Guitar Talk

[mario]

Haven't read the previous pages yet.. Any Yngwie Malmsteem fan here?

[SnobbySnak]

Newbie guitarist here. Not sure if I want to spend a lot of money yet, so what do you guys think of the copies made by RJ???

[CybErP0rN0GrApH3r]

I wish I could play as good as you guys... turuan niyo naman ako please....

Edited July 4, 2006 by CybErP0rN0GrApH3r

[CybErP0rN0GrApH3r]

I wish I could play as good as you guys... turuan niyo naman ako please....

[SnobbySnak]

Still wondering if anyone has any comments on the locally made RJ Guitars...

[blues2death]

guitar lessons? stay away from yamaha, ripoff yang mga yan! i know coz i used to teach in yamaha.hehe. but not because they're not talented at teaching. mababa kasi sweldo ng teacher, malaki ang cut sobra ng yamaha...so hindi ganado ang teacher.

 

maybe youre better off, learning the basic open chords and strumming muna.learn the hand symbols,etc.correct terminologies...konting theory. basic stuff. learn the foundation first before building your house, then eventually uild your castle.

 

ang yamaha school of music cguro kung gusto mo mag enroll ka lang ng 6 meetings...have them show you the basics lang.then move on...learn by yourself. ako basically self taught..so i know it can be done.

[blues2death]

about rj guitars...i guess theyre ok...up to a certain point. i think theyre worth ...better off ka sa mga beginner guitars sa JB. mga unknown brands ang nandun...magpasama ka sa marunong tumingin ng guitar, patulong ka at pakain mo na lang sa jollibee pagkatapos.

 

RJ guitars are fine i guess...yung hardware ng mga yan ay ok...ung pickup,body and neck lang ang MIP( made in phil ). but the rest is either MIJ or MIK...japan or korea. madali na lang mag upgrade ng bridge or pickups....pero wag asahan ang RJ sa repair at pag customize.dati magaling sila dyan.may pabrika pa nga sila sa mandaluyong....nasara na ata yan e.nalugi kasi si ramon jacinto sa investment nya dati..i forget kung tunkol saan yun...naki-tsismis kasi ako sa kabanda kong mayaman na close sa mga jacinto...sayang.

 

guitar hospital by arie hipolito is a really good repair shop. yung mga showband guitarists alam yan.try asking them or search ninyo sa friendster. nas friends list ko sya pero d ko alam kung anong first last name nya or kung anong email addy nya.

 

hope this helps.........guitars dont come cheap...strats are worth their money....even the korean ones.madali i-upgrade.pasensya na.sobrang biased ako sa fender.

[SnobbySnak]

about rj guitars...i guess theyre ok...up to a certain point. i think theyre worth ...better off ka sa mga beginner guitars sa JB. mga unknown brands ang nandun...magpasama ka sa marunong tumingin ng guitar, patulong ka at pakain mo na lang sa jollibee pagkatapos.

 

RJ guitars are fine i guess...yung hardware ng mga yan ay ok...ung pickup,body and neck lang ang MIP( made in phil ). but the rest is either MIJ or MIK...japan or korea. madali na lang mag upgrade ng bridge or pickups....pero wag asahan ang RJ sa repair at pag customize.dati magaling sila dyan.may pabrika pa nga sila sa mandaluyong....nasara na ata yan e.nalugi kasi si ramon jacinto sa investment nya dati..i forget kung tunkol saan yun...naki-tsismis kasi ako sa kabanda kong mayaman na close sa mga jacinto...sayang.

 

guitar hospital by arie hipolito is a really good repair shop. yung mga showband guitarists alam yan.try asking them or search ninyo sa friendster. nas friends list ko sya pero d ko alam kung anong first last name nya or kung anong email addy nya.

 

hope this helps.........guitars dont come cheap...strats are worth their money....even the korean ones.madali i-upgrade.pasensya na.sobrang biased ako sa fender.

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blues2death: thanx for the input. my tagalog isn't very good, but from what I can understand, RJ guitars are ok and I guess you probably think it's easily outgrown. Not really sure what the second paragraph says, but I think you say that one can take an RJ and have it upgraded.

 

I have checked out RJ, JB and a few stores at Market Market and can't tell what ok and what's not. Most are in the P6k - P9K range.

