VPI Posted January 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Nice. When you say your only steel string does that mean you have other Nylon string guitars. Haven't played with one of those yet. Froggy Bottoms do look awesome, they are up in VT. Huss and Dalton is in Virginia. I am still really interested in getting a handmade guitar like those but I should probably figure out how to play one before laying down large money to add one to the collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 i have a $100 yamaha nylon i bought a few months ago, which is the only other guitar i have. i remember reading an interview w/ Brent Mason where he said a cheap nylon can sound very close to an expensive nylon. That its a smaller quality gap than steel string. there is still a difference, but I think the basic theory is pretty much dead on. I used to have a taylor anniversary limited (XXX i think?) and a Martin Thomas Humphreys classical. I regret selling that one, its probably really hard to find nowadays. they had this cool neck extension that let the entire top vibrate independently. Both of those guitars had amazing intonation, i think thats the biggest gain with expensive guitars. after I got RA in my hands a few years ago I walked away from guitar completely. I've been on meds for a while and my hands are better now, so ideally I should get back to it, but i've forgotten most of what I used to know. its difficult to know if I'll ever really get back into it permanently, so Ive been reluctant to buy any new guitars. Its a shame, because its only now that I can actually afford the real stuff, not the beater guitars that I currently have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 oh, i forgot about Huss & Dalton. i suspect they are awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPI Posted January 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 Anyone tried the V-Picks? http://v-picks.com/index.php Thinking about trying the Acoustic Pack to see if I like them better than the Dunlops and shop freebies I am using now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPI Posted January 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2014 Ended up ordering some V-Picks and some Blue Chip picks to try out. I have found that I play the Modified Oval 1 11/16" neck 000-28 much better than I can play the Modified V 1 3/4" D-18. Part of that might be the 13s on the D-18 but the combo of modified V and 1 3/4" is quite a handful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 this arrived today i cant get over the birdseye. the back of the neck is even better but i forgot to snap a pic of it. don't have an amp yet. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPI Posted February 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 That is awesome. I have been traveling all week but I am excited to get back to my practice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 That's some gorgeous, Chris. Rivera Clubster (the 1x12 one that's 1099 everywhere -- I'm serious, my friend has -- literally -- a wall of amps (I'll try to take a picture the next time I go over), and that's his go-to). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 just bought these. delay is the small logo, MN3005 chip version. harder to find now, as I understand it. I am going to have to get multiple amps, there's too much fun to be had. I like the idea of a JC120 for jazzy fingerstyle stuff. Some boutique tube stuff for touch dynamics and teeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Chalk Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 Understood, that's why he has a wall -- he's got everything...British tweed, Marshall, I'm just saying that's the one that's the most versatile. Speaking of delays, he bought a cute little toy that he showed me last weekend: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Expanding Man Posted February 1, 2014 Report Share Posted February 1, 2014 just bought these. delay is the small logo, MN3005 chip version. harder to find now, as I understand it. I am going to have to get multiple amps, there's too much fun to be had. I like the idea of a JC120 for jazzy fingerstyle stuff. Some boutique tube stuff for touch dynamics and teeth. The DM2 is a very special delay pedal - don't sell it. Don't tinker with the trim pots unless you know what you're doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPI Posted February 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 My Blue Chip came in while I was gone and I also picked up some custom picks made from Deer and Buffalo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 last one this week, i swear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPI Posted February 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Hmm, I haven't even started looking at pedals. The Deer and Buffalo Horn picks have fairly high string noise but they do sound pretty good. As far as guitars go I am thinking about a large bodied semi-hollow/hollowbody electric as I tend to like a bit more size to the guitar than the Strat. I looked at a Peerless 336 knock-off and the Reverend 336. Ran into a guy at a bluegrass show last night that has a 1967 Gibson 336 for sale also. Might try that one out. I am interested in trying out the Gibson acoustic sound so I might try to pick up a Gibson acoustic or maybe even the Martin CEO-7 which is supposedly a Gibson-like guitar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 (edited) i'd like to get a Hamer Improv hollowbody if they still make it. probably really expensive though. i just ordered some 72 packs of dunlop tortex picks (green, blue, purple) and a pedaltrain jr pedalboard