Topic: The Guitar Topic (Read 1980685 times)

valley_parade · « **Reply #3250 on:** 26 Nov 2008, 08:03 »

Quote from: Patrick on 25 Nov 2008, 17:12

I propose we all get together and pester Fender's consumer relations department about MOAR INEXPENSIVE JAZZMASTERS AND A MUSICMASTER REISSUE

Christophe · « **Reply #3251 on:** 26 Nov 2008, 09:11 »

Quote from: valley_parade on 26 Nov 2008, 08:03

Quote from: Patrick on 25 Nov 2008, 17:12
I propose we all get together and pester Fender's consumer relations department about MOAR INEXPENSIVE JAZZMASTERS AND A MUSICMASTER REISSUE. ALSO: CORONADOS, LEAD IIs, SUPER-SONICS, AND EVERYTHING ELSE COOL THAT FENDER USED TO MAKE.

Alas, I don't think we're getting a Starcaster re-issue anytime soon.

valley_parade · « **Reply #3252 on:** 26 Nov 2008, 09:34 »

I've seen Super-Sonics on eBay around $400-500. But yeah, a reissue would be ace, especially with Squier's spike in quality as of late.

Thrillho · « **Reply #3253 on:** 26 Nov 2008, 10:23 »

That Stratbucker is AWESOME.

Nodaisho · « **Reply #3254 on:** 26 Nov 2008, 13:58 »

Quote from: imapiratearg on 26 Nov 2008, 06:59

Quote from: Nodaisho on 25 Nov 2008, 22:21
Pirate, what about the chorus and reverb? You can get some awesomeness out of that (see the opening of She Painted Fire Across the Skyline Pt. 1)

I'm not a real big fan of chorus and the reverb would be handled by my amp. It's got a pretty spectacular built-in spring reverb function.

Ah, okay. I don't really use effects all that much, the only ones I have are on my Tascam MP-GT1 (1gig mp3 player with looping and the ability to cut out a side of the music, also has a metronome, tuner, and effects. Now if it would just stop discharging itself while it is in my bag).

Patrick · « **Reply #3255 on:** 26 Nov 2008, 14:57 »

Quote from: Christophe on 26 Nov 2008, 09:11

Quote from: valley_parade on 26 Nov 2008, 08:03
Quote from: Patrick on 25 Nov 2008, 17:12
I propose we all get together and pester Fender's consumer relations department about MOAR INEXPENSIVE JAZZMASTERS AND A MUSICMASTER REISSUE. ALSO: CORONADOS, LEAD IIs, SUPER-SONICS, AND EVERYTHING ELSE COOL THAT FENDER USED TO MAKE.

Alas, I don't think we're getting a Starcaster re-issue anytime soon.

I just got an email back after having pestered their consumer relations people. Turns out that yeah, you're right, they ain't gonna be making Starcasters anytime soon. The way he phrased it, it doesn't seem like they'll be making them at all ever. I doubt it's because of that beginner line being named what it is, though.

I agree with Gaz, that dual-bucker Strat looks pretty bitchin'. It kindof reminds me of one of the guitars used by one of Third Eye Blind's guitarists before they made that monstrosity Blue.

As it turns out, they are putting out a new album, and what I've heard from it is good.

Bearer · « **Reply #3256 on:** 26 Nov 2008, 16:15 »

I just found out the Firebird VII I have is now discontinued by Gibson. Hmm, I think I'm gonna start work on that moat...

greenMonkey · « **Reply #3257 on:** 29 Nov 2008, 17:30 »

Quote from: Ballard on 22 Nov 2008, 21:40

Guys should I get a Melody Maker? It's a freakin' American-made Gibson for under $500.

The only thing that bothers me is that it has one single coil pick-up and two knobs, nothing else. Is that too minimal?

Okay, wow, I'm a little late with this, but: if you're going to get a single pickup guitar for under $500, go for the PRS SE One. Seriously, absolutely gorgeous guitar, super easy to play, great tone.

