Otherwise, my plain-vanilla Fender Strat works just fine for strumming out the tunes:
Yes, plain it is. Edit: Hey, I just noticed it's a Squire! That's not a real Strat! Poser!
What about my main guitars? What do you mean, main guitar? I've only got two, a Martin D-15 and a Seagull S6GT. They both get played, but the Seagull gets played more because I leave it sitting out on a guitar stand in my crowded bedroom. However, I much prefer to play the D-15.
Yup, a Squier, as sold by Fender, sans whammy bar, too. Great for thrashing, although my wife says to keep it in nice condition because of the promotional value of the Miller Beer brands they did a year or so ago. Plain vanilla because I paid nothing for it - Miller Beer didn't get the things out to the public as well as they wanted, the ad campaign and raffles fizzled, and most became employee productivity incentive prizes. I should get the whole set, depending on how long and how well she works for Miller Beer. There's one in black with MGD graphics, and one in silver with Miller Lite graphics. The wife's warehouse has several of each...
Forgot to mention, the Strat Squier (by Fender, heehee!) is usually plugged into my other amp, a dual Pentium-III Dell Precision 420 with Nikko NR-750 receiver, and a pair of older Infinity SM-120 speakers. The interface is a Line 6 Guitar Port, neat toy!
http://media.zzounds.com/media/brand,zzounds/GPortFace300-dee34a88514516b22602426c0d8c7a96.jpgThe Mosrite I pictured earlier is plugged into that DanElectro Nifty Fifty, but there's a Zoom 505-II pedal in there for some creativity when I'm looking for something other than the classic Dick Dale/Ventures surf guitar sound.
You gotta stop posting this stuff. You're making me jealous.
I'm hoping that one of y'all will know what kind of guitar is being played by this gent
Looks like a custom job to me. His email is listed, ask him. The other guy on the right looks like he's got a National Steel Dobro but don't quote me.
(I'd LOVE to pick up a National!)
Looks like a custom job to me. His email is listed, ask him. The other guy on the right looks like he's got a National Steel Dobro but don't quote me.
(I'd LOVE to pick up a National!)
I think the dobro is a Fender. I've seen guitars without a bass bout before, but can't recall where.
I'm hoping that one of y'all will know what kind of guitar is being played by this gent
Looks like a custom job to me. His email is listed, ask him. The other guy on the right looks like he's got a National Steel Dobro but don't quote me.
(I'd LOVE to pick up a National!)
Yeah, I tried that, but while I'm waiting for him to email me back I figured I'd ask y'all.
Here's a fun little resonator guitar for those of you who like such things. http://www.dreamguitars.com/instock_pogreba.htm
James
I really wish I had bit the bullet a lot sooner than I did. I spent many years trying to make an old piece of crap sound good because I was too cheap to spring for something better. Live and learn...
Ha! When I wanted a steel-strung acoustic guitar I sprung right away for a solid wood Martin (my D-15). Only a couple of years later did I buy a cheaper "beginner" guitar (my Seagull S6).
Well, the reason I did so was because my dad had already had experiences with trying to get by with cheaper, junk instruments and told me that if I wanted a get a guitar I was going to get something decent right away. He went through just what you did, got feed up, and finally decided that he wasn't ever going to buy a cheap, junk instrument ever again.