Red_Label
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Re: What guitar should I get??
Did his very factual and sincere post bore you? :28:
Did his very factual and sincere post bore you? :28:
What guitar should I get??
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Bass_Medic_05
Purveyor of Low End
Re: What guitar should I get??
I'd go with either a Gibson SG, or Les Paul it's a different tone and sound then your strat
I'd go with either a Gibson SG, or Les Paul it's a different tone and sound then your strat
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Jessie Sammler
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Re: What guitar should I get??
In all seriousness, though, about the money issue:
This has been talked to death and has caused numerous meltdowns, flame wars, fist fights (yes, fist fights over the Internet), ulcers, and yeast infections. People have different budgets and different ideas about what they want in a guitar. Hell, they even have different uses for the things.
People get offended because someone with a more expensive guitar puts theirs down.
People get offended because someone with a less expensive guitar says theirs was a waste of money.
People get offended because someone says that cheap guitars are better.
People get offended because someone says that expensive guitars are better.
People get offended because someone says that you have to play them to find out which ones are good.
People get offended because someone says that guitars don't matter anyway.
Fact is, nobody has all the answers. You have to find your answers. Don't get too comfy, though, because they might not be the answers you'll need a month or a year or a decade from now.
What people really need is to play, on guitars that don't hold them back. Now, you might have to play a guitar for eight years to discover how it's holding you back. If that happens, do something to fix it. Change the pickups. Get the frets leveled. Put a different neck on it. Put a smiley face sticker on the pickguard so it will remind you to be happy when you play it. Sell it and buy something else. Buy a $2,000 guitar if it makes you happy. Buy a $200 guitar if it makes you happy. Get comfortable with something, get the sound where you want it.
And play the goddamned thing.
In all seriousness, though, about the money issue:
This has been talked to death and has caused numerous meltdowns, flame wars, fist fights (yes, fist fights over the Internet), ulcers, and yeast infections. People have different budgets and different ideas about what they want in a guitar. Hell, they even have different uses for the things.
People get offended because someone with a more expensive guitar puts theirs down.
People get offended because someone with a less expensive guitar says theirs was a waste of money.
People get offended because someone says that cheap guitars are better.
People get offended because someone says that expensive guitars are better.
People get offended because someone says that you have to play them to find out which ones are good.
People get offended because someone says that guitars don't matter anyway.
Fact is, nobody has all the answers. You have to find your answers. Don't get too comfy, though, because they might not be the answers you'll need a month or a year or a decade from now.
What people really need is to play, on guitars that don't hold them back. Now, you might have to play a guitar for eight years to discover how it's holding you back. If that happens, do something to fix it. Change the pickups. Get the frets leveled. Put a different neck on it. Put a smiley face sticker on the pickguard so it will remind you to be happy when you play it. Sell it and buy something else. Buy a $2,000 guitar if it makes you happy. Buy a $200 guitar if it makes you happy. Get comfortable with something, get the sound where you want it.
And play the goddamned thing.
J
Jessie Sammler
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Bass_Medic_05
Purveyor of Low End
Re: What guitar should I get??
This was very well said, and this should be it's own thread topic!
In all seriousness, though, about the money issue:
This has been talked to death and has caused numerous meltdowns, flame wars, fist fights (yes, fist fights over the Internet), ulcers, and yeast infections. People have different budgets and different ideas about what they want in a guitar. Hell, they even have different uses for the things.
People get offended because someone with a more expensive guitar puts theirs down.
People get offended because someone with a less expensive guitar says theirs was a waste of money.
People get offended because someone says that cheap guitars are better.
People get offended because someone says that expensive guitars are better.
People get offended because someone says that you have to play them to find out which ones are good.
People get offended because someone says that guitars don't matter anyway.
Fact is, nobody has all the answers. You have to find your answers. Don't get too comfy, though, because they might not be the answers you'll need a month or a year or a decade from now.
What people really need is to play, on guitars that don't hold them back. Now, you might have to play a guitar for eight years to discover how it's holding you back. If that happens, do something to fix it. Change the pickups. Get the frets leveled. Put a different neck on it. Put a smiley face sticker on the pickguard so it will remind you to be happy when you play it. Sell it and buy something else. Buy a $2,000 guitar if it makes you happy. Buy a $200 guitar if it makes you happy. Get comfortable with something, get the sound where you want it.
And play the goddamned thing.
This was very well said, and this should be it's own thread topic!
blueman335
Mojo's Minions
Re: What guitar should I get??
I have no idea what that picture Jesse Sammler posted meant. I was expecting a picture of a guitar. Maybe it's very profound & we're too dense to figure it out. Or maybe he linked to the wrong picture. I could be up all night wondering about this...
I have no idea what that picture Jesse Sammler posted meant. I was expecting a picture of a guitar. Maybe it's very profound & we're too dense to figure it out. Or maybe he linked to the wrong picture. I could be up all night wondering about this...
Diocletian
BrandNewGlossologist
Re: What guitar should I get??
The Epi is also missing good pickups.
I don't see how that's a good comparison of a Gibson vs an Epiphone at all. All it shows you is what you get stock.
