Reply With QuoteSure, they know! It's contagious, too.....and you're a carrier!!Originally Posted by just strum
Unfortunately, even after we buy that fancy VG Strat, most of us still won't sound like Greg Koch. I love that guy--you name it, he can play it!
Regular Fretter
Designed to Give You GAS
At one time I was a golf nut and every time a new driver came out I would drool and think it would bring my game to a new level. In the end it was practice, practice, practice as the only true recipe for better playing.
Well, the same applies to all those new guitars, but boy are those ads fun to watch and the mind certainly wanders to visions of improved playing.
There are so many clips out there, this is one I just stumbled on. These things just give you GAS, do these guitar makers know what they are doing to us?ude:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PA442Cqzaxk
Mark
* Loud is good, good is better!
Addicted to solder....
Sure, they know! It's contagious, too.....and you're a carrier!!
Unfortunately, even after we buy that fancy VG Strat, most of us still won't sound like Greg Koch. I love that guy--you name it, he can play it!
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Yeah, he is amazing. He looks like he lost weight maybe? At least since he recorded my SRV licks DVD. That VG does look really, really cool. I especially like the "tunings" knob, because right now, I avoid music in alternate tunings, cause I don't want to deal with it. The tonal options are also cool, and I really like the intuitive approach with the two dials. I think Jim Pfeiffer has compared it favorably to the Variax, and Greenmachine has one I think.
Steve Thompson
Sun Valley, Idaho
Guitars: Fender 60th Anniversary Std. Strat, Squier CVC Tele Hagstrom Viking Semi-hollow, Joshua beach guitar, Martin SPD-16TR Dreadnought
Amphs: Peavey Classic 30, '61 Fender Concert
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love is the answer, at least for most of the questions in my heart. . .
- j. johnson
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So, should we put you down for one or two?
Mark
* Loud is good, good is better!
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LOL!! maybe one day long down the road. Right now, I have enough options with the Toneport and the stuff I have. Besides, it would be cheating to play with different tunings just with a knob and not learning to do it yourself. ;-)
Steve Thompson
Sun Valley, Idaho
Guitars: Fender 60th Anniversary Std. Strat, Squier CVC Tele Hagstrom Viking Semi-hollow, Joshua beach guitar, Martin SPD-16TR Dreadnought
Amphs: Peavey Classic 30, '61 Fender Concert
Effects and such: Boss: DS-1, CE-5, NS-2 and RC20XL looper, Digitech Bad Monkey, Korg AX1G Multi-effects, Berhinger: TU100 tuner, PB100 Clean Boost, Line 6 Toneport UX2, Electro Harmonix Little Big Muff Pi, DuhVoodooMan's Rabid Rodent Rat Clone, Zonkin Yellow Screamer Mk. II, MXR Carbon Copy Delay
love is the answer, at least for most of the questions in my heart. . .
- j. johnson
Regular Fretter
In addition to the videos, I'm sure all of you are getting inundated with the music store catalogs in the mail. I think my wife might be intercepting some of them when she gets home before me, but some of are finding there way into my hands.
Mark
* Loud is good, good is better!
Contributing Member
On a related note, anybody in the Burlington, Ontario, Canada area on the 16th. I think (a Fri.night), Greg and Reggie (?) will be at the music centre to demo the VG. Doors open at 7:30 but better get there early. Long and McQuade is associated with this clinic I believe. I'm pretty sure about the date but will double check.
Regular Fretter
I have a few of Greg Koch's DVD's and they are awesome!! He is an excellent teacher and comedian:
I am giving serious thought to one of em VG's.
M29
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Here is Greg's schedule from Myspace..
http://collect.myspace.com/index.cfm...68&n=Greg+Koch
GAS is like a parasite it latches on to someone And eats until their wallet is empty than jumps from person to person. I wonder if they make like a repellant spray for it?
Addicted to solder....
Some of you probably saw this on GuitarPlayerTV.com, but it's worth checking out. This clip shows Greg doing some absolutely ferocious chicken pickin' as well as some simultaneously humorous and impressive LZ licks:
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Luke Skyrawker
They do. On the can in big letters it says JAZZ.GAS is like a parasite it latches on to someone And eats until their wallet is empty than jumps from person to person. I wonder if they make like a repellent spray for it?
"No Tele For you." - The Tele Nazi
Ha! Tele-ish now inbound.
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They do. On the can in big letters it says JAZZ.
Moderately mean but very funny. That's with an emphasys on moderately
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You know....if I ever got to the point that I was wanting to jam with several different bands/people on a daily basis...one of these VG's and a Cyber Twin (however you spell it!) would probably be the most flexible rigs you could have. I tried out the cyber twin and really liked it compared to the Vox and line six stuff....Hrmmm....
DAMN YOU ALL FOR GAS GAS GAS GAS GAS
Did I tell you I'm robbing Guitar Center in a week...AFTER I steal a box truck?
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Luke Skyrawker
Dude, we have to teach you to be sneaky. If GC does get robbed you just became suspect #1.
(where do we meet you?)
"No Tele For you." - The Tele Nazi
Ha! Tele-ish now inbound.
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