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hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Fri Feb 06, 2015 7:11 am

Well, I liked it fine. Hey, my taste is not always what others think....I'm all for whatever gas someone has

tapper mike · Post by **tapper mike** » Fri Feb 06, 2015 3:33 pm

metalifuxx wrote:What a proper guitar shop should look like!
Motor City Guitar (Waterford, MI), half hour north of Detroit

I can't recall ever going there. And yet there was a time I combed SE Michigan from Bay City to Downriver for guitar stores. Then again I stopped most of that by the mid 80's

SJ_Digriz · Post by **SJ_Digriz** » Fri Feb 06, 2015 3:34 pm

Grrr .. do you know how frustrating it is to have your wife send you a picture of your freshlydelivered new guitar but the reason you are getting the picture is that you are on the road for work for a month.

tapper mike · Post by **tapper mike** » Fri Feb 06, 2015 8:42 pm

Yikes.

I waited 9 months for my YRG and it was crap. I waited 6 months for my BabyZ and it was great.

metalifuxx · Post by **metalifuxx** » Fri Feb 06, 2015 11:26 pm

Mike, hands down best quality guitar centric gear store in the area, and possibly the region, with quite a good selection of used amps/gear too. If you're still around these parts, def check them out. Staff is very friendly and knowledgeable. Buy and try for a week or could be 2 weeks, I think is their return policy, but they make sure you are very confident in your purchase before you leave the store. You wont get some high strung 18 year old pushing a sale of some digicrap processor in your face to hurry up and buy with that extended warranty so he gets a quick commission that allows him to buy his next dime bag and move onto the next his next potential soccer mom son customer (read "victim")

Last time I was at Guitar Center, I was interested in a used overdrive and wanted to try it. The sales guy said ok, try it on these settings on this small Fender Cybertwin digital modeling amp right here. I was like "ugh WTF?!?, can't I try it on one of the nice clean tube amps like a Vox or something comparable I have at home..." And he said no, it will sound fine on this, and that he would have to ask his manager to get a Vox setup with it, blah blah blah... I promptly said, ok, well no thanks then. Thanks for HELPING and left immediately.

Uncle E · Post by **Uncle E** » Fri Feb 06, 2015 11:54 pm

Our Tone Bakery Creme Brûlée pedal just got reviewed by Premier Guitar:

tapper mike · Post by **tapper mike** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 2:11 am

metalifuxx wrote: Last time I was at Guitar Center,

GC is in deep doo-doo http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2014/08/ ... curve.html

Clearing out the top earners is not going to fix the problem. Nor is trying massive expansion when suppliers no longer want to deal with GC not paying for stuff it buys from these guys. I never thought I'd say this but I feel sorry for investors for being so easily duped.

Honestly I won't miss them. It was scorched earth when GC came to the Detroit area. They offered crap instruments at a loss just to shut down the competition. It worked I saw local stores drop like flies. I can't begin to tell of the horror stories associated with GC over the years.

It's getting harder and harder all the time for brick and mortar stores and the loss of GC wont undo the damage.

Uncle E · Post by **Uncle E** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 6:22 pm

Uncle E wrote:Our Tone Bakery Creme Brûlée pedal just got reviewed by Premier Guitar:

Guys, please watch the video and comment and/or thumbs up it. It will help us a lot!

tapper mike · Post by **tapper mike** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 7:47 pm

This video is unlisted. Be considerate and think twice before sharing.

None the less I liked. Maybe when PG makes it listed then the post count / interest will increase.

Uncle E · Post by **Uncle E** » Sat Feb 07, 2015 7:52 pm

tapper mike wrote:
This video is unlisted. Be considerate and think twice before sharing.
None the less I liked. Maybe when PG makes it listed then the post count / interest will increase.

Thank you both for watching it and for the information. That is helpful.

hibidy · Post by **hibidy** » Sun Feb 08, 2015 8:04 am

I'm almost ready to order my E-II!

I don't know what to do about the rosewood vs maple

I think I want maple!

werp · Post by **werp** » Sun Feb 08, 2015 8:34 am

Missed out on the BFG. It was removed from sale. It did look like an oil-slick..

khanyz · Post by **khanyz** » Sun Feb 08, 2015 9:19 am

hibidy wrote:I don't know what to do about the rosewood vs maple I think I want maple!

That age old dilemma.

I went rosewood wih mine, but have maple on a couple.

I find rosewood more grippy so I am more accurate playing on it. Maple is good for sliding and riffing. Speed wise, I can probably play a little faster on rosewood, but maybe because I am more comfortable/stable with the feel. Tone wise I think rosewood is a little brighter/ringier but that's just from memory so could be my butt talking.

However, I started out as a classically trained bassist, learnt on rosewood/ebony so take what I say from that perspective.

Hope it helps.

tapper mike · Post by **tapper mike** » Sun Feb 08, 2015 2:32 pm

Wow, awesome tone and looks on that one Hibidy.

Maple v Rosewood v Ebony so hard to choose. Until very recently I worshiped maple fretboards but they always crapped out on me. It may have been that the maple fretboard necks were simply crappy necks on inexpensive guitars. That being said both my tele's have maple necks and they are fulfilling all my expectations. Maple fretboards just look sexier. God know I can use all the help I can get in that department.

blueman · Post by **blueman** » Sun Feb 08, 2015 4:12 pm

I like maple; it feels a little faster (springy) and its hardness gives more stability. I like rosewood for opposite reasons: softer wood and more open (porous) grain gives it a sponginess that feels great. They have different applications, but the happy middle for me is ebony. Maple necks, in Minnesota climate, present problems because of the massive temperature and humidity swings. It drives me full bonkers when maple dries and those fret ends sprout. Maple necks can be the worst with protruding frets

Your next guitar?