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Post by roberto on Sept 18, 2018 11:53:55 GMT
If your plank of wood has an expensive brand logo and comes with a hefty price tag, it probably has some special magical powers. Such as shock absorbing qualities, self cleaning and healing over night on tour, fighting off gear burglars and constant AI driven retuning to pitch as you play. In some instances of sensing an inebriated player, these superior magical planks have been known to go on autopilot and play entire songs note by note making sure the show goes on while the player dozes off. Bellissima idea! It's time to buy magic guitars ... they will come in the next guitar series from thomann: IA Modern Guitar Series, avalaible in 2019 under request.
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Post by LeoThunder on Sept 18, 2018 12:19:04 GMT
If your plank of wood has an expensive brand logo and comes with a hefty price tag, it probably has some special magical powers. Such as shock absorbing qualities, self cleaning and healing over night on tour, fighting off gear burglars and constant AI driven retuning to pitch as you play. In some instances of sensing an inebriated player, these superior magical planks have been known to go on autopilot and play entire songs note by note making sure the show goes on while the player dozes off. Bellissima idea! It's time to buy magic guitars ... they will come in the next guitar series from thomann: IA Modern Guitar Series, avalaible in 2019 under request. Those that don't quite work will be in the Deko section.
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Post by dodger on Sept 18, 2018 13:38:02 GMT
Same set each time too dodger ? I can imagine autopilot stepping in there. Mind you it might give you a chance to improvise a little if the songs are totally second nature. Nearly the same DefJef - 2 hours at a scooter rally so mostly mod/indie/ska then our 2 hour residency where a few indie types had called in so similar with some chart/MOR stuff then 45 mins at a charity gig where i presume was the same but can't remember much other than singing my Ska mix of Bad Manner/Specials Can only remember because my guitar was much too loud in my monitor and i could just about hear the vocal but didn't want to stop the song when I'd started...
Was defo autopilot when it was the third time playing the same song
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Post by dodger on Sept 18, 2018 15:43:58 GMT
Interesting that you use on stage monitoring with an acoustic dodger . Were you with a band? Just my usual 2 piece - we were playing at a charity gig and it was set up for full bands with a couple of monitors. I love an onstage monitor even when playing (a plugged in) acoustic provided the engineer isn't flooding it with too much guitar (which he was)
At most of our gigs we're just using a speaker or two with no monitors but when there's an engineer and inhouse PA we'll use whatever we can
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gtgeorge
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Post by gtgeorge on Dec 11, 2018 5:17:28 GMT
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Post by hartonbenley on Dec 14, 2018 18:06:46 GMT
"they need the same set-up and care as any guitar." "could you gig with it?" Yes, absolutely ! I have 2 HB Mustang MS60LH-VW bought used from Guys "who gave up and went for a more serious guitar". With a correct setup and modifications, these guitar performs as if they were "serious guitars" - at still a fraction of the cost of a "serious guitar", even modded like mine : A+!
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Post by kodiakblair on Dec 15, 2018 1:17:18 GMT
I know a bass player down in England did 2.5 years on the road with his PB-50. He was on a Rock n Roll Revival tour and his (then) £82 bass played near 300 gigs. He uses these days in a blues band.
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Post by r3v3nt0n on Dec 15, 2018 18:27:17 GMT
This guy is making a point for using Harley Bentons on tour, claims he's been doing it for two years and I see no reason to doubt him. He says they need the same set-up and care as any guitar, which makes sense. I get annoyed at that recurring question, "could you gig with it?", as if there were something terrible waiting to happen to anything that doesn't have an established brand name on stage. You can gig with anything that still has an attached headstock (when do we get a Strandberg copy?). That Burst on his ST-20 looks terrible, though. Can You gig with Epi? Squier? I see guys giging then all the time. I own 2 HB guitars and I don't think less of them. A good setup and you're good to go.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 15, 2018 19:38:17 GMT
Of course you can't use HB guitars for live gigs! They might fall apart! All screws might just get loose causing bridge to fligh off that wooden plank of a body, that neck might just snap as its made of some kind of Maple wood! Scary stuff! I would rather gig with a Fender! Much safer screws!
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Post by dodger on Dec 16, 2018 1:16:36 GMT
Most tribute bands I see gig with the cheaper versions of the boutique models. Oasis tributes play Epiphones instead of Gibsons - Noel played an Epiphone EJ200 himself in the early days even on telly.
Loads of Irish fellas play Takamines cos Christy Moore uses them (although he usually covers the logo).
I'm still gigging with my 2 HBs and put them up against Martin X series or low end Taylors. I've seen loads gigging with both and my HBs sound just as good for less than half the price. Used my CLA28VE the past 2 nights and got admiring glances and an oul fella was checking it out all night. I think he thought it was the similar named Martin
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Post by roberto on Dec 16, 2018 7:52:20 GMT
If a man is able to play guitar can play with Fender, HB, Gibson, Epi ... but if he is unable the Fender and Gibson and PRS can not help the poor playing.
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Post by pickyplayer on Jan 20, 2019 18:27:33 GMT
Necks can warp if they are inadequately "seasoned". I've had a few low priced guitars that were beautiful looking and sounding guitars until the necks twisted from changes in humidity. Other than that, electronics are usually the weak spot. I can't imagine touring without spares for backup though. At any rate, you should know if a guitar is going to give you problems with a few months or less. Some woods would just rather be a chair....
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