I`ll say it once and I`ll say it a bunch of times. Go to a music store and try them out until something floats your boat. The old japanese electrics or danelectro`s have some pretty thick necks on them. They also look great too. You may have to work on the pickups a bit,It`s hit or miss with those.
1,151 2012-03-28 08:12:09
Re: Classical Guitar Player Migration to Electric (8 replies, posted in Electric)
1,152 2012-03-28 08:02:21
Re: Join The Chordie Facebook Group! (38 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Remember the Ronco commercials.Veg o matic, Trimcomb or pocket fisherman.How about K Tel records."The hits of 1973" , all sung by the same group. I still cringe thinking about my mother cutting my hair with the trimcomb (painful). Makes me happy to be bald now
1,153 2012-03-27 23:28:41
Re: Join The Chordie Facebook Group! (38 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
But wait, still not enough!!
We will also throw in a free Air Guitar .
1,154 2012-03-27 20:59:23
Re: Join The Chordie Facebook Group! (38 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I thought I was on already.How do I tell?
1,155 2012-03-27 07:28:08
Re: Pandora's Box...er I mean radio (5 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I have pandora on my roku box.I havent checked it out yet.I`m still trying to figure out all its functions
1,156 2012-03-26 18:08:34
Re: forgot how good it is (6 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
dj, why don`t you look or put a post on craigslist.That is how I met everyone I play with. In the musicians section.It takes a few tries sometimes until you hit on the right group.The worst that can happen is nothing.Too bad you werent up here,you would be welcome to jam with me.Actually, I don`t think there is anyone here from the worcester area.
1,157 2012-03-26 16:52:26
Topic: forgot how good it is (6 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Somehow today I managed to get some time to myself.Long story short.I forgot how good it is to just sit by myself in my music room with an acoustic guitar,no bass,singer or lead and drummer.Just me.I havent done it in a long time.I love being in a band but I also love being alone with my yamaha playing by myself.
1,158 2012-03-25 14:42:26
Re: Your most disappointing guitar... (45 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
Siege of Troy wrote:
quarters wrote:I was in a Sam Ash years ago and saw a guitar on clearance for no lie...13 dollars. It was a Carlo Robelli... well worth the money for a guitar that cheap, but you know what it was. A piece of garbage. I still have it though.
Carlos Robellis are hit and miss, I've noticed. Mine is a dream to play. Great tone, looks great, feels great, but if I go to the music store, I can pick up 2 CR's of the exact same model, and one plays great, and the other is complete garbage. Sounds like their Quality Assurance team needs to pay more attention.
For me, it was my Epi SG. Still have it, but I'm getting ready to sell it for WAY less than I paid for it. Bland tone, neck is *sticky* even after oiling to neck. Pickups get muddy fast, and the electronics are BEYOND sub par. Thinking I might trade it in for credit on an Epi Explorer I've been test playing for the last few weeks.
My daughter.(the trout). Had a Carly acoustic guitar. It was Carlo Robelli`s girls model of their regular guitars.It was bright pink, full size. Bought at Wal Mart for 120.00. She wanted a pink guitar. She really wanted a Daisy Rock metalflake rock candy.They were expensive at the time so I thought the pink carly would shut her up.Guess what,it didn`t. The carly was actually a great guitar.great action,didn`t sound bad,played like a dream. If it wasn`t for the color,I may have kept it as a beater.It is still around. She gave it to a friend of hers who is taking lessons now. If carlo robelli`s are hit or miss.We must got the good one of the bunch. A few month`s later I got her the daisy rock she wanted(used) for her 10th birthday.She still has it.
1,159 2012-03-25 07:51:09
Re: Talk about awesome music! (2 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Alot of great songs make great covers.That is one of them. Think of Three Dog Night or Linda Rondstadt.
1,160 2012-03-25 07:45:38
Re: My brother's home from college . . . (11 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Why should he get mad,if you are careful and using it for it`s intended purpose. My teenage daughter is welcome to use any of my equipment whenever she wants.As long as she is careful,I don`t mind
1,161 2012-03-24 23:10:53
Re: He's one of us! (16 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Hey Paul,welcome to chordie from Auburn. Vacation capitol of the world .You will get to know a lot of new people here.Almost loke an extended family sometimes.
1,162 2012-03-24 23:01:56
Re: If it weren't for bad luck (10 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Some days you`re a statue. Some days you`re a pigeon. Somedays you`re a hydrant. Some days you`re a dog . You get the idea
1,163 2012-03-24 19:24:06
Re: If it weren't for bad luck (10 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
It still has the same tranny. My explorer is on the 3rd one. If it`s any consolation,the same explorer has been hit and run 4 times.
1,164 2012-03-24 07:42:46
Topic: Always at the wrong time. (3 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I have to apologize to everyone about the abrupt hang up last night during the jam. It seems that I always catch all of you during a hectic time. Things have a knack for being hectic in my life. To sum it up. I get up for work at 3am tuesday through saturday. Jam on sunday for a few hours.Somehow manage to take my wife out on sat. or sun. I would love to get involved sometime and I will. Thanx Joe.
