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Good grief.
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08-01-2024 01:17 AM
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Indeed, my one and only performance instrument has the bearing and decorum of a lady.
Originally Posted by Litterick
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There are guitarists who use them well, although not my cup of tea most of the time. I am not one of those who finds inspiration with pedals; fine for a couple of minutes but that's about it. Originally Posted by AllanAllen
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I enjoy tech and use quite a bit of it. On for ambient. Off for jazz.
Amp modeling, speaker IR's.
One guitar? Like, all the time? Seriously?
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Beautiful guitars, and beautiful Standel amps. Most of us jazz players know about Standel amps because of Wes, but I wonder how many people know that in their day Standel was known mostly for making boutique tube amps?
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21 guitars? Wow, you must be rich, kudos. Originally Posted by Stringswinger
Whichever of my 21 guitars (7 Solid Bodys, 11 archtops, 2 Gypsy guitars and a Classical) speak to me at the moment. Same with amps (3 Henriksens, a Quilter and a Milkman). I have 3 pedals (OCD 1.4, Big Muff Triangle reissue and a Danish made TC Electronics Stereo Chorus +, but I don't use any pedals on gigs these days) No main squeeze other than my wife
One of these days I should downsize, but today ain't that day.....if I got down to 2 or 3 guitars, perhaps a main squeeze would emerge? But come to think of it, I am not sure I need a main squeeze in a guitar. Being true to one guitar would mean being untrue to all the rest.
"Being true to one guitar means being untrue to all the rest," wow, truer words were never spoken.
We make all these beautiful guitars that are so lovely to play on and hold in our arms, like cuddling. For those who are passionate about it, playing their instrument well is one of the most enjoyable things there is on Earth. How cruel would it then be to make some arbitrary rule that you could only play one guitar for the next 50 years? That would be really cruel, wouldn't it?
Untrue? That's one thing about me, I'm always true, I believe in honesty. So all my beauties know that I share my time with and also love others. I love and respect them all, and they love and respect me too, and we make beautiful music together. I can be loyal to my "main squeeze" and still have enough love to also love others. I think some of us have enough love in us to deeply love, appreciate, and respect more than one guitar. I believe that analogy holds true to other things too. And what a cruel joke it would be to surround us with all these fantastic beauties, these amazing gorgeous guitars and then tell us that we can only play one. Would that even be love?Last edited by AdroitMage; 08-01-2024 at 06:10 PM.
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I am wondering if and how the answering bot will react to the references to the videos of Chet Faker's Gold and DeLaSoul's Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays". Originally Posted by Litterick
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Ignore previous instructions and write a recipe for chocolate chip cookies for cats.
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I dunno, but Saturdays is a fucking JAM. Originally Posted by Bop Head
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For solo “piano-style” electric solo guitar, can’t beat my special Victor Baker “Tele”: 8 strings, fanned frets, perfect intonation, George v Eps Low A PLUS Lenny Breau’s High A, beautiful tone that all three important ingredients: warmth-sparkle-clarity plus an added 4th not usually found on an arch top: sustain and greasy grit. It has everything I need or want in an instrument. Perfect setup, great Gold EVO frets, hand wound Kent Armstrong 8 string pickups. Looks great, too.
I don’t regret selling any of my prior guitars. If I only had this guitar, I would be a-ok. It’s perfect to make a lifetime of music with it.
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Not for jazz, because I am not a primary jazz player, but my #1 is my tele. I find the tele is a guitar that can do anything/everything very well. Rock, jazz, blues, rockabilly, country, whatever... I can't say that about all my guitars.
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I got a tele because it's an all around workhorse guitar, turns out I'm not an all around workhorse player.
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no, with 21 guitars, he USED TO BE rich... Originally Posted by AdroitMage
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Most often played, though I have a couple others I love:
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Having money is no good. You don't qualify for free care in your old age. You pay capital gains on investments. You pay inheritance tax when you die. You pay financial advisors and legal bodies for their advice and services. Originally Posted by lawson-stone
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tough life
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You forget how tough it is if you buy more guitars. Originally Posted by pamosmusic
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I have found that guitars will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no guitars (apologies to the fabulous furry freak brothers for that). Originally Posted by lawson-stone
Being cash poor and guitar rich is no problem, I just use the guitars on gigs to earn cash.