Evidence:

carrotosaurus · « **Reply #3258 on:** 29 Nov 2008, 17:52 »

That's the only PRS I've seen that I don't completely hate. I do enjoy the way they play so easily, though.

imapiratearg · « **Reply #3259 on:** 29 Nov 2008, 18:31 »

That's a pretty fine-lookin' guitar, there.

Patrick · « **Reply #3260 on:** 29 Nov 2008, 21:28 »

Quote from: carrotosaurus on 29 Nov 2008, 17:52

That's the only PRS I've seen that I don't completely hate. I do enjoy the way they play so easily, though.

I have trouble with PRS myself, they just somehow seem devoid of character. But give me one of their vintage-sunburst doublecuts with a bright soapbar in the neck and a 'bucker in the bridge and you might just have the Perfect Instrument.

imapiratearg · « **Reply #3261 on:** 30 Nov 2008, 08:56 »

PRS seem to be the business suit of guitars. You wouldn't play one out at a basement gig unless you're tryin' to be funny.

valley_parade · « **Reply #3262 on:** 30 Nov 2008, 09:07 »

Words cannot describe how amazing looking that is.

Ballard · « **Reply #3263 on:** 30 Nov 2008, 09:09 »

That guitar is quite nice, despite my hatred for PRS. Problem is, if I'm going to settle for one pick-up, it sure as hell isn't going to be a P-90.

I think what I'll end up doing is trying to find one of the discontinued Special (dual pick-up) models used around the city.

Shane, it's not bad but it looks like Buddy Holly joined Children of Bodom.

Patrick · « **Reply #3264 on:** 30 Nov 2008, 10:40 »

But Buddy Holly played a Strat. I'm pretty sure he was one of the first people to adopt it when it was new, in fact.

Technicalities.

I posted about it in the blog thread, but I will post it again here. I GOT A PAYCHECK TODAY FUCK YEAH. $300! I am going to buy Christmas presents for people, yes, but I am also going to buy a Tonebone pedal. I think it might even wind up being that Trimode, because I'm thinking that I could have the Marshall's clean channel, the slight crunch of the first overdrive channel on the Tonebone, and the Weezer-esque "WHOO NICE ORGANIC GROWL" mode of the second OD channel on the Tonebone.

Nodaisho · « **Reply #3265 on:** 30 Nov 2008, 11:29 »

Maybe he means Chuck Berry? Didn't he play a 335? Or whatever it was then, that one might not have been out yet.

Or BB King joined Children of Bodom. That would be interesting to see, in the way watching a trainwreck is interesting to see.

Chad K. · « **Reply #3266 on:** 30 Nov 2008, 14:37 »

So, I recently traded a vintage Ibanez bass for an Epi Firebird VII. I'm still waiting for it to arrive. Does anybody have any experience with these guys? Likes, dislikes? Also, the vibrola has been replaced with a stop-bar tailpiece, though the whole unit is being sent and can be re-installed. Anyone have a sense for how reliable these are? I may opt for a graphite nut, roller bridge, and some locking tuners if it's a little wonky. thanks!

Patrick · « **Reply #3267 on:** 02 Dec 2008, 15:48 »

Speaking of re-installing parts that had been replaced:

http://www.offsetguitars.com/forums/index.php/topic,17449.0.html

(I am too lazy to copypasta the whole thing. More wrist movement while highlighting it all)

imapiratearg · « **Reply #3268 on:** 02 Dec 2008, 18:34 »

I played one of these today!:

Suffice to say, I was impressed! The factory strings hadn't been stretched apparently, since it went out of tune quite a bit when I began to play it, but after about twenty minutes it was fine. It sounded great, lots of sustain, and had a nice, fat neck. The finish was quite nice, too. The only thing I didn't like about it was the ugly hardware. It was goooooold.

P.S. - I found this on Craigslist today. If only I had six hundred dollars just kickin' around.

doombilly · « **Reply #3269 on:** 03 Dec 2008, 11:35 »

Guy offered me a new* G&L ASAT TRibute for $367.

