Interests:a bit of sleep, speckles of art, something with music, and obsessed with looking for more than what's been given Occupation:Student Industry:Other
Once upon a time, I had like a bazillion guitars. Shall we go through the seasons?
February 2006
Big Baby Taylor - my first acoustic. Solid spruce top, laminated sides & back. 15/16th the size of a regular dreadnaught, but still carries the Taylor tone. I think I xanga'ed about it years ago, about how I couldn't put it down for hours and absolutely loved the sound (and I still do!). In this shot, it's been tagged by some scruffy-looking men from a band called Third Day. Vandalism at its worst - and on a Taylor of all guitars!!!
Tom Anderson Crowdster - my rawkin' guitar. Curly maple top, mahogany body, LR Baggs pickup. This is THE most reliable acoustic if you ever need to amplify one. I could crank the crazies outta this sucker, and no feedback at all. This was my main workhorse when it came to leading worship for the past 2 years. short-scaled neck that is, in my experience, THE best neck ever. EVER.
Simon & Patrick Pro Folk Rosewood - sweet little thing. Solid spruce top, sandwiched rosewood sides, and a solid rosewood back. Not pictured here, but I installed a custom pickup: Fishman Prefix Pro preamp coupled to a McIntyre Feather. Lovely tone that was well-balanced and was very comfortable.
June 2006
Gibson Chet Atkins SST - vintage from 1991. Thin-bodied like the Crowdster, it had a Fishman pickup w/some crappy controls. played it at Hoa & Synthia's wedding, experienced a near failure with it. Sold immediately.
S&P Pro Folk Rosewood - still here. It went to Mexico for a missions trip and picked up alot of dust inside. Never thought I would have to vacuum my guitar, but off went the strings and in went the tube! Had maybe 2 pickup failures, but easily remedied by Larry at Thin Man Strings in Alameda. Still alive and kicking.
Tom Anderson Crowdster - took it to the WCCCC conference in Dec 06, leading worship with JNX's Anthony Chan. Man, that was some serious work, but it was crazy fun!
Fast forward, 2007:
What the heck - there's no picture. Oh right - everyone got sold this year.
- The Crowdster got sold in Feb 2007. sad day it was. Look up the entry for it. - I sold the S&P to my guitar student. It was time he needed to upgrade beyond a beater guitar and the saddest-looking electric guitar. Cut him a deal, and he jumped on it. Lucky kid.
So what then? Well, I get this one:
This is a 1973 Gurian S3R. Solid spruce top, Solid rosewood back/sides. Nobody knows what a Gurian is, but that's no big surprise - they closed up shop back in 1983. Unknown pickup, but it sounds great. This baby's got plenty of tone, a well-balanced sound, bright highs and good lows. It's also got the longest scale length I've ever played - 26" - but I'm actually perfectly okay with it. It's now my main toy.
Here's a recent shot of me leading worship this past Saturday for our sponsor's appreciation night:
Look at my left hand - I've finally gone back to standard tuning!!! =)
So yes, I love my new/old guitar. And it's well-worth the money spent on it.
There's another important update I'd like to post, so stay "tuned"..... ahha bad joke =P Seriously though, another update will come soon.
You're a risk-taker, and you follow your passions. You're determined to take on the world and succeed on your own terms. Whether in the arts, science, engineering, business, or politics, you fearlessly express your own vision of the world. You're not afraid of a fight, and you're not afraid to bet your future on your own abilities. If you find a job boring or stifling, you're already preparing your resume. You believe in doing what you love, and you're not willing to settle for an ordinary life.
