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#39 - 05/20/09 08:42 AM
Types of Electric Guitars
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Registered: 05/14/09
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I was just curious about the type of electric guitars our members play and the type of music genre everyone is in to. Personally, I play a six string acoustic and prefer easy rock and some country.
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#54 - 05/20/09 02:25 PM
Re: Types of Electric Guitars
[Re: jillian]
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Registered: 05/15/09
Posts: 30
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I'm just barely starting to learn acoustic guitar so I can't help with this one. I wonder if it's better to learn on electric instead of acoustic? It seems like it would be harder though.
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#60 - 05/20/09 09:17 PM
Re: Types of Electric Guitars
[Re: slimpickings]
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Registered: 03/14/09
Posts: 325
Loc: Pittsburgh Area
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Having taught for several years now, I prefer to teach people on classical guitar as well as steel string acoustic first, if for nothing else to get their finger strength up. Still, it's totally cool with me if students are dead set on learning electric guitar straight away. If it makes them want to practice more, that's entirely fine by me. You practice to your own goals, right? I don't play bass trombone if I want to learn tuba later.
As for styles and guitars, here's my rundown: '06 Gibson Les Paul Standard Guitar '04 Fender MIM Jazz Bass '80's Peavey T-40 Bass '06 Acoustic Guitar (not sure what the brand is...my grandparents bought it for me when they took a cruise and were on the island of Sebu*) '80's Yamaha Acoustic '05 Godin BG-5 5-string Bass '06 BSX Allegro Electric Upright '07 Upton Bass Hybrid Upright
And coming soon: Squier Vintage Modified Fretless Jazz (once I've got enough cash laying around)
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Upton Bass Custom 3/4 Upright, BSX Custom Allegro EUB, '80s Peavey T-40, MIM Active Jazz Bass, Godin BG-5 (for sale!), Fender Bassman 100 , `68 Fender Bassman 50 head, SWR Goliath 4x10, Markbass 2x10 cab
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#69 - 05/21/09 12:17 PM
Re: Types of Electric Guitars
[Re: Chris]
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Registered: 03/14/09
Posts: 325
Loc: Pittsburgh Area
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I am kind of a gearhead. It's really not a good habit to have, mostly because it's expensive, and being a college student at the same time doesn't help. Thank God for scholarships, anyway. And it helps that I actually make money playing, so I can justify the gear purchases somewhat. =)
As for the styles I play, it's probably better, I've thought, to list some favorite bands/composers...
The Mars Volta Dredg John Adams Samuel Barber Marcus Miller Michael Manring TOOL Counting Crows Beethoven Miles Davis Herbie Hancock Weather Report Steve Vai Anathallo Kronos Quartet Hans Zimmer Danny Elfman Red Hot Chili Peppers
To name a few big favorites of mine. I would recommend any of them to anyone I know. Really. Check them out if you find yourself scratching your head at the names. =)
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I love science, and it pains me to think that so many are terrified of the subject or feel that choosing it means you cannot also choose compassion, or the arts, or be awed by nature. Science is not meant to cure us of mystery, but to reinvent and reinvigorate it. -R. Sapolsky
Upton Bass Custom 3/4 Upright, BSX Custom Allegro EUB, '80s Peavey T-40, MIM Active Jazz Bass, Godin BG-5 (for sale!), Fender Bassman 100 , `68 Fender Bassman 50 head, SWR Goliath 4x10, Markbass 2x10 cab
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#79 - 05/23/09 07:33 PM
Re: Types of Electric Guitars
[Re: ShackMan]
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Registered: 05/23/09
Posts: 25
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Mmmm, guitars. Nice thread.
I have been playing for a while now, and it took me a long time to get a guitar for each basic sound for recording or gigging. So far, I have:
'98 Gibson Les Paul Standard '53 Gibson L5 hollowbody '03 Danelectro DC-3 '93 Fender Strat '98 Guild D-4 acoustic '06 Fender P-bass
I love them all, but that L5 is my favorite. It plays like a beauty. And to think it was brought out as a 'cheap' guitar...
I've been getting into production and turn tabling, too.
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#87 - 05/25/09 12:20 PM
Re: Types of Electric Guitars
[Re: Chris]
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Registered: 05/23/09
Posts: 25
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Hey Chris-
I do both. I started out using only music I recorded myself [or through recording my friends] and then moved to include programming beats. Beats are fun, but recording live musicians is what I like to do most.
Logic 6 and Reason 3 on a Mac are my two main programs, though I have been setting up Sonar on a Windows machine to use with my IK Multimedia plug-in and sample set that has been lying around unused for too long...
How about you? Which programs do you use?
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#96 - 05/26/09 01:05 PM
Re: Types of Electric Guitars
[Re: ShackMan]
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newbie
Registered: 05/24/09
Posts: 25
Loc: California
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Shackman I like your choices some of the top pickers you might have overlooked are Eddie Van Halen Yangwie Malmsteen Gary Moore Jimi Hendrix Eric Johnson Joe Sartriani
I learned on an old Yamaha acoustic guitar but am playing a Fender Strat. If you have not heard of Gary More you need to look him up. The man can play. TC
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#99 - 05/26/09 03:11 PM
Re: Types of Electric Guitars
[Re: Opti]
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Registered: 05/15/09
Posts: 30
Loc: Currently sitting in a chair
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Really, no Stevie Ray Vaughan fans here or have I over looked some?  Right now I guess my mind has been gone lately, I swore we had 2 Jacksons, but it seems we only have 1, then an Ibanez & of course the Suzuki. All of which came into the home from the spouse but if I could get my hands on a Bullseye of Les Paul, you know I would but my fund for that is still a ways off.
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