Guitars

[COPB]

The images aren't showing up for me. This winter I bought a mandolin and a Guitaralele. I don't know how you spell that. Its an ukulele with six strings tuned the same as a guitar capoed on the sixth fret. I also bought a used telecaster. Made in Mexico, it looks brand new, was just gone over at the shop and plays real nice.
As you can see, I do not pay the big bucks.

 

[HotRodCarts]

I fixed the pics.

The Mexican Fenders are nice guitars.

What kind of Mandolin did you buy?

 

[S.E.R.]

nice Rod

 

[HotRodCarts]

Thanks!

 

[COPB]

It is a Rogue. Guitar Center had them on sale for $39. So I figured; "What the hell." Pretty easy to play.

 

[COPB]

Nice Les Paul. I was looking at one made by the Gibson knock off co. Can't remember the name now. But it didn't feel right to me. Of course, it hadn't been set up properly yet.
Did you buy that one new?

 

[HotRodCarts]

Yes it's new.

It's a special run for select Guitar Center stores.

 

[COPB]

I suppose it cost upwards to 3 or 4 hundred.

 

[COPB]

I was in GC this morning and looked at their Gibson Les Paul 120 year anniversary. Nice guitar. I was this close to buying it. Played it for a while. Then I thought; "What am I going to do with this that I can't do with my Telecaster?" I would not take it anywhere because I would be afraid of dents and scratches. Maybe when I am a better player I will deserve it. But not now. But it sure is a nice guitar. They had just gotten a price increase and it was priced at $200 more when it went back up on the wall.

 

[HotRodCarts]

Most of the 2014 models have the 120th anniversary inlay on the 12th fret.

A lot of the Gibson fans are bitchin' about it.

I've got 10 Les Pauls now and I'm getting ready to start listing a few of them on Craigslist.
They're all nice ones to.

 

[COPB]

They told me it was a special edition.

 

[HotRodCarts]

There may be a special addition to. But most of the 2014 models have the 20th inlay.

 

[COPB]

Well, I talked myself out of buying another guitar at this time. Guess I was lucky I didn't buy.

 

[HotRodCarts]

What type of music are you playing?

 

[Cart Sports]

I built a couple of custom guitars as a school project in high school. At the time, I played in any band I could get into, but honestly haven't touched one in the last 10 years. Now that my youngest kid has turned 3, I've been making a point to play something a couple times a week. It's definitely gotten the creative juices flowing again. I'm just not sure I can write music for my current state. It was easy to write angsty punk songs in HS, but writing something that someone would want to hear, especially when I'm not so pissed, is tough.

My old business partner was also a guitar builder. We didn't meet until way after both of us quit, but he said he was retooling and getting back in just for a creative outlet. If you see anything from Garehan Guitars, that's my dude.

 

[COPB]

I have been playing for three years. I started out chording to accompany my singing of CW. But, this Winter, I have gotten into the Blues. It didn't take long before I was improvising. Fun.

 

[HotRodCarts]

Guitars are great! I can be in a ty mood or feeling down but if I start playing I always feel better.

 

[COPB]

It's like golf. You're always trying to better yourself.

 

[HotRodCarts]

Hopefully I'm a better guitar player than I am at golf.

 

[HotRodCarts]

Well I bought another guitar and it arrived today

This time it's a Fender Telecaster. These are the pics from Sweetwater of the actual guitar.

What's I like about buying from them is they have pics of ALL their guitars on their website and you can pick the actual guitar you want. Here's some pics.