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Re: The Guitar Topic - B
Patrick:
--- Quote from: David_Dovey on 03 May 2009, 11:38 ---A Mr. Page wants to have a word with you, Patrick. It is about your shit taste in guitars.
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Ted Leo's ES-335 begs to shit in your mouth. And differ.
Chad K.:
So, I went hollowbody shopping yesterday to replace my Dot (which I don't care for). The Dot is a nice sounding and looking guitar, and the string action is great, but I'm not a fan of that thick neck. I thought since I have been primarily a bass player for 17 years, the neck would be fine. But, sine I switched to guitar in my band, I find my hand cramping up after a while. This guitar would probably be great for soembody with E.T. fingers, but it's not for me.
After testing various Gretsch's, Epiphones, etc, I ended up with, unbelievably, an Ibanez. It's a rubyburst AF75 and other than the name on the headstock I love it. It played easily better than anything I tried, looked incredible, sounded better than most of the guitars I tried (admittedly I was in the $300-$700 range so Gibsons and high-end Gretsch were out). It has the fancier older trapeze tailpiece that has since been replaced by the "T" style on some of the guitars. (THere seems to be no rhyme or reason on the tailpiece as the same models and years had different ones. Different factories maybe?). Plus, it had a slight mark on the back of the neck so I got it at under 3 bills. I couldn't believe it. I'll probably change out the pickups and pots (which sound really good as is) and will definitely put in a bone nut, but other than that it's one helluva guitar.
After falling in love with and obtaining an Ibanez Talman and now this, I need to rethink my prejudice against this company.
Nodaisho:
--- Quote from: Patrick on 03 May 2009, 11:32 ---If it is a real man's sunburst and not a shitty cherry sunburst you've got a deal. Black doesn't fade nearly as bad as transparent red.
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--- Quote from: Patrick on 03 May 2009, 11:32 ---If it is a real man's sunburst and not a shitty cherry sunburst you've got a deal.
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--- Quote from: Patrick on 03 May 2009, 11:32 ---If it is a real man's sunburst and not a shitty cherry sunburst
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--- Quote from: Patrick on 03 May 2009, 11:32 ---shitty cherry sunburst
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FIGHT. YOU. BITCH!
A Wet Helmet:
--- Quote from: Chad K. on 03 May 2009, 16:48 ---
After testing various Gretsch's, Epiphones, etc, I ended up with, unbelievably, an Ibanez. It's a rubyburst AF75 and other than the name on the headstock I love it. It played easily better than anything I tried, looked incredible, sounded better than most of the guitars I tried (admittedly I was in the $300-$700 range so Gibsons and high-end Gretsch were out). It has the fancier older trapeze tailpiece that has since been replaced by the "T" style on some of the guitars. (THere seems to be no rhyme or reason on the tailpiece as the same models and years had different ones. Different factories maybe?). Plus, it had a slight mark on the back of the neck so I got it at under 3 bills. I couldn't believe it. I'll probably change out the pickups and pots (which sound really good as is) and will definitely put in a bone nut, but other than that it's one helluva guitar.
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I have an '04 AS75T and you picked out the issues with it straight away. The nut is a cheap piece of shit (mine broke, actually, a couple weeks after I got it) and the pickups could use a wee-bit more oomph but are otherwise not-too-bad. Yeah, alright, the binding material feels cheap too, however, I'm the original owner on mine and play it fairly regularly and it has stayed put, so I guess I won't complain about it.
Basically, for under $500 you can put together an instrument that the vast majority of people cannot differentiate from an ES-335 in a blind listen off. I'm really quite happy with mine and I stand by my statement a couple pages back that the hate on so many people seem to have for Ibanez is mostly unjustified.
In other news (and what I popped into the thread for) is that I just got a new (to me) band saw and am now re-considering my earlier statement that the guitar I'm currently building would be an explorer shape. I'm now thinking a Jazzmaster shape in British racing green with H-S-H pickups, or perhaps just two humbuckers and SG wiring/pots (no pickguard).
Meh.. I'm not ready to start working on the body yet, so it could change again. The only thing I know for sure is that it's going to be green and chrome with a maple neck. :laugh:
BlahBlah:
For some reason my dad went crazy last night and bought a strat body, bridge, neck and tuners on eBay for £50 altogether. We have some spare pickups and we're thinking of wiring it like http://www.1728.com/guitar2.htm
I fully expect this to sound pretty bad, I can't imagine the quality of a neck that cost £16. Does anyone have any experience of building cheap, nasty guitars?
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