I'm glad to see Alvarez made the list. It's one of the most under rated guitars ever. They make just outstanding guitars. And I'm not just talking about the Yari's. I absolutely love me some Alvarez's
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Guitars
Wilburn Versatare, '52 FrankenTele(Fender licensed parts), Fender USA Roadhouse Strat, Fender USA Standard B-bender Telecaster, Agile AL 3000 w/ WCR pickups, Ibanez MIJ V300 Acoustic, Squier Precision Bass,
Amps
Ceriatone Overtone Special, Musicman 212 Sixty-Five, Fender Blues Jr., Peavey Classic 30, Fender Super Reverb, Traynor YCV-40 WR Anniversary w/ matching 1x12 ext. cab, Epiphone SoCal 50w head w/ matching 4x12 cab (Lady Luck speakers), Avatar 2x12 semi-open back cab w/ Celestion speakers
Pedals
Digitech Bad Monkey, Digitech Jamman, DVM's ZYS, Goodrich volume pedal
I'm glad to see Alvarez made the list. It's one of the most under rated guitars ever. They make just outstanding guitars. And I'm not just talking about the Yari's. I absolutely love me some Alvarez's
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Ovation? Ick. All the ones I've seen have that plastic bowl thing on the back. I can hardly even hold one of those without feeling like I was going to drop it.
You won't find one that doesn't.Originally Posted by SharkUSMC
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AXES: Fender '81 The STRAT, '12 Standard Tele, '78 Musicmaster Bass, '13 CN-240SCE Thinline; Rickenbacker '82 360-12BWB; Epiphone '05 Casino, '08 John Lennon EJ-160E; Guild '70 D-40NT; Ovation '99 Celebrity CS-257; Yamaha '96 FG411CE-12; Washburn '05 M6SW Mando, '08 Oscar Schmidt OU250Bell Uke; Johnson '96 JR-200-SB Squareneck Reso; Hofner '07 Icon B-Bass; Ibanez '12 AR-325. AMPS: Tech 21 Trademark 10; Peavey ValveKing Royal 8; Fender Acoustonic 90, Passport Mini, Mini Tonemaster; Marshall MS-2 Micro Stack; Behringer BX-108 Thunderbird; Tom Scholz Rockman. PEDALS/FX: Boss ME-50; Yamaha EMP100; Stage DE-1; Samson C-Com 16 L.R. Baggs ParaAcoustic D.I; MXR EQ-10.
Anyone out there own one of these, been really wanting to get one, though guitar center doesn't stock them and i'm hesitant to buy without trying it first.
Would love any feedback on sound, quality and electronics.
thanks.
That's exactly what I thought when I saw the list.Originally Posted by markb
So...what would be a good top-10 list? Seems to me that Takamine, Seagull/Godin, Larrivee, and possibly Breedlove would make the cut. I don't have a lot of experience with a lot of acoustics, but those are ones that I've played and liked that weren't on the list.
Guitars: Gibson LP Studio, MIA Fender Precision, Carvin C350Originally Posted by Spudman
Amps: Genz Benz Shuttle 6.0 + Avatar B212 / Genzler 12-3, Acoustic B20
Pedals: Pod HD500X, Diamond Compressor, Tech 21 VT Bass, Sonic Research Turbo Tuner
Top 10???!!!! I guess in that guy's opinion. There are many better guitars that should be on that list, instead of some that were listed. I only agree with the top 2.
Here's a few off the top of my head and in no particular order based on instruments I've played.Originally Posted by Eric
Any of these manufacturers will get you a fine guitar which you will keep.
