This topic is about your instruments, your guitar, your ukulele, your drums, your french horn, your sax, your piano, your violin. Show us what channels your musical energy ?
I'll start the thread with a pic of my favorite smooth neck 73 Guild fretless, here in my music room...
(https://www.susans.org/forums/gallery/0/13954-140419103452.jpeg)
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Bumping my own thread shamelessly
Here is my custom built Carvin 5 string acoustic electric bass (lefty), nylon strings, very light touch...
(https://www.susans.org/forums/gallery/0/13954-160419130046.jpeg)
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Just adding my 89' Carvin 5 string to this post. This is my "go to" for gigging....it's 30 this year, and part of my soul...
(https://www.susans.org/forums/gallery/0/13954-200419092832.jpeg)
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Nice.
I remember seeing a lot of guitars at a Jimi Hendrix display at a museum in Seattle.
The museum I went to was near the Space Needle.
Chrissy
Quote from: ChrissyRyan on April 20, 2019, 09:37:14 AM
Nice.
I remember seeing a lot of guitars at a Jimi Hendrix display at a museum in Seattle.
The museum I went to was near the Space Needle.
Chrissy
Cool Chrissy The EMP as it was called back when, it's changed now, It was Paul Allen's creation and tribute to one of the greatest !!
Jimi's resting place is not too far from here in the Renton Highlands, there is a memorial for him there.
He was a huge influence in my musical upbringing
Hugs
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The museum had a lot of science fiction stuff in it also.
The captain's chair for the original Star Trek TV series was there.
Chrissy
Your electric is beautiful. Is that a piece of Maple in the center?
tnx Judi 8)
It's a Maple neck through, with Koa wood body, it's a heavy instrument, after 6 + hours holding it, I felt it, especially after HRT :) I have to mention that the frets are still in fabulous shape after 3 decades...
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Quote from: CynthiaAnn on April 20, 2019, 01:15:00 PM
tnx Judi 8)
It's a Maple neck through, with Koa wood body, it's a heavy instrument, after 6 + hours holding it, I felt it, especially after HRT :) I have to mention that the frets are still in fabulous shape after 3 decades...
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@Kendra @V M @CynthiaAnn
If I remember correctly, I think that Kendra and V M here play the guitar.
I think that V M has a red guitar. I think Kendra plays in a band.
Maybe I am wrong.
Chrissy
adding my '78 Fender P to this thread...
This was my first "new" Bass
(https://www.susans.org/forums/gallery/0/13954-250419202514.jpeg)
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I see that's right handed! I suppose left handed ones were more expensive, if available.
I think Kendra plays Violin but she may also play guitar.
Quote from: ChrissyRyan on April 20, 2019, 01:19:54 PM
@Kendra @V M @CynthiaAnn
If I remember correctly, I think that Kendra and V M here play the guitar.
I think that V M has a red guitar. I think Kendra plays in a band.
Maybe I am wrong.
Chrissy
@Kendra plays a kick-ass electric fiddle with a band called Free Beer at Exit 80. They usually play at The Brick, in Roslyn, WA, the bar you may remember from the TV show Northern Exposure.
Quote from: JudiBlueEyes on April 25, 2019, 08:45:07 PM
I see that's right handed! I suppose left handed ones were more expensive, if available.
I think Kendra plays Violin but she may also play guitar.
Yes Judi, notice where the strap peg is located :) I simply turned it over and played it lefty. That guitar cost me $ 449 back then, now they go for 2k and up...
And yes I've seen a sample of Kendra's images here, they must sound amazing....
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this is my 4to5 conversion that I assembled and refinished from spare parts.
(https://i.imgur.com/5SpyrAc.jpg)
the body started out looking like this, poor thing looked so miserable, I had to rescue it.
(https://i.imgur.com/Vag1b0X.jpg)
here's a group photo. The red one is my go to. It was my first ever bass that I learned on. Many fellow musicians played it ans wanted to take it from me. It cost me $150. I did the setup myself. Sometimes things just align :)
(https://i.imgur.com/938oMey.jpg?1)
This is my most recent new. No photo of it outside the case. I haven't played it much 'out in the wild'
(https://i.imgur.com/dSHEyNZ.jpg)
From skate board to beauty that's quite the transformation.
Very nice collection @Faith and thanks for sharing in this thread
Have a rockin' day !
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Quote from: Faith on April 26, 2019, 06:52:56 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/Vag1b0X.jpg)
Gives new meaning to Rock and Roll!
Quote from: CynthiaAnn on April 20, 2019, 09:32:47 AM
Just adding my 89' Carvin 5 string to this post. This is my "go to" for gigging....it's 30 this year, and part of my soul...
(https://www.susans.org/forums/gallery/0/13954-200419092832.jpeg)
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Cool! I just got rid of my PRS 7-string recently - I needed to pay for a refret job on my Taylor 12-string. :( Unfortunately, due to a severe allergy to nickel (almost all guitar frets are nickel alloy), and chromium (which is a major component of stainless steel), that was discovered in 2014, when I ended up with mega dermatitis (it was all over my body, and according to one of my coworkers, I looked like a burn victim), I have to have all of my guitars refretted with Jescar EVO Gold hypoallergenic fret wire. It ain't cheap to do (anywhere from 300-$450 per guitar), so when it became a choice of not refretting the 12-string (which I play in the church band) or getting rid of the PRS 7-string to afford the refret, the 7-string went bye-bye. No more Fear Factory for me! :(
Oh well, I still have the Fender 60s Baja Tele, and my Gibson ES-137 (which reminds me a lot of the Gibson Howard Roberts Fusion that was my main gigging guitar in the 90s) - I learned my lesson when I got rid of my first ES-137, and my first 60s Baja Tele, those two are going nowhere!! Besides, they've already been refretted. As for the 12-fret Blueridge 000-size Martin clone, I'm in no hurry to get it refretted yet, since it isn't played as much as the other guitars are, and I can't afford to cough up another $350 to get it refretted. As it is, I can still play it, just not for extended periods of time.
It sucks to have to get your guitars refretted due to allergies. Due to the expense (and lack of expertise to do it myself), the days of cheap thrills guitars are over with (I can't justify spending as much as a guitar cost, to have it refretted). But it was do that, or give up playing after playing for more than 35 years (at the time the allergy was discovered in 2014). You should have seen the fun I had finding electric guitar strings that were both nickel and stainless steel free! Out of 200 or so electric guitar string product lines, I only found two that met my criteria - Rotosound British Steels (which are made out of plain old steel), and Ernie Ball Cobalts (which are made from cobalt alloy). I went with Ernie Ball Cobalts, due to the larger variety of string gauges you can get them in, compared to the British Steels. To make sure, I e-mailed Ernie Ball, who confirmed to me that they are basically hypoallergenic strings.
I need to take a photo of my guitar family. It's been a couple of years since I've done so. I'm finally at the point where I'm satisfied gear-wise, after selling off all of my pro-level guitar gear in the late 90s to help pay for transition costs. It sure took enough trial and error (part of which was due to the experimentation [some of which was successful, some, not so successful] of buying and using guitars that were different from what I played pre-transition).
Cynthia - are you aware that Carvin renamed their guitar division to Keisel (after the name of the oldest of the Carvin brothers)? BTW, your bass that used to be a skate board - it reminds me of the Skatetar that Drew Blades of The Surf Punks used to play. He'd roll onstage on it, pick it up and and proceed to to play the first few songs of the show with it!
Ellen - I REALLY need to go to bed!
Quote from: CynthiaAnn on April 16, 2019, 06:43:35 PM
Bumping my own thread shamelessly
Here is my custom built Carvin 5 string acoustic electric bass (lefty), nylon strings, very light touch...
(https://www.susans.org/forums/gallery/0/13954-160419130046.jpeg)
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Nice 8)
Quote from: CynthiaAnn on April 20, 2019, 09:32:47 AM
Just adding my 89' Carvin 5 string to this post. This is my "go to" for gigging....it's 30 this year, and part of my soul...
(https://www.susans.org/forums/gallery/0/13954-200419092832.jpeg)
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I can see from your postings thus far that you have a good
Bass of operation to work with
I really need to get all my gear out for a family picture, but until then:
Guitars:
2008 Gibson Flying V
2012 Ibanez ARZ307BK (seven string Les Paul-style)
2001 BC Rich Warlock "Art" Series
2016 BC Rich Warlock "Lucky 8" eight string
Basses:
2008 Warwick Double Buck five string
19?? BC Rich Innovator five string
And a seven piece Tama Rockstar kit to round it all out. I'm really a drummer by trade, but haven't had anywhere to set it up in the last year and a half, so I've been slowly moving more to guitar.
Ellen-
I had similar issues with allergies, albeit not quite as bad. I'm allergic to the coating found in most extended range string packs. Fortunately DR strings don't cause a problem for me, but it just means I need to special order a $40 pack of strings when it comes to restringing my eight string.
I do have a few electrics and a few acoustics and a couple of basses and a drum kit and yes, most of them are professional quality instruments
Quote from: EllenJ2003 on May 05, 2019, 11:16:36 PM
Cynthia - are you aware that Carvin renamed their guitar division to Keisel (after the name of the oldest of the Carvin brothers)?
Thanks for sharing Ellen here ! Pictures / images in this thread welcomed and encouraged :)
Yes we are aware of the name change for Keisel. I've been to the Carvin factory in Escondido (when it was Carvin), my soul mate just went to the new Keisel factory showroom this past winter when she was down in CA visiting her Mom. They make really nice guitars, and she is always coming up to me with her laptop showing me her latest desires with them (she has been learning to play Bass recently).
