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Re: The Guitar Topic - B
Ballard:
My ex-girlfriend bought me a low-end Martin a while back and I really wasn't content with it. It was way too dull sounding, too quiet, not bright enough.
Grass is always greener etc.
doombilly:
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Actually, though, gorgeous bass rig man.
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(100 lbs!) Although I have to give it to SWR, they are extremely economical with their cabs weight. GK on the other hand....
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Eh, take the back off that thing and it'll be only 98. Help your bassist carry his rig, they'll help with yours. Makes life easy!
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My bassist is the esteemed Mrs Doombilly. She cannot haul the bass rig up the hill on the hand truck. I usually stack the 1x15swr and the gk4x10 and make the trek 1st because everything else in the truck is lighter than that load. Srsly I think with the handtruck she weighs less than the bass rig. Certainly with the ampeg head she would. Reason #293 I use a tiny terror and a reasonably weighted 2x12 cabinet. Plus the 2 PA speakers are like 80lbs each. I have it down to 5 trips with the handtruck these days.
1) bass cabs, 2) avatar212 3) ampeg bass head in skb rack+"power station" (carvin power amp, ETA power conditioner in a SKB dj rack) 4) pa spkr1 5) pa spkr2.
She loads all the guitars, gig bags, mic stands, 2 suitcases with the sequencer, mixer; and our special outfits in the cab.
It is a system. And then the next day after a gig I can play the, "Where/How did I get this big-assed bruise?" game. Loads of fun for the whole family...
Also hot tip #1 for finding good fitting cases for items that don't/won't go into a rack. Go to the goodwill. American tourister suitcases and some rubber foam work trés efficiently. I got three for $10. Two were perfect.
Radical AC:
In my experience Taylors are trebly and Martins are on the bassy end of the spectrum. As a general rule. I've been playing on a Seagull and find it fantastic. It plays a lot like a Taylor and the guy that founded the company worked with Taylor a while back. The best acoustic guitar I have ever played is a Santa Cruz Firefly. Holy crap, I would kidnap children for that thing. But I don't know where I'm going to get over three grand for a bunch of kids.
Patrick:
Black market.
Re: the incredible brightness of Taylors, yeah, it's pretty intense. But I've only ever heard Taylors with cutaways. I'd like to hear now their non-cut dreadnoughts sound before making a decision, which is why I'm not just gonna go out and get one.
Radical AC, I will definitely try to find some Seagull gee-tars at some point. I'll also be checking out Washburns and Martins and Gibsons and Alvarez acoustics and various others. I am looking for a guitar that is slightly brighter than my Kay (if she got any mellower I would play her to get the same effect as smoking weed, but cheaper), but with a similar mid and bass response and much easier playing action.
Radical AC:
My best friend has a non-cutaway dreadnought Taylor and I would say it is much brighter than a Martin of equal styling. I don't know the exact model but I know he payed about a $1000 for it. Seagull guitars (owned by Godin, all made in Canada :-D) are the best deal in acoustics I've ever found for something $3-800. Amazing craftsmanship and great materials. Next I'm either going to get a 314ce Taylor or save up for a Santa Cruz, but I'd be afraid to take it anywhere.
For an example of the dreadnough taylor sound you could check the first song on my friends myspace. (It's sappy, but the lyrics aren't the point :-P) He also uses heavy gauge strings toning down the brightness a bit.
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