My Quiver Is A Bit Different From Most

[Crank]

 

[mdf]

I'm a non-player. What are the characteristics that differentiate between guitars?
Well, I can tell the difference between acoustic, electric, and alcoholic guitars, but beyond that?

 

[Tony Storaro]

Are all of them full of booze or just that one that's cut in half?

 

[Crank]

I'm a non-player. What are the characteristics that differentiate between guitars?
Well, I can tell the difference between acoustic, electric, and alcoholic guitars, but beyond that?

the blue electric leaning agains the amp is a Fender Telecaster. Bare bones guitar, super popular model, good for country twang, surf music and can have a clear piercing tone.

Black electric front and center is a Stratocaster and is kind of the Swiss Army knife of guitars...can be used for just about anything.

Right front row is my Guild G37 which is a Maple dreadnaught style acoustic. "Dreads" are what bluegrassers play. Big and broad shouldered they are loud and are great for strumming and flat picking...not so much for delicate finger picking.

The red electric behind it is an Epiphone Sorento hollow body with P90 pickups. Great for 60's rock like early Beatles and also for rockabilly. The John, Paul and George all had Epiphone Casinos which are essentially the same guitar other than a double cutaway design where the Sorento is a single cutaway.

Back row, far left is a cheap Yamaha dreadnaught that sounds better than is should for the price. It is my beaching, boating, camping guitar.

Next one to the right on the floor is my oldest...bought it when I was 12. It a Kalamazoo by Gibson parlour guitar. Small, quiet, easy to play it was great for learning and I don't have the heart to let it go.

Next to the right is an acoustic/electric bass which gets used in my jam room for quieter sessions.

Top left hanging on the wall is my Guild F412 maple jumbo 12-string. This and Guild's mahogany F512 are considered by most to be the best 12 strings guitars ever made. Steevie Ray Vaughn plays one on his MTV Unplugged show. David Gilmour plays them, the guy from Supertramp, Slash.... Sounds amazing and plays like butter.

Hanging on the wall to the right is what used to be my beach, boat, camping guitar. The neck warped to a point it was not playable. Probably due to leaving it in hot cars, on boats, and laying on beach blankets in the sun. It still serves me well dispensing Woodford and Hornitos!

 

[Plai]

Here are mine... Like my ski quiver, two to do the job....

To me, these are the Swiss army knives of the guitar world music that I seem to enjoy....

Acoustic - Martin D28 (dreadnought). Yes, more of a rhythm guitar, but still very playable for fingerstyle.
Electric - Fender statoscaster

 

[Jim Kenney]

I really admire people who have the talent AND dedication to become skilled at playing music. Maybe my next life? I have a Yamaha kind of like yours, but blonde, that I bought new long ago in my college days. It's gathering dust. I never got good enough to find out if it sounds better than it should for the price I paid

I wonder if there are enough Pugski musicians to put together a band

 

[Uncle-A]

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Nice, I have not seen many Guild instruments in a while, are they still in business? Your collection is very cool and you look like you have covered a large variety of music styles.

 

[AlpedHuez]

Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul 59 M2M based on the p 62-63 in Beauty of the Burst, Fender Custom Shop 59 Vintage Tele Custom, paired with Marshall JVM 205c and Fender Blues Junior IV amps

 

[Plai]

I really admire people who have the talent AND dedication to become skilled at playing music. Maybe my next life? I have a Yamaha kind of like yours, but blonde, that I bought new long ago in my college days. It's gathering dust. I never got good enough to find out if it sounds better than it should for the price I paid

I wonder if there are enough PugSki musicians to put together a band

My instruments will play much better than I can. That doesn't seem to stop my delusions of adequacy. I've no hope of being "good". There's no "talent" here. Just mindless effort in the chase for self entertainment.

I'm thinking @Crank will actually be "good".

 

[Plai]

Nice, I have not seen many Guild instruments in a while, are they still in business? Your collection is very cool and you look like you have covered a large variety of music styles.

Guild is now owned by Cordoba, known for their nylon (classical) guitars. One can still find new instruments in better smaller shops. I've have had a few guild instruments too, but the Martin sound just "seems right" (for acoustics).

 

[Uncle-A]

Here are mine... Like my ski quiver, two to do the job....

To me, these are the Swiss army knives of the guitar world music that I seem to enjoy....

Acoustic - Martin D28 (dreadnought). Yes, more of a rhythm guitar, but still very playable for fingerstyle.
Electric - Fender statoscaster

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I have wanted to own a D28 for so long. I just was never good enough to spend that much money for a Martin. It is probably my favorite acoustic, spruce top with two piece Brazilian rosewood back, sweet.