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Quote from: V M on May 05, 2019, 11:39:30 PM
I can see from your postings thus far that you have a good Bass of operation to work with
Thanks V M :) We have our "basses" covered
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Quote from: cassiebythesea on May 05, 2019, 11:41:06 PM
I really need to get all my gear out for a family picture, but until then:
Guitars:
2008 Gibson Flying V
2012 Ibanez ARZ307BK (seven string Les Paul-style)
2001 BC Rich Warlock "Art" Series
2016 BC Rich Warlock "Lucky 8" eight string
Basses:
2008 Warwick Double Buck five string
19?? BC Rich Innovator five string
And a seven piece Tama Rockstar kit to round it all out. I'm really a drummer by trade, but haven't had anywhere to set it up in the last year and a half, so I've been slowly moving more to guitar.
Thanks for sharing here Cassie and yes images / pictures encouraged here
Have a rockin' day
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(https://i.imgur.com/gKvLSUU.jpg)
Schecter diamond series. It looks way better than I play.
Quote from: Colleen_definitely on May 06, 2019, 10:27:00 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/gKvLSUU.jpg)
Schecter diamond series. It looks way better than I play.
Very nice Colleen, thanks for sharing :)
Another radio / musical mind on our forum, cool !
Have a rockin' day
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Nice thread. Beautiful instrumentsll
I have seven guitars.
A 1970 Les PAul gold top
Two High ebd Taylor acoustics. 6 and 12 string.
Ovation electric, acoustic.
Two classical.
I will take pictures. Nice to see your thread with Puget Sound.
I lived in Olympia for three years in the late 70's.... Climbed a lot. Most of the big ones.
Gina
Quote from: Colleen_definitely on May 06, 2019, 10:27:00 AM
(https://i.imgur.com/gKvLSUU.jpg)
Schecter diamond series. It looks way better than I play.
If I get another 7-string, I'll probably get a Hellraiser 7 (I'd like to get an 8-string, but you can't get Ernie Ball Cobalts for 8-string guitars). I that only thing that's keeping me from doing so is my general fatigue for Superstrats. I will admit that I preferred the neck on my last 7-string Schecter (an Omen Extreme 7) to the neck my PRS 7 had - it was chunker.
Play On,
Ellen
Quote from: cassiebythesea on May 05, 2019, 11:41:06 PM
I really need to get all my gear out for a family picture, but until then:
Guitars:
2008 Gibson Flying V
2012 Ibanez ARZ307BK (seven string Les Paul-style)
2001 BC Rich Warlock "Art" Series
2016 BC Rich Warlock "Lucky 8" eight string
Basses:
2008 Warwick Double Buck five string
19?? BC Rich Innovator five string
And a seven piece Tama Rockstar kit to round it all out. I'm really a drummer by trade, but haven't had anywhere to set it up in the last year and a half, so I've been slowly moving more to guitar.
Ellen-
I had similar issues with allergies, albeit not quite as bad. I'm allergic to the coating found in most extended range string packs. Fortunately DR strings don't cause a problem for me, but it just means I need to special order a $40 pack of strings when it comes to restringing my eight string.
Ooh! Some mighty cool axes you have! 8) I'd love to have an 8-string (to let out my inner Meshugga, or play "Designing The Enemy" by Fear Factory), but Ernie Ball doesn't make Cobalts for 8-string, and I'm not a big fan of coated strings (especially since if the coating wears off, you're left with your fingers contacting the nickel string underneath). So ONE OF THESE DAYS, I'll replace the PRS SE Seven, 7-string that was sacrificed in the name of refretting my Taylor 12-string (oh well, I didn't like the relatively thin neck my PRS had - I play classical style with the thumb behind the neck, and thin necks make my hand feel like it's trying to act like a C-clamp on the neck).
Some of my old 7-strings:
Schecter Jazz 7 (relatively rare) - I love the sound of semi-hollows at high gain, they're soo throaty IMO
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/33915759488_961f0de4b8_z.jpg)
Schecter Omen Extreme 7
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/33915754648_f677e5d0f3_z.jpg)
Danelectro MOD 7 (a cool guitar, with a weird pickup selection/switching system)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/46876316995_363740a650_z.jpg)
Maybe I'll get another Jazz 7 (if I can find one again - Schecter only made them in 2000)
Ellen
The current members of my guitar tribe:
Gibson ES-137 (which is a semi-hollowbody) & Fender 60s Baja Telecaster
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/33916310758_5e5f175113_c.jpg)
Blueridge BR-162 12-Fret (the neck joins the body at the 12th fret) & Taylor 150 12-String (my church band guitar)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/47004111794_d962b4bdb8_h.jpg)
Keep On Playing
Ellen
Quote from: GinaG on May 06, 2019, 03:01:12 PM
Nice thread. Beautiful instrumentsll
I have seven guitars.
