HOw do u test guitars?

[schecterplayer]

Re: HOw do u test guitars?

I buy pretty much all of my stuff at the same local shop because they beat web deals for friends and have great service so I can generally try the guitar through the same model as the amp I have. First I just look it over, eye the fretwork and binding and the nut. Then I feel the neck joint and play a song I know really well unplugged to look for fret buzz. If there is any of if the action is a bit off then I try to visualy figure out if I could easily correct it. Then I play it through a few different amps in many settings for quite a while. Then I play every other promising guitar in the store through the same amps to get an idea of the tone. If I like it I buy it. Don't go to a store to buy unless you have many hours to just play everything in the store. Make sure to compare it to a cheap guitar and the most expensive one in the shop to get an idea where it is on the food chain so to speak.

 

[XSSIVE]

Re: HOw do u test guitars?

first it needs to catch my eye in the looks department. then i pick it up and give it a good look over for flaws before i play it. then i play it unplugged and if it feels right and sounds good unplugged it's usually a go and i'll buy it. i hardly ever bother to plug them in b/c i NEVER leave my guitars stock and no local shops have my amps anyway for me to play through. plus who leaves the stock pickups in anyway lol? i change pickups, pots, tuners, nuts, saddles etc etc on all my guitars. so if i get along with the neck feel and the natural sound and feel of the guitar i know i can find a pickup to get it to sound the way i want 9 times out of 10.

-Mike

 

[Tux789]

Re: HOw do u test guitars?

Normally I'll hold it about waist height then drop it to the floor. If it survives I'll think about considering maybe to buy one.

okay cool so thats one potential customer for my concept "electrified anvil" any others

 

[JacksonMIA]

Re: HOw do u test guitars?

okay cool so thats one potential customer for my concept "electrified anvil" any others

I played acoustic anvil a couple of times in high school.


Great post, Jeff.

 

[Gearjoneser]

Re: HOw do u test guitars?

First, I make sure it says Gibson, PRS, Fender USA, or Martin on the headstock. :jester: Then, I proceed to play it for an hour, running through most of my styles. If my heart starts racing, and I start scheming of ways that I can buy it, because it MUST be mine, I know it's passed the test. If I don't get that feeling, it goes back up on the shelf.

When it does pass the test, I usually spend a couple weeks searching the used market. If I must have it, and it's nowhere on the used market, I'll find the salesman that looks most like a desperate newbie. :baby: :blackeye: