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Shortwave Sportfishing wrote: On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 00:17:16 GMT, "Bryan" wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message .. . On 12 Jan 2006 13:46:28 -0800, wrote: An American Deluxe with SCN pickups, Tobacco Sunburst color, looks alot like Stevie Ray Vaughn's, only not as beat up you have a '56 strat? no offense, but i don't believe it. there can't be more than ten of those left in the world. i have a '65 strat in golden sunburst with humbuckers which is pretty rare. Unless I'm missing some post's which occurs on occasion, he said he had "a real one," not an original or or 56. A real one to me implies made in America vs the asian versions. The SCN pickups imply a 2004 or later, but I don't know if SCN's were available before 2004. a real one would imply a pre-cbs strat - those are real ones. What criteria would you base that on, Tom? |
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Bryan wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 00:17:16 GMT, "Bryan" wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message . .. On 12 Jan 2006 13:46:28 -0800, wrote: An American Deluxe with SCN pickups, Tobacco Sunburst color, looks alot like Stevie Ray Vaughn's, only not as beat up you have a '56 strat? no offense, but i don't believe it. there can't be more than ten of those left in the world. i have a '65 strat in golden sunburst with humbuckers which is pretty rare. Unless I'm missing some post's which occurs on occasion, he said he had "a real one," not an original or or 56. A real one to me implies made in America vs the asian versions. The SCN pickups imply a 2004 or later, but I don't know if SCN's were available before 2004. a real one would imply a pre-cbs strat - those are real ones. Well, Shortwave, some of us would just be happy to own a strat made in America. To us, that would be a real one. Still, I understand your version of real versus my version of real. When I go into the store to see if I can buy my daughter a strat, I have three choices. A modern strat made in America or in an Asian country or a vintage $trat. I can afford the one made in an Asian country. I didn't buy her one, because I couldn't justify the price of the one I would want (and I was pretty sure she would last as long with guitar lessons as she did with piano lessons). Still, I was sorely tempted to find a way to buy her one that I would want! I put the SCN's on. My strat sounds absolutely beautiful, and I never ever implied that I own an original '56. It's a real strat, made in the U.S., using the same woods as the old ones, not made in Mexico. Everyone I know that REALLY knows anything about strats really like mine. |
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Bryan wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message ... On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 19:00:14 GMT, Don White wrote: Takamine built by kaman who makes ovation - good choice. My first acoustic was a Takamine. It was a very nice guitar. Don't have it anymore and don't play anymore. Probably still a great choice for an affordable quality first acoustic. Yes, Takamine makes pretty decent guitars. a friend has an acoustic/electric 12 string that is pretty sweet sounding. |
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Eisboch wrote: wrote in message oups.com... Don White wrote: Well...I've grown tired of just surviving the winters, and since things have mellowed out inn this newsgroup I can't even count on a good dustup to keep me going. This morning I went to a local music store and bought a Takamine GS-330S acoustic guitar. I didn't know what to buy so I let the salesman convince me that this model was the best value..for a beginner as it was on at a reduced price. They threw in the case, strap and half a dozen picks... all for $300.00 CDN. Next I walked upstairs to the Canadian Conservatory of Music and signed up for 18 weeks of music lessons. Classes don't start until next Tuesday night, so I found beginner lessons online but might have trouble with my frettin' hand. I find the strings seem close together for my chubby fingers. Anyway, I'll see how it works out. Gotta do something..... the wife has been called back to work a month early and I'll be semi-housebound for months. Back to that chromatic chord... G major D major C major... mmmm wonder if they do cash refunds at that store? Stick with it, and practice, practice, practice. Your fingers will get used to it..... You have to get the ends of your fingers toughened up and calloused. Most people quit because after a week or so their finger tips hurt too much. Eisboch That's certainly a first step. SRV used to play so much (he used very heavy gauge strings) that his calouses would come off, and he'd super glue them back. |
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Shortwave Sportfishing wrote: On 12 Jan 2006 13:46:28 -0800, wrote: An American Deluxe with SCN pickups, Tobacco Sunburst color, looks alot like Stevie Ray Vaughn's, only not as beat up you have a '56 strat? Where to hell did I say I had an original '56 strat???????? no offense, but i don't believe it. there can't be more than ten of those left in the world. i have a '65 strat in golden sunburst with humbuckers which is pretty rare. Let's see a picture of it. |
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"Reggie Smithers" wrote in message ... It has to do with the tone of the early strats. sort of like the tone of a STRATOVARIUS Violin has a unique tone ; ). There are many people who are just as picky about their pre-cbs strats guitars and the old Fender Amps. I watched an interesting television show the other day (History Channel, I think). The subject was that of trying to unlock the mystery of the superior tonal quality of a Stradivarius violin. Many theories have been put forth over the years, the most popular being that he used a secret lacquer. Turns out not to be true. The "secret" was simply that he lived during a cyclic climate era with very little rain, resulting in slow tree growth and closely spaced tree rings in the wood. Eisboch |
