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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | For those who frequently or occasionally play out, what guitar(s) are you using? During the past year for me, it has been:
38% EA68 Viper
34% Tak75
10% VXT
8% 1581 AdII
10% five others |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Sundays in Church - the Millenium through the AC60 amp. |
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Location: Scotland | Mostly Weissenborn and Lap Steel, along with the book mando, EA65 nylon Viper and '68 GC12, occasionally the EA68. Occasionally my 1581, the "ResOvation" and very occasionally my Custom Folklore. Oh yeah, and a De Gregorio Cajon. Next few gigs I'm going to try my new 1773-LX instead of the nylon Viper. |
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Location: Chicago | My regular has been the '74 Legend (1117) with Fishman "PREfix Pro" pickup. I have now added the Adamas 1581-5 that nicely matches Jeff's Elite (sort of a black-and-white look). We play through the Bose L-1 with a Fishman Loudbox as a monitor, if necessary. Jeff has his Roland synth going most of the time, so it is a complex sound! |
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Location: Denver, Colorado | My trusty 1617 and my Takamine PSF-94 Santa Fe. I just added a new Parkwood hybrid to the mix (couldn't afford the Ovation). |
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Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | I've been using my Adamas 2080 and My Legend LX 12 most of the time. I do solo gigs at a quiet restaurant and I'll bring one of my Martins for that one sometimes. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | I forgot to add amps. 95% of the time I use an AAD Cub as a monitor off the pedal board with an XLR also out of the pedals to the house board. On the rare occasions that I need more amp, I have been using a Deluxe Reverb for electric and a Trace Elliott TA100R for acoustic, although I now intend to use a Genz Pro picked up late last year in place of the Trace. |
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Location: Chehalis, Washington | I just use house sound at church, with my Tac EKK19C mostly (since my 1547's back in CT again due to UPS trouble...), and my C756LX 12 for unplugged acoustic stuff. I've been tinkering with the VXT at home through my Boss pedals on a modded Fender Blues JR Blonde.
At home my practice time has been mostly on a '79 1617-1 Legend. Sweet 'ol playing guitar. |
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Location: closely held secret | '87C, 1581 and 6758 for church, rotated fairly regularly. |
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Location: Warren,Pa. | I play 2nd guitar at the weekend gatherings at our church.
Always my 1115 with newly-installed-by-me OpPro w/XLR and K&K P/U's. I use the XLR direct to the board. The sound system is over-the-top wonderful and the sound guy knows what he's doing. We even have custom-fitted in-ear monitors. It's all very easy for me as far as the nuts 'n bolts are concerned. I can concentrate on playing and worshiping.
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Location: Marlton, NJ | The service I play at is almost comedic. When I started, I was sharing an amp with the bass player... the amp faces directly into the side of the piano. I decided to get my own amp.
Last sunday they brought a harp... she now sits directly in front of me. Last night at practice, the bass player brought an upright bass... also in front of me. I might as well just bring a cardboard cutout of myself and leave it there. At least my amp is up on a stand above the fray. |
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Location: Maple Shade, NJ. | We gig 2-3 times a month at local bars/clubs.
I use my 82' 1617 & Dove w/K&K transducer pick-ups. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | IF, and that's a double capital extra underlined BIG IF, I had to play a gig I would grab either of the following:
Ovation CL Wideneck w/ OP-Pro
Tak TNV760 OM cutaway w/ Cool Tube
Both are super easy to play, comfortable, and have great electronics. I have "better" instruments but I wouldn't want to schlep them around to gigs.
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Nice to know there are others who play a 1617...`was feeling a little lonely , being surrounded by ADAMAS users..yet for me it`s the 1537 and ..1617 and...1618 on a YAMAHA RA 50 ( Leslie box ), not rated though , I`ve got No idea how to rate all this..
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by HumblePie aka Solid Top:
Nice to know there are others who play a 1617...`was feeling a little lonely , being surrounded by ADAMAS users
Vic Don't think there aren't Legend lovers out here. Soon, I hope, I'm either going to have a 1117 built for me (acoustic only Legend, A braced), or more likely, send my old 78, crap sounding Legend back to the factory and have a whole new A braced body put on the old neck.
