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I picked up a Tech-21 GED-2112 box.

 

Geddy Jazz Bass - check.

Rotosound 66 strings - check.

15" Hartke Combo Amp (150W) - check.

Cliff Burton Waaahhh. -check.

GED-2112. -Check.

 

My neighbors have never been more annoyed by such an awesome sound!!! I may not play anywhere near as well as Geddy. But damn, I love hearing that sound when I approximate the riff to Cygnus X-1. ;)

 

Is the box pretty user-friendly?

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Thanks TM

 

Any new acquisitions on your end ??

 

Blue J just upped the ante

 

Thought I was done for a while, but I saw one of these second hand, in great shape:

 

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I didn't buy it the first time. Nor the second time. Told myself if it was still there the third time I went in, and if it was fun to play, I'd get it. Guess it was meant to be.

 

Beautiful!

 

The thing glows from the inside...

 

The Gibson folks know how to do a finish. It has depth and life. Call me a freak, but I get mesmerized.

 

And did you have any doubt that it would be fun to play? ;)

 

I did, a little bit, but mostly because of my own physical limitations...I have a fairly limited bag o' tricks when it comes to playing lead stuff, and added to that is a boney something in my left index finger (osteophyte? something like that) that causes swelling, making it hard to bend my finger - cruel joke on the part of the universe. So sometimes I look at a nice guitar and think, that would probably be wasted on me...sigh.

 

That is one beautiful guitar, and as nice as it is, it is lucky to have landed with an owner so deserving

 

bravo !!

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Thanks TM

 

Any new acquisitions on your end ??

 

Blue J just upped the ante

 

Thought I was done for a while, but I saw one of these second hand, in great shape:

 

20180709_172157.jpg

 

I didn't buy it the first time. Nor the second time. Told myself if it was still there the third time I went in, and if it was fun to play, I'd get it. Guess it was meant to be.

 

Beautiful!

 

The thing glows from the inside...

 

The Gibson folks know how to do a finish. It has depth and life. Call me a freak, but I get mesmerized.

 

And did you have any doubt that it would be fun to play? ;)

 

I did, a little bit, but mostly because of my own physical limitations...I have a fairly limited bag o' tricks when it comes to playing lead stuff, and added to that is a boney something in my left index finger (osteophyte? something like that) that causes swelling, making it hard to bend my finger - cruel joke on the part of the universe. So sometimes I look at a nice guitar and think, that would probably be wasted on me...sigh.

 

That is one beautiful guitar, and as nice as it is, it is lucky to have landed with an owner so deserving

 

bravo !!

 

I've been wondering if I should let go of the Epiphone Les Paul Ultra. It's a great guitar, but I'm wondering if it'll get much play now. I can always come up with a reason for not parting with a guitar...that one was my first purchase of any quality. But once you reach the point of guitars in their cases stuck in closets, maybe there is no point.

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I picked up a Tech-21 GED-2112 box.

 

Geddy Jazz Bass - check.

Rotosound 66 strings - check.

15" Hartke Combo Amp (150W) - check.

Cliff Burton Waaahhh. -check.

GED-2112. -Check.

 

My neighbors have never been more annoyed by such an awesome sound!!! I may not play anywhere near as well as Geddy. But damn, I love hearing that sound when I approximate the riff to Cygnus X-1. ;)

 

Is the box pretty user-friendly?

 

It is. Just a few dials, but so many sounds. I haven't really messed with it too much, happy to hear the Geddy sound coming from my untalented fingers.

 

There are notes from Ged in the manual to tune to his MP era sound as well as his Chris Squire sound from the RRHOF ceremony.

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I have my eyes on another great vintage acoustic guitar- a Martin 2-1/2 17, the same model of guitar that Jimmie Rodgers played- in its original Martin coffin-style case, from the 19th century.

 

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^ Update:

 

It is in transit to me right now...I am stoked! Not the exact guitar in that photo, but pretty much exactly like it. Different color cloth inside the case, but other than that...

