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pinkspeeder
August 25th, 2010, 01:55 PM
hey folks...my friends call me Pink. I am JUST in the very infancy of learning how to play...in fact I am still shopping for my first guitar. I know I want an acoustic electric guitar and I have searched the web far and wide to find a pink guitar of good quality....any helpful advice here?? Thanks!

sumitomo
August 25th, 2010, 02:03 PM
Well Howdy Pink,I thnk Daisy Rock makes a Pink acoustic,Are you planning to wear a Pink Speedo when you play this?I'm just kidding,I like to joke around laugh,anyways welcome to the fret.Sumi:D

Duffy
August 25th, 2010, 03:29 PM
One good option, maybe the best, would be to go out and find the best guitar you can afford and really like. One that you REALLY like and is of the quality you want. This could be any brand acoustic electric. Exactly the quality and features you want, regardless of color.

THEN:

You could take the strings and tuners and string bridge pegs off, tape the bridge and nut carefully. Mask off the fretboard with tape and strips of paper.

Look around your town for a really good auto or motorcycle paint shop. Bring the masked off guitar in and tell them you want it sprayed with a thin but durable coat of pink paint, metal flake, gloss, satin finish, any specific color of pink, etc. They can also put on shadow images over the pink but under the clear coat top finish, like flowers or paisleys, or any graphic you design - stars, moons, a sound hole graphic design, pinstripes, etc.

This could be a very cool guitar and totally one of a kind and have personal value added, like happens a lot when we mod our guitars.

Doing this may or may not increase the value of your guitar. If done really well it would probably increase the value to the right customer, but generally it will make it a specialty item that will be possibly harder to sell if you ever go that route.

The main thing is though, if you find a really good acoustic electric you will probably keep it for many many years, until it gets stolen or broken; but that's up to you.

It would cost about 100 US dollars to have a "hot rod" type, top quality, auto paint shop do your guitar, but it would probably be highly worth it because you could pick out the exact color of pink, metal flake or other finish and any graphics, subdued shadow graphics under the clear coat, or bolder soundhole graphics, pinstriping, etc.

Just a thought. Auto pain shops usually use a two part catalyzed type paint that forms a very tough and strong finish, like urethane. Amateurs cannot do these type of paint jobs. Also the pro will know what type of paint to use and how to prepare the surface and might even let you do the surface preparation to save you money.

People frequently have their solid body guitars finished by auto painters with "hot rod" super fine paint jobs for a lot less money that you would pay a custom guitar shop.

You might want to suggest leaving the neck alone because good guitars tend to have really nice finished necks that are really great on your hand and thumb, not sticky, but a nice clear wood tone satin finish over mahogany or other super high quality neck wood. Maybe just have the body and headstock painted or just the body and leave the headstock natural - this would save you money and work as well.

This way you can get a really good acoustic electric guitar and have it finished professionally with a really high quality finish. This finish may be superior to the painted finishes found on many entry level or medium level guitars.

I bought a couple pink acoustics: one was a pastel pink folk style Oscar Schmidt by Washburn - a decent guitar. The other was a regular spruce top see thru slightly pink Oscar Schmidt and looked really cool but was not solid pink or anything stunningly pink or of any special color pink.

Good luck on trying to find one off the shelf. I think you will have to look around a lot and will find that the better guitars are not pink.

The Daisy Rock ones are good looking with a heavy metal flake sparkle finish, but how they sound and play I am not sure. The finish on them looks quite heavy so I don't think having an auto paint shop apply a strong buy thin finish would detract any more from the sound, plus you are going to be plugging in anyway.

Hope this relatively unusual idea opens up your chances of getting a really good quality acoustic in the color you want.

Tig
August 25th, 2010, 03:33 PM
If it has to be pink and acoustic, First Act might work. They won't be of great quality and likely difficult to play. In fact, I cannot steer you toward their lower level guitars in good faith.
http://shop.firstact.com/PublicStore/catalog/All-Guitars,93.aspx

I doubt you will find an electric-acoustic in pink anywhere. Not much of a market I'd guess! You might consider looking for a good yet affordable, quality guitar that is easier to play and learn with than one that could frustrate you into giving up. Learning guitar is plenty challenging on its own!

Going electric opens up the options and the quality gets better. Guitar Fetish.com - Xaviere (http://store.guitarfetish.com/Xaviere-Guitars_c_116.html) makes several pink electrics that are decently priced.
http://store.guitarfetish.com/XV-620-Shell-pink-Maple-Fingerboard_p_642.html

http://store.guitarfetish.com/assets/images/products/prxvshpimafi.jpghttp://store.guitarfetish.com/assets/images/products/xvpobomanesh.jpg

bcdon
August 25th, 2010, 04:22 PM
If you like pink maybe you also like Hello Kitty (if not, just take off the pick guard)?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello_Kitty_Stratocaster

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/How_much_is_that_Hello_Kitty_guitar_in_the_window. jpg

Heywood Jablomie
August 25th, 2010, 04:24 PM
What color do you want the strings to be?

