Gear - Ever Wondered what 'They' Play?

06 May 01 - 04:29 PM (#456524)
Subject: Gear - Ever Wondered what 'They' Play?
From: Justa Picker

During the recent downtime, it gave me a chance to do some extensive surfing (and, time to restring all my instruments) and I came across an interesting link to various performers and their preferred types of performance gear, amps, instruments, etc. It's interesting reading.

You can find it here.

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06 May 01 - 06:35 PM (#456604)
Subject: RE: Gear - Ever Wondered what 'They' Play?
From: Justa Picker

Also posted a link to the above site in the "Instrument Related" section of Mudcat Links.

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06 May 01 - 06:41 PM (#456608)
Subject: RE: Gear - Ever Wondered what 'They' Play?
From: Lady McMoo

Thanks for the blicky JP. I love this "nerdish" stuff and will certainly peruse with interest and probably a fair degree of jealously.

mcmoo

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06 May 01 - 07:11 PM (#456614)
Subject: RE: Gear - Ever Wondered what 'They' Play?
From: catspaw49

Far out JP!!!! Great job!.......got it bookmarked.

Spaw

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06 May 01 - 07:15 PM (#456615)
Subject: RE: Gear - Ever Wondered what 'They' Play?
From: catspaw49

Forgot to mention that I've been to Acoustic Guitar's site several times and missed this entirely. Alwyas my favorite section in the mag. I notice there homepage has changed since I was last there and the site moves a lot faster too.

Spaw

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06 May 01 - 07:23 PM (#456619)
Subject: RE: Gear - Ever Wondered what 'They' Play?
From: Justa Picker

Thanks Spaw and McMoo. I think some of the other "instrument nerds" here will like it as well. (I found myself in good company with Arlo Guthrie.)

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07 May 01 - 04:34 AM (#456812)
Subject: RE: Gear - Ever Wondered what 'They' Play?
From: Ebbie

Great site, Justa Picker! Preferences certainly are subjective, aren't they... I've got this one bookmarked, thanks. Great reading.

Ebbie

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07 May 01 - 08:12 AM (#456846)
Subject: RE: Gear - Ever Wondered what 'They' Play?
From: GUEST,Bluebelle

What an interesting website! I was most interested in reading that Joan Baez has a small-bodied guitar made by David Wren. David Wren owns The 12th Fret guitar store in Toronto and apprenticed under Jean Larrivee. He doesn't luthier anymore, however, I've seen some of his creations and they are beautiful, and, from all accounts, sound beautiful.

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07 May 01 - 09:30 AM (#456885)
Subject: RE: Gear - Ever Wondered what 'They' Play?
From: Mooh

Bluebelle,

I've done some sessions with a Toronto player who owns a David Wren guitar and I can second the opinion that they are wonderful sounding, if what I've heard is the general quality of Wren's guitars.

I've often noticed how the players who endorse instruments in major ads internationally, sometimes in multiplicity, are confessed owners and players of small market, small shop, custom or one-off instruments. I can't believe that of all the high profile pickers shown with Takamines (for example), that they'd make the same choice of guitar for home/studio/session use. Besides, it's almost impossible to be satisfied with one (or two...) brands when you need a wide variety of guitar styles to earn your keep.

Peace. Mooh.

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07 May 01 - 09:37 AM (#456889)
Subject: RE: Gear - Ever Wondered what 'They' Play?
From: Jim the Bart

Great stuff. Thanks,JP.

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07 May 01 - 12:39 PM (#457027)
Subject: RE: Gear - Ever Wondered what 'They' Play?
From: Rick Fielding

Passed up a chance to get a superlative Dave wren Dreadnought about 15 years ago. I hesitated for a day...and it was gone. Dave, although a Larrivee apprentice favoured the Martin design more than, say, Grit Laskin, or Marc beneteau.

Got the next best thing though. My 50 year old Martin 0-18 was rescued from the scrap heap by Dave and lovingly restored.

I have an odd type of memory. Although I forget names very quickly I can remember the brand and model played by everyone I've ever seen. Hmmm, tal about selective recall.

Rick

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07 May 01 - 12:45 PM (#457033)
Subject: RE: Gear - Ever Wondered what 'They' Play?
From: Clinton Hammond

That's one of my favorite things about Stephen Fearing, except for the fact that he's a FANTASTIC folkie! But he's also a self professed techo-geek! And he's more than willing to share his experiments and failures with ya over a smoke on his break...

Ya know ya've gone too far when you're building your own pre-amp!

LOL!!

;-)

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07 May 01 - 03:20 PM (#457218)
Subject: RE: Gear - Ever Wondered what 'They' Play?
From: Rick Fielding

Bluebelle..Gawd help me I OWNED an Ovation...and certainly not because Glen Campbell, or Marcel Dadi endorsed them. One day I was in a music store and a friend of mine wanted to hear what his slim body acoustic-electric Ovation sounded like in someone else's hands. I couldn't put it down!! I play a LOT with my thumb covering BOTH 6th and 5th strings and the Ovation was the first guitar (other than my beloved...and sold Epiphone Texan) that I could do this on with no effort at all. I bought it from him on the spot! That was before I learned about "neck shaving".

Rick

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07 May 01 - 03:56 PM (#457258)
Subject: RE: Gear - Ever Wondered what 'They' Play?
From: Justa Picker

My second guitar was an early 70s sunburst Ovation Balladeer. The neck was impeccable. I've not played anything that came close to the feel of this neck, until I stumbled on a Collings OM with a 1 11/16th nut width. It too had a great neck, especially for double thumbing the 5th and 6th strings. The problem with the Ovation of course is keeping the body angle where you want it, and preventing it from sliding. The only way I could accomplish that was to employ a strap while seated. I later traded it for an old J-45 and then progressed into my ongoing love affair with old Martins.

OMs are NICE playing instruments, and bone nuts and saddles (and perhaps fossilized ivory bridge pins) should be mandatory, (i.m.h.o.) :-)

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07 May 01 - 04:05 PM (#457265)
Subject: RE: Gear - Ever Wondered what 'They' Play?
From: Big Mick

There are some great tips in that site if you are looking. I read David Crosby's blurb and discovered that he uses "Highlander under-saddle pickups combined with Sunrise soundhole pickups. "Between the really clean primary that you get off the Highlander and the overtones and stuff that you get off the Sunrise," says Crosby, "you get a pretty amazing guitar sound." Sounds like something I will look into. How does that system sound to the rest of you?

Mick

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07 May 01 - 11:20 PM (#457561)
Subject: RE: Gear - Ever Wondered what 'They' Play?
From: JedMarum

Great site, JP. Thanks for posting it. I've enjoyed reading through it.

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08 May 01 - 10:38 AM (#457847)
Subject: RE: Gear - Ever Wondered what 'They' Play?
From: Mark Clark

Thanks for the link, JP. I'll keep that one. I'm also enjoying the comments of others. I remember playing an Ovation in a Chicago music store many years ago. I remember it as playing like a dream, especially for finger picking. Never owned one though.

      - Mark

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08 May 01 - 11:06 AM (#457870)
Subject: RE: Gear - Ever Wondered what 'They' Play?
From: Dave the Gnome

Even if I ever played guiter seriously the Ovation is not for me I'm afraid. Question of two Convex surfaces (front of me, back of guitar) trying to wrestle with each other! Would look like |)(| from the side!

Thanks anyway, JP. I'm trawling through to see if anyone would prefer to play a cheap hohner anglo concertina than their 100 year old Jeffries. I could do them a swap...;-)

Cheers

DtG

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