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[imapiratearg]

There's also this wonderful website called Craigslist.

[Patrick]

Ebay.

[imapiratearg]

Yeah, but Craigslist is an online classifieds, so you can find people in your area.  Which is great, because you can go test the stuff before you buy it.

[Beastmouth]

Yeah, eBaying amps just isn't the best idea

[valley_parade]

Yeah, if you have a tight budget, don't be afraid of looking through the paper.

You can find some great, used instruments for good prices. So what if it's a tad scuffed? Put on some new strings and it sounds fine!

I've been trolling the classifieds of my local paper for guitars for two years.

There's been ONE MIM Strat for sale. In two years. That's it. Nothing else.

[onewheelwizzard]

So last time I went to a band practice the guitarist (who is an oldhead collector who really just wants to play his Stones covers for the rest of his life) pulled out one of these:



I only flipped out a little bit, but I'd never seen one before and didn't know what it was (for those in the same situation, it's a G&L Comanche, one of the guitars Leo Fender made after getting bought out of Fender ... and he personally claims that G&L was where he did his best work).

I'm pretty sure that if I were a guitar player and not a bass player I'd actually hate the man.

[valley_parade]

Yeah, G&L (and to that extent, their overseas "Tribute" line) is good stuff. If I end up with a new guitar this year, I'm considering shelling out the extra $50 or so to get a Tribute ASAT Classic instead of an MIM Tele.

[Patrick]

I've been trolling the classifieds of my local paper for guitars for two years.

There's been ONE MIM Strat for sale. In two years. That's it. Nothing else.

Same deal in Sitka, Alaska. Fortunately, I have free The Inter-nets at the library and a credit card.

[DMart]

Right now I feel very lucky to be in Melbourne... established music scene = lots of used instruments etc.

I went to 3 guitar shops that had a good few used basses each, and they were all within about 10km of the city. And then there's this place:
www.musicswopshop.com.au

That said, the printed classifieds are still fairly bare.

[sean]

dfsadfsadf BASS

ohmygod WANT!

That is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen.

[Beastmouth]

have all y'all talkin about newspapers heard of called craig?

[RipTatermen]

There's also this wonderful website called Craigslist.

Sorry, doesn't ring a bell.

[BaneAtvar]

Need mo' action roun here.


It's funny, people around this forum diss strats, but this poster here, is gonna buy yet another U.S.A. made Strat. 40th Anniversary Edition this time.


I'm so glad they're not hype right, now, they're cheap in the used sections, unlike their "cooler" brother.

[valley_parade]

I don't hate Strats..I just find them somewhat boring at times.

[carrotosaurus]

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Blackheart-BH5H-and-BH112-Half-Stack?sku=483078

Holy crap you guys, holy crap.

[David_Dovey]

That is too fucking sexy.

[BaneAtvar]

I don't hate Strats..I just find them somewhat boring at times.

Not in the right hands!! mwahahah!

Also, I've heard good stuff about those BlackHearts. They're supposed to be quite decent, and for that price, I'd see myself grabbing one, should they become available locally.

[valley_parade]

A shop about 45 minutes away or so has a few. They are QUITE NICE.

[Spluff]

Yeah, the only one I can find in Australia costs $800. That's ridiculous.

Anybody wanna ship me one from America?

[Just One More...]

Fender strats are potentially the best guitars ever made, but they are a bit over played. I think people should experiment with their guitars. I have a Les Paul and am getting a Fender Tele. Then there's my Takamine acoustic, JUMBO sized body, btw. But all in all, great guitar, besides the fact that it's about the most obvious choice of guitar for most beginners.

I'm saving up for a parker fly.

[imapiratearg]

I hate Parkers.  At least the P42.  My friend has one.  I really don't like the pickups.  'Course, those are changeable.

[RipTatermen]

My wife would probably trade you one for $300 worth of red licorice, depending on how much it costs in Australia. That shit is addictive.

[Beastmouth]

Then there's my Takamine acoustic, JUMBO sized body, btw. But all in all, great guitar, besides the fact that it's about the most obvious choice of guitar for most beginners.

Not really.  Dreadnaughts are much more popular for beginners than Jumbos, so don't feel too bad. 

[Just One More...]

Then there's my Takamine acoustic, JUMBO sized body, btw. But all in all, great guitar, besides the fact that it's about the most obvious choice of guitar for most beginners.

Not really.  Dreadnaughts are much more popular for beginners than Jumbos, so don't feel too bad. 

Oh, I'm well aware Dreadnaughts are far more popular for the beginner types, I was actually referring to the Fender/Squire Strat. I guess that was poor wording on my part, hehehe...

But I loooove my jumbo body.. It.. It is... It is aerodynamically curvacious, if you catch my drift

[BaneAtvar]

Here are my Strats, both U.S.A. Made, top one being a Highway 1, bottom being the 40th Anniversary 1954 Replica Strat.

The red one is stringed with with 10-52 strings (on a strat, hell yeah baby), teal one is right now with 9-42, but I'm gonna get some 10-46 goodness on this baby, sounds too twangy like this.

Really good guitars, the 40th Ann. guitar has a great neck, a lot faster than my fat vintage neck on the Highway 1, and the action is superbly low for a strat. I've seen Ibanez with worse necks than this one.

