What guitar gear have you bought/are you buying/will you buy?
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WatchTheGuitar WatchTheGuitar https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=440193
- KVRAF
- 12963 posts since 30 Apr, 2019
Eastwood make a tribute model to the SG1000 John McGeoch (Magazine, Banshees etc) used to play.
https://eastwoodguitars.co.uk/products/ ... geoch-1000
https://eastwoodguitars.co.uk/products/ ... geoch-1000
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- KVRist
- 470 posts since 7 Oct, 2023 from Tokyo
And PIL! One of my favorite guitarists. Of course all of the Banshees were great.
The Revstar is definitely the spiritual successor of the SG. Love mine.
- KVRAF
- 10729 posts since 31 Aug, 2013 from Somewhere near the Morgul Vale.
Got an early Christmas present. I ordered it on Oct. 24, it arrived today.
It's the shizz. It brings a guitar to life like no digital reverb I've used.
My new Surfybear Metal spring reverb, a Lennon Casino, into Tonex. Pure bliss.
It's the shizz. It brings a guitar to life like no digital reverb I've used.
My new Surfybear Metal spring reverb, a Lennon Casino, into Tonex. Pure bliss.
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“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
-Martin Luther King Jr.
-Martin Luther King Jr.
- KVRAF
- 6037 posts since 16 Aug, 2017 from UK
Had a GAS in-store attack. A 50w valve combo
Ashton Viper VP50
First impressions, distortion channel is lacking, the drive and clean is fine, no overbearing bass like my other combos. It might be the amp or cabinet design but it transmits no bass through the floor. I'll try it through another cab.
Not mine in the picture.
Ashton Viper VP50
First impressions, distortion channel is lacking, the drive and clean is fine, no overbearing bass like my other combos. It might be the amp or cabinet design but it transmits no bass through the floor. I'll try it through another cab.
Not mine in the picture.
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WatchTheGuitar WatchTheGuitar https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=440193
- KVRAF
- 12963 posts since 30 Apr, 2019
Me every time:
Yay! Fresh strings coming for my acoustic!
Oh no, what the hell did I do with the wirecutters?
Edit: Still didn’t find the damned things.
However, once the old strings were off I did manage to liberate 7 previously lost plectrums from the dimension inside the soundhole.
Yay! Fresh strings coming for my acoustic!
Oh no, what the hell did I do with the wirecutters?
Edit: Still didn’t find the damned things.
However, once the old strings were off I did manage to liberate 7 previously lost plectrums from the dimension inside the soundhole.
- KVRAF
- 6037 posts since 16 Aug, 2017 from UK
Nice to see you got the real deal instead of an pedal emulation.
No comparison in my eyes.
- KVRAF
- 6037 posts since 16 Aug, 2017 from UK
What's your gauge of choice?WatchTheGuitar wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2023 2:50 pm Me every time:
Yay! Fresh strings coming for my acoustic!
Oh no, what the hell did I do with the wirecutters?
Edit: Still didn’t find the damned things.
However, once the old strings were off I did manage to liberate 7 previously lost plectrums from the dimension inside the soundhole.
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WatchTheGuitar WatchTheGuitar https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=440193
- KVRAF
- 12963 posts since 30 Apr, 2019
I’m a strummer/picker not a lead player so I tend to go medium and it’s a Martin so worth getting strings that have some bass presence.The Noodlist wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2023 4:26 pmWhat's your gauge of choice?WatchTheGuitar wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2023 2:50 pm Me every time:
Yay! Fresh strings coming for my acoustic!
Oh no, what the hell did I do with the wirecutters?
Edit: Still didn’t find the damned things.
However, once the old strings were off I did manage to liberate 7 previously lost plectrums from the dimension inside the soundhole.
This latest batch are Martin 80/20 Bronze Originals mediums, 13-56, nowt fancy. I had the last strings on for about five years, but I eventually got sick of the dead Nick Drake string sound.
