Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Six Strings And A Piece Of Wood


I have owned many guitars, including models by Fender, Gibson, Ibanez, and Martin. They are all good in their own ways, perhaps it can be said that tone, voice, and action define a personality of sorts. I can't really pick a favorite, like you can't really pick a favorite child. They all contribute to your experience in some way. The Gibson Les Paul has a great vintage sound, instantly taking you back to the 60's and 70's when flowing through the Marshall's tubes. Zeppelin and Tull, Aerosmith and Boston. Ibanez has a modern sound, they are used by some of the best guitarists in music today: Steve Vai, Joe Satriani. They are hot in gain and have impeccable action, like butter, and deep tremelos. In accoustic there is nothing quite like Martin, from the easy smooth tone to the rich smell of cedar.

I would love an old National Steel, maybe from the 30's. Think of the cool old voice that would have.

"Among God's creatures two, the dog and the guitar, have taken all the sizes and all the shapes, in order not to be separated from the man." - Andre Segovia

1 comment:

wildmary said...

Do you really know what all that means???