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Terry Allan Hall

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  1. I wouldn't...can't say it definitely would harm your acoustrics, but can't say it definitely wouldn't, either. The air above the vents will be dry.
  2. From my soundman perspective, or when I'm playing with pro sound provided, I'm a firm believer in just go DI. I'm asking, though, for my musical partner Julie. We often play shows where there's no PA provided (she then uses her EONs on a stick for vocals only), or there's a PA but no soundman, or no monitors, all the usual problems you expect at small places. So it's good for all of us in those situations to have our own small amp to hear ourselves, especially her as she likes an inordinate amount of herself in any monitor provided. Having her acoustic through the monitor also will cause our backup singers to stop singing or possibly vacate the venue. Having her acoustic through a little amp behind her and not facing the rest of us works well for us, usually. So we're looking for a solution that fits those varied parameters, which may include buying a little acoustic guitar amp, maybe a pedal of some sort to get the best tone, and definitely a better guitar for her as she currently plays with an inexpensive Fender acoustic that we had to glue the headstock back on recently. Terry D. Sounds like the Crate CA125 (or whatever the new models're called these days) would be a good match, then.
  3. I prefer to plug directly into the PA, via a Baggs PADI, and hear myself through the monitors. But, if that's not an option (having to use a less qualified drummer, who doesn't understand dynamics, for instance), then I like the Crate 60 or 125 watt acoustic amps, and run them into the PA, so that the amp essentially becomes my "guitar monitor".
  4. Mostly, a brass saddle help lam-topped gutars that are a little muddy-sounding (adds brightness and sustain)... OTOH, sometimes a brass saddle can add too much brightness, making some guitars a bit shrill. Inexpensive enough to try, and easily reversed if you don't like how it sounds, though.
  5. Originally Posted by Voltan we made up a song "menu"... a laminated song list of about 200 of our tunes that folks can just write the numbers down for requests... it helps figure out which way the current crowd is leaning for musical tastes... sometimes... I've thought about doing that, myself.
  6. I'm working on a "setlist update", but when I have time to finish it, I'll put it up in this thread. Cool idea, btw!
  7. Have two of these...one that I put a Celestion GT-35 in, the other has a Jensen MOD10-50...not crazy about the original "Blue Marvel" that came in them. Difficult to say which I like best, but love both.
  8. This thread was: Originated in '05. Resurrected in '08. Resurrected again in '09. Resurrected again in '10. Resurrected again in '11. And now, resurrected again in '11. I think in a couple of years, I'll resurrect it again. Dontcha think it's interesting that the thread originator was Zombie1? Well, it is getting on towards Halloween!
  9. I have that era of Japanese Hummingbird, a Lyle, it is great guitar. It is a very faithful copy as I have had the real thing in my possession. There are those that say that this guitar is a laminate, but I can find no evidence of that. My electric Lyle is very evident that it laminate. Bob Your Lyle has laminated back/sides, but a solid top...most of the tone comes from the top, so a lam. back/sides guitar isn't always a bad idea.
  10. Is your guitar under warranty??? If I were you, the first thing I would do would be to contact Godin (Seagull) and tell them about the problem, even if the guitar isn't under warranty. Maybe they will send you a new tuning peg for free! Here is the link: info@seagullguitars.com Good luck!! Edit: I would also include a picture with an "X" showing the position of the defective tuning peg and your address. It would make even easier for them to just grab a new tuning peg and mail it to you and maybe send you and email too to tell you about it! Just my $ 0.02 !!
  11. Doubt he'll ever sell it...and after his passing, it'll very likely end up in the Country Music Hall Of Fame or some such similar place of worship. As would only be right.
  12. At one time (early to mid-70s?), Carlos was the budget line for Kaman (Takamine/Ovation/etc.), before the Jasmine line came out...some were pretty low-dollar plywood wonders, but some were actually pretty decent Pacific-rimmers. A music store I worked at, back in high-school, sold a lot of 'em and most of the ones we carried were Martin knock-offs.
  13. My dad lets me use his...one of the warmest,most balanced sounding acoustics I've ever played! Especially since he told me me it was standing up on a bar and fell off! Despite that, its always,always in tune. By far my favorite guitar Welcome to our happy, if somewhat dysfunctional, family, gents... The FG335 is a decent little guitar for the $$$...used, they're a fantastic value, as a rule. And they're hard to break! (I've got the FG160, which is kind of the 335's predecessor, and it's survived many camping trips and drunk friends! )
  14. Ello. I know this is an old bidding that has ended but I have been curious about it for a bit now, just haven't got round to asking anybody about it: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120493517947&_trkparms=tab%3DWatching Got sold for
  15. Thinking about ordering a "blue abalone vine of life" set for my hollowbody electric...as rarely as I use that one, surely the stickers would last quite a while... Tempted to bling up my #1, the Guild JF-4, too...
