I believe Robbie Laws still teaches privately. He's a monster of a player and a really great guy besides. Plus, he lives about 3 miles from you on the eastside. Plays at the Trail's End in OC, Cascade Tavern and most of the other blues venues. [video=youtube;EZeGiG7Chpc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZeGiG7Chpc&feature=related[/video] [video=youtube;LN9ZBMWdsX0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN9ZBMWdsX0&feature=related[/video] [video=youtube;fCbBAO4U9wM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCbBAO4U9wM&feature=related[/video][video=youtube;xx6tBpyOmSM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xx6tBpyOmSM&feature=related[/video]
ive got a few atm, i love epiphones though electric epiphone - black beauty epiphone - LP Studio Silverburst ibanez - GIO 7 string cort - EVL -Z4 washburn - RX20 acoustic art and lutherie - CW Cedar Black takamine - D Series 213 some yamaha thing Amps & Effects marshall 15w practice amp AXL 50w practice amp Sovtek MIG 100 head tubeworks 4x12 quad Peavey 1x 15" Black Widow cab have a bass rig too, peavey 400w head with 2x 4x10" cabs - in storage effects. sheesh.... electoharmonix - metal muff with top boost digitech EX-7 (awesome!) then a phase or delay of some kind, usually a mxr phase 90 ive got tons of other random pedals, turbo rat, dunlops wahs, boss metal zone II etc, tuners, pandora, zooms etc RIG Silverburst INTO Sabine Tuner INTO Digitech EX-7 Expression Factory INTO Electorharmonix Metal Muff INTO Sovtek MIG 100 + Cabs
Your Epiphone looks almost exactly like my Ibanez, just has one extra knot and the toggle is in a different place. Otherwise, it's the exact same body shape with the exact same sunburst that's on my Ibanez,
Originally, Ibanez became popular through selling illegally made copies of the most popular models of American guitars, and was eventually sued in 1977 by Gibson for copyright infringement. In 1978 they stopped copying and created their own designs.
Ive always heard that metal muff pedal was good... I have a Ibanez RG520QS in a brown quilted top, also replaced the bridge humbucker with a Seymour Duncan (forget model at the moment, think metal) Boss GT-3 effect board Crate Halfstack with solid state head & celestion speaker upgrade Also have a Conn Acoustic guitar I bout used semi-recently...was made in 1970 and has very nice sound
ive had a few boards in the past but what i ultimately found is the sound i ended up liking the most on the boards i could recreate better with individual stomp boxes. that's moreso for gigging, playing around at home the boards a fun tho
Personally, I'd recommend just staying away from the multi-effects pedals. They're not bad given that you can get them for relatively inexpensive in comparison to what you'll shell out for individual pedals, but you'll get a much better sound out of individual pedals. Obviously, this is just my opinion, but most anyone that I've ever talked to has shared the same thing. If you're a serious guitar player, I'd definitely get away from the multi-effects at some point and start getting individual pedals to help create the sounds that you're looking for. Trust me, you won't regret doing so.
Went to check out guitars today at the Guitar Center with the worship leader from my church. After it was all said and done, I went with this one. It felt and sounded very good to me. In fact, he commented that it was just as nice as a $400 guitar he owns. (He owns a number of guitars, including a $4,000 custom made jobbie.) Thanks everyone!! http://www.guitarcenter.com/Mitchel...-Guitar-100176981-i1166436.gc?source=4WWRWXGB
Here's a little exercise to loosen your fingers up: http://www.virtualsheetmusic.com/LookInside/BumbleeGuitar.html
I just learned yesterday that the type of guitar your showing has a "cutaway" - designed so the player can handle high notes more easily.
It has a quarter inch jack so you can plug it into an amp, and volume, bass, treble, and brightness slider controls to adjust the sound. I saw Kenny Loggins in concert about 10 years ago, and this is the guitar he played. I bought it about 15 years ago for $1500. Guild has always made great acoustic guitars. This one has steel strings and a thin neck and close action. A lot like an electric guitar. But it plays very much like an acoustic, and I haven't plugged it into an amp in probably 10 years.
Interesting. I bought this Guild when I was playing a lot of acoustic slide The neck is huge and the action is pretty high. I use 13-56 string gauges, which adds to the difficulty of playing. However, for slide playing and acoustic blues, it's terrific. Tons of bottom and terrific sustain. Not great for bluegrass, however.
When I was out looking around with my worship leader buddy, he told me that the sound actually comes (reverberates) from the the wood itself. That's why wood type is so important. All this time, I had thought the sound was echoing back out from the inside of the box. He also told me that acoustic guitars will "season" over time. Therefore, prices on some older guitars can be staggering.
I have one of these. It's incredible to play. It's lightweight and feels small, but has all the frets. Great action, tremolo bar, 3 switchable pickups.
