:smack: geez louise . . .
I’ve also got an '02 Ibanez RG270L
Slipped my mind 'cause it’s the only one in ‘standard’ tuning- all the others are tuned to Eb (or open Gb). Used it as a stage guitar with these guys in '08 The Quadmire | Listen and Stream Free Music, Albums, New Releases, Photos, Videos and haven’t played it since
-Mitch
'05 Martin electric-acoustic cutaway Auditorium
'04 MIA Standard Strat
'05 Epiphone Les Paul Standard
'05 Washburn 12-string
'04 Epiphone Jumbo acoustic (this one lives at my dad’s house, but I probably play it more than he does in the one or two times a year I make it back there)
How many? Um…
Fender Tele mid 70s beaten up gigged a lot
Fender Performer late 80s, gigged a bit, very versatile coil taps, 24 frets, locking whammy
Gibson Les Paul Gold Top, P90s, of suspicious history
PRS 24 fret blue book-match top, don’t know the model off the top of my head
Self made Explorer, all mahogany with ebony fretboard, though neck, DiMarzio PAFs
Ibanez (SF something?) 22 fret sort of superstrat, thin wide neck shredder
Yamaha small body acoustic (FG 150 or something) currently on ragtime duty
Also:
Washburn/Status headless bass
Horrible Jap LP copy converted to 12 string
Non-guitars (depending who defines it)
Sitar - with a lot of missing strings
Banjo - currently on loan to sister
I’ve lost count now.
Hey **Pork Rind **- what do you think of your H&D? I have played a few; well-made guitars (for other Dopers: Huss and Dalton are a small-production guitar company, like Santa Cruz and Collings, turning out high-end acoustic guitars based on popular design standards that originated mostly with Martin and Gibson, but with their own spin on it). Does it follow a Martin D-18? If so, how does it compare? How chunky/slim is the neck?
And I love the photos of the '37 Gibson I found online- what can you tell us about it (how does it sound and play, too?) and how come you are selling it?
Le Ministre - I wish I had exposure to the makers you describe. Heard of most of 'em, but haven’t played any…
It’s not at all difficult on an acoustic. I hit the double-barre chords like that all the time on both my 6- and 12-string acoustics. In fact, for fast progressions, I will sometimes barre the basic A chord like that.
That works, thanks. I was going to mention how the ukulele was like a miniature guitar in my question, but I decided I my rant had gone on long enough, and I ended it before I got to that part.
Sorry, I’ll admit it, I like defining things in a very exact way. I’m like a philosopher, except nothing I have to say is deep or important.
Yeah. It’s pretty cool. Fugly, but cool. 
The pickup is really remarkable. I understand that Ry Cooder used to transplant the pickups from those lap steels into his regular players.
How much are you looking to get for the Burny?
Yeah. Matsumoku was one of the REALLY good Japanese factories back then. They really made their knockoffs right. Full-thickness tops, high-quality backs and necks. Good pickups. The works. Let me know if you want to offload that Phoenix.
Yep - and now you can get handmade versions - the Coodercaster pickup(link to description…)
…as for the Burny, I appreciate your inquiry; here’s a pic. It was made at the Fuji Gen Gakki factory, to my knowledge - it’s a good one. Please email me using the address in my profile; I am not sure it is okay to discuss $$ on the SDMB…
I don’t know if it makes it better or worse, but that sort of thing is my day job… I remember some pretty long nights in Montréal just learning the show.
It’s much easier than that - the 3 single coils have a five position switch (neck, neck & middle, middle, middle & bridge, bridge) a volume and a tone control and come out one ‘side’, the Fishman Power Bridge has just a volume and comes out the other ‘side’. One 1/4 inch stereo male jack on one end, two 1/4 inch mono male jacks on the other end. A ‘send and receive’ cable for an effects loop does the trick nicely. It’s just fun because a Tele is a pretty versatile axe to begin with - with the right amount of fiddling, you can get the piezo to sound almost like a steel-string acoustic with a piezo in it.
Oh, there’s no question. A ukulele is a subcategory of the guitar family. Now, technically, my definition sort of encompasses lutes, but a lute has to have a bowl-shaped body.
Like Ovation acoustic guitars. 
Yep. I’ve been wondering if they count as lutes.
Speaking of which, what’s the difference between electric guitar types? Okay. So the Stratocaster has a tremolo in the body and a tremolo bar, and its traditional shape and, generally, three pickups, the middle at a slant. What defines the other brands?
E-Sabbath - two things:
Just in case there is a need to be clear, there is a bit of a whoosh to **Ogre’s **post - in some circles, including mine and apparently Ogre’s, Ovations are slammed for being not all that great. They provide an even tone that is less prone to feedback and are therefore good for performance settings - but if you don’t need one for a big arena, why bother?
What you are asking for, in your question about electric guitar types, is something that I refer to as “What are the major electric guitar “food groups”?” It is a twisty road with lots of YMMV, but if you want to go there, I may have time in the office next week…
I meant it was difficult for some to use that shape and have the high string sound properly. Not that the chord is all that advanced, but most beginners have a very difficult time with barre chords.
Wow, you must be one of the very very few people who would even be interested in an Electra, which I figured was worth about the price of its weight firewood. Mine’s pretty cool, HSH, gold metallic body, black neck, fingerboard and headstock. It looks a lot like this pic, but HSH and three knobs (and of course body color). PM me if you’re really interested.
Are any of the guitar-related magazines worth reading?
I like browsing through the guitar magazines that I see at book-stores. I remember browsing through an issue of Guitarist, which was doing a rundown on the 100 greatest guitarists. Subjective territory, but the list was done very well: they had good articles (often an interview) on the guitarists in question, and it wasn’t numbered. It was at an advantage compared to the rather poorly done Rolling Stone list. I have one quirk with the Guitarist list though: no Duane Allman (either that or I accidentally leafed over him), who ranked second on Rolling Stone’s list. But Guitarist did have Larry Carlton (guitarist for “Kid Charlemagne” by Steely Dan, my favorite song), as well as many other less known masters on the list.
Well, if ya find one at a thrift store (oh, say, like a 1973 Custom Balladeer) for thrift store chump change, why not indeed?
Hey, man. Electras are solid guitars. I’ll stand by that, for sure. Even after they moved production to Korea, I thought the quality was quite good.
Oh, and WordMan, let me tell you the same thing I was forced to tell squeegee: I’m sorry for being a flake. That Burny is lovely. But I posted in lustful haste earlier. We’re having a baby in the coming weeks, and there’s just no way I can justify buying guitars right now. I’d love to reconsider after the financial dust settles, but I really have to be in Fiscal Conservative mode right now.
