hey Waz, good discussion, I'm with Ponch, to me is playability, sound then looks.
If you can nail all three you have an excellent axe
hey Waz, good discussion, I'm with Ponch, to me is playability, sound then looks.
If you can nail all three you have an excellent axe
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scratch end grain pine tele - first clear coat on !
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MK-2 Mosrite - assembled - play in
Ash tele with Baritone neck - neck pup wiring tweaks and play in
Sound is secondary to playability. If you can't play well you won't sound good either.
Last edited by Nickosaurus; 19-12-2015 at 01:31 PM.
Sure, I'd like all three thanks.
However, I'm going to go to the other end of the spectrum guys.
For me, sound-tone is king and playability is last. In my younger days when I barely had two cents to rub together, I've learned to play on quite a few borrowed pieces of crud, which were old, broken and usually don't stay in tune very long. The action was high (sometimes variable). I'm glad of that experience, I've learned to adapt my playing style to suit the guitar (the challenge), avoid fret buzz like jumping puddles and tune using my ear frequently. I am certainly no professional, I do this only for fun, so if it wasn't for the constant quest for sound or tone I don't think I would have kept playing. Also If it wasn't for those times, I don't think I would have the appreciation for a great playing guitar.
Unfortunately, for me, looks beat playability too. I can't get intimate with a fugly chick, and I can't wince and play a guitar either. If there's no attraction...its not on.
Sorry guys, there's my half-penny worth of advice.
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Some really good feedback so far and look forward to more.
Playability, you can fix the other two: refinish, new pups etc, then you have all 3
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For me, it'd be the guitar's ability to play in tune and stay in tune.
The way I see it, there's no point having a guitar that looks and sounds a million dollars if it is a real pain to play in tune or keep in tune, you'd end up getting so frustrated with it that you'd feel like destroying it.
Playability for me, I know pretty much anything can be sorted with a bit of sweat or a few bucks but if it don't feel right it won't come home so the sorting would never happen.
I've played Fenders all my life so I am aware of weight issues ( LP black beauty was far too heavy ) and we always played 20 on 10 off or there abouts in our 4 hour gigs in the past but now that we are all of a certain vintage we are looking at 40/20 because one of the guys has major issues with his legs
One word simple answer for that bloke - wheelchair!Originally Posted by dave.king1
A bit harsh but it may come to that eventually, he has diabetes and this leads to infection in the soles of the feet also sings and plays lap steel so it is a siting down instrument.
Oops, I thought it must have been a dodgy hip from old age and apologise for my insensitivity.
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