LiamPodmore Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 A lovely Taylor electro acoustic for me, something like an 812ce/814ce. Liam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted June 8, 2012 Author Share Posted June 8, 2012 well it looks like some point the acoustic may be on it's way away and I'll keep the electric... which I just wired up coil taps too! woo! like having several guitars in one now! v exciting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noelk27 Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 I'd say one acoustic and one electric is the absolute minimum. For me that would be a mid 80s Yamaha FG and an early 60s Fender Strat. Which is a bit bizarre, mostly because just 3 of the 150+ guitars in my possession are Strats or Strat clones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted June 9, 2012 Author Share Posted June 9, 2012 (edited) [quote name='noelk27' timestamp='1339205396' post='1685433'] I'd say one acoustic and one electric is the absolute minimum. For me that would be a mid 80s Yamaha FG and an early 60s Fender Strat. Which is a bit bizarre, mostly because just 3 of the 150+ guitars in my possession are Strats or Strat clones. [/quote] you have that many guitars! wow! Edited June 9, 2012 by LukeFRC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Horton Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 I also own an electro acoustic guitar. I like the rhythms that seem to work when playing acoustic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Stu Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 [quote name='Chris Horton' timestamp='1339245947' post='1685814'] I also own an electro acoustic guitar. I like the rhythms that seem to work when playing acoustic. [/quote] There's nowhere to hide with an acoustic. Improves technique no end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Jamin Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 (edited) If I could have any guitar... probably my brother's Strat. Owned from new - it's a '94/95 Japanese '54 reissue - back from the Fender Japan owner was a proper pre-CBS Fender fanatic - so everything's spot on apart from the pick-ups (and the finish, but that just looks cool), which had to be rubbish of course to make the USAs seem better. Swap the p'ups out for some Seymour Duncans and you have one very very nice Strat. The '54 neck profile on this is perfect. Edited June 9, 2012 by Ben Jamin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Jamin Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 For the moment though I'm pretty happy with this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skej21 Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Gretsch 6122 for me I think. Just perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 I've got an old Squier Strat, no plans to change it as it's still wonderful to play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share Posted June 10, 2012 I should stick some photos of the Yamaha SG up, I wired some switches in for coil taps which I will mount on the back plate. so much fun! Here's the Taki, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oggiesnr Posted June 10, 2012 Share Posted June 10, 2012 (edited) I'm the sole vote for a resonator. My logic is totally skewed but it's the one type of guitar I've never played even though I love the sound. So if I can only have one I might as well try something new At the moment I have three guitars. My original one which is an Epiphone FR-15 acoustic from the late 1970's, super low action and crisp sound, a Tanglewood twelve string with a piezo (not bad but I prefer to use a mike rather than the piezo) and a chinese resin back Ovation copy which I got for a song at a trade show. It's my "it doesn't matter if it gets wet, beer spilt etc" guitar which actually has a decent acoustic sound. The piezo is a waste of time but I only use it really as a pub guitar so it tends not to get plugged in. Steve Edited June 10, 2012 by oggiesnr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Mariner Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 I have one of those Chinese plastic bowl backed guitars (£25 on the bay) and it's made about as badly as is possible but actually sounds OKish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlapbassSteve Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 As much as I love playing electric, I've recently noticed it's possible to make money busking/hosting open mic nights and such... my poor electroacoustic has no idea how many shocking cover attempts are going to hit it on the streets of Liverpool while I'm off uni for summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goblin Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Could I not have two? I'd have an Acoustic 12 with an Ashworth pickup in there, preferably John Hullah, Fylde or Martin, and then the Warmoth Telecaster my father recently laid his hands on [IMG]http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k195/goblin92/56e53efe.