*Guitar had been in the shop for a year. One of the frets came off and he replaced it, Then another and some more popped off. Fingerboard was "too soft" accrding to him. G&L sent him a brand new neck which he installed. I know not much about these. Apparently these are Made in Indonesia? Not sure of the pickups. He still had not set it up so it did not play that well. Of course I'd have to have that done prior to considering.

I'm still mullling it over. This is basically a 2007 model. Sunburst. Rosewood on the fingerboard. Basically looks like:

valley_parade · « **Reply #3270 on:** 03 Dec 2008, 11:37 »

Maybe a little better than MIM Telecaster Standards. I've played one before (in sunburst, as well). It was rather nice.

doombilly · « **Reply #3271 on:** 03 Dec 2008, 12:03 »

ok. I have a MIM tele. The bridge is teh suck. So the ASAT has that over it. What does ASAT stand for anyway?

carrotosaurus · « **Reply #3272 on:** 03 Dec 2008, 14:41 »

Quote

ASAT is a military abbreviation for "anti-satellite"; the name was suggested by author Richard Smith after he read an article about the Air Force's ASAT missile. Both Leo Fender and Dale Hyatt reportedly liked the image of a guitar shooting down things in space, and hence the name "stuck". The name is often (incorrectly) interpreted to mean "After Strat, After Telecaster".

You should get the G&L - it's badass.

Patrick · « **Reply #3273 on:** 03 Dec 2008, 15:08 »

Quote from: carrotosaurus on 03 Dec 2008, 14:41

Quote
Both Leo Fender and Dale Hyatt reportedly liked the image of a guitar shooting down things in space

I think I could hang out with Leo Fender. Then again, anybody who wouldn't like that image is a lameass.

greenMonkey · « **Reply #3274 on:** 03 Dec 2008, 19:36 »

I feel like I should mention that the local (independent) music store that I'm going to tomorrow to pick up my Danelectro (which was in desperate need of some work) has one of Leo Fender's old prototype guitars in a display case in the middle of the store. It's a completely beat to shit blonde Esquire that sports two Tele-style neck pickups, and what looks to be a prototype of the original Strat tremolo system. Supposedly the owner of the store got it super cheap from someone before he knew what it was, then decided to look into its history and found out it had belonged to a musician who was a friend of Leo Fender. Leo had given him the guitar as a gift.

This is the same store that had Paul Westerberg's Ric 12-string sitting out on the counter one day when I walked in. Some of the coolest shit goes through there.

Ballard · « **Reply #3275 on:** 03 Dec 2008, 20:08 »

Duuuude where do you live?

Ballard · « **Reply #3276 on:** 03 Dec 2008, 21:28 »

double post for

GUYS

FUCKING GUYS

YES

Spluff · « **Reply #3277 on:** 03 Dec 2008, 21:32 »

Man that is old news

That is so old if you showed it to Aristotle he would be like well duh

Ballard · « **Reply #3278 on:** 03 Dec 2008, 22:00 »

..

Way to break my heart, man.

Spluff · « **Reply #3279 on:** 03 Dec 2008, 22:50 »

I am sorry, man. I... I don't know what came over me.

Patrick · « **Reply #3280 on:** 04 Dec 2008, 05:46 »

Man greenMonkey the guitar store in my hometown that used to be my favourite place ever only gets shit like ugly-ass '80s Fender Strats and that Custom Shop'd ES-335 that was in some godawful goatshit green color.

Man, fuck Fretted Friends.

Ballard · « **Reply #3281 on:** 04 Dec 2008, 11:32 »

Haha it's funny, I almost posted pretty much the same thing (whine whine my local shops only get in lame vintage Strats and the occasional weird gem) but then erased it.

Fretted Friends? You're kidding me.

Patrick · « **Reply #3282 on:** 04 Dec 2008, 14:54 »

Yes, Fretted Friends. You know how I am an advocate of legalizing marijuana? Well, this guy shames the cause by supporting it.