A 1970 Les PAul gold top
Two High ebd Taylor acoustics. 6 and 12 string.
Ovation electric, acoustic.
Two classical.
I will take pictures. Nice to see your thread with Puget Sound.
I lived in Olympia for three years in the late 70's.... Climbed a lot. Most of the big ones.
Gina
Hi Gina, glad you liked this thread and thanks for chiming in here. Yes hiking around our area is wonderful.
Do have a rockin' day !
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Quote from: EllenJ2003 on May 06, 2019, 08:16:39 PM
Ooh! Some mighty cool axes you have! 8) I'd love to have an 8-string (to let out my inner Meshugga, or play "Designing The Enemy" by Fear Factory), but Ernie Ball doesn't make Cobalts for 8-string, and I'm not a big fan of coated strings (especially since if the coating wears off, you're left with your fingers contacting the nickel string underneath). So ONE OF THESE DAYS, I'll replace the PRS SE Seven, 7-string that was sacrificed in the name of refretting my Taylor 12-string (oh well, I didn't like the relatively thin neck my PRS had - I play classical style with the thumb behind the neck, and thin necks make my hand feel like it's trying to act like a C-clamp on the neck).
Some of my old 7-strings:
Schecter Jazz 7 (relatively rare) - I love the sound of semi-hollows at high gain, they're soo throaty IMO
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/33915759488_961f0de4b8_z.jpg)
Schecter Omen Extreme 7
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/33915754648_f677e5d0f3_z.jpg)
Danelectro MOD 7 (a cool guitar, with a weird pickup selection/switching system)
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/46876316995_363740a650_z.jpg)
Maybe I'll get another Jazz 7 (if I can find one again - Schecter only made them in 2000)
Ellen
@EllenJ2003 Those are beautiful Ellen, interesting to read your story about frets and allergies.
Thanks for sharing here in this thread for all to see, you have a wonderful collection. Love the Gibson hollow body and the baja tele !
Have a rockin' day !
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Quote from: CynthiaAnn on May 06, 2019, 10:07:32 AM
Thanks V M :) We have our "basses" covered
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I was noticing that you string your basses from bottom to top, I've only known of a few people that do that
I played my first guitar that way but then later restrung it lefty
I think your
Carvins are really cool, I've been to the
Carvin factory a few times when I was living down that way, always thought they made great stuff
Quote from: V M on May 07, 2019, 05:11:58 PM
I was noticing that you string your basses from bottom to top, I've only known of a few people that do that
I played my first guitar that way but then later restrung it lefty
I think your Carvins are really cool, I've been to the Carvin factory a few times when I was living down that way, always thought they made great stuff
How cool ! and thanks for chiming in here V M and always nice to meet another lefty :) Yeah, I learned all the scales / chord patterns in that direction (right strung), it seemed logical to my mind to have the lowest string on the bottom :) so later I had those Carvins made for me at their factory with lefty cut away bodies. They were always good to me, and I worked with them in person for both orders, (we have family in the area).
Have a wonderful day !
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Discovered my nine year old Flikr account still exists. So time for a few pictures.
My number one, 2008 Gibson Flying V. I've upgraded the tuners and strap locks, pickups will be swapped out in time.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/33932228628_fa968433b6_b.jpg)
Ancient photo (ignore my dumpster couch). 2012 Ibanez ARZ307BK.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/46892796295_2fc5e8a2e3_b.jpg)
2016 B.C. Rich "Lucky 8" eight string Warlock. The tuners are garbage on this thing, but getting a set of 8-string tuners is a serious effort.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/46892796265_87df4964be_b.jpg)
And the tour set up of my drumset, back on my 2016 midwest tour.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/47757085582_fb626637b8_b.jpg)
Please excuse the potato quality. These were on my phone, and I'm not a master of formatting for forums anymore. (https://flic.kr/p/TGtxoC)
Quote from: cassiebythesea on May 09, 2019, 02:23:59 AM
Discovered my nine year old Flikr account still exists. So time for a few pictures.
My number one, 2008 Gibson Flying V. I've upgraded the tuners and strap locks, pickups will be swapped out in time.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/33932228628_fa968433b6_b.jpg)
Ancient photo (ignore my dumpster couch). 2012 Ibanez ARZ307BK.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/46892796295_2fc5e8a2e3_b.jpg)
2016 B.C. Rich "Lucky 8" eight string Warlock. The tuners are garbage on this thing, but getting a set of 8-string tuners is a serious effort.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/46892796265_87df4964be_b.jpg)
And the tour set up of my drumset, back on my 2016 midwest tour.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/47757085582_fb626637b8_b.jpg)
Please excuse the potato quality. These were on my phone, and I'm not a master of formatting for forums anymore.