 

Made in 1882, and in beautiful condition.

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^ Update:

 

It is in transit to me right now...I am stoked! Not the exact guitar in that photo, but pretty much exactly like it. Different color cloth inside the case, but other than that...

 

Made in 1882, and in beautiful condition.

 

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whoa

 

Congrats Josh !!!!!!!!!!!!

 

pics when you get it, ok ?!?!?!?

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^ Update:

 

It is in transit to me right now...I am stoked! Not the exact guitar in that photo, but pretty much exactly like it. Different color cloth inside the case, but other than that...

 

Made in 1882, and in beautiful condition.

 

tenor.gif

 

 

whoa

 

Congrats Josh !!!!!!!!!!!!

 

pics when you get it, ok ?!?!?!?

 

Thanks! Yeah, I’m excited.

 

And you know I’ll send you pics, Lucas!

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I have my eyes on another great vintage acoustic guitar- a Martin 2-1/2 17, the same model of guitar that Jimmie Rodgers played- in its original Martin coffin-style case, from the 19th century.

 

H20354-L107771417.jpg

 

Tried to like this twice, but couldn't.

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^ Update:

 

It is in transit to me right now...I am stoked! Not the exact guitar in that photo, but pretty much exactly like it. Different color cloth inside the case, but other than that...

 

Made in 1882, and in beautiful condition.

 

tenor.gif

 

 

whoa

 

Congrats Josh !!!!!!!!!!!!

 

pics when you get it, ok ?!?!?!?

 

Thanks! Yeah, I’m excited.

 

And you know I’ll send you pics, Lucas!

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^ Update:

 

It is in transit to me right now...I am stoked! Not the exact guitar in that photo, but pretty much exactly like it. Different color cloth inside the case, but other than that...

 

Made in 1882, and in beautiful condition.

 

tenor.gif

 

 

whoa

 

Congrats Josh !!!!!!!!!!!!

 

pics when you get it, ok ?!?!?!?

 

Thanks! Yeah, I’m excited.

 

And you know I’ll send you pics, Lucas!

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Yeah, I don’t do the image hosting thing...I’ve known of too many people’s files getting hacked, or getting locked out of their accounts, or whatever. Not worth it to me.

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Holy crap, that can't be cheap. Those are highly sought after, they literally don't make them like that anymore (perfect woods are rare and extremely cost prohibitive now).
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Holy crap, that can't be cheap. Those are highly sought after, they literally don't make them like that anymore (perfect woods are rare and extremely cost prohibitive now).

 

It does have a crack down the lower bout that was repaired about 20 years ago, so it’s sealed- it’s structurally sound. But I was able to get a pretty good deal on it because of that, anyway.

 

Other than the repaired crack, though, it really is in good shape- the back, sides and the neck and headstock. Really remarkable for 136 years old.

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Holy crap, that can't be cheap. Those are highly sought after, they literally don't make them like that anymore (perfect woods are rare and extremely cost prohibitive now).

 

It does have a crack down the lower bout that was repaired about 20 years ago, so it’s sealed- it’s structurally sound. But I was able to get a pretty good deal on it because of that, anyway.

 

Other than the repaired crack, though, it really is in good shape- the back, sides and the neck and headstock. Really remarkable for 136 years old.

 

That's obviously common on older instruments. Only the good ones get repaired. ;)

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Holy crap, that can't be cheap. Those are highly sought after, they literally don't make them like that anymore (perfect woods are rare and extremely cost prohibitive now).

 

It does have a crack down the lower bout that was repaired about 20 years ago, so it’s sealed- it’s structurally sound. But I was able to get a pretty good deal on it because of that, anyway.

 

Other than the repaired crack, though, it really is in good shape- the back, sides and the neck and headstock. Really remarkable for 136 years old.

