The Guitar Pron Thread

[Bogeywon 2519]

What’s a good mic to record vocals and one for acoustic?

[G650 14254]

I think we had this discussion in the other thread, but generally speaking an LDC is pretty standard, and lot of people also use SDCs.

 

I like old 414s myself.

[Celery Man 20943]

The most punk rock is going to be an sm58 that iggy pop has urinated on personally. 

[jimmyjazz 45915]

3 minutes ago, Celery Man said:

The most punk rock is going to be an sm58 that iggy pop has urinated on GG Allin stuck up his ass personally. 

FIFY

[jimmyjazz 45915]

In all seriousness, I have it on reasonable authority that the Lauten LA220 is a pretty credible knockoff of a Neumann U87 FET.  Could be good for both voice and guitar.  I plan on buying one soon, it's only 2 bills plus a bit.  How much could I lose?

[Goredho 17401]

19 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

In all seriousness, I have it on reasonable authority that the Lauten LA220 is a pretty credible knockoff of a Neumann U87 FET.  Could be good for both voice and guitar.  I plan on buying one soon, it's only 2 bills plus a bit.  How much could I lose?

Let me know how it works out for you.

[Deej 76768]

41 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

How much could I lose?

About tree-fiddy.

[tbone_ 14118]

Saw Cousin It last night, aka Billy Strings



Holy fucking shit. I honestly don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone do what this guy does on a guitar before.

Do yourself a favor and go see this force of nature when you get a chance. But be warned, you might never call yourself a guitar player again.

[AnotherUTFan 9740]

Saw Cousin It last night, aka Billy Strings



Holy fucking shit. I honestly don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone do what this guy does on a guitar before.

Do yourself a favor and go see this force of nature when you get a chance. But be warned, you might never call yourself a guitar player again.

I've got tickets to see him in September, still bummed that I had to miss the show I tickets to a couple years ago.

[tbone_ 14118]

Please post after you see him. Interested to see if you come away as impressed as I was.

I mean I knew the guy was good. But in my mind what he threw down last night was from some other place I’ve never been to or seen before.

[G650 14254]

24 minutes ago, tbone_ said:

But be warned, you might never call yourself a guitar player again

Oh I don't need Billy Strings for that

[jimmyjazz 45915]

I've seen some pretty cool video of him on electric, covering Led Zep, etc.  Was he all acoustic at this show you saw?

[tbone_ 14118]

Yes and it was nothing like any of the videos I’ve seen. Really more of a jam band meets bluegrass thing. The jams between songs were seamless and just incredibly inventive and creative. And the shit he does on a guitar is like noting I’ve ever seen. But the best part is none of it seems showy in the least, it’s just all fits perfectly musically.

And of course that band with him, tighter than tight. The dude on the banjo is the Eddie Van Halen of the banjo.

[locodos 5387]

5 minutes ago, tbone_ said:

And of course that band with him, tighter than tight. The dude on the banjo is the Eddie Van Halen of the banjo.

Enis Vern Hatfield?

I'll see myself out now.

[Goredho 17401]

On 5/17/2023 at 5:10 PM, jimmyjazz said:

In all seriousness, I have it on reasonable authority that the Lauten LA220 is a pretty credible knockoff of a Neumann U87 FET.  Could be good for both voice and guitar.  I plan on buying one soon, it's only 2 bills plus a bit.  How much could I lose?

I have fucked around and am about to find out on this one.

[dcbc 14480]

On 5/18/2023 at 1:35 PM, tbone_ said:

Eddie Van Halen of the banjo.

Bela Fleck?

[tbone_ 14118]

Bela Fleck?

Fair

[Buzzrock 14920]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CsXFXSJOlaq/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
 

https://www.instagram.com/p/Csdl-3-sEe7/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

[Goredho 17401]

She’s no Lita Ford.

[G650 14254]

Lmao

[locodos 5387]

 

[Gil Bang 25950]

Long story that I don't have time to tell right now.  I need to buy a used guitar for somebody else.  

 

Thoughts on Schecter?  

[jimmyjazz 45915]

3 minutes ago, Gil Bang said:

Long story that I don't have time to tell right now.  I need to buy a used guitar for somebody else.  

 

Thoughts on Schecter?  

My buddy had one of the classic Schecter teles from the 80s, it didn't suck at all.

[Gil Bang 25950]

Thanks JJ.  

Here's what I'm looking at

https://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/msg/d/san-diego-schecter-omen-extreme/7625312693.html

 

[dcbc 14480]

1 hour ago, Gil Bang said:

Thanks JJ.  

Here's what I'm looking at

https://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/msg/d/san-diego-schecter-omen-extreme/7625312693.html

 

My guitar teacher had an 80s Strat Schecter and talked it up a lot. 

 

That guitar, in several ways, looks indistinguishable from a PRS, which might get you in some trouble in these here parts (not from me since I own one even if I don't love the headstock).  Who's the guitar for?  Purple tiger stripe isn't for everyone.  You going to play it before you buy?

Edited May 26, 2023 by dcbc

[Deej 76768]

11 hours ago, dcbc said:

That guitar, in several ways, looks indistinguishable from a PRS

Well, PRS does like ripping other guitar makers off. 

