betamax Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 ive got 3 guitarsones worth loadsone was midpriced (600 ish)and one was 250 ishthey all sound goodthey all play really welland they are all good qual and look niceso i dont understand the discussiona guitar can be good or shit regardless of priceso many variablesjust like anything else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Doubt Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 gd point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Geetardude Posted December 30, 2003 Report Share Posted December 30, 2003 Originally posted by GraemeC:The synth creates the sound he requires and he supplies the feeling....you would need to hear Pallas to get the idea... Sorry, me grammer suks. I know HOW he gets the feeling across as in he DOES but how does he manage it?Ive seen Pallas mannnnnnnny times, remember when he played one of the first Roland synth guitars and was impressive then. Live at any rate, always thought he didnt quite raise to the same heights in the studio. Just my humble opinion,sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neil ex Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 but if a guitar is playable, then surely if you're any good, you could play it just aswell as any other guitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemeC Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 Originally posted by Geetardude:Sorry, me grammer suks. I know HOW he gets the feeling across as in he DOES but how does he manage it?Ive seen Pallas mannnnnnnny times, remember when he played one of the first Roland synth guitars and was impressive then. Live at any rate, always thought he didnt quite raise to the same heights in the studio. Just my humble opinion,sorry. That was a superb guitar....made by Ibanez if i remember right....Have you heard The cross and the crucible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Geetardude Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 Originally posted by GraemeC:That was a superb guitar....made by Ibanez if i remember right....Have you heard The cross and the crucible? Yes....natural wood wasnt it?Heard Cross and the Crucible but prefered Beat the Drum....to be honest kind of fell away from Pallas after they hired that dwarf gabriel wanna be on vocals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemeC Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 Originally posted by Geetardude:Yes....natural wood wasnt it?Heard Cross and the Crucible but prefered Beat the Drum....to be honest kind of fell away from Pallas after they hired that dwarf gabriel wanna be on vocals. *looks in booth directions and nods in agreement*Dont draw me on that subject.....I wanna go to AMERICA!!!!G... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan G Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 The quality of a guitar is also relative to itself...I recently brought my Jackson back from home and its action is too high and the intonation is slightly out.Once I stick new strings on and get it setup, and will obviously play better than it did before.I good guitar that badly needs to be set up will play and often sound worse than a less expensive guitar that has been set up well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Posted January 5, 2004 Report Share Posted January 5, 2004 Originally posted by Dan Atom:The quality of a guitar is also relative to itself...I recently brought my Jackson back from home and its action is too high and the intonation is slightly out.Once I stick new strings on and get it setup, and will obviously play better than it did before.I good guitar that badly needs to be set up will play and often sound worse than a less expensive guitar that has been set up well. Cool, what kind of Jackson have you got Mr Dan? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan G Posted January 6, 2004 Report Share Posted January 6, 2004 It is a jackson DX10D, Hog.Basically a super srat, but all black with a reverse headstock, floyd rose trem and shark fin fret inlays!I'm putting some seymour duncan's in it too, and then it shall hopefully be sweet as fuck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryn Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 Les Paul Standard is a Les Paul Custom without extra attention to inlays and finish. Theres my 2 cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 ebony fretboard, different finishes too. My standard still kicks though! Bryn, did you live over the back garden back home? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryn Posted January 14, 2004 Report Share Posted January 14, 2004 I don't get it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicks_little_led_z Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 my guitar is hot, its an epiphone gothic les paul, I got it for 200 but I have checked the price in other shops and sites and i've found the same guitar for 600 so I either got a good deal or some people are ripping people off, or maybe my guitar is crap to some people, but it has an amazing sound and it's really well made with good structure and a really light les paul too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest redmeat Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 Originally posted by bryn:Les Paul Standard is a Les Paul Custom without extra attention to inlays and finish. Theres my 2 cents. The Les Paul standard has a maple veneered top over a mahogany body wheras a custom has an all mahogany body. This gives the standard a marginally brighter tone. There are also three pickup les paul customs.Interestingly the Peter Frampton signature Les Paul Custom has a maple top.WOOO!With regard to the overall debate. I think there can be a difference between expensive guitars and cheap ones but it takes a decent enough player to realise the potential. I've seen good players get great tones out of cheap equipment and bad players make top quailty gear sound like shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemeC Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 Originally posted by redmeat:The Les Paul standard has a maple veneered top over a mahogany body wheras a custom has an all mahogany body. This gives the standard a marginally brighter tone. There are also three pickup les paul customs.Interestingly the Peter Frampton signature Les Paul Custom has a maple top.WOOO!With regard to the overall debate. I think there can be a difference between expensive guitars and cheap ones but it takes a decent enough player to realise the potential. I've seen good players get great tones out of cheap equipment and bad players make top quailty gear sound like shit. The custom does have a maple cap.....! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tav Posted January 16, 2004 Report Share Posted January 16, 2004 From the gibson site Body: Top wood: Carved mapleBack wood: Solid mahoganyBinding: Multi-ply white/black on top and back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryn Posted January 17, 2004 Report Share Posted January 17, 2004 Cheap guitars always just have really, really horrible necks. When i play my Ibanez, then play my next door neighbours squire (both fitted with 10s) there is just something really shitty bout the way the strings go when you bend. The playability of cheap guitars is generally complete shite. + Gibson stated that a a Les Paul Custom is, quite literally, a standard without the finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouse Posted January 17, 2004 Report Share Posted January 17, 2004 Originally posted by Nicks_little_led_z:my guitar is hot, its an epiphone gothic les paul, I got it for 200 but I have checked the price in other shops and sites and i've found the same guitar for 600 so I either got a good deal or some people are ripping people off, or maybe my guitar is crap to some people, but it has an amazing sound and it's really well made with good structure and a really light les paul too. 600 bloody hell! Your guitar is cool anyway. I have the Gibson but it's becoming very unreliable with the tuners & it's pissing me off. It eats strings like sweets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neil ex Posted January 17, 2004 Report Share Posted January 17, 2004 what about hard sweets mouse? like pan drops? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouse Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 your jokes suck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tav Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 Originally posted by Mouse:. It eats strings like sweets! Maybe it needs re-set uporSome heavier strings? What are you using on it just now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouse Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 I got hybrid slinkies. I checked the tuners, sanded them down where they were rough, used a bit of pencil lead to smooth it off and stiff no difference. I may put it into R&B soon for a check up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tav Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 Yeah could be you need the bridge adjusted if it hasn't been since you bought it. Hardly any guitars come set up properly out of the box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouse Posted January 18, 2004 Report Share Posted January 18, 2004 I did last year, had to get the whole guitar properly checked because the electrics weren't connected properly, and they found out the bridge was buckled! The guy there said Gibson are notorius for being shittly set-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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