A Ram for All Seasons Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 Hardwood Les Pauls are so heavy, I would get serious backache if I had to stand up playing one of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Lewis Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 44 minutes ago, A Ram for All Seasons said: Hardwood Les Pauls are so heavy, I would get serious backache if I had to stand up playing one of them. Mine is chambered and exactly 3kg, a mates got an LP studio from the late 80s and that's a bit over 4kg, pretty heavy if you are wearing it for a long time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BondJovi Posted December 28, 2017 Share Posted December 28, 2017 On 16/12/2017 at 22:10, AndyinLiverpool said: Who cares? We can get a machine to do what you do. You can't program in the unpredictability factor that I have on drums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Ram for All Seasons Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Gibson Guitars have gone bankrupt with debts of between $100m and $500m https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/may/01/gibson-guitar-firm-files-for-bankruptcy-protection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRainy Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Still going to be making guitars, fortunately. I’m surprised tbh, I thought the industry was healthy with so many smaller, quality makers about, but it’s a good ten years since I last bought a Gibson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRainy Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 This should work ok when it's all stuck down and wired in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 18 minutes ago, Lambchop said: This should work ok when it's all stuck down and wired in. Blimey. What sort of whacked-out beauty to you make with that little lot? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRainy Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 11 minutes ago, AndyinLiverpool said: Blimey. What sort of whacked-out beauty to you make with that little lot? It does get pretty trippy and heavy in places. The new board arrived today, so I can actually fit everything on. This is the old one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRainy Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 SG and Carr Slant 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brammie Steve Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 I'm a multi instrumentalist,mostly for my own enjoyment. I don't use a bow, don't enjoy mindless strumming, but love playing real music,mainly by picking and playing by ear or from sheet music. I have a Yamaha classical (bought in 1979). A Tanglewood 12 (acoustic but, like most of them, I can fit a pickup if I feel the need. A cheap CB Sky electric guitar (I prefer acoustic so I'm easily pleased!) An antique bowl backed mandolin. A Yamaha guitalele tuned to E.* A Mahalo guitalele tuned to G.* * a six string cross between a guitar and Ukelele. A Westfield five string banjo. A 1920s banjolin. 8 string cross between a small banjo and a mandolin. I have a Marshall and a practice amp and link my iPad using an irig (£4 on eBay) to them with the ampkit app. PS I love my music and have a long-suffering wife! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 22 minutes ago, Lambchop said: SG and Carr Slant 6. Nice. (although I don't do Gibsons) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRainy Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 3 minutes ago, AndyinLiverpool said: Nice. (although I don't do Gibsons) I've put P90s on it, so it is a single coil guitar. With the thin mahogany body it's the perfect balance, for me, between warmth and fatness and clarity and bite. I've tried more or less everything over the years, and this just works. It's also pretty light, and the volume tapers work really well, which is important for me as I like to control the amount of drive from the guitar. I've had about five SGs, including vintage stuff, but this '61 reissue is the best I've played. I've played it virtually every day for the last fifteen years, so I don't think I'd be able to play anything else now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 At the moment I'm confined to the box room but once the garage is converted... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRainy Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 19 minutes ago, AndyinLiverpool said: At the moment I'm confined to the box room but once the garage is converted... Wow, I bet that sounds sweet. Is that an early 70s Princeton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Ram for All Seasons Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Fylde Caliban and Gibson ES 135 (with P90 soap bars) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRainy Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 Oooh, I wouldn't mind that 135! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 8 minutes ago, Lambchop said: Wow, I bet that sounds sweet. Is that an early 70s Princeton? It's a re-issue 68 custom Princeton. Only a couple of years old. Really sweet. I don't drive it, so it never goes past 4 on the volume but that's plenty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyinLiverpool Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 6 minutes ago, A Ram for All Seasons said: Fylde Caliban and Gibson ES 135 (with P90 soap bars) Are you a gypsy jazz person then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Ram for All Seasons Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 4 minutes ago, Lambchop said: Oooh, I wouldn't mind that 135! The Fylde's quite nice too, only it rings like a bell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRainy Posted July 9, 2018 Share Posted July 9, 2018 My old '57 Junior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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