Topic: The Guitar Topic (Read 1984069 times)

David_Dovey · « **Reply #3700 on:** 01 Feb 2009, 10:43 »

Quote from: boneykingofnowhere on 31 Jan 2009, 15:01

Try Sunburst.

MORE THAN ONE COLOUR HUGLHGKH

carrotosaurus · « **Reply #3701 on:** 01 Feb 2009, 10:54 »

Guys, you are forgetting this:

David_Dovey · « **Reply #3702 on:** 01 Feb 2009, 11:26 »

Ooh. Actually if I got a jag that is probably what I would get.

boneykingofnowhere · « **Reply #3703 on:** 01 Feb 2009, 11:41 »

Quote from: carrotosaurus on 01 Feb 2009, 10:54

Guys, you are forgetting this:

DO WANT!

BaneAtvar · « **Reply #3704 on:** 01 Feb 2009, 12:08 »

Yeah, Elvis Costello Jazzmaster is probably the most sexy new guitar around.

Would buy one, if I ever bought new guitars.

Christophe · « **Reply #3705 on:** 01 Feb 2009, 12:17 »

More guitars should have a more natural/dyed wood-type finish.

Giving my Fender Lead II a natural finish is on my list of guitar fantasies, how would I go about doing it if I had teh moniez?

Patrick · « **Reply #3706 on:** 01 Feb 2009, 12:23 »

Guys, somebody on OSG posted Fender's 2009 price list.

Just go ahead and kill yourselves now. Don't give starvation the satisfaction.

negative creep · « **Reply #3707 on:** 01 Feb 2009, 12:45 »

Quote from: Patrick on 01 Feb 2009, 10:33

Which reminds me, I want to start a black metal band called TORTGAARD and only play offsets with a tortoiseshell pickguard.

I would play in this band.

Lummer · « **Reply #3708 on:** 01 Feb 2009, 14:14 »

I would not recommend bringing that idea to fruition, but... Your call.

Anygays; I just swapped the DiMarzio X2N-7 in my Ibanez to a Dimarzio Evolution-7 I had lying around. Shit, it sounds so much better now!

boneykingofnowhere · « **Reply #3709 on:** 01 Feb 2009, 14:41 »

Why was I never aware that this finish (http://cgi.ebay.com/1993-Fender-Telecaster-Plus-FIRESTORM-ORIGINAL-SWEET_W0QQitemZ220351084363QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar?hash=item220351084363&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A3|39%3A1|240%3A1318) existed?

Patrick · « **Reply #3710 on:** 01 Feb 2009, 21:29 »

I would imagine that it is a custom job, because, well, that has never been a standard scheme for Fender ever, as far as I know.

Idunno, I'm pretty certain that was either heavily modded (with a damn good job of filling in the holes in the wood) or it's a long-dead special model of Tele. That bridge definitely isn't standard, nor is the bridge position humbucker, nor is the plate surrounding said humbucker.

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #3711 on:** 01 Feb 2009, 22:13 »

The finish is most likely custom. But the rest seems like a normal Telecaster Plus

MadassAlex · « **Reply #3712 on:** 02 Feb 2009, 01:02 »

Guys, what if I bought this?

valley_parade · « **Reply #3713 on:** 02 Feb 2009, 05:10 »

Fuck a fuckin' Jackson.

(Patrick, realize that on MF and other such musical stores and sites, guitars sell for a good deal under MSRP, which is what the Fender price guide is.)

Patrick · « **Reply #3714 on:** 02 Feb 2009, 06:03 »

Shane, either way, I do not have $1900 for shit. I totally overdrafted my account for a week when I bought my Jag for the OLD price.

valley_parade · « **Reply #3715 on:** 02 Feb 2009, 06:22 »

Yeah, even the Squier Jagmaster's going to bounce from $250 to nearly $300. Goddamn.

BUY USED.

Ballard · « **Reply #3716 on:** 02 Feb 2009, 06:37 »

fuckkk

valley_parade · « **Reply #3717 on:** 02 Feb 2009, 07:09 »

Seriously, I think after I buy this Duo-Sonic, any guitar I get from here on will be a project that I build. It's getting to the point where I can build a Fender clone for less than Fender's offering.

Ideas I may someday build:
Bolt-on LP Junior using a Warmoth body/neck (or a Melody Maker with a Novak pickup)
Mid-60s Fender Custom Esquire (but I already talked about that one.)
Jazzmaster, sans the rhythm circuit
Tele Deluxe, using the pickguard from a '70s Thinline and concentric pots instead of the massive-assed Deluxe guard and the typical 2 vol/2 tone setup.

