Many thanks for your lovely comments on my guitars and apartment, Erica. I thought you might like the little bird on the table. There are actually two birds there – the other one is partially obscured by the guitar’s neck in the photo. I am also a fan of baskets both wicker and metal, as you may have noticed. I am Ms. Knickknacks! :) You have me beat in the large plants department – I only have that one plant (don't exactly have a green thumb). I’m sure all your large plants are well taken care of and thriving!

Thank you, Plankton – the Guild has greater sustain than I expected in a small guitar. I thought it would sound more compressed. My fingertips are killing me a little bit, though, having not played for many years. May have to swap the phosphor-bronze strings for Martin Marquis Silk & Steel strings I purchased (as recommended by an Amazon reviewer), although that might diminish some of the brightness of the sound.

Sweet! How many chords does it have? I have a small one with only the cycle of fifths to Bb+ to A+.

I'll have to get back with you on that left it at my boyfriend's and won't see it till Saturday. Also have to ask him that because I'm not very musically literate, especially in something so weird.

Concert bass drums rule of course, I'd definitely want one. I'm still wanting to get a hihat because of how well it can be used in free jazz. One time my friends were playing at UCSD and the venue had a concert bass drum that was about four feet wide. They asked me if I wanted to play with them on one of their weirder songs because "you're good at weird ****, dude" and I told them I'd play the concert drum with one or both of the drummer's hihat pieces. I got both and it was awesome (really droney but intense stuff).

That's one of the main reasons I kept the bodhran, because it had a similar bass drum vibe to the VU's stuff. Well, that and it was free :D.

If you like a brighter sound maybe try some Elixir strings. They deliver an extremely bright tone.

Elixir Acoustic Guitar 80/20 Bronze Extra Light PolyWeb Coating, .010 - .047, 11000

Will definitely get the Elixirs - thanks! Just read some positive reviews in which they're described as very bright while retaining warmth. They're durable as well, which is good because I've never liked changing strings.

I've used Elixers on my electrics and acoustic exclusively for ages. They are the best and well worth the extra money. Playing regular strings now actually feels weird.

I tried em on my PRS, and yuck. Didn't like it at all, and the lighter string tension screwed with the neck a bit. They pretty much ruined my tone too. The brightness is a bit much, and can muddy up my mix (from what I'm used to anyway). Here's an example:

http://www.planktonsodyssey.com/reso...-+02+Jonah.mp3

Elixirs are aesthetically great for acoustics though, that's a fact.

Blame the guitar not the string. :p:

(tried for decades and have never been able to bond with the tone of PRS guitars)

You mean you can't bond with tone like this?

(From 1:00 and on)
http://www.planktonsodyssey.com/reso...ll+Part+II.mp3

In all honesty, didn't care for that tone. Thin and nasally.

Great playing though!

It's the strings. :finger:

PRS SE 22 w/stock pups, and D'Addario 10's. It's a fairly cheap guitar. I got it used for $340 from some elderly gent on a guitar forum. I guess I'm just used to it.

Really though, I do need a Tele. Gimme yours.

Ron Kirn Signature

Weird, google images Kirn Barnbuster and two of the pictures in the top row are ones I took of mine????

https://www.google.com/search?q=kirn...w=1920&bih=956

That's pretty ****ing special when you can Google a guitar model and yours makes top row, and honestly, of all the Barnbusters on display there, yours is by far the most appealing. Just enough knot to make it unique, but not enough knot to look diseased like the first Barnbuster there. Never sell that guitar.

Those are some sweet rides. I've been in contact with the people over at DNA Guitars, and as soon as I get some breathing room (just bought a new SUV, moved to a new place and all that), I'll be pulling the trigger on a custom tele. It'll even have my logo on it.

You need to wrap it in tinfoil to disable the Google Image Crawler.

:yikes:

It was my 50th birthday present from Lin. It ain't going anywhere. Not sure if I mentioned this but Kirn talked me into a super fat neck. It's 1" thick along the entire length. It took me all of one session with it to get comfy and the fatness of the tone is so well worth it.

Funny interview with the man here:

Mojocaster.com - Interview with Ron Kirn

I've been playing with Ernie Ball Power Slinkys for the first time lately (11 - 48's) and I'm quite impressed. At this point I'm pretty sure I've played all Slinky types from Super to Beefy and Power has proven to be a nice middle ground. Thick enough to handle tuning a full step down nicely but not too thick to comfortably bend and solo with.

I've been playing piano for nearly 20 years now, on a variety of instruments, and apart from the beautiful, but impractical $10,000 Yamaha upright at my parents' house, the best keys I have played are the ones I have now - Roland F-20. If you are looking for a keyboard, fork out the extra bucks for a Roland. They're worth it.

