Hello everybody, people are saying Satch comes to Spain 18th - July (Almeria), I would like if it's true =/

civgeek, OCPS470, Thanks a lot for your answers. Appreciate.

What happened to me… I keep asking questions because they keep coming…

Did anyone ever come across fake Ibanez guitar? For newbie, is there any robust method of identifying the fake?

Just interested, I mean buying in the large music store must be pretty safe.

NAAAAAOOOOOO!!

Joe!! why did you leave ireland outta the European tour!?!

Well, im sure you have your reasons anyway! would have been nice to see you!

im making a bit of a name for myself over here,

www.creamofthenorth.com/rsi_airtime.htm

im so prod of that, but i havent told anyone yet so you guys may be the first!

Thanks!

R3TR, no problem at all dude.

No the SA120 won't be Japanese, only the finest Ibanez guitars are made in Japan these days, but it's all good cause Hoshino has invested a lot of dollars in it's other production lines. Yeah check for damage, neck geometry and since I recently had brief ownership of the worst S470 I've ever come across, check that the frets aren't lifting! hehe.

I'm sure it'll be fine though, the SA's are nice, solid guitars. And I'd be surprised if you found a fake Ibanez SA120 - if anybody was going to make and sell a knock-off Ibanez, they'd make a Jem 'cause it's the one that everybody recognises. You see them on ebay quite frequently.

As for the strings question - I always find a new guitar sounds better after a re-string because the strings on it will have come all the way from Taiwan/Korea/Japan/whatever and tend to sound pretty nasty. My recommendation is always D'Addario, I've been using them for 3 years or so and wouldn't change.

They've got colour-coded ball-ends which is very handy, they're packed in a more environmentally-friendly way than all other brands, they always feel and sound the same and consistency is paramount. Also their fade is almost linear, ie. they go off gradually and predictably.

I find Ernie Balls are fine for a few weeks then degrade rapidly, while GHS sound beautiful for about 3 days and then they're shot. The gradual, linear degradation of D'Addario strings means the average beginner can safely keep a set for 8 or 10 weeks without needing to change them.

Oop, just saw donnie_darko's post, add starch to the list of potential gelling agents!

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Hey Joe I don't know if you'll get this in time, but I'm seeing you on the 19th June at Symphony Hall, Birmingham, England and was wondering if there was the faintest possibility of you being able to sign my guitar? It's one of yours - an Ibanez JS1200, and i just thought it would be the coolest thing ever to have you sign it. If it's not possible, don't worry about it, I'm sure the show will be fantastic, and good luck!

Many thanks, Josh Raven

Good Afternoon Satchland.....Just stoppin' in to say HI....Hi....

Well...about 14 hours and we'll be heading out for the first of our three shows...I just hope I can function by then, lol.....

I've got a fevah.....just not the good kind, LOL....but my prescription is...........MORE JOE!!! :)

I think, in these 3 days....we'll have more Joe than we can shake a stick at, LOL....but of course, we'll leave wanting even more, spoilt kids that we are....OH, and seeing EJ live for the first time will be great as well!! :)

Oh WEBMASTER JON........don't ferget to wander outside a bit before the show so u can collect the second half of yer prezzie....if ya get a chance!! :) Joe has the first half of yer prezzie on the bus, LOL!! It's traveled alllll the way from PA, across the US and back to Cali just fer you....

See all u peeps in the next three days at the shows!! I may only be able to croak, but u can count on me to croak my bestest during Crowd Chant!!! :D

Hey Satch fans! This is my first post to the forum, although I've been following the board for a while in anticipation of tomorrows show in Portland!! I must say, I'm very impressed with the members here. I've seen many humorous posts, a lot of good advice, some obvious long term friendships and a common appreciation of Joe Satriani; both his music and himself as a person. It's rare to find one so accessible to his fans. He even replies to members of this forum!!! From what I've seen, you people are as down to earth, considerate and friendly as Joe.

Kenito - I own both a JS1000 (actually 2) and a Carvin SC90 (single cut, les paul style). The necks somewhat different but equally playable. The back side of the JS neck has a wonder, natural feel to it. I believe it is a compound radius neck that is equally playable up and down the fretboard. The frets and fretboard are well made and the neck can be set up with nearly no relief (very flat). Real quality work. 22 frets. The Carvin neck is thinner and the fretboard is wider. As with the JS, the Carvin frets and fretboard (ebony) are very well manufactured. Carvin guarantees a string height of 1/16" across the fretboard. 24 frets on the Carvin. The only issues I have ever had with Carvin equipment have been electronic. I had a bad crossover in a PA speaker and the pickup switch on my SC90 was noisey. Carvin immediatly sent me replacement parts for both items. (Had to replace the replacement switch with a gibson switch to eliminate the noise!) Out of the two guitars, I would choose the JS1000 but only because of it's versitility (coil splitting, treble enhancing cap, floyd rose).

Joe - Thanks for being such a great hero to all of your fans. Your songwriting, your guitar playing and your persona are an inspiration to us all.

Tulsa/Gotta - Joe has done so much for all of us...what could I possibly do for him??? Maybe I'll take him a delicious bass!!!