New here. Hi.

[Marquis_of_fire]

Hi, I'm new here and just wanted to say hello, because I plan to be posting a lot. I'm more than a bit on an insominiac, and love guitar.
Equiptment:

Acousitic:
Schecter SW-3000-RW Electric acousitic w/ shadow p7 antifeedback

Electric:
Highly modified Fender stratocastor

Amp:
Last amp blew so I'm using a small fender 35 practice amp.
NEED $$$

Influneces:
Jimmy Page, Heart, Oasis, and many more

Current favorite song:
The Rain Song - Led Zeppelin

Seth Woodworth,

[Devin11]

cool. Im using a washburn electric guitar with an old fender amp and a death metal distorion pedal by dod. BTW if u want a decent amp go to a pawn shop and get a good one for 70 dollars. thats what i did and my amp hasnt failed me yet.

[Josh Redstone]

Yeah, I also need $$$. Gotta help get my band a new PA.
Anyway I play an Epiphone SG, I beautiful looking and sounding guitar for the price. I would recommend it for someone looking to upgrade from they're first guitar.
I use a real cheap practice amp miced into a Kareoky (SP?) machine put through a giant sterio, thats our PA for now, anyway. And I got a Zoom Multi Effects Unit. Some of the effects on it totally suck, but some totally rule. I like the distortion and the tube amp simulator. The distortion is warm and fuzzy when down low, good for playin' Sabbath, and is fat and cuts well when up high. Sounds like Angus Young when its Cranked.

[iiholly]

What would you reccomend for a first electric?
Ya well welcome. I have a acoustic Yamaha of some sort, and really cool sounding piece of crap I thefted from my grandmothers house.

[MikeP.]

Welcome bro! Zepp rocks!

[Marquis_of_fire]

I think all musicians need money, unless you sell out that is, or hit it big some how. A friend of mine who's band went kerplunk is selling me a 350 watt marshell stack for $500 with some sort of effects panel. Now I just need $500...
And to iiholly I would recomend the cheepest used Sqire you can find, the sound isn't as good as a Fender but the frett board just feels great. The real diffrence I've seen is the electronics in them. When you want to upgrade you can upgrade everything yourself. Also don't get the lightest strings, they will be way too light if you're use to acoustic.
"Anyway that's only my opinion I may be right or wrong, but you can find them both in the grand canyon at sundown" The first part ends my post and 10 points if you can place the quote.

Seth Woodworth

[u10ajf]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Marquis_of_fire
[B]Hi, I'm new here and just wanted to say hello, because I plan to be posting a lot. I'm more than a bit on an insominiac, and love guitar.
Equiptment:
(included)
Electric:
Highly modified Fender stratocastor

What did you do to it? I've thought about getting a 24 fret strat myself but I want something with a floydd rose and a humbucker. I love Fender necks, they're so easy to play.

[Marquis_of_fire]

Sorry, I can't help you with that. I got it from a friend of mine, he was the one who customized it. Physically, it a very good looking guitar. It's painted black with a big Zoso symbol on it. I did the paint job, and he had all of the electronics, I've lost touch with him since then tho. It's a shame because he was good at musical electronics. Is there any one out there who can build effects? I know enough electronics to be able to build something off of a diagram, but not enough to design anything. Is there a site out there that has some? A place to start anyway, I want to get some interesting sounds, and I have access to parts and sodering equiptment so it's cheap for me that way.

Seth 'Woody' Woodworth

[kimbob]

Originally posted by Marquis_of_fire
I think all musicians need money, unless you sell out that is, or hit it big some how.
Let me get this straight. Since I'm a successfull musician, that means I've sold out? Or could it be that hard work, ambition and talent pays off. Or could it be that the lack of talent, ambition and lack of success are confused with, "Hey man, I'm rockin' it my way man. I aint sellin out. No way man."
Just because a person is successfull does not mean they have "Sold out". What do you mean by sold out? If that's the way you view successfull musicians, I don't think you'll ever have to worry about selling out. :cool:

[malweth]

I really like my Ibanez GRX40Z beginner Electric. I was told that the Ibanez beginner line will last longer and have a higher sell back price than the Squier Strat.

Of course this could just be dealer hype, but on http://www.epinions.com people seemed to agree.

[Marquis_of_fire]

No, you misunderstood. But it wasn't very clear was it. What I was trying to say was that it is rare to make a living playing guitar. At least it seems that way to me. If you are able to make a living doing what you like, good for you. I wish I could do the same. No, it does not mean that you, or any one else is selling out by making money.

Jimmy Page for example didn't make any money in the Yardbirds. Before the Yardbirds he was doing jingles and a lot of stuff he didn't want to do, in his own words selling out (Guitar Player September '97). Also several other musicians hit it big and didn't get any money out of it.

I apoligize for the implication that any one has sold out. That was deffinitally not what I intended.

Seth 'Woody' Woodworth
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Does anybody remember laughter?

[kimbob]

Got ya covered buddy. No offense taken.

[PonyOne]

Wow, so many gear questions, and I've missed them all... I need to stop being lazy...

