What do you play?

Gibson SG 61’ reissue, Fender tex/mex strat, Epiphone Casino, Epiphone EJ200 jumbo, Ibanez acoustic electric 12 string (she is a beaut, but I always break that frickin high G) I am going to restring her this week and tune it down a half step at least. A Dean ganjo, and a Fender Jaguar bass.

Nice array. I have one Strat and one Marshall amp, the amp works when it feels like it because it has had lots of beer spilt on it over the years, but is sublime when it wants to be - needs the heat of a smoky bar - the guitar looks after me and it’s a happy marriage. I keep meaning to buy something else, then I just play the strat and all of that lousy, clumpy, crude, hard to deal with lovelyness makes me forget whatever I was thinking about.

@Postup:  I suppose “fairly cheap” is a subjective phrase, but I can tell you what I ended up buying.  It was a package deal from Alfred Music Publishing, one of the biggest names in music education.  It’s called “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Acoustic Guitar,” and includes guitar, gig bag, 3 picks and an instructional CD-ROM.  The guitar is a Firebrand – Alfred’s own brand, made in the same factory as Schecter and Daisy Rock acoustic guitars, and to similar specifications.  If you look up those brands, you’ll find out that they’ve got good reputations for making quality products. 

It’s nobody’s dream guitar, but it’s a decent starter – sturdy construction, easy to tune (and stays in tune well), and has fairly easy action.  The CD-ROM lessons are pretty good, too.  They teach basic music theory, and how to read both standard musical notation and guitar tabs, along with the instrument instruction, and it’s all in easy, step-by-step chunks that you can absorb at your own pace.  But be warned – if you use a Mac, the software won’t run on the latest version of the OS.  Windows users should have no problem.

Amazon is currently selling the package for $129, but if you look around you may find it cheaper elsewhere.  I got mine through Groupon, and paid considerably less.  My only regret is that I got the full-size dreadnaught model, and I wish I’d gotten the 3/4-size instead.  I’ve got short arms and small hands, and while I can play the guitar without too much trouble, it’s not particularly comfortable.  My next guitar will likely be a parlor-sized Seagull or a Baby Taylor. (I’m drooling over the one with the mahogany top – beautiful rich tone!)

Best of luck in finding the right instrument for your wants and needs.

I have a Dobro 33H, Heritage 535, Japanese Strat 68 Reissue, Epiphone Alley Cat, and 3 Seagull Acoustics.

For amps I have a Peavey Delta Blues and a Fender Blues Jr.

Also check things like craigs list and other classified ads. There are sometimes amazing deals, just make sure it’s not shady (like if someone removed the serial number).

Musicians friend, I swear by it. They are always having 15% off sales too. I don’t think it is possible to consistently beat their prices.

Hey guys thanks for all the advice. I am currently googling Alfred Music publishing, while scouring craigslist and planning a trip to my local pawnshops and music stores. Seriously thanks, I will look into all these possibilities.

Avoid pawn shops. I have seen a lot of guitars priced over musicians friends new price. I have never heard of firebrand,.

Musiciansfriend.com owns Music123.com, they run different specials, I bought my bass amps etc from music 123 because they did free shipping whereas MF did not.

Tell me your budget, and I can scout for you.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/epiphone-aj-220st-solid-top-acoustic-guitar-pack/h70652002001000

Here, nothing against the package mentioned above. BUT, this is a very good guitar in the sense of utility. If anything needs to be done later you can do it yourself, get tusque bridge, grover tuners, and some good pegs, and you will be all set. I wouldn’t buy a package deal just because of an instruction book or DVD, the internet is a very powerful resource.

Mitchell gig bag acoustic 50% off.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/mitchell-mo100spk-folk-acoustic-guitar-pack

Fender gig bag 50% off

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/fender-dg-8s-acoustic-guitar-value-pack

Yamaha 43% off, Comes with tuner and DVD as well as other stuff.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/yamaha-gigmaker-deluxe-acoustic-guitar-pack

As far as my kit, I am not really tooled up for live sound.

I have a crate 200W FXT120 solid state 2X12 combo.  And a crate VFX5212T 50W all tube. Ibanez tubescreamer, fasel inducter crybaby wah, vodoo labs super fuzz.  Acoustic 200W bass head, acoustic single 15 with horn cab.

@JohnnyFriday   Thanks for all the links and time taken to put them up. That Yamaha looks good.

How have I missed this thread.

I primarily play bass, but also play keys, harmonica, some vocals, guitar, mandolin, lap dulcimer, saxaphone, kazoo, ehhehehee

I play in a local variety act here in NC mix of country, rock, dance.  www.spiveyscornerband,com

Also play in a Black Sabbath tribute band named Bloody Sabbath.  I am Geezer of course…

Ken

@Postup, there is nothing at all wrong with ephones, they are legit.  I have an ej200 and a casino.  There are a lot of folks who buy Epi LPs and change the p-ups and tuners and basically get a gibson for 800 instead of 2800.

Mostly mandolin, ibanez electric when I want to feel the floor vibrate. Neil Young songs, mostly.

Mridanga (drum) , Flute, Cello and a bit of (bad) Piano.

I’ll give you guys ONE GUESS as to what I play… :wink:

I play WARWICK FORTRESS MASTERMAN FIVE STRING
WARWICK THUMB BASS 5
WARWICK CORVETTE $$ 4 string

GALLIEN KRUEGER 410 cab

Once opened for Chilli Peppers and Primus

I sang professionally for several years (musical theatre, classical, barbershop quartet), but stuck to the occasional karaoke bar these days. Dabble in guitar and bass just for fun, but I’m not very good haha.

I play violin, piano, guitar, bass guitar, saxophone and trombone

Update: after nearly five months of playing my (basically) no-name acoustic guitar, I’m already getting the itch to upgrade. My current ax is a perfectly adequate instrument, my only complaint is that, if I had it to do over, I’d buy something smaller than a dreadnought. So, last Saturday, I went to the guitar shop that many consider to be the best in town. Spent a couple of happy hours playing beautiful Taylors, Washburns, and Breedloves in parlor and orchestra sizes, and talking shop with the friendly owner, who is a walking encyclopedia of guitar lore. Now I’m trying to figure out if I can stretch the budget enough to afford a particularly gorgeous Breedlove (the Passport OM/MMe, if you’re curious) that I fell in love with. *sigh* Looks like I have a new acquisition disorder to go along with snuff, pipes and pipe tobacco. 8-|

If you ever hear a concert bass (tuba) on a sultry st paul summer night drifting on the breeze, then you know its me and i am too drunk to care what my Hmong neighbors think

Guitar, bass guitar and keyboards. I’ve now gone off at a tangent and bought an Irish Bouzouki - amazing sounds.