BluesKing777 Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 A few of you have seen or heard me play my brand of blues fingerpicking and I thought I would throw the question out there to see what comes out. Often I think a certain player would sound better with .......... So, what am I going to aim (and save?) for next? Give me you ideas, please! BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponty Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Gibson L-1. I dont play blues but love this guitar. l Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherofpearl Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Bk if I were you I'd buy a Santa Cruz D12 slothead. Amazing guitars its smaller than a dread but puts out like one. They go from1800-2500 here used. I recently acquired mine and I still can't believe the tone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAMELEYE Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I'd suggest a nice older SJ or maybe a newer J-45 or how about a mint L-00TV. (Wink,wink, nod, nod). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 ... how about a mint L-00TV. (Wink,wink, nod, nod). hah, a vested interest, there CE? Dunno Bk, nothing wrong with what you got going right now. But if you are looking for a different flavor, you could look at a maple Jumbo or a reso. G'luck. R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dchristo Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 you need a J-200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvguit Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 How about a new J-35? Throw on some finger picks and you've got a great blues guitar. For the money they can't be beat in today's market. I don't work for a dealer or have any vested interest. I've just been gassing for one of these for a couple of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuestionMark Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 All I know is...I keep thinking about buying the Epiphone knock-off of the Gibson L-00...the Epiphone EL-00 or EL-00 Pro. Inexpensive, nice neck on it, X braced, nice lookin' sunburst, would be cool to compare it to my ladder braced LG-1 (as its kinda like a modern day student guitar.) Not a Gibson...but, it kinda has the same vibe when I've played a couple over the past years. Not sure why I haven't yet bought one, kinda want one. You might consider one as an inexpensive addition to your collection while you're on the fence of what else to buy. That's where I've been at with it. Considering it, kinda want it... QM aka Jazzman Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 BK can you give us your present list of guitars??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 BK can you give us your present list of guitars??? Great suggestions so far...beautiful pics of the Santa Cruz....herringbone trim..... hmmmm But here is my current list - mostly unplanned pregnancies: 2009 Gibson Blues King 2010 Gibson J45 1959 Gibson LG3 1952 Gibson LG1 1958 Gibson LG0 1964 Gibson B25-12N 1935 Gibson L50 Black Special 1952 Gibson ES125 1980 Dobro metal body. 2003 Martin 000c-15e 2001 Martin DCX-1RE 2012 Godin 5th Avenue 1972 Takamine Classical 2005 Epiphone EL-00 1972 Fender Telecaster Custom 1982 Fender Stratocaster 2012 Hummingbird copy as a beater. Think that is it....Some nearer the bottom of the list are covered in cobwebs, while the EL-00 and DCX-1re are in my hallway awaiting me taking them to the pawn shop (Still). The EL-00 is a kiddies guitar with a 1 5/8 nut, Jazzman Jeff - forget that plan - It was my first L-00 size guitar to try..... BluesKing777. Bucket list numbers would be a decent 37 L-00 and matching National Tricone! Finances may NEVER stretch that far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 BK....nice list!!! So, looks like you are missing a 12 fret Dread....maybe a Martin or Jackson Browne, L-5 or L-7 might be nice, a little 1920's Stella six string....maybe a Guild 12 string (see Stevie Ray Vaughn ( )) How about a Tenor Uke??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 a piano ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guth Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 A couple of potential directions to consider. I've enjoyed fingerpicking blues tunes on each of these models, one of which I eventually purchased and one that I came darn close to buying: Gibson AJRI Vintage Martin 0017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EuroAussie Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Id throw in an Advanced Jumbo in there, I find the deep yet focused tone to be brilliant for blues fingerpicking, it delivers some serious attitude. Nice complement to the mahogany guitars but still very much in the bluesy spirit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatbaroque Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I'll throw in a cheapo option the Recording king Nick Lucas copies...there's about 3 different models ranging from $400 to $800. They come up on Oz ebay...in Melbourne too from memory....is there a term for a fingerpicker beater..? Good specs..wide necks..some all solid woods https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwmG3034D5Y Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambler Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 2009 Gibson Blues King, 2010 Gibson J45 1959 Gibson LG3 1952 Gibson LG1 1958 Gibson LG0 1964 Gibson B25-12N 1935 Gibson L50 Black Special 1952 Gibson ES1251980 Dobro metal body. 2003 Martin 000c-15e 2001 Martin DCX-1RE 2012 Godin 5th Avenue 1972 Takamine Classical 2005 Epiphone EL-00 1972 Fender Telecaster Custom 1982 Fender Stratocaster... and 2012 Hummingbird copy as a beater. The answer? Too many guitars! See chart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Gibson L-1. I dont play blues but love this guitar. A great answer. Find a guitar that feels good and you like the sound of. It don't matter what lumber it is built with, what shape the body takes, or what moniker adorns the headstock. I played a little bit over the weekend and walked out the door not with my script logo LG-2 but with my 1950s big box Silvertone. As far as I know nobody has ever called these guitars a blues box but it sure was that day cuz I played da bluz with it. Loud, plenty of rumble in the low end and a quick attack. Yummy. Don't need to be well-heeled to own one either - this sweetie pie was $260 out the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetMarie Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 This Recording King RP-1 It's a 25.4" scale 12-fret--very comfortable to play on the sofa! The neck is a soft V and suprisingly kind to the hand...and the guitar is surprisingly loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 An idea is forming....... If I had one of these when I was young and playing in bands, I would have