Guitar Messages by Chris Bontrager
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Chris Bontrager (535)
Building/Repair Forum ·
139 Hits ·
6/27/2008 8:39 AM
Check out Weber speakers. The make high quality speakers and I believe they make 8" speakers. Check out their site at www.tedweber.com
You should be able to contact them directly and they will help you pick out a speaker for your amp.
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Chris Bontrager (535)
Equipment Forum ·
35 Hits ·
6/27/2008 8:33 AM
It is ok. I picked it up really cheap so I can't complain. I liked the idea of having dual sound, but have yet to really try it out. The stock pickups are really muddy, so I eventually want to replace them. The piezo actually sounded better thro...(more)
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Chris Bontrager (535)
Equipment Forum ·
36 Hits ·
6/27/2008 8:30 AM
Thanks, but it is actually a 70's lawsuit model that I slapped a Gibson logo on it. It still plays really nice, although it has seen its better days. I have no clue who the maker is, the only marking on it that i have found was "maxxon" on the p...(more)
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Chris Bontrager (535)
Equipment Forum ·
80 Hits ·
6/24/2008 9:21 AM
My gear is posted on my homepage...feel free to check it out.
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Chris Bontrager (535)
Equipment Forum ·
77 Hits ·
12/26/2007 1:02 PM
I do have an electric bias, I do own two acoustic guitars, but why play acoustic when you can do so much more with electric. Plus since I am not a huge acoustic fan, I have yet to invest in a really good acoustic yet so the two that I have are j...(more)
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Chris Bontrager (535)
Equipment Forum ·
32 Hits ·
12/21/2007 10:30 AM
I would love to see your collection. I am just starting my collection. I was actually taking pictures for insurance reasons as well. I was good documentation if anything were to happen, heaven forbid anything would though.
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Chris Bontrager (535)
Equipment Forum ·
73 Hits ·
12/20/2007 10:28 PM
I finally got all my guitars together, except for my 83 Strat which had a buzz and is being worked on, for a picture. It is on my home page if you want to check them out. I still need to round up all my amps for a picture as well.
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Chris Bontrager (535)
Equipment Forum ·
28 Hits ·
12/19/2007 9:54 PM
My duncan designed are crap. They are the muddiest pickups I have ever heard. They are even worse than the set that came with my Saga guitar kit that I bought and built a couple of years ago. They sound bad through a tube amp, and even worse thr...(more)
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Chris Bontrager (535)
Equipment Forum ·
21 Hits ·
12/18/2007 3:32 PM
I would love to be able to afford a set of Fralins. They are just a little out of my price range though. They would cost almost as much as I paid for the guitar. I also noticed I will probably have to take the guitar to a professional to have th...(more)
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Chris Bontrager (535)
Equipment Forum ·
45 Hits ·
12/18/2007 2:53 PM
So I just bought a Schecter C-1 E/A and just as expected from all the review I read the stock "Duncan Designed" pickups suck the tone right out of anything I try play. The acoustic portion of the guitar is very good considering it is an electric...(more)
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Chris Bontrager (535)
Equipment Forum ·
30 Hits ·
12/16/2007 7:51 PM
Some of these guitars are absolutely horrible...i can't believe someone out there actually thought that making some of those guitars would be cool...
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Chris Bontrager (535)
For Sale/WTB Forum ·
91 Hits ·
12/10/2007 1:38 PM
I am moving from a 4 bedroom house into a one bedroom apartment and I am going to be selling some of my larger tube amps that I just will not have room for. Check out my craigslist posting if you are interested. I am selling three tube amps and ...(more)
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Chris Bontrager (535)
Equipment Forum ·
47 Hits ·
11/29/2007 8:44 PM
The texas custom pickups are amazing, very harsh though, which is what i love about them. I also like the american vintage pickups on my other strat are great pickups as well. It would be very hard to choose between the two. They are both unique...(more)
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Chris Bontrager (535)
Equipment Forum ·
70 Hits ·
11/29/2007 11:14 AM
I own three Fender Strats
My main axe that I play is a 1993 Fender American Strat with a Sunburst finish that I swapped out the pickups for Custom Shop Texas Special Pickups. It has a maple neck just like all my strats do.
My other two strat i...(more)
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Chris Bontrager (535)
Miscellaneous Forum ·
38 Hits ·
9/21/2007 11:53 PM
I love blues. I love B.B. King, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker etc. My favorite guitarist is Eric Clapton. The other day I watched a DVD of a live Cream concert from 2005. I wish I had half the talent that Clapton has. Maybe after another 12 year...(more)
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Chris Bontrager (535)
Miscellaneous Forum ·
40 Hits ·
9/21/2007 2:43 AM
I am glad I brought a guitar this time, because the first time I didn't bother to bring one and I went crazy here. I still wish I had one of my electrics here because I enjoy playing those so much more than acoustic. The one thing that I forgot ...(more)
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Chris Bontrager (535)
Miscellaneous Forum ·
68 Hits ·
9/20/2007 4:56 AM
I am dying to play all of my guitars again. It has been almost 2 months since I have played up my electrics because I am over here Iraq at the moment. I was smart enough to buy a Baby Taylor right before I came over here and had it shipped over,...(more)
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Chris Bontrager (535)
Equipment Forum ·
28 Hits ·
7/24/2007 11:41 AM
I have not yet decided on a favorite yet, but it is probably a toss up between the 57' Reissue and the PRS McCarty. They both play the way I like my guitars and they both have such unique sounds that it would be so hard to choose between them. I...(more)
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Chris Bontrager (535)
Equipment Forum ·
28 Hits ·
7/23/2007 5:32 PM
Thanks for all the legal advice, but isn't this a guitar website? We need to focus more on my new loves and less on my old worn-down overplayed axe...
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Chris Bontrager (535)
Equipment Forum ·
34 Hits ·
7/23/2007 12:12 PM
I think I am going to be safe, first off, she has no money to get a lawyer, second she would be too dumb to even think about splitting the property. The other thing is that we are just getting a legal separation for now to save money and she tol...(more)
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