I’ve been going through the same with my Ibanez RG. It’s the only guitar I have that is even slightly suitable for blues jams I’m doing. Normally I play 7 strings. Tried different pickups trying to soften it up, etc. You just can’t make something sound like something else.
Can you guys get Edwards guitars over there? My E-LP is a pretty good blues machine for $600 US but I did swap pickups out. I don't own any guitars that I didn't change pickups in. The further I go the more selective I've gotten with gear but I also rid myself of a lot I didn't need. Can't really afford to just sit on unused gear on my income.
I once said i would never own a Tyler because of the headstock shape alone. But here I am….i ate my own words lol. And im damn glad to know you mr vonbonfire! Neo soul threads or not i enjoy the rigtalk forum. Nothing wrong with humor and gear talkWhat's weird is I used to hate PRS and JAMES TYLER with a fury but something snapped inside me one day and now I been GAS'ing a good bit to own one of each someday, especially if PRS makes a ten top 335. I even bought a spaceman pedal a month or so ago. I wake up in the morning, look in the mirror and say to myself "what the hell happened to you dude?"
Yeah seen Edwards around. Not in stores. I get to go to Japan for work sometimes. I plan to check out some when there. There are some very nice Edwards over there.
Yeah and the prices in Japan are pretty good, at least from a US perspective. Def worth a look and beat the hell outta any Epiphone I've tried.
I'm glad to know you too brother! I hated that headstock but yeah, it grew on me plus all the reports of how well they play. Now I think the headstock looks killer. The PRS' have grown on me too. Life, and gear, is weird but I just decided to keep a more open mind about it and roll with it. I don't own a single piece of gear that twenty years ago would've said "I want that one day".
Yea we evolve in our gear taste and our music journey. Like today in the gym i listened to some “blues on the inside”and while pumping some iron i always listened to metal etc…but man i got a good pump. A neo soul pump
What's weird is I used to hate PRS and JAMES TYLER with a fury but something snapped inside me one day and now I been GAS'ing a good bit to own one of each someday, especially if PRS makes a ten top 335. I even bought a spaceman pedal a month or so ago. I wake up in the morning, look in the mirror and say to myself "what the hell happened to you dude?"
It's weird. I was all about Fenders and Marshalls until 2015. Then I got an ES and started using fingerpicks that I had only used on acoustics. Then I traded the Marshall for a Twin, dude gave me more in trade in than I paid for the head. I don't own any Fender guitars anymore...Yea we evolve in our gear taste and our music journey. Like today in the gym i listened to some “blues on the inside”and while pumping some iron i always listened to metal etc…but man i got a good pump. A neo soul pump
Sometimes we get stuck in traditional ways and in a “If it aint broke dont fix it” mindset. Then one day we realize a newer or different tool is better suited for what we are trying to build or accomplish. No shame in that! It’s about what fuels you and helps you be creative.
As long as I don't become one of those PRS guys who has to be barefoot when on stage I'm cool with whatever guitar I wind up using.
Triple cream!
Never say never! Barefoot Blues keeps ya groundedAs long as I don't become one of those PRS guys who has to be barefoot when on stage I'm cool with whatever guitar I wind up using.
Just going by what the last dude I saw with a ten top at a blues jam was doing.
Just dont paint your toenails and you’re good. But if ya do add some ghost flames on top of a blue base coat for extra soulJust going by what the last dude I saw with a ten top at a blues jam.
Forwarded to @Matt300ZXT for approval/disapproval. It's gonna be a no from him dawg.
Now you’re talkin!!!!! You just reinvented yourself brother! You can start your own tv show and call it “the neo soul train”. Maybe ya wont get copyright infringement from “the soul train” from years ago