Lars68
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I have never played a maple guitar. Tone is almost impossible to describe in words, especially for a non-native English speaker, but to me maple guitars have a low fidelity ”sad” and ”lonely” sound. At least, that is the character of the tone I hear in this video and others too. Does that makes any sense at all? I think maple would be great for introspective, singer-songwriter stuff. Come to think of it, didn't Townes van Zandt play a blonde maple Jumbo in his late career?
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21 minutes ago, Buc McMaster said:
Agreed. I am considering buying two guards, one with the original radius and one that increases that radius to expose the inner rings of the rosette. Quality guards are not cheap so consideration of cost is a thing...........
You should be able to modify the one you already have, should you want to achieve that look. Trace the new radius with a pen on the back, warm it with a haidryer or running water, cut it with sharp scissors, and use a sharp knife to bevel, then polish. Takes time, but can be done nicely.
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I like the look, but would prefer if the inner rosette rings were fully visible, like on the J-45 pictured. But hey, it's your guitar!
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I really like this model. Very classy and like a Les Paul custom in look. I like this kind of customs/limited style guitar a lot more than the crazy lime green colors etc they did a few years back. Lovely!
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The 2016 Standard should have a white label, Gotoh tuners, as well as ”2016” etched on the truss-rod cover.
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I enjoyed that very much! Like the drawings too. I'm not American, so excuse me if some of the topics flew over my head, but I enjoyed it nevertheless. I also write, play and record my own songs, with the same ETL Myrtle mic you have, but I can't perform them anywhere near your level. Welcome to the forum and please post more. Great guitar, by the way!
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Hard to tell, but I think the new guard will look nice. To me, it kind of depends on how much of the sticky tape will be visible in the lighter parts of the guard. If it it shows too much, you can always cut smaller piece of the tape and only put them under some of the darker parts. If your new guard is stiff enough this will work just fine.
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Very cool, Murph. I've never seen or heard a thing like that before!
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With respect to forum guidelines regarding what topics are off limits, I will preface by saying that the lyrics are based on my experiences, which of course, are not shared by all.
The lyrics are about searching and finally finding, in one particular spiritual moment in time, a sense of belonging, of love, of family, of happiness, and hope for the future. All of that is what the ”it” stands for in the song. The lines about Darwin was just a way to juxtapose the material with the supernatural, as a way of saying that even I, as a non-believer, can have moments of great spirituality and awe of the world and my place in it. I know very well that Darwin was a biologist, among other things, not an astrophysicist. Since I believe in evolution and that we are made up of the same chemical building blocks as the rest of the universe, from my point of view, it makes sense to write, “we are cosmic dust by Darwinian law”, but the last part of that passage “but tonight is a revelation” opens the door for the yet unknown. That's the juxtaposition. For me, these lyrics are personal, and not wacky, but I understand how they can come across that way.
As for the “my home” vs “we built a home”, the first means literally my house, as in the building where I live, while the “we built a home” refers to raising a family and a feeling of home, not the physical act of building a house to live in. I actually think of it as a strength having a word with two meanings in the lyrics.
Anyhow, successful or not, that was at least my intention with the lyrics. As for the singing, yeah I wish I could do better, but it is what it is…😢
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48 minutes ago, Murph said:
I'd leave Darwin out of it.
Sorry, I don’t understand what you mean?
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Here is a song I wrote a few years back, but recently did a lot of rework to. I changed some vocals and added some ”choir voices” and other small mixing changes. I think it might be one of my better songs, at least as far as the production and sound. What do you think?
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LONG TIME COMING
It's Saturday night by the river
Where the lights of my home shine from the far banksI'm holding your hand gently in mine
Here's where I belong, for this moment I'm giving thanksI see it...I feel it
It's here with me now
I see it...I feel it
It's been a long time comingWhen we first met I was lost at sea
Like driftwood never floating to the shoreBut you salvaged me and we built a home
A fortress strong as one I'd never seen beforeI see it...I feel it
It's here with me now
I see it... I feel it
It's been a long time comingWe are cosmic dust by Darwinian law
No God of the gaps, but tonight is a revelationAs autumn leafs fall along our path
We walk with peace here at our destinationI see it...I feel it
It's here with me now
I see it...I feel it
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Are you sure its's not just something on top of the finish, like residue from a polishing compound? If it is bare would shining through, personally I would go to a toy store and get a set of kids's color markers (must be water based!), find the appropriate shade of brown and color the area. I guarantee it will not harm anything and make the spots basically invisible. Any color ending up on the existing finish will be easily wiped off and the bare wood area will soak up the water based pigments.
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Here is a closer look at one.I like everything about it, except the price.
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John, I'm so sorry to hear about your battle with cancer. I had no idea. I hope the worst is behind you, and wish you all the best. I know all too well what a terrible desease it is. My mother died from it, aged only 59, after being ill for only four months, and my significant other had a serious battle just recently with an agressive type of breast cancer. It leaves not only deep physical scares, but mental ones as well, both for those with the desease and for the ones close by.
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I think they are cool!
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…Bruce and an old Banner.
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19 hours ago, 'Scales said:
Sparky, I actually recall doing similar a good few years ago in support of Lars68 over on the Acoustic page with a song he was developing at the time - see the thread below for the story. I deleted soundcloud at some stage over the years which is probably just as well, but it was an enjoyable exercise at the time. Very little technology involved though
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Scales, a forum notification of your post led me to this thread. I remember you helping me out with my song back then. for which I'm still extremely gratefull. I especially remember what a great feeling it was to hear a proper musician doing his version of my simple song. I walked a few feet off the ground for a week at least 😀 I remember revisiting my original recording a few years later and replacing vocal parts and doing some remixing. If you care to hear how the song evolved, here is the version from a few years back. Not a masterpiece, by any stretch of the imagination…
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21 minutes ago, E-minor7 said:
Well okay, point taken, , , still the the tiny box shines with humour. It's just so cute. . .
I really need the authentic replica, collectible, 1959 switch tip in a Cali case. I would buy it, never ever to be installed on any guitar, but proudly displayed on my mantle piece, next to my Faberge egg 😀
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Some pretty good points made, and with some afterthought I was overreacting when I saw those PAFs. I guess as a whole Gibson is doing fine and my comment about acoustics was not justified. So with some hindsight and a slight adjustment of the target of my disappointment, selling PAF pickups for $1000 as a collectible, in their own version of a Cali case, offends me.
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I realize this video is about electric guitars, but the direction seems to be the same for acoustics too. It's a direction I personally don't like. How about you?
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Absolutely lovely!
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Nothing wrong with that sound. Seems to project very, very well. Lovely guitar and playing too!
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6 hours ago, Murph said:
I don't know.
Sam Stone, Curtis Loew, Pancho and Lefty.
A boy named Sue.
Sometimes the name makes the song.
I agree with Murph. Using names make the story more personal, and I think this holds true whether a story is fictional or not.
Another example to add to the ones in Murph's list is Joe Roberts in Springsteen's Highway Patrolman. Lots of made up names in songs…
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The J-185 is the one model of the classic Gibson designs I have never tried. A very nice looking guitar. Please post a little recording when you find the time and the setup is done. By the way, this is maple b/s right?
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Just beautiful!