Frantic_Rock
FragleRockologist
Hey Guys.
So check out my new gear. I walked into the local music store just trying out various cutaway accoustics. I had my eye on a yamaha... but then I stumbled onto this. Its a japanese takamine with a AD-1 preamp. The guitar plays wonderfully and it was comparable to a $3500 taylor I tried next to it.
It also has onboard tuner, reverb, and 19 programmable presets. The reverb sounds great. It has a solid spruce top, rosewood sides and back, colored wooden inlays and mahogany neck. It was used, and I got it for 650 CAD.
I bought this one yesterday. Its an Ibanez RG270. I went to the site and it doesn't look like they make them anymore. I'm very impressed with this one as well. Low action and LOADS of sustain. This thing sustains past my Les Paul. 150 CAD with hardshell case... I got it from a metal player who never used it. Its practically a new guitar. I can't put it down right now. Playing Satch tunes and jamming with backing tracks.
Okay here's scalloping project #1:
Yamaha Pacifica tele. I did a deep scallop on an already thin neck. It improved the guitar by much I'd say. I don't know if this makes sense, but sustain has gotten better. Bends and vibrato are WORLDS BETTER now. It was the best improvement I could've done to this guitar.
Scalloping project #2:
Yet another telecaster. This is the one i built myself from parts.
I decided to get a bit creative for this one. I scalloped the top 5 frets using the conventional way. The rest were scalloped in a "Nike" swoosh shape...
I figured, if you are fretting directly behind the fret like mr. Eric Johnson teaches, you might as well scallop deeper there, and not so deep everywhere else... What do you guys think?? I'm surely digging it right now.
And here's a family picture of all my toys.
So check out my new gear. I walked into the local music store just trying out various cutaway accoustics. I had my eye on a yamaha... but then I stumbled onto this. Its a japanese takamine with a AD-1 preamp. The guitar plays wonderfully and it was comparable to a $3500 taylor I tried next to it.
It also has onboard tuner, reverb, and 19 programmable presets. The reverb sounds great. It has a solid spruce top, rosewood sides and back, colored wooden inlays and mahogany neck. It was used, and I got it for 650 CAD.
I bought this one yesterday. Its an Ibanez RG270. I went to the site and it doesn't look like they make them anymore. I'm very impressed with this one as well. Low action and LOADS of sustain. This thing sustains past my Les Paul. 150 CAD with hardshell case... I got it from a metal player who never used it. Its practically a new guitar. I can't put it down right now. Playing Satch tunes and jamming with backing tracks.
Okay here's scalloping project #1:
Yamaha Pacifica tele. I did a deep scallop on an already thin neck. It improved the guitar by much I'd say. I don't know if this makes sense, but sustain has gotten better. Bends and vibrato are WORLDS BETTER now. It was the best improvement I could've done to this guitar.
Scalloping project #2:
Yet another telecaster. This is the one i built myself from parts.
I decided to get a bit creative for this one. I scalloped the top 5 frets using the conventional way. The rest were scalloped in a "Nike" swoosh shape...
I figured, if you are fretting directly behind the fret like mr. Eric Johnson teaches, you might as well scallop deeper there, and not so deep everywhere else... What do you guys think?? I'm surely digging it right now.
And here's a family picture of all my toys.
