Members batotman Posted July 10, 2005 Members Share Posted July 10, 2005 I don't think GG is very recognizeable anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members batotman Posted July 10, 2005 Members Share Posted July 10, 2005 Originally posted by warriorxtman Batotman, I lifted for bodybuilding 15 out of the past 19 years. I can only guess what ruined your pituitary. I quit lifting 3 and a half months ago to do a complete switch over to guitar playing. I kind of fell like I've "been there, done that" with b/building. Time for something new and I'm positive I will do this just as dedicated as I did lifting. Dianabol and Test! So no more guessing!!! Wasn't even on it very long but some people just aren't good for it. But yeah I do feel been there done that but at the same time I'm wanting to get in better shape and quit smoking so I can sing and play harder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Blackbelt1 Posted July 10, 2005 Members Share Posted July 10, 2005 Originally posted by batotman What I don't get is how a guy almost 50 years old can be in such shape! Hey I'm 45...I still run every day, though not as competitively as I used to. I did manage to qualify for the Boston Marathon this year though, so I got to run it a couple of months ago. What an awesome experience! I still work out in the dojo too each week; usually I'm sparring people half my age. The biggest difference I've found is that I can't stack up "hard days" like I used to. When I was 25 I could do speed work on the track one morning, an eight mile training run that evening, and a race the next morning. Now it takes me 2-3 days to recover from each hard effort. So I train hard one day, train easy the next couple of days, train hard, lather, rinse, repeat. I play on a recreational softball team still to; I played full-tilt baseball in an adult league up until about five years ago. The only secret I've found is to just get out there. The more you lay around in your youth, the harder it will be to get started as you age. Start early and don't stop! ~Blackbelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Blackbelt1 Posted July 10, 2005 Members Share Posted July 10, 2005 Originally posted by jjpistols And the "Gretsch Guy thinks Tae Kwon Do is for pussies" thread? Hey I missed that one. Tae Kwon Do is a great art that lays a nice foundation for other more intricate arts. It's not really a great close quarters art, but then again it isn't meant to be. Need to mix in some Kendo for that. ~Blackbelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members surfcat Posted July 10, 2005 Members Share Posted July 10, 2005 The whole concept of starting out selling $29 guitars (which I just bought for my 6 year old btw) and then selling $2000 custom guitars with the same name on them is totally against all business strategies they teach you in school. Just check out what other companies do-start high, then you can always come out with a budget model that people will buy because it has the same name on it. Since they started out low, I'm guessing they never really planned on going to high end guitars until later. I sounds like their upper end ones aren't what they need to be for that price though, not to mention the fact that no one wants to spend $2500 on a guitar and have everyone think it came from Wal Mart. Ever thought of changing the name?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jjpistols Posted July 10, 2005 Members Share Posted July 10, 2005 Originally posted by Blackbelt1 Hey I missed that one. Tae Kwon Do is a great art that lays a nice foundation for other more intricate arts. It's not really a great close quarters art, but then again it isn't meant to be. Need to mix in some Kendo for that. ~Blackbelt Yeah - it was just a Korean thing Don't kick me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NoirAbattoir Posted July 10, 2005 Members Share Posted July 10, 2005 Where is this place located? I would love to go check it out. It's in Boston? Do you have a phone number? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GretschGuy Posted July 10, 2005 Author Members Share Posted July 10, 2005 Colorsound,It is on Boylston Street right across the street from Lord and Taylor. There is a big mall across the street. While I was with one kid getting a $400.00 guitar Mrs. Gretschguy and my other daughter went shopping so it worked out well. 745 Boylston StreetBoston, MA 02116T: 617-226-7888F: 617-226-7890 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members NoirAbattoir Posted July 10, 2005 Members Share Posted July 10, 2005 Originally posted by GretschGuy Colorsound,It is on Boylston Street right across the street from Lord and Taylor. There is a big mall across the street. While I was with one kid getting a $400.00 guitar Mrs. Gretschguy and my other daughter went shopping so it worked out well.745 Boylston StreetBoston, MA 02116T: 617-226-7888F: 617-226-7890 Thanks. I did a search and found that their corporate offices are in Newton. I will have to go check them out. So they are carrying mid-level to high level guitars in this store? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members GretschGuy Posted July 10, 2005 Author Members Share Posted July 10, 2005 The store I went to was in Boston on Boylston street. They had guitars from like 300.00 - 3000+. It was pretty cool. I didn't think the $3000.00 models were that much better than the $300.00 ones. Go check it out and report back. I's a cool concept of a store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members docrock55 Posted July 10, 2005 Members Share Posted July 10, 2005 These guys seem to know what there doing. They have covered every corner of the guitar market. www.firstact.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kimbal Posted April 7, 2006 Members Share Posted April 7, 2006 Bump for a older thread !Has anyone seen any of the higher end First Act Guitars ?Not the Wal Mart stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jjpistols Posted April 7, 2006 Members Share Posted April 7, 2006 holy {censored} - who are you? Indiana {censored}in Jones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members k4df4l Posted April 7, 2006 Members Share Posted April 7, 2006 k-rist...someone found the flux capacitor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 Originally posted by batotman This child seems to be happy about the guitar they just completed making for some american capalitistic bastard! Yeah I know Korea is quite a bit like the US and not like China with kids working in sweat shops. Still it was funny. Wet my pants funny!!!!! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 Originally posted by jjpistols holy {censored} - who are you? Indiana {censored}in Jones? Holy Crap, I'm fckn dyin here!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members angus_old Posted April 7, 2006 Members Share Posted April 7, 2006 Both Fender and Gibson are trying to become "lifestyle brands" so maybe we'll see those retail stores a la Apple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members k4df4l Posted April 7, 2006 Members Share Posted April 7, 2006 sadly, the real reason for the fun behind this thread is totally lost on you folks that were not members at the time it was started. Much of this has to do with who is participating, past history and not the actual subject matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kimbal Posted April 10, 2006 Members Share Posted April 10, 2006 Ya, I don't get the joke but anyway the Lola, delia and the shenna all look good. I guess no one knows the cost or have played one ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jjpistols Posted April 10, 2006 Members Share Posted April 10, 2006 you might have better luck starting a new thread the guitars look pretty cool, but I haven't gotten to play one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Taurus Junkie Posted June 6, 2006 Members Share Posted June 6, 2006 Originally posted by kimbal Ya, I don't get the joke but anyway the Lola, delia and the shenna all look good. I guess no one knows the cost or have played one ? The stock Delia is $2200. They're made by a former Gibson CS luthier. If it had a Gibson headstock, it would cost at least $3200. The build quality is there, and the tone is there in spades. I had one built with different features than stock...Bigsby, Fralin pickups, larger "R9-ish" neck profile, rosewood board with dots instead of ebony with anvils, TonePro's Bridge, and Sperzel locking tuners, and it came in right around what you'd expect to pay for a new Historic 335. Here's aphoto album http://s44.photobucket.com/albums/f6/robwesterman/Delia/ I love it, but I prefer bigger necks. I play "baseball-bat" (.905 - 1.00) necks, and while the R9-ish neck isn't small by any standards, it's smaller than what I'm used to. Still, the tone of this guitar keeps it in my hands. Quite simply one of the nicest hollowbodies available today IMHO. A shame that so many people associate First Act with cheap import guitars, because their Custom Shop is easily on par with anything coming out of the Fender or Gibson CS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frets99 Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 This one came up on my First Act Calendar in June. This has possibilities!!!! It's the Sheena on the far right!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tonemeister87 Posted June 6, 2006 Members Share Posted June 6, 2006 Too much to read Sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members santos Posted June 6, 2006 Members Share Posted June 6, 2006 Originally posted by Taurus Junkie ...A shame that so many people associate First Act with cheap import guitars, because their Custom Shop is easily on par with anything coming out of the Fender or Gibson CS. I don't know about the quality of their guitars, but a friend of mine works at a music shop that does a lot of school band business, and he says First Act is "ruining" the industry because they put out really low-cost band instruments that lure parents in, but the quality is so {censored}ty that they're virtually unrepairable. Plus, I'd also add that I don't really want/need to guy guitars at Walmart. Their high-end stuff might be really nice, but they don't do themselves any favors by associating themselves with bottom-dollar retailers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Sparky6string Posted June 6, 2006 Members Share Posted June 6, 2006 This thread must be a classic. It has stood the test of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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