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeSuisSkeleton Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 (edited) My big interest is processing electric guitar (among other things) through software, namely Max/MSP. I'd choose electric over the others purely for its receptiveness and being manipulated. Here is my Mexican '62 Reissue that I recently had modified by a friend. I love it https://yfrog.com/nz9k8ksj:tw1 That being said though, I would really love a resonator... Edited July 4, 2012 by JeSuisSkeleton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted July 5, 2012 Author Share Posted July 5, 2012 [quote name='JeSuisSkeleton' timestamp='1341437561' post='1719203'] My big interest is processing electric guitar (among other things) through software, namely Max/MSP. I'd choose electric over the others purely for its receptiveness and being manipulated. Here is my Mexican '62 Reissue that I recently had modified by a friend. I love it https://yfrog.com/nz9k8ksj:tw1 That being said though, I would really love a resonator... [/quote] I'll admit, as a bass player- that just looks like a strat to me. I was expecting 12 pickups and loads knobs or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeSuisSkeleton Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 [quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1341481325' post='1719625'] I'll admit, as a bass player- that just looks like a strat to me. I was expecting 12 pickups and loads knobs or something [/quote] It was originally white 'vintage' (cheap) hardware. Stock pickups, single-ply pickguard, and horrible vintage tuners that didn't hold the strings in well at all. I had the pickups, pickguard and tuners replaced. Essentially it is still just a Strat, but it's the Strat I always wanted it to be, so I'm happy with it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonBassAlpha Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 My '74 SG special (mini humbuckers) Ultra light and with a chunky neck that feels just right to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D T Blackheart Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Much rather have an Otamatone Jumbo And if you dont know what Im on about... [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwrel&NR=1&v=g_1WvxYBGTk"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwrel&NR=1&v=g_1WvxYBGTk[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted July 7, 2012 Author Share Posted July 7, 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUzuYKHz7ZA&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sausage Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 (edited) [url="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?hl=en&sa=X&biw=1440&bih=809&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnsfd&tbnid=Zp84goxfX1qMGM:&imgrefurl=http://giordanoguitar.com/2010/07/05/sixty-years-of-the-fender-telecaster/&docid=g4sE-VLOysUeeM&imgurl=http://giordanoguitar.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/0150066800v3_xl1.jpg&w=500&h=750&ei=CRH7T8rdI-nH0QXTueWzBw&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=456&sig=115897938436459438687&page=1&tbnh=156&tbnw=113&start=0&ndsp=27&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:73&tx=58&ty=105"]http://www.google.co...73&tx=58&ty=105[/url] Have to be one of these bad boys. fender tele! Edited July 9, 2012 by Lord Sausage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jono Bolton Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 (edited) Over the years I've had a Danelectro U2, a Squier Standard Strat, and Epiphone Les Paul Standard Gold top (which I won in a competition and subsequently traded for), a Squier Telecaster Custom and an Epiphone G400 in worn brown that I picked up off Gumtree for 80 quid. None of these guitars are still with me, but I wish I still had a few of them. Actually, the only one I never got one with was the Tele Custom because of the slab body. The U2 was a whole heap of fun and was light as anything, the Strat was lovely to play but in my younger years I had a Blink-182 phase and decided candy apple red was the way forward, the maple neck was really comfy though and aged in a really nice way. The Gold Top is probably the one I wish I'd kept most, I was in uni at the time and had a phone call from home to say that someone from a guitar mag had called to arrange delivery of of it and it was being delivered to my uni house the next day. It was perfect, I loved the look, sound and feel of it, it even came with a hard case. To this day I still don't know why, but I traded it in a local guitar store in Ayr for the Tele Custom, not an even trade by any means, I can't even feel taken advantage of because it was my own stupidity/naivety that led me to trade it. After a week I took the Tele back and said it wasn't for me and asked if I could swap back (it was still in store condition and had all the tags etc). The store owner said I could swap back but I'd have to pay £100, because the Gold Top was worth far more than the Tele. Being a poor student I couldn't afford it, so I was stuck with the Tele for a few months more until I punted it. The G400 was nice as well, the tuners were a bit slippy and the neck dive was atrocious, but it was good to play and nicely built. Eventually I'll get another guitar, but I'll not be able to afford one for a good wee while Edited July 9, 2012 by Jono Bolton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machines Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 A Les Paul for me please. I find them unbalanced to hold but they look amazing and the tone, wowee ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfinbernard Posted July 18, 2012 Share Posted July 18, 2012 I voted electric but it wasn't easy! I have a very nice Larrivee OM50 acoustic worth more than any of my electric guitars but if I could only PLAY electric or acoustic I would have to choose electric- my Tokai strat, cheap to buy but amazing to play. I also have 2 banjos (one is a fretless 'mountain' banjo), 3 ukuleles (one is a gourd banjo uke) and a mandolin. I love playing all of them but at the moment the 'strat' gets the most attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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