Guitar of the day

[General_Lee]

I have seven great instruments to choose from and try to give each devil his due. Still, I tend to get into practice "trends" where I might play one beauty or another for one or several days depending on what musical style I'm working on. Today, it's Chet's right hand technique. The tool of course, is the only one for that particular job - my beloved Gent (Vintage Select).



So what are you playing today? And why?

P.S. I may use this thread as a running commentary on what's going on in my practice space over the next while. Feel free to do the same...with or without pics...

 

[Emergence]

My guitar of the day is my American Standard Stratocaster upgraded with an Ultra Luxe loaded pickguard. I’m working on combining finger style soloing with strummed rhythm and need a little more space between frets than I get on my Annie. I had my Telecaster out yesterday. I can use bridge and neck together on either with suitable equalizer settings. The neck on the Strat seems to be less problematical changing grips between barre and thumb over. I’m not lazy. Sometimes I need open drone strings and sometimes the note that drones needs to be fretted. It’s all in using the right grip on the right guitar.

 

[General_Lee]

Right grip on right guitar? OK Emergence, you pass...

 

[hcsterg]

So what are you playing today? And why?

Today : none.
Why : no time.
Comment : a shame !
Last Wednesday, on reharsal : my Squier Telecaster CV50

A+!

 

[mbkri]

Because the Silver one is my most recent purchase, because Im still A/B ing them to learn what i like about each and because that thread about Mary Osborne’s Falcon which may or may not be @gasmoney ‘s Falcon has got me wanting to play my Falcons.

 

[6120mantis]

Mostly my 6120, but I have an epiphone acoustic out here too.

 

[thunder58]

So what are you playing today? And why ?

My acoustic 12 string ..... could there be a NGD thread coming from Thunder soon ? ( hint : new strings tomorrow and a nice cleaning too .... oh , surprisingly it's not a Martin )

 

[TSims1]

Recording some acoustic overdubs with my tried-n-true Hummingbird. This one is my lifer.

 

[audept]

First choice every day is still my latest squeeze, the Smoke!

 

[Highroller]

My Guitar of the Day isn't one I own, but one I tried out at my local shop earlier today. Thunder 58 has one, so does GlenP and a few others. A 5422-12 Electromatic 12 String.

Gotta say, I was impressed! Very easy playing twelver, nicely finished with a tobacco sunburst and gold trim, and decent enough sounding thru whatever the heck it was the sales guy plugged me into. I came "this close" to buying it on the spot, but I think I'll go back in a couple days and insist on hearing it thru a Deluxe Reverb first.

We'll see where this goes ... I don't really "need" it, but since when does that matter!

 

[Mr Swisher]

Today it's the Tele' which is great...but I've seen a black Powerjet on reverb, and need a Jet back in my life...so suddenly this...

...or one of my other custom shops is under the "sell" consideration..

 

[thunder58]

My Guitar of the Day isn't one I own, but one I tried out at my local shop earlier today. Thunder 58 has one, so does GlenP and a few others. A 5422-12 Electromatic 12 String.

Gotta say, I was impressed! Very easy playing twelver, nicely finished with a tobacco sunburst and gold trim, and decent enough sounding thru whatever the heck it was the sales guy plugged me into. I came "this close" to buying it on the spot, but I think I'll go back in a couple days and insist on hearing it thru a Deluxe Reverb first.

We'll see where this goes ... I don't really "need" it, but since when does that matter!


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I double dog dare ya

 

[Chef T]

Everyone needs a 12 string! Never know when you want to play Hotel California

 

[senojnad]

Same old same old.....

 

[Chef T]

Haven’t played it for a long time because I was going to sell it, but picked it up last week and forgot how much I like it and have been playing it everyday since. I am usually not much for buying signature guitars, but I wanted a single coil pickup LP with a P 90 and my son really likes Jared James Nichols so it was a good excuse to buy it for “us”. Had to do a little fret leveling and swapped out the original wraparound lightning bar bridge for a golden age wraparound bridge with adjustable saddles. It plays and sounds great through a cranked up tube amp.
Oh, almost forgot…I started playing it because I’m working on the solo to Black Dog and figured a LP might help channel my inner Jimmy Page. Not that I could ever have his swagger, but it’s fun to try

 

[Back in Black]

I have seven great instruments to choose from and try to give each devil his due. Still, I tend to get into practice "trends" where I might play one beauty or another for one or several days depending on what musical style I'm working on. Today, it's Chet's right hand technique. The tool of course, is the only one for that particular job - my beloved Gent (Vintage Select).

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So what are you playing today? And why?

P.S. I may use this thread as a running commentary on what's going on in my practice space over the next while. Feel free to do the same...with or without pics...

GL,

What a beautiful CG, I don't know of any Custom Shop Gretsch, that can outshine this.

Finally after getting our new condo move set up and organized, I finally found time to put the Labella Flats on my new Danno, and have Tom Petty over for a few songs.

Amazing neck and playability.

These are the smoothest most highly polished, most comfortable frets I have ever played.

Best,

BIB.

 

[TSims1]

Today it's the Tele' which is great...but I've seen a black Powerjet on reverb, and need a Jet back in my life...so suddenly this... View attachment 198309

...or one of my other custom shops is under the "sell" consideration..

Oh don’t sell that…….

 

[TSims1]

Haven’t played it for a long time because I was going to sell it, but picked it up last week and forgot how much I like it and have been playing it everyday since. I am usually not much for buying signature guitars, but I wanted a single coil pickup LP with a P 90 and my son really likes Jared James Nichols so it was a good excuse to buy it for “us”. Had to do a little fret leveling and swapped out the original wraparound lightning bar bridge for a golden age wraparound bridge with adjustable saddles. It plays and sounds great through a cranked up tube amp.
Oh, almost forgot…I started playing it because I’m working on the solo to Black Dog and figured a LP might help channel my inner Jimmy Page. Not that I could ever have his swagger, but it’s fun to try

I love how the pickup is practically sitting ON the bridge.

 

[Glaw]

My hd28 through my Princeton with my boss me-80 multi effects pedal and new Xvive u2 wireless system.

 

[Mr Swisher]

Oh don’t sell that…….

No, i think it'll be my Murphy Lab 335. Way too mucb money tied.up in a guitar I play the least. The Tele is.just too special.