week. This was my first guitar. She is playing better than ever after this overhaul.
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I assume the pick guard is anodized aluminum. Have you noticed any difference in noise or hum through your amp since you changed it?
Well, the old pickups were lace sensor noiseless except the bridge was a duncan so the fact I went for a more vintage sound with the Klein 1959's means there is more naturally occuring feedback/hum anyways but I don't think the pickguard made a big sonic difference really.
Virginia Beach 2000 DC 2003 DC 2004 (VFC) DC 2006 Pittsburgh 2006 Bonnaroo 2008 Virginia Beach 2008 DC 2008 Philly (Spectrum) 10/31/2009 DC 2010 (Jiffy Lube Live) PJ 20 night 1 PJ 20 night 2 Phoenix 2013 LA 1 2013 Memphis 2014 Jacksonville 2016 Greenville 2016 Hampton 2016 Columbia 2016 Fenway 1 2016 Fenway 2 2016 Wrigley 1 2018 Wrigley 2 2018 Fenway 1 2018 Fenway 2 2018 Sea Hear Now 2021 Nashville 2022 Louisville 2022
@BO175983 is that the Martin d-10 road series? I m thinking of pulling the trigger and getting one. How do you like it? also how much is the Marshall behind it? My amp sucks.
I realized why I haven't itched to buy a new guitar in 8 years. It is because I wasn't playing very much. Now stuck at home I'm playing more and want to get an acoustic that sounds great fingerpicking.
It seems like it will be awhile until we can go to a store and try out guitars. I don't like to order guitars on the web.
I realized why I haven't itched to buy a new guitar in 8 years. It is because I wasn't playing very much. Now stuck at home I'm playing more and want to get an acoustic that sounds great fingerpicking.
It seems like it will be awhile until we can go to a store and try out guitars. I don't like to order guitars on the web.
2014 J45 and a 2012ish Frankentele with roasted maple neck, reverse control plate, and a p90 neck with a Gibson wiring mod so the neck p90 gets the full power of the 500k pots and the bridge gets 250 like a normal tele. Now I just need a LP Special and a Collings D1 and maybe a Victoria 20112 or Tungsten Cortez.
@BO175983 is that the Martin d-10 road series? I m thinking of pulling the trigger and getting one. How do you like it? also how much is the Marshall behind it? My amp sucks.
@mcgruff10 I'll let him answer the question about the Marshall, but a similar sized, and likely similar price point amp that I bought and really like is the Boss Katana. I think it ran me $220 on sale. I actually tried it alongside a similar Marshall (maybe the same) and went the Katana route. Some decent stuff on youtube to listen to them side by side since your probably not strolling over to a guitar store anytime soon.
@BO175983 is that the Martin d-10 road series? I m thinking of pulling the trigger and getting one. How do you like it? also how much is the Marshall behind it? My amp sucks.
@mcgruff10 I'll let him answer the question about the Marshall, but a similar sized, and likely similar price point amp that I bought and really like is the Boss Katana. I think it ran me $220 on sale. I actually tried it alongside a similar Marshall (maybe the same) and went the Katana route. Some decent stuff on youtube to listen to them side by side since your probably not strolling over to a guitar store anytime soon.
Good call! Lots of great options for smaller amps these days. Costs have come way down as low wattage amps occupy an increasingly large market segment.
Competition between companies is good for our ears and wallets.
If hope can grow from dirt like me, it can be done. - EV
@BO175983 is that the Martin d-10 road series? I m thinking of pulling the trigger and getting one. How do you like it? also how much is the Marshall behind it? My amp sucks.
@mcgruff10 I'll let him answer the question about the Marshall, but a similar sized, and likely similar price point amp that I bought and really like is the Boss Katana. I think it ran me $220 on sale. I actually tried it alongside a similar Marshall (maybe the same) and went the Katana route. Some decent stuff on youtube to listen to them side by side since your probably not strolling over to a guitar store anytime soon.
@BO175983 is that the Martin d-10 road series? I m thinking of pulling the trigger and getting one. How do you like it? also how much is the Marshall behind it? My amp sucks.
The marshall was about 300.00 new. The martin is a DX2MAE
Nice guitars everyone.. pretty cool vinyl set up you have there @static111 The Gibson is nice too. I had one a few years ago, and sold it...
