Re: [FairfieldLife] To Curtis re Guitar
Thanks - will check it out. - Original Message - From: Rick Archer To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 10:18 AM Subject: RE: [FairfieldLife] To Curtis re Guitar Kirk, here's a guitar recommendation from a friend of mine: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/navigation/silver-creek-violins-stands-upright-bass?N=11+202733 open the above link and scroll down past the violins to the guitars. the brand is silver creek and it's available at musiciansfriend.com. i still play mine everyday and it sounds better than any guitar i've ever owned, including a vintage martin i once had. there's one caveat, you need to do your own set up (not hard), which is always the case on a mail order guitar. this means you need to adjust the neck and shave the bridge down to the proper height, and if you're really picky level the frets too. if you don't know how a luthier will do this for a very reasonable price, just ask for a set up. i have the silver creek t-160 (mahogany) for $299. i dickered over the phone and got a substantial discount off even this great price. these are solid wood tops, sides and backs with a dovetailed one-piece neck which makes them sound great. i'd buy another one in heartbeat if i had to replace mine. read the reviews on the t-170 (rosewood). it's sound like it's even better than mine for just a little more money. the d-160 and d-170 (d is for dreadnought) are big a have good volume for strumming a flat picking. the t-160 and t-170 are smaller bodied, have a tight bass and sweet sound for finger picking, which is my style of playing, like led zeppelin, beatles, lynard skynard, clapton, pink floyd, etc. even and expensive mail order guitar will usually need a set up. otherwise, you'll be somewhat disappointed. read the reviews.
Re: [FairfieldLife] To Curtis re Guitar
Alright far out. - Original Message - From: Rick Archer To: FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 11:14 AM Subject: RE: [FairfieldLife] To Curtis re Guitar you may want to post this too. the basic set up i do is to tighten the truss rod fully by turning the screw in the sound hole counter clockwise all the way. don't over tighten or you'll strip the threads. you can then check the arc of the neck by pressing the strings at the first fret and last fret for clearance. then i remove and shave or sand the bottom of the bridge saddle until the strings are low enough for easy play without fret buzz. (a good luthier will measure the string heights during each step of the process, but i never measure. he'll also put a straight edge on the frets and tap the high ones to the right height, but i'm not that picky.) over sand the saddle and you can shim it back up, or buy a new saddle and start again. that's usually all you need to do. i leave the truss rod fully tightened and lower the saddle more to compensate, but that's just my preferrence. i seem to get less fret buzz and lower clearance that way. if you do a search, i'm sure the proper measurements and procedures are available all over the internet. this is a cheap guitar. if i had an expensive guitar, i'd let a pro do the set up for me.
RE: [FairfieldLife] To Curtis re Guitar
Kirk, here's a guitar recommendation from a friend of mine: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/navigation/silver-creek-violins-stands-uprigh t-bass?N=11+202733 open the above link and scroll down past the violins to the guitars. the brand is silver creek and it's available at musiciansfriend.com. i still play mine everyday and it sounds better than any guitar i've ever owned, including a vintage martin i once had. there's one caveat, you need to do your own set up (not hard), which is always the case on a mail order guitar. this means you need to adjust the neck and shave the bridge down to the proper height, and if you're really picky level the frets too. if you don't know how a luthier will do this for a very reasonable price, just ask for a set up. i have the silver creek t-160 (mahogany) for $299. i dickered over the phone and got a substantial discount off even this great price. these are solid wood tops, sides and backs with a dovetailed one-piece neck which makes them sound great. i'd buy another one in heartbeat if i had to replace mine. read the reviews on the t-170 (rosewood). it's sound like it's even better than mine for just a little more money. the d-160 and d-170 (d is for dreadnought) are big a have good volume for strumming a flat picking. the t-160 and t-170 are smaller bodied, have a tight bass and sweet sound for finger picking, which is my style of playing, like led zeppelin, beatles, lynard skynard, clapton, pink floyd, etc. even and expensive mail order guitar will usually need a set up. otherwise, you'll be somewhat disappointed. read the reviews.
