Guitars

[Plax]

So who has one and what do you have?

I bought a Yamaha C40A Classical guitar with my birthday money when I was 13 years old. It's *ahem* over two decades on from then and I still have it. Can't play at all though.
I also have a Westfield B200 Electro acoustic guitar I got free from Freecycle when I decided I was going to resurrect my music career. It was very short lived.

I have recently bought a copy of Rocksmith which apparently will work with the Westfield (postie hasn't delivered it yet!). If I get on with it I think I might treat myself to a second hand electric guitar.
Anyone have an electric guitar they can rec for a beginner?

 

[swee'pea99]

I got something called a Tanglewood when I decided to try to start again (never having been much good). It's a lot better than I am. I've genuinely been making an effort this year to do at least a bit of practice every day. I'm still not much good.

 

[Stephen C]

I have three (obviously, the N+1 rule applies here as well...)

My first was a Marshall Rocket Deluxe, part of a starter kit, and for a beginner guitar, it still is brilliant, cheap as anything but sounds mighty, still play it a lot.
I then got an Ibanez acoustic thing (can't remember the name), I don't play it much, but it does come in handy every now and then.
My main guitar now is a Sterling by Musicman JP100D, a lot cheaper than a proper Musicman (£500 vs £2500) but still the good build quality and the same pickups etc. Love the thing, amazing rich sound with the most comfy neck and a gorgeous flame maple top...

I think I may leave early and go and play guitar now...

 

[jonny jeez]

Have owned a few over the years, My largest acquisition was a few years ago, Fender VG strat, an all american strat with a separate Roland pickup for modelling a 12 string a few drop tune pre-set's and a telecaster sound , A perfect gigging guitar. The modelling was far beyond any post amp pedals and boxes I'd ever played with....loved it, was my pride and joy

I used to put this through a Line6 pod X3 and the coupling sounded fantastic.Very good guitar that sounded beautiful. Unfortunately after dropping over £2k on the lot... I had to sell it all a year later.

Inherited a Gibson copy (Aria) from my late uncle a couple of years ago, which has a nice sound but a Broken neck from too much gigging, All fixed now but I am convinced it effects its ability to stay bright.

Just bought my daughter a Lindo Black fire for her Birthday (boxing day), amazing guitar for a starter...or actually for anyone, very bright sound, with a digital tuner, preamp EQ that is smart looking and works well when amped. It also has a separate "studio deck" socket, that i have no idea how to use...all this for £150 Its sat behind me on a stand right now, in the office and i shall be swapping the strings out tonight for a medium weight set..

Looks a lot like a Takemine but for a third the price, quite slim and very light, but lots of resonance and tons of character.
https://lindoguitars.com/guitars/el...lectro-acoustic-guitar-lcd-digital-tuner.html

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Mine is an air guitar. I really am a vituoso

 

[Salad Dodger]

I have:
an old Cort NTL 20 acoustic - currently residing in the loft

a Taylor Big Baby acoustic - which I will be playing at the local folk club at tonight's singaround

a Vintage V1300 electro acoustic - sits in the corner of the living room looking pretty as it is a sunburst finish guitar, but I do also take it to a few "plugged in" sessions.

an 8 string bouzouki (usually I play it capo'd at 5th fret which turns it into a mandola)

a 5 string banjo which an old mate gave to me when he was clearing out his house prior to a move. I can get a few chords out of it, but have never really studied playing it. It's currently in my loft but one of these days I will get it down and spend some time on it....

a tenor ukulele

a soprano ukulele

 

[Salad Dodger]

Jonny Jeez said: It also has a separate "studio deck" socket, that i have no idea how to use..

Looks like an XLR socket, which you can use to plug into some acoustic amps and DI boxes, then either into a computer for recording, or on to a PA system. I think an XLR socket is lower impedance (quiter but more "pure" signal) then the ordinary jack plug signal, but don't quote me on that! Electrics have never been my strong point......

 

[Stephen C]

Have owned a few over the years, My largest acquisition was a few years ago, Fender VG strat, an all american strat with a separate Roland pickup for modelling a 12 string a few drop tune pre-set's and a telecaster sound , A perfect gigging guitar. The modelling was far beyond any post amp pedals and boxes I'd ever played with....loved it, was my pride and joy

What's it like with the modelled drop tuning? Don't you get confused by what you are hearing and feeling? I bought an electro harmonix knockout pedal for turning the humbucker sound into a single coil, works really well.

 

[tyred]

 

[jonny jeez]

What's it like with the modelled drop tuning? Don't you get confused by what you are hearing and feeling? I bought an electro harmonix knockout pedal for turning the humbucker sound into a single coil, works really well.

YES...spot on , you had to either crank the amp up or use cans, I mostly noodle at home with cans on so that wasn't a big problem, lord knows what it sounded like to the neighbours though.

Was a joy to just flick between drop settings but my favourite setting was the 12 string, I like playing arpeggio and this suited my style (...hence the latter fascination with electro acoustics I guess).

I secretly loved the blue light too, made me feel like I was playing a Manson or something, very Matt Belamy!!

 

[Rhythm Thief]

I've got about twelve at the moment. I got into building them when my brother found some electrics in a skip last christmas and I repaired them. My favourite is a home built Strat based on a Squier body, but the best thing I own is a battered 1998 "Collector's Edition" Fender Telecaster. I've also got a Washburn semi acoustic, a few other Strats (which I've rewired to give various non standard pickup combos), an Antoria Les Paul Junior copy, a couple of acoustics and an electric mandolin. Next on the list is another Telecaster that I can convert to an Esquire.

 

[jonny jeez]

Jonny Jeez said: It also has a separate "studio deck" socket, that i have no idea how to use..

Looks like an XLR socket, which you can use to plug into some acoustic amps and DI boxes, then either into a computer for recording, or on to a PA system. I think an XLR socket is lower impedance (quiter but more "pure" signal) then the ordinary jack plug signal, but don't quote me on that! Electrics have never been my strong point......

Yep, that'll be it...never tried it though so cant comment.

itching to get it back out the box now... how did cyclechat do that?

 

[numbnuts]

Mine gathers dust

 

[jonny jeez]

a Vintage V1300 electro acoustic - sits in the corner of the living room looking pretty as it is a sunburst finish guitar, but I do also take it to a few "plugged in" sessions.

Yup, sounds like my inherited Gibson copy, another sunburst, a beautiful guitar, built like a Plymouth fury all chromey form and pretty much no function

 

[jonny jeez]

I've got about twelve at the moment. I got into building them when my brother found some electrics in a skip last christmas and I repaired them. My favourite is a home built Strat based on a Squier body, but the best thing I own is a battered 1998 "Collector's Edition" Fender Telecaster. I've also got a Washburn semi acoustic, a few other Strats (which I've rewired to give various non standard pickup combos), an Antoria Les Paul Junior copy, a couple of acoustics and an electric mandolin. Next on the list is another Telecaster that I can convert to an Esquire.

very jealous, the telecaster already sounds lovely, the more battered the better I think.