 

That's obviously common on older instruments. Only the good ones get repaired. ;)

 

It is a good one, indeed...I picked it up last night, and it’s beautiful.

 

Unfortunately, someone put regular steel strings on it, and there is a little bit of bowing on the topside body between the sound hole and the bridge. But I’ll get some nylon or silk and steel for it. I need to go out and get them, though, I don’t have any- so I haven’t been able to tune it up and play it yet. But I’m not going to with the ones that are on there now.

 

 

Lucas- I sent pics to you; feel free to post them here if you want to, since I don’t have an image hosting account.

 

I can’t wait to get it ready to play!

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Holy crap, that can't be cheap. Those are highly sought after, they literally don't make them like that anymore (perfect woods are rare and extremely cost prohibitive now).

 

It does have a crack down the lower bout that was repaired about 20 years ago, so it’s sealed- it’s structurally sound. But I was able to get a pretty good deal on it because of that, anyway.

 

Other than the repaired crack, though, it really is in good shape- the back, sides and the neck and headstock. Really remarkable for 136 years old.

 

That's obviously common on older instruments. Only the good ones get repaired. ;)

 

It is a good one, indeed...I picked it up last night, and it’s beautiful.

 

Unfortunately, someone put regular steel strings on it, and there is a little bit of bowing on the topside body between the sound hole and the bridge. But I’ll get some nylon or silk and steel for it. I need to go out and get them, though, I don’t have any- so I haven’t been able to tune it up and play it yet. But I’m not going to with the ones that are on there now.

 

 

Lucas- I sent pics to you; feel free to post them here if you want to, since I don’t have an image hosting account.

 

I can’t wait to get it ready to play!

 

Josh, the guitar is incredible !! .. The stories that wood could tell

 

Let us know how she reacts when you play her

 

 

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Holy crap, that can't be cheap. Those are highly sought after, they literally don't make them like that anymore (perfect woods are rare and extremely cost prohibitive now).

 

It does have a crack down the lower bout that was repaired about 20 years ago, so it’s sealed- it’s structurally sound. But I was able to get a pretty good deal on it because of that, anyway.

 

Other than the repaired crack, though, it really is in good shape- the back, sides and the neck and headstock. Really remarkable for 136 years old.

 

That's obviously common on older instruments. Only the good ones get repaired. ;)

 

It is a good one, indeed...I picked it up last night, and it’s beautiful.

 

Unfortunately, someone put regular steel strings on it, and there is a little bit of bowing on the topside body between the sound hole and the bridge. But I’ll get some nylon or silk and steel for it. I need to go out and get them, though, I don’t have any- so I haven’t been able to tune it up and play it yet. But I’m not going to with the ones that are on there now.

 

 

Lucas- I sent pics to you; feel free to post them here if you want to, since I don’t have an image hosting account.

 

I can’t wait to get it ready to play!

 

Josh, the guitar is incredible !! .. The stories that wood could tell

 

Let us know how she reacts when you play her

 

 

Josh_Martin_01.jpg

Josh_Martin_02.jpg

Josh_Martin_03.jpg

Josh_Martin_04.jpg

Josh_Martin_05.jpg

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Josh_Martin_07.jpg

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I'm surprised at how small it looks (yeah that's what she said). Keep it nice and you'll never lose money on it.

 

Thank goodness that's one classic guitar that this greaseball didn't get his paws on.

 

http://images.gawker.com/nag5y7oct9ogsujptane/original.jpg

 

he plays like a f***ing chimpanzee.

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I stopped having GAS for most guitars a while ago. Have settled into the ones I have and even sold off a few. There are a couple amps I would still like to get (an original Jose would be nice) Synths though I have had GAS for for several years. The biggest limitation for synths has been space. Having said that I am at the point now where I need to sell something to make space for others.
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Holy crap, that can't be cheap. Those are highly sought after, they literally don't make them like that anymore (perfect woods are rare and extremely cost prohibitive now).