Duffy
August 25th, 2010, 05:11 PM
Those are some nice Xavier electrics. Here are a couple more and a slightly different very high quality Agile electric Les Paul style guitar. I know you are looking for an acoustic, but these electrics are very easy to play, maybe easier than an acoustic and therefore easier to learn on. You don't have to pick so hard to get the volume. I have no affiln. with either company the pictures are for reference only.

You can also get a good practice amp for home to learn on for anywhere from 150 to 300 if you check on line.

Vox makes a 139 dollar "pink" colored electric amp called the DA5 that is an awesome amp with lots of effects pedals built in and amp modelling sounds. It's little but loud, or quiet because it has a switch on the back going down to one half a watt sound output, which is quiet.

I know you are interested in an acoustic, but electrics are also a possible option and are definitely very very fun to play, but so are acoustics.

Hope this helps as well.

Stratocaster type guitars are known to have, as well as telecaster types, an acoustic type sound or tone. The Les Paul type electrics have a deeper, more full, and extremely pleasing sound, and are played by a vast number of professional guitarists, plus they have that awesome look and that purple pinkish LP style one is a very fine instrument that will sound incredible and be useful for life if not stolen or broken.



Agile AL-3100 Purple Birds-eye maple top + mahogany body and set neck
$399.99
http://www.rondomusic.com/al3100pp.html
http://www.rondomusic.net/photos/electric/al3100purplebird1.jpg


Xavier XV-870 Shell Pink Maple Fingerboard stratocaster type
$174.00
http://store.guitarfetish.com/assets/images/products/prxvshpimafi1.jpg



Xavier XV-580 Chambered Mahogany/Carved Maple Double-Cut
$289.00 http://store.guitarfetish.com/XV-580-Chambered-MahoganyCarved-Maple-Double-Cut-quotStarfire-Redquot_p_619.html#
http://store.guitarfetish.com/assets/images/products/preorxvchmam.jpg

FusedGrooves
August 25th, 2010, 05:18 PM
Buy the good guitar - paint it pink.

Any guitar that comes standard as pink is going to be rubbish - happy to be proved wrong there but everything I've seen including those 'Hello Kitty' ones have looked to be more a novelty item VS an actual real instrument and I bet they play just like that too. . . .

Seriously, as a beginner, a BAD guitar is going to put you off real quick, make it hard to learn and will sound terrible. Definately the take the advice from Duffy and get the good guitar, customise it to your tastes...

Happy playing!

marnold
August 25th, 2010, 07:38 PM
Any guitar that comes standard as pink is going to be rubbish - happy to be proved wrong there but everything I've seen including those 'Hello Kitty' ones have looked to be more a novelty item VS an actual real instrument and I bet they play just like that too. . . .
You obviously aren't a child of the 80s :)

My former Telecaster used to look like this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/45828961@N08/4282953446/lightbox/#/photos/45828961@N08/4282953446/

FusedGrooves
August 25th, 2010, 09:44 PM
You obviously aren't a child of the 80s :)

My former Telecaster used to look like this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/45828961@N08/4282953446/lightbox/#/photos/45828961@N08/4282953446/

Well actually I was born 1977.

And here I was thinking we were talking ACOUSTICS!??? Perhaps I should've said any PINK ACOUSTIC would be rubbish, didn't think I had to considering the OPs original question but there you go! (a QUALITY PINK ACOUSTIC Electric - there ain't ANYTHING acoustic about that Tele my friend....! ) :)

I still stand by what I said - buy a GOOD guitar and paint it if you want custom.

player
August 25th, 2010, 11:11 PM
if they insist on acoustic try looking here http://www.pinksuperstore.com/pink_guitars.html
no I do not have anything to do with them.

FusedGrooves
August 25th, 2010, 11:54 PM
Apologies for being a bit short Marnold > today has been one of those days.....

My question to the OP would be - since this is your very first guitar would you really want to sacrafice tone, playability or build quality etc JUST to have a pink guitar?

The big problem with ANY 'cheap' ACOUSTIC (and I've only ever seen cheap crappy pink or even the yellow 'SpongeBob square pants crap - LOL or cheap crappy electric for that matter) is that in 5 mins flat you WILL NOT WANT TO PLAY IT.....it will sound fairly woeful and your beginner status won't help.

I would hate to see you turned off the guitar simply because of colour choice......

Let me put it this way.....playing an instrument should be like reading a book.

A good book will be very hard to put down, you may even read it over several times.

Then, you might have heard of another GREAT book, but if you don't like the genre you won't enjoy it. I question beginner students in this way because sometimes the instrument they choose is not neccesarily what they WANT to play.

A bad book you will get a few pages in, perhaps skip to the last page and then throw it out.

Example: My brother in law has always wanted to play drums - so why he has now bought 4 electric guitars is beyond me. The reason being he can play a guitar softly whereas drums can be very loud however guitar doesn't "turn him on" so he doesn't really play them either. Most recently I finally convinced him to go the drum route and he has not even looked at his guitars/bass since.


