Wed Mar 17, 2010 6:40 am
Wed Mar 17, 2010 7:25 am
Wed Mar 17, 2010 8:50 am
Wed Mar 17, 2010 10:12 am
jazzrat wrote:I've studied classical and played a lot of Leo Kotke kind of stuff in the past so I can play finger style but these days it's mostly with a plectrum or
maybe hybrid picking.
Custom G & L.....great question...
Spalt on mahogany hollow ASAT body with 'f' hole and tort binding on the top.
Bound mahogany neck with ebony board and side dots only, spalt headstock overlay
12 radius
Saddle lock bridge
Two Seth Lover style humbuckers with Les Paul style controls. no pickguard.
Alternate....
Hollow Mahogany ASAT body with 'f' hole. Spruce top with classic sunburst finish
Bound maple neck with ebony board and headstock overlay.
12" radius
ONE humbucker mounted at the neck with tone and volume control
Saddle lock bridge
The ultimate G & L jazz guitar!
Wed Mar 17, 2010 11:29 am
shawn500 wrote:How does your wife/girlfriend/husband boyfriend deal with your G.A.S??? Are they understanding, or do you wind up in fisticuffs over every little gear purchase? Do they scream about all of those guitars taking up all of that room, or are they cool about it?
shawn500 wrote:What type of pick do you use?....or do you fingerpick??
shawn500 wrote:Ok....Darth phones you up and tells you that you have been picked to recieve a one off custom G&L. You have full control of the specifications.
What do you choose??
Wed Mar 17, 2010 11:39 am
yowhatsshakin wrote:First, the transition really occurred after I started maintaining my own web site. She could read the little stories about the guitars. This has made a big difference.
Wed Mar 17, 2010 12:08 pm
Wed Mar 17, 2010 12:57 pm
shawn500 wrote:How does your wife/girlfriend/husband boyfriend deal with your G.A.S??? Are they understanding, or do you wind up in fisticuffs over every little gear purchase? Do they scream about all of those guitars taking up all of that room, or are they cool about it?
Secondly...
What type of pick do you use?....or do you fingerpick??
Ok....Darth phones you up and tells you that you have been picked to recieve a one off custom G&L. You have full control of the specifications.
What do you choose??
Wed Mar 17, 2010 12:59 pm
Ken Baker wrote:Secondly...
What type of pick do you use?....or do you fingerpick??
I'm a bass player. I use the same pick on the bass as I do on my nose.
Wed Mar 17, 2010 1:04 pm
Wed Mar 17, 2010 1:43 pm
shawn500 wrote:
Wed Mar 17, 2010 2:12 pm
Wed Mar 17, 2010 2:14 pm
shawn500 wrote:WCustom G&L!
I'd get this..
ASAT special Semi-Hollow body. (ASH)
Double bound.
Black (thin nitro)
12" radius
Maple neck, ebony fingerboard (lightly tinted)
Bone nut
No pickguard
Saddle lock bridge (black)
2 MFD's (black covers)
All hardware black
So...basically an hollowbody Asat Special in "none more black"
Wed Mar 17, 2010 2:16 pm
Wed Mar 17, 2010 2:39 pm
willross wrote:You a collector too? Nice. For me: Piaget, Breitling, Rado, Geneve(only one, my graduation present) and Hublot.
Will
Wed Mar 17, 2010 4:16 pm
MrRoundel wrote:
The paint-job was performed by the late Dr. Paavo Zakin on an S-500. I told him I wanted the guitar but he'd already changed its look by the time I became acquainted with him. Paavo was a longtime contributor here and G&L enthusiast who, as of last April, is no longer with us (RIP).
Wed Mar 17, 2010 4:33 pm
Wed Mar 17, 2010 6:55 pm
shawn500 wrote:How does your wife/girlfriend/husband boyfriend deal with your G.A.S??? Are they understanding, or do you wind up in fisticuffs over every little gear purchase? Do they scream about all of those guitars taking up all of that room, or are they cool about it?
shawn500 wrote:What type of pick do you use?....or do you fingerpick??
shawn500 wrote:G&L Question:
Ok....Darth phones you up and tells you that you have been picked to recieve a one off custom G&L. You have full control of the specifications.
What do you choose??
Wed Mar 17, 2010 8:17 pm
Kodor wrote:The Kodor Special would be a Legacy Body with a flame maple top, birdseye satin GOT neck, 3 Large MFD Pickups, S-500 Switching (7 combinations instead of 5) with an additional push-pull Coil-tap with a total of 14 combinations.
Oh yeah...here's a photoshopped pic I did...
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Wed Mar 17, 2010 8:56 pm
Wed Mar 17, 2010 10:02 pm
Wed Mar 17, 2010 10:56 pm
shawn500 wrote:How does your wife/girlfriend/husband boyfriend deal with your G.A.S??? Are they understanding, or do you wind up in fisticuffs over every little gear purchase? Do they scream about all of those guitars taking up all of that room, or are they cool about it?
What type of pick do you use?....or do you fingerpick??
Ok....Darth phones you up and tells you that you have been picked to recieve a one off custom G&L. You have full control of the specifications.
What do you choose??
Thu Mar 18, 2010 1:08 am
Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:18 am
Brock wrote: