MontyVeda
a short-tempered ill-controlled small-minded troll
- Location
- Lancaster... the little city.
if you're left handed you could buy my 12 string for £50... and have change left over for the garmin.
Guitars
- Thread starter Plax
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I've got 6 at the moment...
Takamine EG332c 6 string electro-acoustic - my main guitar for years
I've gigged it, busked with it, written loads of songs with it...and it will be buried with me (in it's shiny Hiscox case).
Takamine EG523SC-12 string electro acoustic - big jumbo 12-string and great fun to play
Martin Backpacker - travel guitar, no bass to speak of but cuts through nicely and doubles as a cricket bat
Squier Classic Vibe 50s Stratocaster - I sold all my electric guitars off a few years ago and this was a present to myself when I realised I'd made a big mistake!
Gremlin A-style mandolin - I used to play in a folk band & it's always good for a bit of REM's Losing My Religion
Peavey 4 string bass - a cheap 90's bass which I haven't seen for ages but was handy for recording on my old 4-track
Amongst the guitars I wish I'd kept are...
Sunn Mustang - red strat copy....my first guitar
Fender American Vintage 52 Reissue Telecaster - used to play this through a Fender Blues Junior valve amp....lovely!
Gibson SG Standard - my one and only Gibson
Lowden O25c - best guitar I've ever played
Takamine EG332c 6 string electro-acoustic - my main guitar for years
I've gigged it, busked with it, written loads of songs with it...and it will be buried with me (in it's shiny Hiscox case).Takamine EG523SC-12 string electro acoustic - big jumbo 12-string and great fun to play
Martin Backpacker - travel guitar, no bass to speak of but cuts through nicely and doubles as a cricket bat
Squier Classic Vibe 50s Stratocaster - I sold all my electric guitars off a few years ago and this was a present to myself when I realised I'd made a big mistake!
Gremlin A-style mandolin - I used to play in a folk band & it's always good for a bit of REM's Losing My Religion
Peavey 4 string bass - a cheap 90's bass which I haven't seen for ages but was handy for recording on my old 4-track
Amongst the guitars I wish I'd kept are...
Sunn Mustang - red strat copy....my first guitar
Fender American Vintage 52 Reissue Telecaster - used to play this through a Fender Blues Junior valve amp....lovely!
Gibson SG Standard - my one and only Gibson
Lowden O25c - best guitar I've ever played
Rhythm Thief
Legendary Member
- Location
- Ross on Wye
All you really need is a soldering iron. I started with a Strat my brother found in a skip (the one pictured above, in fact) with knackered electrics. But you should be able to pick up something like a Squier Affinity Strat for under fifty quid. Then have a look around the web - I got most of my ideas by googling "Strat Wiring Mods" - and off you go. Soldering is easy with a bit of practise!
Dave 123
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire alps
Stephen C
Über Member
The guitar alone is worth approx £119 new, depends on the condition. What amp?
It's second habd but looks new. The amp I am not sure it's not a main stream one.
Stephen C
Über Member
Have a go, if you can try first, you can always upgrade the amp later etc. Something to get you going without spending too much is always good!
(Although, I must say I've never played an Epiphone, just going on my own experience of cheap guitars.)
First guitar I bought (Kasuga from 1980/81), not particularly comfortable to play, but I put into open tunings now and again for something different.
Tried a classical, but the music didn't do it for me so this got moved on Admira somethingorother...
No need for an intro to this...
Taylor 314
This was a 40th birthday present. Spent most of it's life in the case out of the way of the dogs, so sold it on :-( Fylde Gordon Gitrap model.
Of the above, still got the Taylor, the Kasuga and the Tele.
Finally a little tune on the Taylor (my one and only ever recording into a Zoom H2).
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=1114427
Tried a classical, but the music didn't do it for me so this got moved on Admira somethingorother...
No need for an intro to this...
Taylor 314
This was a 40th birthday present. Spent most of it's life in the case out of the way of the dogs, so sold it on :-( Fylde Gordon Gitrap model.
Of the above, still got the Taylor, the Kasuga and the Tele.
Finally a little tune on the Taylor (my one and only ever recording into a Zoom H2).
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/default.cfm?bandID=1114427
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Right, the amp is a "Drive" 10 watt amp. I'm going to take a looksie tonight.
Stephen C
Über Member
Excellent, hope you like it!
Melonfish
Evil Genius in training.
- Location
- Warrington, UK
i have a gibson sg clone which actually sounds epic as its all mohogany and humbuckers.
two takamine electro acoustics (one beater one for gigging) and a very nice mandolin by redwood electro too.
i have rocksmith 2013 it's pretty good actually wish there were more DLC songs for it though.
two takamine electro acoustics (one beater one for gigging) and a very nice mandolin by redwood electro too.
i have rocksmith 2013 it's pretty good actually wish there were more DLC songs for it though.
Slim
Über Member
- Location
- Plough Lane
There's quite a bit of tuition available on the internet. A couple of weeks after buying the guitar my "play money" was reduced to zero so I needed something free. I still go back to Justin Sandercoe's website every now and then The beginner lessons are excellent. Still, having someone watch as you play is a huge help.
Nice one. I have bookmarked the site!