IMHO, A braced Legends are just great guitars.... |
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| I'm with Tupp - If I gigged, I'd use my 1619 and 1537 interchangeably about 2/3 of the time, and my TNV340S for he rest. |
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Location: Ballston Lake, N.Y. | '79 Les Paul Custom through a Vox AD60VTX Amp. |
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Location: enid, ok | Is this another one of those "acoustic only" questions? As Alice Cooper once pointed out, it's all "buckskin and granola".
My weapon of choice is a plank, but I do enjoy playing it, and it's easily replaced, which my Ovation is not; anymore, it rarely leaves the house.
I use a Fernandes Revolver Pro, a factory-second that I picked off feebay a few years back for $208, another $105 to make the neck playable, 2 humbuckers, a 3-spring Floyd, and the sustainer circuit in it. The pickups are nothing special, but with the sustainer it HOWLS! Old school all-tube Dean Markley 40 watt amp (hey, they were on sale!), a slew of analog and 3 digital pedals of my choosing, pick is optional-anymore, I can get by without one. I even have an ebow. If I find a note I like, I can make it last infinitely! |
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Location: big island | i gig mostly with my adamas 1688 12 stringer. its quality of sound really enhances the hawaiian/hapa haole style music my trio plays. one of my band mates switches between his ukulele and the almansa thin body classical guitar i sold him. the other plays bass and we all sing. we have gotten several unexpected gigs over the past three weeks and it has been good fun. i usually play the takamines at church as it is inland and away from the shoreline.
our trio plays through either of two PA systems we own, a yamaha and a mackie.
for small venue/wedding solo gigs, i use my 1688 plugged into a marshall AS80R amp, which also handles my microphone and the occasional drum machine.
gabby pahinui and roland cazimero were both very influential in some traditional but mostly contemporary local style music. they both played 12 stringers, a martin for gabby and an adamas and a custom for roland. so the 1688 lends a very "nahenahe" (sweet) and familiar sound to many of the songs we perform |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | For my church services at the Frickin Mermaid on wednesdays over the last 4 weeks I've used the Tak360Blewgrass, National Resolectric, Tak460, and 1581-P #3000, through the house PA.
For my church service on Friday nights at O'Kanes bar with Davis I use the EF460, through the house PA.
On Sunday mornings I go to the golf course. I hear the Lord's name used a lot there and his son as well, including his middle name. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | 100% MEWP
(Since I only do about 1 party a month) |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | an4340 : (Since I only do about 1 party a month)
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..show of.. :)
Vic
..my teenage daughter party `s once a day.. :D |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Beal - I always wondered what the "H." stood for. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by Mauvais Beal:
For my church services at the Frickin Mermaid on wednesdays over the last 4 weeks I've used the Tak360Blewgrass, National Resolectric, Tak460, and 1581-P #3000, through the house PA.
For my church service on Friday nights at O'Kanes bar with Davis I use the EF460, through the house PA.
On Sunday mornings I go to the golf course. I hear the Lord's name used a lot there and his son as well, including his middle name. Heh heh heh....I'm with ya Beal..... :D |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | 'On Sunday mornings I go to the golf course. I hear the Lord's name used a lot there and his son as well, including his middle name.'
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Harold? :confused: |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | No, the one that begins with F.
I would have to add that he 460 is probably the equal to my 84 C-Series. I have used that at O'Kanes a bunch with similar results. It's easy to play and sounds good. The 460 is better in that it's got a built in tuner(that's easy to use and read) and has a bit wider tonal range with the Cool Tube and Tri-Ax cominbation. It gets real bright for Mustang Sally and nice and smooth for Into the Mystic.
The biggest factor is that the C-Series is in a case behind two others and the 460 is in front. Funny how that works. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | It is interesting to note that what we collect and talk about isn't always what we take to the gig. |
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | For bluegrass, Gertrude (1111-4) and Plink (cheap Galiano mandolin.)
For church, Jewel (CE868LX-4), with a Boss chorus box.
--Karen |
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Location: Nashville TN. | I use my 1719 & TB01
will be adding 6751LX soon. |
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Location: Nashville TN. | Originally posted by Mauvais Beal:
No, the one that begins with F.