 

I'm interested in an electric and acoustic. Not sure what to get. So as not to outgrow too quickly, I'm looking for an intermediate level guitar. Any recomendations??? Been watching lots of MTV and trying to see what the guys are using.

 

Any suggestions???

[blues2death]

blues2death:  thanx for the input.  my tagalog isn't very good, but from what I can understand, RJ guitars are ok and I guess you probably think it's easily outgrown.  Not really sure what the second paragraph says, but I think you say that one can take an RJ and have it upgraded.

 

I have checked out RJ, JB and a few stores at Market Market and can't tell what ok and what's not.  Most are in the P6k - P9K range.

 

I'm interested in an electric and acoustic.  Not sure what to get.  So as not to outgrow too quickly, I'm looking for an intermediate level guitar.  Any recomendations???  Been watching lots of MTV and trying to see what the guys are using. 

 

Any suggestions???

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get a strat.....fender stratocaster.....that's an intermediate guitar if i saw one....more than intermediate i would say.

 

other guitars would simply be too specialized for an average guitar player.

 

get a les paul or any humbucker equipped guitar when you want something a little bit heavier sounding.get a telecaster if you're into funk or country...for jazz get a hollowbody epiphone or gibson.

[Sweetie_Mar]

Learn how to play a guitar is one of my goal but until now still dont know how . I bought a guitar b4 and gave it to my ex asked him to teach me but we broke up with no single chords I learned from him. Too bad.

Im still looking forward that one of these days I can play a guitar as good as you guys.

I really need a tutor from someone.

[stankyou]

blues2death:  thanx for the input.  my tagalog isn't very good, but from what I can understand, RJ guitars are ok and I guess you probably think it's easily outgrown.  Not really sure what the second paragraph says, but I think you say that one can take an RJ and have it upgraded.

 

I have checked out RJ, JB and a few stores at Market Market and can't tell what ok and what's not.  Most are in the P6k - P9K range.

 

I'm interested in an electric and acoustic.  Not sure what to get.  So as not to outgrow too quickly, I'm looking for an intermediate level guitar.  Any recomendations???  Been watching lots of MTV and trying to see what the guys are using. 

 

Any suggestions???

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DO NOT get an ibanez with floyd rose tremolo system....

mababaliw ka mag set up ng tremolo mo pag nag change ka na nga strings.

[daxxxtrip]

blues2death: thanx for the input. my tagalog isn't very good, but from what I can understand, RJ guitars are ok and I guess you probably think it's easily outgrown. Not really sure what the second paragraph says, but I think you say that one can take an RJ and have it upgraded.

 

I have checked out RJ, JB and a few stores at Market Market and can't tell what ok and what's not. Most are in the P6k - P9K range.

 

I'm interested in an electric and acoustic. Not sure what to get. So as not to outgrow too quickly, I'm looking for an intermediate level guitar. Any recomendations??? Been watching lots of MTV and trying to see what the guys are using.

 

Any suggestions???

 

if youre lookin for electric/accoustics try Ovation at Jb music store..ranging from PHP 18k to 33K yung korean made...mga 100k plus naman yung US made... a lower version of ovation is the applause ..yan mga 13k lang... but still its your choice.. nasa budget mo yan. pag youre located sa US or Canada... Go for Taylor guitars or Martin.

 

Learn how to play a guitar is one of my goal but until now still dont know how . I bought a guitar b4 and gave it to my ex asked him to teach me but we broke up with no single chords I learned from him. Too bad.

Im still looking forward that one of these days I can play a guitar as good as you guys.

I really need a tutor from someone.

 

selfish naman ex mo..di ka man lang naturuan.. bili ka nalang ulit bago guitar and go to http://www.guitartricks.com/ ... study online.. pero syempre mas makakatulong pag meron kang tutor para actual lesson and mga tricks matuturo kagad.

[SnobbySnak]

if youre lookin for electric/accoustics try Ovation at Jb music store..ranging from PHP 18k to 33K yung korean made...mga 100k plus naman yung US made... a lower version of ovation is the applause ..yan mga 13k lang... but still its your choice.. nasa budget mo yan. pag youre located sa US or Canada... Go for Taylor guitars or Martin.

selfish naman ex mo..di ka man lang naturuan.. bili ka nalang ulit bago guitar and go to http://www.guitartricks.com/ ... study online.. pero syempre mas makakatulong pag meron kang tutor para actual lesson and mga tricks matuturo kagad.

