Guitar Hoorah!
 

I've just fixed the preamp on my acoustic guitar. Damaged it before when replacing the battery connector (PP9 thing- was hanging on by a thread!).

I killed one of the contacts on the connector to the circuit board when I first attempted it.

It's a bit of a botch job (wires are held in place with insulating tape to ensure they don't wobble and break the connection), but it works!

Spot of a clean to the whole thing. Lemon oil to the fretboard, new strings and I'm away. Bit of fastfret on the strings and lovely. They're a bit zingy at the moment, but will mellow in- I love new strings on the electrics, but not so much on the acoustic. I'm wondering if 12 guage is a touch light though.

Great- I'll be free to terrorise the open mic nights in the new year...

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i was looking at a acoustic today, would like another one

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i was looking at classical guitars- may be something for next year.

Just got the first CD by Rodrigo Y Gabriela- absolutely blinding stuff.

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If you want something that's going to give you great quality but still fantastic value, try Freshman guitars. I've got an FA400D, paid £420 for it, but I'd have to have spent at least £900 on a bigger brand-name to get the same quality with a badge.

Had it for 3 years, sounds amazing :cool:

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I love my little Crafter, they do some quite nice stuff at good prices. (Mine is their travel guitar, which is perfect for me because it feels like an electric- sounds alright too.)

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oo now they are preetty. My best mate bought her husband one last year, he spends a lot of time on the road in Europe in his truck.
My acoustic is probably around 40 yrs old now, unfortunately the thing was placed against a wall on the neck, so its forced the main part to bow slightly and make the bridge lift, it would cost fortune to resoak it and put it right, so I had it drilled through and screwed. It hasn't changed the sound or tone at all thankfully. But it don't do bad for a 40 yr old tanglewood.

I've just bought my little lad a three quarter steel strung one for xmas ......he might leave mine alone now:cheers:

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Guitars are ace, aren't they?

I'm right back into guitar love at the moment.

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I keep spending more and more on guitar related stuff... Then I hear someone who really can play; absolutely rock the f*ck out of the ****tiest of guitars! Dammit!

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Have had many guitars.

My old Gibson Les Paul Standard was far and away the best of them all.
(Should not have sold it) :(

Currently the only one I own is a Yamaha FG 04 LTD (acoustic)
It's limited edition of their FG series with a rosewood body and neck (spruce top).
The rosewood body gives a more mellow tone than most Yamaha's.
My strings go down to 10 guage.
I'd like lighter ones on it but it really looses volume if you do.

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What guitar do you play?

I bought a variax... SUCH a good guitar.