https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/christmas-present-part-ii-need-advice/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:18:25 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/christmas-present-part-ii-need-advice/paged/2/#post-345799 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:47:43 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion rparker https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/christmas-present-part-ii-need-advice/paged/2/#post-345799 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/christmas-present-part-ii-need-advice/paged/2/#post-345798 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:44:37 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion cnev https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/christmas-present-part-ii-need-advice/paged/2/#post-345798 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/christmas-present-part-ii-need-advice/paged/2/#post-345797 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:36:51 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion rparker https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/christmas-present-part-ii-need-advice/paged/2/#post-345797 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/christmas-present-part-ii-need-advice/paged/2/#post-345796 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:25:10 +0000
Of course as soon as I break out the Strat I broke a string and I never checked to see if I had any replacements but I'm pretty sure I do.

So I went back to the LP and played it unplugged. Didn't sound quite as bad last night as it did before, not as bright as the Strat but not as bad as my ear was hearing.

Plugged it in and kept the volume pretty low and just played Red House for awhile (well up to the solo since that's all I know yet) and it sounded OK so now I'm questioning whether or not this is really a serious problem. Played I few othr songs and at least plugged in it seemed fine.

I'm afraid if I brought it to GC they'd look at me like I was whacked out because the difference in sound was not that evident and I'm sure they wouldn't do anything for me.

I have practice tonight with the band so I may ask the other guitar player if he wouldn't mind playing the guitar so I culd hear how it sounded.

So now I'm thinking a new set of strings and I'm probably going to be OK but I'll probably get a complete setup down just because.]]> Guitar Players Discussion cnev https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/christmas-present-part-ii-need-advice/paged/2/#post-345796 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/christmas-present-part-ii-need-advice/paged/2/#post-345780 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:32:31 +0000
Besides, I still have GAS for yet another stupid Epiphone. The LP Prophecy GX. It might be a 1 year no smoking prize come, um, September 21st. :D]]> Guitar Players Discussion rparker https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/christmas-present-part-ii-need-advice/paged/2/#post-345780 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/christmas-present-part-ii-need-advice/paged/2/#post-345777 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 07:20:37 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion gnease https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/christmas-present-part-ii-need-advice/paged/2/#post-345777 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/christmas-present-part-ii-need-advice/paged/2/#post-345763 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:32:18 +0000
I did steer clear of some Ibanez Hollowbodies because the first two of them really sound bad, somehow, accoustically. Plugged in was different obviously, but I still didn't dig the tone as much as the Gretsch or the Epiphone models I was looking at.

My ex-strat has always sounded cruddy to me unplugged and plugged. I'm sure you seen the posts. Funny though, is that I do have three guitars with the strat shape and they sound good. My PRS with the strat-style trem reverberates through the body like nothing else I have. It's a solid body too, no pick guard with swimming pool under it. My squire Tele sounds better than that Strat ever did, and that's with a string buzzing trying to block the sound. (just found that out now. Looks like I have something else to do tomorrow. :) )]]> Guitar Players Discussion rparker https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/christmas-present-part-ii-need-advice/paged/2/#post-345763 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/christmas-present-part-ii-need-advice/paged/2/#post-345745 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:28:47 +0000
OK I'm just trying to convince myself that I didn't get one of these one-in-million true lemons.]]> Guitar Players Discussion cnev https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/christmas-present-part-ii-need-advice/paged/2/#post-345745 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/christmas-present-part-ii-need-advice/paged/2/#post-345744 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:24:45 +0000
so your LP, could be crap due to a bad piece of wood. its somewhat unlikely, but possible. the best way to tell is tweak the adjustments, refresh the strings and compare it to other LPs.

* Joe Naylor of Reverend used to explain that is was far easier to reproduce a good timbre in a guitar made of laminates than solid tonewood. why -- because the timbre was more determined by controlled design parameters and a simple material than by a bulk material with variable properties (ash, mahogany, maple ...). produce one good guitar design with very uniform phenolic laminates and it's merely step and repeat to produce 10,000 of them. and he's produced some great guitars this way.]]> Guitar Players Discussion gnease https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/christmas-present-part-ii-need-advice/paged/2/#post-345744 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/christmas-present-part-ii-need-advice/#post-345740 Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:13:37 +0000
I seldom if ever really "shop" for guitars. I go into a store "just to look," and something will follow me home, like a stray dog. I've tweaked at least one of my stray dogs for 30 years, with good results. Even so, it's possible to be too patient with problematic instruments. At the same time I dream about guitars I let get away, so there's no good answer for me. Changing everything is a viable option if you can do (or afford) the work, and if you're incredibly patient (or obsessive-compulsive).

If I were deliberately shopping for an electric guitar today, with what I know now, I would bring my headphones and Line 6 Pod 2.0. Definitely would pay close attention to unplugged sounds; but I'd spend some good time with the electronics, as well.

I will however always prefer my stray puppies.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Crow https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/christmas-present-part-ii-need-advice/#post-345740