Oh, and they sound awesome, first one has Custom '69 handwound pickups, which are going to make a switcharoo towards the teal one, and I'll probably make a fat strat out of the Highway 1, get two humbuckers on that, make it like a Fender Lead III

[Lummer]

Goddamnit you guys.

My seven-string is SO GODDAMNED AWESOME.

[valley_parade]

10-52 strings (on anything, hell yeah baby)

fix'd..partially. I play .12-.52s

[imapiratearg]

I can't even remember what I have on my Strat.  I think I have .010-.046.  I loved the tone they had when they were brand new.

[valley_parade]

New strings always sound WAY too bright for my liking. Maybe I'm just fucking weird, though.

[PECOAE]

God I wish I had my Jaguar right now.

I can't even replace the bridge and make it a Mustang bridge because I don't have the money and my dad's taken it away and won't give me the money and I have a show at southpaw next week with my band and KSJHDJHJKHFJKHFJHKJKHF.

[imapiratearg]

They didn't sound horribly bright to me.  But that may be because I had been using .09-.042's on it before, and those were fucking jangly.

[BaneAtvar]

I don't know guys, tonight is my first gig with the new strat, and I kinda digged the janglyness of the strat on the soundcheck.

Am I a pussy for playing 09-42's?

Don't answer.

[imapiratearg]

No, you're not.

[Patrick]

teal one is right now with 9-42, but I'm gonna get some 10-46 goodness on this baby, sounds too twangy like this

sounds too twangy like this

too twangy

Error: does not compute.

(Jaguar mention)

my dad's taken it away

Solution: dickpunch. That is my final answer.

[Bearer]

Guys, how would you feel if I said I got a slightly used USA Gibson Firebird VII for about half it's price?

Description and pics up later when I get them

[Beastmouth]

Guys, how would you feel if I said I got a slightly used USA Gibson Firebird VII for about half it's price?

Description and pics up later when I get them

Half list?   You still paid too much! 

Awesome guitar, tho.  With vibrato or stop tail?

[Bearer]

With, and it's not the red with gold hardware kind either, it's the more obscure Blue with chrome.    Just wait till I get the pics up though.

EDIT:


Just look how awesome it looks, and yes, that case is actually pink inside, not red.  so much cooler than the red with gold.  It has a smudge in the paint job, but it's not that bad and I think it gives it uniqueness, and it is a pretty freaking unique guitar anyway!


My aunt and I rocking out (her with her Red Flying V with EMG Pickups!)

[squawk]

huagl

[valley_parade]

pelham blue firebird blaaaaaaaaawwwwww sex.

[Just One More...]

That's one bitchin' firebird, dude! Great guitars, really. And the paint is badass.

[Thrillho]

I don't even like Flying Vs, but I still want to nail your aunt now.

Seriously though, I don't like either of those guitars, so I'll just be on my way.

[FireAarro]

That's really nice. And your aunt is way metal.

[Bearer]

Yeah, she's a guitar freak.  She has a few signed ones, one by Nancy Wilson from Heart and Janis Joplin's sister.  Also, she's way into the ladies, so sorry DynamiteKid.  Anyway, the 3 way on the bird is pretty cool, it goes :
Neck/Mid+bridge/Bridge
And each sound is actually really awesome.  The vibrato bar takes some getting used to, but I don't really use it much anyway.  The sound?  Godly, especially coming out of a Fender Twin.  I still like my Strat (which is currently in the shop getting that push/pull pot installed) but I think I've got a new baby.  The Fender guy inside me just died a little

[Beastmouth]

Yeah, she's a guitar freak.  She has a few signed ones, one by Nancy Wilson from Heart and Janis Joplin's sister.  Also, she's way into the ladies, so sorry DynamiteKid.  Anyway, the 3 way on the bird is pretty cool, it goes :
Neck/Mid+bridge/Bridge
And each sound is actually really awesome.  The vibrato bar takes some getting used to, but I don't really use it much anyway.  The sound?  Godly, especially coming out of a Fender Twin.  I still like my Strat (which is currently in the shop getting that push/pull pot installed) but I think I've got a new baby.  The Fender guy inside me just died a little

You had to send yr guitar to the shop just to get a new pot?  ;_;

Also, congrats on not get obnoxious gold hardware. 

[Bearer]

Yeah, I know I should have done it myself, but the guy I have doing it is pretty cool and I don't know anything about electronics/soldering.

[DMart]

I think your aunt would fit in really well in the comic...

and that firebird looks sex. and nimble!

Figured I might as well post this here:




My brother playing the guitar he made for himself... I forget all the details of it, except that he uses seymor-duncan pickups, and wired them up with a switch to toggle humbucking on/off (or something along those lines?). Photos were from our band's first gig.

[Patrick]

pelham blue firebird blaaaaaaaaawwwwww sex.

I'll drink to that, sir.

[Beastmouth]

Yeah, I know I should have done it myself, but the guy I have doing it is pretty cool and I don't know anything about electronics/soldering.

Too bad.  Adding in a push/pull is like the most perfect learning experience.  Still, let's hope it sounds fine when you get it back

[jeph]

goddamnit why are none of my aunts old rokker chixxx

[Spluff]

At least your uncle isn't an old rocker chick.