hi vlad..just wonder what your professional opinion is of "Washburn" guitars.

Sounds expensive!!! Is it?

Not to flamme you or anything but, how does Washburn "sound" epensive?

As for the guitar, it all depends on the guitar. You can get a 200$ Washburn as well as you can get 800$ +

Starry wrote:

hi vlad..just wonder what your professional opinion is of "Washburn" guitars.

To be honest, I've never played a Washburn. I heard they were decent guitars but it really depends on the person. Personally, I like Fender guitars. I have a Strat and a Squier Tele.

Yo, Vlad,
Good for you. Fender, Fender, Fender. Nice!
I have a 50s Gibson SG (plugged to a Vox Super Beatle - tube + solid state) and a Bruno classical. They both have their places in my heart.
Washburn, I have heard, can be quite the axe. It's an intermediate gitbox with some verve, depending on the model.
I called a friend and he told me that Washburns have been around for quite some time and depending on the age and model it has the sound of a medium, to medium-plus priced Yamaha.
When I was in Toronto, years ago, I played many Yamahas and was never disappointed. I went toe-to-toe with an Ovation one night and really held my own on a Yamaha. Nice guitar.
I know this doesn't help Starry's original question, but there it is anyway.
If it sounds good and it sounds better than anything else in the store in the price range...yes, go for it!

Thank you very much everyone for the replies.

Gibson SGs are pretty nice. I'm really not a fan of the Les Paul though. I like Fender guitars mostly because of the feel. I've been thinking of getting something that has a bit more balls....or maybe just a better pickup in my tele.

Starry, why do you ask about Washburns? Did you see one you liked? All I can say is if you're looking to buy one, try it out. You're the only one who can decide if a guitar feels right for you or not.

Hi Vlad...oh I know that Gibson and Fender and Martin are all the bomb...they are all real pricey too....the Washburn gets a lot of mixed reviews..some people say great for the bucks and some say they are junk..of course they do have a big price range....I have a chance to learn on a brand new one but am unsure if I should learn on a "Washburn" from hearing so many different opinions on it, so just wondered what you thought seeing as your are the music expert on here.

I say if you're just looking for a guitar to learn on you shouldn't worry about getting the best sounding guitar. If you're anything like I was, it'll sound like crap when you first start out no matter what kind of guitar you play.

What kinda of music are you into? Certain guitars are better for certain types of music too. I'm not sure, but I picture Washburns as more of a "metal" guitar.

I love every type of music...but you go to a Bluegrass Festival and you will see a lot of Washburns...folk music too.....my favorite though is Santana! Just listening to a Santana CD really gets my blood pumping..haha! Who is your fav musician?

Are you looking for an acoustic or an electric?

I don't know who my favorite musician is, I usually don't think about it too much. I don't even know if I could pick one.

acoustic

Hey Starry.
If you are going steel string accoustic...
Go to the music store at an off hour. No one around. Tell the proprietor you would like to demo some guitars. Usually they will pull the high end gitboxes off the wall and go for the sale. At this point, stand back and reload. Look at the guitars hanging there on the wall and look for the guitar that is looking for you. If it isn't tuned, ask that it be tuned. That's the owner's job. It's much the same as buying a car. You know that as soon as you take it home (unless it's a regenerator or a fully restored 1958 Chevy convertable) it's going to be worth less than what you paid for it, and that you are going to put it through some very stressful times.

Like the Vlad man says. Don't sweat your first guitar. Go for the look, feel, sound (to your ear) and price. Buy lots of guiitar picks and trim your left-hand fingernails shorter than your right - if you're right-handed and have fun!

God loves a musician, but you know he really loves a musician who sings! anonymous quote.

Good luck!

lmao

macdoug wrote:

Hey Starry.
If you are going steel string accoustic...
Go to the music store at an off hour. No one around. Tell the proprietor you would like to demo some guitars. Usually they will pull the high end gitboxes off the wall and go for the sale. At this point, stand back and reload. Look at the guitars hanging there on the wall and look for the guitar that is looking for you. If it isn't tuned, ask that it be tuned. That's the owner's job. It's much the same as buying a car. You know that as soon as you take it home (unless it's a regenerator or a fully restored 1958 Chevy convertable) it's going to be worth less than what you paid for it, and that you are going to put it through some very stressful times.

Like the Vlad man says. Don't sweat your first guitar. Go for the look, feel, sound (to your ear) and price. Buy lots of guiitar picks and trim your left-hand fingernails shorter than your right - if you're right-handed and have fun!

God loves a musician, but you know he really loves a musician who sings! anonymous quote.

Good luck!

Hi macdoug.....thank you ever so much for the tips..as far as the God thing...that leaves me out......I'm so bad I even stopped singing in the shower...just curious as to what type music you usually play on your guitar?

Hey sStarry.