(https://flic.kr/p/TGtxoC)
Very nice guitars and drums Cassie, especially the flying V (way cool) !! Thanks for sharing here for all to see !!
Have a rockin' day !
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Quote from: Maddie on May 09, 2019, 12:34:30 AM
Nice axes everyone!
Cynthia, you have some very interesting basses and guitars here.
I took a couple photos of my guitars that I would like to share here. Not sure how. I have attached some photos on this forum a couple of years ago, but i cannot remember how I got them to attach to a post from my phone.
Jam on... :)
Hi @Maddie, and thanks for chiming in here
Here are the instructions Danielle (thanks) put together that might help ya
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,239999.0.html
Have a rockin' day !
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When I saw Cassie's drum kit, I thought I'd add an image of one of the fun stages I've played at. This stage was setup out on private land in the Cascades mountains, and hosted a private music gathering. The sound was totally fabulous playing to the trees and meadow that day (and a couple of hundred music types). I played in several different line up's that day, we had a "build a band" round robin going. Everyone would sign up for a song and their instrument, then go up and "do it", it was a lot of fun....
(https://www.susans.org/forums/gallery/0/13954-090519091853.jpeg)
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Quote from: CynthiaAnn on May 07, 2019, 05:29:57 PM
How cool ! and thanks for chiming in here V M and always nice to meet another lefty :) Yeah, I learned all the scales / chord patterns in that direction (right strung), it seemed logical to my mind to have the lowest string on the bottom :) so later I had those Carvins made for me at their factory with lefty cut away bodies. They were always good to me, and I worked with them in person for both orders, (we have family in the area).
Have a wonderful day !
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Low notes on the low strings! I don't play much but that always seemed so wrong. Love this thread and your semi daily one. Your transition is amazing! Have you ever considered gels rather then patches? Its a daily thing and the levels seem to be even... Or whatever the proper term is.
Quote from: cassiebythesea on May 09, 2019, 02:23:59 AM
Discovered my nine year old Flikr account still exists. So time for a few pictures.
My number one, 2008 Gibson Flying V. I've upgraded the tuners and strap locks, pickups will be swapped out in time.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/33932228628_fa968433b6_b.jpg)
Ancient photo (ignore my dumpster couch). 2012 Ibanez ARZ307BK.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/46892796295_2fc5e8a2e3_b.jpg)
2016 B.C. Rich "Lucky 8" eight string Warlock. The tuners are garbage on this thing, but getting a set of 8-string tuners is a serious effort.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/46892796265_87df4964be_b.jpg)
And the tour set up of my drumset, back on my 2016 midwest tour.
(https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/47757085582_fb626637b8_b.jpg)
Please excuse the potato quality. These were on my phone, and I'm not a master of formatting for forums anymore.
(https://flic.kr/p/TGtxoC)
How do you like the shorter 25" scale of the ARZ307? I'm so "mehed' out most of the time by Superstrats (even 7 & 8 string ones), that I'm always looking for alternatives. The ARZ was on my list for a while, but I was concerned about it having the typical Wizard profile neck that Ibby 7-strings have (and I can't stand Wizard necks - they feel like I'm playing a 2X4). Does it have a wizard neck?
As for your 8-string - yeah, getting tuners (especially for an 8-string) are a real bear. In some ways, it's on a par with me getting 8-string sets, due to my dermatitis issue. As I've mentioned before, due to nickel and stainless steel allergies that give me serious dermatitis, I use Ernie Ball Cobalts. Unfortunately, I can't get Cobalt 8-string sets. I thought I could get around the issue by using a Cobalt bass string for the 8th string (along with Cobalt 7-string set), but both the responses to an inquiry thread I created on the Seven String Guitar Forum (my username there is EllenGtrGrl - short for Ellen Guitar Girl) and e-mail inquiry to Ernie Ball said that it really isn't a doable option, due to the fact that the core on a bass string is different than the core on a guitar string, and as a result the bass string has different tension than a comparable gauge guitar string, and would not fit right on the tuner for the 8th string. Oh well, no 8-string guitar for me I guess.
Quote from: CynthiaAnn on May 09, 2019, 10:23:03 AM
When I saw Cassie's drum kit, I thought I'd add an image of one of the fun stages I've played at. This stage was setup out on private land in the Cascades mountains, and hosted a private music gathering. The sound was totally fabulous playing to the trees and meadow that day (and a couple of hundred music types). I played in several different line up's that day, we had a "build a band" round robin going. Everyone would sign up for a song and their instrument, then go up and "do it", it was a lot of fun....