Sir Tacopuss · « **Reply #3718 on:** 02 Feb 2009, 14:21 »

Guys, i finally bought a Squier Tele Custom II. The P-90s should make for a really nice bluesy sound.

And I'm stalking two different Marlboro Amps on EBay. The first is a 1500B head like this:

and the other one's a G-50R 212 Combo.

I'm quite excited since this is the first real, non-junk guitar i own.

atimholt · « **Reply #3719 on:** 03 Feb 2009, 01:26 »

I've been thinking of trading in my used Squier Strat (red) for an Epiphone SG, red wood finish. I like my strat, though, and I'd maybe wait to get a real Gibson SG, except there's other stuff I want. I'll be looking into it, I guess. Aren't SG's supposed to be top heavy?
In the end, maybe I'd better just keep the strat. As my first guitar, It has definite nostalgic value, though I've been playing less than a year.

FireAarro · « **Reply #3720 on:** 03 Feb 2009, 04:21 »

WARNING EPIC TALL POST

Quote from: Tehz on 28 Jan 2009, 17:09

Quote from: Patrick on 27 Jan 2009, 17:43
o hay guise look what i found

Hey, vintage white offset buddies!

Note the ironic use of hand signs and the blasphemous Buzzstop.

BROZ

This must've been like two years ago now.

Here's my friend playing it, a bit more recent. Check the tort!

valley_parade · « **Reply #3721 on:** 03 Feb 2009, 04:54 »

Quote from: atimholt on 03 Feb 2009, 01:26

Aren't SG's supposed to be top heavy?

Typically, but you can somewhat compensate by moving the strap peg to the heel. I did that with my Firebird (which sadly, I'm thinking about selling) and it's pretty much solved the neck diving problems.

Chad K. · « **Reply #3722 on:** 03 Feb 2009, 07:48 »

So, I have a wine red mexi tele that I absolutely love. I'm having a bone nut put on it, and a full set up. I've been thinking, however, about adding a bigsby. I know how to do it, but I'm wondering if it's worth it to do it. I'm definitely putting a bigsby onto a Dot that I have, and I'm not sure if I'd regret not having a simple hardtail guitar. Anyone else make this switch? Any regrets?

Bearer · « **Reply #3723 on:** 03 Feb 2009, 07:51 »

Quote from: valley_parade on 03 Feb 2009, 04:54

Quote from: atimholt on 03 Feb 2009, 01:26
Aren't SG's supposed to be top heavy?

Typically, but you can somewhat compensate by moving the strap peg to the heel. I did that with my Firebird (which sadly, I'm thinking about selling) and it's pretty much solved the neck diving problems.

With my Firebird I just got got a really wide bass-style strap and the neck diving isn't really so much of a problem anymore.

imapiratearg · « **Reply #3724 on:** 03 Feb 2009, 08:11 »

The only thing I don't like about the Bigsbys I've played is that little notch on the tremolo arm that stops it from swinging around 360 degrees. It bugs the shit out of me because it makes it incredibly difficult to play anything like Built to Spill or Modest Mouse-ish.

Ballard · « **Reply #3725 on:** 03 Feb 2009, 09:48 »

You can file that shit down.

imapiratearg · « **Reply #3726 on:** 03 Feb 2009, 10:20 »

I thought about that.

valley_parade · « **Reply #3727 on:** 03 Feb 2009, 10:22 »

You could also dig up Paul Bigsby's grave and have a word with him about it.

doombilly · « **Reply #3728 on:** 03 Feb 2009, 10:41 »

Quote from: Chad K. on 03 Feb 2009, 07:48

So, I have a wine red mexi tele that I absolutely love. I'm having a bone nut put on it, and a full set up. I've been thinking, however, about adding a bigsby. I know how to do it, but I'm wondering if it's worth it to do it. I'm definitely putting a bigsby onto a Dot that I have, and I'm not sure if I'd regret not having a simple hardtail guitar. Anyone else make this switch? Any regrets?

You need to shim the neck a bit. Check out: http://www.telemodders.com/useful_links.html

SrMeowMeow · « **Reply #3729 on:** 03 Feb 2009, 10:59 »

Well, I just finished reading all 77 pages over the course of three days, and signed up specifically for this thread. I have to say, I know absolutely nothing about guitar tech and I've been playing for...oh, eight years, give or take. I'll post a picture of my guitar when I find a camera, but it's a Japanese strat, solid black, that I got off eBay for $400 bucks. It was my first electric and my only electric. It's partly made of magic, has an extremely heavy body, loose wiring in the pickup selector, pickups that buzz and hum to the point where I can't play any pickups except the in-between ones, and a poorly intonated high E string which I can't fix. But the action is low and sweet, and I like it much more than most guitars I've played. The only thing I've ever done to it besides changing strings was last night when I fixed some buzzing with bends by raising the bridge a bit. I'd love to just get it worked over by an expert, but I have no money.