Bad lighting doesn’t do it much justice, but the wood grain looks really good on it. Been playing it a bunch with all the time at home. Great sounding guitar.
@BO175983 is that the Martin d-10 road series? I m thinking of pulling the trigger and getting one. How do you like it? also how much is the Marshall behind it? My amp sucks.
The marshall was about 300.00 new. The martin is a DX2MAE
Nice guitars everyone.. pretty cool vinyl set up you have there @static111 The Gibson is nice too. I had one a few years ago, and sold it...
Bad lighting doesn’t do it much justice, but the wood grain looks really good on it. Been playing it a bunch with all the time at home. Great sounding guitar.
@BO175983 is that the Martin d-10 road series? I m thinking of pulling the trigger and getting one. How do you like it? also how much is the Marshall behind it? My amp sucks.
The marshall was about 300.00 new. The martin is a DX2MAE
Nice guitars everyone.. pretty cool vinyl set up you have there @static111 The Gibson is nice too. I had one a few years ago, and sold it...
I’m sure you still miss it. The tone of a J45s is a sweet and wonderful thing. How do you like that fender acoustic amp?
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DC 2003
DC 2004 (VFC)
DC 2006
Pittsburgh 2006
Bonnaroo 2008
Virginia Beach 2008
DC 2008
Philly (Spectrum) 10/31/2009
DC 2010 (Jiffy Lube Live)
PJ 20 night 1
PJ 20 night 2
Phoenix 2013
LA 1 2013
Memphis 2014
Jacksonville 2016
Greenville 2016
Hampton 2016
Columbia 2016
Fenway 1 2016
Fenway 2 2016
Wrigley 1 2018
Wrigley 2 2018
Fenway 1 2018
Fenway 2 2018
Sea Hear Now 2021
Nashville 2022
Louisville 2022
DC 2003
DC 2004 (VFC)
DC 2006
Pittsburgh 2006
Bonnaroo 2008
Virginia Beach 2008
DC 2008
Philly (Spectrum) 10/31/2009
DC 2010 (Jiffy Lube Live)
PJ 20 night 1
PJ 20 night 2
Phoenix 2013
LA 1 2013
Memphis 2014
Jacksonville 2016
Greenville 2016
Hampton 2016
Columbia 2016
Fenway 1 2016
Fenway 2 2016
Wrigley 1 2018
Wrigley 2 2018
Fenway 1 2018
Fenway 2 2018
Sea Hear Now 2021
Nashville 2022
Louisville 2022
Well, the old pickups were lace sensor noiseless except the bridge was a duncan so the fact I went for a more vintage sound with the Klein 1959's means there is more naturally occuring feedback/hum anyways but I don't think the pickguard made a big sonic difference really.
DC 2003
DC 2004 (VFC)
DC 2006
Pittsburgh 2006
Bonnaroo 2008
Virginia Beach 2008
DC 2008
Philly (Spectrum) 10/31/2009
DC 2010 (Jiffy Lube Live)
PJ 20 night 1
PJ 20 night 2
Phoenix 2013
LA 1 2013
Memphis 2014
Jacksonville 2016
Greenville 2016
Hampton 2016
Columbia 2016
Fenway 1 2016
Fenway 2 2016
Wrigley 1 2018
Wrigley 2 2018
Fenway 1 2018
Fenway 2 2018
Sea Hear Now 2021
Nashville 2022
Louisville 2022
also how much is the Marshall behind it? My amp sucks.
I realized why I haven't itched to buy a new guitar in 8 years. It is because I wasn't playing very much. Now stuck at home I'm playing more and want to get an acoustic that sounds great fingerpicking.
It seems like it will be awhile until we can go to a store and try out guitars. I don't like to order guitars on the web.
There are no kings inside the gates of eden
Competition between companies is good for our ears and wallets.
There are no kings inside the gates of eden
It was a lot of fun. I alternated between covers & originals.
www.cluthelee.com
www.cluthe.com
www.cluthelee.com
www.cluthe.com
There are no kings inside the gates of eden
www.cluthelee.com
www.cluthe.com
DX2MAE
Nice guitars everyone.. pretty cool vinyl set up you have there @static111 The Gibson is nice too. I had one a few years ago, and sold it...
There are no kings inside the gates of eden
There are no kings inside the gates of eden