If you had a choice between a good book that was brown in colour and a bad book that was pink in colour - would you still finish or be interested in the pink book ?

Colour choice should probably be one of the lower things on the list of 'want's when purchasing an instrument. (of any kind) tone, playability should be much higher - IMHO.

Thus why I mentioned if you really really want a pink guitar, but a decent guitar and get it painted - to me that would be sacraligious but hey it's your guitar and needs!. Other than that - I don't even recall seeing a Pink 'Electric Acoustic' and if there was one I'd have serious questions about the PUPs and the like...theres a few choices in a plain ole Acoustic but not with the ability to plug in....


EDIT:

if they insist on acoustic try looking here URL="http://www.pinksuperstore.com/pink_guitars.html"]http://www.pinksuperstore.com/pink_guitars.html[/URL]
no I do not have anything to do with them.

wow, don't they just look GREAT. . . . .:D <insert extreme sarcasim here>
:thumbsup


Bit of a rant sorry

deeaa
August 26th, 2010, 05:03 AM
Man, I have such a GAS for one of those Hello Kitty Squiers.

I wonder if the neck is anywhere as good as, say the classic players are.
It'd be so cool to score one of those pink bodies with kitty pickguard, put in a white EMG85 and a good neck...perfect for playing hard rock and metal live :-)

Duffy
August 26th, 2010, 05:59 AM
Pinkspeeder,

What do you think about these ideas so far?

There is quite a bit of good humor and sarcasm here, but it is all in jest.

We know what you are looking for and are trying to help you out.



Any ideas yet?

Good luck and let us know what you think, we are interested.

poodlesrule
August 26th, 2010, 06:18 AM
Other possible option:
Pretend that the guitar IS pink, and play it like it is.

It will be pink to you, and ultimately it will sound right, to you and others.

Parallel that with this quote from John Mayer:
"No it won't all go the way it should, But I know the heart of life is good"


.

ZMAN
August 26th, 2010, 06:34 AM
This is what you are looking for. There are several issues over the years.
This is just one of them. Called shell Pink.
http://toronto.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-musical-instruments-guitars-62-reissue-fender-stratocaster-made-in-japan-Shell-pink-W0QQAdIdZ224839054

kiteman
August 26th, 2010, 10:48 AM
I like pink :D

marnold
August 26th, 2010, 10:53 AM
Apologies for being a bit short Marnold > today has been one of those days.....
No apology necessary. I've had an insane couple of weeks too.

poodlesrule
August 26th, 2010, 11:08 AM
Rondomusic also has or had pink Teles (electric), I believe.

Strat here:

http://www.rondomusic.com/sst62mgbgmy.html

There may be others there, as well.

otaypanky
August 26th, 2010, 11:48 AM
I was in my friend's shop in Lemoyne, Pa. today and he had 2 cool pink guitars. One was a Daisy Rock acoustic with electronics in a hot pink sparkle finish. It had a construction similar to an Ovation with a rounded composite back, $299 I think it was. He also had a nice Pink Squier strat that was used but looked really, really clean for only $69. His name is Randy and the shop is called Triple R Guitar. He's on the web. There may even be a photo of the acoustic on his site. The Squier had just arrived so it's not posted yet.
If you contact him tell him Bob from Brookwood Leather sent you ~

player
August 26th, 2010, 06:58 PM
Originally Posted by FusedGrooves

Colour choice should probably be one of the lower things on the list of 'want's when purchasing an instrument. (of any kind) tone, playability should be much higher - IMHOthis is likely the truest statment thus far.I'd definitely go with it. :D point taken and made on the sarcasim deal FG

Brian Krashpad
August 27th, 2010, 06:13 AM
I used to have this Daisy Rock Retro-H:

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/207/513345453_efd157102c.jpg

They are inexpensive and the stock Daisy Rock mini-humbuckers are great. For awhile they switched to Duncan Designed mini's, which I have not played, but I have seen reports by people who have played both and actually prefer the no-name house mini-humbuckers that don't have any lettering on them (the others say "Duncan Designed" on them in small letters).

I forget how much I bought and sold mine for, but it was definitely under 2 bills.

MAXIFUNK
August 28th, 2010, 01:41 AM
Not your cheapest choice but I love mine if you can find one
Pink Paisley Stratocaster or Telecaster

http://www.elderly.com/fmic/items/FPPS08.htm

Duffy
August 28th, 2010, 03:32 AM
One fine looking pink guitar that paisley strat. I wonder if they ever show up used?

oldguy
August 28th, 2010, 05:18 AM
One fine looking pink guitar that paisley strat. I wonder if they ever show up used?

Sure they do, all the time.
There are two Strats and three Tele's on e-bay right now, all paisley pink.
Plus two red paisley Tele's................

Duffy
August 28th, 2010, 08:22 AM
I looked at the pink paisley guitars on ebay - they looked expensive at around a thousand used.

I don't know their specialty value.

