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Yeah in the last issue of Tape Op his producer talks about his choice of guitars and having to make 'em sound good :) --- Louie Angulo <laab2000us@yahoo.com> wrote: > Wow,really? he has such a fat tone on those Cds i > swore it was something sofisticated like a Gretsch.I > also saw him in switzerland playing with a lne6 DL4 > but he didnīt do much looping. > > > > > --- Squid Loop <tentacle_joe@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Mark Ribot likes to use cheap Sears guitars on his > > records because of the challenge of playing one of > > those things ... he used one on the first > Prostetic > > Cubans cd. > > > > > > --- Paul <paulrichard10@attbi.com> wrote: > > > << relatively low quality, -to me at least, that > > > impacts the general quality > > > of the > > > instrument, which, incidentally, IS, a strat > copy, > > > > > >> > > > > > > Totally irrelevant. Heck, my first guitar was a > > > cheap Harmony. Years later, > > > my nephew inheirited the ax and he was using it > > > while playing with his band. > > > > > > I've often wanted to buy one of the cheapest > > guitars > > > at a mail order joint > > > just to see what I could do with it. > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Goddess" <thefates@earthlink.net> > > > To: <loopers-delight@loopers-delight.com> > > > Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 1:46 AM > > > Subject: Re: LINE 6 VARIAX > > > > > > > > > > Whether the statement is accurate is > anyone's > > > guess; > > > > > > > > Actually no, it's not anyone's guess. > > > -Considering that it has a bit > > > of > > > > trouble staying in tune, and most of the > > hardware > > > on it is relatively low > > > > quality, -to me at least, that impacts the > > general > > > quality of the > > > > instrument, which, incidentally, IS, a strat > > copy, > > > according to the > > > > line-6 rep. -or at least the model that he'd > > > demoed with some of the > > > > employees at the store where I teach, was. > This > > > is why I'm concerned. > > > > -With issues like that, the modeling just > > doesn't > > > justify spending that > > > > kind of money to me. -That's all... -just > my > > > opinion, and perhaps they > > > > will, or have already upgraded the guitar. > > -It's > > > certainly possible. > > > > I'll still try one for myself... > > > > > > > > > > > > Smiles, > > > > > > > > Cara > > > > > > > > At 03:47 PM 5/21/03 -0400, you wrote: > > > > ><< what I know from co-workers who've tried > > it, > > > is basically a really > > > cheap > > > > >strat >> > > > > > > > > > >But.... > > > > > > > > > >Whether the statement is accurate is anyone's > > > guess; i.e. that there's a > > > 50% > > > > >cost in the guitar end and a 50% cost in the > > > software/hardware/development > > > > >end (per the article on the Variax in Guitar > > > Player). > > > > > > > > > >However, there are some nice axes available > now > > > in the approx. $500 price > > > > >range. I bought a PRS Santana for $499 which > is > > > really well-made for the > > > > >price point. I also bought a close out of a > > > Jackson DK-2S with the > > > Sustainer > > > > >for $399. Again, pretty nicely made and > decked > > > out for 4 big ones. > > > 'Course, > > > > >if it's a $149 item, that's another story. > > > > > > > > > >Regarsd, Paul > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > > > >From: "Goddess" <thefates@earthlink.net> > > > > >To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> > > > > >Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 2:08 PM > > > > >Subject: Re: LINE 6 VARIAX > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> What bothers me about this though, is > that > > > the guitar itself, from > > > what > > > > >I > > > > >> know from co-workers who've tried it, is > > > basically a really cheap > > > strat, > > > > >> and if I'm going to spend that kind of > money > > > for an instrument, <smile> > > > > >> it better be a nice one! lol! -just my > > > thoughts... > > > > >> > > > > >> Smiles, > > > > >> > > > > >> Cara > > > > >> > > > > >> At 11:54 AM 5/21/03 EDT, you wrote: > > > > >> >In a message dated 5/21/03 3:25:51 AM > > Eastern > > > Daylight Time, > > > > >> >laab2000us@yahoo.com writes: > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > So how much are this sweeties? > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > louie.....they (GP) said street price > will > > be > > > about $999.00.....i was > > > > >> >surprised by the very positive reviews on > > both > > > accounts and the talk > > > of > > > > >> >expandability in the near future, ability > to > > > download new models > > > (sounds) > > > > >> >into the variax and directly connect to a > > > puter for those of that > > > > >> >bent.....michael > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> --- > > > > >> > > > > >> "The only things I really think are > > > important, are love, and > > > eachother. > > > > >> -Then, anything is possible..." > > > > >> > > > > >> http://home.earthlink.net/~thefates > > > > >> > > > > >> Please visit BadFiction and The Guitar > Cafe. > > > > >> > > > > >> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/badfiction > > > > >> > > > > >> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/the-guitar-cafe > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > > > > > > > "The only things I really think are > important, > > > are love, and eachother. > > > > -Then, anything is possible..." > > > > > > > > http://home.earthlink.net/~thefates > > > > > > > > Please visit BadFiction and The Guitar Cafe. > > > > > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/badfiction > > > > > === message truncated === __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? 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