(https://www.susans.org/forums/gallery/0/13954-090519091853.jpeg)
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That "build a band" round robin sounds like a lot of fun Cynthia! I wish we had that around here (the Milwaukee area). Besides the fun aspect of playing with other people, it seems like it would be a great way informally network/get noticed by other musicians looking to add players to their bands. All we have around here, are a few poorly advertised open jams, and they're mainly for the blooze. The last time I went to one of those, was in college in the 80s, and it ended up being nothing more than a case of the "good 'ol boys network" jamming with each other, to the same old played to death Chicago style blues. I ended up never even being called up to the stage to play, and wound up feeling pretty stupid sitting there with my guitar in its case, doing nothing. No thanks! I don't care to have that kind of experience again.
Quote from: EllenJ2003 on May 09, 2019, 08:20:28 PM
How do you like the shorter 25" scale of the ARZ307? I'm so "mehed' out most of the time by Superstrats (even 7 & 8 string ones), that I'm always looking for alternatives. The ARZ was on my list for a while, but I was concerned about it having the typical Wizard profile neck that Ibby 7-strings have (and I can't stand Wizard necks - they feel like I'm playing a 2X4). Does it have a wizard neck?
As for your 8-string - yeah, getting tuners (especially for an 8-string) are a real bear. In some ways, it's on a par with me getting 8-string sets, due to my dermatitis issue. As I've mentioned before, due to nickel and stainless steel allergies that give me serious dermatitis, I use Ernie Ball Cobalts. Unfortunately, I can't get Cobalt 8-string sets. I thought I could get around the issue by using a Cobalt bass string for the 8th string (along with Cobalt 7-string set), but both the responses to an inquiry thread I created on the Seven String Guitar Forum (my username there is EllenGtrGrl - short for Ellen Guitar Girl) and e-mail inquiry to Ernie Ball said that it really isn't a doable option, due to the fact that the core on a bass string is different than the core on a guitar string, and as a result the bass string has different tension than a comparable gauge guitar string, and would not fit right on the tuner for the 8th string. Oh well, no 8-string guitar for me I guess.
I love my ARZ. I don't think it's an actual Wizard neck, but it is still pretty thin. The 8 string's neck is a straight up surfboard, though. Need a full stretch regiment before playing it.
The problem I have with the scale is more that all three of the guitars have such different lengths, it's hard to jump between them. The Gibson is 24 3/4, the ARZ is 25 (which feels longer compared to the V), and the eight is like 27 or something insane. And they're all in different tunings, so it gets plenty complicated switching between them.
Also I use heavy gauges on all the guitars (11's or go home), so the 8th string on the eight was actually too thick for the tuning head, so I had to carve a bit away to be able to feed it through enough to tune it. I'd honestly say eight strings aren't worth the effort unless it's absolutely necessary for your music.
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fharmony%2520https%3A%2F%2Fimgur.com%2Fgallery%2FwnhSxL4&hash=5d3e56c954eb028f3126381c3b9544edbb3c2c0b)
(https://www.susans.org/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fsting%2520ray%2520https%3A%2F%2Fimgur.com%2Fgallery%2Fehl149Q&hash=bdf8e1a344157d0a0d81e582d18b24bd16776979)
Quote from: JanePlain on May 09, 2019, 07:23:55 PM
Low notes on the low strings! I don't play much but that always seemed so wrong. Love this thread and your semi daily one. Your transition is amazing! Have you ever considered gels rather then patches? Its a daily thing and the levels seem to be even... Or whatever the proper term is.
@JanePlain - awww thanks... When I was really getting serious about my bass playing some 40 years ago, my music friends warned me "don't go down this path", they told me having the low string on the bottom was "not the way to do things", yet I persisted, and now it's simply natural for me to think this way about the intervals (tonal relationships) between strings in this direction. For a 6 string guitar however I do prefer the "left strung" method as V M refers to, some chord fingerings are just easier that way. Yeah I switched to using E patches this year, from 6 + years of IM, and my levels were tested just last month and are fine (lower end of female normal), maybe E gel is an option to consider, I'll bring it up with Dr next time.
Have a rockin' day !
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Quote from: EllenJ2003 on May 09, 2019, 08:33:36 PM
That "build a band" round robin sounds like a lot of fun Cynthia! I wish we had that around here (the Milwaukee area). Besides the fun aspect of playing with other people, it seems like it would be a great way informally network/get noticed by other musicians looking to add players to their bands. All we have around here, are a few poorly advertised open jams, and they're mainly for the blooze. The last time I went to one of those, was in college in the 80s, and it ended up being nothing more than a case of the "good 'ol boys network" jamming with each other, to the same old played to death Chicago style blues. I ended up never even being called up to the stage to play, and wound up feeling pretty stupid sitting there with my guitar in its case, doing nothing. No thanks! I don't care to have that kind of experience again.
@EllenJ2003 - What made the "build a band" concept really work for this gathering, was the song choices/elections were posted online to the group ahead of time (several months). The players posted their instrument and song choices and they filled up the matrix of songs, so when the time came to actually go up and "do it", most if not all that signed up for song had their "wood working" done ahead of time and came prepared. It gelled surprisingly well and was a well organized event. One song I happened to sign up for was "Boots are made for walkin" by Nancy Sinatra, I just loved that sliding bass line in that song, and this girl came up and sang her heart out, it was cool.