However, I looked at Fender Lone Stars and Roadhouses and was not impressed that they want as much or more than I can buy a brand new one at any music store that matches the internet places, no bargains there; even used ones with obvious problems were going to cost as much as a new one when you figure in shipping.

That's why I'm put off by ebay and haven't spent much time messing with it.

Is it really possible to get some great deals on ebay on guitars?

I'm doing very well locally getting NOS guitars at incredible prices and am picking up a Fender SuperSonic 60 for an incredible price, brand new right here, works perfectly.

oldguy
August 28th, 2010, 10:10 AM
Duff,
I personally don't care for the paisley, but the M.I.J. Strats are reported to be very good/excellent quality. There's a store about 30 min. from my house that also matches most internet prices, plus you get to try it before you buy it. I like that method of buying best.
E-bay.......... this is a crapshoot most of the time. If you buy from a highly rated seller with good feedback you're usually goood to go. But there are shysters just like anywhere else. You need to ask questions before you bid, know what shipping, etc. will cost, and follow up quickly once the auction ends. I scored a M.I.A. Roadhouse Strat for $575.00, a very well made, quality instrument. The hardware, fit and finish, etc. are, IMO, superior to the current M.I.M. model. It is near mint condition, the seller just needed money fast due to the economy.
Congrats on your SuperSonic, glad you're finally getting one, I know you've been a fan of them for quite some time.:thumbsup

Radioboy950
August 29th, 2010, 01:50 PM
One of my online guitar buddies gettin' funky with a Hello Kitty...

CjF1fev4Cf8

deeaa
August 29th, 2010, 10:52 PM
LOL that was cool - I love it! Can you get any less rock looking and still sound good? LEGO shirt and computer too, plus a cat...man, that'd be a great wear for playing a rock gig indeed. Puzzle the audience :-)

Damn, that'd be a great idea for a video...hard rocking song and a video where I'd dress all the guys in kid's and baby clothes (also get them really drunk for filming) and then playing all kinds of kid's games an crying etc. when stumbling, some sandbox fight scenes etc...and with a plot like stealing apples going on underway...that could make for some real fun slapstick comedy too...shoot all in slow and speed it up for the vid...yep gotta start thinking about that for our next (and first) video :-)

otaypanky
August 29th, 2010, 11:09 PM
Two pages of helpful suggestions but no return appearance of the OP.
Now what do we do with all these pink guitars?

Tig
August 30th, 2010, 12:23 AM
Two pages of helpful suggestions but no return appearance of the OP.
Now what do we do with all these pink guitars?
I was thinkin' the same thing the other day... We got punked! :punch:

I see a pink guitar sale in the near future.

Brian Krashpad
August 30th, 2010, 06:18 AM
Two pages of helpful suggestions but no return appearance of the OP.
Now what do we do with all these pink guitars?

I sold mine to the parents of a 12-year-old girl. It was her birthday present. She seemed very pleased.

I still have the same model in white, albeit in the 12-string version (and with different pickups installed, by the previous owner):

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3322/3447427971_d16a35558e.jpg

Duffy
August 30th, 2010, 07:00 AM
I asked the OP for an update a while back, to no avail.

Who knows what happened?

A response would be welcome.

pinkspeeder
August 30th, 2010, 03:22 PM
first let me say..thank you all so much for your input..I take NO advice lightly..and also..let me SHOW you who you are talking to..so that you may understand..that yes....it HAS to be pink..lol...also: I have spoken to a LOT of folks on this subject and your all right..all of the off the shelf PINK guitars are basically crap...HOWEVER..since I dont know the difference..and I have to learn the boring stuff first...I went around and played around with some guitars to get a feel of what SEEMED like something I could HANDLE...neck, strings, size...etc..and I think I am going with a mid range; borderline crap model that handles for me well..its a pink stagg acoustic electric for under 200 bucks....when it is determined that I wont leave it in a corner for a year..I will have one custom made for me. Right now I dont want to invest in something that I may lose interest in...
Pink

www.trutv.com/video/speeders/pink-lady.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtkfuLIcEo8

http://vimeo.com/11310413

:dude

Eric
August 30th, 2010, 04:06 PM
One of my online guitar buddies gettin' funky with a Hello Kitty...
That's really hilarious. This vid actually made me check out hello kitty guitars on craigslist to see what's out there. I found one and emailed the guy, so we'll see what happens. I would absolutely love to play live with that axe.

