From what I've seen, the more expensive models have more "bells and whistles" ... but that's from the Electric Guitar perspective ... but I agree with Jerome, try them out before you buy ... you might be suprised that even the cheapest guitar will sound beautiful
102 2008-05-27 15:24:25
Re: THE FASTEST SOLO GUITARISTS = The Speedy GONZALEZES (21 replies, posted in Electric)
Oh, and Jerome I checked him out ... good God that boy could play! You look at him at think, this guy plays guitar? And THAT fast? And THAT good?
103 2008-05-27 15:20:06
Re: Can I.... (5 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
Agreed SouthPaw ... guitar amps and bass amps are made seperate for a reason ... most guitar amps cant handle a deep heavy bass tone unless they're turned down really low ... getting a seperate bass amp will be better for you Linusguitar
104 2008-05-26 14:09:07
Re: Fastest playing guitar? (17 replies, posted in Electric)
It depends on the neck and person playing ... I know my fingers dont move fast on my Les Paul but on the Schecter they move alot faster ... the neck size between them both is like night and day
105 2008-05-26 14:06:34
Re: lp or sg??? (5 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
I play the Gibson LP and agree it does have a more bluesy/classic rock sound ... it sounds beautiful though ... a buddie of mine plays the Gibson SG and it does give off a more Hard Rock sound
106 2008-05-24 15:34:46
Re: Metal? (13 replies, posted in Electric)
Metal is what drives me ... LOVE it ... as a matter of fact, I just went to the Iron Maiden "Somewhere Back in Time" kickoff tour on Wednesday ... absolutely AWESOME ...
I love any kind of metal, whether it be Maiden, Priest, Motorhead, Metallica, Megadeth, etc but I love some "Nu Metal" like Disturbed, SOAD, etc
Love classic Rock like the Zeppelin, The Doors, Boston, etc as well
107 2008-05-21 17:57:08
Re: Favorite Cover Songs/Bands (8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Wibble wrote:
I'm in the same boat mate, I just sit and cover other artists material while i learn.
I cover mainly:- (and here comes the list)
Avenged Sevenfold
Queen
Offspring
Atreyu
Guns n Roses
Jimi Hendrix
Clapton/Cream
AC/DC
Sabbath/Ozzy
Bullet for my Valentine
Danzig
Iron Maiden
Megadeth
Nirvana
Paul Gilbert (bits of - mainly for technique)
Ataris - Boys of Summer
Trivium
Velvet Revolver
Stereophonics
Van Halen
Muse
Papa Roach
Metallica
Lit
Foo Fighters
Bon JoviProbably more i cant remember too lol
Damn your a busy man Wibble ... I'm trying to learn Audioslave's "Cochise" right now
108 2008-05-21 17:55:38
Re: Favorite Cover Songs/Bands (8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Zurf wrote:
Buffett
Cash
Nelson (Willie variety, not the hair pop group)- Zurf
Thank God Zurf! 
109 2008-05-16 03:18:24
Re: Line 6 POD X3 (5 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
Ahhh that sounds pretty slick ... I know the Line6 Spider III amp I have currently has over 200 presets, etc so I'm wondering if this was made for "non-Line6" amp users
110 2008-05-14 20:39:08
Re: Line 6 POD X3 (5 replies, posted in Guitars and accessories)
How do you use it ? I've seen Line6 pods advertised in Guitar magazine and I've been curious about them.
111 2008-05-14 20:38:02
Re: Learning to read chords (9 replies, posted in Acoustic)
coltonem wrote:
hey everyone! thanks for the tips. I really appreciate them. I'll have enough time to impress him. I have 6 months until he returns home, so I think that's plenty of time if I practice every day! thanks again guys. have a good week!
Sounds like someone is in the military
112 2008-05-14 18:35:29
Re: anybody got any tool (15 replies, posted in Acoustic)
I didnt say they're an Emo band guys ... I said they have a bunch of Emo fans ... re-read it before you criticize ...