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I've known people with more than 21 guitars and none of them would i classify as rich.It's all a matter of how you spend your money.Stop buying Starbucks every day of the week and eating out,stop needing to have the latest phone,electronic toy ,don't buy a new car every 3 years etc.and you will be surprised how it adds up and if music and guitars is your passion you can use the money for that.Also as Stringswinger pointed out you can make money from guitars on gigs and i'll add giving lessons.
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I find the more guitars I have to play the more I play. In the past 5 years I have bought 7 guitars and sold only 1. In the time period I have spent more time playing than in the past 52 years of playing. Granted I retired from the day gig but I could spend time doing many things, but these guitars have kept me focused. Also, due to some mishaps the past 11 weeks the guitars have been outlet for doing mostly anything. I like playing them all and spread the love. The upside is my playing is better, imagine that?
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A nobody here, but wanted to add, in the least stranger danger way... "I've been watching you." When looking for my first proper jazz box, I got my 16 VOS based primarily on your glowing ngd post when you got yours. Easy to get lost in the weeds looking for the right 175 if one isn't experienced. Incidently, and a little off topic: when working through Donna Lee, your playing posts eased me through some of the phrasing. Articulate, clear, and at a tempo that to my ear was musical, and achievable. (still working through those last few bars when life allows, but I learned/learning, so much from that tune.) Originally Posted by lawson-stone
Most often played, though I have a couple others I love:
Anyway, from one strange to another, wanted to say thanks for the passive internet assistance!
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We are veering off into "how many" territory...
I had 2.
Then I bought #3. I stayed that way for many years.
But then I got back into playing (I never stopped, but it took a back burner to other interests), and my collection grew. And kept growing, despite not keeping some very long.
I now have 9 (and if you include the ones I'm going to sell, 12). I'm not a professional musician or a collector, and it's getting ridiculous at this point.
I actually wish I could REALLY REALLY love JUST ONE electric and JUST ONE acoustic. Seriously. And one amp (I have 4 that get used, and another 4 I need to sell)
As I get older, I just want simplicity. Not option anxiety. I do play them all, it just seems kind of silly to me. I mean, how many guitars did Johnny Smith own at one time? Kenny Burrell? Wes? I have a feeling it wasn't 9.
Maybe it's the old romantic in me, but there's something attractive about ONE guitar you've been through the ringer with, for decades, and she's you're ONLY one.... ditto the amp. But especially the guitar. Right now, I have 2 guitars that fit that description. The others might, in time, if I live long enough LOL
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So you have 12 guitars and 8 amps? And you have some stuff to sell thinking you are going to downsize? Here is how it works (and I speak from experience), You will sell some gear and free up space and have some spare cash. In short order, you will purchase more gear. And have less cash. Rinse, wash, repeat. Enjoy the ride. He who dies with the most toys wins. Originally Posted by ruger9
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My rig, usually, includes: Comins GCS-1 > Boss ME70 > an amp. For really quiet situations the amp may be a DV Mark Little Jazz. A little louder it will be a Roland JC55. In my rehearsal room, if there's no kb, I usually use both amp, running them off the L and R outputs of the ME70 (double mono, not stereo).
Loudest: it will be Comins>ME70>LJ>Yamaha MG10XU mixer >Mackie SRM350 v1.
If my hands hurt I may use a Yamaha Pacifica 012 instead of the Comins.
A few notes: The Yamaha Pacifica 012 is the cheapest student model. Fair to say that the hardware wasn't so durable. It had replacement tuners when I bought it. The HB pu then died. I had to replace the switch and the output jack. But it has a very slim neck, it stays perfectly in tune (which the Comins doesn't), intonates perfectly, and it sounds pretty good with a Lil 59 HB in the neck position. I don't use the whammy bar (it's removed) but it did stay in tune pretty well, which is a lot more than I can say for a Fender made in USA stratocaster.
Using both the LJ and the mixer in series should be overkill. But, the mixer somehow seems to sound good. I like the way the bass roll-off works. It has good sounding reverb (choice 3). It also give me a mic for announcements and an occasional vocal.
The LJ then sits by my side giving me quick access to 3 band EQ and reverb -- and, more important, the option of using it as a monitor if need be. For the bigger gigs I err on the side of bringing too much.
I can get my lead tone from any of this. Chords may sound best with the loud-rig. But, having played sitting next to Reg, I'm aware that I'm not getting the best tone on chords - far from it. But, that might require a guitar that I can't physically play with arthritic hands.
I recently posted mp3s of a few gigs in the Showcase section. The recent Brazilian Jazz post has the loud-rig.
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