Andrew 4748 Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 4 hours ago, Monkeys Fist said: Challenge accepted anyone? I can tell you right now my answer is 0. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted May 9, 2022 Author Share Posted May 9, 2022 Is it just me or are we seeing roasted maple necks on pretty much everything now? Im fairly sure they used to be reserved for high end Musicmans etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4748 Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 Its the same as a lot of things I suppose, trickle down economics actually happens in guitar building Locking tuners, stainless steel frets, roasted necks, veneers and figured tops, bursts and fancy finishes. You can genuinely get stuff that was top end spec stuff 10 or 15 years ago on entry/mid level gear now. I have one guitar with a roasted maple neck and it was made in Indonesia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted May 10, 2022 Author Share Posted May 10, 2022 Aye you’re right come to think of it. I must just be price prejudiced and stuck in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1333 Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Aye good points Andrew. Once a manufacturer is able to make flamed maple necks on a larger scale it probabaly makes a lot of sense to just do all of them the same way. Anything that speeds up the process and improves the overall quality of the product is probably a desirable to manufactures even if it's expensive at first. More so if it looks cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted May 10, 2022 Author Share Posted May 10, 2022 Ah that’s a good point like. I was watching Pete on Andertons TV with a contemporary Squier and the neck on it looked insane - they reckon they picked it out randomly but who knows? Its nice that the hitherto upmarket stuff is more accessible because when I was growing up cheap guitars absolutely sucked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4748 Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 11 minutes ago, Tom said: Ah that’s a good point like. I was watching Pete on Andertons TV with a contemporary Squier and the neck on it looked insane - they reckon they picked it out randomly but who knows? Its nice that the hitherto upmarket stuff is more accessible because when I was growing up cheap guitars absolutely sucked. honestly the contemporary squiers are fucking insane for how much they cost. My tele has fallen down the pecking order a wee bit, it weighs as much as my explorer does but since it is smaller and weighs more than my CS tele it feels like it weighs a ton whenever I pick it up. The neck though is unquestionably superb, finish feels fantastic. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted May 11, 2022 Author Share Posted May 11, 2022 Few more month in the gym and you won’t be bothered about weight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougle 3329 Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 Just ordered one of these. I don’t have anything blue and the only other cheapo Ibanez I have sounds mint. So here’s hoping. Reviewers are loving it other than the pickups. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4748 Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 8 hours ago, Tom said: Few more month in the gym and you won’t be bothered about weight You're the strong one man, I'm just a poser 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1333 Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 50 minutes ago, Andrew said: You're the strong one man, I'm just a poser In the wise words of Matt Pike in the shortest ever Rig Rundown "Heavy people play heavy instruments". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted May 12, 2022 Author Share Posted May 12, 2022 17 hours ago, Andrew said: You're the strong one man, I'm just a poser Swap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougle 3329 Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 The Ibanez arrived today. I cannot express how in love I am with it already. It is magnificent. Rough as a badger’s arse but tremendous for a couple of hundred quid. And weirdly on my way to work last night I found an acoustic nylon in our back lane. Home made from 1965 according to a sticker inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted May 13, 2022 Author Share Posted May 13, 2022 Photographs on a chair or neither guitar exists 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougle 3329 Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tom 14011 Posted May 13, 2022 Author Share Posted May 13, 2022 Ooof that Ibanez does look tasty for an entry model, tbh most of their “entry” models are the best value for money you’re going to get. Looks like an absolute machine. Nice find on the acoustic too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougle 3329 Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 The acoustic is hilarious. No idea what is going on with that bridge. Strange thing to find in the street, must have just been restrung too as the strings have more stretch in them than CT’s imagination. The Ibanez though is a gem. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blastronaut 1333 Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 1 hour ago, Dougle said: The acoustic is hilarious. ..... The Ibanez though is a gem. Top marks. Near choked on my pint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4248 Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 My old man could pluck a tune or two and had a decent (I think - I know nowt) acoustic. My mam has asked if I want it, I have no musical talent. Im considering it but it will probably just sit in our house gathering dust. This is a broad question but how hard is it to learn the basics? Baring in mind I have big sausage fingers. Once I can do something with it I will be more likely to keep it up and get better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4748 Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 Just learning your basic few chords will honestly open up the ability to strum out absolutely loads of songs tbh, getting to that isn't so tough if that's what you're after. Worlds your oyster after that, I'd recommend getting some in person lessons to get you going and then just see how you feel about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawb 4248 Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 Thanks mate. I will probably give it a go, good idea on the lessons too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinRobin 11263 Posted May 14, 2022 Share Posted May 14, 2022 I got no further than the first three chords of Smoke on the Water 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 14011 Posted June 3, 2022 Author Share Posted June 3, 2022 for fucks sake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44851 Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 9 minutes ago, Tom said: for fucks sake Yeeeeesssss. Elizabeth be thy name! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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