Tehz · « **Reply #3283 on:** 04 Dec 2008, 17:12 »

I have to drive nearly an hour to get to any good guitar places. The local places by me only stock like, a ton of Squiers and Ibanezes and weird cheapo brands that I've never heard of.

doombilly · « **Reply #3284 on:** 05 Dec 2008, 05:46 »

Fu*king GuiTARDED Center and SamAss have run every little music shop w/ any character out of business in Charlotte. I have to drive to Concord to buy Orange amps. I have to drive 50 miles to Boiling Springs NC to get the Ampeg looked at. Big Boxes suck. I am pretty sure we lost the Cold War. How far are we away from "This month Megalo-Mart has Tampons. Next Month, Toilet Paper."

In Soviet America guitar store sells YOU.

I had a point at some point. I think I broke my brain w/ beer last night.

Um, I like guitars. Guitars is goood.

Patrick · « **Reply #3285 on:** 05 Dec 2008, 10:40 »

http://weirdnews.about.com/b/2008/12/05/new-sign-of-god-jesus-appears-on-electric-guitar.htm

I lol'd

valley_parade · « **Reply #3286 on:** 05 Dec 2008, 10:45 »

Quote from: the eBay listing

MY JESUS IS BETTER THAN HER JESUS

imapiratearg · « **Reply #3287 on:** 05 Dec 2008, 10:50 »

I really don't see Jesus. It just looks like a plain-old bearded dude. Also, who the hell is the company? The guy could have easily put some kind of veneer on.

Christophe · « **Reply #3288 on:** 05 Dec 2008, 11:47 »

Someone call Mark Tremonti.

Paul Reed Smith, prepare to lose an endorsement in three... two... one...

This will be the guitar that gets Creed back together. Someone look in the book of Revelations, this has to be one of the signs of the apocalypse.

Ballard · « **Reply #3289 on:** 05 Dec 2008, 12:36 »

Quote from: Christophe on 05 Dec 2008, 11:47

This will be the guitar that gets Creed back together

Quote from: Christophe on 05 Dec 2008, 11:47

the guitar that gets Creed back together

Quote from: Christophe on 05 Dec 2008, 11:47

Creed back together

This is why we can't have nice things.

Spluff · « **Reply #3290 on:** 05 Dec 2008, 17:06 »

Oh wow, the people in the comments are right. That really does look like Zappa.

Nodaisho · « **Reply #3291 on:** 05 Dec 2008, 17:10 »

Maybe it's both?

Spluff · « **Reply #3292 on:** 05 Dec 2008, 17:11 »

Trick question

ZAPPA IS JESUS

David_Dovey · « **Reply #3293 on:** 05 Dec 2008, 21:12 »

Sigquot'd

Hey Christophe, thanks for reminding me Mark Tremonti exists. Dick.

So I was in my local music shop (Kosmic in Osborne Park for those playing at home) the other day and I figure you geetarfags would probably get a decent size hard-on about this

Don't say I never do anything for you losers

Christophe · « **Reply #3294 on:** 05 Dec 2008, 21:25 »

Right back at'cha, Mr. G. Love And Special Sauce Signature Gretsch Corvette.

Okay, the guitar is pretty. It's super pretty.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #3295 on:** 05 Dec 2008, 21:26 »

I know I will cop flak for this but I'm saying it anyway:

Bigsby Tremolos: Only acceptable on a Gretsch

Ballard · « **Reply #3296 on:** 05 Dec 2008, 21:28 »

David_Dovey · « **Reply #3297 on:** 05 Dec 2008, 21:30 »

Quote from: David_Dovey on 05 Dec 2008, 21:26

Only acceptable on a Gretsch

Keep trying though, this could be fun.

Christophe · « **Reply #3298 on:** 05 Dec 2008, 21:34 »

Ballard · « **Reply #3299 on:** 05 Dec 2008, 21:42 »

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