rocknrollsinger Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Hey all, I've been having a hard time even amongst my infinite amount of musician friends here in Nashville finding people who want to discuss guitars as much as I do. I've been a songwriter in various bands for years, but from more of the indie circuit where the quality of gear was secondary to the emotion and angst you pour into your music. I still hang on to that, but my interest in playing $300-$500 guitars has waned in my late 30's. I recently went nuts and picked up my dream electric (a rare 80's "Epiphone By Gibson" Sheraton II in Tobacco Burst - upgraded with a new Bigsby, Gibson Burstbuckers, 18:1 Grovers, and a Towner Down Tension Bar). It sounds ridiculous. And I deviated from my path of owning a Gibson acoustic in favor of a scratch and dent Martin HD28 that I could not pass up. Beyond that, I'm still an Epiphone guy at heart, having owned TONS over the years - several Sheratons, an elitist Sheraton AND Broadway proto w/ Bigsby, now sadly all gone. I currently own a 2011 Riviera Royale P93 (anyone notice the pickups being impossibly muddy!?), a 2014 ES-175 Premium variant that was a factory sale find (with beautiful aged yellow binding), and I also have a cool Guild GAD30-RE orchestra scale guitar. I sing in a band called Pale Houses that you can google if you wish. I'm interested in learning more about becoming a tech or a luthier, if for no other reason than to make my own stuff work perfectly. My taste leans toward Gibson/Epiphone style stuff and I'm just suddenly way into all things guitar. Mid-life crisis, anyone? -Aaron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Hayden Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Welcome Aaron you won't have trouble finding someone to talk here 4H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelT Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Welcome to the forums! I hope this helps you some. I picked up this book on Amazon last week. It's pretty good and informative. "The Les Paul Manual: Buying, Maintaining, Repairing, and Customizing Your Gibson and Epiphone Les Paul." I too have been playing for going on 40 years and it was all about the sound and playability and I always paid to have someone else set up my guitars the way I like them. I knew just enough to set intonation and I've taken a few guitars apart but nothing at the level some of the people here do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Welcome aboard Aaron. I think you will love it here. Folks here love talking about guitars, and all things gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaiser Bill Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 Welcome aboard. I'll be celebrating 60 yrs as a guitar player this august. Lots to do and learn here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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