From Jimmy Page about the album version of Black Mountain Side: I use a special tuning on this modal melody. Tune the 1st string down one full tone to D; tune the 2nd string down one full tone to A; leave the 3rd, 4th and 5th strings as is; tune the 6th string down one full tone to D. I use a flat pick to bring out the bass line and play the upper notes with the middle and ring fingers.
Nice! And further proof of the advice I often give to people: Ignore the name on the head stock and ignore the price. Buy what sounds and feels good to you. The above advice is one of those "within reason" bits. That name on the head stock is only important in that you should buy from a manufacturer that will stand behind their product. The fact remains, however, that I've played a lot of $2k and up guitars from the Bigs (Martin, Taylor, Gibson, etc.) that I wouldn't give you a dime for and I've played a lot of $300 and up guitars from smaller manufacturers that sounded fantastic. And the other way around holds true as well.
You know, this is absolutely the best advice you could give a customer. I have two acoustic guitars that I play regularly a Martin HD-28 and an old Epiphone FT-133. I play the Epi a LOT more than the Martin. It just feels better in my hands. I string it with light guage strings and I have mediums on the Martin. The lighter gauge allows me to play longer with less fingertip discomfort. You really need a good set of callouses for those mediums.
I need a recommendation; I've been doing some gigs, and I normally play acoustic, plugged straight into our PA, with a touch of reverb and/or delay. There are a few bluesy songs we do, however, that I think would sound good with a touch of warm, tube-like distortion. I'm thinking of adding a distortion pedal after listening to a few musicians passing through town that use a little distortion with their acoustic guitars. Any recommendations for a pedal that subtle and "natural" sounding, that isn't too pricey?
Your best bet is to go and play with some pedals......TAKE YOUR GUITAR to the shop you demo them at. If you're guitar has a built in pre-amp, you'll find that some pedals are better than others at taking the hotter signal from the pre-amp.
Good idea I'm sure. 100 miles to the nearest real guitar store, so I probably won't get a chance any time soon. May have to just go with online reviews.
Understand. We music stores are getting fewer and farther between. Make sure and ask the seller the question of whether it will work alright with your pre-amp.
I believe mine is a slightly older version of the Oregon Concert. I know it was at the store for awhile. Different headstock, bridge and logo than yours, but basically the same guitar. Sounds as nice as my concert body Martin...I like it.
Glad you like it. I would agree with some of the other comments here; in the end, all that matters is that it sounds good to you. Breedlove has gone through at least two different ownership changes in the last few years (though Kim Breedlove has always been the main luthier), so their lineup hasn't been completely stable. But I bet the sound between yours and mine is pretty similar. Hayduke--I've heard good things about the Ibanez Tube Screamer TS-9 pedal, but that's all been from electric guitar players. Not sure if it would be what you're looking for for an acoustic, but it might be worth looking into.
Just picked this up today. My first bass. It's an Ibanez SR300M. I scored a good deal on it from a guy on CraigsList. It's been a busy few weeks for me. I bought a PRS SE 245. Modded the crap out of it, and then realized it was still nowhere near the guitar my PRS S2 Cu24 is. My tech offered to trade for it, so I swapped him the SE 245 for a Genz Benz El Diablo 100 watt head and a Marshall 4x12 cab. I only had that amp set for a week and realized I didn't like it as much as my Peavey Classic 50. So I sold it and flipped the cash into the above bass rig. I'm done for now.... at least that is what my wife says.
Wanna try something really fun? Here's Eric again, keep up if you can. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-1VRkR5hkg
You done good on a couple of counts. Those SR Ibanez's are pretty tough to beat, especially if you're primarily a guitarist. Nice, thin neck and they weight nothing yet still sound good. And it's damned hard to beat the Peavey Classic 50. One of the worlds most overlooked guitar amps, IMHO.
Yeah for a bedroom guitarist who will probably never gig out, I am really happy with my gear. In fact, I'd say over-geared. But that's ok, since motorcycles had to go, I threw myself back into music. In the last 9 months my playing has really improved. Who knows, maybe I will be gigging soon.
Pachap, I assume that's a Fender Rumble amp? I've seen them but haven't heard one yet, how do you like it?
I re-tuned the Dano the day I bought it but still could not get the same "twang". It might be the lipstick pickups on Page's (50's) guitar or he may have modified the pickups.