Paul Lawson wrote to Martin Ridgley <=-

Something to consider... I had a '64 ES years ago when I was too
young and stupid to appreciate it. My "baby" now is a Heritage
535 IMHO it looks, sounds, feels and is built better than the
Gibsons and it cost me $1000 brand new, lovely flamed top and
back included. (list is $1700 I believe) It's worth a look
before plunking down the big dollars for a Gibson.

Noted. Thanks. It'll be a while, though. What I want and what
I can realistically afford are two very different things. ;-\
Also, when I do get some spare cash, I have quite a long shopping
list of other stuff to get. Some new recording gear, a small guitar
amp, and a better acoustic guitar for instance, would all have
priority over any new electric guitars or basses at this point.
Unless I win the lottery.... ;-)

Cheers,
Martin
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Martin Ridgley wrote in a message to Paul Lawson:

Paul Lawson wrote to Martin Ridgley <=-

Noted. Thanks. It'll be a while, though. What I want and what
I can realistically afford are two very different things. ;-\
Also, when I do get some spare cash, I have quite a long shopping
list of other stuff to get. Some new recording gear, a small
guitar amp, and a better acoustic guitar for instance, would all
have priority over any new electric guitars or basses at this
point. Unless I win the lottery.... ;-)

Seems there's always a shopping list. I think I've been trying to assemble my "ultimate rig" for at least 10 years now. There's always something
(dental bills, basement renovations etc.) that eats up the available cash flow.
I still need a good sigle coil guitar (G&L at this point) and a good acoustic (looking at Taylors) and I keep watching the price of digital 8-tracks drop. I
figure, at the rate I'm going, I'll have all my toys just in time for my kid to
inherit them. :)

Paul

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Paul Lawson wrote to Martin Ridgley <=-

Seems there's always a shopping list. I think I've been trying
to assemble my "ultimate rig" for at least 10 years now.
There's always something (dental bills, basement
renovations etc.) that eats up the available cash flow.

Yup... ;-(

I still need a good single coil guitar (G&L at this point) and a
good acoustic (looking at Taylors) and I keep watching the price
of digital 8-tracks drop. I figure, at the rate I'm going, I'll
have all my toys just in time for my kid to inherit them. :)

Heh, yeah... in my case, my niece or nephew....

My experience has been that you can't go too far wrong with a G&L.
A new acoustic is on my list too. I haven't played any Taylors yet,
but I've heard a number of people speak positively about them.
As for digital recording decks... A friend of mine bought a Roland
VS-1680 about two years ago and paid a fortune for it. I've been
lucky enough work with it and experience first hand just how good
they can be, while waiting patiently for the price to drop. ;-)
I've also come to realize that I probably don't need a 16-track
deck. I mean it'd be nice, but I think I could be quite happy with
an 8-track, and they're now down in the $1,200 to $1,500 range.
Do I hear a thousand? ;-)

Oh, FWIW, I read somewhere that Fostex have recently come out with
a 16-track digital deck for about $1,400. It doesn't have all the
bells and whistles (like auto-mixing) that some of the other decks
have, but if you've got to have 16-tracks, it's rapidly becoming more
and more affordable.

Martin
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Martin Ridgley wrote in a message to Paul Lawson:

Paul Lawson wrote to Martin Ridgley <=-

My experience has been that you can't go too far wrong with a
G&L. A new acoustic is on my list too. I haven't played any
Taylors yet, but I've heard a number of people speak positively

I love the necks on the Taylors. I've played strictly electrics for years
and they're the easiest for me to transition to. I also love the tone, extremely warm and full. The only thing I've noticed is the vast majority of the Taylors (in my price range) I've played of late haven't projected very well
at all.

other decks have, but if you've got to have 16-tracks, it's
rapidly becoming more and more affordable.

I've seen a few inMusicians Friend for around $1000. At this point an 8-track is well beyond my needs. I'd be happy with a 4-track to play with but I figure when I do get around to it, I may as well buy something I can grow into...

Paul

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