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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.

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.

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)

Shack, an 06 Les Paul? I'm jealous... I'm still beating my 2005 American Fat Strat Texas Special around. Although it's a great axe, I've always wanted an LP.. or maybe even better yet a custom PRS..

Do I smell a collector brewing? LOL

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. =)

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.

Hey gearhed... when you talk about production, are you talking about using live tracks or primarily loop based beat stuff? Do you use a specific software package?

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?

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

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.