• Registered: 2007-01-07
  • Posts: 17

Topic: Hello Everyone

Hello Everyone,

My name is Steve........and, Um,......I'm a Guitaraholic.  <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_eek.gif" border=0 alt="Shocked">

Whew...that was tough.  <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_smile.gif" border=0 alt="Smile">


I have to say that I am very impressed with the support I have seen here for new players and vets alike. Thanks


My questions are regarding my current guitars (keep in mind ..I've been playing seriously for about a year....but I'm getting there pretty fast)


I have an Ibanez AW 12 NT acoustic that I was given by a friend to replace my first beater (A Bently)


I have an Epiphone LP Honeyburst (Xmas gift) currently being set up by Rich Beck in Phoenix AZ


I was curious if anyone has any first hand knowledge of these guitars

Any info would be great


Thanks Again

Steve

  • From: Pico Rivera, Calif. U.S.A.
  • Registered: 2006-10-26
  • Posts: 785

Re: Hello Everyone

<table border="0" align="center" width="90%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td class="SmallText"><b>SteveForbertFan wrote on Sun, 07 January 2007 05&#58;09</b></td></tr><tr><td class="quote">
Hello Everyone,

My name is Steve........and, Um,......I'm a Guitaraholic.  <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_eek.gif" border=0 alt="Shocked">

Whew...that was tough.  <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_smile.gif" border=0 alt="Smile">


I have an Ibanez AW 12 NT acoustic that I was given by a friend to replace my first beater (A Bently)


I have an Epiphone LP Honeyburst (Xmas gift) currently being set up by Rich Beck in Phoenix AZ

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Steve welcome to the club. Per your quote above you mentioned that you guitar is currently getting a set up (setting the intonation, string height, straighting or relieving the truss rod, oiling the fret board and putting on new strings) "GREAT job". <img src="images/smiley_icons/icon_biggrin.gif" border=0 alt="Very Happy">


You also mentioned that you have an acoustic guitar you were given before you got your epiphone LP (you got a real friend). Your use to an acoustic action so when you get your PROPERLY set up electric you will definitely notice the difference.


You will notice that you are faster on the neck. I repaired and did set up an epiphone LP for a friend's son. He leaned it on the front of his amp an it fell over and snapped his head stock off. I also replaced the pickups with a Zakk Wilde set of EMG's. It played good and sounded great.


It is a good transition guitar from acoustic to a first electric guitar. (Although I preffer Michael Kelly patirot series LP style guitars. The price and quality are good.) It will help you progress as a guitarist and learn what you like in a guitar as to prepare you for your next guitar.(Yes you will want more guitars!).


Once again you showed good sense in getting your guitar set up. Alot of people just buy a guitar and play it for a while and then it becomes a corner kicker. They don't want to play it because the action sucks.


Good luck.

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