Ballard · « **Reply #3730 on:** 03 Feb 2009, 11:16 »

Man, having learned how to do set-ups and wire pick-ups from a bunch of burned out twenty-somethings who took me on as an intern (see: bitch) at a local guitar shop and couldn't care less really, I can attest to the fact that it's pretty darn simple.

Look up some solid internet instructions and have at it, preferably on something you don't mind messing up (intonation and action wise. it'd take some serious skill to destroy a guitar just by practicing on it)

Chad K. · « **Reply #3731 on:** 03 Feb 2009, 12:18 »

Quote from: doombilly on 03 Feb 2009, 10:41

Quote from: Chad K. on 03 Feb 2009, 07:48
So, I have a wine red mexi tele that I absolutely love. I'm having a bone nut put on it, and a full set up. I've been thinking, however, about adding a bigsby. I know how to do it, but I'm wondering if it's worth it to do it. I'm definitely putting a bigsby onto a Dot that I have, and I'm not sure if I'd regret not having a simple hardtail guitar. Anyone else make this switch? Any regrets?
You need to shim the neck a bit. Check out: http://www.telemodders.com/useful_links.html

That's the B16, which is a result of the strange pickup ring. The B5 and B50 were designed to be a flat installation to accomdate the new bridge. You'd think they'd figure taht out earlier but...

Bearer · « **Reply #3732 on:** 03 Feb 2009, 13:16 »

Mmmmm, how I wish you were real...and in my house...

Ballard · « **Reply #3733 on:** 03 Feb 2009, 13:19 »

One out of two ain't bad..

imapiratearg · « **Reply #3734 on:** 03 Feb 2009, 13:32 »

See, I dont' know how long it would take to file that shit down, but it looks like fucking forever.

Bearer · « **Reply #3735 on:** 03 Feb 2009, 13:35 »

...I need to go to the bathroom

Beastmouth · « **Reply #3736 on:** 03 Feb 2009, 13:36 »

Quote from: Patrick on 31 Jan 2009, 18:53

So I'm not allowed to try to be funny the way I feel like?

Just be funny when you want to be funny.

Headwoünd · « **Reply #3737 on:** 03 Feb 2009, 13:44 »

May someone explain to me what the appeal of a Bigsby tremolo is without burning me on a stake?
Besides aesthetics (which in this case aren't for me) and nostalgia I really can't think of a reason to put this kind of a tremolo system on a solid body guitar.

So am I missing something about them or is it really mainly just for the looks?

Beastmouth · « **Reply #3738 on:** 03 Feb 2009, 13:53 »

Quote from: Christophe on 01 Feb 2009, 12:17

More guitars should have a more natural/dyed wood-type finish.

Giving my Fender Lead II a natural finish is on my list of guitar fantasies, how would I go about doing it if I had teh moniez?

First, the Costello JM isn't a natural finish, it's a walnut stain on alder to color it darker. Second of all, you could probably do natural for about thirty bucks. It depends on what finish you want on it afterwards how much trouble it'll be. I finished my mahogany tele with wipe-on poly, which is an easy finish to apply and leaves a lovely matte or semi-gloss, depending on the wood and how many coats you use. It nonetheless is a very thin finish and the guitar's wood will definitely get scratched. You could also use a spray-on lacquer, but this would be more trouble. This would give you a thick glossy sheen over the wood, and the lacquer would be able to take minor scratches but leave the guitar intact. However, a lot of people think that the lacquer will oh, so slightly dampen sustain.

@ Headwouend: Bigsby units are great tremolos when you don't need to divebomb. They're a million times easier to install after market than practically any other, since you only need to drill a couple of holes instead of routing the body. Also, the Bigsby will always have a fair bit of pitch give both above and below the neutral position, so this makes nice vibrato effects easier for most people. It's a really fine tremolo system, and if you only want light trem use, I'd say it's the best except for the fact that stringing it is a nightmare. You have to thread the string ends on, not through, six small posts. The best way I've figured out to do this is to get a ball point pen, stick the ball-end under the part of the cap that you'd clip on your pocket, and wrap the string around the pen to give it some curve before threading it on that tiny post and wrapping it around the back of the tailpiece. They're so good at popping off, too.

