Gift for that Guitar player in the family

[socktape]

I have a father in law that is a professional guitar player who teaches on the side. He just bought himself a Mac to help him do some recording recently. I was wondering if any of you guys or gals who play would know of something or things that I could get him for Christmas. I was thinking some sort of software or equipment but I have no idea as to what to get or what kind for that matter.

We have got him magazine subscriptions in the past and I know that he does buy the odd preformance DVD as well.


We have a $100 limit for gifts so if I have to go over a little I will.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

[Phaneuf3]

If he's a professional and a teacher he's probably got all the equipment he needs already and anything he has his eye on will be well out of your price range. Strings are a pretty safe bet - people who play a lot and have a good enough ear to hear the difference between new and old strings burn through those like crazy. But.... that's kinda lame. If you are going to go the string route, be sure to buy the right ones! Snoop in his case and find out what brand, style and gauge he uses

For a music lover, can't go wrong with concert tickets.

[ok, ok,....I get it]

Originally Posted by socktape

I have a father in law that is a professional guitar player who teaches on the side. He just bought himself a Mac to help him do some recording recently. I was wondering if any of you guys or gals who play would know of something or things that I could get him for Christmas. I was thinking some sort of software or equipment but I have no idea as to what to get or what kind for that matter.

We have got him magazine subscriptions in the past and I know that he does buy the odd preformance DVD as well.


We have a $100 limit for gifts so if I have to go over a little I will.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

Professional eh....if there is one thing they love it's hookers and blow!

[Redline]

This might be an idea. I have not tried this product yet so I'm not vouching for its quality but it's a neat idea.

I have ordered strings from this site so I will vouch for that being a good deal.

http://www.webstrings.com/fm_jam.html

Good luck

[Locke]

Get him Guitar Hero and watch him slowly go insane...

[blankall]

I would consider pedals. They should be in about the right price range. Plus there are so many different effects you can get that you can never have them all.

The only thing is you willl need to know what pedals he already has though.

[sclitheroe]

Originally Posted by blankall

I would consider pedals. They should be in about the right price range. Plus there are so many different effects you can get that you can never have them all.

The only thing is you willl need to know what pedals he already has though.

Seconded...if I got a pedal as a gift, I would be super pleased. They are fun to tinker with. The Boss pedals are well built, and run below $100 for most of them.

Oh, also, if he's just getting started with computer recording, the Tone Port GX is a pretty inexpensive way to get going. I've used one to dub myself in on songs I pulled from iTunes into Garageband, and it works pretty well.

[Jawbone Hill]

My brother's getting into recording on his PC, so I just bought him a USB Recording Interface (don't know if there's a better term for it). Basically, it's a device that takes a standard mic or line input and converts it to USB, making it way easier to get the signal into the computer. I picked one up at Long & McQuade for about $60, but I believe it was an older model as they were clearing a few out. I imagine it would normally be around $100.

Here's a link to one from Axe Music's website.

http://www.axemusic.com/product.asp?...8335&PT_ID=281

Here's a link to the product's website. According to them it's $129 MSRP, but I'm sure you could find it for cheaper.

http://www.m-audio.com/products/en_us/FastTrackUSB.html

I'm sure there are other brands that have the same type of product.

Good Luck!

[socktape]

Originally Posted by Locke

Get him Guitar Hero and watch him slowly go insane...

Have done this already.... He will play a song or two and then he's had enough.

[Torture]

I second the idea for pedals. Find out what he has, go to Music Center Canada and buy something sweet.....and then give it to me.

[Locke]

Originally Posted by socktape

Have done this already.... He will play a song or two and then he's had enough.

Works every time...my friend is a Guitar Teacher, and the first thing he said when someone handed him Guitar Heros was: "Where the $*($ing strings?"

[Hack&Lube]

You could try to find out who his favorite guitar player is and get him something related.

Chances are that he's already spent his whole life collecting all the toys and gadgets he could want relating to his instruments that are under $100.

[Traditional_Ale]

Best thing ever if he doesn't have one would be a "clip-on" tuner. Don't know how I got by without one. I use mine on wind instruments, but still, same thing for guitars. Just clips right onto the headstock.

[Rhetts_the_Best]

Pro tools is your best bet for a recording software.

And the worlds greatest Guitar toy is the Roland GR-20 Guitar synthesizer.
It is 500 dollars though so i doubt that is practical, but easily worth it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXSHs6f_5TU