FReeper Guitarists, Unite!

Vanity ^ | 10 JUL 09 | Terabitten

[Terabitten]

I'd like to hear from all the FReeper guitarists out there!

[Terabitten]

Post your collections, your music, and just enjoy being a conservative musician!

I'm also curious about how many of us have regular gigs, be it church, bar, VFW Hall, whatever.

Here's my modest collection. I don't have good pics of my actual guitars out on a photobucket account yet, so these generic pics will have to do:

2005 Gibson Custom Shop Slash Signature Les Paul:

2008 Squier Classic Vibe Telecaster:

1991 Peavey Vandenberg Custom Quilt:

[Mr. Mojo]

I’m a Telecaster man. ...played through a blackface Deluxe Reverb.

[RandallFlagg]

I had an old Ibanez Destroyer that I took with me around the world in the Navy.

Nothing like playing Metallica’s The Shortest Straw on the bow of an amphibious assault carrier while docked in some middle east country.

Morticia (My guitar) finally developed a crack right down the middle about seven years ago.

Going to get an explorer someday.

[Dansong]

Strat man with plenty of Line 6 gear; working on songwriting (see www.taxi.com). Classic pop/rock, country influences, including Christian music as of late. Seems to be a lot of talent and energy moving there...Note my User name.

[Terabitten]

I’m a Telecaster man. .

You owe it to yourself to try that Squier Classic Vibe Tele. $300 of pure Tele goodness -- guys are trading in their '52 reissues and custom shop Nocasters for these guys.

[doodad]

I have a few and play as a living room legend.

[dayglored]

Oh, shoot, I can't post guitar pics at the moment (I'm at work) but I'll catch back up tonight...

Currently have a custom-built black-walnut/Modulus-Graphite rock axe, Gibson SG (c. 1962) for the blues, and a variety of others for special purposes.

Main amp is a an early-70's silver-face Fender Twin Reverb:

[raybbr]

I got a question. We have a neighbor kid who's apparently learning to play. He's not bad just not good. Lacks rhythm and his timing is off. He practices using an amp that's seems to be at full volume - you can even hear the distortion at times.

My question is this: Have any of you guitar players ever subjected your neighbors to amateurish playing via an amp? Don't most people learning to play get good before they decide to crank up the amp?

Note: The family is a big Obama supporter. They have an Obama sign in a bedroom window that can only be seen from my yard!

In the summer and nice weather I have my C. Crane radio out in the yard with Limbaugh and Beck on. I don't play it loud and consider myself respectful of not trying to make them listen to it. This Summer things might change.

[Skooz]

Clapton signature Strat. Amazing. Just awesome.

Les Paul, Alvarez classical and a Norman acoustic.

I still suck.

[Vasilli22]

I'm a "four-string" man. Can I play too?? 64' Fender Jazz - except no substitute!

[GodBlessRonaldReagan]

I have a Paisley Tele reissue (just like James Burton played when he was backing up the King!



My main axe - a Epiphone Firebird. I play in a surf/garage band, and I pump this thru a 1962 Fender Princeton amp for the sweetest sounds this side of heaven! My band has only played twice (to great response and some nice paychecks!), but we've finally recorded a demo and are getting ready to assault the Mid-Atlantic area with pure rock and roll.

[MAD-AS-HELL]

What is the problem of just asking the parents to tell the kid to turn it down as a courtesy?

[Dansong]

Most beginners who practice loud and poorly will soon give it up - he'll will soon annoy himself as well. If he gets better he'll use the headphones or practice acoustically.

[DHC-2]

Martin, acustic drednaught ... Wouldn’t it be great if we could start having some “folk songs” about all this mess with the government ... so we could be playing them at tea parties, etc. Look at how strong this kind of music was back in the sixties (in the other direction) ... so maybe we could get the attention of the younger crowd going in a different direction.

[Mr. Mojo]

Squier Classic Vibe Tele

Does it have a fat U-shaped neck? If not, I have an extra '52 reissue neck lying around somewhere. Only fat necks for me. ...on guitars, that is.

[Dansong]

Any opinions of the quality of the Mexican and Chinese Strats and Teles?? The prices seem almost too good to be true...

[robby]

I’ve always been an acoustic guitar player. I still have an play my 1982 Alvarez Yari that I bought new. Sorry no pic. This guitar has been through many parties, camping trips, beaches, you name it, over the years. It’s starting to look like Willie Nelson’s guitar. It’s very well broken in and the tone I get from it is beautiful.

I’ve recently discovered Cubase and also a much easier program Mixcraft to write some multitrack instrumentals.
Throw in a korg keyboard workstation, download some vsti’s and you have multi instruments to use. Currently using Edirol.

[Vor Lady]

I knew I’d see you on this thread! How are ya?

[The Toll]

You guys sound like you need some low end.

I play 2008 Rickenbacker 4003 in Jetglo.

Read it and weep.

[Lovergirl]

guitar ping

[Drew68]

A couple family photos:

Now I just need something with P90s. I have an old Korean Samick (actually pretty nice) with a set neck and mini hums that I'm thinking of making into a project P90 rocker.

[Clemenza]

Love the Tele.

[The Toll]

I had a Mexican made Fender Jazz Bass. Quality and sound was about 3 stars out of 4. Not bad at all.

If you can get your hands on a used Fender via craigslist or what have you. Keep your eye open for the Japanese models. Fender scuttled the plant after the quality surpased the American made guitars.

Real nice find.

[Terabitten]

Strat man with plenty of Line 6 gear

I'm a big Line6 fan, too. I've got a PodXT Live through a Crate Powerblock that sounds just phenomenal.

[Terabitten]

LOVE that Tele Custom!

