Any guitar players on TW?

Engl Powerball and Mesa Tremoverb mostly. Science Streetsweeper or Ampeg V4 for when i bust out the pedalboard. and my trusty Sunn Coliseum Bass for the one band i'm playing bass in.

 

soooo jealous of all of these legit Explorers!!!

I have this guy as a nod to my love of the Explorer, and of 80's metal



action shot!!!

 

Fucking dope Hamer!

 

Taylor 517E and Fender

 

I wish I had the video of my band covering Tank, Run like hell in the early 80's!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a61aODMARY

 

That’s awesome! I was in a band Saliva (we were the first lol) with my best friends from 12-19yrs old! We all took classical guitar and played everyday.
We had a ball! I wish I still had that mid 90s Jazzmaster.

 

Peavey 6505+ 112 Combo modified with Vintage 30 and some other small mods (metal)
Fender Super Sonic 22 to a Mesa Boogie 10" Cab (clean / bluesy)
Roland Cube (portable and to test pedals I'm building)
Orange Micro Terror Dark
Fender mini 57 tweed (cheap tiny amp that is fun is hell to play when you don't wanna wake up the woman)

 

That's a sweet guitar.

 

Line 6 Flextone ii HD 200w - MESA 4X12 V30 CAB

Sold - Marshall MGHDFX 100w through a Marshall 4X12 cab. Kind of miss that little rig, but wanted Harley parts

 

Blackstar ID Core 100.

 

Friedman Runt 50 through a Randall 4x12 with greenbacks.

 

Guy down the street was gonna sell me his Runt50 for $1300. He just bought a Butterslax.

Very tempting, would just need to find a cab to pair it with. Not that I need an amp that loud, the Runt20 would probably suit me just as well.

 

I want a JJ Jr. The Runt 50 is plenty though. I scored mine for 1200 cash a couple years ago.

 

I have yet to hear one. How does the tone/options differ from the Runt?

 

JJ Jr. has more gain and is handwired. That's pretty much it. I got a few pedals for what I need though.

 

I want to learn guitar but I'm a little overwhelmed with where to begin. I borrowed a guitar and small amp from a local music place for a few weeks to see if I really wanted to do this and had some success with the fender free lessons. I for the life of me cannot stop muting strings accidentally and am still trying to figure how to contort my hands for some of the chords but I had a lot of fun, i think it was a fender squier (sp) that they gave me to try. I want to purchase my own and I'm not sure of what to look for in a entry or starter guitar, or what to stay away from. Any suggestions?

 

Hells yeah! Best way is to play a little each day. Don’t get frustrated, just keep picking it up. You hand will eventually stop cramping as bad and you will become more flexible.
It not a bad idea to stretch your hand before you begin.
As far as lessons go, there are so many options, videos on YouTube. Others will chime in on their thoughts on lessons too.

Pick a song you like and learn the Rhythm. Maybe even listen and check out the bass for the same song, so you get an idea as to how the 2 instruments work together.

As far as guitars, pick up something that isn’t a lot of money, you like the look of and is setup by the shop you buy it from.

Yeah you could buy a guitar from someone in the classifieds, but if something is wrong with it or it’s not setup right, you might not even know.

Rock on!

 

I would suggest looking into the Squire "Affinity" series. Affordable, set up nice.

 

My neighbor is packing up and getting ready to move. He gave me these 2 guitars and a few pedals.
These will be cool gifts for my niece and nephew to learn how to rock out on.

 

Those are really nice for first guitars!