My first Guitar Try-outs...

billywestom · Unread post by **billywestom** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 2:07 am

I am driving down to Guitar Center today (Tuesday) to try out some guitars.

This will be the first time since I got my current guitar (about 1 1/2 years ago) that I will play anything else. I am going to start going down regularly to try them out, as I am starting to save money for a nice one. I figure I will buy something when I get to about $2000.

I have about $675 saved up now, but I still have my bass, amp, and case to sell (or probably get store credit) and I will get whatever I can for my current guitar. I figure I should get about $300 or so for the bass setup and probably $80 - $100 for my guitar (I am not sure, I've never traded in before).

Also, my birthday is next month and my grandma is a sucker for birthdays (sorry grandma), so probably $150 there.

I'll just have to wait and see what other money comes up until fall quarter starts at school (Financial Aid, Baby!!!).

I'm telling you all this because I will give some reviews of the guitars I play when I get back, so if you are interested...

Pickles · Unread post by **Pickles** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 8:56 am

any stuff other than martins and taylors at GC?

billywestom · Unread post by **billywestom** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 10:52 am

shane wrote:any stuff other than martins and taylors at GC?

im really not sure...when i first went there to find my first acoustic, i left after about 5 minutes because i saw that they were all way out of my price range..

schubox · Unread post by **schubox** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 12:01 pm

Does anyone know of any good guitar places in the KC area, we had a MARS like 5 minutes from my house but they went out of business, we have some small local stores, but all they sell is Tak's Ibanez, and one has Seagull, but I would like to go try som Taylor's or Martins.

DT · Unread post by DT » Tue Apr 22, 2003 1:53 pm

i dont know about all of them, but the guitar center by me has at least 10 different brands- martin, taylor, gibson, taks, larivees, washburn, yamaha, fender, ovation... i dont know what else, definitely more

hd28v · Unread post by **hd28v** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 2:18 pm

These are Martin dealers that are suppose to be within 30 miles on Kansas City area code 66102 according to martinguitar.com.

Big Dude's Music City Kansas City MO 64111 816-931-4638
Mountain Music Shoppe Shawnee KS 66203 913-962-9711
Signature Sound, Inc. Overland Park KS 66212 913 642 0200
Quigley Music Kansas City MO 64131-1993 816-361-2050
Brook Mays Music (06) Independence MO 64057 816-795-3718 B
rook Mays Music (80) Lee's Summit MO 64063 816-525-3555[/url][/quote]

billywestom · Unread post by **billywestom** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 4:27 pm

Ok im back...

The guitars i saw most were definitely martins. there were many ovation, cort, ibanez, larivee, alvarez, fender, and taylors. I played nearly all the martins and certainly all of the taylors. i dont remember all of them, but here's what i think:

Taylor 314ce - this was $1160, which i dont know, it didnt seem bad. the sound is definitely good, and the body is beautiful.

Taylor 514ce - I loved the look of this guitar. This was right in my price range (eventually), about $2200.

Taylor 814ce - Definitely the nicest taylor, of course, it was about $2700.

Unfortunately, there weren't any 900 series. the guy said "usually all they trust us with is anything up to the 800's"

Martin HD-28V - This was ok I guess, i would prefer the sound of the taylors over this one. I think this was like $2500 or something (not sure)

Martin HD-35 - the guy told me this was the best deal in the store. the list price for this is about $3300, and it was for sale for $1900, which is PERFECT. I would bet that i may be getting this guitar. The martins definitely have a bassier sound, which sounds really cool.

Martin 12-string (dont know exact name). this was the first 12 string i have ever played, and boy do they sound nice. it sounds like a full band playing or something.

I played many others, like the D-35 (Timmy!), the D-28, DX, DM, etc. They all sound nice, but im not gonna get into all that.

Im in no way an expert on the sound of a guitar. the taylors overall I think have a nicer sound (if the taylors have a 100% "A" grade, then the Martins would have a 95% :lol:

)

The martins feel much smoother when playing, as far as the neck and the sliding on the fretboard.

I will be going down again shortly to play again.

p.s. everyone was lookin at me funny cause all i was playing was dave... :roll:

schubox · Unread post by **schubox** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 4:42 pm

LOL good for you, show em some Dave. For the person that posted the guitar stores, thanks. I did some research today too, I got a certified Martin dealer like 15 mins away and a Taylor dealer like 20, not as nice as that Mars that was both and only 5, but it will do, I am goin to the on closest to me tomorrow night.

Pickles · Unread post by **Pickles** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 4:55 pm

didnt you play any larrivees?

billywestom · Unread post by **billywestom** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 5:30 pm

no i didnt, i saw two and they were up on the wall too high, i was too lazy to grab em. so what does everyone think about that HD-35 deal???

Pickles · Unread post by **Pickles** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 5:48 pm

id say martins are great but you can do better. although that is a very intriguing deal..

billywestom · Unread post by **billywestom** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 6:52 pm

Oh yeah, a couple things that I forgot...I played a Martin Backpacker...those things are a joke.

Secondly, I played a few Gibsons, and I am surprised at how bad they sound compared to the others. One was the "Hummingbird" which was like $2200 and I didnt think it was that great at all.

Pickles · Unread post by **Pickles** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 6:55 pm

i feel the same way. i went to the gibson showcase in nashville and i didnt like any acoustics there.

ticohans · Unread post by **ticohans** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 7:00 pm

THe HD is a great guitar at 1900. It's all about what you like in the end.

billywestom · Unread post by **billywestom** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 7:03 pm

yeah now my problem is getting money together. i would get something now if i could make payments, but i cant get credit cause i have no job. i cant get a job cause i have no will. you were feeling sorry for me for a second, werent you? anyways, musicians friend has the same guitar for 100 dollars more, so if it ever came down to it...

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