Yamaha APX series.

Also, sup lod.

If you want an acoustic that plays more like an electric, buy an ovation.

If you want an acoustic that doesn't sound like shit, put some heavier strings on your electrics and man up, you pussies. Light strings and thin necks are two factors you want nowhere near your acoustic tone. They will ruin it and you'll have a muddy bass with tinny highs and no sustain.

i just use 10's on my acoustics and they sound lovely, one's a takamine EAN40C and the other's a gibbo advanced acoustic so you don't quite need to spill blood to get a good tone! but take your pick of guitars around the same price as the yamaha apx's, they're all decent.

[QUOTE=benfan;18233425]Acoustics r 4 Pu$$EES

Metal Zone 4 Lyf[/QUOTE]


just as well you got in there before someone else did

:lol:

Wahoo Games Workshop recruitment day tomorrow. Up at 5am, train at 6.20am, get home at 9pm.

Loooooooooong day is long.

[QUOTE=guitarbaz;18233481]just as well you got in there before someone else did [/QUOTE]

That's what [I]she[/I] said.

[QUOTE=GuitarBizarre;18233462][B]If you want an acoustic that plays more like an electric, buy an ovation.[/B]
If you want an acoustic that doesn't sound like shit, put some heavier strings on your electrics and man up, you pussies. Light strings and thin necks are two factors you want nowhere near your acoustic tone. They will ruin it and you'll have a muddy bass with tinny highs and no sustain.[/QUOTE]

fuck this. i mean there are some that probably feel that way, but the lower end ones (more affordable, that is) feel and sound like shit. opinion of course but hey, my dad has an old style ovation i guess they dont make anymore and that one sounds the best out of most ovations ive ever heard but it definately does NOT play like an electric in any way.

for that i would suggest carvin acoustics but thats based solely on descriptions from the designers and such. ive never played one but if theyre descriptions are right then itll feel like an electric and sound like an acoustic


i would just suggest a fat jazzbox guitar

Joe Satriani is playing in newcastle tomorrow, if you havnt gotten a ticket yet, get one, should be about £30, definitly a cool show

Oh for fucks sake, Acoustic Lod? Fuck that. I'm really not a fan of acoustic guitars, but I think that's because I've spent years around people that think they're musicians because they can play the same 4 chords that make up every Oasis song.

yah bro i just learned wonderwall

minutemen

[QUOTE=Sad But True;18234299]Oh for fucks sake, Acoustic Lod? Fuck that. I'm really not a fan of acoustic guitars, but I think that's because I've spent years around people that think they're musicians because they can play the same 4 chords that make up every Oasis song.[/QUOTE]


ha ha, but hey, whatever gets the girlies moist :)

amazing just what a few badly played chords can get ya

look what some yobs did here last weekend

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjFT86PPJ98[/url]

Seriously?

I mean, where the fuck do you find a kangaroo in Dublin?

who the fck knows, its ridiculous, place is prob only 15 min drive from here, was there for a 21st there before too which is even more weird

eejits, the animal died soon after aparently too, friggin mofos

[QUOTE=Sad But True;18235116]Seriously?

I mean, where the fuck do you find a kangaroo in Dublin?[/QUOTE]

My first thought was actually "where the fuck [I]can I[/I] find a kangaroo?" but yeah, totally fucked up. But they're Irish so... y'know.

[QUOTE=guitarbaz;18233474]i just use 10's on my acoustics and they sound lovely, one's a takamine EAN40C and the other's a gibbo advanced acoustic so you don't quite need to spill blood to get a good tone! but take your pick of guitars around the same price as the yamaha apx's, they're all decent.[/QUOTE]

Decent yes. Great? Not really. Acoustic guitars live or die by things like the lightness of the bracing, and the lighter the bracing the better the tone because of the free vibration of the top being balanced out by the strengthening effect of the bracing. Most guitars are braced for 12s, so they'll sound best with 12s, thinner with 10s, and you'll eventually warp the top with much higher than that. As the tension pulls the bridge plate forward.

There are lots of techniques to improve this, by lightening the braces enough to improve vibration, techniques like Babicz guitars distributed string anchors, or the Neutral tension bridge by Rick Toone, even carbon fiber lattices in the tops, married to extremely thin soundboards by Jim Redgate. All of them aim to be able to use stronger strings on lighter soundboards so as to increase volume and response.