[theDentist]

Like the neighbor, I'm new to guitar. Still haven't much of a clue about where to find notes on the neck, the frets, blah blah blah. I'd bought an acoustic and even if I take it outside, my strained notes are washed out by traffic. Like yourselves, I try not to disturb neighbors unduly... 'cept of course with the lawnmower.

Now, once I know what I'm doing, and I'm not frightening mice or birds, then I'll start looking for an electric guitar and speaker. Learn to play the Blues.

[Terabitten]

With your screen name, I’d figure you were a Rick guy!

[Terabitten]

My question is this: Have any of you guitar players ever subjected your neighbors to amateurish playing via an amp?

Lord knows I did... but I was 14 at the time.

Now I just subject them to merely bad playing. :)

[Dansong]

Fascinating - I didn't know Fender had a Japanese plant, thanks.

[Terabitten]

Does it have a fat U-shaped neck? If not, I have an extra '52 reissue neck lying around somewhere.

No, it's a modern C-shaped neck.

[evets]

[Mr. Mojo]

Made in China too, I see.

[Scythian]

This is what I play on stage, that way when fans get out of control I can just mow em' down ...

[dayglored]

> With your screen name, I’d figure you were a Rick guy!

Nope, the screen name comes from my first car, a red '74 Fiat 124.

I'm mainly a Gibson guitar guy, and Fender amp guy. And a lot of custom-built stuff...

[4yearlurker]

I started playing around 1974. My first guitar was Lafayette or something like that. Then I graduated to a Tesco. Pliers were required for tuning that beast. The electronics were descent. In 1975 I bought a 1965 white Srat. I had to have on cause Jimi had one!

[4yearlurker]

Srat=Strat.

[Mr. Mojo]

The Japanese have been buiding Fenders since the mid-80s, and their instruments from that era are among the finest in the history of the company. ...and highly sought after today.

[Jolla]

Now have four acoustics, an Ovation I play a lot, also have a classical with no name and a 12 string Mexican guitar that must be 100 years old. I picked it up at a flea market, nice sound, very loud, best for playing in group singalongs, but most I really like the look, it has a lot of inlaid mother of pearl. Also have a 12 string Yamaha and an electric Gibson, low-end model I bought 30 years ago, don't play it too much. Also finally I have a violin from Hoffner in Germany, also a little old but a nice sound, I do not play it but have a friend that says it sounds very nice when he comes over to play along, he always grabs it first.

[Mr. Mojo]

That’s a Tele Deluxe. The (’70s style) Custom has a humbucker in the neck position, a trad. Tele single coil at the bridge (as well as the trad. ashtray bridge), and a trad. small Tele headstock.

[blue-duncan]

Look at this.

[doodad]

I have two Mexican made Fenders. The strat is one of those made on a really good day models. The same CNC programs make the Mex ones as others. Other than electronics, which are not as good, there is little difference in the Mex and Am Std models. Higher end models? Whole other game.

The Japanese models are very good and still reasonably priced.

[Grammy]

We have 2 Taylors and Gibson classical.

Taylors are here -——> http://www.taylorguitars.com/guitars/archive/older/gslj.html

http://www.taylorguitars.com/Guitars/Archive/Older/babyk.html

[China Clipper]

I've always like the Martin Acoustical guitar, but like so many thing these days, their quality seems to have drifted a bit.....

Lately I have been looking at nylons, I love the "jazzy" chords that just don't sound the same on steel acoustics

Also have been thinking of, some day, getting that Gibson Es-335 clone....

..but that is another story.

Let's talk about Freeper drummers next, OK?

[sonofagun]

This'll be a long thread.

EVERYbody plays guitar!

Including me.

[Mr. Mojo]

Now I just need something with P90s

Check out this guy's Gibson '57 Les Paul Junior reissue with a (non-Gibson) custom P-90 that sounds pretty darn close to the original. I'm thinking about getting one myself. Alas, vintage Juniors (from the '50s) are often selling for over $10K these days. It wasn't that long ago they were on the walls of vintage guitar shops for under a grand.

[Stevenc131]

I had several Les Paul Stds, Les Paul Classics and a couple of Heritage Les Paul style guitars (made by Heritage that is). I’ve sold everything except for a Hamer Studio Custom. I have a Laney Supergroup Session 50 amp from the late 60s (think a 50 watt Marshall Plexi as far as sound).

I never had any really valuable guitars as far collector’s items, althought the Les Pauls were pretty expensive. I really regret selling my 1978 Hiwatt DR103 amp, my Harry Joyce halfstack - a Custom 100 head and HJ 4x12 cab. These were original 90s HJ gear. The amp was hand signed by Harry himself, with a hand lettered serial number as well. There were less than 100 of the orignal 100 watt HJ amps made, should have hung on to it.

The best sounding amps I’ve had (my opinion of course) are the Laney Supergroup Session 50s (had two of those), the Hiwatt DR103, and a Soldano Lucky 13.

[doodad]

1973. Rode hard and put up wet by my best friend back in the day in Cleveland. Poor thing.

[Mr. Mojo]

Lately I have been looking at nylons

I'd love an old (late '60s, early '70s) Martin N-20 nylon, but since Willie Nelson made them famous they're almost impossible to find.

[doodad]

Thanks I did not notice in his reply.

Great pickups in that beast courtesy of Seth Lover. But Heeeeeeeaaavvvyyy.

[Manic_Episode]

Been playing over 30 years and just starting to get the hang of it. I play nearly every Sunday at church but I am a blues guy at heart. Lots and lots of slide. I have a Danelectro 56 reissue set up for slide but my main axe is a 40 year old Conrad Barney Kessel model w/ 3 pickups that I paid $25 for.