Franklin???????? :D |
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Location: Yorkshire, England | Gibson Flying `V' and Les Paul Deluxe. Thanks for asking. |
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Location: Yorkshire, England | At my weekly bible meetings though, I use a reverse Gibson Firebird played through a 2 x 12 Marshall combo. Effects are kept to a minimum - maybe a Tube screemer along with a Boss Ultra Distortion. (We Brits eh !) |
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Location: North Carolina | I just take the 1869, run it through an old Zoom 504 for some chorus and 'verb, then DI. Simple is good. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Ute...
But I'm thinking of taking the AD-II out because she's starting to act a little jealous. | |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | 08 Collectors 6 string
1688-5 12 string (currently at the Spa) so subst. 1685-8
When the 1758-6 returns from the spa, I'll be using it and the 1868-6: I do love the Elites...
Home gigs (family): whatever my daughter picks out (usually her 82C or my 08C)
Amp: Genz Shen 60 or PA | |
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Location: East Wenatchee, WA | Adamas 2080 every Sunday in church. I use it with a Yamaha MagicStomp Acoustic pedal direct to our "house" PA.
On Wednesday Bible study, it again is the 2080 "unplugged".
My 1537 doesn't get out much anymore which is why I am thinking of selling it and getting a 1581 that Waskel keeps telling me is so fantastic.
Would have snagged the one in Portland if I had known in time. | |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | ProfBB raises a good point. I take the 460 most of the time beacuse it's real easy to play, sounds really pretty good, is brand new and completely replaceable. The 1939 D-18 stays at home. | |
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Location: East Tennessee | My Country Artist or My Martin 000X1 or my 12 string 1758. Variety is the spice of life. | |
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Location: NJ | CustomBalladeer 6
Legend 12
Adamas LongNeck
1613 Nylon - being repaired (f@c%in'UPS!)
Everything has a dedicated channel/setting on my P.A. | |
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Location: Utah | 40% Elite 6778LX
55% Hohner G3T headless broomstick style electric with DiMarzio pickups
5% Alvarez Yairi 12 string I've owned since 1977
We play 3 or more times per month at church, mostly in a smaller room for the youth service, and once per month in the main sanctuary. Usually I'm plugged into the house system, but on occasion have to use the Roland Cube 30 amp. Rehearsals are once per week and use the same setup.
The electric guitar runs almost always runs through a Korg Toneworks PX4 digital effects box to add reverb, distortion, or compression before going to the PA or amp. The acoustic runs directly into the PA.
The new addition is a Digitech Bad Monkey stomp box to allow my volume to be boosted during solos. I'll post a review soon. | |
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Location: Japan | I'm always playing my AdamasI 1587 unless I'm in Japan where I have an SMT stashed.
Wanting to use my AdamasII 1881 but need to get the nut slots lowered a little; the guy I bought it from was using it for slide!
By the way, I constantly hear about the lack of bass in the shallow bowls and think they just need beefier strings. I love the bottom end on my 1881 with bronze Elixir Custom Lights, which have a heavier bottom. | |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | I've used that Bad Monkey as a distortion box with an electric. I'd really like to know how it works as a boost on an acoustic. Thanks. | |
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Location: Chicago | I've noticed how different Adamas sounds to the player and to the audience. At a gig last Friday I heard a live recording of our band and was very pleased: the sound "out there" was superior to what I was hearing! | |
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Location: Yorkshire, England | Dammed church organist tried to blow me out of the water today - Thinks he's Jon Lord - (More like Jack Lord methinks!) Who's gonna back down first? None of the congregation can sit in the first 6 rows because of the volume! They all accept it because we're playing hymns. Thought my lead break in `Onward Christian Soldiers' would have finished him off, but he was having none of it. Taking a Marshall 4 x 12 stack with me next week and injecting it into the PA. | |
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | Cap'n,
Just remember it is the meek who shall inherit the earth..... ;)
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Location: Yorkshire, England | Thanks for reminding me Karen, you may have just pulled me back from the brink....
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Location: North Carolina | Don't mess with a church organist, man. They've got Toccata and Fugue in Dm and all we've got is Classical Gas. You can't win. | |
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Location: Yorkshire, England | Please refer to `What Amp Are You Playing With' post ! (Funny someone should ask That!)
I'll keep you all posted about my duels with the organist ! Betcha can't wait !
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Location: Dartmouth UK | Only me 1718 , its all I've got left (1988 vintage) | |
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What are you gigging with these days?