Craigslist is EVIL!! I wasn't even in the market for a guitar- but then I saw this one. It's a Yamaha 'Silent Guitar'. I think it has been discussed in the forums before, but in case you missed it, here's Yamaha's link:
http://www.yamaha.co.jp/english/product ... index.html
My main issue with practicing was that I couldn't play at home after about 9pm because I'd keep my daughter up. This guitar was my answer.
It's basically behaves like an acoustic-electric guitar, with a few differences. I can plug headphones directly into the body and hear perfectly. It sounds just like an unplugged electric to others in the room. Or I can plug into an amp and hear it without headphones.
Lastly (and amazingly), it has an aux-in. I can plug a headphone-out of my laptop into the aux-in and hear both the laptop and my guitar playing through the headphones! The guitar is my mixer. Any hour- day or night- and I won't be disturbing anyone.
Pretty cool IMHO.
Will upload my own vid soon- but here's Yamaha's demo of it on youtube:
**Edit - If you're interested, I uploaded a demo of my playing the guitar about 1/2 way down this page.
I've been BAD!! Here's my new Yamaha 'Silent Guitar'.
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AcousticAl
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suziko wrote:
Yes, Suzi. I didn't go into the whole 'getting another guitar past my wife' thing.
I actually think she's all for NOT hearing me practice or play, so it's a win-win!!
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Hope you weren't too uncomfortable sleeping in the car last night!
Looks cool, Al. Congratulations!
Yes, Suzi. I didn't go into the whole 'getting another guitar past my wife' thing.
I actually think she's all for NOT hearing me practice or play, so it's a win-win!!
:laugh:
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neverfoundthetime
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I tried one out Al. Not bad at all. Now you can be alone in your room without even being there. 
This is entirely too cool!!! When I purchased my piano, there were many reasons to go electric, but the main reason was that I can practice with headphones on and no one else can hear me. I hope your wife will video you singing away to a tune that none of the rest of us can hear! That could be priceless.....
In other news, I started this site with three guitars, and now I am up to 4, and desperate to win the contest so I can have 5.... it just never ends.
In other news, I started this site with three guitars, and now I am up to 4, and desperate to win the contest so I can have 5.... it just never ends.
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dennisg wrote:
Don't know if I want to be responsible for putting you in lust-mode, Dennis..
Hope my next upload doesn't put you over the top! I just did a quick demo of it- will be here in a minute.
Man, that thing sounds awesome, Al. Congratulations. I'm now officially in lust mode.
Don't know if I want to be responsible for putting you in lust-mode, Dennis..
Hope my next upload doesn't put you over the top! I just did a quick demo of it- will be here in a minute.
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Here's a quick demo of the one I bought. I've been meaning to post this anyways.. not as a student review video.. but as a response to D_dog's post on Sister Golden Hair. I made a couple of suggestions on how to change the song up a bit in his great version of it. I play those suggestions in this version-- albeit not amazingly.
** I just watched that back. Gotta say it's so weird being able to see the railing pickets THROUGH the guitar!!
** I just watched that back. Gotta say it's so weird being able to see the railing pickets THROUGH the guitar!!