I can find at least one or two things that irritate me about each guitar I have. It's a lot like being in a relationship.
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For me its usually “wish this one cost less”I can find at least one or two things that irritate me about each guitar I have. It's a lot like being in a relationship.
It's not necessarily nonsense. You said yourself that wood isn't some exact science. And the wood a factory has access to can certainly change over time.
That said, if you're not vibing with somebody you sell/buy from, of course you can move on and find somebody else to deal with. Just... maybe not tell them to kick rocks, that's a bit rude.
I think you misunderstand what I am saying. To be specific, I was referring to a current crop of Gibson’s currently being sold as “good wood era”. It’s nonsense, so the dates swing wildly but generally, let’s say 90s to early 2000s for the sake of this. This is nonsense because, as I mentioned, no two guitars are the same. Some sound great, some don’t. It’s a meaningless term being applied to literally thousands of instruments with no measurable data set. Access to better or worse wood is rather irrelevant because it doesn’t guarantee every guitar will sound great. It’s a nonsense term that people use to try to upsell their completely ordinary guitar. Those people can, for sure, kick rocks.
Okay yeah I can see your point! There's often lots of exaggerations going on around stuff like this.
I see it as two different things. If the goal is to find a good guitar, then yeah try a bunch of guitars and find a good one. If the goal is to nerd out on minutiae then do that (that can be fun sometimes). But it's probably a bad idea to mix those two things together
Funny you mention that. I have a PJ style bass and I've been wanting a Thunderbird since forever. Now that these are out I may have to grab one@STRHelvete sounds like a boredom project (not always a negative - you may love it).
Not sure what all those parts cost, but have you considered buying a bass instead? Im sure someone is making a bass with similar body (Balaguer?)
I await your purple bass ngd.Funny you mention that. I have a PJ style bass and I've been wanting a Thunderbird since forever. Now that these are out I may have to grab one
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Fresh strings on both - one 9-42 one 10-46. 9-42 set had maybe an hour on it, 10-46 was done just before recording. Same settings for each setting.The “A” guitar is significantly brighter than the “B” guitar in your example. Did they both have fresh strings and the same amp settings/mic placement/etc.?
This.I can find at least one or two things that irritate me about each guitar I have. It's a lot like being in a relationship.
... and sometimes our own guitars betray us too... when the jack is busted, battery is dead (for those with active circuits), volume pot is scratchy, the switch cuts out or a string breaks and we don't have stock backup...(...)
And on, and on... I believe all of those quirks give them indeed a personality. Sometimes I want to play one, sometimes another. Just like when you don't want to hang with the same people all the time.
Fresh strings for a better comparison, and just two guitars - no one's sitting through 11 minutes of my side profile
Not sure if it's the smaller gauge, but the R9 just feels nicer to play right now. May need to mess with the LPC setup (didn't change gauges).