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Topic: Which guitar for the studio? |
Joe Drivdahl
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Montana, USA
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Posted 31 Mar 2010 11:08 am |
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I want to keep one guitar in a studio and have another for playing out. Which guitar is better to keep in the studio the good one or the less expensive one? I'm thinking the less expensive one for the studio because the engineer can work his magic to make any guitar sound good, but stage sound is more dependent on the quality of the gear. What do you guys think? Is my logic sound?
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Twayn Williams
From:
Portland, OR
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Posted 31 Mar 2010 11:10 am
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Keep the one that records best in the studio.
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 31 Mar 2010 11:43 am
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Dave Mudgett
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Central Pennsylvania and Gallatin, Tennessee
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Posted 31 Mar 2010 12:04 pm
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Good one, Twayne. Anyone for "Who's buried in Grant's tomb?"
Short of that type of obvious situation, my reasoning would be that I would tend to leave a really valuable guitar at home or reserve it for studio use. Less chance of it getting barfed on or otherwise molested by a drunk and/or annoying audience member or equipment mangler. You don't generally see most musicians bringing their '59 Les Paul Standards and old Strats/Teles to gigs anymore - there's a reason.
Add to that the fact that stage sound - especially the typical casual club stage - is not generally as pristine an acoustic environment as a good studio. Why polish a turd? |
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Ben Jones
From:
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Posted 31 Mar 2010 12:31 pm
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I wouldnt leave any guitar anywhere but in my home.
I only have ne steel but I gig the cheapest regular guitar I own. |
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Dave Grafe
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Hudson River Valley NY
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Posted 31 Mar 2010 2:37 pm
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Actually, Joe, you might want to consider that the recording studio will capture the subtleties of the finer instrument, that "edge" that will never be heard in a live environment. Moreover, what you record you will most likely be listening to forever while what you do on stage is only there for the moment and then gone forever.
The real bottom line is which instrument do you want to be playing in each setting? |
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Joe Drivdahl
From:
Montana, USA
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Posted 31 Mar 2010 3:21 pm
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Good points Dave(s),
I am not worried about anything happening to my guitar at the studio as it is pretty secure, but it could get damaged pretty easy on stage. I just want to get away from the tear down/setup routine. I'm lazy, is what it boils down to.
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Larry Bressington
From:
Nebraska
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Posted 1 Apr 2010 1:26 pm
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The rougher one for live work, unless.... your live work is prestigious gigs.
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Dave Grafe
From:
Hudson River Valley NY
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Posted 1 Apr 2010 2:05 pm
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I'm hearing you, Joe, that is the main reason the big honkin' Emmons D10 is set up ready to play in the studio here and the itty bitty ShoBud S10 is going out to play tonight. I will be the only one in the room who has a clue about the missing knees and the 'Bud is a tone monster anyway  |
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