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My favorite guitar is my 88 Asat with DFV bought new so many years ago. It was my main guitar in my gigging days.
The Skyhawk in my avatar is awesome too. It was from Dale Hyatt’s collection and is a gorgeous guitar.
The Asat is no 1 though.
Bonus- If I had the time I would like to learn to properly finger pick. It might be fun to get a nylon string guitar as well to learn classical or
flamenco forms.
G&L
I have two pre-BBEs and one post (Tribute.) My '83 F100 is my favorite- such a solid, awesome guitar. The ASAT Deluxe Tribute falls around MIM Fender quality but IMO is not really near a US G&L- In particular the fretwork and neck detail. I prefer the pre-BBE style hands down, and the Leo-era build quality is excellent- But modern US G&Ls aren't really any worse quality-wise IMO, especially with being able to now obtain Plek setup, options like quarter-sawn & stainless frets etc. I'd love a Fullerton Doheny in particular.
Favorite Venue
Irvine Meadows, but it's apartments now. So how about the Greek in LA. Both nestled in picturesque hills.
Learning
Taught a decent amount of Japanese to myself. Would love to program in C someday, and tempted to pick up my old college books and re-learn Calculus.
Picks
For a long time I could only play with 1mm Dunlop Jazz I picks (one, not three- stubbies.) That was embarrassing so I tried to diversify- first to Jazz III then to very thin Fender standard picks. Small Jazz picks are still easiest, but playing with a very thin large pick made me a much better player all-around; removes the training wheels.
pre-BBE G&L's: my 1st was an '83 SC-2, black with a DFV. that was a cool guitar and got me interested in the old ones. it became my "gateway" G&L and I acquired a few more. i ultimately sold the SC-2 since I played the other ones more. my other ones are an
'81 F-100 (nat gloss over mahogany/ebony board/early string thru saddle lock br), an '84 Skyhawk (black nitro/ebony board/DFV), and an '89 ASAT (blonde over ash/rosewood/SLB). all are great players, unique with great tone
picks: currently purple Tortex 1.14's. used to like fender mediums but broke a few and now i like'em thicker. sometimes i just play with my fingers
venues: the Grand Opera House in Wilmington DE is amazing/ornate/beautiful. it's relatively small, so to see a "main stream" artist there is always a treat. Some memorables were Buddy Guy, Pat Metheny, Umphrey's Mcgee, BB King, Dixie Dreggs, Bela Fleck
learn: recently i have been working on blues harmonica and also ukelele, both fun and eminently portable
G&L
My favorite pre BBE's are the Broadcaster and my blonde 88' ASAT. The 88 ASAT was my second G&L and is toss up between the Will Ray signature for most often played. The ASAT just has a feel and sound that rings G&L to me. A little on the heavy side but love that guitar.
Bonus - would like to learn how to work on car engines, the ones before they became computer based. Musically, I would love to learn how to build, repair or mod amps. Don't want to screw up my current amps, don't want to spend money on one to rip apart and have this sneaking feeling I will electrocute myself if I try to do any amp work.
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WitSok wrote:I'm hoping the F-100 is next in the CLF Research line-up. Most I see lately are DFV, I would prefer a Saddlelock (or Locktight - I believe it was called).
Fri Sep 28, 2018 6:08 pm
Music Topic: I've loved Albert King for a couple of decades now - never saw that video before. Awesome. When I was in a proper band (as a pastor, I get the opportunity to play regularly in church, but I don't count that as gigging, or anything most of us would consider a venue), back in "the day", we played parties. When the rest of our (blues) band was invited to join (and accepted) the invitation to join a local Celtic band, playing old Irish drinking ditties in the few local English/Irish pubs (ad infinitem) I wasn't invited as they already had a rhythm guitarist. That was around the time I met my wife, and pretty soon after that my "band" days were just a memory. As far as venues go, I like small and intimate. I remember when John Hammond Jr. came to town, he played a small venue here in Winnipeg (The West End Cultural Center), and I was sitting a row back from the stage. Best live experience ever. I could say the same about guys like James Cotton and Ed Winters - some of the best shows I've ever seen, all in little intimate venues. There's a nasty little blues bar in Winnipeg (Windsor Hotel) that certain musicians, after playing the Winnipeg Arena, would often show up at to Jam. Guys like Colin James, Jeff Healey etc. would show up unannounced, and put on a show to a "crowd" of maybe 30 people. I know there are some places that smell nice, look nice, and sound nice. But I'll toss all that over for up front and close most any time.
Bonus Topic: Musically, I'd like to play Sax and Bagpipes. My youngest son took up the Bagpipes a few years back (he's 12 now), and is getting pretty good (though it was a few years of suffering to get him there). I play harmonica a bit, but I haven't really taken it seriously, and I want to do that some time. I've learned to make cheese this past year (it's so easy!), I'd been putting that off for a long time. I taught myself biblical Greek, because I was annoyed by preachers who would appeal to the Greek for a meaning that couldn't be found in the English. I wanted to know what the texts said, and not what someone thought they said, (or wanted them to say). I think I'd like to learn Hebrew for the same reason. As a programmer (by day), I'd like to get into writing apps for my iPhone. I've played around and written some apps already, but I'd like to write a game or something really useful.