Headwoünd · « **Reply #3739 on:** 03 Feb 2009, 14:00 »

I thank you, kind Sir. :>

Beastmouth · « **Reply #3740 on:** 03 Feb 2009, 14:14 »

Quote from: Headwoünd on 03 Feb 2009, 14:00

I thank you, kind Sir. :>

Not a problem. Just don't do like I do and realize that the right-handed guitar you borrowed to teach lessons to right-handed students (an unnecessary step anyway) needs new strings. OMG changing strings on a Bigsby for the first time in such a hurry, worst ever!

FireAarro · « **Reply #3741 on:** 03 Feb 2009, 16:50 »

IMO the Jazzmaster and Jaguar vibrato is the best for light use. So smooth! And much easier to string.

Patrick · « **Reply #3742 on:** 04 Feb 2009, 00:40 »

Man, I divebomb the living shit out of mine. The biggest problem is that the arm is so long, and so as a result, when you shove the handle all the way into the pickguard, you really don't do a whole lot. Maybe a full step on the high E, and 7 steps on the low E. On a Strat, you'd have all 6 strings sucked into the pickups before you even got within 3 inches of the guard.

Another thing that kindof irks me is that when I bring it above and below the center to do a good, even tremolo, the damn thing likes to go "CLICKCLICKCLICKCLICK" and the shock of that whole thing travels all the way through the strings, just like when you play behind the bridge. It's great for when I want to make noises (which is often enough to where I haven't bothered fixing it), but if I want a noiseless tremolo it kindof pisses me off.

Quote from: Beastmouth on 03 Feb 2009, 13:53

However, a lot of people think that the lacquer will oh, so slightly dampen sustain.

Eh, if it does, to me that probably just means that it will tone down the brightness just a hair. Which is nice, because Teles and pretty much all other Fenders are already bright as fuck.

When I refinish my Jag in nitro lacquer, I'll be able to give you guys a comparison between that and the original poly finish.

(also, what the fuck, I was noticing some buckle rash on her the other day, and that shit is at least 1mm thick. That is NEVER going to wear through naturally. I am now absolutely hell-bent on refinishing her in nitro)

valley_parade · « **Reply #3743 on:** 04 Feb 2009, 04:53 »

Yeah, poly finishes are generally pretty thick shit. I'm telling you, go super-light on the nitro and you'll get some amazing natural wear on it.

re:Duo-Sonic

I just sent the deposit to the guy on OSG. She is officially mine (well, once I pay off the other $225)

Headwoünd · « **Reply #3744 on:** 04 Feb 2009, 13:07 »

I don't even wanna know how thick my finish is. Sure like the look of it though.

Got at least one halfway acceptable picture out of my cellphone camera (thanks to Photoshop).

It's an Ibanez S07LTD, loik it. Good bang for the buck too.

Bearer · « **Reply #3745 on:** 04 Feb 2009, 19:40 »

Thanks to this handy site, my dream has become a (virtual) reality!

sigh, I wish...

Cernunnos · « **Reply #3746 on:** 04 Feb 2009, 19:56 »

huagl

you can read minds

imapiratearg · « **Reply #3747 on:** 04 Feb 2009, 22:02 »

*Sigh.*

If only it were possible...

atimholt · « **Reply #3748 on:** 04 Feb 2009, 22:19 »

So I decided not to ever sell my Squier Strat, cause the guy at Guitar Center said they'd only give me $50 for it. Guess I could try somewhere else, but I may as well keep it.
There's a little guitar shop in town (I live in one of those towns with no movie theater and a 'historical' street with literally at least a dozen art galleries in a half mile stretch). I'd love it to death, except the hours are extremely sporadic and the owner doesn't let you play with the stuff. Tried taking an amp there for repair (only needs a new place-where-you-stick-the-fuse, I think), but I gave up.
So I bought $25 strap locks for my $50 guitar, and I'm surprised how much this has improved the experience (of playing guitar). The cheap leather strap I've got was so hard to put on and take off that I always left it on, so it'd always be getting in the way while I was sitting down to play. And because the strap was always the most noticable tactile part of the guitar, the whole instrument has taken on a new beauty. Weird, huh? I guess it goes to show it's the little things that count.

valley_parade · « **Reply #3749 on:** 05 Feb 2009, 04:56 »

Quote from: imapiratearg on 04 Feb 2009, 22:02

*Sigh.*

If only it were possible...

I can't imagine messing with the controls would be all that fun, with the knobs that close together.

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