kingysilvers Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Been meaning to post some pics on here for a while. '68 Reissue MIJ Strat. I'm not normally too fond of Strats but that is really smart. What year is it? Also, while on MIJ stuff here's my mid-80s Squier Tele: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 POD farm is great fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Moonie, didn't you recently buy your nipper a mandolin? how much did you pay for it? how difficult would you say it is to learn? I've always fancied getting one but I have always assumed they would be pretty difficult. p.s. I am just enquiring I'm not planning on buying one at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted February 21, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted February 21, 2014 Moonie, didn't you recently buy your nipper a mandolin? how much did you pay for it? how difficult would you say it is to learn? I've always fancied getting one but I have always assumed they would be pretty difficult. p.s. I am just enquiring I'm not planning on buying one at the moment Yeah, got her one of these (plus a hard case for another thirty quid): Ibanez M520 F-Style Hundred and eighty notes. Received wisdom is that A-style (teardrop-shaped) mandos are better value for money than the F-style (as above), where you're paying for the fancy shape - but she's a bluegrass fan, and that's what Chris Thile (Nickel Creek) plays. We all know the three things to look for in a guitar - (1) looks (2) looks, and (3) looks. Same goes for a mandolin. As for difficulty, it's relative. They're tuned like a violin (which she had some experience of), and the chords are simple enough. Tricky for me, as I have wide fingertips, and there's not much fretroom on that little neck, but she's coming along well with it. Sounds great in combo with a guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veloman Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Blimey an Ibanez !! In the 60's that make were sold in 'Grattan' or 'Janet Fraser' catalogues and would come with a sticker saying "Definitely not a Toy" !!! - in other words nobody would be seen dead with one. Then in the 70's they reinvented themselves and, I gather , are pretty damn good now. A bit like Pearl Drums, summat I know a bit more about. There was a kit in the window of a large music shop in Broad Street called George Clays - possibly most on here are too young to remember that shop. Anyway they were tripe - but then reinvented themselves and , with the use of clever marketing (Rat Scabies used them) came back as world-class quality. Incidentally, George Clay himself was a massive Villa fan and followed them all over Europe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Ibanez The Artist and the Jem are very fine guitars indeed, though some of the Jems are cosmetically challenged. Especially the yellow one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PompeyVillan Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 (edited) The only 'pointy' guitar I'd ever buy is this one Yamaha Pacifica 611HFM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIaAtO6OABE Of course, this dawg has chops and makes it sound beautiful, but listen to the depth of that sound. I need a guitar with a P90 next I think. Ibanez are too pointy for me, I'm afraid. Edited February 21, 2014 by PompeyVillan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted February 21, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted February 21, 2014 Yeah, Ibanez instruments are OK these days. But I agree about pointy guitars, don't like the look. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 The Jem is a Steve Vai designed super Strat. Purely for playing, and not for its material value I'd take the Jem over just about any Strat. The Artist is their Gibson copy and mostly quite traditional looking. One of my employers had one of these, really heavy thing, fantastic sustain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted February 21, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted February 21, 2014 I hate it when ugly guitars play nicely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I hate it when ugly guitars play nicely. Vile, is it not? Play one blindfolded and you'd never give it back. Wonderful guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted February 21, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted February 21, 2014 Exactly what I mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 (edited) http://profile.ultimate-guitar.com/Tanglewoodguit/ http://www.soundcloud.com/stefan-wilson Soundcloud is more my classical stuff. Gonna have another cover done by tonight. Edited February 26, 2014 by StefanAVFC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuck Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 As for difficulty, it's relative. They're tuned like a violin (which she had some experience of), and the chords are simple enough. Tricky for me, as I have wide fingertips, and there's not much fretroom on that little neck, but she's coming along well with it. Sounds great in combo with a guitar. Indeed. Very fun and easy instrument to play, simple chords... if you don't have big flat fingertips from years of playing guitar! I do detest having to tune 8 strings though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted February 27, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted February 27, 2014 Why are slide bars so damned expensive? OK, I got one for a tenner in the end, but still... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshVilla Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 (edited) Been meaning to post some pics on here for a while. '68 Reissue MIJ Strat. I'm not normally too fond of Strats but that is really smart. What year is it? Also, while on MIJ stuff here's my mid-80s Squier Tele: I'm not sure of the exact year but I know it's 06-08. I should have put CIJ instead of MIJ, as the CIJ ones are newer, oops! That's a very nice tele you have there. Always wanted an old Squier, as they're becoming quite the collectors item now. In reply to what turnbull said, I got back yesterday from a 10 day European busking trip with my uni/band mates. We managed to play our way through Brussels, Amsterdam, Berlin, Prague and Paris with guitars and not much else, essentially busking for food and accommodation as part of an experiment. It was an absolutely fantastic experience and I'd definitely recommend for anybody to take their guitar away with them if they're heading abroad (if you trust airlines/travel companies, that is! We used trains so we managed to keep hold of our gear). It seems that people over in mainland Europe really appreciate hearing music, more so than I've found in the U.K. Prague in particular is a great place to play. We had a rather large crowd gather and we were playing your standard pop/rock repertoire with a few originals, and you can make a pretty decent amount of cash. Edited February 28, 2014 by JoshVilla 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Why are slide bars so damned expensive? OK, I got one for a tenner in the end, but still... I knew lap slide guitars were different but not quite how different.. http://youtu.be/EN7X2YTmzLI Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 1, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted March 1, 2014 (edited) Yeah, depends on your tuning. I'm working with open G and open E at the moment, which is fine for straightforward Elmore James-type blues. The more esoteric tunings will no doubt present different challenges. My lap steel hero BTW is David Lindley, particularly his work on the early Jackson Browne albums. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9rFm_mX0JU Edited March 1, 2014 by mjmooney 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leemond2008 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Anyone got any experience in refretting acoustic guitars? My old tanglewood could do with a couple of new frets on it where they have worn down, I called fair deal music and was quoted £150 for the lot or £75 for a couple, I wasn't expecting it to be that expensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted March 1, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted March 1, 2014 Dunno, but I'm planning to take a violin in for an overhaul shortly, god knows what that'll cost me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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