Welcome, Ascension! Didn't John Hiatt write a song about your home town?
Been cruzin around here for a few days and finally joined.
I'm a semi pro player from Birmingham who for the last few years has been the house guitarist for a 6700 + member Mega Church.
This looks like a nice civilized site and I see some familar folks here : so HOWDY from Birmingham Alabama!
Guitars
Washburn's
Chicago Custom Shop USA's 1995 MG 122,100,102,120, 1994 MG-122, one off 1994 Prototype, 1999 WM-4, 200 3-ST Stealth
Carvins 1990 Pearl Pink reverse headstock X220C, 1991 Sapphire Blue Flame V220R.
Accoustics
LTD 88 Takamine
Amps
Fender Prosonic combo
100 watt custom one off Prosonic head
Fender 2/12 cab
2 Avatar 2/12 cabs- Blond Oxblood with 75's and Red with Black Vin 30's
Yamaha 4/12
Welcome, Ascension! Didn't John Hiatt write a song about your home town?
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welcome Ascension....this is a great forum....i think you will like it here....
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Guitars: Gibson 1998 Les Paul Special : Peavey Predator (Early 90's Fat Strat Copy) : Ibanez GAX30TROriginally Posted by just strum
Brownsville Reso - 101 Electric Reso : Fender GDO-300 Maple Quilt Top Acoustic
Amps: Fender Super Champ XD
Effects: Digitech RP250 Modeling Guitar Processor : DVM "Phased and Confused" Script Phaser Clone : Digitech Bad Monkey
Danelectro Cool Cat Chorus : Behringer Distortion Modeler : Ernie Ball Volume Pedal : Dunlop Cry Baby Wah
Welcome! Glad to have you here.
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
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Welcome.
Guitars/Bass - MIM Fender Classic 50s Strat, MIM Fender Standard Strat, Squier Classic Vibe 50s Tele, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Epi '56 Gold Top Les Paul, Martin DSR acoustic, Sigma Martin Auditorium electric/acoustic, Squier Jazz Bass.
Amps/Cabinets/Modelers - Model 2558 50 watt Marshall Silver Anniversary Jubilee combo w/ Celestion Vintage 30s, 4x12 Marshall cabinet w/25 watt Greenback Celestions, Fender Blues Junior w/ a couple of Billm mods, Line 6 POD 2.0, Roland Micro Cube
Pedals/Effects - Cry Baby Classic Wah, Boss TU-2, Boss NS-2, Boss RC-2 Loop Station, Ross Compressor, MXR Micro Amp, Danelectro FAB Echo, Danelectro FAB Chorus, Danelectro Chicken Salad, Marshall Guv'nor Plus, Marshall Echohead, Duhvoodooman's Zonkin' Yellow Screamer, Digitech Digiverb, Digitech Bad Monkey, Dunlop Fuzz Face, Homemade Loop Bypass pedal, Duhvoodooman's Sonic Tonic (Maxon SD-9 clone +), Voodoo Labs Superfuzz
cool brother welcome aboard!!!!!
Hi Ascension.
I'm a Bama boy too. Born just outside of Enterprise.
"No Tele For you." - The Tele Nazi
Ha! Tele-ish now inbound.
Welcome aboard Ascension. This seems to be a really great bunch of guitar players!
Glad you could make it Ascension. I know you will find this place very inviting. I sound like a broken record, but good people and good subject is what you will find here.
Mark
* Loud is good, good is better!
Yowza, howz't feel to play in a mega-church?Originally Posted by Ascension
Oh, & welcome.
I pick a moon dog.
Welcome!
I used to play guitar and bass for our little church but unfortunately things got a little "political" and now we're looking for a new church home. That's one big congregation you're playing to!
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Gators got religion? I guess miracles do happen... :
Welcome to TheFret, Ascension. Happy to have you here! :
How do you like those Carvins? I've been drooling over the Cali Carved Top CT6M model lately....
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Welcome aboard Ascension:
M29
Nice to see you here Ascension :
GG
Guitars: Washburn D10S, Washburn J28SDL, Washburn D56SW, Washburn F52SW, Washburn WI67PRO, Squire Standard Strat, Squire Tele Custom II, Squire '51, Agile AL-3100, Switch Wild IV Signature, Squire Classic Vibe 50's Tele
Amps: Vox AD30VT, Epiphone VJ Combo, Crate Palomino V8, Vox DA5
Pedals: Digitech Bad Monkey, Boss Blues Driver, Danelectro: PB&J Delay, Tuna Melt Tremolo, Chicken Salad Vibrato
Carvin builds some NICE stuff. For years I was a big time Carvin supporter but kinda got pretty burned by them over that last couple of years and sold off a bunch of my Carvin stuff because of it. Something changed a couple of years ago and all the guys I had known for years in sales and customer Service were suddenly gone. They burned me on three of my parts orders in a row and the way they treated me blew me orering a tricked out $1500 V220 from them. The product is still STELLAR but they can be REALLY difficult at times to deal with now. It's a shame because for years the were as good as it gets in Customer Service.Originally Posted by duhvoodooman
The CT's are super nice guitars and I would take one of those ANYDAY over a PRS. If you decide to have one built yell I can give you some advice on how to deal with them and not get scorched.
