Guest Ewan Posted April 25, 2004 Share Posted April 25, 2004 just noticed the guitar part by your sig kev thats pretty nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 danke schon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ewan Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 kein Problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malice Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 my brother's question: do you have to play the classical guitar before taking up electric? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuz Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 nope, in fact most teenagers start with electric. personally, i started learning by myslef on a nylon-stringed acoustic, but my technique sucked. i got an electric, starting taking lessons... voila, huge improvement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordon Posted April 26, 2004 Share Posted April 26, 2004 I dunno if i'm too late to comment, but i can't be arsed reading all 4 pages. My guitar was only £220 and i love it! Its an OLP MM1, you can see a pic of it here I love it so much, i used to use a Jim Deacon Strat Copy, which was really a piece of pish. This one plays like a dream, and you can do pretty much anything you want on it. Its a sturdy wee bugger too, dunno how many times i've battered mine off amps and it still works perfectly. And you look pretty stylish on stage with one of these, strats are so cliche. As with Ibanezes. I know people say "its not about the looks" but pfft to them. Tis a great guitar... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amused232 Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Hi guys, sorry to bring an old thread up again Well I've been trying to figure out what electric to get for the past couple of months and now I have the time so I'm hoping to actually buy sometime soon. Obviously I've heard great things about Yamaha Pacificas and Ibanez's, I must say that I've slightly fallen in love with the Pacifica 120... can anyone explain to me why it's cheaper than the 112? Anyone played, recommend? I have a loan of an Epiphone off a friend, not sure what model only that it says Gibson at the top lol. Not too impressed at first but soon discovered that it was because he hadn't replaced the strings for about 2 years... nasty Also a crap amp and that I've only been playing since Jan. (altho I'd like to think I'm a bit better than that )but that's not the point lol So I'm really leaning towards this Pacifica 120, if anyone has anything to say on it I'd love to hear, seen it on soundslive.co.uk for €216 (112 - €231). Oh and is it ok to buy a guitar online? Is it a really bad idea like do the same models differ a lot and you have to try the exact one you're going to buy or anything? Probably going to end up buying a Fender amp, the 2nd cheapest one w/ the little effects thing most likely. The guitar shop near me doesn't have a great selection of amps lol. Anyway, long post, thanks a mil for all the stuff here already, everything helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowSphere Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 I presume you mean the 120SJ? The two are very similar guitars, it might just be the shop/site that you are looking at Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apocalypse King Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Just dont anyone EVER think about buying anything that says 'Westfield' on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowSphere Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Just dont anyone EVER think about buying anything that says 'Westfield' on it. hey! I have a westfield gig bag for my Tanglewood! and the bass player in my Band has a westfield, and its a pretty nice instrument! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Is Me! Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Cheap Epiphones are just as shit as encores. Think about a yamaha pacifica, a Aria or if your wanting a les paul, Vintage. There all good cheap beginner guitars. But if you got an aria you could probably get a Guitar Amp and Accessories for £120. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apocalypse King Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 hey! I have a westfield gig bag for my Tanglewood! and the bass player in my Band has a westfield, and its a pretty nice instrument! Well, I don't know about basses. Just, I have a Westfield guitar, and it's the most horrible guitar ever. I wish I had known that when I bought the thing, I knew nothing about guitars back then.. EDIT: Although, I think a big part of the problem is my amp, it is also an almighty heap of shite, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowSphere Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Cheap Epiphones are just as shit as encores. Think about a yamaha pacifica, a Aria or if your wanting a les paul, Vintage. There all good cheap beginner guitars. But if you got an aria you could probably get a Guitar Amp and Accessories for £120. Vintage used to be good, though now they're as bad as encore...they realized how popular their impressive quality guitars were and the quailty control shot down...lukily I have one of the good ones, though a mate on the school bus has a really awful horrible one, bought a year after mine...I'd steer clear... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Is Me! Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Vintage used to be good, though now they're as bad as encore...they realized how popular their impressive quality guitars were and the quailty control shot down...lukily I have one of the good ones, though a mate on the school bus has a really awful horrible one, bought a year after mine...I'd steer clear... wondered why my local shop stopped stocking them.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amused232 Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 So it's not a crime to buy guitars off the net then? Anyone seen this site : Regent Guitars, look pretty good I'm swayed by them blabbing on about how the "set up the guitars correctly" etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dymund Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 So it's not a crime to buy guitars off the net then? Anyone seen this site : Regent Guitars, look pretty good I'm swayed by them blabbing on about how the "set up the guitars correctly" etc. Stuff like thats generally ok off the net. When you are starting to buy vintage gear though, they tend to vary from quality to quality and definitely second hand stuff has this issue so try to try but for most new stuff its ok to buy online so long as you've played a similar instrument Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britrock Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 I have a loan of an Epiphone off a friend, not sure what model only that it says Gibson at the top lol. Not too impressed at first but soon discovered that it was because he hadn't replaced the strings for about 2 years... nasty Also a crap amp and that I've only been playing since Jan. (altho I'd like to think I'm a bit better than that )but that's not the point lol P.S. If it has Gibson written on the headstock, it's a Gibson, not an Epiphone...If it were Epiphone, it would have ... dum dum duuuuu ... Epiphone written on it. But yeah, the Pacifica's good, I've got a 112, having done some research, I think the 120's cheaper because of the lack of tremelo and less pickups (?!), although I'm not sure at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musely Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 Electric - Squire Acoustic - RW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britrock Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 Electric - Squire Leave, now. *Points to door* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YellowSphere Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 Yup, Squier are crap, Pacificas are so much better... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amused232 Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 P.S. If it has Gibson written on the headstock, it's a Gibson, not an Epiphone...If it were Epiphone, it would have ... dum dum duuuuu ... Epiphone written on it. Ah yes, but you see that's just the point it has Gibson written under the strings at the... nut bit and Epiphone bigger above it, therefore bringing me to the conclusion it's an Epi lol. But yeah, the Pacifica's good, I've got a 112, having done some research, I think the 120's cheaper because of the lack of tremelo and less pickups (?!), although I'm not sure at all. But it's only €20! Surely there can't be that much dif So technically the 112 is a better guitar then? Dammit I was getting really attached to the shape of the 120. Are you sure thats all the actual dif., technology-wise? Hmm, maybe time to do some of my own research Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos Is Me! Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 P.S. If it has Gibson written on the headstock, it's a Gibson, not an Epiphone...If it were Epiphone, it would have ... dum dum duuuuu ... Epiphone written on it. QUOTE] not true at all. A friend of mine who works at a guitar shop once had a guy bring in a squire with fender on the headstock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest red Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 what do you think of this?? here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjorny Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 what do you think of this?? here It's lefty. And blue. Are you just starting out? If so, don't play lefty. I did that, and now I have real probs getting good guitars/ basses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britrock Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 Ah yes, but you see that's just the point it has Gibson written under the strings at the... nut bit and Epiphone bigger above it, therefore bringing me to the conclusion it's an Epi lol. But it's only €20! Surely there can't be that much dif So technically the 112 is a better guitar then? Dammit I was getting really attached to the shape of the 120. Are you sure thats all the actual dif., technology-wise? Hmm, maybe time to do some of my own research Ahhh, yeah, it'll be an Epi then. And thinking about it, the 120 has 2 humbuckers, so it'll be better to play Muse on and heavier stuff like that. If the stock ones are crap, stick in whatever Matt uses and you're off. So, the difference is that there probably isn't a difference... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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