My first guitar was a cherry red Epiphone SG Special, a guitar I still use today. It set me back $180, and I put a $50 Seymour Duncan Buckshot humbucker in the bridge and replaced the wiring, knobs etc. so I have a $270 guitar that sounds like a $850 guitar. Whoever it was that said they'd recommend an Epiphone SG as a first guitar, you're very, very right. i'll second that.

iiholly, I'd advise against a Squier. Squiers are too much of a crapshoot; the quality control at the factory is very sporadic. One guy will have a Squier that he loves, another will have one identical in every respect that rolled off the same assembly line that he hates. I've played one Squier, a Telecaster, that sounded good, but it was their top of the line, and only cost $50 less than the lowest-priced Mexican Fender tele which sounded way better.

Look at an Epiphone, also look at the Kramers at http://www.musicyo.com ; I've played a number of them and I actually like them a lot. Also check out some of the Gretsch Electromatic series guitars you can find at Guitar Center. They've got a much richer, warmer sound than most other guitars in their price range ($150-$300). I've known a few guys who bought one simply so that they could strip out the pickups and put them in their $2500 Les Paul's.

For a first amp, get a Vox Pathfinder; $120, and better tone and volume than anything up to about $250.

u10ajf, you too should check out the Kramers; look at the Barettas, I'm pretty sure they're all 24 fret. They also make superstrat-style neck throughs that run for about the same cost as a Fender, and I've never heard anyone bitch about them.

And finally, Marquis_of_fire, for effects stuff go to http://www.stewmac.com and check out the book section, they have a book or two on making your own effects there.

[Bardsley]

He he he :D you were counting on there not being a maniac Bob Dylan fan around here, weren't you, Marquis-of-fire? Well, "when your head gets twisted and your mind grows numb, and you think you're too old, too young, too smart or too dumb", just listen to Dylan's "Last thoughts on Woodie Guthrie". Heh, I love winning guessing games like that. Yee haw, you've made my day :D. But what about this? (slightly easier) "The coach man, he hit me for my hook, and he asked me my name. I gave it to him right away, then I hung my head in shame".

[Marquis_of_fire]

LO AND BEHOLD!!!
I bought my girl a herd of moose,
One she could call her own...
Very good song that. Im a very big Dylan fan. :)

"You dont need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows,"
that and,
"Bob Dylan forget the words to one on his own songs, which one?"

[iiholly]

I don't know.
I'll have to remember to look back at this thread when I actually have money (or a sponsorer(my parents) to purchase an electric. I'm not in a hurry... i love acoustic.

[Josh Redstone]

Originally posted by PonyOne
Wow, so many gear questions, and I've missed them all... I need to stop being lazy...

My first guitar was a cherry red Epiphone SG Special, a guitar I still use today. It set me back $180, and I put a $50 Seymour Duncan Buckshot humbucker in the bridge and replaced the wiring, knobs etc. so I have a $270 guitar that sounds like a $850 guitar. Whoever it was that said they'd recommend an Epiphone SG as a first guitar, you're very, very right. i'll second that.

Cool. I said that. Thanks. I play the G 400, like I said before.
Its a very nice guitar. I wouldn't do anything to it though. Except the autograph, thats cool.
Anyway, if given the choice between my Epiphone and the the $3500 real thing, I'll take the Epiphone.

[aiwass]

Originally posted by Marquis_of_fire
No, you misunderstood. But it wasn't very clear was it. What I was trying to say was that it is rare to make a living playing guitar. At least it seems that way to me. If you are able to make a living doing what you like, good for you. I wish I could do the same. No, it does not mean that you, or any one else is selling out by making money.

Jimmy Page for example didn't make any money in the Yardbirds. Before the Yardbirds he was doing jingles and a lot of stuff he didn't want to do, in his own words selling out (Guitar Player September '97). Also several other musicians hit it big and didn't get any money out of it.

I apoligize for the implication that any one has sold out. That was deffinitally not what I intended.

Seth 'Woody' Woodworth
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Does anybody remember laughter?


Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think it's hard at all to make a living playing guitar. Given that you are good, at least, you can always get a job as a guitar teacher, some paid more than others, but that's about where and who you teach, and subsequently how good you are. Then there are recording projects, where you can make some money, but better yet a reputation by playing on other people's records, and then you can always have your own band with whom you can play live and record stuff, just in case you're lucky and actually make it. Hey, at least you'll get money playing clubs!

Point is, it's easier if you don't aim for fame. That's unrealistic, and actually quite stupid to depend upon.

[PonyOne]

Josh,

Is your guitar autographed? I was going to try and get my Gretsch autographed at the Year of the Rabbit show last night but decided against it.

I'd seriously recommend getting a new pickup for it at some point though... trust me, it makes a world of difference. After I installed the bridge humbucker, i realized exatly how much I'd been missing out on with the stock p/u; the new pickup has a much more crisp sound to it, very good for hard rock and metal w/distortion and good for brooding leads when clean. The G400 and Special use the exact same neck, which is maple. This actually excentuates the highs and gives the mid and low a pleasing "snap" as opposed to, say, a mahogany necked Les Paul or SG, which excentuates lows and gives a more creamy sort of sound.

Also, even with the stock pickups (which are also identical to the Special's), the Boss Blues Driver distortion/overdrive pedal ($80) sounds reeeeally great, especially for that AC/DC sound.

[Josh Redstone]

Maybe a Dimarzzio for a new pickup. I dunno, I've heard good things about them.
Anyway my guitar was autographed by Pat Pentland and Chris Murphy from Sloan. Un fortunatly, you can barely see where Chris signed it anymore due to the where and tear on my axe. All well, its the instrument, not how it looks, and the day I met those two is what I'll remember, not the autograph.