Guitar anyone? Electric or accoustic

[traci_k]

Time to jump in too. Tenada acoustic and a cheap Les Paul copy electric. Love the acoustic and play mainly folk/country.

[Jill F]

I've recently been playing with my Lakewood Dreadnought acoustic and have fallen back in love with it.  I was just playing parts of Beethoven's 7th Symphony (second movement \m/) on it and OMG!  This guitar smokes every five figure Martin that I've ever played.

And yes, I've had mine longer than Ritchie Blackmore has had his.

[CalmRage]

i'm unloading a lot of emotions through my playing and my singing at the moment.

when i'm feeling blue, a little session will do.
take my mind somewhere it needs to go
where, i don't know,
i only know that it's so

i remember complaining about my voice. now i believe that i just, as with the rest of puberty, had a delayed voice break. I was a late bloomer in such things. Part of it may be renewed confidence though.

My guitar playing has been a bit sloppy lately, but that may just be my ears, i can't trust them. I listen back and it sounds fine, or the opposite. But whatever, it helps me deal with all my problems. Doesn't make them go away or cure a lack of energy, but it helps a lot. And seeing as i've had a lot of mental problems reoccurring as they like to since June, i can use it.

[V M]

I've recently been playing with my Lakewood Dreadnought acoustic and have fallen back in love with it.

Some music just sounds better on an acoustic    If I'm not mistaken I think Lakewood guitars are made in Germany?

[Jill F]

Some music just sounds better on an acoustic    If I'm not mistaken I think Lakewood guitars are made in Germany?

Mine was hand made by Martin Seeliger himself in 1994.  I am the original owner.  I used to work for the US distributor as the in-house tech/luthier.  As soon as I picked that one up to send out to a client, I couldn't let it go and set it aside for myself because it was simply the best sounding guitar ever.  It's been borrowed by a couple of artists for studio recordings and live performances.

[V M]

German luthier Martin Seeliger founded Lakewood Guitars back in 1986 with one purpose in mind--- to build very special musical instruments that would become treasured by their owners. He aims to make guitars that are "an extension of your soul".

Sounds like he has accomplished his goal 

[Jill F]

Sounds like he has accomplished his goal 

Absolutely.  I could never part with that guitar.  I have always called it "My magic guitar".  The weird thing is that it sounds best with semi-dead strings.   I think I restrung it last about two years ago and it just explodes with harmonic richness. 

[kariann330]

So I broke out my Aria Pro 2 from the 80's recently.....yes I actually put down my 8 string lol. Well I saw a newer Aria at guitar center and thought maybe I'll be buying a new guitar today......Uhhhh no!!! Omg those things are crap compared to the 30 year old guitar I have! The neck feels cheap and slow, the fret board is almost nonexistent it's so thin, the neck pick up looked lose and they used a knock off Floyd Rose.....it's official, they sure don't make things the same as they did 30 years ago.

I ended up picking up a new braid wrapped cord and going home since they suddenly don't carry Soul Stone cymbals anymore either....at least at my store

[sweetbriar9]

Early sixties Framus archtop electric here. I haven't really played guitar in a long time though. In more recent years I was mostly playing a 1926 paramount tenor banjo and a Kay cello.

[Marlee]

I used to play an Ibanez Destroyer bass. Still have the custom made lightning bolt guitar strap that I used with it

[georgie]

Acoustic and electric since 1975.  Been in and out of bands since then.

Sill in male mode but the last two years have been doing the local Open Mic scene and made a lot of friends.

I pick songs that I like and work them out.  Seems to be stuff no one else does.  I'm loving it.

[Tristyn]

Totally electric, yo! But yeah, I suck at it! Its still a heck of a lot of fun!

Though I like the authenticity of the acoustic guitar that the electric guitar doesn't have....at least in my opinion.

[Valkria01]

Electric guitar : )

I hone thy style: symphonic/neo-classical, more of the Versailles/HGP style~
I play with a chinese Les paul; and ended up trashing my epiphone.
My amp is a marshall vs100 tube amp.

I will soon get a 7 string from more technical shredding.
I do produce metalcore/deathcore as well : ) 

[kittenpower]

Electric guitar : )

I hone thy style: symphonic/neo-classical, more of the Versailles/HGP style~
I play with a chinese Les paul; and ended up trashing my epiphone.
My amp is a marshall vs100 tube amp.

I will soon get a 7 string from more technical shredding.
I do produce metalcore/deathcore as well : )

I bought a Gibson SGJ as a starter a couple of years ago, and now that I know that playing guitar is something I want to stick with, I'm looking to upgrade; I'm still going to keep my SGJ though, because it's my first guitar, and even though it's only an entry level guitar it sounds really good, and I have had it professionally setup, and I also had a custom bone nut installed. Anyway, I want an acoustic electric, and I really like the Taylor 314ce, I had the chance to play one last week, and it felt and sounded amazing. 

[Serenation]

I bought a Gibson SGJ as a starter a couple of years ago, and now that I know that playing guitar is something I want to stick with, I'm looking to upgrade; I'm still going to keep my SGJ though, because it's my first guitar, and even though it's only an entry level guitar it sounds really good, and I have had it professionally setup, and I also had a custom bone nut installed. Anyway, I want an acoustic electric, and I really like the Taylor 314ce, I had the chance to play one last week, and it felt and sounded amazing.

SGJ from 2012? they are good guitars, it's a usa made Gibson, as far as Gibson goes you just get prettier the more money you spend. I played guitars for 25 years before finally buying a Gibson. Certainly not entry level guitars, even 100 dollar chinese guitars are exceptionally good compare to what used to be around.

Anyway change the pickups in that SGJ if anything and it will serve you for a life time (the pickups are not bad, from what I recall it has 498r with black plastic covers. some classics or burstbuckers give a more preferable Gibson tone (unless you are playing metal or something)

[Valkria01]

I bought a Gibson SGJ as a starter a couple of years ago, and now that I know that playing guitar is something I want to stick with, I'm looking to upgrade; I'm still going to keep my SGJ though, because it's my first guitar, and even though it's only an entry level guitar it sounds really good, and I have had it professionally setup, and I also had a custom bone nut installed. Anyway, I want an acoustic electric, and I really like the Taylor 314ce, I had the chance to play one last week, and it felt and sounded amazing.

SGJ's can be gigged with     i'd say with a few hardware upgrades you would be able to make it a intermediate to advanced guitar. I did like the SG body over the les pauls body because of the double cutway the SG has; that makes reaching the higher notes easier. I had planned on getting a acoustic and throwing some steel strings on it for a more darker tone, but I have not decided on anything in specific yet. 

[Roses and Songs]

These are chinese copies but sooo playable it's unbelievable, I had them for about 8 years now, before that I was accoustic only, 12 strings 70's folk rock, typical. I'm now into prog rock but mostly symphonic contemporary, no metal at all. Bands like Transatlantic, The Flower Kings, Spock's Beard, etc... but my Favorite: Kaipa (from Sweden) Intrigued? Check out 'A Complex Work of Art' on YT, quite properly named I say. The only problem is: I don't play anymore, I haven't touched these beauties in 3 years, ever since I started singing. I got so caught up in that new thing that I dropped everything else I was doing. Playing guitar is wonderful (and I will soon get back to it) but singing comes from within, the whole body gets involved so... Anyway, wanna hear? Here:


                                                                           Peace and happiness to you all, with love, Rose.

[jmyle]

Acoustic guitar, but I hope to get an electric soon!