1,165 2012-03-24 07:30:47
Re: New Amp (12 replies, posted in Electric)
Buzzwagon wrote:
beamer wrote:Buzzwagon wrote:I'd definately agree with Beamer, if you have multi effects go the tube route, once you've used a tube amp I doubt you'll go back! My recommendation would be a Blackstar HT5, more than enough for a basement http://www.blackstaramps.co.uk/products/ht-5r/
But try as many as you can
Jerry
I just checked that out! Man the mini stack is the schiznizzel. Where was that stuff when I was 16????? The combo is kick butt also,,,,,, I will say that the Bugera was only around 140 when I got it. It was brand new on a special deal. Its now 190 and only has a 8 in speaker. OH but the 8 incher can get it going!
I need to get an external cab for it, a 12 would open it up even more. Iwas thinking of wireing it inline to my GMX112. It has the speaker out jack but they warn only to use audio cable and not a guitar cable. Any thoughts on this? (sorry sorta hijacked thread.)
TUBE TUBE TUBE TUBE TUBE TUBE TUBE TUBE TUBE TUBE TUBE TUBE TUBE TUBE
Blackstar were only set up a few years ago by some ex Marshall guys. I've got the HT5R and I have to say their stuff is really creating a buzz over here, from the tiny HT1, which is amazing, to the Artisan range their stuff is just awesome.
Jerry
William Shakespeare probably summed it up best when it comes to amps. When he wrote the immortal words, "TUBEY OR NOT TUBEY".
1,166 2012-03-23 22:43:45
Re: Accoustic Amp interference question (34 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
try a different cord and not having the power cord stretched out all the way.Long wires can act as antenna`s. I used to get WLS in Chicago on an old Kustom head I had.And if I put it in a different room I picked up BBC.Sad to say,nothing worked for me and I always had trouble with that amp in my house.Anywhere else it worked fine.Also try using it in a different room.Hope that helps. Keep one thing in mind. If its a faith based radio station. Maybe it`s God`s way of telling you something!!!
1,167 2012-03-23 07:34:18
Re: NGD!!!!!!! I am in love! (49 replies, posted in Acoustic)
That is a beauty. Congrats to you Amy
1,168 2012-03-23 07:31:02
Re: New Amp (12 replies, posted in Electric)
bunbun wrote:
i would recommend staying away from modeling amps if you can. The reason? I have a Fender Mustang my wife bought me for Xmas. I asked for an Acoustic Brand 30 watt and a multi-effects pedal or a Wah.
I use my Mustang but I should have returned it. I feel that it does not make a "true" sound. It supposedly models 8 amps with many, many effects that you can use. The problem is there is no way to find a clean amp model. All of the settings seem to have one or more effects along with the model or setting you choose.
I would rather have a regular two channel amp, a wah or multi-effects with a wah, and fiddle with the treble, bass, and gain to produce my sounds.
That is true about modeling amps. When I get the urge to try a new effect, I can use the modeling amp to see if it is necessary.It seems to make every sound EXCEPT a guitar plugged into an amp.No matter what I do,there is always an echo when I stop playing
1,169 2012-03-22 08:06:15
Re: New Amp (12 replies, posted in Electric)
Beamer is right. Try it first. I have a peavey vyper.It is great to test effects before I buy.It really doesnt get regular use. My daughter (the trout) has a line 6 spider 15 and she loves it. Line 6 has a website with different settings you can use. Think toyourself. do I really need all the bells and whistles? Will it collect dust in the long run? Out of all my amps, I always end up using my Gibson Falcon I have had forever.
1,170 2012-03-22 07:55:58
Re: Your most disappointing guitar... (45 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
A Gretsch Corvette. It was gretsch`s version of an SG, except the top horn stuck out a bit more. The balance was awful on it. If you didn`t hold on to it,The neck would fall down and you would be playing air guitar in an instant.T he Burns tremolo would put it out of tune if you breathed on it too hard. I wanted a Gretsch so bad I bought the first one I could find after months of searching.The 2nd was a fender coronado. Something about it just wasn`t right. I sold them both dirt cheap. 150 and 100. Today they are worth a lot more.If I knew then
1,171 2012-03-22 07:41:31
Re: multi neck guitars (12 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I played an old Ibanez 6-12 string once. The 12 string side played like a dream. I put it down right away. I could feel a case of GAS coming on. I didn`t even try the 6 string side. As far as a doubleneck mosrite goes. Has anyone ever seen a Moserite that wasn`t dripping with cool. No matter how many necks it has.
1,172 2012-03-22 07:35:36
Re: LIVE AT DARYL'S HOUSE (Daryl Hall) (3 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Only seen it a few times.Great show.Like a Daryl Hall you never see.
1,173 2012-03-21 19:58:55
Re: What are you playing right now?? (139 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Skynyrd and Low by cracker.Breakdown by tom Petty.Roadhouse blues by the doors.And a few others
1,174 2012-03-21 07:38:57
Re: Where are all the 90's and 2000's hiding??? (10 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Welcome to chordie from massachusetts. The spirit of america. At least that`s what the plates on my car say
1,175 2012-03-21 07:34:04
Re: He's one of us! (16 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I`ve posted the same ad only worded differently and in a paragraph. If he were in the worcester area, I would be replying.