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) that has luckily been changed to downward only by the local guitartech. And because of the strings I use (.012, due to my heavy fingering and heavy picking, they also seem to feel the best to my fingers) I have to put the action too high to play comfortably (due to fret buzz etc.).
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Aug 4 2008, 11:38 PM
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Sell the guitar you dont like and get a new one.... Because if you are not comfortable playing you wont have fun and that is what guitarplaying is all about
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Aug 5 2008, 01:33 AM
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I feel very sorry to hear about
all those troubles your guitar has caused to you.  Having custom is great thing,no doubt there. But 012 is pretty heavy gauge,I haven't seen many guitars with that gauge of strings and low/soft action. In fact,it's much pressure on bridge and everything and getting out of tune is at least you can expect. So before you go for another guitar and break your promise why don't you try with lighter gauge for a while,maybe 010? You might set the action lower and play with more comfort, which is all that counts after all,the comfort. And after you see the progress you could get yourself a new guitar. Just a thought.  -------------------- Youtube
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Aug 5 2008, 03:13 AM
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It happens to everyone. The more serious you get about guitar, the more you regret about low or mid end guitars you bought...
You also feel regret because you never gonna get the money back by selling it used... As for your question, "should I get another guitar?". I'd say that first you should ask yourself "What is the guitar I really want?". When you answer this second question you will know how far from it you will be. If you feel that regret about the guitars you have now, don't lose more money nor time buying a guitar that is not your dream guitar... Meanwhile I'd suggest you follow Muris advice and use 010 strings. Your guitar will detune less often and comfort will increase. I think that there are advantages also in lighter gauges such as easier bending. So give it a long term try and you may actually change your preference. 
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Aug 5 2008, 11:42 AM
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No suprise your guitar shaped object has a S-shaped neck when you put 012 on it
 just kidding One reason it goes out of tune could be that the nut can't handle 012 dimension strings. File it up a bit and put graffite in the cracks. I think it's a good sign that you're getting sick and tired with crappy guitars. To me that sounds like you want to make progress but your tools are a bit too low end for you to be able to. In my vision I see a sturdy guitar with locking tuners and a set bridge, no moving parts what so ever. And I see a man, he spends his entire day in the music shop trying out guitars until he finally, late in the afternoon finds one suitable for him. Doesn't have to be expensive. Reach above the bottom segment for the ones sniffing in the premium guitars behind and you'll end up only spending a fair deal of money and get a good enough quality. But always when you're dealing with guitars that cost less than a fortune (like JEM's) try to get locking tuners if possible and a set bridge, for less problems. Good luck! EDIT: There are strings with a coating that prevents the sliding sound. I belive Elixir strings has a model with it. This post has been edited by MickeM: Aug 5 2008, 11:44 AM -------------------- My bands homepage
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Aug 5 2008, 01:08 PM
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If you are unhappy with your guitars I'd sell them both.
In the meantime (until you can afford your custom and know if you will keep playing guitar), get a decent guitar to practice. There are loads of guitars out there that might do the trick, maybe an epiphone?. Just go the guitar store and try a few until you find the one. -------------------- Guitars:
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Aug 5 2008, 03:10 PM
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QUOTE (JeroenKole @ Aug 5 2008, 01:36 PM)  I was laughing so hard at what you had written. Because you intended it so well and it is is both true and wrong. The S shaped neck was there even back in the day that I used .009 strings. This particular guitar does have .010´s on it because it were the only strings I still had at home.  About the tuning, well I´m pretty certain it are the tuners and the bridge, saying they suck would be a compliment. But buying anything new for this guitar would be more expensive than replacing it.  As for the high end guitar, I do have a dream guitar. However, It would be custom as I can´t find any guitar to my specs. But currently It would just be a waste of money as I consider myself still a complete beginner (level 2-3 here on GMC  ). I am highly critical however so finding the right guitar is very important to me.I'll check out the strings though. And Thank you all for your much appreciated advice already given and hopefully yet to come  Please don't get me wrong but as you progress more and your skills are higher you'll see that differences between guitars is less and less. I'm not talking about the sound and individual topics but about your abilities to get the best from every instrument. Here's my situation, just to explain what I'm talking about. I'm fine with every radius of neck,many gauges of strings as long it's not leading to extremely high acting and almost impossible to play. Only thing that really bothers me is Les Paul type bridge, it's too small and I can't lay my picking fist on in nicely! Not sure what do you mean by annoying sliding sound tho. Ringing,like bells crystal sound? If that is then MickeM has a point, Elixir strings are coated and that might be the solution.
