Wish I could say they were Gibsons, but they are both well-made copies.

The first one a Santander ES-335 model, which I bought almost brand new a few years ago and I have to say it plays better than any Epiphone I've laid my hands on. Really nice sounding and a comfortable neck.

The second is a 1969 Conrad, ES-175 model which I found on Ebay. Very nice patina and sounds good as well although the output is slightly lower.

Cool man, I think the coppies can be as good or better than there Gibson counterparts. Especially newer poorly made Gibsons. I own a Epi Les Paul Custom and with new pickups/nut/electronics it can hold its ground with pretty much most Gibson Standards/Studio's.

Yeah, I think so too. Just because it's a no-brand instrument doesn't mean the quality control is disregarded or anything. Epi for instance is well-known and widely used and has been for a long time, and that for a reason.

This is a picture of me and my Taylor 614ce it is my baby :)

Grow a beard, lose the sunglasses and the chain.

We're done here :laughing:

haha thank you! i actually recently saw a cream dvd from the 60s where Clapton had a mustasch, and well.... I HAD to have one. I have been growing it for the last week and it is almost totally in. I don't care if I look like I stepped out of a time machine, I play rock and roll god damnit! :dj:

I know what ya mean, dude. I mean, hell, I actually wear a vest, dress shirt, and pants when I play live. Depending on the venue, I ditch the vest and actually wear a blazer :rofl:

It adds a bit of charm and swagger to it, and it just looks cool as hell, to me at least. I never liked the whole idea of looking like you just rolled out of bed. Nor do I like the air-brushed Aquanet look.

So, I'm guessing that picture was taken prior to the decision to grow the mustache?

And by God, do not forget to grow out your hair! This world needs more hair. I think all the wars would end if everyone grew out their hair.

I keep mine pretty short :laughing: otherwise it'll get snagged at work and I'll probably lose my head :rofl:

Yeah it was, and I have to shave it tomorrow because I have to be in court. Then I will grow it again!! I will never give up :)

ALSO! My hair is the longest it has ever been. I'm goin Clapton all out. I will post a recent picture of me! Not sure if this is the place I have no instrument in it haha.

:offtopic:

:D

Who cares? :laughing: They'll get over it.

I know right stick it to the man. FORGET THAT I'm not shaving! It's too epic!

You always have the member picture thread.

Great ty! There's me and my one week mustache! :) i was hoping there was a page like that!

What brand are ya smoking?

Lets get back to instruments instead of mustaches.

:whythis:

:D

Agreed here is my number one electric... A Gibson Faded SG. It will be number one until my new Taylor Solidbody arrives next week :)

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I like old instruments, too! I like thinking about all the people who played an instrument before me.

Are there famous old flutes? I assume you flute players don't like old flutes since having all the saliva in them from other people might give you saliva cooties!

Burning Down, if you like old instruments, then you'd *really* like the violin my parents got me back when I was 18 and they had high violin hopes for me, I think, or they were just extremely generous. They bought me a violin made around 1720 in France.

I hardly ever play my old violin because I'm so afraid I'll drop it! :( I need to play it sometime since it is a shame to have an instrument sit idle for years and years. The violin looks pretty battered up...weird scratch marks here and there on it, as if it had battled a leopard and lost. I wish I knew all the people who played and abused that violin over the years! Hopefully it isn't like the Red Violin, trailed by tragedy.

Thank you for commenting on my fecal matter colored dress! :p:

Newport kings. It has been a week and a half since I have quit

:dj:

Oh nice.

I'm a Marlboro guy myself :D I love my Reds.

I have been desperately trying to think of ways to incorporate your discussion of cigarette brands into the topic of Post a Picture of Your #1 Instrument. :p:

At first I tried looking for actual songs or instruments made using the sounds of cigarettes...the gentle sucks, the smooth exhalations, the hacking coughs of cancer victims. Nothing.

Then I thought: well, maybe a cigarette is a kind of wind instrument! :D

Finally, I decided to simply share this music video (below) about cigarettes, because it does include a few hacking coughs (sorry RezZ...I'm trying!).

Perhaps people who are trying to stop smoking their primary instrument (their cigarette) could try the clarinet instead, because (as a former avid clarinet player) I know that the clarinet is great for people with oral fixations! You gotta lick it, and suck it, chaw on it sometimes to soften a reed, and hold it in your mouth for the longest time, while fiddling around with it with your fingers. A clarinet is even made from plant material, and so is a cigarette!

The major difference is that *usually* a clarinet sounds better than a cigarette. Not always, but often. I prefer the sound of a violin to the sound of a cigarette, though. You can hear the violin, my primary instrument, in this song:



Cigarette - an annoying, pathethic wind instrument:

http://richardwiseman.files.wordpres...rette_butt.jpg

Clarinet - sometimes an annoying, pathethic wind instrument:

http://www.woodwindsplus.net/shop/im...b_clarinet.jpg

That's a pretty good job :D

I actually cover that song whenever I play live. And, cliche as it may be, I have a cigarette in my mouth whilst doing it :D Except we do the Commander Cody version :rofl:

We also do Hot Rod Lincoln :D

:clap::rofl:

Here are two pics of my guitars....the old one that I used to practice on...some jr. sized one that I got for xmas one year from my mothers asshole boyfriend


and this is the newer one that a friend of mines gave me to practice on

Do you by chance own a lamp, or any camera with a flash? :usehead:

the funny thing is I DO have the light on but I'm going to just re-take the pictures in the day time

In the mean time, a name to the goddess in your avatar will suffice :D

unfortunately, I don't know her name :(

****in' a :banghead:

well I discovered this amazing thing called sunlight and it works wonders

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...hoto_00011.jpg


I was trying to get a close up of the neck so that you can see that it says First Act
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...hoto_00012.jpg

Holy **** thats weird I CAN SEE!

That one on the left doesnt even have a bridge does it :)

it did but I just broke it off because I'm going to break it rock star style late at night in the street

The bridge that it had was horrible to begin with...there was a broken piece of pencil to separate it from laying down flat against the guitar itself

Shot of the Jasmine. Capo clipped to the headstock..
http://s2.postimage.org/5ut5epv9h/jasmine1.jpg

I really love this guitar. Works like a charm, and sounds just as good as my friend's Takamine, but the setup is better - it doesn't buzz at all, and even the higher frets sound gorgeous.

The First Act is another story.

Yehaw Tomorrow I be buying this Gibson SG special with a hardshell case for 500 bucks!

http://images.craigslist.org/3na3ka3...2a873012d0.jpg

Once I have it I shall take a better picture than this craigslist one.