Have a rockin' day !
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Posting Pictures on the Forums..... Instructions
For your information: ..here is a LINK to INSTRUCTIONS that I posted on the Forums back on August 10, 2018.
General Discussions>
Frequently Asked Questions>
Trouble posting pictures??? HERE ARE THE INSTRUCTIONS
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,239999.msg2163429.html#msg2163429
Note: On imgur.com if you do not choose to sign up with a free account it is automatically set to private... but later if you want to have later control of your uploaded photo then you should sign up for an account..
If you have any questions please let me know.
Best Wishes,
Danielle
@CynthiaAnnDear Cynthia:Whoops... I just saw your post from yesterday.... please know that I did not intend to duplicate your effort to tell
@Maddie about the LINK that you posted about Picture Postings Instructions. THANK YOU !!!!
...I will leave up my last post with my "Pictures Instructions" LINK to make certain that those that need it will find it easily.
Thank you again,
Hugs,
DanielleQuote from: CynthiaAnn on May 09, 2019, 10:16:52 AM
Hi @Maddie, and thanks for chiming in here
Here are the instructions Danielle (thanks) put together that might help ya
https://www.susans.org/forums/index.php/topic,239999.0.html
Have a rockin' day !
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@Alaskan Danielle 8) 8)
Thanks again for the wonderful instructions it will help others !
Have a rockin' day !
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Thanks for the help everyone. Pretty sure that my issue is due to me not being at a desktop computer.
Btw...
I'm impressed by all the "extra"-string axes here. :o
@Maddie:
Dear Maddie:I just sent you another Private Message with more suggestions for you.
Hugs,
DanielleQuote from: Maddie on May 11, 2019, 08:42:04 AM
Thanks for the help everyone. Pretty sure that my issue is due to me not being at a desktop computer.
Btw...
I'm impressed by all the "extra"-string axes here. :o
Quote from: CynthiaAnn on May 10, 2019, 09:06:55 AM
@JanePlain - awww thanks... When I was really getting serious about my bass playing some 40 years ago, my music friends warned me "don't go down this path", they told me having the low string on the bottom was "not the way to do things", yet I persisted, and now it's simply natural for me to think this way about the intervals (tonal relationships) between strings in this direction. For a 6 string guitar however I do prefer the "left strung" method as V M refers to, some chord fingerings are just easier that way. Yeah I switched to using E patches this year, from 6 + years of IM, and my levels were tested just last month and are fine (lower end of female normal), maybe E gel is an option to consider, I'll bring it up with Dr next time.
Have a rockin' day !
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Your are rocking the cute blonde chick look so whatever your doing rock on! I think your in the USA? Don't worry I'm not going to try to be a groupie. ha ha. There are a couple non patch ways to go. There is Estrogel which is a rub on. Evamist which my insurance covers. That one is a bit different. You put this cup thing over your wrist and it sprays the transdermal on your skin. The dose needed is typically more then they would use for a Ci$ girl in menopause. I think they aim for lower numbers but its not difficult to go with more gel or spray to get the right amount. Your doctor might have you dial up slowly and check the results but its easy to add to the morning routine. Brush teeth, wash face, rub or spray on estrodial. *and a low dose of testosterone to maintain libido.
Quote from: cassiebythesea on May 10, 2019, 12:17:47 AM
I love my ARZ. I don't think it's an actual Wizard neck, but it is still pretty thin. The 8 string's neck is a straight up surfboard, though. Need a full stretch regiment before playing it.
The problem I have with the scale is more that all three of the guitars have such different lengths, it's hard to jump between them. The Gibson is 24 3/4, the ARZ is 25 (which feels longer compared to the V), and the eight is like 27 or something insane. And they're all in different tunings, so it gets plenty complicated switching between them.
Also I use heavy gauges on all the guitars (11's or go home), so the 8th string on the eight was actually too thick for the tuning head, so I had to carve a bit away to be able to feed it through enough to tune it. I'd honestly say eight strings aren't worth the effort unless it's absolutely necessary for your music.
Scale length changes aren't an issue with me. The only time they've become an issue, is with 7- strings, due to the fact that I tune to Drop A, requiring me to use a heavier gauge 7th string to keep it from being too flabby feeling playing-wise. Like you, I prefer heavier gauge strings. I typically use 11s (even on 7-strings - you can get Ernie Ball Cobalts in 11s).
Yeah, I'd have to agree with you. The few times I've played 8-strings, I've ended up bouncing back and forth between playing bass and guitar on the thing. It's intriguing to me from a doing more with less people musically thing, because of the sonic range that extended range guitars offer. The video below, where Rob Scallon plays a Schecter 9-string (oh yeah!) is a case in point.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a12hg-CN5AA
Either way, while I'd like to get another 7-string, I'm in no hurry, and I'm going to be a bit pickier about what I get. I think I'll opt out of the ARZ-307. I'm really not a big fan of thin necks.
