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I bought a new practice amp! (Sorry for the lovely macbook picture) It's the Vox VT30 and I'm madly in love with it! It's an amazing little (but loving heavy) 10" vacuum tube amp with a bunch of effects and amp models I can play around with that sound heavenly. Plus it just looks badass 
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Apr 28, 2009 00:32
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 Click here for the full 900x1203 image. OK, it was a few months ago, but I purchased an Ibanez acoustic and I am just blown away by it. The neck is so smooth I feel I could butter toast with it. It's an amazing guitar for its' price and I love it to death.
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May 14, 2009 05:34
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Snowdog79 posted:Here it is hanging with the rest of the current collection: Is that an Eastwood bass I see? How does that play/sound? I've got a friend who wants a vintage sound in his bass playing but doesn't want to break the bank.
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May 27, 2009 08:48
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No pictures yet, but I managed to pick up a never been used Epiphone Dot in cherry with a hard case for $150. I feel so accomplished after negotiating that deal.
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Jun 3, 2009 18:43
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Hadlock posted:Wait - what? How do I sign up for this, or what thread and on what site do I need to subscribe to. That headstock says "Gibson" correct - and the price is $250 --- shipped? You don't need to sign up for anything, just call Musicians Friend and ask if they have any deals on Gibson/Fender/whatever products. I think the deals ended today though.
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Jun 27, 2009 03:57
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 Koa Little Martin (x 2) I had a little extra money laying around so I bought one of these for my little niece for her birthday next week. She's going to be so excited, she's wanted to play guitar ever since she was born  .Of course, after playing one I decided to buy one for myself because I have a soft spot for 3/4s size guitars  .
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Jul 21, 2009 09:29
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Carbohydrates posted:So did you guys see this new Gibson? It's the "Zoot Suit SG" and it's ugly as poo poo:  Does Gibson honestly think there is a demand for expensive horrendous looking guitars? Between this, the "Eye", all the tribal poo poo, and the holy Explorer, I think whoever's running Gibson has gone insane.
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Aug 1, 2009 09:15
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Thoogsby posted:Seymour Duncan Invader for the bridge position in my Ibanez Artist Custom. I'm going to go buy a soldering iron this week and try to do it myself. Hopefully I don't gently caress it up too bad. I'll probably replace the neck pickup soon too but since it's mainly going to be a metal guitar I'm not in a rush. Buy at least a 30 watt soldering iron. Seriously, you will regret it if you buy a lower wattage. If you don't know what kind of solder to buy, a 60/40 (60% tin and 40% lead composition) solder works well for any application, but a 63/37 would be better if you can find it as it has a lower melting point and hardens to a more uniform surface. Rosin (flux/flox) core solder only; anything else will corrode your guitars hardware. Chip McFuck fucked around with this message at 02:17 on Aug 3, 2009 |
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Aug 3, 2009 02:14
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kablamo posted:I'm really leaning towards a harp guitar! That looks more like a six string balalaika than a harp guitar. This is a harp guitar!  Edit: That actually looks really cool. I kind of want one myself now. Chip McFuck fucked around with this message at 05:43 on Aug 7, 2009 |
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Aug 7, 2009 05:34
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Is that what that's about? Man, I need to read GBS more often. Now I feel kinda  -y
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Aug 7, 2009 08:17
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juicy_J posted:Gibson uses bone nuts. Nope, they use corian.
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Aug 9, 2009 06:36
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juicy_J posted:When did they switch? I wasn't aware that they even used bone on their electrics at all. They've been using corian for a looooooong time now, and I know that back in the Fifties and Sixties they used nylon for the nut.
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Aug 10, 2009 17:49
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Carbohydrates posted:Just did some googlin'. The old nuts were 6/6 Nylon 101, and at some point (the early 70's?), that was switched to corian for electrics and bone for acoustics. The new 50th Anniv R9s apparently use nylon nuts, too. They switched to corian on their acoustics as well. Gibson sure loves their cheap plastic nut, which is ridiculous for what they're charging.
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Aug 11, 2009 03:03
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Thumposaurus posted:Martin uses Corian too. Don't get me wrong; corian certainly is a serviceable, easy to cut, and useful nut and saddle material that sounds pretty good for what it is. But, when guitar manufacturers are charging $5,000+ for an instrument, sticking on a plastic nut just seems wrong. Gibson's Monarch, the $20,000 guitar, uses corian for nut and saddle.
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Aug 11, 2009 05:08
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Thumposaurus posted:Awhile back I posted a picture of a bunch of parts from Stew-Mac.  I'm not really partial to metal flake finishes, but it just looks absolutely gorgeous on this guitar. I love the body styling too; I've always been a fan of the evenly sized double cutaway guitars like the Epiphone Wilshire. What wood is it made of, and where did you get the wood?
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Aug 24, 2009 05:09
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Handen posted:What the hell did you do to that Telecaster?
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Aug 27, 2009 04:11
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So I lost my job a couple of days ago.  I've been moping around my apartment for a couple of days so to cheer me up my girlfriend surprised me with this yesterday:  It's an Epiphone Hummingbird Artist and, even though it isn't worth much monetarily, it means the world to me. 
