Guitar thread

You sure can tell it's spring here...the strings have been sharp the last three days running. I'm going to have to loosen the truss rod soon. I think the drought is over. 84% humidity right now.

Ain't that the truth, I did complete set-ups on all the electrics two weeks ago and now just waiting for a lil more warmth before I tackle the acoustics.

It's nice to play outside again




DW

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DW

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Ive been playing for decades and couldnt do a barre on a 12-string on my best day . . . ouch !
I dont even barre 6-string acoustics.

TV Jones Classic pickups on a Telecaster? La Carbonita ?

jdg

What's humidity?

I could barre my kids 6 string Alvarez, I'm probably asking for too much on the 12, but it needed the action lowered no matter what. Most everything that I like to play has a barre chord in it somewhere, probably have to just figure out another chord that sounds right.

You want to get spoiled on string action on a 12-string? Play a Rickenbacker 360-12. It's hard to believe it's not a six string. Wow - just Wow.

jdg

I seem to play longer and more often now that it is getting nice outside as well.

I try to not even look in the direction of a Rickenbacker...I want one sooo bad!!

So back a couple of years, my wife (girlfriend at the time) and I were in Sam Ash - she looking for some vocal sheet music for a performance we had booked, and me playing guitars. I got handed a beautiful Ricky 360-12 and started drooling. Unfortunately I didn't have $1500 spare cash so I just enjoyed playing it. The wife comes over and I tell her she has to give this a try (she already owns two acoustic or acoustic-electric 12-string strings and has a preconception of what this is going to feel like). She is amazed. She's doing finger picking, power chords, etc. and really liking it. But, we put it back.

Two days later I give them a call to see if it's still there. It is. I drop in and put down a deposit. Later that afternoon I get a call saying someone else wants to buy the guitar and can I pay the balance or they need to sell it to the guy with cash in hand. I have to give her up

The wife comes home a bit later than usual carrying a rather large Fender looking case and tells me she bought the 360-12 and proceeds to tell me about some asshole who was trying to put it on payments but she got it by offering them cash in full. My response - "Just call me asshole"

It's in this photo

jdg

^^^ Yeah, what's this?

Awesome story!!!

I love that story.....I did the same kind of thing to my wife with a scuplture she wanted....I would not let her buy it told her it was just too expensive and a dust collector. While she was in another store I ran down paid for it and told them to hold it for me and I would be back....and if they saw me again just to tell her it was sold.....we did go back and it was gone....she was so pissed at me it was amazing....I would not let her have it.....long story short when christmas came along and she opened it up she called me an ass and then I got the best hug I ever got.

In our house you are allowed to lie about gifts....it was such fun.

I just go there for the tabs, but if I was looking for a guitar forum, this would be the place:

http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/

Mostly electric, but there are sub-forums for acoustic, playing techniques, etc. Probably the best guitar forum out there - http://www.thegearpage.net/board/

UG is kind of a be-all end-all, but http://acousticguitarforum.com/ is pretty good for what you're wanting.

You where talking about tabs....have you been to this place.

http://www.songsterr.com/

I love that site.

Time was, rmmga was the equivalent in quality; get-togethers, collective CDs, great bunch of folks, didn't suffer fools, some classic head explodies, etc. A lot of folks are still there; not sure how it stacks up to those moderne web-based forum thingies, though.

rec.music.makers.guitar.acoustic

http://www.rmmga.org/