But on a lighter note, I'd love to see someone do an impression of "Sober" via acoustic ... would be interesting
113 2008-05-14 13:29:49
Topic: Favorite Cover Songs/Bands (8 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I know alot of you guys concentrate on your own originals, etc but some of us arent quite there yet What songs do you all like doing covers of? What bands do you mosty do cover songs to?
I love covering Social Distortion songs and I play the rhythm spot on ... it's the solo's etc that I'm trying to work on now ... I also love doing Iron Maiden, ZZ Top, Judas Priest, Green Day, Offspring and AC/DC covers as well ... for acoustic I love doing country
114 2008-05-14 13:04:01
Re: THE IMPORTANCE OF STRUMMING = RIGHT OR WRONG? (18 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Doc
I'm in the same boat with strumming style ... I never really go by what is "tabbed" ... I go with the rhythm that I think sounds good ... and like you said, it's recognizeable when you hear it
115 2008-05-14 12:56:55
Re: PSA: Drop-D (Apology & insight) (6 replies, posted in Electric)
Ahhh tried it last night actually ... it's weird because I learned my powerchords in standard tuning and have been using them for the past year and a half ... when I tried the Drop D it felt weird but that's probably because 1. I'm used to standard tuning powerchords and 2. I'm still not proficient in barre chords
116 2008-05-13 16:57:39
Re: anybody got any tool (15 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Ken
Very deep and dark band ... think of playing Drop D riffs slowly, sitting alone in a dark dungeon ... and a few Emo people around looking on sullenly while you play ... voila, you have Tool 
117 2008-05-13 16:53:06
Re: Your Top 5 Guitarists of all time (167 replies, posted in Electric)
Rory Gallagher? That's not that sort dude who used to smash watermellons with a huge mallet is it?
118 2008-05-13 15:03:49
Re: favorite genre. (15 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
I love Metal, Hard Rock and Classic Rock myself
119 2008-05-13 15:02:44
Re: Capo question (12 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Anastasia
Some of the music theory guys could better explain ... but I think using the capo moves the notes up in a different octave
120 2008-05-13 14:46:44
Re: anybody got any tool (15 replies, posted in Acoustic)
you beat me to it pix! All in good fun Ken!
121 2008-05-13 14:42:05
Re: PSA: Drop-D (Apology & insight) (6 replies, posted in Electric)
Tibernius
So your only playing the 3 lowest strings and thats it? You dont use the other 3 strings?
122 2008-05-12 20:19:38
Re: PSA: Drop-D (Apology & insight) (6 replies, posted in Electric)
So I guess it's a good thing I learned my powerchords the right way ... I've never tried Drop D yet and was always curious why alot of bands play in Drop D ... I've been using my powerchords for almost a year now and I'm spot on with them ... for the most part I like using the "2-note" powerchord formation instead of the "3-note" formation ... I like mine to sound a little "thinner" ... with all three they sound ALOT heavier
123 2008-05-12 17:42:37
Re: The ROCK CALENDAR (4 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
"Ides of March" - Iron Maiden
124 2008-05-09 18:29:56
Re: Band Name Generator (6 replies, posted in Chordie's Chat Corner)
Misfit Llama And The Man ... pretty sweet!
125 2008-05-09 18:13:58
Re: GUITAR STRINGS/ PLAYING (3 replies, posted in Acoustic)
Hello Maine I have a Takamine as well though it's the "G" series ... a couple factors will come into play as far as your fingers getting chewed up ... alot of posters will give you the same advice
1. Action on the fret board ... if the action is high (space between the string and the fret board) you'll have to exert more pressure to hold the string down to the frets
2. Your fingers will get "chewed" up until they're utilized enough and start to grow calluses ... once your fingers stop hurting you'll see the tips of your fingers will grow calluses ... also, sometimes that doesnt even help ... if I'm playing any acoustic guitar for an extended period of time my fingers will start hurting big time even with calluses
3. Different guitars will give you a different feel ... for example the neck might be wider, thicker, thinner, or the action might be lower and thus not kill your fingers
Hope this helps!