Martin (but nothing with X in the model name)
Gibson (includes pre-1970 Epiphone)
Guild (older is better but the new Chinese guitars are still excellent)
Larrivee
Yamaha (high end, no APXes)
Maton
Santa Cruz
Takamine (for stage use only)
For lower budgets I'd happily play any of the following. Bear in mind that many cheaper guitars are made by a small number of builders and badged
Cort (variable, shop around)
current Epiphone (certain models, and not the J160e)
Fender (variable, shop around)
Tanglewood (might be UK only)
Crafter
Any of the Godin brands (Seagull, Simon & Patrick, Art & Lutherie)
Walden
Blueridge
Johnson Carolina / Recording King (see what I mean about badging)
A few more than 10 and I've probably missed loads of perfectly good guitars.
Also, note what a guitar snob I am
Last edited by markb; April 22nd, 2010 at 03:46 PM. Reason: Missed a couple
Electric: Fat strat > Korg PB > TS7 > DS1 > DD-20 > Cube 60 (Fender model)
Acoustic: Guitar > microphone > audience
My friend has a Takamine, can't remember the exact model but it's a great guitar. Fantastic sound. Only problem is a buzz created by a slightly loose fitting battery pack...
Other than that though, list seems fairly reasonable.
I'm actually glad to see Yamaha on there - not the most glamorous name, I know, but my big dreadnought sounds fantastic.
Guitars: Eko 100 Series Custom, Eko 100 Series Framus, Epiphone Firebird, Epiphone Special II, Yamaha FG-403MS
Pedals: Danelectro Dan-O-Wah, Danelectro Fish & Chips 7 Band EQ, Danelectro PB & J Delay, Danelectro Tuna Melt Tremolo, Danelectro Pastrami Overdrive, Danelectro Black Licorice Beyond Metal
Other Gear: Crafter MA-5 Amp, Korg Kaoss Pad 2
I can whittle it down a little .....
1-Prewar Gibson's through 1962
2- prewar Martins through 1972.
3- R.G.&G. Grammer guitars.
4- Crafters of Tennessee custom guitars.
5- that's my complete list....
May all your days be memorable, all your friends stay true and all your riffs be killer....
That list carries zero merit we me, look at his reasons for his choices, I would have to say there had to be some qualifiers there that are not mentioned like you need to X amount of guitars per year or something
I've got a Yamaha, Ibanez, Washburn and Zagar and for me, it's hands down the Zagar. My friends have Martins, Takamine and Seagulls and tell me, my Zagar is right in there with the Martin.
A lot depends on the music I am playing at the time and opinions are very subjective.
This list is predictable and lazy. Ovation? Ovation? best folk guitar? This is a plug in Guitar. And Fender? They're OK but not in a Top Ten.
Now I'm no expert but I've played a lot of Guitars and First of all, I agree Martin's are great but probably No. 2. The best Guitar I've played is a Santa Cruz. You can't get a bad sound out of this guitar. Right behind if not equal to any Martin is a Larrivee. Not quite as deep and woody as a Martin but extremely vibrant, high quality. Martin, Gibson and Larrivee are in a group right behind Santa Cruz. Finally Seagull guitars deserve a spot in No. 8 or 9. These guitars blow away any Fender, Washburn, Ovation, Takamine or Yamaha. The best guitar you can buy under $700.
Also how did this guy match up his guitars with guitarists? Neil Young is famous for playing the same old Martin (D-28) that belonged to Hank Williams and Jerry Garcia played an Alverez, at least on Dead Reckoning the benchmark Dead acoustic recording.
You might get some decent mileage on any one of these seemingly good looking/playing/sounding/versitile China-made Tramontane's before needing a restoration... http://www.harmonycentral.com/docs/DOC-1592
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnTNp4mnxz4
These guys are getting good reviews too for their fair prices and good quality www.theloar.com
Hmmm, acoustic guitars IMO are more subjective than electrics. Its more of a sympathy thing going on between wood, strings and player and different guys and gals like very different instruments. I love my Epiphone AJ500 personally. I beat it until it howls and loves me back : )
I love my Ovation, but I don't play folk, so there you go.
Collings (US)
Eastman (China)
Maurice Dupont (France)