Take out the crappy Epi pickups and put them in the Gibson, put a set of A2Pros in the Epiphone, and lets see a video of that. I think you'd find the Epi sounds better.
I'm not suggesting Epi's are better, or even on a par with Gibsons, but comparing them stock is a waste of time, especially on a pickup forum. Anyone with ears who buys an Epi will put good pickups in them.
On that note I'd also suggest getting a used Epi LP standard if the budget is tight. You can get them over here in the UK for about £170 used, so I imagine you can find them in the US for about $130 odd? Stick in a set of Duncans and you're set.
If the budget's a bit bigger then of course, get a Gibby LP studio. I've played a couple of the LP Classics though and my Epihones seriously sounded, felt and played better - even the guys that owned those Gibsons agreed with me. Most likely down to the fact I can set my guitars up a bit better than they could, and I also put Duncans in mine while they had the stock pups. Showed me how spending ten times less on a guitar, when you know what you're doing with it, can be worthwhile. Guys who buy a Gibson because of the name, when they don't know crap about how guitars actually work, would be better of buying one of Dan Erlewine's books and an Epiphone.
The Epi is also missing good pickups.
I don't see how that's a good comparison of a Gibson vs an Epiphone at all. All it shows you is what you get stock.
Take out the crappy Epi pickups and put them in the Gibson, put a set of A2Pros in the Epiphone, and lets see a video of that. I think you'd find the Epi sounds better.
I'm not suggesting Epi's are better, or even on a par with Gibsons, but comparing them stock is a waste of time, especially on a pickup forum. Anyone with ears who buys an Epi will put good pickups in them.
On that note I'd also suggest getting a used Epi LP standard if the budget is tight. You can get them over here in the UK for about £170 used, so I imagine you can find them in the US for about $130 odd? Stick in a set of Duncans and you're set.
If the budget's a bit bigger then of course, get a Gibby LP studio. I've played a couple of the LP Classics though and my Epihones seriously sounded, felt and played better - even the guys that owned those Gibsons agreed with me. Most likely down to the fact I can set my guitars up a bit better than they could, and I also put Duncans in mine while they had the stock pups. Showed me how spending ten times less on a guitar, when you know what you're doing with it, can be worthwhile. Guys who buy a Gibson because of the name, when they don't know crap about how guitars actually work, would be better of buying one of Dan Erlewine's books and an Epiphone.
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Jessie Sammler
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Re: What guitar should I get??
From now on, instead of posting mere pictures, I will embed YouTube videos of interpretive dances.
Shall we begin?
From now on, instead of posting mere pictures, I will embed YouTube videos of interpretive dances.
Shall we begin?
Markk
New member
Diocletian
BrandNewGlossologist
Re: What guitar should I get??
Hilarious! If I watched it I bet it'd be even funnier.
Or maybe not.
Hilarious! If I watched it I bet it'd be even funnier.
Or maybe not.
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Jessie Sammler
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Re: What guitar should I get??
To save you time, I just watched it for you. It was pretty funny!
(Okay… you can laugh now. Just a little.)
To save you time, I just watched it for you. It was pretty funny!
(Okay… you can laugh now. Just a little.)
Stef
New member
Re: What guitar should I get??
I Applaud you!!
In all seriousness, though, about the money issue:
This has been talked to death and has caused numerous meltdowns, flame wars, fist fights (yes, fist fights over the Internet), ulcers, and yeast infections. People have different budgets and different ideas about what they want in a guitar. Hell, they even have different uses for the things.
People get offended because someone with a more expensive guitar puts theirs down.
People get offended because someone with a less expensive guitar says theirs was a waste of money.
People get offended because someone says that cheap guitars are better.
People get offended because someone says that expensive guitars are better.
People get offended because someone says that you have to play them to find out which ones are good.
People get offended because someone says that guitars don't matter anyway.
Fact is, nobody has all the answers. You have to find your answers. Don't get too comfy, though, because they might not be the answers you'll need a month or a year or a decade from now.
What people really need is to play, on guitars that don't hold them back. Now, you might have to play a guitar for eight years to discover how it's holding you back. If that happens, do something to fix it. Change the pickups. Get the frets leveled. Put a different neck on it. Put a smiley face sticker on the pickguard so it will remind you to be happy when you play it. Sell it and buy something else. Buy a $2,000 guitar if it makes you happy. Buy a $200 guitar if it makes you happy. Get comfortable with something, get the sound where you want it.
And play the goddamned thing.
I Applaud you!!
J
Jessie Sammler
Guest
Re: What guitar should I get??
I've returned to the scene of the crime to apologize to blueman335 for being a jerk in this thread last week. We've generally been able to spar without too much animosity over the rich guitar/poor guitar issue, but what I did with the photo was pretty much the forum equivalent of Khrushchev and the shoe. I'm sorry dude; that was uncalled-for.
I've returned to the scene of the crime to apologize to blueman335 for being a jerk in this thread last week. We've generally been able to spar without too much animosity over the rich guitar/poor guitar issue, but what I did with the photo was pretty much the forum equivalent of Khrushchev and the shoe. I'm sorry dude; that was uncalled-for.
gregsguitars
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Re: What guitar should I get??
How about one of these?
How about one of these?