Some of us are professionals. Some of us are retired. Some of us are just learning. Some of us just play because we enjoy it.
This is your thread - and it's not just for guitarists. I don't care if you play a kazoo. I want to hear it. I will listen to every submission of personally created work - and, if history is any predictor, other people will too.
So, grab your phone and guitar and record us something. Or, if you can do better recording that that, do so!
If you don't play and want to, ask questions. If you want more information, ask questions. If you want resources, ask questions.
By the way - I should start a "ping" list. If you're interested in being pinged, let me know and I'll add you to the list.
@heygeorge @nadesh @crazy_eyes @Pulverizor @cheesebooger
(I'm pretty sure I've forgotten some names and I've lost my list that I was keeping. If you want to be added, let me know.)
Addendum:
I'm sure I missed two usernames - please remind me so I can add it to this text file I copy out of. Also, you don't have to share music - you can just share the conversation.
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[–] TheBuddha [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
Oh! From a thread earlier, I reminded a user that I'd uploaded Leyenda in an earlier thread.
It seems that most people know it by Asturias and I tend to forget that - and use the Leyenda name. It's a brilliant piece composed by a fella named Isaac Albeniz.
https://voat.co/v/guitar/2284409
You can just skip that and listen here:
https://vocaroo.com/i/s1vXuAdinQ03
The tab:
http://thebuddha.ml/resources/leyenda.pdf
[–] crazy_eyes 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
That was awesome. Not really the style of music I usually listen to. I really like the stacatto notes there where you do the chord then back to the stacatto. Cool as hell
[–] TheBuddha [S] 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
;-)
Wait until I have my guitar back! I do have two other flamenco guitars but, as mentioned in another thread, they're more meant to accompany other musicians and I really strive to put down good tracks for you folks. I also really want you to be able to hear this wonderful guitar - as it was crafted by hand and is a wonderful piece. (It's made by a fella you can Google - his name is Ethan Deutsch. I highly, highly recommend looking him up.)
I dropped the guitar off this morning. It should be be done by next Wednesday. I stopped at the music store and they had no Cobalt strings that @cheesebooger had recommended I try. They're going to order some and they'll put a few sets aside for me. (Special call-out to Everyday Music! Thanks guys!)
While at the shop (not the music store but the guy who maintains, restores, and fixes my guitars). I played a 1953 Martin 00-18 that's in beautiful shape. I did good. I didn't buy it. He offered to let me take it home with me, "To try it out." I've known him for quite a few years now - since moving to Maine, so a decade. I give him quite a bit of business and have spent many hours in his shop with him. So, he trusts me well enough to let me do that.
But, I declined to take it home with me. I probably should have, so that I could have recorded a few tracks with it and let you folks here it. A Martin really doesn't come into its own until it's at least 20 years old. The wood is settling into place and it takes a while for a Martin to come into its own. A used Martin is almost always a good option, even though they can be pretty pricey.
Anyhow, I figured I'd better not take it home. If I had, I wasn't really sure that I'd bring it back. I played it for about 30 minutes, and it's truly a wonderful tone. It's a stunningly beautiful piece with mahogany sides and a spruce top. The price was actually pretty good. He says it's $3000 for everyone else, but he'll let me buy it for $2500.
The $2500 is actually a good deal for the guitar. I'm not sure how familiar you are with Marin pricing, but I'd expect it to run (with non-cosmetic restoration) in the $3000 to $3500 range, depending on condition and maybe a bit more if it had been played/owned by a notable artist with provenance. Depending on the artist, the price might range from $4000 to $10,000 - or more if they were particularly famous. A more famous artist's would end up at an auction, more likely than not, before I became aware of it. So, I'd expect to pay auction prices, as opposed to estate sale prices.
So, it was a pretty good price but I declined to take it home with me. I'm pretty sure that taking it home with me would just mean that I'd end up buying it. I don't really need another old Martin right now - but that's never actually stopped me before. I've been thinking about it and may bring it home on Wednesday, just 'cause it does look and sound delightful.
Here's the same model:
https://www.dreamguitars.com/shop/martin-00-18-16653.html
Note: They don't disclose the price. You'll have to trust me about the pricing for such. Though, there may be some good online resources to verify those estimates. I wouldn't say that I'm an expert in used Martin pricing and appraisal, but I'm pretty familiar with it. I've managed to acquire a pretty reasonable collection and I'm well and truly a fan of them. But, if you click the link, you can see the same guitar make and model. The one for sale is in slightly better condition, fewer surface defects, but lacks the history of being owned by anyone famous.
Hmm... I'll stop now. LOL I could go on for hours - I'm a bit passionate about classical Martin guitars. I've spent way too much time researching, buying, and playing them. It's almost to the point where I need a 12 step program. Still, it is awfully beautiful and the sound is delightful. The neck is worn in just the right places and you can see that it's been loved but never beaten and has always been treated kindly. The tone was warm and inviting, the action a bit high for my taste - as I'd play folk/rock/blues with such a guitar, and there was an immediate sense of comfort when I tested it.
(I'm trying really hard to not talk myself into calling him up and telling him to hold it until Wednesday and then letting me take it home for a week or two.)
Like I said, this is a subject I can talk about for hours.