[Gil Bang 25950]

My guitar teacher had an 80s Strat Schecter and talked it up a lot. 
 
That guitar, in several ways, looks indistinguishable from a PRS, which might get you in some trouble in these here parts (not from me since I own one even if I don't love the headstock).  Who's the guitar for?  Purple tiger stripe isn't for everyone.  You going to play it before you buy?

I can’t play much because I have Dupetrins and my hand is fucked, but I will test it for sure.

[nbmishoid 949]

6 hours ago, Gil Bang said:

I can’t play much because I have Dupetrins and my hand is fucked, but I will test it for sure.

Well, I have that in my right hand, and both feet.  It’s the left hand arthritis that conditions my cursing.

[Deej 76768]

So no playing with your feet?

 

[AnotherUTFan 9740]

So no playing with your feet?
 

I met that guy a few times. He used to play for change on the Prado in San Diego's Balboa Park. He died a few years ago.

[Deej 76768]

Just now, AnotherUTFan said:

24 minutes ago, Deej said:

So no playing with your feet?
 

I met that guy a few times. He used to play for change on the Prado in San Diego's Balboa Park. He died a few years ago.

[dcbc 14480]

I've posted this before, but I love this not quite plain, not quite flame, top on my 2014 LP Traditional.

 

 

 

[G650 14254]

That is definitely my ideal. I love the tighter flame also

[jimmyjazz 45915]

I can never stop focusing on the seam in a bookmatched flame maple top.  It triggers me.  I think it's why I prefer slab bodies like a swamp ash Tele, etc.  Not that a natural wood Les Paul can't be gorgeous, of course it can, but when it's extreme I just ending up obsessing over the mismatch.

[G650 14254]

[dcbc 14480]

8 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

I can never stop focusing on the seam in a bookmatched flame maple top.  It triggers me.  I think it's why I prefer slab bodies like a swamp ash Tele, etc.  Not that a natural wood Les Paul can't be gorgeous, of course it can, but when it's extreme I just ending up obsessing over the mismatch.

Mine isn't booked. There's a bit of flame on one side if you look at it at the right angle. The other side is sort of vertical.  You can see the seam, but I dig it. The different patterns look "old" to me.  I have a similar OCD about book matched flame tops.

When you look at it straight on, it looks pretty plain in the grain

Edited May 27, 2023 by dcbc

[jimmyjazz 45915]

Yours looks great.

[G650 14254]

[jimmyjazz 45915]

It just seems more subtle than a lot I've seen.  Somebody mentioned Jimmy Page's LP -- that's much more noticeable.  I love the colors, though.  My wife isn't a 10, either.  Close enough when we met, for sure.  No pics.

[ztejas 43420]

Looking for some advice. I've had this guitar sitting around and wondering if it's beyond repair or not. 

It would certainly cost more to pay someone to repair it than the guitar is worth (maybe $300) but I'm wondering if I should just toss it or it's something that a hobbyist might want to try and fix. 

The fretboard and body are intact so I'd hate to just throw it in a dumpster but cest la vie I guess. 

I really liked it before the, um, headstock snapped off. 

[G650 14254]

It can be fixed, but it's a question of economics really.

[ztejas 43420]

Just now, G650 said:

It can be fixed, but it's a question of economics really.

Yeah I mean my main question is would a tinkerer - maybe someone wanting to practice repair on a less expensive guitar - want it for free or $20 or whatever. 

I suppose I could try and fix it myself. That would likely result in me breaking it out of anger anyway.

[dcbc 14480]

1 hour ago, jimmyjazz said:

Yours looks great.

Thanks.  It's a keeper.

[nbmishoid 949]

1 hour ago, ztejas said:

Looking for some advice. I've had this guitar sitting around and wondering if it's beyond repair or not. 

It would certainly cost more to pay someone to repair it than the guitar is worth (maybe $300) but I'm wondering if I should just toss it or it's something that a hobbyist might want to try and fix. 

The fretboard and body are intact so I'd hate to just throw it in a dumpster but cest la vie I guess. 

I really liked it before the, um, headstock snapped off. 

Well, my first guitar fell flat on the floor while I was likely a bit inebriated, and broke at the neck like that, a couple inches further south. .  A Bakersfield guy glued it back together, and it worked fine, to me.  Subsequently got lost by an airline, so, that one was doomed from the start.

[DougO 5245]

Ain't got nothing to lose by trying. Glue it and clamp it up for a while and see what happens. If nothing else you have a cool guitar shaped birdhouse or maybe a cornhole practice target hole.

[DougO 5245]

Or play a gig with a nice Martin or something, swap it without people knowing and smash it on stage. Let it go out in a blaze of glory. 

[Goredho 17401]

Just advertise in FB marketplace or Craigslist for $20 OBO (or best offer).  If no one wants it within a week or two, chuck it or take DougO’s advice.

[Celery Man 20943]

Neat that you guys don’t like flame but for the rest of us patriotic Americans who like to do the occasional line of blow off a stripper’s ass -

[Celery Man 20943]

Schecter guy knows what I’m talking about.

[Deej 76768]

3 hours ago, Celery Man said:

Neat that you guys don’t like flame but for the rest of us patriotic Americans who like to do the occasional line of blow off a stripper’s ass -

One can like both.