Ahem. My bass is headless. Still a damn good bass...
Might be damn good. Still looks odd.
My Hohner G2 ('Oscar' to my friends) is headless and I treat it like I would any innocent amputee, with respect ?
What guitar will you NEVER play?
Ahem. My bass is headless. Still a damn good bass...
Might be damn good. Still looks odd.
My Hohner G2 ('Oscar' to my friends) is headless and I treat it like I would any innocent amputee, with respect ?
Only 'cos it's rare so you haven't seen it often enough to get used to it. They were quite a common sight in the '80s. Actually makes a whole lotta sense, design-, ergonomics-, stability, durability-, transport- and weight-wise. The original cricket bat jobs are still the greatest travel guitars ever made.Psean wrote: Might be damn good. Still looks odd.
Ned Steinberger is an out-and-out genius. He just went a little to far in removing too many of the imperfections of the instrument (notably wood), which made them a bit too sterile. Later luthiers like Klein went back to wood and improved the ergonomics:
BTW... I loved Steinberger's solution for 12-string tuning - a single tuning key with 12 positions:
Probably the biggest reason I don't like them. I associate it with cheesy music videos... and Andrew Wood from Malfunkshun and his whole glam look. I'd feel like I'd have to wear spandex to play one. I suppose I could get used to the look of the guitar itself though.Alan Ratcliffe wrote:...the '80s.Psean wrote: Might be damn good. Still looks odd.
Actually makes a whole lotta sense, design-, ergonomics-, stability, durability-, transport- and weight-wise. The original cricket bat jobs are still the greatest travel guitars ever made.
Ned Steinberger is an out-and-out genius. He just went a little to far in removing too many of the imperfections of the instrument (notably wood), which made them a bit too sterile. Later luthiers like Klein went back to wood and improved the ergonomics:
BTW... I loved Steinberger's solution for 12-string tuning - a single tuning key with 12 positions:
Definitely makes sense from a practical standpoint.
Unless you lose the key ?Psean wrote:Definitely makes sense from a practical standpoint.Alan Ratcliffe wrote: BTW... I loved Steinberger's solution for 12-string tuning - a single tuning key with 12 positions:
No problem with Steinbergers at all. Or Parker Flies (Flys?)
And yes, life's too short to give hideous guitars a chance.
And yes, life's too short to give hideous guitars a chance.
If the strap fits.... ?Alan Ratcliffe wrote:You calling me a guitar slut? ?Donovan Banks wrote: By that method we'd have to try out every women (or man) before we settle to marry.
Quite the opposite of what I was saying... but okay :?Donovan Banks wrote:If the strap fits.... ?Alan Ratcliffe wrote:You calling me a guitar slut? ?Donovan Banks wrote: By that method we'd have to try out every women (or man) before we settle to marry.
No doubt there is someone somewhere who duzzent mind playing that guitar that you won't touch ?
Oh dear...... ???
I wonder if the trigger is linked up to a midi trigger to play a gunshot sound? lolJacques_nasi wrote: Oh dear...... ???
I dig that actually!Arjun Menon wrote: There are a few...
I remember seeing Jack White playing a hollow body once and thinking "that's such an ugly guitar, why would he play such an ugly guitar? It's so big and ugly.". I also HATED sunburst guitars. At the time I wanted a black, flame/quilted maple Custom 24 PRS. I was 15.
Now I have 3 hollow bodies and my main gigging guitar is a bright orange, gold trimmed Gretsch 6120 with a bigsby and a cowboy trim. My current favourite home/practice/studio guitar is a '66 Gibson ES-330 in sunburst.
These days if I had R5m suddenly to spend on guitars, the first thing I'd buy would be a Tele, the second an ES-335 and the last would be a Strat and I wouldn't even go close to a PRS.
MURPHY STRUCK ME HARD!
I never thought I would get a PRS... felt they were overpriced/hyped... but then...I found one that I liked... got mine at 30 years old... lolGreg wrote:I dig that actually!Arjun Menon wrote: There are a few...
I remember seeing Jack White playing a hollow body once and thinking "that's such an ugly guitar, why would he play such an ugly guitar? It's so big and ugly.". I also HATED sunburst guitars. At the time I wanted a black, flame/quilted maple Custom 24 PRS. I was 15.
Now I have 3 hollow bodies and my main gigging guitar is a bright orange, gold trimmed Gretsch 6120 with a bigsby and a cowboy trim. My current favourite home/practice/studio guitar is a '66 Gibson ES-330 in sunburst.
These days if I had R5m suddenly to spend on guitars, the first thing I'd buy would be a Tele, the second an ES-335 and the last would be a Strat and I wouldn't even go close to a PRS.
MURPHY STRUCK ME HARD!
I played Manny's "blik" guitar yesterday and loved it.
An open mind is useful.
An open mind is useful.
I won't play double neck or multi neck guitars...
Sure, it looks Rock 'n Roll but I just can't see the point or the appeal... Can't see it being comfortable either.
Sure, it looks Rock 'n Roll but I just can't see the point or the appeal... Can't see it being comfortable either.
12 and six string in the same song? I can see the point. Must be bloody heavy though. And one neck is more than enough for me right now.CDee wrote: I won't play double neck or multi neck guitars...
Sure, it looks Rock 'n Roll but I just can't see the point or the appeal... Can't see it being comfortable either.
I like Prince (or whatever his name is today ? ), and I love "Purple Rain, but this guitar is a bit ........ Nahhhh!!
I played This beastie exclusively for five years:CDee wrote: I won't play double neck or multi neck guitars...
Sure, it looks Rock 'n Roll but I just can't see the point or the appeal... Can't see it being comfortable either.
It hitched 49000 km with me during my army days (based in JHB, lived in Fish Hoek and had a week's leave every month). Could play a three hour gig with it. Sure it was heavy, but I was young, fit and had a wide leather strap. You get used to it and soon everything else feels lightweight.
The point? I love electric 12s, but you can't play everything on 'em. So the 6 string neck for the rest.
If it can make sound i'll play it ?
I like the idea of a cheap guitar coz it's a challenge to try and make it sound musical, like J white says - pick a fight with it and WIN ?
I like the idea of a cheap guitar coz it's a challenge to try and make it sound musical, like J white says - pick a fight with it and WIN ?
HAHAHA!!! I have actually played one of those Casio-things. It was hilarious.Arjun Menon wrote:The inside scoop is they took Casio's IP...Here's a sneak peek of what next year's Failbird XV (working title..another one is Less *sic* Paul) (Thanks Singemonkey) will look like..warrenpridgeon wrote:So they can make guitars that tune themselves ?Arjun Menon wrote:I don't know why Gibson bother with R & D :?singemonkey wrote: Haha. I'd totally rock the Airline and the RD. But thumbs up to your other choices. Beyond ghastly.
@Aubs: I'll play the white Prince guitar, the one from Purple Rain. I think it's pretty cool. That purple monstrosity...maybe not so much.
@Alan: a working man's twin neck. Here I thought they were only for show, respect!
And just for the record, that Casio thing looks super useful as a MIDI controller, I'd play one any day!
@Alan: a working man's twin neck. Here I thought they were only for show, respect!
And just for the record, that Casio thing looks super useful as a MIDI controller, I'd play one any day!