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Aug 5 2008, 04:11 PM
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QUOTE (Muris Varajic @ Aug 5 2008, 04:10 PM) Please don't get me wrong but as you progress more and your skills are higher you'll see that differences between guitars is less and less. I'm not talking about the sound and individual topics but about your abilities to get the best from every instrument. Here's my situation, just to explain what I'm talking about. I'm fine with every radius of neck,many gauges of strings as long it's not leading to extremely high acting and almost impossible to play. Only thing that really bothers me is Les Paul type bridge, it's too small and I can't lay my picking fist on in nicely! Not sure what do you mean by annoying sliding sound tho. Ringing,like bells crystal sound? If that is then MickeM has a point, Elixir strings are coated and that might be the solution. You being wrong about guitar things would be something I have yet to see And I absolutely agree. I suck equally on both guitars. Which does put both my feet back on the ground as it leads me into the belief that buying unnecesary equipment doesn't make you play any better. One of my aquaintances (Who has gotten pretty good) still plays the same guitar he started with. And part of that is that he started out with the right beginners guitar from the start, not particulary good, but very solid. (a Yamaha pacifica, I belief). And I started this topic mostly because I regret buying a very bad guitar (Curse you Blokker!) and a guitar that is actually very good, that I can, without fear, knock trough a plaster wall. But it has a neck that get's painful to play on after an hour due to the fact that my thumb issues do not allow me to play comfortably on a very thin neck. About the Les Paul type bridge... I Knew you weren't perfect!!! HAHA have at thee! Just kidding In the end these kind of things just come down to personal taste and playing style. And your still one of my heroes wheter you like it or not! anyways, 'cause I'm going a very offtopic now. the main reason why I started this thread was to find out if other people have bought gear that they have had regrets about. Not because it was bad, but mostly because They bought it on impulse and now lies gathering dust somewhere. But somehow the wheels in my head made me go completely off topic I guess.  About the sliding, basically the sound you hear in the beginning of this lesson. But to be honest I think eliminating this kind of sound is more a matter of practice, practice, practice and throw in some more practice aswell. On another note. I have decided to restring the Ibanez with .010's to see how it responds to it. And I'm not going to buy another guitar yet, maybe a nice acoustic as I don't have one of those yet and they vastly differ from what I have currently. Thank you for all your replies and I hope this topic will change into what I originally intended it to be
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Aug 5 2008, 04:19 PM
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QUOTE (JeroenKole @ Aug 5 2008, 05:11 PM) About the sliding, basically the sound you hear in the beginning of this lesson. But to be honest I think eliminating this kind of sound is more a matter of practice, practice, practice and throw in some more practice aswell. On another note. I have decided to restring the Ibanez with .010's to see how it responds to it. And I'm not going to buy another guitar yet, maybe a nice acoustic as I don't have one of those yet and they vastly differ from what I have currently. Thank you for all your replies and I hope this topic will change into what I originally intended it to be Ahh,that is just a sound that comes with lots of midds and sliding over bottom strings. It can be removed by practicing as you said but also with some EQ tweaking. I've bought several guitars by now, truth is I never regret tho I play one more then others. But it's always good to do more experiment and adjust on your current guitar before you decide to sell it and get something new.
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Aug 6 2008, 01:16 PM
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What I would recommend is to buy a solid guitar ~700e. That would be quite enough for practice and some gigging as well. Try first to find something in the store that fits you the best. First look for feel and that guitar is comfortable when you play. This is crucial when buying. Then check out the sound as well. I would also recommend that you get used to thinner gauge strings, as some stated 12 is a lot mate, and it is a pain to play them. I played on 11s for a long time and moved to 10 and feel quite happy now.
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