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Sep 6, 2009 20:33
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To celebrate my new-found job, I did a bit of splurging and ordered myself these:  My second and third effect pedals, respectively.
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Nov 5, 2009 08:03
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Found this at a pawn shop. Yamaha JX30 1x12 with some scratchy pots, but I can deal with that.  Also, some floor cleaner.
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Nov 18, 2009 21:46
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 I bought the LTD a few days ago and I still haven't put it down. It's my first floyd equipped guitar and it needs to be adjusted a little bit, but I'm totally in love with this thing.
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Apr 23, 2010 22:15
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Leninboarrir posted:Holy gently caress that's cool. How much did that set you back, if you don't mind me asking? I bought mine new, so it ran me about $700, and I have to say that it is one amazing beast of a guitar. I easily would have dropped twice what I paid to get my hands on it.
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Apr 24, 2010 20:14
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Schlieren posted:Those are split humbuckers though, which is a different beast, and also they are Wide Range split humbuckers, which is again a little bit different (I think they're based on P-90 architecture?) Wide Range humbuckers are just brighter humbuckers with 6 of the pole pieces slotted to look like screws.  Original on bottom, reissue on top.
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Jul 15, 2010 18:46
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Look what just came in the mail! Sorry for the camera phone pictures, but I'm so excited that I just had to snap some photos of it.   After growing increasingly unhappy with my MIM Fenders and my Epiphones, I decided to treat myself to one really nice professional-grade instrument that I knew I would love and be happy with. I knew I wanted a single cutaway guitar with P90s, a TOM, and a neck-profile that could fit my large hands comfortably, so when Gibson announced this line of Les Pauls I placed a pre-order for one right away. I am so glad I did because this is basically the perfect guitar for me. Heres something I didn't realize about this series of guitars: They've been lightly reliced. This is most evident on the back of the neck:  It's also on the cutaway and on the lower bout. It doesn't really bother me though, it's hardly noticeable.
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Sep 10, 2010 22:51
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bisticles posted:Nice Les Paul! I've got a goldtop on preorder from Sweetwater, but apparently it won't be in until late October The relicing on mine really isn't all that bad or noticeable. Both the relics on the cutaway and the lower bout are really hard to spot unless you get close to the guitar. The patch on the back of the neck is the only really obvious relic job but no one is going to see it while you are playing.
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Sep 11, 2010 19:53
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It's here!
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Nov 3, 2010 00:15
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havelock posted:Review? I've been playing around with it for a while and I'm still in shock at how amazing it is. The Blue Sky Reverberator is honestly the best reverb pedal I have ever used. It is amazingly versatile and using the shimmer plate makes some of the most beautiful sounds I've ever heard coming from a guitar. I can't really see this topped by any other pedal.
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Nov 4, 2010 20:06
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bisticles posted:It sounds killer. The pickups are very lively, and the lack of multiple coats of lacquer really let it vibrate in your hands. Looking forward to playing it with the band in a few days. Hey '50's tribute buddies  . The gold top and the honey burst look absolutely beautiful. I still need to get a case for mine.Gibson wasn't necessarily rushing these out the door, though they were on a time crunch. The flood that devastated their plant happened to them right in the middle of them filling out orders for these.
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Nov 6, 2010 02:28
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So I've been working on an SG Junior for the better part of four months and now she's ready to be shown:  Two piece mahogany body, mahogany set neck with an ebony fretboard, tung-oil finish, authentic Gibson P-90, and controls just where I wanted them. It was a bitch to construct in an apartment building but drat was it all worth it. I'm still adjusting the intonation and the P-90 has to be wired up, but drat does she sound awesome.
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May 25, 2011 03:41
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DrChu posted:That looks quite a bit oversized, how's the balance on that thing? It actually has the same basic dimensions as a regular SG; the body just looks larger because it's leaning back on the stand and the picture is at a low angle. Compared to a normal SG, the balance is way better. I thinned the headstock down width-wise as well as increased the body thickness a little and that seems to have corrected the balance issue totally. Also, thanks everyone for the kind words. It's nice to hear that my second attempt at lutherie (with lots of help) managed to create something that is pleasing to the eye!
