Topic: Re: The Guitar Topic - B (Read 383444 times)

Bastardous Bassist · « **Reply #600 on:** 23 Aug 2009, 21:15 »

Yay for making your own guitar! Are you going to build the neck, too? If so, out of what?

Bearer · « **Reply #601 on:** 23 Aug 2009, 21:31 »

Oh god no. This was the 2nd legit electric guitar body I threw together, building a neck takes more talent than I've got I'm afraid. If anything, for the finished product, I'll go with a USACG one piece maple neck/fretboard.

imapiratearg · « **Reply #602 on:** 23 Aug 2009, 22:00 »

Blackheart Hothead.

DAAAAAYUM.

NotAFanOfFenders · « **Reply #603 on:** 23 Aug 2009, 22:53 »

Quote from: imapiratearg on 23 Aug 2009, 22:00

DAAAAAYUM.

doombilly · « **Reply #604 on:** 27 Aug 2009, 13:11 »

So this is my crappy rendering of how my tele will look if I ever do the mods I want.

Bearer · « **Reply #605 on:** 27 Aug 2009, 16:24 »

Guys, Lowden guitars
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2vHPt6GfMc
Walnut back and sides; Cedar top
Handcrafted in Ireland. Can I have 4 grand please?

doombilly · « **Reply #606 on:** 29 Aug 2009, 07:30 »

Charlotte (NC) Guitar Show is today & Tomorrow http://bit.ly/DZqLu I'm hoping to sell this '64 P bass neck to pay for my telemod.

sean · « **Reply #607 on:** 30 Aug 2009, 10:26 »

guys i wanna get my guitar chops up so i can start a 2 piece emo thing. however i dont have an amp right now so can anyone recommend a cheap acoustic guitar that is reasonably okay? i just want like, some steel string thing that stays in tune.

edit: unless you have a really good idea sam reminded me of pawn shops so i should be okay.

doombilly · « **Reply #608 on:** 30 Aug 2009, 13:04 »

Some pics I took at the guitar show in Charlotte. Click on that one for mo'.

Christophe · « **Reply #609 on:** 30 Aug 2009, 13:15 »

What? Who stole my Lead II? And priced it 3 bills above what I got it for? AHHHH

squawk · « **Reply #610 on:** 30 Aug 2009, 13:20 »

THE CORONADO

boneykingofnowhere · « **Reply #611 on:** 30 Aug 2009, 13:38 »

I would do terrible, terrible things for that Coronado II.

E. Spaceman · « **Reply #612 on:** 30 Aug 2009, 14:15 »

man, I dig the Coronados but I much prefer the Starcasters.

And there are three on ebay right now. Three, even a black one

doombilly · « **Reply #613 on:** 30 Aug 2009, 14:19 »

re: coronado. In the late 90's I was in Oly WA for a week of training and I saw two matching natural walnut finish '67 Coronados for sale.
I understand the pickups are not stellar, but that could be fixed.

Story behind the 'Antigua' finish the guy told me:
When they were doing the install of the binding on the F holes, they burned it around the edges. or something like that. Then they just applied the same technique on all the edges to create the "Antigua" finish.

Ooops. Honestly it is not that visually appealing to me. But kind of a cool story.

No takers on the P bass neck.

Shit.

Oh well I will just keep posting it on Craiglist until I sell it. No rush.

greenMonkey · « **Reply #614 on:** 30 Aug 2009, 20:35 »

'57 JAZZMASTER IS SO PRETTY.

A Wet Helmet · « **Reply #615 on:** 01 Sep 2009, 05:50 »

So last night I was conscripted to roadie for a bass clinic that was happening near me that my daughter and I were planning to attend. Amongst the gear I hauled are the two basses pictured below. These are the actual basses that are played when Deathklok tours. The red one on the right was used on the first tour, but the T-bass on the left is the one used currently. Down tuned an entire third. Sheesh.

Excellent clinic by the way.

valley_parade · « **Reply #616 on:** 02 Sep 2009, 10:08 »

You guys know I'm pretty smitten with my LP Junior clone, right? Well..thanks, Epiphone. I want to sell it now, and get this $380 beauty.

Aegir · « **Reply #617 on:** 03 Sep 2009, 11:10 »

I've always wanted a semi-affordable semi-hollowbody. I stumbled upon this one the other day, the "Epiphone Limited Edition Riviera Custom P93". Selling for only $500 new, and that includes a hardshell case. When/if I finally get a job somewhere, I could afford this in just a few months.