 

It does have a crack down the lower bout that was repaired about 20 years ago, so it’s sealed- it’s structurally sound. But I was able to get a pretty good deal on it because of that, anyway.

 

Other than the repaired crack, though, it really is in good shape- the back, sides and the neck and headstock. Really remarkable for 136 years old.

 

That's obviously common on older instruments. Only the good ones get repaired. ;)

 

It is a good one, indeed...I picked it up last night, and it’s beautiful.

 

Unfortunately, someone put regular steel strings on it, and there is a little bit of bowing on the topside body between the sound hole and the bridge. But I’ll get some nylon or silk and steel for it. I need to go out and get them, though, I don’t have any- so I haven’t been able to tune it up and play it yet. But I’m not going to with the ones that are on there now.

 

 

Lucas- I sent pics to you; feel free to post them here if you want to, since I don’t have an image hosting account.

 

I can’t wait to get it ready to play!

 

Josh, the guitar is incredible !! .. The stories that wood could tell

 

Let us know how she reacts when you play her

 

 

Josh_Martin_01.jpg

Josh_Martin_02.jpg

Josh_Martin_03.jpg

Josh_Martin_04.jpg

Josh_Martin_05.jpg

Josh_Martin_06.jpg

Josh_Martin_07.jpg

Josh_Martin_08.jpg

Josh_Martin_09.jpg

I'm surprised at how small it looks (yeah that's what she said). Keep it nice and you'll never lose money on it.

 

Thank goodness that's one classic guitar that this greaseball didn't get his paws on.

 

http://images.gawker.com/nag5y7oct9ogsujptane/original.jpg

 

he plays like a f***ing chimpanzee.

 

HemiBeers, you crack me up, haha...anyway, yes, it’s the smallest guitar I own- it’s a body size that at that time was mainly played by women, entertaining family and friends in their parlors on Sunday afternoons- that particular size, the 2-1/2 17, was the biggest seller for Martin at that time as well. (And then Jimmie Rogers’ signature guitar was the 2-17, in the late 1920s and early ‘30s).

 

This is a fingerpicker only, too- I’ve never struck it with a pick, and never will. The sound is really well-rounded for its size...it doesn’t resonate like my HD-28, to be sure, or my 0-17, for that matter- it has a totally different character, just mellow through and through.

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‘Tis the season...I’ve been struck with GAS again, in a bad, bad way...just one new guitar, but it is truly a beauty.

 

A Martin 00-42K, from the Martin Custom Shop. I didn’t order this myself, but was very fortunate that a local shop had it on display. One of only two ever made.

 

Here is a (very short) video of the other one, not mine, being played:

 

 

...and I now own the other one. I love the abalone inlays, and I think the koa wood is just gorgeous:

 

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It also sounds like a dream. The projection, for a 00 size (fairly small-bodied) guitar is just fantastic. And the treble strings in particular resonate so much that it almost sounds like a 12-string at times.

 

I won’t play this one often, but I’m just...wow. I love it.

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I have CAI syndrome: can’t afford it. I own exactly one bass and one guitar! Edit: I forgot, I have an old acoustic Madeira.

 

I feel like every guy musician I know has way more than they could possibly ever play, lol.

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I have CAI syndrome: can’t afford it. I own exactly one bass and one guitar!

 

I feel like every guy musician I know has way more than they could possibly ever play, lol.

Guys won't admit this, but guitar collections are sort of like collecting girlfriends...more is better and it's never enough. Plus guitars are less drama...usually.

 

Your post got me thinking...how many guitars would be 'enough' for a reasonably active musician? I came up with about 5:

 

Solid body (les paul)

Strat (single coil)

Semi-hollow or hollow

6 string acoustic

12 string acoustic

 

A few I left off would be a super Strat (PRS or similar) or a Tele (personally not found of them, but they are workhorses).

 

ok gearheads, what's your desert island list of 5 guitars?

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