FusedGrooves
August 30th, 2010, 05:54 PM
first let me say..thank you all so much for your input..I take NO advice lightly..and also..let me SHOW you who you are talking to..so that you may understand..that yes....it HAS to be pink..lol...also: I have spoken to a LOT of folks on this subject and your all right..all of the off the shelf PINK guitars are basically crap...HOWEVER..since I dont know the difference..and I have to learn the boring stuff first...I went around and played around with some guitars to get a feel of what SEEMED like something I could HANDLE...neck, strings, size...etc..and I think I am going with a mid range; borderline crap model that handles for me well..its a pink stagg acoustic electric for under 200 bucks....when it is determined that I wont leave it in a corner for a year..I will have one custom made for me. Right now I dont want to invest in something that I may lose interest in...
Pink

www.trutv.com/video/speeders/pink-lady.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtkfuLIcEo8

http://vimeo.com/11310413

:dude

hehehe cool! Well whilst we don't guitar choice in common it seems our other hobby is well suited! You see down here in Aussieland we created a Stunt riding team (road bikes) about 10 years ago - my fastest wheelie recorded on video was 211kph (or whats that in miles about 135?) as well as cleaning up locally in the Modified 1000cc + stock 600c race classes

Check us out at www.cunningstunts.com and or my racing website www.racing.cunningstunts.com....

I'm on both sites under Team - as J-rad, shorted version of my name Jarrad!

sumitomo
August 30th, 2010, 08:29 PM
Now I understand "Pinkspeeder"Cool I did all my riding in my '30's and 40's,but I still race cars so I know the need for speed,can't wait to see you get pulled over with a pink guitar strapped on you back and then bust out with the JailHouse Blues!!! Sumi:D

pinkspeeder
August 30th, 2010, 09:15 PM
I was in my friend's shop in Lemoyne, Pa. today and he had 2 cool pink guitars. One was a Daisy Rock acoustic with electronics in a hot pink sparkle finish. It had a construction similar to an Ovation with a rounded composite back, $299 I think it was. He also had a nice Pink Squier strat that was used but looked really, really clean for only $69. His name is Randy and the shop is called Triple R Guitar. He's on the web. There may even be a photo of the acoustic on his site. The Squier had just arrived so it's not posted yet.
If you contact him tell him Bob from Brookwood Leather sent you ~


i emailed this guy about one of the guitars for sale..he had a daisy rock acoustic electric..but it was 25 1/4 or something in size..is that way small? I dont want a child sized guitar..isnt standard like..40 or something??

pinkspeeder
August 30th, 2010, 09:16 PM
whats an OP?

MAXIFUNK
August 30th, 2010, 09:51 PM
whats an OP?

the original poster to the thread

marnold
August 30th, 2010, 09:52 PM
i emailed this guy about one of the guitars for sale..he had a daisy rock acoustic electric..but it was 25 1/4 or something in size..is that way small? I dont want a child sized guitar..isnt standard like..40 or something??
25.5" is the scale of Fender and many other guitars. That's a full-sized guitar. Gibsons are 24.75". Guitars designed for children would be even smaller than that.

As far as your other question goes: OP = original poster. In this case, you. :)

pinkspeeder
August 30th, 2010, 10:06 PM
Well Howdy Pink,I thnk Daisy Rock makes a Pink acoustic,Are you planning to wear a Pink Speedo when you play this?I'm just kidding,I like to joke around laugh,anyways welcome to the fret.Sumi:D


I used to run sumitomo tires on my camaro......interesting name you picked there...

MAXIFUNK
August 30th, 2010, 10:09 PM
LUNA guitars have several guitars in pink electric and acoustic

otaypanky
August 30th, 2010, 11:17 PM
whats an OP?

In my case it just means 'old person'

pinkspeeder
August 30th, 2010, 11:48 PM
i have been looking at lunas too...and I hate the idea of buying a daisy rock cuz it sounds so 13 yo girl..but..i have to admit..they seem to have the best product for an over the counter pink guitar...im not settled on that stagg..im checking out used guitars online at guitar center and wherever else I can..meantime I am starting to teach myself from books and anything I can find online...damn my fingers are sore as hell and I had to cut my nails short..I hate not having my long sexy nails...i dont feel like a chick!!!...my left arm is weak and killing me and my wrist feels like its gonna fall off..this standard acoustic guitar is too big for my wee hands to accommodate~ this learning to play the guitar sucks!! cant wait to get past this part of it..right now its like being a 400 lb fat person and trying to lose the first 10 lbs when you have NEVER excercised!:thwap

FusedGrooves
August 31st, 2010, 12:14 AM
i have been looking at lunas too...and I hate the idea of buying a daisy rock cuz it sounds so 13 yo girl..but..i have to admit..they seem to have the best product for an over the counter pink guitar...im not settled on that stagg..im checking out used guitars online at guitar center and wherever else I can..meantime I am starting to teach myself from books and anything I can find online...damn my fingers are sore as hell and I had to cut my nails short..I hate not having my long sexy nails...i dont feel like a chick!!!...my left arm is weak and killing me and my wrist feels like its gonna fall off..this standard acoustic guitar is too big for my wee hands to accommodate~ this learning to play the guitar sucks!! cant wait to get past this part of it..right now its like being a 400 lb fat person and trying to lose the first 10 lbs when you have NEVER excercised!:thwap

hehehe stick with it! you will enjoy hanging about here with that SOH of yours!

*2 thumbs up*

Duffy
August 31st, 2010, 01:27 AM
Neil Young and George Harrison both had electric guitars that were originally painted gold on the top, goldtops, a metallic gold stunning finish; and both guitars were later painted black.

