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Conference napalm::guitar

Title:GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion
Notice:Discussion of the finer stringed instruments
Moderator:KDX200::COOPER
Created:Thu Aug 14 1986
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:3280
Total number of notes:61432

388.0. "GUITAR EQUIPMENT" by STKEIS::HESSLING () Mon Nov 09 1987 17:00

    Hello all guitar-lovers,
   
    I hope you won't get to angry if a baseguitar player puts in 
    a note. As I'm liveing out here in the wilderness (Sweden)
    and don't have so much information concerning the latest
    news in terms of equipment, I'd like to ask you all if you
    have any information about senders/receivers to use between
    my beloved base and amp. The info. I want is Manufacturer,
    price (US$) and your imression concerning performance....
    
    Thanks in advance
 
 
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388.1understandingSTKEIS::HESSLINGMon Nov 09 1987 18:503
    Sorry for my bad english, I'm speaking about a BASS-guitar.
    
    Lars
388.2Whahh ???MORRIS::JACQUESThu Nov 12 1987 16:342
    What exactly is a sender or reciever. I have never heard of them.
    
388.3I WILL TRY TO EXPLAINSTKEIS::HESSLINGThu Nov 12 1987 17:0711
    Hi JAQUES,
    
    I don't know what you call it, but I'd like to get rid of
    the cable between my bass and the amp. I've seen guitarists
    useing it on stage. It is one sender (transmitter) plugged
    to the guitar whitch sends the signals from the microphone
    and one receiveing unit plugged to the amp. Hopefully this
    could give me a chance to combine bassplaying and danceing!? 
    on stage. I Hope you will understand what I'm after.
    
    Lars     
388.4Metaltronix info...INK::BUCKLEYBuckThu Nov 12 1987 17:5810
    
    I guess this is the best place as any to stick this...
    
    Anyone out there tried the Perfect Connection Preamp designed by
    Lee Jackson of Metaltronix??
    
    Sounds good, but has anyone more info on this? 
    The Marshall needs more blast these days, in case your wondering...
    
    wjb
388.5Wireless Systems.DARTS::OPERThu Nov 12 1987 18:027
    
    	Most of the wireless systems I've seen were the Nady 201 wireless
    system costing about $225.00.  A company called Telex makes one
    also which costs about $690.00.
    
    Guy Novello
    
388.6WHERE IN NY.STKEIS::HESSLINGFri Nov 13 1987 12:116
    Thanks for your replies,
    
    Could you recomend any music shops in New York where I can find
    this type of stuff. 
    
    Lars
388.7Sampson and Shure also make them.ANGORA::JACQUESFri Nov 13 1987 18:1315
    In N.Y. try Manny's Music and Sam Ash Music. They both have been
    N.Y.'s largest stores for years and do lots of mail order, too.
    
    I have also seen wireless systems from Sampson and Shure. I suggest
    you look at them close before buying. I have heard that a lot of
    them have problems with interference. 
    
    My cousin bought a Sampson. He found his Strat worked good through
    it, but his Ovations acoustic/electric wouldn't work properly with
    it. He ended up bringing it back to the store where he bought it.
    They said that Sampson was introding a new one that was suppossed
    to be much better, and would replace any units with the new ones
    as soon as they were available. 
    
    
388.8help in purchasing a beginner guitarGLORY::BLAIRMon Nov 16 1987 15:2011
    I'll try placing this note here.  I'm looking for an acoustic guitar
    to learn to play on.  I don't know which would be better steel or
    nylon string.  I could use advice on which is easier to play and
    care for.  In looking around some of the stores have recommended:
    Magnum 300 for $90, Fender for $120, and Hondo for $200.  I feel
    more comfortable keeping the price maybe under the $120 mark, but
    if necessary I could go higher.  I'm interested in getting the best
    buy for my money.  I'm outside the Detroit area, but if I could
    get some recommendations I am willing to mail order something. 
    Also some suggestion on book that would help me to learn the basics
    on chords and such things before I would start to take lessons.
388.91st guitarWLDWST::JENSENMon Nov 16 1987 19:2122
    > Type of giutar??
    
      This depends on the type of music that you are going to play,
    also on the size of your hand. Most people begining find it hard
    to cord on a nylon (clasical) guitar and much prefer a thiner neck.
    If you have long fingers and want to play clasical or spanish music,
    then go with the nylon stings. If your fingers are short, go with
    the steel string guitar. The steel stings will be harder on your
    fingers but only at first. Once you build up the skin this sould
    not matter.
    
    > Fender $120
    
       From the list that you gave, I would go with the Fender. There
    guitars in ths price range are rather well built and can take a
    lot of punishment that a beginer might inflict. Make sure that the
    action (the distance the strings are from the finger board) is not
    to high. If it is then it will be painful fora long time and the
    beginer might get discuraged. This is an ajustment that they can
    make for you at the store.
    
    Mark
388.10USED ROOLSCNTROL::GEORGEMon Nov 16 1987 19:459
You might also look at USED stuff.  You can stick with the ~$100
price and find a better instrument.  There are probably some nice
used Yamaha's, Takamine's, and Alvarez's (Yairi?) in that range.

Find something you like in a store for @ $250 list, then keep
an eye on the for sale papers for a better deal.

Dave
388.11Michigan Guitar SourceTWEED::S_BRYSONTue Dec 15 1987 14:386
    To the person in the Detriot area:
    
    try Elderly Instruments in Lansing for a very good selection of
    good new and used guitars, it's very near Lansing Community College
    and the Capital area downtown, they're well known throughout the
    country for a good selection of vintage instruments and advise!!