A word about guitars
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ericcolemanOk, I just felt in the mood for this ... for the first time in ages all my guitars are home ... my arsenal of guitars is such ...
A Martin DM - my main guitar, it has a sweet low growl to it. He dosn't travel much anymore, I'e been mean enough to him
A Takamine EG531SC - My workhorse guitar. It has a wonderful preamp and sounds pretty darn good all by itself. The guitar that you are most likely to see me with
A Stella Harmony 3/4 size - Indeterminate year, but it's kinda sweet. It has a certain 60s cheap guitar cheese that I dearly love. She will be travelling with me more often once I get a gig bag for her.
A very old Harmony archtop - Very very very beat up, probably beyond repair. I havent had it out in ages. It makes me sad.
A Greco electric 12 string - Another guitar that I havent played in too long. It will get pulled out and restrung this week. The guy who I bought it from wants it back and I need to make up my mind. With the money he is offering (what I paid for it) I could probably buy a cheap mandolin or banjo. Something to start with. Any opinions ???
There are two other instruments, a Montana 3/4 size and a Dean 1/2 size guitar that are abused by other folks in my house.
I don't have nearly enough guitars.
A Martin DM - my main guitar, it has a sweet low growl to it. He dosn't travel much anymore, I'e been mean enough to him
A Takamine EG531SC - My workhorse guitar. It has a wonderful preamp and sounds pretty darn good all by itself. The guitar that you are most likely to see me with
A Stella Harmony 3/4 size - Indeterminate year, but it's kinda sweet. It has a certain 60s cheap guitar cheese that I dearly love. She will be travelling with me more often once I get a gig bag for her.
A very old Harmony archtop - Very very very beat up, probably beyond repair. I havent had it out in ages. It makes me sad.
A Greco electric 12 string - Another guitar that I havent played in too long. It will get pulled out and restrung this week. The guy who I bought it from wants it back and I need to make up my mind. With the money he is offering (what I paid for it) I could probably buy a cheap mandolin or banjo. Something to start with. Any opinions ???
There are two other instruments, a Montana 3/4 size and a Dean 1/2 size guitar that are abused by other folks in my house.
I don't have nearly enough guitars.
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Date: 2004-07-24 08:17 am (UTC)My girlfriend has three guitars. A Yamaha 12-string she bought on E-bay that sounds nice but has unpleasant action and probably needs a neck reset. A really cheap old 12-string with holes cut in it for some sort of pickup that is no longer present. No one has been able to identify the maker. It doesn't sound as nice as the Yamaha, but you can play the F chord successfully on it. A Yamaha classical.
I have only the Yamaha LS-400 that many of you have seen me with. It is my first guitar and I bought it having, naturally, no clue, but fortunately I've been happy with it. It cost a bit more than I was planning on spending at the time, but I do play it a lot so it was worth it. Its body is a bit on the smaller side, which works well for me because my body is a bit on the smaller side, too.
I have an Armstrong 104 student flute, purchased used back when I was first learning to play flute, as a child. I've been playing it quite a bit these days. It's not a great instrument, but it is fully functional. I've never actually played anything nicer, which might be a good thing due to the risk of then deciding that I really want an expensive instrument.
I also have a number of noisemakers and a didgeridoo that I made out of PVC drain pipe which I haven't played in ages.
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Date: 2004-07-24 08:46 am (UTC)as for too many instruments ... not yet ... but I will ...