Neil Young's awesome old Les Paul electric was painted black with a paint brush and is probably his most awesome, hot rodded guitar that he owns and plays today. A very special guitar.

The idea of finding a great acoustic you can afford that just "fits" into your hand when playing chords with ease, etc., and having good tone, but is the wrong color; and painting it another color is not a new concept.

Your arm and hand won't hurt. It will be like an extension of your body, so to speak. And paint it any way you want or have it painted - wouldn't cost much, especially when we are talking GAS here.

GAS: guitar acquisition syndrome or gear acq syndrome.

It gets expensive, like bikes. Have you thought about your first acoustic amp yet; and an acoustic soundhole pickup? There is a few hundred right there, but electric acoustics are way easier to play - you don't have to pick so hard.

Or get a "hot rod" electric in pink and an inexpensive amp - way easier to play and learn on than an acoustic and they tend to fall into your hand easier in many cases. Definitely way less bulky, in fact not bulky at all: it will feel like going 150 miles an hour compared to 45.

Glad you re-emerged from cyber space to share in our indulgences!

pinkspeeder
August 31st, 2010, 02:42 PM
I dont know what a pick up is...I dont know anything about amps...do splain lucy..meantime I am trying to play contorsionist and learn chords..

omegadot
August 31st, 2010, 03:34 PM
I dont know what a pick up is...I dont know anything about amps...do splain lucy..meantime I am trying to play contorsionist and learn chords..

A pickup is the magical device that takes your sound and transports it to the amp through the ethereal planes contained within a cable.


wikipedia has a nice page on how they work.

(I will now go edit it)

pinkspeeder
August 31st, 2010, 03:35 PM
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-LUNA-DEAN-DIANA-VENUS-PINK-ACOUSTIC-ELECTRIC-GUITAR-/400147833258?pt=Guitar&hash=item5d2aab61aa


this is the guitar I have my eye on....regarding the pick up...it is something that is external between the guitar and amp? or it is built in a guitar or an amp?....and yes..i will go google it too..

pinkspeeder
August 31st, 2010, 04:54 PM
well I offered them 200 bucks not thinking they would accept it..but they did..so I guess I just bought this guitar...!!

FusedGrooves
August 31st, 2010, 05:27 PM
well I offered them 200 bucks not thinking they would accept it..but they did..so I guess I just bought this guitar...!!

Cool. . . . ! Congrats!!! :D

kiteman
August 31st, 2010, 05:34 PM
well I offered them 200 bucks not thinking they would accept it..but they did..so I guess I just bought this guitar...!!

You must be tickled pink. :thumbsup

pinkspeeder
August 31st, 2010, 09:46 PM
well not as much as I would like to be..im disheartened and frustrated..im not doing well learning...im sore and bitter!! I cant seem to get my fingers to do what they need to and I wanna give up..but now I bought this...so I cant.

kiteman
September 1st, 2010, 02:06 AM
well not as much as I would like to be..im disheartened and frustrated..im not doing well learning...im sore and bitter!! I cant seem to get my fingers to do what they need to and I wanna give up..but now I bought this...so I cant.

You're not alone mate. I'm getting frustrated myself because I'm getting old and since I'm disabled I've worsened. My fingers are not very cooperative and songs are slipping away from my memory. Most of the time I just improvise if I ever can get in the mood. What bugs me is that I've just bought an amp.

Duffy
September 1st, 2010, 04:02 AM
Hope that that Luna pink guitar is easy to play and not like trying to pedal a pink mo-ped up a steep hill on a rocky road, when you really want thunder road. That can be what frustrates you and makes it difficult. Hopefully you will be alright. It certainly looks good.

Think about IMMEDIATELY putting on some extra light guage acoustic strings, about seven dollars. They are WAY easier to play, push down on, etc., than thick heavy strings. Look at the fattest string, the one on top when you play: you want this to be as thin as possible. They come in acoustic guages like what are called 10's, 11's, 12's, and 13's.

10's are what you might want because of ease of play and easier on your fingers. The 10 refers to 0.010 of an inch in diameter of the thinnest string on the guitar, the one on the bottom when playing. That's one one hundredth of an inch thick, or ten thousandths of an inch thick (this is where the 10 in the 10 guage comes from: 10/1000ths of an inch diameter), pretty thin indeed and easy to break. You might want to get a couple extra "single" ones, that are about a dollar each and come in very handy and save you the cost of buying a whole new set of strings when you only break one, usually these last two very thin strings.

People sometimes move up from tens toward thirteens as they progress in their playing skills and develop stronger more agile hands; then again some don't change sizes and play very lightly.

Another super excellent idea is that when you get your new guitar take it to a good guitar tech at a good store, that you obviously didn't buy it from - but they don't care - and have it "set up". Let them put the strings on and adjust the neck, nut, bridge and other parts like the tuners for you - things you don't know about but will make the guitar play WAY easier, better, and sound way better. This will add to your playing enjoyment big time.

