A.R.S.E.

I just want a guitar that doesn't sound like I'm screwing a cat, oh wait, maybe it's not the guitar's fault lol

It's what you get when you're given a freebie guitar that came from Aldi.

I've been wanting this for a long time.

http://bmusic.com.au/index.php?main_pag ... bd89efcd89

http://bmusic.com.au/bmz_cache/5/54dbb8 ... 62x716.jpg

Do it! These things are pretty good. I'll come twist the bosses arm

Very cruel posting a video of a guitar a man wants when he has limited GB's to watch it, very very cruel Doc lol

i want one

Cool but $500 is a lot for it. There is a mini version for $250

I'm strangely drawn to the Boss eband and I don't know why?!

Bewbs

that's Nita Strauss on the left, she's actually related to Johann Strauss the composer.

Referencing an earlier post, just bought one of these, seriously fun.
For someone who jams with either Utube backing tracks or stuff I make in Reason, this is so easy.


I run the guitar line out through the guitar input on the Vox Mini G3 and the drum / bass though the vocal input so it remains unaffected by the onboard effects.
So much fun, with 12 preset modes and 12 variations in each mode, then add an infinite level looper, its gets complicated quickly, but so much fun.
Also adaptive guitar effects depending on the genre, so much to play with.
Also starts recording based on input signal, so no need to adjust timing and living with the mistakes.

this is the top of the Vox.

Guitar from the Trio in the top, Bass & Drums in the mic input.

New guitar entered the house today for my sons 21st. PRS SE 277 Baritone.

Wow a semi hollow baritone is different. You givin' it a run yet?

Of course. It's killer. The SE's are getting better, they seem to be becoming their own thing rather than just a budget version of the American made stuff.

Sounds good

I like B tuning though. Got my 7 string tuned to B and lots of Fear Factory gets belted out badly on it

This is B. It's B E A D F# B.

My latest.



G&L Legacy HB.
I've been stalking this guitar on ebay for a few weeks.
Started off at $1400.00

After 2 auctions and no bids I made an offline offer of $1000.00
Picked it up today.
Happy happy joy joy.

Oh nice, is that a coil split switch next to the volume?

Yeah.

Lots of little details with it.
Volume pot is quite "loose"in its movement but Bass / Treble pots quite stiffer.
Volume pot shorter and very close to body, tone pots a bit prouder.
First Guitar I've had with a bone nut, very ringing sound.

Basically it came down to either a lower end mexican strat, a cheaper Chapman or a Music Man Cutlass for around my 1K budget.
To find this for that amount was surprising and lucky.
Not many others about and most are a fair bit more.

That's nice

I have a standard Mexican Strat. I paid $600 for it back in 2013 and I can't believe they've jumped over $400 more since! I love my Strat and it seems a steal at the price I paid for it. But if I had to replace, I think I would at current prices as it feels nice to play and makes a great sound, a very different sound to my balls to the wall active's.

I'm probably about to commit all kinds of blasphemy with this post...

I've decided it might be a good bit of mental exercise to do something completely outside my normal experience. What came to mind was to lazily teach myself to play some guitar. I'm thinking Rocksmith 2014, a cable and a sub $200 electric plunker from Catch Of The Day to get me started (there seems to be a few on there). Anybody have some wisdom to share on this? I don't have high expectations here.

The way I did it was after years of watching my dad... I got a guitar, a chord book, some guitar mags with tabs and went from there. I never had an amp so use to put my ear to the body of the guitar while listening to music to work out the notes.

There's no lazy way to learn but it takes times. It could be up to 5 years before you get your ear in, feel comfortable and begin to improvise. Audio and visual references do help a lot and having only briefly trying Rocksmith some years ago, it might help but you would be better to have some lessons. Be careful with sub $200 guitars too. You might hate it. Best go find a shop and feel them. It's all very touchy feely and if you don't have a good feel on what you own, you won't play it. They talk to you. It might sound strange but the damn things talk to you subconsciously. You know when you have found one you like.

I understand what you're saying Doc, but honestly I won't know what I'm looking for. I have no experience to draw on. I'm resigned to the possibility that I might make a bad choice but will try and give it a good crack.

Looking at this at the moment:
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Factory-2nd ... 440abfe2db

If you can stretch it to $300 you can get a decent guitar from Thoman's own brand, Harley Benton. These things get very good reviews and you won't out grow it like you will a no name brand of eBay.

https://www.thomann.de/intl/au/harley_b ... itars.html

If you have a decent ear for notes, don't buy cheap. It'll be off key here and there, and it'll drive you crazy. It'll also lose tuning very quickly, all the time. You'll hate it to pieces.

If you aren't very musical, just want to learn a bit, then maybe the cheap stuff could work, too.

Yamaha Pacifica is another to look for. About $300. It's a good price point for beginners and they stand up pretty well over time.