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Everything posted by garthman
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Congratulations, Misha. A nice looking guitar.
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Joe. Sounds to me like a very good plan. I am currently enjoying a brief respite from the cold and damp of the UK in the sun and warmth of Gran Canaria (without a guitar, alas, but that's a small price to pay). A simple lifestyle in Sicily sounds heavenly albeit that I would probably head north during July an August. I sincerely hope that it comes to pass for you.
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Hey Joe. Good to see back here - ups the number of contributors by a good 25% And thanks for the review of the Enya guitar. I've always harboured a deep suspicion of non-wood guitars but it seems that they might be worth a look. HST I don't need any more of them and am seriously considering thinning down the herd to a more storage friendly size. I play my LAG and Walden classicals most of the time. Look forward to hearing it I must put something up in the VOM1T thread too - been lazy this year. Where are you thinking of moving to?
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I think that is a very sensible thing to do, Misha. I have always maintained that the Cort Earth guitars (and the Tanglewood Earth guitars - same thing because Cort made them for Tanglewood) are probably the finest instruments at the price point.
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[NEWBIE] What to look for when buying a second hand guitar ?
garthman replied to nethanpaul's topic in Acoustic Guitars
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[NEWBIE] What to look for when buying a second hand guitar ?
garthman replied to nethanpaul's topic in Acoustic Guitars
I would add: Check for wear on the frets, especially on the 1st to 5th frets under the 1st and 2nd strings (if there are deep grooves in the frets you may need to have them replaced). Check the height of the saddle above the bridge slot (if there is only a little of the saddle showing it may be difficult to lower the action should you need to). -
Yes, it's a vey thin coating of (usually) matt (but sometimes satin) varnish. A friend of mine (to whom I'd recommended LAG) bought that (or a very similar guitar) a few months ago. He thinks it's the "best thing since sliced bread" and it is now his #1 guitar.
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Hi Misha I haven't played either of the Martins you mention. I have played an X series with the HPL composite back and series and, like Daddymack says, it's fine plugged in. Generally though, I'm underwhelmed by Martin guitars - I don't think they play and sound any better than many guitars costing much less. For a very good, well made guitar that plays and sounds excellent and is very reasonably priced you could do a lot worse than the Crafter TO35. Here is a link to a UK store where you can check it out (it's also available as an electro-acoustic): https://badlandsguitars.co.uk/products/crafter-t-035 LAG (French company) and Walden also do some very good guitars. UK compnay Tanglewood are always worth a look too. I don't know if these brands are available in Canada but, if so, they are all fine instruments. But, like Daddymack also say, "try before you buy" if possible.
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LOL. Yeah, I do that too. I have a box full of old bits and bobs.
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Well, 5 minutes work with a touch of epoxy resin gave me over 4 years of use with the original tuners - and the repair was virtually invisible - with none of the aggro of finding good looking tuners that fitted. As it happened, I found some quickly and at a good price. Same as these but I paid a £ less: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/295887569564?itmmeta=01HPHV2BTY5X0FWVHZP57PMB11&hash=item44e446029c:g:mOEAAOSwdq9k3yWg
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Well, that was my first thought too. . . . But being also a repair guy - and having grown up in the "make do and mend" years (rather than in the wasteful, nowadays "throw it in the trash and buy another" culture) - I went the repair route.
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I posted this NGD thread about 41/2 years ago following getting this guitar at £45 due to a broken tuner button. I fixed the button with epoxy resin and it worked fine. Another button broke a year or so later and I fixed that with epoxy too. A couple of weeks ago I noticed that a couple more buttons were cracking so I bought a new set of machine heads from Ebay (£8.50). One of the old buttons broke into several pieces today so I fitted the new machune heads - fitted perfectly and work great. So - the old tuners lasted pretty well, eh? My most-played guitar. The sun shines sometimes.
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Everything is getting more expensive, irrespective of where it's made, Misha.
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On the contrary they are alive and very well and still producing excellent guitars: https://waldenguitars.com/
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PS. And Walden - great guitars.
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Crafter, Faith, LAG, Tanglewood, Yamaha.
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Well, fat strat, superstrat, whatever. It doesn't really matter - it's the amp and pedals that do the business.
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Forget Ibanez and Schecter. The Yamaha Pacifica 112 is the best budget superstrat type (HSS) guitar on the planet. You should be able to get one for ~ $350 new. Spend the rest of your money on a good amp.
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Ah! I seldom visit the place - I get too angry.
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Yay! Welcome back.
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2014 Fender CD140 SCE or Yamaha FG800 for a Newbie Beginner
garthman replied to Jeffbo5's topic in Acoustic Guitars
Yes, I'd agree with Daddymack - the Yamaha FG800 is an excellent budget guitar. HST, although the first Fender acoustics were not very good they have sorted all the QC problems and their current instruments are much better. Enjoy the journey. -
Perhaps Deepend and I may have something to offer sometime . . . . . But for now - best wishes.
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I agree. I use a small 40 watt bass amp regularly. I also have a larger 50 watt keyboard amp that I use in big venues - keyboard amps also work well with acoustic guitars.