Members 1001gear Posted December 13, 2021 Members Share Posted December 13, 2021 https://www.sweetwater.com/c589--Sire--Electric_Guitars Somebody on Youtube said comparable to Epiphone. Price is still no good for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badpenguin Posted December 13, 2021 Members Share Posted December 13, 2021 Saw one in a GC. Played it, went "meh..." and moved on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted December 13, 2021 Members Share Posted December 13, 2021 I like the look of the white T7 but don’t need another mediocre Tele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted December 13, 2021 Author Members Share Posted December 13, 2021 Is there anything preventing a random Epi from sounding expensive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted December 13, 2021 Moderators Share Posted December 13, 2021 Never heard of 'Sire'. Why is Larry Carlton's name on EVERY SINGLE MODEL...even though he is most associated with the ES-335? 12 hours ago, 1001gear said: .... Price is still no good for me. 1001g...look at Firefly guitars...bargain basement prices ... surprisingly good reviews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted December 13, 2021 Members Share Posted December 13, 2021 9 hours ago, 1001gear said: Is there anything preventing a random Epi from sounding expensive? I would have to have play one and give it a good look over . If the neck doesn’t feel good nothing else matters to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted December 14, 2021 Author Members Share Posted December 14, 2021 So you make the toan / music? The back of the neck on my Epi is glossy so that is a problem. Nothing else about it gets in the way so to me that's good playability. Soundwise it doesn't do buttery and is either bright or way dark. usable but nondescript; probably typical sounds. Can't play enough guitar to get to the subtleties of color and nuance so getting "a good lead tone" is what I look for. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted December 14, 2021 Members Share Posted December 14, 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, 1001gear said: So you make the toan / music? The back of the neck on my Epi is glossy so that is a problem. Nothing else about it gets in the way so to me that's good playability. Soundwise it doesn't do buttery and is either bright or way dark. usable but nondescript; probably typical sounds. Can't play enough guitar to get to the subtleties of color and nuance so getting "a good lead tone" is what I look for. I don’t mind changing the sound of a guitar including upgrading pickups. I don’t buy a guitar with the intention of changing the neck , it’s just not worth the hassle Also body thickness is important to me. I’m not interested in a thin body Telecaster. Edited December 14, 2021 by gardo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted December 14, 2021 Moderators Share Posted December 14, 2021 On 12/13/2021 at 1:37 AM, 1001gear said: Is there anything preventing a random Epi from sounding expensive? pickups and wood come to mind.... I do really enjoy playing my two Epis...a 2001 AlleyKat [Korean], and a 2008 Performer ME a/e [Indonesian]. Both were ordered on line from MF... rolled the dice on both and was not disappointed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted December 16, 2021 Members Share Posted December 16, 2021 Another stocking stuffer The Monoprice 15 watt amp. A $250 tube amp that gets surprising reviews by some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted December 16, 2021 Moderators Share Posted December 16, 2021 ^ gonna take some big-ass stocking to stuff that into....😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted December 16, 2021 Members Share Posted December 16, 2021 7 minutes ago, daddymack said: ^ gonna take some big-ass stocking to stuff that into....😉 The same one that holds a guitar. Likely pantyhose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members 1001gear Posted December 17, 2021 Author Members Share Posted December 17, 2021 Gotta reinforce the mantle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikeo Posted December 17, 2021 Members Share Posted December 17, 2021 Stocking stuffers for musicians are like clip on tuners, picks, a capo, a slide and strings. Maybe a harmonica or a cool guitar/ bass strap, neck tie, gloves, or cool musicians novelty sock. Ear plugs for the family. I saw some face masks hat were rather cool. We'll be wearing those things for a long me to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted December 18, 2021 Author Members Share Posted December 18, 2021 Bah humbug. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mikeo Posted December 18, 2021 Members Share Posted December 18, 2021 11 minutes ago, 1001gear said: Bah humbug. Exactly Bah Humbug. Not enough Les Paul's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted December 20, 2021 Members Share Posted December 20, 2021 On 12/13/2021 at 4:37 AM, 1001gear said: Is there anything preventing a random Epi from sounding expensive? Tim Lerch seems to be impressed with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted December 21, 2021 Author Members Share Posted December 21, 2021 Love Lerch. The Dot, not so much. Sounds like mine with much cooler playing. Been meaning to get the Dot out... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted December 21, 2021 Author Members Share Posted December 21, 2021 On 12/18/2021 at 3:17 AM, Mikeo said: Exactly Bah Humbug. Not enough Les Paul's holy old Guitar Forum batman... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted December 26, 2021 Moderators Share Posted December 26, 2021 On 12/20/2021 at 4:55 PM, 1001gear said: Love Lerch. The Dot, not so much. Sounds like mine with much cooler playing. Been meaning to get the Dot out... to be fair...what Tim Lerch has there is not a 'Dot'. This is their 'Inspired by Gibson' line, and this is about twice the price of a 'Dot'. I have done mods on 'Dots' for a long time for folks...most of whom assumed they were getting a bargain basement ES-335...what they got was a lot of junk hardware stuffed into a decent body with a decent neck. The earlier [late 90s/early 00s]] Samick versions were actually well built [body/neck], despite cheap p-ups/pots/switch, and with upgrades will hold their own on stage, as opposed to the more recent ones [Studio Dot]. By the time you upgrade [the labor on the wiring aspect, due to the f-hole only access, is a PITA compared to a solid body] the pots, switch, wire, jack, bridge, tailpiece, tuners and p-ups the 'inspired by' version is the far better deal. I would personally do those mods to something like a Firefly, at half the cost of a Dot, than to a newer Dot... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted December 29, 2021 Author Members Share Posted December 29, 2021 Took the Dot out. Been a couple years in the case. Elixir 12s, still bright enough. This time I dimed everything including the pre gain (SS Boogie - very low grind but gobs of fat) Never did that and it started sounding Gibsonie. Tried with several China Peddow and surprise, morphed into $2000 Gibsung. Noodled for a couple hours, put it back in the case. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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