Touch Me Im Sick · « **Reply #618 on:** 03 Sep 2009, 12:36 »

DO WANT.

Merrick · « **Reply #619 on:** 03 Sep 2009, 14:39 »

I wuvs my baby.

Cost me £20. Or about $32.

The Duke · « **Reply #620 on:** 03 Sep 2009, 17:35 »

Score!

Tehz · « **Reply #621 on:** 03 Sep 2009, 19:20 »

Quote from: valley_parade on 02 Sep 2009, 10:08

You guys know I'm pretty smitten with my LP Junior clone, right? Well..thanks, Epiphone. I want to sell it now, and get this $380 beauty.

Damn those are hot. I love the Batwing headstock.

I've been considering getting a Squier CV Telecaster but those are pretty tempting also. Swap out the stock pups for some Seymour Duncans and it would be a BEAST.

Thrillho · « **Reply #622 on:** 04 Sep 2009, 06:42 »

I just got a Danelectro '63. It's fucking hideous, and I fucking LOVE IT. It's like a car from the fifties, and it sounds great. The clean tone sings beautifully on all pickup settings, but better yet it's got a great dirty overdriven sound, great for punk and classic rock.

Here it is:

It's the little things I like about it. Aside from its great tone and being so ugly that it's beautiful, I like the fact that where the strap pin is, it curves inwards instead of just being rounded off. I can't wait to play this guitar in a suit, because the contrast between it and what I'm wearing will be great.

It'll go great against my wedding suit.

doombilly · « **Reply #623 on:** 04 Sep 2009, 09:24 »

I played a very hideously cute orange one at GC (whilst picking up yet another microphone). Fun. But the tuners looked suspiciously unreliable.

Thrillho · « **Reply #624 on:** 04 Sep 2009, 12:06 »

Yeah, it doesn't stay in tune that well, so it's not one for much soloing - but for big dumb chords it's fucking awesome.

Melodic · « **Reply #625 on:** 04 Sep 2009, 16:15 »

My Dead On '67 should be in tomorrow... god damn that is a hideous sexy guitar.

greenMonkey · « **Reply #626 on:** 04 Sep 2009, 21:12 »

Quote from: DynamiteKid on 04 Sep 2009, 12:06

Yeah, it doesn't stay in tune that well, so it's not one for much soloing - but for big dumb chords it's fucking awesome.

That's interesting. The tuners on my Dano re-issue, which I think is from the late 90's, are excellent. That guitar hardly ever goes out of tune. I can leave it for a month and come back and it will still be in tune.

Thrillho · « **Reply #627 on:** 05 Sep 2009, 05:49 »

Well everything else on the guitar is at such a high standard, something had to give, especially for under £200.

valley_parade · « **Reply #628 on:** 05 Sep 2009, 06:40 »

Quote from: DynamiteKid on 04 Sep 2009, 12:06

but for big dumb chords it's fucking awesome.

Dog, you have no clue how much I want a Dano after reading this. Seriously.

I like playing big dumb chords.

Thrillho · « **Reply #629 on:** 05 Sep 2009, 07:10 »

I just played a bunch of songs by the Hives and Green Day and The Vines on it, and it worsk PERFECTLY for it, because it refuses to go any fuzzier than 'loud overdrive.' No matter what effects you put on it, it's still defiantly garage-punk. It's fucking glorious.

Also, oddly enough, it's tuning has stayed perfect today. I have no idea why it was so off yesterday (maybe humidity or something?) but today I've played it 90 minutes straight soloing all over the place and it still tunes perfectly.

valley_parade · « **Reply #630 on:** 05 Sep 2009, 07:59 »

Seriously, stop it! I'm supposed to be wanting that Wilshire, not a Dano.

Thrillho · « **Reply #631 on:** 05 Sep 2009, 09:00 »

NEVAR! I must spread the beauty of the Danelectro.

Melodic · « **Reply #632 on:** 05 Sep 2009, 14:59 »

God damn man you have EXCITED me.

Touch Me Im Sick · « **Reply #633 on:** 05 Sep 2009, 21:08 »

Quote from: DynamiteKid on 05 Sep 2009, 07:10

it refuses to go any fuzzier than 'loud overdrive.' No matter what effects you put on it, it's still defiantly garage-punk. It's fucking glorious.

As if I didn't want a Danelectro enough already

greenMonkey · « **Reply #634 on:** 05 Sep 2009, 21:41 »

Yeah, the lipstick tubes have a really interesting output. They don't get disgusting easily. My Dano does clean so nicely, and then gets just a bit growly if I crank it up.

valley_parade · « **Reply #635 on:** 06 Sep 2009, 06:45 »

Okay now I'm waning. I need crazy motherfucking fuzzed out GWAARRRRRRHHHHHHHHGHHH sounds sometimes.