Its an essential part of acoustic tone - If your strings aren't matched to how heavy the bracing is, you'll lose response and volume, along with parts of your nice even guitar tone. You can get away with other things, but the design itself lends itself to matching the gauges to the bracing of the top. There are also other things, like neck angle and saddle standup, all of which can help with directing the strings energy into the top.

well i'll rephrase that then, the gibbo sounds awesome even with 10's (elixirs) on them. i shall be using it on some recordings very soon so i'll post it for all to hear when completed.

i'm aware of the mechanics of it all, the gibbo was strung with steel hawsers when i got it, restrung with my usual 10's to no loss in sound quality to my ears. altho i'll check, i'm pretty sure i've got 10's on there unless i've got brave..

just watched the film catfish

pretty interesting documentry bout a fella who befriends a bunch of weirdos on facebook all goes arseways really, worth a look

[QUOTE=Blue_Moon;18236222]just watched the film catfish

pretty interesting documentry bout a fella who befriends a bunch of weirdos on facebook [B]all goes arseways [/B]really, worth a look[/QUOTE]


liking that phrase, think i'll steal it.

thank fuck it's friday.

I feel sick, and I should really spend the night trying to catch up on German but I just heard that my degree switch-over is going ahead so I'm out to celebrate/chase tail!

Ditto to TFI Friday, this week has been stressful as fuck to say the least.

thankfully i have no such restrictions and i'll be abusing my body to breaking point tonight.

and then tomorrow wishing i hadn't.

[QUOTE=Papa Shank;18236520]I feel sick, and I should really spend the night trying to catch up on German but I just heard that my degree switch-over is going ahead so I'm out to celebrate/chase tail!

[B]Ditto to TFI Friday, this week has been stressful as fuck to say the least[/B].[/QUOTE]

qft man, qft

girls are crazy assholes, i know everyone probably knows that, but i chose to forget as i was gettin this girl. i was reminded, though. and not too gently hahah

I'm 7 years older than when i made this account. That is terrifying.

I'm almost eight years older. And none the wiser.

I havent posted on this forum since 2005... and i remember you Papa Shank... F[COLOR="Black"]uc[/COLOR]king hell...

[QUOTE=purple_hazer;18236725]qft man, qft

girls are crazy assholes, i know everyone probably knows that, but i chose to forget as i was gettin this girl. i was reminded, though. and not too gently hahah[/QUOTE]

What'd the crazy bitch do? :amaze: I ended the night in a rant about my flatmates, good times :smash: :lol: Come Valentines day my contract is up and I can move out! :D

[QUOTE=markhendrix;18237645]I havent posted on this forum since 2005... and i remember you Papa Shank... F[COLOR="Black"]uc[/COLOR]king hell...[/QUOTE]

Haha, swearing is not censored anymore. I've just been popping back once in a while, can't say I really hang on here anymore.

[QUOTE=Papa Shank;18237646]What'd the crazy bitch do? :amaze: I ended the night in a rant about my flatmates, good times :smash: :lol: Come Valentines day my contract is up and I can move out! :D[/QUOTE]

was only a couple bases away from home with her many many times and she becomes scarce last sunday til 1030 pm, and to this she says 'we cant work, im with this other dude now'

6 months of straight dating and not catchin any good vibes from girls til this chick, then i get completely rejected

ballsarse i say

I just made tangy cherry tomato chutney from home grown tomatoes! Mmm.

Cheddar and pickle crackers for supper.

[QUOTE=AG;18238034]Cheddar and pickle crackers[/QUOTE]

:thumb:

[QUOTE=markhendrix;18237642]I'm 7 years older than when i made this account. That is terrifying.[/QUOTE]

:amaze:

jesus christ!

[IMG]http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/7348/xdesktop.jpg[/IMG]

rofl at those systray icons. Cluttered much?

My mind asploded.

Which does the Lod think I should go for:

Option 1: Buy 46" TV that will be my living room TV when I get my own place, but will pretty much take up a wall in my room currently.

Option 2: Buy 40" TV that will fit better in my room, and will remain my bedroom TV after I move.

how can you possible handle your life being so banal?

Sup Jos.

[QUOTE=JoshIsNumber3;18238981]how can you possible handle your life being so banal?[/QUOTE]

I play guitar... play PC/360/PS3 games... hang out with friends in and outside of work.


Though I don't see where you get me deciding on getting a new TV such a trivial thing. My old one is like 5 years old, 32", only 720p, and a crappy 60Hz refresh. In comparison to people I know I hold on to things for a while.

[QUOTE=Left Face Down;18238991]I play guitar... play PC/360/PS3 games... hang out with friends in and outside of work.


Though I don't see where you get me deciding on getting a new TV such a trivial thing. My old one is like 5 years old, 32", only 720p, and a crappy 60Hz refresh. In comparison to people I know I hold on to things for a while.[/QUOTE]

it's quite trivial to be fair.

at your age you should be less concerned with visual fidelity and cinematic experiences and more concerned with winning yourself a lovely wife who will soothe you with big bowls of clam chowder after a hard day shelling fava beans.