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  1. thank you garthman. happy to see the place is in good hands.
  2. Thank you DeepEnd. I will try to drop by and say hello occassionally. Hope you are doing well.
  3. Hello pickers. I wasn't sure this place still existed. I decided I would look around and was amazed to find that I could even sign in. Not sure how long it's been but I'm kind of happy. Used to have a lot of stupid arguments about bridge pins and Laminate versus solid wood B/S. What for, I can't remember. Had too much time on my hands I suppose. I first came here in March of 2006. That's been about 30 guitars ago, LOL. Anyway, Just thought I'd stop by and say hi and see if anybody wanted to argue about the best way to mic an acoustic guitar for recording. Garthman. You still sound like Roger Waters to me. Loved your Dylan tune. Deepend. Glad to see you are here. Freeman, Joe, Misha, Carman, Queequeg Kwak (I'll have to dig back in my memory, there were so many good players on here.)
  4. That was freakin' awesome Ed! BTW, I'm comin' to getcha' mansm-explode
  5. Ukeman_27016 wrote: Yes, I just picked up a Carlos Tenor guitar at a flea market.... Probably the same freakin' Carlos guitar this thread was started about back in 2004
  6. I recently sold a Alvarez Masterworks MD80. It was a Pac-Rim guitar, but was solid hog with engleman top. The only mod I made was the addition of a bone nut. I had about $250 in it. Very nice guitar that was loud and stayed in tune and played like butter. I sometimes wish I had it back. Several people here on the HCAG were buying them when MF and others had them on closeouts. All that said, I'm sure there are others out there to be had and most likely for around that money. I was never disappointed with that guitar and I played it in front of people of many occassions. I still own an Alvarez MF80c that I purchased at the same time for finger picking. It too was from the Alvarez solid wood Masterworks series. Excellent instrument as well. Just a thought.... EDIT: I found this one on ebay. It is the exact guitar. Not suggesting you buy it, I'm just pointing it out as it is the exact guitar I owned. The guy wants too much for it IMO http://www.ebay.com/itm/ALVAREZ-MD80-MASTERWORKS-SERIES-International-Buyers-Welcome-/280966140294?pt=Guitar&hash=item416ae31186 Here is an MD90 that looks really good too. EIRosewood. I am a big fan of the Masterworks guitars because you can get them for a decent price considering the fact that they are solid wood instruments. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Alvarez-Acoustic-MD90-Indian-Rose-Wood-Mother-of-Pearl-Inlay-Light-Wood-Binding-/110918428427?pt=Guitar&hash=item19d340e70b
  7. She's definitely planning on getting a better guitar also. She's been looking in the $2,000 range but I'm strongly advising her not to spend that much on a gigging acoustic as, with as many shows as she / we play, and as careless as she is with equipment, it will surely be stolen or crunched. I'm recommending a little Martin 000 for around $800 or less as a compromise between tone and lack of dread while gigging. She's been playing that Fender for 11 years, must have put nearly 1,000 shows on it so she definitely got her money's worth. The repair is holding so far (the headstock break was not near the truss bar) so it's still playable. Photo below is after releasing the clamps and before scraping the excess glue off. Not bad for a crack that was wide enough to slip a penny in. Terry D. That repair job looks excellent to me. It's hard to tell from only one photo angle but that appears to be a very good job. Someone with decent refinishing skills could make that one look almost invisible.....just an observation.
  8. I owned a Yairi DY55 for years that had both nut and saddle in brass. Never a complaint. My memory was that it had a somewhat brighter sound. Never felt the need to change them. I realize that probably doesn't help much, but that's what I've got. EDIT: Not a very good picture, but if you will look real close, I think you can see. A little bit o' blue smoke obscuring the photo. That was a pretty good long while ago!
  9. I'm trying to remember what the x15 body is, I think its a GA or GC which by definition is biased to the mids. If you want bass, got a dread or a jumbo. I have also always felt that Taylors in general were not particularly full bodied sounding guitars - I had a 314 at one time and even tho I like small bodied guitars, I never felt it was particularly bassy. Those are characteristics of the way they are built, you can make minor changes but frankly it won't become a bass cannon. Tuning to D or D# of course will shift everything to the bass - if thats what you want, go for it . I downtune my 12 strings, but I think that some smaller bodied guitars can have a full bass while tuned to concert. My humble - try a long scale OM or 000, probably in rosewood, and see what you think. Taylor guitars often get a bad rap for bass response. Frankly, it comes from people who play X14's and from people who play light gauge strings on a X10 or X15. Larger bodied Taylor guitars are designed for mediums and the action, even with 13's, is generally excellent, making them play effortlessly. The bass response on Taylor guitars set up the way they should be and with the proper gauge of string should be excellent and very balanced. All guitars considered, of course. There will always be instruments that are just "better" than others, as you know, even of the same make and models. It's just the way things are. To the OP, part of the solution is finding a particular guitar sound and learning to love THAT sound. I remember seeing Mel Torme once on Johnny Carson many years ago. He made a comment that struck me as odd, but it made an impression on me. He said, "I was 60 years old before I learned to love the sound of my own voice." He was already a mega-millionaire by that time.
  10. And elect a King who gets himself tossed into the enemy dungeon at the beginning of a major battle. Only a figurehead I tell ya'. We pulled this off to conceal the true royalty of the kingdom. We might be ignorant, but we're not stupid. Get with the program.....
  11. Post a booby picture on GuitarJam And tell'm Poppy sent ya'
  12. I played a D250 in a local guitar store fairly recently that someone had traded in. It was solid wood, Spruce / Rose. I thought it was pretty nice for a Washburn. I understand that really old Washburns that are labeled "George Washburn" are worth a bit more money. Anyway, they wanted about a grand for it and I thought that was tooooo much. However, it was probably the best Washburn I've ever played.
  13. The sixth string tuner of my Seagull S6 is getting harder and harder to turn. I'd like to change it by myself. But, first, I have to choose a new one(s) and there are so many options. Seagull guitars are equipped with 14:1 tuners. 12:1 are more accurate? Of course, I don't want to spend too much (no Waverly). Have someone already done this? Many thanks. Some of the other forumites suggested attempting to replace the stock 14:1 tuner by contacting the maker. I second that suggestion, as 14:1 is a decent ratio tuner. However, I wanted to clear up something you asked about 12:1. No, they are not more accurate. You're going the wrong way, ratio-wise. If you go with a completely new set, choose 18:1. I have replaced two different sets of 14's with 18's and they are noticeably more accurate and stable. Not a bad investment at around 45 bucks. Okay, good luck on your repair.
  14. This is most of my stuff. I have actually purchased a new computer and have added a Alvarez MF80C and a Michael Kelly Valor Q to the group. Click to enlarge RT1:cool:
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