Abe

And here are the 5 that I own in the order I acquired them after the great reset of the unexpected losses and house fire of 2021. Taylor 514ce V-Class Moved back to MA after the Maine house went up in flames. Had no guitars. Decided on having one again and put all the money into this Taylor without really planning to plug it in. Great intonation right out of the box on this acoustic, which I love. Plays well with 11’s and 10’s, and usually I’m using the 11’s for the fuller sound. Breedlove Organic Solo Pro Concert CE Nylon - Edgeburst A nice Nylon Acoustic is nice to have around. Still didn’t plan on ever plugging in again and figured I could jangle and noodle myself more so into a frenzy without tearing up my fingers like Jerry Garciaing on the steel string acoustic 11’s was doing. PRS SE Hollowbody II – Charcoal Burst My introduction to PRS and my first hollowbody. Got one of this model from Guitar Center and they basically took my money and sent me a broken guitar that would’ve needed immediate repairs to make it whole. (Pickup selector switch was snapped off.) I mean G.C. being an authorized dealer you figure they’d have got the guitar in complete working order before sending it to me at the new price. The incident along with some other happenings in my family make use pretty anti-Guitar Center/Musician’s Friend now. Anyway, we’ll stick to Sweetwater for long distance shipping, but I found the Charcoal Burst SE HBII on a Reverb listing from a more local Authorized PRS dealer, and went to see it in person. Love this guitar. Leaves just the right amount of what remains to be desired, which is fine. At least long before I’ll ever possibly have $ for a high end model I got to see that PRS is legit. PRS SE Hollowbody II – Faded Blue Burst The price went down and I wanted another one just for a different string gauge and type, setup differently. Originally I was trying bro’s Ibanez EKM10T Hollowbody for that but it lead me to want another PRS SE HBII which suits me better. Couple interesting things about this blue one is 1) it was shipped to me from Baltimore, so although not a Core guitar it was being sold by an authorized Baltimore dealer. 2) You can see that the stoptail is crooked and slanted in a way it is not on my Charcoal SE HBII. Intentional? Mistake? Don’t know but I got over it and kept it at the lower price and it intonated just fine. Notice that while I have the Yin-Yang on the Charcoal PRS and the crescent and star symbol on the Blueburst, the blue guitar has the red headstock tuner making for red, white, and blue. Ibanez AEG5012 12-string - Dark Violin Sunburst This has a nice feel and sound for a $330 guitar. My 1st 12-String, and actually the 1st 12-String I ever played aside from my Dad’s old Rickenbacker electric 12-String that I only tried strung up with 6. And here’s my new guitar rack that fits my 5. I set it up as I started using my Vicks Embrace Cool Mist Top Fill Humidifier in the room and Boveda packs in the cases. As you can see I made it into a fancy high-tech hygrometer equipped guitar rack and I can actually dial in the humidifier's settings pretty damn accurately for the environment they’ll be sitting in. So between 44-53% I have watched it be in these guitars' environment since I started running the humidifier. I figure a slight rehydration wouldn't hurt. This has allowed me to keep my relief more stable during the winter season, and ultimately the guitars get to maintain better health. I also find it helps me pick up more guitars more often if they’re not cased up 99% of the time. Theory is that with more in reach I’ll increase the amount of time my hands are on guitars. This runs on an Auto-Mode on the opposite side of the room according to it's own hygrometer, while the 3 hygrometers placed on the guitar rack track so I can be sure. Also since getting the 1st PRS I’ve made my effects chain and played around with the order of the chain. The hollowbody PRS’s really do some nice things with harnessed feedback through this, and the Screamers before and after Compressor and before and after Wah all makes a difference. I also just add Amp emulators and a touch of Reverb after this chain with either the Native Instruments’ Guitar Rig 7 on PC or on what’s built in on my bro’s studio equipment. Still considering buying that Boss RV-6 Digital Reverb Pedal. -> PRS SE HBII -> -> DigiTech FreqOut -> -> Ibanez TS9/808 AnalogMan Silver Mod Tube Screamer -> -> AnalogMan Bi-Comprossor -> -> Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer -> -> Morley 20/20 Wah Lock Wah -> -> Ibanez Tube Screamer Mini -> -> Boss NS-1X Noise Suppressor Pedal -> -> Boomerang Looper -> -> Audio Interface to Native Instruments’ Guitar Rig 7 on PC So maybe I'm complete for a while.