Edit: I put my LP Junior clone up for sale on OSG. If you want it, let me know. $430 shipped in the US.

wespeakinmidi · « **Reply #636 on:** 07 Sep 2009, 21:04 »

you guys are so funny... today i was at work thinking about how i wanted to trade in my 74' crestwood for one of those dano reissues. i kind of have a hard on for them.

Thrillho · « **Reply #637 on:** 09 Sep 2009, 09:43 »

Get one, man. They're fucking AWESOME.

greenMonkey · « **Reply #638 on:** 11 Sep 2009, 18:34 »

Now that I have a Tele (technically an ASAT) with a humbucker, I want a Jazzmaster style guitar. I think that sometime in the (distant) future, I might follow Jeph and go after a Creston. I'd love to get a Creston Jazzmaster with Bigsby and Lollar P-90's.

greenMonkey · « **Reply #639 on:** 12 Sep 2009, 18:35 »

Holy shit, this guitar with the Lollar P-90's that look like Jazzmaster pickups. That would be perfect.

Commodore · « **Reply #640 on:** 13 Sep 2009, 10:02 »

HI GUITAR THREAD

I'm in the market for a new acoustic-electric guitar, and I found an ad in the paper for a Carvin AC175 for 500 dollars. Considering Carvin is selling that model for twice that price online, I am kind of excited about this. However, before this recent flurry of guitar research after I got the wild hair up my ass to buy one, I had never heard of Carvin guitars. Are they good guitars?

doombilly · « **Reply #641 on:** 13 Sep 2009, 11:45 »

Carvin's CAN be good. However if you need a repair to the electronics you'll be sending it back to them. And they may/may not fix it and send it back ignoring any detailed communications you may have sent with the guitar, described in email, and/or told them about on the phone. Also their resale value is crap.

Having said that, I've had mixed luck with Carvin, but have not actually purchased any guitar (only 1 bass). So probably worth it to by used maybe not retail.

Ballard · « **Reply #642 on:** 13 Sep 2009, 22:59 »

Steve Vai has his own signature line of Carvin amps. Judge as you will.

David_Dovey · « **Reply #643 on:** 14 Sep 2009, 02:40 »

Hey whatever you think of Steve Vai's music or aesthetic you'd be pretty silly if you couldn't bring yourself to admit that the guy must know an awful lot about guitars+amps

Ballard · « **Reply #644 on:** 14 Sep 2009, 06:52 »

This is true. In fact, I've heard from a few reliable sources that those amps are fucking ace.

But I could not resist the crack.

doombilly · « **Reply #645 on:** 14 Sep 2009, 11:21 »

haha, yeah I have a Peavey 5150 combo. I think you could say I am about the least metal/Van(F%*%ing)Halen fan. But the amp when it was in good repair had AWESOME tone.

Bearer · « **Reply #646 on:** 16 Sep 2009, 07:59 »

My dad has this little old Peavy Backstage Plus 30W solid state monster. He replaced the speaker with some celestron, and the thing has got some seriously great clean sounds if you dial it in right. However, those magic settings are pretty hard to find.

Melodic · « **Reply #647 on:** 16 Sep 2009, 18:44 »

My Dano arrived today, and I'm fairly certain it's got to be one of the first to cross into the Great White North. It sounds great, even on my cheap Peavey Vyper 15. The pickups are really impressive, they go straight from a really nice clean tone to gain-fueled distortion mess; there is absolutely NO in-between, it's lovely.

Vibrato feels a lot sturdier than I thought it would, and it's really goddamn light. I think my strap weighs more than it does. I managed to pick it up for $325 CDN, I am in love. Pics forthcoming.

StaedlerMars · « **Reply #648 on:** 16 Sep 2009, 21:35 »

Next amount of money I get I'm probably buying a Dano, they're amazing.

I got an acoustic, and I was wondering do I need one of those humidifier thingies?

Does anyone know whether these things are actually useful.

Melodic · « **Reply #649 on:** 16 Sep 2009, 21:49 »

Humidifiers are a Really Good Idea. They're cheap and, assuming you and your acoustic are in it for the long haul, prevent a lot of unfortunate environmental damage to your guitar over a reaaally long span of time.

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Truly, red is the ballsiest of colors.

The left photo is almost exactly the shade of red that the guitar is -- the one on the left is just overexposed.

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