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Originally Posted by Retroman1969
Which brings up another question, though: What is the proper way to wash an archtop guitar?
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10-20-2011 08:34 AM
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LOL!
My bad!
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I long ago gave up on versatility. I discovered that a "versatile" instrument didn't have enough personality to inspire me to play it. The best example I have experienced was when I played in a dance hall band on bass. We did a wide variety of material, including Motown, country, classic rock and the occasional Santana or jazz standard. I got a G&L Tribute L2000 and soon learned to get a pseudo-Jazz Bass sound, a pseudo-Precision sound, a pseudo-Stingray sound and I was pseudo-happy with it.
But one day I brought a Fender Precision to rehearsal. Two bars into the first song, and the guys in the band all turned around and said, "THAT'S IT!" Later I traded the G&L for a fretless Jazz, which I took to the next gig. The band sent me home to get the P!
"Versatility" caters to our ability to mimic, not to our artistic self-expression, if that's not too lofty a term for what we do.
So now my Les Paul is gone, my SG w/Bigsby is gone, and only the 335 remains. It feels good, sounds good, and looks good. I can walk into GC to buy a set of strings, get them and walk out again without looking at another instrument.
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My teacher told me the answer is to practice more....
hmmm.....
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Originally Posted by lukaas
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Originally Posted by lpdeluxe
If I absolutely had to choose the most versatile guitar I could think of, it would be a Strat with a blocked tremolo and 11-50 roundwound nickel/steel strings.
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I agree with the others. The downside of the big jazz box is early feedback. Not a problem at moderate volumes to the side of the amp. The ES-339 never did it for me as it seems out of proportion (too acclamated to the ES-335 shape I guess). How about something like the Gibson ES-337 with the center post down the middle to reduce feedback?
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Originally Posted by Funster
Then you don't need a guitar with a center block.
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Originally Posted by cosmic gumbo
Playing live and getting the best sound from the...
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