What about you? Any recommendations?
- KVRAF
- 16639 posts since 22 Nov, 2000 from Southern California
Finger picking is the way forwardWatchTheGuitar wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2023 2:50 pm However, once the old strings were off I did manage to liberate 7 previously lost plectrums from the dimension inside the soundhole.
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WatchTheGuitar WatchTheGuitar https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=440193
- KVRAF
- 12963 posts since 30 Apr, 2019
I’ve self taught myself appallingly so can only really play anything using a plectrum.Uncle E wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2023 4:41 pmFinger picking is the way forwardWatchTheGuitar wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2023 2:50 pm However, once the old strings were off I did manage to liberate 7 previously lost plectrums from the dimension inside the soundhole.
- KVRAF
- 15202 posts since 26 Jun, 2006 from San Francisco Bay Area
Funny, someone was giving away a cheap Yamaha classical guitar so I snapped it up and it looked like it had the original strings on it, so I bought some new ones. I guess I have never restrung a classical guitar before. I had to literally watch a YouTube video to figure out how I was supposed to tie the strings. …and I did it poorly!WatchTheGuitar wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2023 2:50 pm Me every time:
Yay! Fresh strings coming for my acoustic!
Oh no, what the hell did I do with the wirecutters?
Edit: Still didn’t find the damned things.
However, once the old strings were off I did manage to liberate 7 previously lost plectrums from the dimension inside the soundhole.
Zerocrossing Media
4th Law of Robotics: When turning evil, display a red indicator light. ~[ ●_● ]~
4th Law of Robotics: When turning evil, display a red indicator light. ~[ ●_● ]~
- KVRAF
- 10729 posts since 31 Aug, 2013 from Somewhere near the Morgul Vale.
My old hands prefer custom lights, .011-.052 these days.
I did use mediums for a while on my D-28 and my Guild F40. Both are wonders with the .013s, in their own ways. The Guild F-40, all solid jumbo, drop the E to D, and it's a religious experience.
I've gotten carpal tunnel syndrome from too tight/heavy strings before.
I did use mediums for a while on my D-28 and my Guild F40. Both are wonders with the .013s, in their own ways. The Guild F-40, all solid jumbo, drop the E to D, and it's a religious experience.
I've gotten carpal tunnel syndrome from too tight/heavy strings before.
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
-Martin Luther King Jr.
-Martin Luther King Jr.
- KVRAF
- 6037 posts since 16 Aug, 2017 from UK
I'm not picky, the cheaper the better (Thomann in bulk) after buying strings for over 30 years. I've not really noticed much difference in brands, used Rotosound for years, previously.
- KVRAF
- 10729 posts since 31 Aug, 2013 from Somewhere near the Morgul Vale.
I can do it. My Missus does it better, and has more patience than I. Still takes ages to settle. Why I only do it 1x a year or so.zerocrossing wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2023 4:46 pmFunny, someone was giving away a cheap Yamaha classical guitar so I snapped it up and it looked like it had the original strings on it, so I bought some new ones. I guess I have never restrung a classical guitar before. I had to literally watch a YouTube video to figure out how I was supposed to tie the strings. …and I did it poorly!WatchTheGuitar wrote: ↑Sun Nov 19, 2023 2:50 pm Me every time:
Yay! Fresh strings coming for my acoustic!
Oh no, what the hell did I do with the wirecutters?
Edit: Still didn’t find the damned things.
However, once the old strings were off I did manage to liberate 7 previously lost plectrums from the dimension inside the soundhole.
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
-Martin Luther King Jr.
-Martin Luther King Jr.
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WatchTheGuitar WatchTheGuitar https://www.kvraudio.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=440193
- KVRAF
- 12963 posts since 30 Apr, 2019
The best thing about a set of strings is for a tenner you can give your guitar a much fresher sound than all the watchamacallits and whoseit gizmos can that we get crazy GAS about.