Oof. On a whim, I played through all eleven of my electrics tonight. The same song, over and over. Steely Dan's Dirty Work. I'm far from being a competent guitarist. I often play along with songs in Yousician. If you're not familiar with it, Yousician is basically a guitar video game, much like Rock Band. You play along with a song and it measures how you perform.
There's nothing ground-breaking or terribly interesting here--just my notes about the evening.
Here's what I worked through: 1997 CE 24 Standard, 2012 Signature Limited, 2021 Silver Sky, 2013 NF3, 2009 Special 22, 2012 P22, 2006 Peavey HP Special, 2008 HB II, 2010 Mira MT, a 2003 Yamaha RGX 820Z, and a 2002 CE 22. There's a fair variety of guitar recipes in there. Everything got played thought a Plexi profile on my Kemper.
My best playing felt like it was with the HB II and the Mira. I rarely play the HB II, as it's in its case most of the time. The Mira is in the middle of what I play the most. The computer's scoring put them at 1 and 2 respectively, too. I thought the Peavey was my third favorite tonight--it hasn't been played since this summer. The Yamaha actually scored third-highest.
I found myself really liking the SD JB/59 set in the Yamaha, too. My guitar snobbery gets the better of me sometimes, so it's become my beater guitar that goes camping or that gets offered up for friends who don't play to try. Perhaps I should give it a bit more time.
The Special 22 and the NF3 sounded really good to me. The Special 22 has Swamp Ash PUs and a Fralin single coil. I played both of them and the SS in position 4.
The P22 surprised me, too. I don't play it much, as it sits in its case in another room. It's got a purple finish, so I don't care to have it hanging in the family room with the other guitars. The 53/10s are pickups that I have wanted to like and occasionally do like, but tonight they sounded really good to me. It was in the second half of the guitars I played, so my ears weren't fresh. I'll have to give it some more time. I think the 53/10s are very amp-dependent for me.
It was fun to feel the contrast between my HB II, which weighs under 4.5lbs and my CE 22, which is a hair over 9lbs. I play sitting mostly, but playing those back to back is a trip. The CE 22 sits in my office most of the time, where things are a bit drier. It's got a tiny bit of fret sprout going on this time of year. I must hold it more firmly on the neck than I realize when I play it by itself, as the fret edges really were noticeable. Maybe that's the case after paying such a light guitar, which I really don't have to hold much.
Anyways, it was a fun evening. Totally killed any GAS I've had, as I realize the variety of guitars I've got. Uh huh. I haven't intentionally compared any of them in a long time. It'll be interesting to see if tonight influences what I reach for in the next week or two.
There's nothing ground-breaking or terribly interesting here--just my notes about the evening.
Here's what I worked through: 1997 CE 24 Standard, 2012 Signature Limited, 2021 Silver Sky, 2013 NF3, 2009 Special 22, 2012 P22, 2006 Peavey HP Special, 2008 HB II, 2010 Mira MT, a 2003 Yamaha RGX 820Z, and a 2002 CE 22. There's a fair variety of guitar recipes in there. Everything got played thought a Plexi profile on my Kemper.
My best playing felt like it was with the HB II and the Mira. I rarely play the HB II, as it's in its case most of the time. The Mira is in the middle of what I play the most. The computer's scoring put them at 1 and 2 respectively, too. I thought the Peavey was my third favorite tonight--it hasn't been played since this summer. The Yamaha actually scored third-highest.
I found myself really liking the SD JB/59 set in the Yamaha, too. My guitar snobbery gets the better of me sometimes, so it's become my beater guitar that goes camping or that gets offered up for friends who don't play to try. Perhaps I should give it a bit more time.
The Special 22 and the NF3 sounded really good to me. The Special 22 has Swamp Ash PUs and a Fralin single coil. I played both of them and the SS in position 4.
The P22 surprised me, too. I don't play it much, as it sits in its case in another room. It's got a purple finish, so I don't care to have it hanging in the family room with the other guitars. The 53/10s are pickups that I have wanted to like and occasionally do like, but tonight they sounded really good to me. It was in the second half of the guitars I played, so my ears weren't fresh. I'll have to give it some more time. I think the 53/10s are very amp-dependent for me.
It was fun to feel the contrast between my HB II, which weighs under 4.5lbs and my CE 22, which is a hair over 9lbs. I play sitting mostly, but playing those back to back is a trip. The CE 22 sits in my office most of the time, where things are a bit drier. It's got a tiny bit of fret sprout going on this time of year. I must hold it more firmly on the neck than I realize when I play it by itself, as the fret edges really were noticeable. Maybe that's the case after paying such a light guitar, which I really don't have to hold much.
Anyways, it was a fun evening. Totally killed any GAS I've had, as I realize the variety of guitars I've got. Uh huh. I haven't intentionally compared any of them in a long time. It'll be interesting to see if tonight influences what I reach for in the next week or two.
