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$\"Gravatar\"$ Cullen, we cared, but what was there to say? When you're hitting guitar gods that are relatively unknown to the unwashed masses (me), sure, but most folks have heard of Page, Hendrix, whatever.

If you did a post on Chicago's Terry Kath, for example, you'd be able to reveal some tidbits and get people thinking, and viola, feedback. (Then again, he may not be a favorite of yours, but then again again, you can simply call him interesting without calling him a favorite. Then again cubed, maybe I'm just babbling.)
Nightfly | Homepage | 01.13.06 - 11:24 am | #

$\"Gravatar\"$ I reread what I wrote and it sound more whiney than I intended. What I'm hoping is folks are more interested in commenting to this post than the Jimmy Page post.
Cullen | Homepage | 01.13.06 - 11:39 am | #

$\"Gravatar\"$ I agree with you...no tremelo. I had a very nice Fender (hell I think it was a Fender) when I was in highschool. The neck and body were one peice and it had the Floyd Rose system. It was also floresent pink, but you know, it was the late 80's. I got rid of that guitar in part because it was a pain in the butt to tune. I never used the trem. system, but having to have an allen wrench sucked. I got a Godin. Pretty and black with no trem. system. I need to get it back. The only thing I never liked about it was that all the accessories were gold. I want to get it back and take off all the gold and put on sliver. It would rock then.
WunderKraut | Homepage | 01.13.06 - 11:41 am | #

$\"Gravatar\"$ Godins are good guitars. Very good. When someone is looking around for a PRS-style guitar (or even a PRS) a lot of people wind up going with Godin.

My PRS clone also has gold hardware, but it has a reddish-brown clearcoat and the gold isn't so bad. But if I had the money, I would replace everything with nickel-plated hardware.

Also, 'Kraut, check your e-mail soon.
Cullen | Homepage | 01.13.06 - 11:47 am | #

$\"Gravatar\"$ Having one classical and one acoustic guitar (both Takamine) in my - hah - arsenal, this is really informative. I want to start playing an electric, and know nothing.

I also prefer no tremolo, if only because I like that unadorned, less flashy sound. If I ever want to play rockabilly or alt-country, though . . .
Shannon | Homepage | 01.13.06 - 1:50 pm | #

$\"Gravatar\"$ Well ... I didn't get too heavily into guitar playing in this article, but honestly, you don't need a tremolo to do all of this stuff. It just makes it easier. Jake E. Lee, who played guitar for Ozzy during on the Bark at the Moon era is a great example of a guitarist who can perform deep bends and divebomb techniques without using a tremolo.

But a trem is definitely easier. Plus, any time you use it you can say you're getting some trem $\"\"$ Or your stroking your whammy bar ... etc. The Reverend Horton Heat calls it his wiggle stick.
Cullen | Homepage | 01.13.06 - 2:28 pm | #

$\"Gravatar\"$ Imagine . . . a mom saying she's stroking her whammy bar.

Heh.
Shannon | Homepage | 01.13.06 - 6:16 pm | #

$\"Gravatar\"$ Very cool and informative!
Mr. Bingley | Homepage | 01.14.06 - 5:34 pm | #

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