Guitars
Washburn's
Chicago Custom Shop USA's 1995 MG 122,100,102,120, 1994 MG-122, one off 1994 Prototype, 1999 WM-4, 200 3-ST Stealth
Carvins 1990 Pearl Pink reverse headstock X220C, 1991 Sapphire Blue Flame V220R.
Accoustics
LTD 88 Takamine
Amps
Fender Prosonic combo
100 watt custom one off Prosonic head
Fender 2/12 cab
2 Avatar 2/12 cabs- Blond Oxblood with 75's and Red with Black Vin 30's
Yamaha 4/12
Sadly Brian I'm kinda in the same shape you are right now bro. We lost our Senior, Executive and Associate Pastor all with in two weeks in June. Afterwards it suddenly got really political there and I walked away from playing at COC in July. We just found a new Senior Pastor who is starting this Sunday so I am looking hard at possibly coming back on board as a player.Originally Posted by Brian Krashpad
I am very active in local and State politicts here in my area and am the acting party chairman for one of the largest third political parties in the USA for my State ( United States Constitution Party PM me if you want more info ). I will absolutely NOT play politicts in my Church!! I feel ya man!
Guitars
Washburn's
Chicago Custom Shop USA's 1995 MG 122,100,102,120, 1994 MG-122, one off 1994 Prototype, 1999 WM-4, 200 3-ST Stealth
Carvins 1990 Pearl Pink reverse headstock X220C, 1991 Sapphire Blue Flame V220R.
Accoustics
LTD 88 Takamine
Amps
Fender Prosonic combo
100 watt custom one off Prosonic head
Fender 2/12 cab
2 Avatar 2/12 cabs- Blond Oxblood with 75's and Red with Black Vin 30's
Yamaha 4/12
Carvin builds some NICE stuff. For years I was a big time Carvin supporter but kinda got pretty burned by them over that last couple of years and sold off a bunch of my Carvin stuff because of it. Something changed a couple of years ago and all the guys I had known for years in sales and customer Service were suddenly gone. They burned me on three of my parts orders in a row and the way they treated me blew me orering a tricked out $1500 V220 from them. The product is still STELLAR but they can be REALLY difficult at times to deal with now. It's a shame because for years the were as good as it gets in Customer Service.
The CT's are super nice guitars and I would take one of those ANYDAY over a PRS. If you decide to have one built yell I can give you some advice on how to deal with them and not get scorched.
This is rare if you ask me . There has been some changes in workers from painters to c.s. /sales etc etc. But I recently had an issue with fender and they basically told me to F-OFF nicely of course When my ct-6 came without the 60th anniversary strap carvin sent me 2ude: I still think they are among the top in C.S. but that is my opinion of course.
I have had nothing but a good relationship with them since the 80's : But I know Ascension to be an honest ,great guy and if he says he had a problem with carvin then he did im sure!!!
My new v220 will be shipping next week!!:
I played Carvin allmost exclusively from the late 80's untill about three years ago and a one time I owned 18 Carvin guitars and 5 Carvin amps. I was part of the Carvin BBS family and attended the Southeastern Bashes in 2004 and 2005. It was an obsession and the breakup I had with them was quite nasty. It still makes me quite angry to think about it.Originally Posted by mrmudcat
I agree in years past that they were a great company to deal with as I also had a wonderfull relationship with Carvin for many years. But something happened there in 2005 and things changed. The values at the company are not what they once were.
The good thing I would have never bought my Fender Prosonic, Marshall or the USA Washburns with out the big break with Carvin so it's not all been a bad thing.
Guitars
Washburn's
Chicago Custom Shop USA's 1995 MG 122,100,102,120, 1994 MG-122, one off 1994 Prototype, 1999 WM-4, 200 3-ST Stealth
Carvins 1990 Pearl Pink reverse headstock X220C, 1991 Sapphire Blue Flame V220R.
Accoustics
LTD 88 Takamine
Amps
Fender Prosonic combo
100 watt custom one off Prosonic head
Fender 2/12 cab
2 Avatar 2/12 cabs- Blond Oxblood with 75's and Red with Black Vin 30's
Yamaha 4/12