Love the blues. Gimmee some 12 bar and let me unwind.
I started out a drummer in my teens with a couple of garage bands. Worked my way up to a double set of Pearls with Ziligens (lots of Ziligens) and branched out from there in my late twenties to conga, gabage cans (plastic and metal), chamoise covered metal tins....
Somewhere near the end of the garage band era I bought a classical guitar. I was going to the Ontario College of Art in Toronto and I realized that after sitting behind these guys yelling A, Bflat, C, etc., I could put some of these chords together. I started out with Paul Simon song books and Bob Dylan sheet music until I could run the scale by myself. Since then that same classical guitar is my Eden. I can turn to it and send my-own-self off, into another place. It's got bumps and nicks as any 30+ year-old guitar will have, but it has become so mellow when I play soft and so gutsy when I take a blues guitar pick to it. Okay no Willie Nelson, but the sound from a classical guitar is very versatile. THe Gibson, well, it has it's own "WHEN I WANNA ROCK - I'M GONNA ROCK niche.

I hope you get your axe soon and begin the music addiction. We should all be so afflicted with such a crutch. Music is golden.

Have fun.

Oh, yes, I forgot to mention...
The singing thing...It will come to you. You have to find your center. Your key, and the music you enjoy. We can all sing. Okay we're not all Allyson Kraus and Eric Clapton but we all have a song we can sing. Mine is Kathy's Song by Paul Simon.

Long live the six-string!

What!!!!! No cowbell??? I have been playing a rare vintage air guitar since the mid seventies. When I plug it in and rip a few chords with Tom Scholz let me tell you it's more than a fealing.

Willie, If we ever hook up it will be with Burno, my classical guitar. The label inside the sound hole says Bruno, but over the years when I get hot and the beer is just right, it's a Burno!
You could air guitar with it and I am sure the music would flow. I mean, you have been playing since the seventies. I can see you doing a close up and personal Bob Seger rendition of "Let It Rock."

macdoug wrote:

Hey sStarry.

Love the blues. Gimmee some 12 bar and let me unwind.
I started out a drummer in my teens with a couple of garage bands. Worked my way up to a double set of Pearls with Ziligens (lots of Ziligens) and branched out from there in my late twenties to conga, gabage cans (plastic and metal), chamoise covered metal tins....
Somewhere near the end of the garage band era I bought a classical guitar. I was going to the Ontario College of Art in Toronto and I realized that after sitting behind these guys yelling A, Bflat, C, etc., I could put some of these chords together. I started out with Paul Simon song books and Bob Dylan sheet music until I could run the scale by myself. Since then that same classical guitar is my Eden. I can turn to it and send my-own-self off, into another place. It's got bumps and nicks as any 30+ year-old guitar will have, but it has become so mellow when I play soft and so gutsy when I take a blues guitar pick to it. Okay no Willie Nelson, but the sound from a classical guitar is very versatile. THe Gibson, well, it has it's own "WHEN I WANNA ROCK - I'M GONNA ROCK niche.

I hope you get your axe soon and begin the music addiction. We should all be so afflicted with such a crutch. Music is golden.

Have fun.

sounds like you have had such a fun life!

Starry wrote:

...just curious as to what type music you usually play on your guitar?

 

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Vlad...
Very up front! Sounds like you're pushing the garage to the max.
Drummer sounds tight. To my own likes, drummer sounds a bit verbose. It might be just the recording or my very inadequate speakers, but it sounded all drum and symbol. There's a reason the percussion is ten feet behind the front line and just in front of the amps and speakers.
Good rythme tho'.
Rock-ON!

macdoug wrote:

Vlad... Very up front! Sounds like you're pushing the garage to the max. Drummer sounds tight. To my own likes, drummer sounds a bit verbose. It might be just the recording or my very inadequate speakers, but it sounded all drum and symbol. There's a reason the percussion is ten feet behind the front line and just in front of the amps and speakers. Good rythme tho'. Rock-ON!

That was recorded at our jam spot, live off the floor, with very little mixing afterwards. It wasn't really intended to be posted online at first but it was a decent take so we put it up. And yes, the drummer is tight. The crazy thing is, he hasn't been playing drums for that long. He's actually a guitarist for another band called "The Courage of Being". Probably the best musician I know personally.
http://www.myspace.com/thecourageofbeing

Hey Vlad,
Amazing I start with the drums and go guitar and there you are with a guitar player who turns out an awesome beat!
I'd keep him, if I were you. Versatile is a real bonus!
Next recording, try and get some bass mixed in. I'm not sure whether it's an internet thing or the recording or my speakers, but it doesn't have much of a bottom.

Good luck to you and your band.

Can't live without music!

Yeah, like I said, we didn't spend too much time on the mix. When we record for real it should sound a lot better. We went in the studio with my other band yesterday. We only did 3 songs because we didn't have much time. The guy said he'd have it all mixed and ready for us by next weekend. Those songs will probably go online to replace what we currently have on our purevolume site. I think what is on there now is a little outdated. I'll let you know when we post them up.

Replace the tunes, oh noooooooooo. How do I download the old ones?

It looks like you can't download from the purevolume site. If you're really interested in getting the versions that are on there now, I'm sure I could get you a copy. I don't have them but I think Jonah still has CDs or could burn more.