  16. Some of those look pretty cool, but I'm wondering how they'll hold up over the long haul?
  17. Whole bunch of mahoganies, 2 maples, and one sapele...obviously, I need at least one more sapele...
  18. I used to keep my stash and money in mine. But then I got behind in my rent and the landlady sold my guitar! Man was I bummed. Thanks for posting, totamus...all of a sudden, I'm feeling less guilty.
  19. Happy HGD! GREAT score TAH! Felt a little guilty and contacted the lady I got it from...she made it very clear that she didn't want ANYTHING to do w/ the deal!
  20. Bought a Harmony guitar at a yard sale back about '81, gave maybe $20 for it...noticed that there was something rattling around inside it, but it played great and, other than the rattling, sounded very good. Lady at the yardsale tells me that she'd had a tenant that skipped w/o paying his rent, so she'd finally decided to sell his stuff to recoup some of what he'd owed and the guitar was part of hat. When I got it home and unloosened the strings, I found, taped inside loosely to the top, a baggy, wrapped w/ masking tape, with about 2 dozen rolled joints and $1500 in cash! Made for a most festive weekend...
  21. I would hate to lose some really cool unique bridge pins. Say I just lost one of em but theyre discontinued or something Then i would have to change ALL of em or have non matching pins! They generally come in sets of 7, just in case you do...otoh, expensive ones you'll likely tend to keep track of!
  22. Pinless bridges "drive the top" differently than a pinned bridge will...used to have a Harmony Sovereign H655 (Harmony's version of a Gibson J-160E, basically) and, at one point, I had the pinless bridge replaced w/ a pin-bridge (all that was in stock)...did change the unplugged sound somewhat, in that it had more sustain and a bit more bottom.
  23. Congrats! (on the wife -- you can get J45's anywhere -- but that wife of yours, she's a one-of-a-kind!) 2nd that!
  24. Post a pic...not familiar w/ that brand name, but perhaps it's a "generic" (an instrument made by - usually - a Pacific Rim conmpany that may be labeled w/ a dozen or more names)...if so, a pic can be very helpful.
  25. I disagree. It is a D28. It isnt a downgraded guitar, it isn't lesser in any way that I can tell. It is the same wood (from Martin), partially assembled overseas, and then finished in the Martin Factory. No design difference, no different grade woods, no substitutions, no laminates, no difference. Asian hands did a portion of the assembly is the only difference. Saying "real" Martins is infuriating. I played my friends shenandoah just 2 days ago, and we have played together regularly for years. This is a guy I have mentioned before. He had a low end Taylor and wanted a bigger sound so he bought a high end Taylor (Dont recall model but he paid over $3,000 for it). Didn't like it so he took a bath on the guitar and got a Gibson Songwriter. He didn't like that either so he stashed it (its for sale BTW) and got a slope shoulder Gibson. He likes that one, and still has it, but it wasn't quite the sound he wanted. He picked up the Shenandoah about year (two maybe?) ago, and hasn't played anything else since. He set aside two Taylors and 2 Gibsons for it. We have A-b'd the sounds many times. It is a great guitar. This is the headstock syndrome, as we are discussing in another thread. If I was looking for a guitar (I have both a D28 and a D35), I wouldn't hesitate to look at Shenandoahs. At the time they were made (Early 80s) Martin was trying to make a D28 at a lower price point. They were not trying making a new model or an entry level instrument. The guitar was marketed as D-28. I paid $1100 for my D28, and if I correctly recall, I could have gotten the Shenandoah for about $800. I think it is people in the know that are smart enough to recognize that Shenandoahs are available at a very attractive price point due to confusion over exactly what a Shenandoah is. Corksniffers turn their noses up at them, because they aren't collectible. Thank god there is at least a few high quality guitars that are still available at good prices! Martin did, in fact, have a beginner line. They were imports and labeled Sigma (crappy, IMHO). Laughs - I didnt realize I was going to rant when I replied. /rant off Kenny's 0002832 is also a solid-wood Martin, as you describe (I'm not aware that any Shenadoah had lam. b/s, but perhaps some were) and it's as nice a guitar as any 00028 I've ever heard/played...and he bought it used for (I think) $350 w/hsc from a guy who thought it was a cheap Martin knock-off. Kenny knew better, but chose to keep his mouth shut, so as a snag it for about 1/4 of what it would've cost w/o the "32" in the name. Looks just like this one:
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