Re: [FairfieldLife] To Curtis re Guitar
Made in China. On Mar 2, 2009, at 11:18 AM, Rick Archer wrote: Kirk, here's a guitar recommendation from a friend of mine: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/navigation/silver-creek-violins- stands-upright-bass?N=11+202733 open the above link and scroll down past the violins to the guitars. the brand is silver creek and it's available at musiciansfriend.com. i still play mine everyday and it sounds better than any guitar i've ever owned, including a vintage martin i once had. there's one caveat, you need to do your own set up (not hard), which is always the case on a mail order guitar. this means you need to adjust the neck and shave the bridge down to the proper height, and if you're really picky level the frets too. if you don't know how a luthier will do this for a very reasonable price, just ask for a set up. i have the silver creek t-160 (mahogany) for $299. i dickered over the phone and got a substantial discount off even this great price. these are solid wood tops, sides and backs with a dovetailed one-piece neck which makes them sound great. i'd buy another one in heartbeat if i had to replace mine. read the reviews on the t-170 (rosewood). it's sound like it's even better than mine for just a little more money. the d-160 and d-170 (d is for dreadnought) are big a have good volume for strumming a flat picking. the t-160 and t-170 are smaller bodied, have a tight bass and sweet sound for finger picking, which is my style of playing, like led zeppelin, beatles, lynard skynard, clapton, pink floyd, etc. even and expensive mail order guitar will usually need a set up. otherwise, you'll be somewhat disappointed. read the reviews.
RE: [FairfieldLife] To Curtis re Guitar
Made in China. Maybe so, but this guy raves about it. On Mar 2, 2009, at 11:18 AM, Rick Archer wrote: Kirk, here's a guitar recommendation from a friend of mine: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/navigation/silver-creek-violins-stands-uprigh t-bass?N=11+202733 open the above link and scroll down past the violins to the guitars. the brand is silver creek and it's available at musiciansfriend.com. i still play mine everyday and it sounds better than any guitar i've ever owned, including a vintage martin i once had. there's one caveat, you need to do your own set up (not hard), which is always the case on a mail order guitar. this means you need to adjust the neck and shave the bridge down to the proper height, and if you're really picky level the frets too. if you don't know how a luthier will do this for a very reasonable price, just ask for a set up. i have the silver creek t-160 (mahogany) for $299. i dickered over the phone and got a substantial discount off even this great price. these are solid wood tops, sides and backs with a dovetailed one-piece neck which makes them sound great. i'd buy another one in heartbeat if i had to replace mine. read the reviews on the t-170 (rosewood). it's sound like it's even better than mine for just a little more money. the d-160 and d-170 (d is for dreadnought) are big a have good volume for strumming a flat picking. the t-160 and t-170 are smaller bodied, have a tight bass and sweet sound for finger picking, which is my style of playing, like led zeppelin, beatles, lynard skynard, clapton, pink floyd, etc. even and expensive mail order guitar will usually need a set up. otherwise, you'll be somewhat disappointed. read the reviews. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.5/1979 - Release Date: 03/01/09 17:46:00
RE: [FairfieldLife] To Curtis re Guitar
you may want to post this too. the basic set up i do is to tighten the truss rod fully by turning the screw in the sound hole counter clockwise all the way. don't over tighten or you'll strip the threads. you can then check the arc of the neck by pressing the strings at the first fret and last fret for clearance. then i remove and shave or sand the bottom of the bridge saddle until the strings are low enough for easy play without fret buzz. (a good luthier will measure the string heights during each step of the process, but i never measure. he'll also put a straight edge on the frets and tap the high ones to the right height, but i'm not that picky.) over sand the saddle and you can shim it back up, or buy a new saddle and start again. that's usually all you need to do. i leave the truss rod fully tightened and lower the saddle more to compensate, but that's just my preferrence. i seem to get less fret buzz and lower clearance that way. if you do a search, i'm sure the proper measurements and procedures are available all over the internet. this is a cheap guitar. if i had an expensive guitar, i'd let a pro do the set up for me.
