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     Steveford |
Riding season may be winding down but guitars are always in season. Here's the latest: 2006 Martin HD-28V. I spent the weekend doing a set up on it and it plays really nice and sounds, well, like a Martin should.    | ||
| Court |
The HD-28 is to acoustics what the Les Paul or Strat is to electrics. That's a gorgeous one . . . . love the amplifiers. | ||
| Steveford |
Thank you. I spent all weekend setting it up and now it plays great. Maybe one more guitar coming up in 2015. It's funny, most people don't recognize the VTLs as being amplifiers, they ask what are those? | ||
| Jeepinbueller |
Steve, your HD-28 is gorgeous! And the tube stacks? You tease. I'm still trying to get my hands on a re-voiced Taylor 800 series to try out... until then, the 210ce does nicely! I also just picked up an cheap Dean acoustic bass (with electronics! for $50! Pawn shop, yesss) to lay down some bass tracks whilst I fool around in ProTools. I'm really starting to get the hang of it. | ||
| Hughlysses |
The Martin is nice, but holy crap, that is some serious tubeage! Tell us more, please. | ||
| Steveford |
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| Steveford |
Maybe it's time to start a different thread. The turntable make a convenient resting place for guitars when you need some sunlight for a photo which is how the amps got into the picture. | ||
| Ironhead1977 |
That is a nice HD28v, I have a HD28vs. It was a tough decision between the V and VS but I am a sucker for a 12 fret so I brought the VS home. | ||
| Court |
If you start the "tubeage" game ..... I've got a pal with 14 bikes who can prove bikes are the least of his addictions. | ||
| Steveford |
Yeah, tube gear is an addiction. The best part is there is no known cure. | ||
| Lemonchili_x1 |
A tube sound system and a really nice turntable... One of those "one day" ideas. I remember seeing a shop in New York on the 2010 trip which was all tube sound systems in the window, really tasty. I think it was on Broadway somewhere, but I'm probably not remembering correctly. Back to the topic... I've been thinking about one of these for a while, Ibanez AEL207E 7-string acoustic. While 7-strings for jazz and classical aren't too hard to find (if a little pricey for me), standard 7-string acoustics are not very common.  | ||
| Court |
Gibson also has a 7 string Les Paul http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/L es-Paul/Gibson-USA/Les-Paul-Classic-7-String.aspx | ||
| Steveford |
No new guitars but some Martin ebony bridge pins (imported all the way from Mexico) appears to have perked this Martin up quite a bit. They even have little pearl inlays. It might be worth your while to go into your local musical instrument retailer and give them the old Yo, pimp my Martin! | ||
| Lemonchili_x1 |
The 7 Les Paul's are tasty, and kind of unique sticking with the standard scale length, literally an LP with all the Gibson good bits but with an extra string too. I have a Schecter 7 in an LP shape (all mahogany, single cutaway, 2 pickups) but it has a 27.5" scale to give the extra string tension. The Martin's are sooooo nice. I found a youtube of their baritone acoustics (also 27.5" I think) and they sound super mellow. | ||
| Jeepinbueller |
I definitely agree with the bridge pins, Steve. Mine came with cheap (plastic?) bridge pins, I guess because it's a 200-series Taylor model——swapped them out for ebony/rosewood and was pleased with the change. I could definitely participate in a Audiophile thread (Steve, Curt) ... just built a set of monopole MTM floorstanders in a MLTL/ported configuration out of MDF and purpleheart. | ||
| Steveford |
I tried to start one but I think I may have accidentally killed it. http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/406 2/753271.html Let's see those speakers! | ||
| Reindog |
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| Patches |
How about a Hot Rod Epiphone? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuqz2vgUF9Y | ||
| S1owner |
Wow just found this thread been playing music since I was 12 played live first time when I was 14 made a carreer out of it till I was 25 or so and just did not have it in me anyore, I paly bass but carry a music degree in classical and jazz. Have played many of good insturments but could never quit find the one so I began building my own I built and sold around 200 the last bass I made I played live for three years and sold it for 2500. I loved the sound of raw Les Pauls with hoped up pickups through a dirty Marshall stack nothing was ever as easy to run sound on then that it came through like no other. | ||
| Court |
Hahahaha . . . .someone said BASS . . . so . . .by law, statute, decorum and convention . . . . I am required to post a Tal Wikenfield video. | ||
| S1owner |
Wow she rips!!! Here is a local guy Tom Dades he has all kinds of stuff out there http://youtu.be/HY-qfKiq7EM And of course http://youtu.be/IjS9Y-T589g | ||
| 86129squids |
Nice, Court, but I'll see ya Tal and raise ya- Ana. A little past halfway through this vid, she breaks a string, changes guitars... I was blessed to see her a few years ago, DON'T MISS HER if she comes within a few hour's drive. One of the best guitarists I've ever seen. | ||
| S1owner |
Tal and Anna need to play with Hanna http://youtu.be/f-80BGWneI8 | ||
| Imonabuss |
She's rushing...just sayin' |