playing before the drummer had finished setting up and still going when he had packed: http://www.nationalguitars.com/instruments/resotone/resotone.html But that is no good to me now, so I veered towards this: http://www.nationalguitars.com/instruments/style1/style1.html but have a fancy for this one as well: http://www.nationalguitars.com/instruments/nrptriconeblack/nrptriconeblack.html A local shop claims to have all these in stock, but I have been to said shop before and the internet page and reality don't tally up! The National prices for a new one have come down a real lot, but still very expensive. BUT if they have a stock to have a run through...........beats waiting for the mailman. I have played a brand new National Tricone in a shop once years ago, but apart from that - never. We have been told that they are as good as the old ones, but that is probably marketing? I may mosey on down with a slide in my pocket. BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 The new Nationals are, to me, the one guitar out there that are truly as good as the originals. Plus they have the distinct advantage over the old ones of having a truss rod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarrr Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Collings C10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guth Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Any of the Nationals would be a fine choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted March 13, 2013 Author Share Posted March 13, 2013 I would love a Collings C10! Steve James plays my fave C10 - the Doghair finish! Goes with all the other dog hair around here. I took some pics of my 80s Dobro to join my "Guitars Leaning On The Dog's Couch Series of Photos No 1". As you will see, the companion dog has decided he would rather lie in the dirt outside than keep me company while I am working.....I may as well put a rack for guitars where the couch is instead, instead of annexing the boss's walk-in-robe/shoe room? The eagle eyes may also notice a repair on the back of the guitar near the headstock - that was where my friend the piano player knocked the drummers crash cymbal on to it and it did make a crash. Dobro: BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guth Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 So then I wasn't the first to be hit with the artistic vision of shooting "photos of guitars leaning on the dogs couch"? I'm in shock. By the way, I was at the Steve james show in Austin the night he received his C10 from the folks at Collings - the black one with the mother-of-toilet-seat pickguard and peghead. I can't remember now if it was the first time he ever played the guitar, or after some initial back & forth with them on some final fine tuning. At any rate, James had already done his sound check, and warmed up for the show (I was excited as he still was gigging with his old Gibson at the time, I believe it was a L-00). Just as he was getting ready to start playing, one of the guys from Collings comes walking through the door, which was right next to the stage, carrying a guitar case. Upon seeing this James got all excited and the two of them start looking over the guitar and chatting for a few minutes. Steve then proceeded to share with the audience about why he was so excited, and how the guitar had just been delivered straight from the factory and introduced his new guitar to all of us. He was talking about how he had specified this and that, the similarities and differences between the two guitars, etc. He went on to give a great show. Not that I ever saw him put on a bad show, but he was definitely extra fired up and excited that night — periodically commenting on the new guitar throughout the show. I really got a kick out of it as it was funny to watch him loose his cool and get all excited about his new guitar just like I would have. Of course, that feeling of some sort of a bond quickly evaporated when he actually started playing the thing. It was then that I remembered why he was up on the stage playing and I was in the audience after paying to watch him do so. :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted March 14, 2013 Author Share Posted March 14, 2013 So then I wasn't the first to be hit with the artistic vision of shooting "photos of guitars leaning on the dogs couch"? I'm in shock. By the way, I was at the Steve james show in Austin the night he received his C10 from the folks at Collings - the black one with the mother-of-toilet-seat pickguard and peghead. I can't remember now if it was the first time he ever played the guitar, or after some initial back & forth with them on some final fine tuning. At any rate, James had already done his sound check, and warmed up for the show (I was excited as he still was gigging with his old Gibson at the time, I believe it was a L-00). Just as he was getting ready to start playing, one of the guys from Collings comes walking through the door, which was right next to the stage, carrying a guitar case. Upon seeing this James got all excited and the two of them start looking over the guitar and chatting for a few minutes. Steve then proceeded to share with the audience about why he was so excited, and how the guitar had just been delivered straight from the factory and introduced his new guitar to all of us. He was talking about how he had specified this and that, the similarities and differences between the two guitars, etc. He went on to give a great show. Not that I ever saw him put on a bad show, but he was definitely extra fired up and excited that night — periodically commenting on the new guitar throughout the show. I really got a kick out of it as it was funny to watch him loose his cool and get all excited about his new guitar just like I would have. Of course, that feeling of some sort of a bond quickly evaporated when he actually started playing the thing. It was then that I remembered why he was up on the stage playing and I was in the audience after paying to watch him do so. :lol: Nice story, thanks. I see you take better pics than me and possibly cleaned the dog hair away first.... Is that a 'Vintage Steel Delphi" Nat like Rambler's. See I am learning and investigating the many variations. I have a Steve James instruction DVD which is too hard! He is a sensational blues/rag player and Vocalist! i had never heard of him when I got the DVD, but I am a fan since. It would be a big call as a performer of his quality to actually play a new guitar untested live - I personally would have to play it for a week or two first. Colling C10 are out of my range and area here in Aust - the chances of finding one are fairly slim without the dreaded O/S Delivery and Customs etc. Whereas I think a shop in town has a Delphi to try! BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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