Fractal Talk

[Jarick]

I'm highly tempted to sell my Axe 3, FC-12, and QC to downsize to an FM9. I don't need the Axe 3 horsepower and the form factor isn't super useful either. But it's fun when we have these little updates dropping every few weeks.

 

[yek]

I like beat up guitars. It's really that simple.

+1

It started with me when I saw watched Rory Gallagher play live and immediately knew: that's the kind of guitar I want.

A guitar that's still mint after a few years, that ain't rock'n'roll. Just shows that the owner is too nerdy.

 

[paisleywookiee]

stop It

#GuitarsDontHaveAVaginaOrPenis

 

[DrewJD82]

+1

It started with me when I saw watched Rory Gallagher play live and immediately knew: that's the kind of guitar I want.

A guitar that's still mint after a few years, that ain't rock'n'roll. Just shows that the owner is too nerdy.

As I said to someone at TOP while using the anti-relic logic, “If you bought a guitar new and you’ve owned it for years and it still looks brand new, you’re just posing as a new guitar owner, pretending the guitar is new. It is not a new guitar, therefore it’s a phony, fake and you’re pretending”

 

[Jarick]

+1

It started with me when I saw watched Rory Gallagher play live and immediately knew: that's the kind of guitar I want.

A guitar that's still mint after a few years, that ain't rock'n'roll. Just shows that the owner is too nerdy.

Or the poly finish is too damn thick...my 97 Strat has been gigged and thrown about and played to desperately needing a refret, but there's one tiny chip on the back that hasn't spread at all in 20 years, and one little ding on the front from when something was dropped on it.

Meanwhile my Gibson that I had for a few years, the back showed a lot of wear and the satin nitro finish wore into a gloss all over the place, just from playing at home.

I've never had a relic guitar but it would be fun to get something with a thin nitro finish and then wear it down super fast.

 

[dk_ace]

I don’t mind if I beat up a guitar myself, it is what it is I didn’t buy it to look at it behind glass, but I cannot bring myself to buy a new guitar that looks beat up. I just can’t.

I don’t care if others do it, but I have a visceral reaction to the idea for my own guitars. Hard no for me.

D

 

[iaresee]

#GuitarsDontHaveAVaginaOrPenis

Yes, but many other languages assign gender to all nouns leading non-native English speakers will use gender when speaking English.

For example, chair has no gender in English, but it does in French. It is feminine: _la chaise_.

_Guitare_ is also a feminine noun in French (and other languages). So saying "her" is not all that odd from a non-native English speaker.

 

[paisleywookiee]

Yes, but many other languages assign gender to all nouns leading non-native English speakers will use gender when speaking English.

For example, chair has no gender in English, but it does in French. It is feminine: _la chaise_.

_Guitare_ is also a feminine noun in French (and other languages). So saying "her" is not all that odd from a non-native English speaker.

And yet, it's still creepy, in English.

 

[metropolis_4]

And yet, it's still creepy, in English.

Is it? There’s a long long history of anthropomorphising inanimate objects in English.

 

[paisleywookiee]

Is it? There’s a long long history of anthropomorphising inanimate objects in English.

Yeah, didn't like it then, either. And I was only 2.

 

[DLC86]

Guitar is feminine in pretty much all latin languages, while bass is masculine. That's why bass players are mostly women or gay


PS: in Italian "drums" is feminine too (and singular) but, funnily enough, all her pieces except for kick are masculine.
Keyboard is feminine but piano, organ, harpsichord and synth are all masculine.
Amps and pedals are masculine, but cabs and pedalboards are feminine.

 

[deadpool_25]

I'm using an FM3 with an FC6, so minus the horsepower I'm using the same form factor, pretty much. And I've got 2 EV-1 pedals.

I bought the whole thing mounted on a Temple Audio Duo 34, which was way too big to be lugging around Manhattan, so I put the FM3 and FC6 in the case I was using for the AX8 (it just fit) and I just set the pedals up on the floor. It's a lot easier to get around with the Fractal in a smaller case.

You can see the smaller board in the background of this pic.

Love it.

I was born in NYC. I love that place. Lived just northwest of the park. But that was a long time ago.

 

[makeitstop]

Or the poly finish is too damn thick...my 97 Strat has been gigged and thrown about and played to desperately needing a refret, but there's one tiny chip on the back that hasn't spread at all in 20 years, and one little ding on the front from when something was dropped on it.

Meanwhile my Gibson that I had for a few years, the back showed a lot of wear and the satin nitro finish wore into a gloss all over the place, just from playing at home.

I've never had a relic guitar but it would be fun to get something with a thin nitro finish and then wear it down super fast.

I have a few relics, a Danocaster and a Trussart, and a Murphy R8.

I actually put one together and did a thin nitro coat on it, with the idea of beating it all up. This is when I'd just finished it, it's all banged up now.

 

[makeitstop]

Love it.

I was born in NYC. I love that place. Lived just northwest of the park. But that was a long time ago.

I actually live on Long Island, but the majority of my gigs are in the Village and Brooklyn. It's well worth the drive to gig with the guys I play with, though. Those guys are killer players and they make me work harder.

 

[Orvillain]

And yet, it's still creepy, in English.

Not really. It is harmless, and often cute.

 

[jellodog]

Not really. It is harmless, and often cute.

No no no...

you're cute!

 

[Rock Chalk]

Is it? There’s a long long history of anthropomorphising inanimate objects in English.

I 'll never forget a few years ago one of my best friends was over and was checking out my R0.......while playing some bad-ass drop D riffs he looks
over and says "old girl can get heavy can't she?........

 

[la szum]

 

[unix-guy]

I just slow buy the parts on the used market for the most part. And then usually just order the neck from Warmoth because that's where I get really picky.

You should definitely consider Musikraft necks.

They have a ton of profile options compared to Warmoth.

I'll definitely be buying another!

 

[paisleywookiee]

Not really. It is harmless, and often cute.

It can be harmless but still be found to be creepy. Just always thought it was. But cute? Er, okay.