 

 

daxxxtrip: Thanx for your input as well. I'm really learning alot from you guys...

I'm still a guitar newbie, so P18K + is a bit steep for me. Yea, I've read all the forums and I guess that's the standard starting price, but I'm here in the Philippines and I keep reading about all these decent quality copies. I'm sure when and if I get good and more serious, I'll drop a lot more money into a quality guitar, but for now, I'm shooting a little bit lower. I understand that better equipment will keep me more serious, but I'd still like to start with a less expensive guitar. You're the second person to mention JB, so I may start leaning towards that store. I keep asking about RJ because I read a forum where many say that their locally made Fender Strats and Les Pauls with RJ stamp play just as good as the real ones.

 

Yea, I'm stingy and asking for my cake and wanting to eat it too, but why now. I just want a good quality guitar that won't fall out of tune after a few strums and sounds decent. If my interest and talent start to rise, then so will the prices of my guitars...

 

Thanx for the info guys...

[SnobbySnak]

if youre lookin for electric/accoustics try Ovation at Jb music store..ranging from PHP 18k to 33K yung korean made...mga 100k plus naman yung US made... a lower version of ovation is the applause ..yan mga 13k lang... but still its your choice.. nasa budget mo yan. pag youre located sa US or Canada... Go for Taylor guitars or Martin.

selfish naman ex mo..di ka man lang naturuan.. bili ka nalang ulit bago guitar and go to http://www.guitartricks.com/ ... study online.. pero syempre mas makakatulong pag meron kang tutor para actual lesson and mga tricks matuturo kagad.

 

daxxxtrip: Need more advice if you don't mind. I was at Mega Mall today, so I was able to check out JB, Yamaha, Perfect Pitch and some of the locals on the upper floors. I saw the Applause for a bit over P8K. Are there different versions of the Applause? Also, I see other brands such as Yamaha, Fernando, Rockster, Maestro to name a few within the same price range, give or take a few thousand pesos. Quality wise, would the Applause be a better choice? Also, I plan on taking this back to the states where 110 electricity is the norm. Would this be a problem as most things here are 220.

 

With regards to electric guitars, I saw a Washburn at the Yamaha store for about P11K. I've read that that's an ok brand and I believe I was looking at a Fender Strat version. You opinion? or should I look elsewhere?

 

Some dude on the upper floors selling from the middle was pushing Don_Jon guitars. He said it was a choice of the local bands. True??? He said his was an Ovation copy and he sold them for about P1400.

[Joolster]

daxxxtrip: Need more advice if you don't mind. I was at Mega Mall today, so I was able to check out JB, Yamaha, Perfect Pitch and some of the locals on the upper floors. I saw the Applause for a bit over P8K. Are there different versions of the Applause? Also, I see other brands such as Yamaha, Fernando, Rockster, Maestro to name a few within the same price range, give or take a few thousand pesos. Quality wise, would the Applause be a better choice? Also, I plan on taking this back to the states where 110 electricity is the norm. Would this be a problem as most things here are 220.

 

With regards to electric guitars, I saw a Washburn at the Yamaha store for about P11K. I've read that that's an ok brand and I believe I was looking at a Fender Strat version. You opinion? or should I look elsewhere?

 

Some dude on the upper floors selling from the middle was pushing Don_Jon guitars. He said it was a choice of the local bands. True??? He said his was an Ovation copy and he sold them for about P1400.

 

I also have a question guys. mga Bro, snobbysnack is asking about the Washburn that the stores are selling. MAybe he was talking about the WASHBURN X-series. My brother bought 1 in Yupangco not so long ago. wala pa nga yatang 1 year. Ngayon dislocated na iyung strap holders nung guitar. My bandmate told me na may kakilala raw sya na nagwowork dati sa yupangco na iyung mga guitars raw branded na mura at packaged ay dito na lang raw sa pinas ginawa. Is there by any chance na true iyung allegations. FR naman kayo especially those who have info regarding this. Thanks!!!