: 1. i need your answer on the best set of pickups.....whether a single coil is good enough, two single coils, a coil and a humbucker, two or three (does that exist) humbuckers or a combination of two humbuckers and a coil etc....there just seem to be too much choices to be made.....if music style is of any concern to this, i play mainly blues and rock (a bit of metal too)..............

Well, this is very subjective. But if you play rock and metal, humbuckers are the way to go. For some blues applications, single coils do the trick. You can try to find a guitar that has a coil split which will change the humbuckers to singles for even more sound options. Play lots of guitars and decide what you like the best.

: 2. how good is kramer? while the price is ridiculously attractive, i'm quite curious about the product and the workmanship ie. the coil, the wood, the bridge, the durability etc......one more thing, how can they sell so cheap?

The new Kramers are not very good guitars in general as far as their quality. But I did play one and was quite impressed with the sound and playability of it. They are good starter guitars but probably not something you will want to keep for a long time if you decide to continue playing. I just don't think they will hold up. I personally think you have to be up in the $500 range to get a decent instrument. I would recommend Hamer, Dean, or Washburn guitars. Stay away from Epiphone, Rogue, lower priced Ibanez, and brands you never heard of.
You wont be happy in the long run.

I think I have the exact same problem, but I havent sorted it out could anyone help?? I also (when I play it loud) get a loud crackling from it I think it happens when it shakes alot because of its own vibrations

I've never tried that, but I think that anything original is cool. As long as you pull it off, make sure both guitars aren't on at the same time! =) I don't think most people care how you play or use your instruments, what color your hair is.. etc, as long as you sound good.

-Ben
: Hi,
: my band is doing a cover of fade to black by metallica and im playing james' parts. I was thinking about playin the clean on acoustic and the distorted on electric. I was planning on hanging the two guitars at the same time. Is this a bad idea and a recipe for humiliation?? I was also thinking about finding a stand where i could walk up to it and play it and then walk off to play the dist. Any ideas or comments please

: brian

I wouldn't hang one guitar over the other for the simple fact that it kinda makes it impossible to play the one underneath, without risking having the other one fall off its strap.

The stand you want is called a Gracie Stand. I'm not certain where you can buy one, maybe on Musicians Friend (www.musiciansfriend.com). It's a stand for an acoustic guitar that you can adjust up and down and play on, then walk away and play the electric guitar. I use one on occasion.

: Hi,
: my band is doing a cover of fade to black by metallica and im playing james' parts. I was thinking about playin the clean on acoustic and the distorted on electric. I was planning on hanging the two guitars at the same time. Is this a bad idea and a recipe for humiliation?? I was also thinking about finding a stand where i could walk up to it and play it and then walk off to play the dist. Any ideas or comments please

: brian

: Any Info would be appriciated

awesome leo fender guitar....about 1979 from serial no. try this site www.harmonycentral.com......go to user reviews.browse by manufacturer Music Man...(not ernie ball musicman) it's got reviews for Sabre I & Sabre II
that are pretty comprehensive.
later
jimmy
sydney aussie

Started learning from dad on his guitar, then I got my own in 6th grade. I've been playing plenty since. I took some lessons on and off, but I do think after you learn the sounds of things, figuring out songs and how people you like to listen to do what they do ends up being the most helpful. Practice helps tons too, I spend most of my free hours here at school playing guitar.
Some of the best were entirely self-taught, which seems like a slow route to me, but maybe it's better in the long run.
-Rick

I started playing guitar when I was 14 yrs. old. I started taking lessons from a guy Jeff Cohen for my first 4 years.He also held group guitar lessons and had
Guitar Therapy classes.Later,I studied while in college
and then went to Mannes for two years(expensive).
Learned classical counter-point(loved it),amoung other
things.Gigged with a lot of bands.Took more lessons with this cool mofo(what's his name)three lessons with
this cat changed my whole perspective of guitar.When I
first started with lessons I wanted to learn everything.My teacher said,"slow down kid,nobody knows it all." "There's simply too much to know." So I'll just keep playing and keep learning.
PLAY ON PLAYERS!

I've been playing for a total of fifteen years. I took lessons my first six months or so, and have been teaching myself since. I picked up a lot of stuff early on through guitar magazines, Guitar For The Practicing Musician mostly.

:I would say find a local guitar maker(not just a luthier, but someone who goes from tree to guitar) and show them any work you have and show them your desire to learn. once you begin, keep a portfolio of work you've done and network yourself at shows,NAMM whatever.
It will take some time to get noticed and don't expect Gibson or Fender to sign you up right off the bat.

I don't know but I'd like to see your work. If you feel like it, send me an e-mail with a picture of one of your guitars. I'm just starting to make them as well.
-Rick

: I've heard alot about him and I'd like to check him out.

-Zak, I really enjoy his double-live album, Surfing with the Alien is good too...He's an awesome player.

I have one of those little Crate 15 watt Club series amps. It's class A power with an 8" speaker. By itself, it's only useful as a practice amp at home, or maybe for recording....the 8" speaker is a little shrill for my taste. I plug it into my 4X10 cabinet though and it has this awesome overdrive sound. My singer uses it onstage for his Stratocaster. I play through my Mesa/Boogie because it's way more versatile and sounds better, but there's no sneezing at the tone of the Crate.

Food for thought. By the way, part of the reason it sounds so good is it's all tube, not that cheesy solid state crud tone. I bought it used for $129.00

: what is the best bang for the buck as far as 15-watt amps go? ive been looking at crates, squiers, and fenders.

Check out the reviews of the Laney LC15 and LC15R on Harmony Central. General conclusion seems to be that they sound amazing but might have reliability problems. Seem to be the cheapest all-valve class A amps out there.