Reply With Quotewelcome m29....this is a great forum....i think you will like it here...that's a beauty of a guitar...
ww
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Hello All,
Found this awesome site while looking for info on a Vox amp. First off thank you Robert for your time and help with this website, it has been a great help already and I have only just found it few days ago.
I am an elderly gentleman of 53 this month and have recently came back to playing guitar after 20 years or so. I played drums for a good third of my life and kind of picked at the guitar during that time span. I have been out of music for the last 20 years rasing a family and have found a whole new world out there. I did not learn much on the guitar, just picked up stuff from our guitar players over the years. I just recently picked up a LP copy and a Vox AD50VT which I really enjoy, I just wish I could make it sing instead of strumming cords and practicing scales.
I enjoy a wide variety of music but grew up playing the classic stuff from the sixties and seventies, Santana, Hendrix, The Who, Deep Purple, Johnny Winter, Amboy Nugent, Allman Bros........I really want to be able to play forever on the blues at this point and to pick up on some jazz and learn some of the old classic rock that I used to drum to.
When I was younger in my late teens and early twenties I built a couple guitars. The first was a copy of a Les Paul junior. A friend had one and I used it as a template. It looked easy to make being a flat top and all. It turned out pretty good, I painted it white pearl and had a some fun with it. I used to paint custom motorcycles and cars and that is where the white pearl idea came from. A few years later I decided to build another guitar and I removed the set neck on this guitar and split it and laminated it back together with the original mahogany and a few maple strips. BC Rick guitars were new then and I loved the look of the stripes running through the body and this is what I did with mine. About 8 years ago I had to sell it because of a back injury and loss of work. Since I have gotten back into it, I have put ads up at the local music stores to see if I could find it. With ebay going now I thought this thing could be half way accross the country. Well about a week ago a guy called me and said his cousin had it. He said he would tell him and that is the last I heard of him. I did not get a chance to get his number but I sure hope he gets back with me. I am thinking about building a semi hollow body next winter, I always loved the ES 335.
Well...I think I rambled on way too long, it did feel good though! Thanks again for all of your input with this site it has helped me a ton already, I hope I can lend a hand as well.
M29
Regular Fretter
welcome m29....this is a great forum....i think you will like it here...that's a beauty of a guitar...
ww
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
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Regular Fretter
Hi and Welcome M29!
I'm sure you'll like it here too, great people here!
Sweet axe BTW
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Welcome M29
Is that 007 code lingo? Anyway, please don't think of yourself as an "elderly" gentleman because you have some good company here on thefret in your age range, and these guys act anything but elderly.
Enjoy.
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Welcome M29! I'm another one of the resident old farts (52 years young), and a guitarist-turned-bass player.
Hey, that's one sweet guitar, hope you get it back!
Rob Smith
I AM the bass player!
GUITARS: '93 ZON Sonus 4, '85 G&L L-2000 (Mahogany), '05 Schecter Stiletto Custom 4, '06 SX SJB-62MG (Fretless), '07 Squier Bronco (project), '06 Ibanez AEB10E-BK acoustic bass, '70s Epiphone OO-sized acoustic, '94 Peavey Reactor (extreme makeover edition)
AMPS: '03 Ampeg BA115 bass combo, '86 Peavey MkIV Series 400 bass head, SWR Workingman's cabs, 2x10" & 1x15", '00 Peavey Micro Bass
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Whoa, that'll be enough of that kind of talk! I turned 55 in Feb. Hey, we're just gettin started!! Plenty of good pickin' left to do!
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Regular Fretter
Ok this is depressing...53 is 10 more years ahead of me and you're using the term ELDERLY with it!?? :\
Welcome btw.
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
Regular Fretter
what's really depressing tone is that we are both 43 and evidently both have grey hair!
ww
Guitars: Gibson 1998 Les Paul Special : Peavey Predator (Early 90's Fat Strat Copy) : Ibanez GAX30TR
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
Regular Fretter
Ok my day is ruined
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
Regular Fretter
yep....time to start drinkin'
Guitars: Gibson 1998 Les Paul Special : Peavey Predator (Early 90's Fat Strat Copy) : Ibanez GAX30TR
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
Regular Fretter
LMAO yeah that explains my drinking alright. Oh yeah you're still older than me dood...I was never good at math, I'm still 42 and holding on for dear life!!!
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
Regular Fretter
Make sure you two boys dry behind them there ears now, ya hear?
Guitars:
Electric: Washburn HB-30, Squier Tele Custom Deluxe, Jay Turser Strat.
Acoustic: Seagull S6.
AMPs: VOX AD30VT, Peavey Envoy 110.
Modelers: V-AMP 2, Digitech RP-100A.
Pedals: Boss RC-2 Loop Station, Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble, Digitech Bad Monkey, Ibanez DE7 Delay/Echo, DOD VFX40B 7-Band Graphic EQ, Ibanez CS-5 Super Chorus.
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Welcome M29 - glad to see you here. Hey, age doesn't have anything to do with it!
Big Welcome!
Last edited by Robert; April 3rd, 2006 at 04:10 PM.
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Regular Fretter
Your right Robert. I just wish I could remember my 40s.
Guitars:
Electric: Washburn HB-30, Squier Tele Custom Deluxe, Jay Turser Strat.
Acoustic: Seagull S6.
AMPs: VOX AD30VT, Peavey Envoy 110.
Modelers: V-AMP 2, Digitech RP-100A.
Pedals: Boss RC-2 Loop Station, Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble, Digitech Bad Monkey, Ibanez DE7 Delay/Echo, DOD VFX40B 7-Band Graphic EQ, Ibanez CS-5 Super Chorus.
Regular Fretter
lmao...
Guitars: Gibson 1998 Les Paul Special : Peavey Predator (Early 90's Fat Strat Copy) : Ibanez GAX30TR
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
Reverend Rawk
I'm all of 38. Some of you guys are old enough to be . . . my older brother. For me the only bad thing about getting a bit older is that a nose/ear hair trimmer seems like a mighty good investment.
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Regular Fretter
You forgot eybrow trimmer for those long gray strans that come from nowhere overnight. Oh yea, I know all about that stuff.
The reason old men look like they do, is because it takes too much time to keep up with it all. It's bad enought watching the woman trying to keep up with old man time. It just isn't worth the effort.
Guitars:
Electric: Washburn HB-30, Squier Tele Custom Deluxe, Jay Turser Strat.
Acoustic: Seagull S6.
AMPs: VOX AD30VT, Peavey Envoy 110.
Modelers: V-AMP 2, Digitech RP-100A.
Pedals: Boss RC-2 Loop Station, Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble, Digitech Bad Monkey, Ibanez DE7 Delay/Echo, DOD VFX40B 7-Band Graphic EQ, Ibanez CS-5 Super Chorus.
Regular Fretter
Got me by only 7!Ok this is depressing...53 is 10 more years ahead of me and you're using the term ELDERLY with it!?? :\
Welcome btw.
Regular Fretter
Aahhh make that 8. How can you tell one year fron another?
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