When you get the guitar look at the bottom of the finger board by the soundhole and see how far the strings are off of the top of the dark brown wood finger board with the frets on it. The strings should not be way up in the air but only about a quarter of an inch above the finger board at the bottom of the fingerboard by the sound hole.

If the strings are a half inch up in the air at that point, have the guitar tech doing the set up bring the strings down lower to the body. This will make it much easier to press down on the strings and easier on your fingertips and hand. Electric guitars typically have the strings much closer to the fingerboard and require way less pressing down on the strings with your fingertips to hit the note.

A set up for a beginner that doesn't know much about what we are talking about will be a MAJOR thing to improve the guitars playability and sound.

Don't forget to put new strings on even if the original ones seem good, because they are probably old, cheap, Asian strings installed by the mfg and will have poor sound to them compared to some new D'darrio acoustic strings, no affln., or Martin strings, etc. Phosphor Bronze strings sound mellower and 80/20 Bronze strings sound brighter and twangier.

You are going to want to get your guitar sounding real good and playing real good. The best guitar shops in town usually have qualified guitar techs that know incredible amounts of things about making a guitar sound good.

Another thing you should definitely consider to purchase when you can is a real good "acoustic" guitar amplifier - not a regular guitar amplifier. Acoustic amplifiers can be found on ebay as well. Some good names are Fishman, AER, Fender, Crate, Marshall - that's about all I can think of right now. A lot of the other ones are not very good sounding and lack MAJOR features.

A good acoustic guitar amp has two "channels" with one that you can plug in a microphone or another guitar if playing with someone like a friend, or having someone else sing. The decent amps have anti feedback circuits to calm down acoustic guitar's amplified sounds which sometimes want to "squeal".

I have a Crate Gunnison which is a nice acoustic amp with a microphone channel and some built in effects and wasn't expensive. Avoid cheap amplifiers.

One rule of thumbs with guitars is: a good amp can make a poor sounding guitar sound great; a junk amp will make a great guitar sound like junk. So the amp is a KEY part of the sound.

If you want to keep up your enthusiasm you should consider getting your guitar set up with extra light strings, get a full set up by a pro tech, and get a decent acoustic amp. The amp will make it easier to play and less tiring on your hand and arm because you will just have to barely touch the strings to get a full loud sound and you will be able to tailor the sound to get a super nice tone.

I hope all this info doesn't turn you off, but it's like motorcycles - there is a lot to learn and it is sort of like a sub culture with it's own language, knowledge base, etc. Know what I mean?

Hope this helps. The Luna looks super cool, but get it set up real good by a pro. You will be very glad you did. Otherwise it will be like an out of tune motorcycle that hasn't had any service at all, wobbley funky tires, bent handlebars, etc.

Good luck with it. Electric guitars are less frustrating and have thinner strings and are way easier to play, if you want to consider one in the future.

pinkspeeder
September 2nd, 2010, 10:40 AM
DAMN DUDE!!! Way cool and important advice!! you have my grattitude for sure! I will take your advice!!:dance

pinkspeeder
September 2nd, 2010, 10:43 AM
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260634241313&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

so is this amp ok??

sumitomo
September 2nd, 2010, 11:11 AM
It's not worth that much,and the shipping too.Sumi:D

Duffy
September 2nd, 2010, 01:44 PM
Check this out. This is an EXCELLENT amp, many of us have it. I'm not sure how well it will work with an acoustic but it might be okay.

Thiis is an incredible, thunder road type little amp believe it or not, not a mo-ped.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vox-DA-5-Portable-Digital-Guitar-Combo-NEW-/170534260704?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27b4a24fe0

You would be able to use this with an electric in the future and might be able to use it with the acoustic because of the small speaker, might not feed back.

Peavey ACOUSTIC guitar amp:

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Peavey-Ecoustic-20-acoustic-guitar-amplifiers-/150476110028?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item23091338cc

Marshall acoustic amp:

This is a super good acoustic amp at a decent price right now, you might want to check it out, cover it with pink cloth or something, but a good one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Marshall-AS50R-50w-Acoustic-Guitar-Combo-Amp-Amplifier-/270629127743?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f02c0c63f

I think you will like this, hope it helps.

pinkspeeder
September 3rd, 2010, 12:20 PM
Check this out. This is an EXCELLENT amp, many of us have it. I'm not sure how well it will work with an acoustic but it might be okay.

Thiis is an incredible, thunder road type little amp believe it or not, not a mo-ped.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vox-DA-5-Portable-Digital-Guitar-Combo-NEW-/170534260704?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item27b4a24fe0

You would be able to use this with an electric in the future and might be able to use it with the acoustic because of the small speaker, might not feed back.