Here's what I have, instrument-wise:

Guitars:
Schecter C-1 Hellraiser
Schecter C-1 FR (currently on loan to my girlfriend, who I am slowly teaching to play)
Ibanez RG-7421XL (needs some TLC; previous owner sucked, gonna put a Dimarzio Liquifire/Crunchlab set in)
Agile AL3010SE

Mandolins:
Loar LM-220
Kentucky KM-630
Harmonia (Chinese no-name) mandola (Works better than expected, but no truss rod and is difficult to play fast.)

Basses:
Ibanez five string... Not sure about the model. It's an SR that was in production in 1995.
Brice HXB-406 Fretless
SX Ursa 2 six string

Woodwinds:
Yamaha student clarinet that I haven't touched in forever.
Recorders (Yamaha, Aulos, and Woodnote; tenor, alto, soprano, sopranino)
Pennywhistles (various brands including Clarke, Generation, Susato; low to high A B♭ C D E♭ G)
Transverse ocarinas (alto and soprano C)

Synths:
Arturia Minibrute
Some cheapo 80's Casios that I'm going to circuit-bend and probably break.

Percussion:
2 Darbukas (one clay, one aluminum)
Meinl claves
Guiro

I'm stuck with practice amps right now, since I fried my Peavey Stereo Chorus and my Dean Markley DMC-80. I run my guitars through a Zoom G9.2TT effects processor, so at least I can feed that to the board. I'm not really sure what my bass amp is. It's a 1x15 combo of some sort, and it's f*cking loud.

In celebration of forever alone day I went and got me a new guitar

http://images.epiphone.com.s3.amazon.../CH_Splash.jpg

Never owned an SG before, but I'm really happy with the tone so far. Now if only my middle finger wasn't so swollen I could do a little bit more with it.

Please play either AC/DC or Sabbath as your first song. It's only right.

Melt-Banana.

Actually it was "Altered Course" by ISIS.

Beauty! I have a a Pelham blue SG but always think maybe I should have went with the classic color.

I actually got a faded one instead of one with a finish, I just couldn't find a decent picture of it. I'm really enjoying it though, great action, great tone, and a really nice feel. I kind of wish I had gone the SG route a decade ago when I got my Tele, because I feel this guitar is more my style.

My first guitar lust way back in like 1972??? was an SG. There was one hanging in the local mom and pop music store that looked exactly like this.

http://www.themusiczoo.com/images/9-...03014601_1.jpg

I think is was tagged at $800 or so. I would lie awake at night thinking about that guitar.

Enjoy your new fiddle man!

I just got my US strat setup after years of playing it not. The tone is so pure now that my entire playing style has to be changed.

So I got a Gretsch resonator, first guitar... And the first song I've been learning is the intro to Beginner's Guide to Suicide. All nonstandard tuning and lots of slide. I'm either a goddamn poet or a hipster.

Also my bf has the classic SG, and the full hookups of Liz Buckingham (Electric Wizard). All he's missing is the chrome mudflap girl. He loves it.

My bandmate just bought a Gretsch resonator last month and has been using it almost exclusively for slide and open tunings, they're great instruments. Go grab yours and yell into the resonator.

One step ahead of ya haha. Do you (or anyone else here) have any recs for songs to try to learn using lots of slide, in the rock or metal area? I already know plenty of blues songs with it.

Plank family portrait:

http://i539.photobucket.com/albums/f...psrrwvkqa7.jpg

Left to right:

• No-Name Electric Dobro (resonator)
• Schecter Diamond Series
• Squier Jaguar Bass
• Rogue Ukulele
• Fender Mandolin
• Peavey Cirrus BXP 5 Bass
• Takamine Tenor Ukulele
• Luna Pineapple Ukulele
• Washburn Nylon Acoustic
• Carvin DC127
• PRS SE Custom 22

Neck thru? Had one of those. One of the best things Peavey ever did.

I'm trying to get rid of mine. $300 w/hardshell case. Like new condition. You pay the shipping.

What does the pineapple uke sound like? Does the body change the sound?

Compared to the Takamine, it's crap. The body changes the sound, but it's a really cheap Uke, so changing crap sound will only produce a changed crap sound. It was a gift from the ex. She knows nothing about guitars, so she went with the worst of both worlds. I hate the body style, and the sound is terrible. It's a friggin Luna. I took it to our singers house last night for a Uke jam, and left it with her for a while. She's just learning, but she's got skillz.

Uke Circles ftw!

Nice Mandolin, I'll probably slip into buying one of those eventually.

http://www.dolphinmusic.co.uk/shop_i...0terror(2).jpg

Muwahahaha.... I cannot believe how fucking loud this thing is. I can't have it above 9 o'clock otherwise it's too loud for my housemates. I got the 1x8 cabinet for the time being, but I can definitely see using this in conjunction with a 4x12 cab for gigging, even thought it would look absolutely ridiculous.

If you are interested in using an attenuator I've tried them all and the Dr. Z Brake Lite is the best.

Dr. Z Amplification | Brake Lite