Guitar Thread

Bill Walker said:
I know what you mean. There is nothing like picking up a guitar made from superb wood, Mahogany, Fine grain Alder etc and fitted with the best quality hardware. Now I really want that PRS :)
I once had a JD Supernatural Bass, made by John Diggins in Birmingham. It was easily the best Bass Ive ever owned but stupid me sold it to fund another purchase. Always regretted that.
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We've all done it...I sold my EKO twelve string in the early eighties for next to fuck all...Can't believe I did that.
 
AlexWilliamsGloves said:
Did you get it?


Since getting my lad the Jaguar for Xmas, im GASsing for a new bass....i have an old (crappy) Aria Pro bass that i use for recording...it does the job....but fancy a semi-hollow body.

These Harley Benton's (Thomann's own brand) are really cheap, but decent reviews......i want this

www.thomann.de

Harley Benton HB-60 WB

Electric Bass Vintage Series, Style: Semi-hollowbody, Body: Maple with arched top, Set-in neck: Canadian maple, Fingerboard: Amaranth, Fingerboard inlays: "Thumb", Neck profile: C, 22 Frets, Scale: 775 mm, Nut width: 43 mm, Cream-coloured body and...
www.thomann.de www.thomann.de
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The neck is FAST
 

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New. I restrung the guitar..all the strings sound ok apart from that 1st E. It seemed ok before i restrung it all. I'll loosen the trust rod and set it again...see if it helps :)
 
I have decided to make a change and I have listed my Takamine electro 12 stringer and my Epiphone Dot on eBay to see if I can sell them at a decent price.

I think I will continue to monitor the Martin acoustics to see if I can snag a bargain at not too much extra cost.

There is a mint condition D-45 on there at present for £1,200 (which will go for much much more but it will be interesting to see where it ends up)..............
 
Marklr said:
New. I restrung the guitar..all the strings sound ok apart from that 1st E. It seemed ok before i restrung it all. I'll loosen the trust rod and set it again...see if it helps :)
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Did it help? And by rattling, what do you mean exactly......is it buzzing against the frets?
 
Onholiday(somemightsay) said:
I have decided to make a change and I have listed my Takamine electro 12 stringer and my Epiphone Dot on eBay to see if I can sell them at a decent price.

I think I will continue to monitor the Martin acoustics to see if I can snag a bargain at not too much extra cost.

There is a mint condition D-45 on there at present for £1,200 (which will go for much much more but it will be interesting to see where it ends up)..............
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Get a Martin- end of story. Just make sure that it isn't an X series and I'm not a fan of the all mahogany 15s so realistically an 18 or above.

Now if you can land that D-45 ........
 
NZBlue said:
Get a Martin- end of story. Just make sure that it isn't an X series and I'm not a fan of the all mahogany 15s so realistically an 18 or above.

Now if you can land that D-45 ........
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That D-45 was de-listed once it has hit about £3k from memory (I imagine an offline deal was made).

What don't you like about the 15's (I nearly landed one for about £900)?
 
Onholiday(somemightsay) said:
That D-45 was de-listed once it has hit about £3k from memory (I imagine an offline deal was made).

What don't you like about the 15's (I nearly landed one for about £900)?
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There will be a lot of people that think this is heresy but they don't sound like Martin's. They have too much of a cardboard type sound- great for delta blues but not much else. They just don't have a plan B in them.
An 18 or above, whether it's a Dread, 000, OM or whatever is just so versatile- it's never out of its depth.
Don't discount the Road Series either- one of my Martins is a Mexican made solid wood Road Series and in many ways it's as good as a D18 at less money. You just need to check that it is solid wood, most aren't.

The only people that seem to have D15s and love them have other Martins as well to get an alternative. Get a D18 or D28 though and that can easily be your guitar for life.
Get a 000 instead and that's better still- I'd love a 000-42 to add to the collection
 
NZBlue said:
There will be a lot of people that think this is heresy but they don't sound like Martin's. They have too much of a cardboard type sound- great for delta blues but not much else. They just don't have a plan B in them.
An 18 or above, whether it's a Dread, 000, OM or whatever is just so versatile- it's never out of its depth.
Don't discount the Road Series either- one of my Martins is a Mexican made solid wood Road Series and in many ways it's as good as a D18 at less money. You just need to check that it is solid wood, most aren't.

The only people that seem to have D15s and love them have other Martins as well to get an alternative. Get a D18 or D28 though and that can easily be your guitar for life.
Get a 000 instead and that's better still- I'd love a 000-42 to add to the collection
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Much appreciated - that's insightful..........
 
The Harley Benton was a pleasant surprise. Benefited greatly from a proper setup but overall I’m pleased with it.

Got the George Harrison Tele look without the £2749 price tag!
 
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