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Shortwave Sportfishing wrote: On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 18:28:13 -0500, " JimH" jimh_osudadATyahooDOT com wrote: "Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message .. . On 12 Jan 2006 13:46:28 -0800, wrote: An American Deluxe with SCN pickups, Tobacco Sunburst color, looks alot like Stevie Ray Vaughn's, only not as beat up you have a '56 strat? no offense, but i don't believe it. there can't be more than ten of those left in the world. Huh???? http://www.stratcollector.com/newsde...es/000087.html that's a reproduction - i thought he said he had an original. i could be wrong though. in which case i apologise. Apology accepted. |
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JimH wrote: wrote in message oups.com... JimH wrote: wrote in message oups.com... JimH wrote: wrote in message oups.com... Don White wrote: Well...I've grown tired of just surviving the winters, and since things have mellowed out inn this newsgroup I can't even count on a good dustup to keep me going. This morning I went to a local music store and bought a Takamine GS-330S acoustic guitar. I didn't know what to buy so I let the salesman convince me that this model was the best value..for a beginner as it was on at a reduced price. They threw in the case, strap and half a dozen picks... all for $300.00 CDN. Next I walked upstairs to the Canadian Conservatory of Music and signed up for 18 weeks of music lessons. Classes don't start until next Tuesday night, so I found beginner lessons online but might have trouble with my frettin' hand. I find the strings seem close together for my chubby fingers. Anyway, I'll see how it works out. Gotta do something..... the wife has been called back to work a month early and I'll be semi-housebound for months. Back to that chromatic chord... G major D major C major... mmmm wonder if they do cash refunds at that store? Stick with it, and practice, practice, practice. Your fingers will get used to it..... You'll get frustrated, then frustrated some more, then things will begin to look up, and you'll be amazed at how fast things then progress. One piece of advice that an excellent guitar teacher once instilled in me, is to strum and pick properly. Too many teachers don't teach strumming and picking methods at all, or very little. He made me practice, and I'm glad he did now.... Hey bass, how long have you been playing? Are you into acoustic or electric? Some of both. I've got a Strat (real one!) and an Ovation. I've been playing about 6 years seriously, fiddled with guitars since childhood. You? I wanted to learn to play but got frustrated and quit. At first it is frustrating as all hell. I remember thinking, I'll NEVER, EVER be worth a damned at this. Then, there's this threshold you cross, kind of like a guitar player epiphony, and then things work, and you can actually hear something and teach yourself to do it. I clearly remember the day I played something and said to myself, "damn, that sounded good!" Which Stratocaster do you have? An American Deluxe with SCN pickups, Tobacco Sunburst color, looks alot like Stevie Ray Vaughn's, only not as beat up! Is this it? http://tinyurl.com/amrbd If so, very nice! And very expensive! I bought mine used, and it was kind of a distress sale, $800, again, never said it was an original "56!!!! Here's what mine looks like: http://www.blackcreekguitars.com/04-...-Strat-001.jpg |
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JimH wrote: wrote in message oups.com... JimH wrote: wrote in message oups.com... JimH wrote: wrote in message oups.com... Don White wrote: Well...I've grown tired of just surviving the winters, and since things have mellowed out inn this newsgroup I can't even count on a good dustup to keep me going. This morning I went to a local music store and bought a Takamine GS-330S acoustic guitar. I didn't know what to buy so I let the salesman convince me that this model was the best value..for a beginner as it was on at a reduced price. They threw in the case, strap and half a dozen picks... all for $300.00 CDN. Next I walked upstairs to the Canadian Conservatory of Music and signed up for 18 weeks of music lessons. Classes don't start until next Tuesday night, so I found beginner lessons online but might have trouble with my frettin' hand. I find the strings seem close together for my chubby fingers. Anyway, I'll see how it works out. Gotta do something..... the wife has been called back to work a month early and I'll be semi-housebound for months. Back to that chromatic chord... G major D major C major... mmmm wonder if they do cash refunds at that store? Stick with it, and practice, practice, practice. Your fingers will get used to it..... You'll get frustrated, then frustrated some more, then things will begin to look up, and you'll be amazed at how fast things then progress. One piece of advice that an excellent guitar teacher once instilled in me, is to strum and pick properly. Too many teachers don't teach strumming and picking methods at all, or very little. He made me practice, and I'm glad he did now.... Hey bass, how long have you been playing? Are you into acoustic or electric? Some of both. I've got a Strat (real one!) and an Ovation. I've been playing about 6 years seriously, fiddled with guitars since childhood. You? I wanted to learn to play but got frustrated and quit. At first it is frustrating as all hell. I remember thinking, I'll NEVER, EVER be worth a damned at this. Then, there's this threshold you cross, kind of like a guitar player epiphony, and then things work, and you can actually hear something and teach yourself to do it. I clearly remember the day I played something and said to myself, "damn, that sounded good!" Which Stratocaster do you have? An American Deluxe with SCN pickups, Tobacco Sunburst color, looks alot like Stevie Ray Vaughn's, only not as beat up! Is this it? http://tinyurl.com/amrbd If so, very nice! And very expensive! Here's a pic of Eric Heatherly's strat, that thing is sweet....notice the paint wore off under his pick hand: http://www.countryragepage.com/image...0Heatherly.jpg |
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