 

[Plai]

View attachment 99195 Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul 59 M2M based on the p 62-63 in Beauty of the Burst, Fender Custom Shop 59 Vintage Tele Custom, paired with Marshall JVM 205c and Fender Blues Junior IV amps

The Les Paul's intrigue me. They've been on radar for a while.
Everyone says just stick with a "standard", but the classic and the traditional models intrigue me.
And, I also get lost in what the different pick-ups bring to the table.

What sounds/songs do use with your Les Paul?

 

[AlpedHuez]

The Les Paul's intrigue me. They've been on radar for a while.
Everyone says just stick with a "standard", but the classic and the traditional models intrigue me.
And, I also get lost in what the different pick-ups bring to the table.

What sounds/songs do use with your Les Paul?

The Gibson USA Standard is very good under the new management. Probably their highest quality, and best looking woods, pickups, setups in the USA range for generations. What sets the Custom Shop Les Pauls apart are their dedication to replicate the very best of the best, the 1959 Les Pauls, and the 58s and 60s, down to the way the custom bucker pickups are made, the hide glue used in the construction, etc etc. So you don’t have to have a spare half million dollars to get the sound and feel of an original 59 Gibson Les Paul.

I am a Stones to Zeppelin to GNR enthusiast, so I tend to play (or attempt) those kinds of tones and tunes. Also love some classic Chuck Berry.

 

[Crank]

I really admire people who have the talent AND dedication to become skilled at playing music. Maybe my next life? I have a Yamaha kind of like yours, but blonde, that I bought new long ago in my college days. It's gathering dust. I never got good enough to find out if it sounds better than it should for the price I paid

I wonder if there are enough PugSki musicians to put together a band

It probably sounds really good Jim. Yamaha guitars are probably the best bang for your buck out there. I highly recommend them for beginning and intermediate players who are not ready to to drop 1k or more on a Martin or Gibson or... The big brands do make less expensive models, but they just don't sound like their more famous designs. @Plai's D-28 pictured above is at least a 2K guitar. A friend has one that sounds so good, like a Martin should. Fender acoustics are not well regarded.

 

[Plai]

I have wanted to own a D28 for so long. I just was never good enough to spend that much money for a Martin. It is probably my favorite acoustic, spruce top with two piece Brazilian rosewood back, sweet.

Martin switched to Indian Rosewood in 1969, instead of Brazilian Rosewood. One can still get a custom shop with Brazilian RW, but at near 3x the price of a "regular" one.

I got mine used from a shop I trust at a good price. It's a 1971 so IRW (Indian RW). The '70s Martin's don't have a good reputation, because there were a lot manufacturing flaws (miss-placed bridges) and truss rods hadn't yet been introduced. But, sometimes one can find a winner.

Don't know your budget, but it'll be around 2k for a clean used one, vs 3k for street priced new.
I plan on playing it for 30 years, so dollar cost averaging is my mindset.

 

[Crank]

The Les Paul's intrigue me. They've been on radar for a while.
Everyone says just stick with a "standard", but the classic and the traditional models intrigue me.
And, I also get lost in what the different pick-ups bring to the table.

What sounds/songs do use with your Les Paul?

A Les Paul, or any good solid body with humbucker pickups, is a gaping hole in my quiver. Great for searing Alman Brothers style leads, grunge rock, lots of classic rock and blues.

 

[Uncle-A]

Martin switched to Indian Rosewood in 1969, instead of Brazilian Rosewood. One can still get a custom shop with Brazilian RW, but at near 3x the price of a "regular" one.

I got mine used from a shop I trust at a good price. It's a 1971 so IRW (Indian RW). The '70s Martin's don't have a good reputation, because there were a lot manufacturing flaws (miss-placed bridges) and truss rods hadn't yet been introduced. But, sometimes one can find a winner.

Don't know your budget, but it'll be around 2k for a clean used one, vs 3k for street priced new.
I plan on playing it for 30 years, so dollar cost averaging is my mindset.

They switched in 1969, well that just shows how long I have been looking at the D28. LOL.

 

[Tominator]

 

[Plai]

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You haven't been doing this very long, have you?

 

[Vinnie]

My mandolin quiver.

The one on the left is a A5 style built for me by luthier Andrew Mowry from Bend, Oregon in 2016. It has an Engelmann Spruce top that tends to open up quicker and produces a mellower, sweeter tone than Adirondack Spruce. The trade-off is that Adirondack Spruce tends to produce a tighter more focused sound and projects better. It has a 2-piece Maple back and Ebony fretboard.

The one on the right is a Weymann by Strad-o-Lin circa 1940. It was a mass produced mail-order catalog mandolin that probably sold for about $25 back in the day. I think it has a solid spruce top and laminated maple back. In terms of quality and craftsmanship it doesn’t come close to the Mowry, but is has a great vintage sound.