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Deelon posted:Well man, I've got a 50's tribute in Honeyburst. A little different, mainly the pickups being P90s, but I'll have to say it is a KICKASS guitar. Tone to the bone, and I don't know if I got lucky or what, but the sustain is better than any topnotch Les Paul I've ever played. Also loud as hell unplugged. Like he said though, it didn't stay in tune very well until it was setup properly. Then it was golden. Get one. I have a 50's tribute in black and everything this man says is true. I pre-ordered it when they were first announced and I am still extremely happy with it, it has to be one of the best LP's I've ever laid my hands on. The only thing I don't like was that Gibson decided to lightly relic the line, but that's just a cosmetic issue. The 60's Tributes have a slimmer neck and are also available in the SG body style. Gibson recently released a 50's Tribute LP with humbuckers, though i'm sure the 60's tributes will get the same. Chip McFuck fucked around with this message at 06:41 on Jun 22, 2011 |
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Jun 22, 2011 06:37
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Underflow posted:Thanks; I'd better go see if the local shops have picked up on this yet then. My 1964 SG Special had a neck like a club, so I really hope I can find something similar among the Les Paul '50s relics. Don't like slim necks. If you are looking for a '50s tribute model with P90's be prepared to pay a little markup. Since they were a limited run they've already seen a 10% increase to resale value; more if you want the Goldtop. I can't speak for the '60s tributes, but the 50's tributes have a much, much subtler relic job to them compared to Fender's Roadworns. They reliced the horn and the lower bout where your arm goes, but these are very slim lines on the edge of the body that are hardly noticeable from any distance. The only area that's really noticeably reliced is a small area on the back of the neck that just has the bare wood showing. I don't like relic jobs, but at least this one is tastefully done.
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Underflow posted:Thanks; that settles it then. I'd really like the '50s Goldtop with P-90s and minimal fake wear. Do you know if the feel of the neck is consistent across the line, or should I compare at least half a dozen like it used to be with Gibsons? Anecdotally, mine played perfectly right out of the box and only required a little bit of saddle tweaking for better intonation. However, I'd say to try and find one in a store if you can. I've read that the 50s tributes had really good quality control, but it would be best to test drive one anyway just to be sure.
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Underflow posted:I meant neck meatiness. Do you know if that's consistent across the board (for the '50s replicas)? I trust Gibson for a decent basic setup. Have to raise the bridge, lower the pick-ups, and tighten the trussrod anyway, 'cause I like heavy strings and clean output. Necks are totally consistent from what I've read. Every 50's tribute guitar has the same profile with the same thin matte nitro finish (aside from color, obviously), and I haven't read any reports of someone with a messed up neck on arrival. The 60's tributes on the other hand are a different beast. My friend ordered a 60's tribute SG and it arrived with a fretboard that wasn't wide enough for the neck. Sucked to be him for a week.
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Jun 22, 2011 14:10
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Warcabbit posted:Why is it that Japan loves the Mustang so much? In Japan in the 70's there was a hugely popular musician called Char who exclusively used white and blue mustangs. Here's a video of him playing his hit "Smoky" on one of them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNnR3p14z3c&feature=related. After that, everyone in Japan had to have a Mustang. I think Char eventually switched to a strat, but the demand for Mustangs was still there.
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Warcabbit posted:This is a 25.5 scale, and I don't know any Fender offsets that match it. Jazzmasters are 25.5" scale. Edit: Whoops, realized you were talking about the guitar as a whole, not just the scale length The neck on the Marauder I played at my friends house seems pretty much like a standard C shape. It's not thick but it's not thin, sort of a medium profile. It felt nice in my hand. Chip McFuck fucked around with this message at 23:30 on Dec 5, 2011 |
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Dec 5, 2011 19:45
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Warcabbit posted:You got your hands on one outside of a store, Side Effect? Do tell. I'm looking for something to replace my Partscaster in the stable. The number of different sounds it makes really intrigues me. I'm pretty much going to just echo what C.C.C.P. said: it's a really cool guitar with an awesome vibe. It's a very versatile guitar for an awesome price, and the neck was pretty comfortable to me. The triple-bucker is a unique and interesting concept, and it took me a little getting used to the switching because I've never used a guitar with so many switch combinations before. Personally, I prefer Gibson scale lengths and tune-o-matics to Fender bridges so I won't be buying it, but I can see why others would.
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C.C.C.P. posted:Well, what I'm going to do is first install the neck (since the neck holes are predrilled, that will be easy). Then, install the pickguard, since it has a cutout for the heel of the neck, that will make aligning it easy: simply fit it on so that the neck is in the pickguard's neck cutout and screw it in. You might have to fill and re-drill the holes. The neck mounting holes on aftermarket bodies aren't usually correctly spaced for official Fender necks.
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Dec 10, 2011 00:51
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C.C.C.P. posted:According to Guitar Fetish, Fender/All Parts/Warmoth/etc. (basically, Fender spec stuff) is a drop in. Be wary of wording like that, it just means the neck physically fits and you wont have to alter the neck pocket itself. I've helped put together a guitar with a GFS body before and the neck mounting holes were slanted relative to the centerline of the body. You can see an example of it here, but don't let it deter you if you get one like that. It's a dead simple fix. (Please note: I'm not trying to say that your body will have this issue, or not to use GFS for bodies, it's just something to look out for.) Edit: Spelling Chip McFuck fucked around with this message at 01:54 on Dec 10, 2011 |
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RetardedRobots posted:Unfortunately, the thin nitro and poor finishing on the mahogany make the neck very slow. I couldn't get a good picture of it, but you can actually see and feel the wood grain through the finish. It's just so grainy. I'm kind of confused here, what about the finish is it that you consider poor? Gibson's always used non-grain filled satin finishes on their cheaper guitars and that sounds like what you are describing. I'm just asking because I was going to pick up the SG version and I was wondering if there was something else to the neck than I thought.
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