Quote from: CynthiaAnn on May 10, 2019, 09:16:57 AM
@EllenJ2003 - What made the "build a band" concept really work for this gathering, was the song choices/elections were posted online to the group ahead of time (several months). The players posted their instrument and song choices and they filled up the matrix of songs, so when the time came to actually go up and "do it", most if not all that signed up for song had their "wood working" done ahead of time and came prepared. It gelled surprisingly well and was a well organized event. One song I happened to sign up for was "Boots are made for walkin" by Nancy Sinatra, I just loved that sliding bass line in that song, and this girl came up and sang her heart out, it was cool.
Have a rockin' day !
C -
Cool!
BTW, have you ever heard Elvis Costello's "Pump It Up"? Bruce Thomas' bass playing pretty much makes the song!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_66N2ymmL2o
Ellen - Plugging away at practicing on church music (I wish the music director wouldn't wait until Friday to get the song list out to everybody)
Quote from: Maddie on May 11, 2019, 08:42:04 AM
Thanks for the help everyone. Pretty sure that my issue is due to me not being at a desktop computer.
Btw...
I'm impressed by all the "extra"-string axes here. :o
@Maddie:
Dear Maddie:To clarify, it is the
phones and
pads that do not usually have the necessary button and cursor flexibility to be able to successfully follow the Imgur Photo Posting Instructions that I posted.
Laptops and
Desktop computers will work perfectly.
Hugs,
Danielle
Quote from: EllenJ2003 on May 11, 2019, 11:29:25 AM
Cool!
BTW, have you ever heard Elvis Costello's "Pump It Up"? Bruce Thomas' bass playing pretty much makes the song!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_66N2ymmL2o
Ellen - Plugging away at practicing on church music (I wish the music director wouldn't wait until Friday to get the song list out to everybody)
Thanks Ellen !! I am into Costello, you know how to cherry pick the era ! "watchin' the detectives", is playing in my head now....
I am glad to see/read the musical banter here, way to rock this thread Ellen and all !
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Quote from: CynthiaAnn on May 11, 2019, 07:26:50 PM
Thanks Ellen !! I am into Costello, you know how to cherry pick the era ! "watchin' the detectives", is playing in my head now....
I am glad to see/read the musical banter here, way to rock this thread Ellen and all !
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Yep, I like the "true king of rock & roll" (Mr. McManus/Costello). "Watching The Detectives" is also very cool. I had a letdown, when Elvis went through that long period of time on the 80s & 90s, when he seemed like "all Burt Bacharach all the time" style-wise. When he got the original Attractions back together (minus Bruce Thomas, who he hasn't gotten along with in some time), calling them the Imposters, and they released
The Delivery Man, which I saw him perform songs from on Austin City Limits, it was "yeah, Elvis is back, and he's pissed again!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oUcaJEbXAkM
Watching this vid, with Elvis making that tenor guitar version of the Gretsch 6120 snarl, is igniting my Gretsch GAS (gear acquisition syndrome) again. Gretsch guitars are one of my "can't get over them guitars" - I may get rid of them, but sooner or later, I get another one. Gretsches were a major part of my guitarsenal from 2002 (my first one was a cheapo bottom end Synchromatic) until 2018. My Gretsch addiction - Country Clubs! Believe me, they're capable of oh so much more than greaser style rockabilly, and Chet Atkins style country music. The problem is, for me it's a Proline series (upper tier model line) with Dynasonic, or FilterTron pickups that do it for me (not the lower line models with mutant PAF humbuckers), and those things cost a bundle! The only way I could afford one now, is if I did a pyrric trade (which means saying bye-bye to several of my cool, refretted guitars), or get one on payments from a place like Sweetwater or zZounds (not so sure I want that financial drain), so I think I'll wait a while - maybe the GAS will go away.
Sting Ray (https://i.imgur.com/zICi5ld.jpg)
Harmony (https://i.imgur.com/2Y4iHBq.jpg)
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@Maddie Dear Maddie:I am so glad that you were able to get your pictures posted successfully.
You definitely look like a happy camper in your photos....
HUGS,Danielle
Very nice Maddie :) :)
The Sting Ray is lovely !! I like the angle of your camera, produced a really cool image !
Have a rockin' day !!
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Quote from: CynthiaAnn on May 20, 2019, 09:43:20 AM
Very nice Maddie :) :)
The Sting Ray is lovely !! I like the angle of your camera, produced a really cool image !
Have a rockin' day !!
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thanks! Its an Ernie ball that I bought new in 199something. Played a ton with it, mostly before I started chasing the six-string thang