Here are the Guitars & Basses that belong to little bro. Some of them are nice and I like the Steva Vai Acoustic, and some of them are crap. Mostly the flat faced Strat and Ibanez electrics just aren’t for me even when they are quality. Something about the bubbled out tops of Les Pauls and PRS HB’s that fit me much more. Squier Precision Bass Squier J-Bass Squier FSR Classic Vibe Bass VI Fender Precision Bass Ibanez Gio GSR206 Bass Bro’s David Gilmour Strat This has 21 frets, like the old days. American Fender Stratocaster Bro’s oldest guitar. Was baby blue before he painted it. Later he put on a new neck and pick guard. Harley Benton Acoustic Ibanez EKM10T. An Ibanez Hollowbody that I don’t like as much as my PRS SE HBII. Ibanez Steve Vai Euphoria Acoustic Bro said he was told this got made in the China factory where the PRS SE HB’s are made, but that may be untrue because I’ve found nothing stating that as a fact. Ibanez Prestige Ibanez Tim Henson Signature THBB10 Ibanez Tim Henson Signature TOD10 Yea, little bro is a big Polyphia fan.

Here is what it has turned into since from Right to Left: PRS SE Hollowbody II >>> > DigiTech FreqOut >>> > Ibanez TS9/808 Silver Mod Screamer >>> > AnalogMan Bi-Comprossor >>> > Ibanez Tube Screamer Mini >>> > Morley Wah Lock Wah >>> > Boss NS-1X Noise Suppressor >>> > Boomerang Looper >>> > Native Instruments’ Guitar Rig 7

So I got some new candy from Sweetwater. Always good. Bit’o’Honey, Tootisies, Smarties, Laffy Taffy. Hell yeah! So here's what goes into Guitar Rig 7 now. I love this. I think I might be able to start having more fun with it all. Coming from my modest and affordable yet righteously glorious PRS SE HB II which I’m loving like it’s worth all the $ in the world. Got that AnalogMan Bi-Comprossor & Juicer sandwiched between the 2 different Tube Screamers at their own settings. Guitar into a DigiTech FreqOut into an AnalogMan modded Screamer (TS9/TS808Silver) to Ross Clone Compressor, Mini Screamer [ ], , Morley Wah Lock Wah, Boomerang, --> Guitar Rig 7. Very happy with the addition. May upgrade the looper situation by the year’s end. I love life and I love music. Let’s just have some fun with the Trick or Treat of it all. Happy October!

The trio.

This is what I run through when practicing here at home, from right to left, then into Guitar Rig 7 on desktop PC. Considering an upgrade to a Boss RC-600 to replace the Boomerang, as the Boss saves memory after power down and I would be able to save the best of the loops and even incorporate it into a band jam setting.

PRS SE Hollowbody II My most recently acquired guitar. I adjusted the intonation a bit and tweaked the humbucker pickup heights. I'm quite pleased with this guitar. It is not a top tier guitar by this company but I find it to really fit me. Set up right it is a tonal tone machine. This is the first hollowbody electric guitar I've liked this much. I use 10-46 gauge strings on it.

Taylor 514ce V-class Came to me new and nicely set up. Low action, as good of an intonation as I can ask for. Sounds nice when played well. I and others have said that Taylors are kind of 'trebly' compared to Martins. I have limited experience with Martins though. I use 11 gauge strings on this.

Breedlove Organic Solo Pro Concert CE Nylon Good to have around. Softer strings to play on when I've beat up my fingers. A bit off on the intonation and octaves in some areas of the fretboard which does hold me back from totally enjoying the guitar. But it's got some playing time.

Hello. I'm gonna post some pics of the current guitars I play, as well as the little rig I go through when I'm practicing here at home. I might take it back into a band jam setting again like I used to.

Thanks for the background DianeB. I'll try to contribute what little I can here. I'll share some info, guitar pictures, info on the rig I use, and also some old live jams we used to record. Sometimes it's just nice to know of mutual interests concerning these things. I just recently started to be active on the guitar again so maybe I'll have more to share. I'm not looking to spam you or sell anything. I'll try to reoccur here with some regularity and add a bit of activity to the forum. 🫡 🎶

Hello. My name is Jeremiah and you can call me Abe here. I posted another thread in this forum section having not seen this thread. To summarize, I recently got back into guitar playing after a long hiatus. Did a lot of stretches and exercises to gain back hand and finger strength, and also got some callouses to return. I'll try to check in often and share some stuff. I look forward to reading and being part of discussion about music, guitar playing, and the gear we use to do it with. Thanks for having me. 👋