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August 5th, 2004
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Location: Pennsylvania
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What do you all play?
I'm just interested. 
I myself play what's listed below.
Guitar: 1) Behringer Stratocaster; Webstrings Memphis Electric Xlight strings; Dunlop Picks
2) Ibanez TCY-10 Talman Series; Elixir Light strings.
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January 20th, 2006
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Playing guitar for less than a year.
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Last Online: June 9th, 2007 01:12 PM
Location: bruce crossing Mi. United States
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Hey Guys,
I have an Epiphone steel string for the strumming which projects an incredible sound, and I have a Martin 000xm auditorium acoustic for the finger-style, I want to get a Washburn Classical someday,,Thanks..ANY FEEDBACK WOULD BE NICE
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January 20th, 2006
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Last Online: 3 Hours Ago 02:35 PM
Location: ont.can
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What do you want feed back about? Ultimate Garage Band sells Washburns so he would be the guy to ask. He has played them all and is very good at fitting the guitar to the player.
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January 20th, 2006
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Last Online: 4 Days Ago 01:43 PM
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Hey guys,
Just got my brand new Tak in today. A GREAT guitar. Since this is the first brand new guitar I have ever purchased, are there any types of set-up work that need to be done to it? New strings? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
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January 20th, 2006
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Join Date: Feb 2005
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Originally Posted by cjcokeman
Hey guys,
Just got my brand new Tak in today. A GREAT guitar. Since this is the first brand new guitar I have ever purchased, are there any types of set-up work that need to be done to it? New strings? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
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Did you buy it in a store or online? Most times they will be set up before you get them if they don't come directly from the factory. Sometimes their shipped with cheap strings so you can wait till they wear out or put strings of your choice on them now. The best thing to do is just play it to determine if anything needs to be done. Just do the obvious,check that the neck is straight, the action is good and the bridge is properly lined up with the nut. Takies are good guitars,you should be good to go.
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January 20th, 2006
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Playing guitar for what seems like forever.
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Last Online: January 23rd, 2008 07:22 AM
Location: Columbus, GA
Posts: 595
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Man, I got in a Walden classical guitar yesterday and the slot in the bridge is wider than the saddle is thick, so the saddle actually rests in the slot at an angle putting pressure on the top edge of the nut side of the slot and the bottom portion of the bridge side of the slot. This is a nice, slow, method to eventually split the bridge in two. I mean when I held the guitar up to a light and sighted down the saddle I could see light in a gap on BOTH sides of the saddle, on the bottom for nut side and the top for the bridge side. I loosened the strings completely, removed the saddle, trimmed a shim to fit and then placed a shim on the nut side of the slot while slipping in the saddle. Now she's as tight as Dick's hat band. Whatever that means.
I guess I'm saying this due to what Marty/Allthumbs mentioned above. When you mail order a guitar, go over it with a fine tooth comb. Minor finish flaws are one thing but a poor fitting saddle can be more disasterous than just a bad transfer of string energy to the top.
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January 20th, 2006
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Playing guitar for over a year.
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Last Online: 4 Days Ago 01:43 PM
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Bought from a store online. I took it out of the box and tuned it and started playing. Action is low and it sounds great although I'm not an expert. I did buy some new Elixirs and plan on putting them in sometime this weekend. The store I bought it from had an ebay auction and that's how i got the guitar.
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January 20th, 2006
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Playing guitar for over a year.
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Last Online: July 13th, 2008 10:10 AM
Location: Belgrade,Serbia
Posts: 375
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Acoustic Stagg SW-201-BK and Scala Guitar which is old 35 years and Mandolin
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January 21st, 2006
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Just started playing guitar.
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Last Online: March 29th, 2006 08:47 AM
Location: Greenwood SC
Posts: 59
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"Attempt" to play a Fender Strat, Marshall MG 15 CDR amp.
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January 29th, 2006
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Playing guitar for over 5 years.
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Last Online: February 16th, 2006 07:47 PM
Location: Philippines
Posts: 41
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Hear are my junk stuffssss...
1. Montana dreadnaught acoustic: d'addario strings; Jim dunlop Nylon picks
2. Custom made acoustic guitar
3. SX VST57: d'addario xl120, paul gilbert picks
4. Gibson EB-3 bass: stock strings.
*Zoom 707, and a custom made distortion pedal(based on Ibanez tube screamer)
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February 3rd, 2006
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Playing guitar for over a year.
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Last Online: August 30th, 2008 03:30 AM
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 172
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I also have an Ibanez GRX40 that I play with the amp it came with in the pak, an IBZ10 amp. Clean its sounds good but on overdrive...eh, it could be a lot better, idk im happy with the guitar but id like a better amp. but when im better ill prolly upgrade the guitar.
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February 3rd, 2006
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Playing guitar for over 5 years.
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Last Online: July 1st, 2007 08:34 AM
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 32
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I snuck over to Guitar Center a few days after Christmas and snagged a Korean made PRS Soapbar II. I love that guitar. I play it through my Fender Blues Jr. with the treble down, the reverb up and the fat switch engaged. When I need a change of pace I plug in my MIM Telecaster. I'm really happy with the quality of this gear. I've picked it all up in the last three years, and I'm impressed the the value. It's nice stuff for a relatively small investment, I think.
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