Edited February 2, 2014 by aardvark baguette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPI Posted February 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 Starting to lean more towards the D-18 with the 1-3/4" neck at this point. Might be partly because it sounds so much better than the 000-28. Not noticing a huge difference with the different neck sizes so the much fuller bass of the dreadnaught makes it my go to guitar at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted February 7, 2014 Report Share Posted February 7, 2014 (edited) you are pick-only, right? i only notice a difference in necks when fingerpicking. i do like the chug from a dreadnought on 'Old Man' ----- arts and crafts night for me. i should have gone up a size in boards. just laying things out, minus at a pedal at my office. Edited February 7, 2014 by aardvark baguette 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPI Posted February 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Anybody working on any songs now or does everyone here already know how to play? I am working on Greenday Good Riddance, Neil Young Heart of Gold and House of the Rising Sun. All super-easy beginner songs. I think my biggest problem at this point is holding the pick the proper way. I think it sounds much better and I have better control when I hold the pick between my thumb and my first and second fingers. Anytime I try to just use the first finger I get really heavy handed and it sounds rough, no finesse. Either way, making it all the way through Good Riddance without the pick slipping is challenging for me at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark baguette Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 You have to work it. Play while watching tv, until you're not even thinking about it. At least thats what I did in college. Try to learn how to execute harmonics, and you'll learn different ways to hold a pick. I try to choke up on the pick, so only the tiniest portion is exposed beyond thumb and fingertip. Where you strum matters: between the soundhole and the neck is warmer than way back by the bridge. Upstrokes are lighter than downstrokes. Every little thing makes a difference, but thats part of the fun. I think I usually use three fingers to strum. No hard and fast rules against it imo. I remember liking thicker picks on electric, thinner on acoustic. I just got some Dunlop Jazz 3 picks, (standard and Eric Johnson versions) and the logo is raised, providing extra grip. Its a non-tortex material, which is a departure for me. Much smaller shape than the tortex too, which helps with choking up on them. I've forgotten 99% of what I used to know, but can read tab with ease compared to when it was 'new' for me. \ I wasted a lot of college trying to learn Tommy Emmanuel's ONLY album, but was never able to fully memorize any of those, or master them up to speed. I still remember a tiny bit of Jim Croce stuff. Currently working on a Joe Pass tune. By working on I mean just familiarizing myself with a small portion of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grahame Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Jeff, as a practice aid, you might consider the stylus pick, as an aid in developing clean alternate stroke picking. http://www.amazon.com/Stylus-Pick-Kit-Ultimate-Picking/dp/B006IU6ZF0 http://www.jemsite.com/forums/f30/stylus-guitar-picks-do-they-really-work-7882.html http://www.styluspick.com/guitarpickalta.htm Develop the skill on this (as it forces you to use "just the tip"), and then transfer to any pick you are comfortable with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPI Posted February 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 (edited) Thanks guys. Went ahead and ordered the stylus pick setup, some dunlop Jazz III grip picks and some different V-Picks off of Amazon to try. Heh http://www.theonion.com/articles/new-study-finds-only-88-of-guitar-center-customers,35227/ Edited February 10, 2014 by VPI 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjkurita Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Hey vpi. Those are some nice guitars you already have. Definitely enjoy them! Electric-wise, you can't go wrong with a strat. But if you like hollow bodies you should try a discontinued gibson ES 446s. I have one and it is the one guitar I will never ever sell. They can be had used for about the price of a CS strat (which I am assuming you will be looking at!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPI Posted February 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Yeah I remember you playing for us at that meet at your place out at Queens. Was wondering if you were still playing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjkurita Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 (edited) Here are some shots of the 446 (solid, carved spruce top with a thicker profile to reduce feedback, mahogany back carved hollow): Of course, in order to get the guitar running right you will need to swap out the tailpiece, tuners, and pickups! I also strongly recommend you cover ANY rubber/synthetic-poly-whatever parts of your stands or hooks with cloth or microfiber. Over time, the rubber/poly can eat into the nitrocellulose lacquer of most guitars. Edited February 10, 2014 by tjkurita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPI Posted February 10, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 That is a beautiful guitar. I am using a Hercules stand that holds it by the neck but it does rest on the back of the guitar on the rubbery surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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