The Muse I Adorn

Mitch Pearrow SJMP said:
It’s called making do with what you got..
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Making do also teaches us useful skills in the beginning, like doing more with less.
Learn to play with grace on a clunky instrument, and your playing will be pure & smooth on a quality one.
When I got my first good guitar, my playing literally improved overnight.

Not that I seek out clumsy guitars, you understand. But there is an upside for new players.
 
eclecticsynergy said:
Making do also teaches us useful skills in the beginning, like doing more with less.
Learn to play with grace on a clunky instrument, and your playing will be pure & smooth on a quality one.
When I got my first good guitar, my playing literally improved overnight.

Not that I seek out clumsy guitars, you understand. But there is an upside for new players.
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Very true!!!!
 
eclecticsynergy said:
Making do also teaches us useful skills in the beginning, like doing more with less.
Learn to play with grace on a clunky instrument, and your playing will be pure & smooth on a quality one.
When I got my first good guitar, my playing literally improved overnight.

Not that I seek out clumsy guitars, you understand. But there is an upside for new players.
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The old Silvertone only has 18 frets and the rosewood insert in the bridge doesn't allow for precise intonation. The neck has a steel beam, bit is not adjustable. The action has to be set fairly high.

I find my Gibson Les Paul to be very comfortable to play overall. The wide neck (1.700") affords plenty of room for open chords.

The Warmoth 10x16" compound radius neck (1.750" wide) on the YellowStrat is also very fast and comfortable.

A good neck and proper setup is of course very desirable...but, beyond that, I've discovered there are no "magic" guitars. It's all in the player.

I purposefully avoid acquiring more guitars and instead focus on honing my skills as a performer.

I have a friend at our music academy and he is buying brand new guitars every few weeks...Gibsons and PRS mostly, then selling anfmd buying more. Of course, he's wealthy, so it's not matter to him financially, but he's avoiding the real roadblock to improving his playing and that's not wanting to put the time in.
 
So, the Firefly V honeymoon is over...... I am completely satisfied with it, especially at under $250. to my door.
The pickups aren't bad, but I still have an inkling to try a T-Top type in the bridge.

I've read claims a Gibson 490R neck pickup in the bridge is T-Topish with a short Al5 magnet swap.
I bid on a couple used ones on ebay and missed one that sold for $44.

Anyway, I just got back to the itch of playing some of the others.

Once I got the setup sorted on this Classic Vibe back in January, I was just playing my HB guitars more because of the classic rock stuff I play.
Really happy with it and it just "feels more right" to me than the other Strat types I have had.

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The love affair with the new Martin is as strong as ever. I changed the string size to 10-46's and the difference was amazing. Tonally excellent and much easier on my fingers. Excuse the poor wrapping job. Still learning.

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Got this cheapy tele about a year ago and played it quite a bit.
Haven't picked it up in some time.

Picked it up a few days ago and am reminded just how good it feels and plays. Really like it.
So much so, I ordered a set of Bootstrap Extra Crispy pickups for it.

The wait time is about 4 weeks.

Last night: Tele Tuesday.

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