Date: 12/28/2003 2:57:00 PM
From Authorid: 58078
Very interesting tips here Wayne. My husband bought me a guitar for xmas cause I want to learn. Its nothing major right now but just something to start on. I love it though. If I get really into it like I want to we will definitely upgrade in the future.  |
Date: 12/28/2003 2:58:00 PM
From Authorid: 32133
i didnt think of any of this when i bought mine i just checked it though its fine..........it better be its a $400 guitar  |
Date: 12/28/2003 3:00:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 12133
The first guitar that I ever bought, was a $120 guitar, and the brand was "State of the Art" good guitar, but when I had my band, and we played on stage, I wouldn't have used it, except maybe as a back up.  |
Date: 12/28/2003 3:04:00 PM
From Authorid: 60395
my first electric guitar was a fender , but since i've had about 4/5 but i still have my fender.  |
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Date: 12/28/2003 3:05:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 12133
I've had quite a few guitars *shrugs* I still prefer the BC Rich Warlocks. |
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Date: 12/28/2003 3:06:00 PM
From Authorid: 32133
i went to one place they were selling basses for $150 they were "NEW YORK PRO" guitars. my older brother has an ESP he said there pretty good. i never heard of them befor he got his though. |
Date: 12/28/2003 3:08:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 12133
Yes, ESP is a good brand of guitar |
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Date: 12/28/2003 3:08:00 PM
From Authorid: 60395
cheepest guitar i ever bought was $175 off ebay and it was one of my favorites |
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Date: 12/28/2003 3:22:00 PM
From Authorid: 32133
i figured they were good he said there the only kind of guitar a couple of his friends will buy. |
Date: 12/28/2003 3:31:00 PM
From Authorid: 28989
I play an old 1970's Epiphone hollow body, and it plays like a dream. I've always liked older guitars. My other favorite was a 1965 Gibson hollow body that I bought for $20! Several guitar enthusiasts wanted to buy it from me, and I played it for several years (until it met with a horrible fate that I can't even talk about *sniff*). My biggest pet peeve is bad intonation (where a string is in tune lower in the neck, but out of tune higher up the neck). A little neck adjustment is supposed to take care of that, but it doesn't always work. Thanks for the advice!  |
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Date: 12/28/2003 3:36:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 12133
Canoe, setting the adjustment on the bridge should fix your intonation problem. |
Date: 12/28/2003 3:57:00 PM
From Authorid: 43592
I play bass a little. I bought a Squire pack, it isn't a great a guitar but it's fine for a starter or someone who just wants to play around with it and not be a hardcore bassist (like me). So if you're goind to really play bass or guitar don't go for Squire. Just because they the by Fender title doesn't mean they're Fenders.  |
Date: 12/28/2003 4:38:00 PM
From Authorid: 10344
2 months ago I purchased a Angus Young signature series Gibson SG.....this is the most awesome guitar I have ever played. I highly recomend it if you are a serious player...i've played about every guitar you could imagine and this is the smoothest. Downside...it will set you back a bit over $2000 after shipping and handling...but worth it all the same.  |
Date: 12/28/2003 4:41:00 PM
From Authorid: 33925
We just bought our youngest son a junior acoustic for Christmas..I know virtually nothing about guitars and neither does my husband, so a good friend of ours who plays went with my husband to get it..He says it is a good quality guitar for a starter.  |
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Date: 12/28/2003 4:47:00 PM ( From Author )
From Authorid: 12133
Yeah, with the number of people on USM, it is amazing the amount of stuff you can learn, or find out, just by asking. |
Date: 12/28/2003 8:48:00 PM
From Authorid: 24319
lol, Ya know, 3 christmas's ago (counting this past) I got an acoustic Guitar from my mama. And I STILL don't know how to play it. I'm such a loser. Someone cry for me.  .. I have NO idea what kind of guitar it is. But I know it's a real good one. I think it ran my mom $120, but that was only because her cousin owns a music shop in New York and he gave her a discount. Yaaay for connections!  |
Date: 12/29/2003 3:55:00 PM
From Authorid: 61893
One of my close friends got a Eddie Van Halen 5150 for Christmas this year.  |
Date: 2/27/2004 1:18:00 AM
From Authorid: 56176
i have a yamaha...funny thing my daddy has played blue grass music for 40 years; 25 with
ralph stanley,i hated blue grass,now when i wa attacked by a mt lion in july,my legg was broke,and my foot,ok i was in a wheel chair,and ive ben learning cords,but that timing and rythm,thing gets me any tips? daddy says i'll get it,i get nervous when he trys to show me;its because he's so good and i try so hard too hard and i make mistakes.  |
Date: 3/17/2004 9:18:00 PM
From Authorid: 39370
Thanks for the tips . I might be buying a new guitar next month. Right now, I'm mainly playing an Epiphone. Gonna see if I cant save up and get myself a Rickenbacker or a Hofner  |
