sonic1974

What model is this? Or a custom? Thanks guys!

Hey guys! My tune is called "I don't know". Here's a breakdown: I wrote it during the Covid lockdown for my wife. We were both really frustrated and saddened because we had to delay fertility treatment because the clinic was closed. Anyway, the recording: My friend played drums on his electronic kit, I took his midi tracks and used the samples from Native Instruments for the drums. Bass was another friend, he send me a DI signal and I manipulated it with Guitar Rig and some other effects. I played and recorded acoustic, electric, keys, sang and mixed it. It took me a long time to mix, it was the first time I had tried mixing drums (even sampled ones). Also, I got new monitors at a certain point, so I went back and redid it. The monitors made a big difference for sure. Oh yeah! Almost forgot the Hamer content, all the electrics were done with one Hamer. A silver studio that I got from Toadroller. It's a mix of mic'ed amp sound and models from Guitar Rig. I tried to use different sounds for each electric track to thicken up the sound. I recorded it in Reaper with a mix of stock and waves plugins. I've since got some FabFilter and Slate stuff that I like better, I'm tempted to go back and do it again, but I might let it rest for a while since I've listened to it so often. Maybe go back in a couple of months.

Thanks for putting this together Kiz!! Super happy to have been included. Haven't had a chance to check out everyone's songs yet, I will as soon as I can. Happy new year folks!!

The wood looks amazing, just amazing.

The paint jobs on the tops distracted me from that detail. 😂😂

I can't wait to see a flat top Maverick!

Damm! The inlays are great and a beauty top!!!

Sweet looking guitar!!

Really, cool! Do you know approximately the year?

Wow! Never seen one like that. A quilt top.

Austin is spot on! That website is hard to navigate. The white Studio Custom with sustain block bridge is something else, but they have it listed at $6950. I wonder how long they will keep those before finally lowering the prices?

Yeah, there's a trend for sure!

What age did you guys find yourself stopping listening to new stuff? Or if you seek out new artists, do you look for stuff that sounds like older artists you’re into , or is it truly new? I still hear new bands I like here and there….but for the last 5 years or so I pretty much only buy albums from bands that I’ve already listened to for a long time. Then there’s music genres…for me the line was EDM. I think that was the first time I really was thinking, ok, I hate this and I don’t even want to give it a chance. Like my parents’ reaction to hip-hop! Ha ha. I must be getting old. J ps, I know there is still a lot of good stuff coming out...but I'm kind of in one those ruts where my interests has waned. I know it'll come back eventually.

Lots of amazing looking guitars in this thread! My two favorites (visually, never played them) are the sunburst with Danelectro headstock and an Artist in jazzburst with a wraptail. I believe it's Veatch's if memory serves me correctly. I have a silver studio that I also think looks super cool, and sounds/plays great.

Seems that way to me too. I waited for quite some time for the right Vanguard to come along, and now there has been a spate of them (and several variants) lately. Did you pick one up? What do you think of it? I'd met one when they first came out and loved it, but it took a while for me, the money and the guitar to all wind up in the same place at the same time. I finally snagged one maybe 9 months ago. To me, the Vanguard is the muscle car of the line. Light, fast, loud and rude. It's not made for smooth chords with numbers behind 'em (as my old country pickin' buddies would say), although I imagine it could do it in a pinch. Rather every note seems to pop right off the guitar with an unusual immediacy. Interesting, I had a 25th anniversary, seems a little similar to what you are describing. The distortion compared to a Sunburst I had, was maybe a little "dirtier" or a little fuzzy or something. Sounded like an old blues record.