temporary thread while the other gets cleaned up

If you would kindly state your budget.

I too have tried many acoustic guitars, I'm not much of an acoustic player, but my friend is, so as an excuse to window shop I have tried a number of acoustic.

You prefer dreadnoughts or smaller bodies like Grand Auditoriums/ Concerts or huge Jumbos?

If your budget is bout 4000 I'd recommend Breedlove's Atlas series, available in SMX
Solid Spruce top, Solid Indian Rosewood back, laminated rosewood sides

If it's about 2500 I'd suggest a Martin 000X1, available in various places, such as Tonezone studios
Solid Spruce top, laminated mahogany back/sides

The Breedlove Atlas has a relatively bright sound, and very very rich harmonic tone.

The Martin 000X1 is darker, though with the OM body, it's warm but has nice smooth highs. Less complex sounding than the Breedlove though, but that's a different guitar altogether.

**posted here, cuz the other thread was suddenly suspended.

Please don't put Gapnap to shame. I just don't know how do you go for classes with him when you're such a prick here.Does he talk about you being an ass in the forums?

hey mods...
is duckie on a static ip?
i can arrange it so that he'll never be able to log on to it for a few weeks

wow... what happened here guys... the thread was a mess

the leaked gnr is still nothing special.
just cleaner sounding

whoa. thanx for the reply mate. somehow my post got less replies. ahha. hmm, well, i got a friend whos going to the us in november. so thinking of trying the stuff here, and buy there. thinking of something around 700usd. lol~ pity local music shop. hmmm i prefer it to be dreadnoughts i think. with a cutaway. but shape like compass is fine too. im yet to try breedlove. went to smx on a sunday/saturday forgot which day. i didnt know they only opens during weekdays. lol~

owh, forgot to add that i also want electronics with the guitar. and bump to the question on playability of the compass. anyone can answer that? and i know solid top is important, but for laminated back/sides, how does that affect the guitar? someone told me not to go with taylor 100 n 200 series as its using laminated back/side. can anyone explain this too?

gotta agree with the breedlove suggestion. ive tried it and love it. i just cant afford it now

smx closed on weekends? i guess thats cos they have no one left to look after it on weekends.
once they find someone then i guess they'll be open on saturdays again.
sundays of cos closed.

i thought they got some girl in to replace khairul?

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Added on July 7, 2008, 11:49 pmokay maybe girl sounds too young, but theres a lady now working there.

lady? the plump one? or got new one?

cant remember if she's plump or not. im guessing she's new as i only saw her there after khairul left. and when i ask things she had to refer back to the price list at the counter and stuff.

oh...nm...think i'll drop by on wednesday after i go get my road tax rebate from the post office there

Fellas, is it possible if i get a Samick mini bass and plug it into my 15w guitar amp and play it? Will that burst my amp or sth?

aiya following up on the pages kena tutup pulak aiyoyoyo

Laminated doesn't always immediately mean they're bad, I've played with some laminated guitars i think it was a 104CE i think, laminated mahogany back/sides, which sounded really really good.
Laminated back/sides tend to contain alot of glue since they're laminated, thus the glue absorbs some of the vibrations from the string, causing difference in tone (ie duller) and reducing some sustain. But if the guitar sounds good to your ears, plays good in your hands, does it really matter what others think ?

Of course there's bragging rights lah, but then again, you can always brag my cheaper guitar sounds better than yours xD of course if that is the case lah =p

My friend has this SX dreadnought, solid spruce top and laminated mahogany back/sides sounded alot better than many dreadnought guitars under 2k, namely some epiphone acoustics and art&lutherie, seagull, and quite a few others. And that guitar cost 450 MYR only =/


aik SMX closed on weekends d ar?
nooooo T_T

Crap. I just found out. Chicago has the HIGHEST Sales tax in the country. 10.52%.....
Eep.
That means if I buy a 1k USD guitar, that's an EXTRA 105 USD bucks....
Hm......... Opfish could get me a better deal on the Schecter in that case......
Unless I REALLY GAS on something big......

http://www.myspace.com/dragonforce
heroes of our time!

look at track number 2....
The Fire Still Burns!
not sure if thats done on purpose. (dragonforce fans will understand)

the fire still burns?
thats a twisted sister song title...

HAHAHAHAHAHA
as expected of dragonforce xD

the rest of their song titles look like they raided a manowar reject track list

It's Dragonforce...... they already are 80s rejects.
I don't care.......... that song is freakin' SWEET!!!!!!!!!

i think those songs would sound great if transposed to guitar and harpsicord, like in passage to the reaper by sinergy

Everdying, I've seen the AXL guitars in the Guitar Store Cheras a few months back, they have quite a number of models, including the Jacknife (with a very scarred scrathplate), selling at sligtly below RM900 if not mistaken. I really wants to get my hands on one of them since thay look knda cool and very cheap also.

