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Another new toy: Freya J-em guitar

CruiserGoneSport

CruiserGoneSport

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Very VERY happy with my clone guitar, bought from Freya (a mom/pop shop in Ireland), the owner is a luthier and hand picks/assembles and sets up guitars.

I wanted an Ibanez JEM but couldn't justify the cost. I bought this expecting to have to do a lot of the work to make it playable myself. I was hugely surprised when I played it right out of the shipping packaging!

[video=youtube_share;TkKKuO3poO4]http://youtu.be/TkKKuO3poO4[/video]

I'm most impressed with the playability and tone. I fully expected to swap out the pups but I'm thinking that money may now be spent elsewhere.
 
CruiserGoneSport said:
Well, aren't we exclusive for someone who posts about Xbox and shootings in the romper room. ;)

Get your motor running....
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I posted in the for sale section and commented on a thread already created about a social topic.
Motor will be running after I buy a motorcycle :cool:
 
bunmanchi said:
Impressive. lots of notes, but sounds lifeless.

gimmie something with soul.
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Lifeless sound could be because of crappy recorded sound, or because of the way his amp sounds, or of course because of the guitar itself.
 
CruiserGoneSport said:
What? No comments? Not even a snarky post about guitar wankers? sigh.
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Not enough use of the wanking bar ;). I love my rg. I got a mahogany neck thru rh with emg pickups that u run at 18 volts and I love it. How much did the jem clone cost?
 
ViperZ said:
Lifeless sound could be because of crappy recorded sound, or because of the way his amp sounds, or of course because of the guitar itself.
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no, it was just the style he was playing always sounds lifeless, doesnt matter who plays it, and what equipment they use
i know that players like yngwie are obviously great players,but the style of shredding is lifeless.

its funny how you can have 2 players, play the same guitar, and same notes, but one sounds better.

an example for you.

go on youtube, check out 4 versions of Little Wing

1. Hendrix
2. SRV
3. Skid Row
4. Steve vai

they are all playing the same thing, ( vai is even playing Hendrix`s guitar ) yet one sounds way better than the rest.
even though hendrix wrote it, SRV plays it much better.
 
I'm a Les Paul guy myself, but I'm glad you're happy with your new guitar. It's a touchy thing, bonding with a new instrument. Now, I suggest you investigate something called "phrasing." There's a musical magic in pausing during your playing. That was just a mess of notes.

Go YouTube "Joe Bonamassa at Royal Albert Hall." You'll see what I mean.
 
lol, thanks for the advise on phrasing, yes it was "just a mess of notes", I originally posted it (quickly) to refute a bad review of this guitar by a bunch of haters.

Bunmanchi, I prefer Hendrix's version better, less 'sanitised'.

As for the 'lifeless' comment, too each his own form of life, some prefer Harleys to Hayabusa, I lean toward the edgy side of 'feel', I'd pick Vai in Holland over Bonamasa at teh Royal Albert although I appreciate both.

peace, thanks for the feedback.
 
I keep looking through this thread at work, and can't see any of the videos! I need to look at this thread when I'm at home!

I had a guitar "bonding" moment the day before yesterday. I got home, pulled my old (circa 1985) Takamine EN10 off the wall and beat on it for about a half-hour, when I suddenly thought "ick, I own a Martin, what am I doing playing this crap for?". My EN10 is a perfectly fine instrument, but compared to the D-28, not so much...
 
Scudzo_2 said:
... I suddenly thought "ick, I own a Martin, what am I doing playing this crap for?"...
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No you're bragging. ;)

As much as I'd love a Martin, or a real JEM for that matter, I just can't justify the expense, maybe one day when I'm good enough that the paying gigs actually pay more than the outlay for the PA and the bar tab. ;)

Some more "soul" for the merry-go-rounders ;)

[video=youtube;Q9Bcpf_XeYM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9Bcpf_XeYM&feature=share&list=PL1B578F68C D9ED696[/video]
 
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CruiserGoneSport said:
Now you're bragging. ;)

As much as I'd love a Martin, or a real JEM for that matter, I just can't justify the expense, maybe one day when I'm good enough that the paying gigs actually pay more than the outlay for the PA and the bar tab. ;)

Some more "soul" for the merry-go-rounders
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Finally watched the available videos. Is the Jem a 7 string, and if so, what's the low string, B?

Who's bragging? I count three guitars in your vid's, I only have two! <Grin>

The Martin was a special sentimental gift to myself (friends passing), and after a year of ownership I wish I'd bought it 25 years ago.

I pieced together a little PA system made of Behringer equipment for just a few bucks. I started with an 8 channel USB mixing board for home recording, and a year later added a pair of powered speakers. It's great for small gigs, and was well under $600 buying on-line.
 
Cool,

No, she's a 6 string, standard tuning. I do have a Douglas (another low cost guitar) 7 string, again standard tuning with the 'extra' string tuned to B. I've tried other tunings but my theory knowledge is best with standard. ;) I do keep a Les Paul tuned to DADGAD for playing zeppelin etc. and my dobros are generally open D, E, C or G (Fearless, posted above is open G).

It would be fun to see a bunch of bikes show up to an open mike with guitars slung. ;)
 
CruiserGoneSport said:
Cool, It would be fun to see a bunch of bikes show up to an open mike with guitars slung. ;)
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Ha! That would be fun. I'd throw my Takamine into a gig bag for over-the-shoulder transport, but not the D28!
 
Yeah, don't blame you on that one. If I had a D28, I'd keep it under lock and key and awy from uv and humidity and temperature changes and... ;)
 
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