Peavey ACOUSTIC guitar amp:

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Peavey-Ecoustic-20-acoustic-guitar-amplifiers-/150476110028?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item23091338cc

Marshall acoustic amp:

This is a super good acoustic amp at a decent price right now, you might want to check it out, cover it with pink cloth or something, but a good one:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Marshall-AS50R-50w-Acoustic-Guitar-Combo-Amp-Amplifier-/270629127743?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f02c0c63f

I think you will like this, hope it helps.



well i put in a bid for the first one....it was the cheapest..and yes..well..it WAS pink...I dont want to spend a lot in case I wind up not enjoying playing and it sits in the corner....

next question: I went to buy a cable...naturally in pink...on ebay...there are a million choices!!! HOW do I know which one to buy? I had no idea they were that expensive!....any advice??

Duffy
September 3rd, 2010, 01:05 PM
That first one is an excellent amp. Wall power or batteries for camping, etc.

Get a good cable, they are usually thicker, not thin ones. These make a big difference in the sound, surprisingly enough. No kidding.

pinkspeeder
September 3rd, 2010, 01:51 PM
That first one is an excellent amp. Wall power or batteries for camping, etc.

Get a good cable, they are usually thicker, not thin ones. These make a big difference in the sound, surprisingly enough. No kidding.


well when I search for them on ebay they have a LOT to choose from..but none tell you how thick they are! How do I know?

Duffy
September 3rd, 2010, 07:57 PM
Wire diameter might be mentioned. Also lifetime guarantrr w free replacement is an indicator but they all eventually mess up. The better ones sound better.


How about the Vox DA5, they are new for 139. Hope u win because it is a great amp.

DeanEVO_Dude
September 3rd, 2010, 08:58 PM
well not as much as I would like to be..im disheartened and frustrated..im not doing well learning...im sore and bitter!! I cant seem to get my fingers to do what they need to and I wanna give up..but now I bought this...so I cant.

Don't let the sore, uncooperative fingers get you down... I to have uncooperative fingers (mainly rhythm player with a poor sense of timing!), and I've been playing since High School, stopped for a few years, picked it back up about 4 years ago, and my fingers still get sore! Some have a natural ability to play (I am not one), others have to work at it and still don't get it, but have lots of fun (and frustration) trying. If you want to learn, you just have to keep at it. For example, I am learning to play the song "In the Mood" by Rush, it took me over a week to get almost up to speed with Alex on the album (still not there, but...), and it is still sloppy as hell due to my uncooperative fingers. I still enjoy playing it. Repition is the key, learn it slow, pick up the speed. For me, it's an amazing sense of accomplishment when I can play along with a song, all the way thru (just the rhythm part) with minimal mistakes.

There are guys like Eddie VanHalen, Randy Rhoads, and Les Paul that make just picking up a guitar sound like the most beautifull thing. Then, there are my abilities, the only solo I can play at all is from Boston's "More than a Feeling" and I play that sloppy and poorly timed, still have fun doing it though.

I hope this can curb some of your bitterness and help you along your journey from "can't play s**t" to "can play a song" and beyond. Good luck, and if you want it, make it happen.

Cheers!

Duffy
September 3rd, 2010, 09:58 PM
I don't have heavy calluses on my fingertips after years of playing all the time.

I play mostly electric but hit it hard a lot.

Thing is, I found out you don't have to press down real hard on the strings to get the note, in fact pressing down too hard - especially with jumbo frets - can change the note.

Notice that a lot of the best guitar players hardly move their hands and their touch is very sensitive. Maybe they have heavy calluses but I'm not sure, maybe not.

I don't think a lot of force down on the fretboard is necessary and that it is a good idea to use the minimum force down on the fretboard to hit the note. This conserves energy and is easier on your fingers and hand. It probably also produces a better note sound. At least from my standpoint and experience.

Sometimes I hardly press on the strings at all and get great notes and tone. Also, zero pain.

oldguy
September 4th, 2010, 08:08 AM
Sometimes I hardly press on the strings at all and get great notes and tone. Also, zero pain.

Ditto.
If I lay off playing for too long and then hit it hard, my fingertips will burn after a long session, like I touched something hot. It's gone the next day, tho. I don't press hard (you shouldn't have to), and I don't have calloused fingertips. When I use to play acoustic all the time I did get callouses, and they'd tear off after long sessions, leaving me to start over w/ sore fingertips. I learned to use lighter strings, set the action low, and not press down so hard..........

Perfect Stranger
September 7th, 2010, 03:43 PM
http://www.rondomusic.com/halopink.html $140
http://www.rondomusic.net/photos/electric/halopink1.jpg

http://www.rondomusic.com/fulcrumpink.html $150
http://www.rondomusic.net/photos/electric/fulcrumpink1.jpg

http://www.rondomusic.com/sst62mgbgmy.html $109
http://www.rondomusic.net/photos/electric/sst62mg3-4bgmy1.jpg

sumitomo
September 7th, 2010, 03:53 PM
Whoa! Check out that pink V (marnold) Yea call me a pussy!(pokes eyes out)Yea I'm a pussy with a pickle fork!! LOL! Sumi:D

Duffy
September 8th, 2010, 02:13 AM
Bad. Bad.

psylocke24
September 17th, 2010, 03:43 AM
Wow I love pink, maybe the lighter color like carnation pink not the dark one.