Currently I'm in Brisbane and couldn't find any good deals at all

Okay guys, my guitar has an active midsweep preamp (Jackson JE-1550), and I intend to remove it to convert the guitar to a fully passive setup, any idea who can I find for the job? Or even better hardwire a true bypass so it doesn't have to rely on batteries.

Gawd, someone please block his IP or something..

So do you want a medal?

guys i need your opinion, i'm currently looking to add another boss stompbox or probably 2. i've got the metalzone already and what should i get? i'm more into all genres of rock and a bit on metal.

wat kinda rock? influences?
if slash, then delay n wah. kekeke.

Erm...huge difference but the I dare say the Epiphone's Elitist series will match a Gibson quality.

1.Volume pedal
2.Clean Booster
3.Delay

me me

nerd, don't encourage him.
He's Duckie in disguise! More than meets the eye!

Just ignore him and maybe he'll go away.

okay okay didn't know. thought he was genuine!

hmmm.. what makes you say so?

nah he cant go away.
his mind is forever filled with thoughts as to which girls think hes irritating.

i bet its all

Don't worry. Duckie and his dupe accounts won't be bothering us for awhile
Ah, it's good to be a mod.

And no Duckie.... didn't believe you then...... didn't believe you now.

well, to be honest, its really hard for me to tell which guitar sounds good or bad. my ears are not that good. so, i always end up like a fool when testing stuff. haha. currently, im using this cort guitar. i guess its not a bad one, but still thinking of getting a better one to settle down with. anyway, cpx 900 is priced at RM3030 that day, its mit. is that a good buy or overpriced? it really is comfortable playing with it compared with my current cort. what do you guys think?

It's 2 very different guitars there. But keep your Cort, I tried that CPX900 b4, not very impressed =/
where did you get that cort tho, been wanting to try some corts =p

i thought bentwtfley are the distributors of cort also?

i think bent is the distributor of cort here. but never acoustic ones tho. bought it from a friend who bring it in from new zealand if im not mistaken.

trix, i guess it's still cheaper buying the guitar there and hand-carry. no local tax (10% on the declared value and the stupid custom officers ALWAYS include the shipment costs in calculating the tax) & no shipment charges. expect mine to include all that

anyway, i wanna chip in on the issue of Duckie too. how "powerful" a 13 year old can be, forced us (and the drummers) to open new threads just because of him. and he dared to challenge us (especially the Mods - welcome EBP) on the banning. i dunno what's his intention but i'm getting soooooo freaking annoyed! this "budak hingusan" needs some serious lessons in life!

duckie, with this kind of attitude, i dunno what u've been trying to prove coz u r not proving anything but just making urself looks silly & pathetic. and the worst part is, u r hurting the feelings of many & this is sinful (whatever ur religion is). when ppl start cursing u, u think God will like u? u think u'll live a blissful & peaceful life? think about it. respect others & i'm sure u'll get the same in return. u have a long way to go & it's never to late for u to realize & REPENT. i'm not preaching but just hope that u can be a human being & treat other human beings accordingly. i've been living in this world more than 2 & half of your age, been there done that! i'm sure ppl will appreciate if u ask for their forgiveness & prove that u've changed & grown-up.

i know u have my HP no, just call me anytime (like u used to) if u wanna say anything at all.

okay i know duckie did cause alot of issues here.

but lets move on with our guitar talk and feed our GAS shall we?

i just got my guitar back yesterday as it needed some minor fixing. practice is tonight and ive always been gigging with 1 electric guitar with no backup.
what makes a good back up guitar? any opinion/suggestion guys?
nothing wrong with my les paul. i think its one of the most durable guitars and its setup doesnt run fast (unlike guitars with thin necks, floyd rose, etc).

im sure u know by now thin necks dont necessarily make u play faster

if i was u, first thing is to send it to tham again and ask him check ur frets.
if its levelled properly, u can set the action extremely low...cos i have done it on my epi LP before.

and of cos a better backup would be something thats similar.
no use adjusting in the middle to a different scale length body watever etc.

oops. that came up wrong. what i meant was that a les paul is very stable, and its settings doesnt go off. unlike thin neck guitars with crazy weather it tends to bend easier, FR if your string breaks during a set theres no way you can continue finishing the song.

my les paul is setup really low and i got it refret recently.

so ure suggesting another les paul? hmmm...
WHY NOT?

well, anything with a 24.75" scale would be good.
like a SG perhaps?

i tot u've got a MIJ squier strat?

thats my guitar in kuching, so if i just have to fly back and have too many luggages (or taking air asia, and have to bring bck my acoustic with me), then i thats my run to guitar. its old, and the tunings run very fast.

never seen anything other than cort electric guitarzzzzzz =/


LP Double cut !!!!

I wish they didn't change the knob config tho =/

hey guise,
any idea where to get a 1/4" jack to 3.5mm converter?