Recent content by carvedtop

Hello All, I'm looking to get an electric travel guitar as I'll be on the road for the next 3 months. I see that there is a Hofner reissue of their Shorty travel guitar (Chinese made) and one from Ktone (Korean??) that looks like a carbon copy of the Hofner. Has anyone played either of these...

Yo! I just picked up a mint Roland VGA-3 modeling amp, and the Roland GK-3 pickup system. Thinking about mounting it on my Guild Peregrine tonight and giving it a try. Interested in any feedback from people using this pickup/amp setup, and any tips for mounting/fine tuning. Thanks! CT

Another way is if you're a Pro Tools user (ver. 7.4 & above) you can use "elastic time" to change the speed of the solo part but still keep the same pitch. CT

OOOOOOO, a hand carved arctop. Now I'm salivating. I think I'll stick with one of the easy kits to start with. My buddy and I are going to do this together and he has a fully outfitted woodworking shop. I already have a good collection of Stew Mac tools, and what ever tools we don't have...

Funny you mention the Dead. I just heard an ad on the radio last night that they're doing a tour.

Thanks! I'll absolutely check these out. Are they available in vinyl? I'm sort of a vinyl collector. CT

Wow! I didn't even know Martin had a guitar kit. Looks like a nice project. I also found another one that looks similar to the Martin kit: http://www.lmii.com/CartTwo/Secondproducthead.asp?CategoryName=++Instrument+Kits So has anyone built one of the kits that are out there? I'd be...

As a bassist, I am most comfortable playing with fingers. Now that I'm playing and composing on the guitar, I've really struggled with holding a pick. I swear I just can't do it. Even a thin pick feels really foreign, and I always feel lost without the direct contact to the strings. then I...

Spocks Beard I just got turned on to these guys, but it looks like they've been around for 10 years. Very 70's sounding but in a good way. Really like some of the signature changes and guitar work.

MTH getting back together?? Man, you Britts have all the luck!! Ian may be older but he still has those curls. We in the colonies can only hope that they come over and play here!

Hello all, Just got my new (used but new to me) Peregrine back from the shop. I'm thinking I'd like to change the strings. When I run electrified the sound is a bit bright. I'm primarily a bass player, so I'd like to find strings that have more "bottom" to them. Does anyone know what the...

Greetings! Welcome aboard! What do you play? And What part of Indiana are you in? I did a bunch of work out there last year, in Greensburg. Lottttttts of corn fields. :D CT

Hi all, I've been thinking about building a "kit" guitar. Anyone have experience with this kind of a project? And what kits/suppliers can you recommend?? I was looking at the ones at www.grizzly.com, but I'm sure there's more. Thanks, CT

Welcome! "Then we got a dog. A beagle to be more precise... and the sound of the guitars scared the living hell out of him. So I put them away for 12 years. " Wow! I wish the sound of guitars would scare the hell out of my neighbors beagle. That dog never quiets down. However, the up side...

Yes I really like my MIJ Bullet. It has the 3/4 size Strat body, with an all maple Tele neck on it. I think the neck may have been a fluke at the factory. This is back when they were changing hands from Fender to CBS. CT