those are so cool looking but the body size and the banjo tuners is just....a lot.
i've ordered some stuff to continue modding the tele thinline--b/w/b guard, deluxe-style knobs, and 1-meg pots for tone and volume to match the original spec for all the wide-range equipped fenders.
― call all destroyer, Thursday, 3 June 2021 02:06 (three years ago) link
If you need the repro WRHBs to sound cleaner, you can screw out (or even remove) the hidden polepieces from underneath the pickup, effectively you get around 1.5 polepieces per string instead of 2, gets a little more single coil although it's still a bar magnet pickup.
― assert (matttkkkk), Thursday, 3 June 2021 02:52 (three years ago) link
I played a PRS a few years ago & was blown away, but the aesthetics of the thing were so awful that I couldn’t possibly.
― "The Pus/Worm" by The Smiths (hardcore dilettante), Thursday, 3 June 2021 03:52 (three years ago) link
The aesthetics of a PRS are borderline upsetting to me, like the fact that someone with the money to buy a very nice guitar would think THAT looks nice
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 3 June 2021 12:22 (three years ago) link
https://images.app.goo.gl/TFttsGCf2dfh35KLA
― bogo jumbo junbi boba (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 3 June 2021 14:09 (three years ago) link
it was a picture of mark tremonti
― bogo jumbo junbi boba (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 3 June 2021 14:17 (three years ago) link
and you know what he was doing
― bogo jumbo junbi boba (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 3 June 2021 14:25 (three years ago) link
Just to show you where my mind is at lately, I got an email from our office manager about a "Shredding Pickup" and was very confused
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 3 June 2021 14:44 (three years ago) link
“EMGs are always popular, boss. No noise, well balanced across the EQ spectrum.”
― Joe Bombin (milo z), Thursday, 3 June 2021 14:48 (three years ago) link
"sorry, corporate policy dictates employees use Seymour Duncan Dimebag Darrells...going to have to notify HR about this incident"
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 3 June 2021 19:07 (three years ago) link
man alive, have you seen the new Harmony guitars? Made in the old Gibson/Heritage factory in Kalamazoo
https://www.harmony.co/pages/comet
― Joe Bombin (milo z), Thursday, 3 June 2021 19:59 (three years ago) link
$1499 for a USA made semi-hollow is not a bad deal in guitars right now
― Joe Bombin (milo z), Thursday, 3 June 2021 20:02 (three years ago) link
the birds are already enough, but i'd forgotten about all of the dragon inlay stuff associated with PRS. oh my.
― butyrate humbucker bobbins (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 4 June 2021 01:52 (three years ago) link
mine even has bridge and neck humbuckers called "Dragon IIs"
― butyrate humbucker bobbins (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 4 June 2021 01:54 (three years ago) link
‘70s conversion van chic
― Joe Bombin (milo z), Friday, 4 June 2021 01:55 (three years ago) link
I wonder how many of their ubiquitous and over-the-top design choices were necessary for brand recognition after they chose a 3-named dude's full autograph as their logo
― butyrate humbucker bobbins (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 4 June 2021 01:57 (three years ago) link
my favourite is trawling the ads on The Gear Page for all the PRIVATE STOCK FLAME TOP WATER AAAAA+++++ PRSes for sale, they're like a gallery of Thomas Kinkade originals
― assert (matttkkkk), Friday, 4 June 2021 01:57 (three years ago) link
custom headstock with thomas kinkade's autograph would be cool
― butyrate humbucker bobbins (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 4 June 2021 01:59 (three years ago) link
snowman guitar
― Feta Van Cheese (Neanderthal), Friday, 4 June 2021 02:01 (three years ago) link
christmas village
― butyrate humbucker bobbins (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 4 June 2021 02:01 (three years ago) link
― assert (matttkkkk), Thursday, June 3, 2021 9:57 PM (sixteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
thank you for turning me on to the gear page classifieds, there is some truly insane shit out here: https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/super-rare-msi-maloney-stringed-instruments-ncc-1701d-electric-guitar-perny-neck.2252182/
― call all destroyer, Friday, 4 June 2021 02:14 (three years ago) link
How are you going to call it the 1701D and not even have a saucer section
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/a4/7e/35/a47e354bff5653a4d51623744c49b5a4.jpg
― Joe Bombin (milo z), Friday, 4 June 2021 02:26 (three years ago) link
― Joe Bombin (milo z), Thursday, June 3, 2021 3:02 PM (seven hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
Ooh, these look nice. Aesthetically maybe a little cooler than the Eastmans as well.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 4 June 2021 03:23 (three years ago) link
that american flag on the pickguard though, hope it's a sticker
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 4 June 2021 03:24 (three years ago) link
xxxp yeah TGP's ads are a whole subculture of fetish objects masquerading as guitars, where "blue jean" is as commonly understood as "sunburst" in the norm world
― assert (matttkkkk), Friday, 4 June 2021 03:29 (three years ago) link
most of the time when somebody says one thing is 'cooler' than another, and they aren't standing over two mounds of freshly made french fries, or two freshly baked pizza pies, etc., I assume they mean aesthetically.
― butyrate humbucker bobbins (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 4 June 2021 03:41 (three years ago) link
and now i'm out for everybody who made fun of my beautiful baby
― butyrate humbucker bobbins (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 4 June 2021 03:43 (three years ago) link
get em
― assert (matttkkkk), Friday, 4 June 2021 13:09 (three years ago) link
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― earlnash, Tuesday, 8 June 2021 05:51 (three years ago) link
a hellecaster just got posted to reverb for $2500https://reverb.com/item/41180106-fender-hellecaster-stratocaster-john-jorgenson-electric-guitar
― Spottie, Friday, 11 June 2021 23:58 (three years ago) link
does anyone know anything about fanned frets? one of those weird things from the guitar mag world that i've always wondered about and cannot quite understand what the advantage is supposed to be
https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/msg/d/minneapolis-legator-ninja-fanned/7328070472.html
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 14:16 (three years ago) link
Near as I can tell, it gives you different scale lengths for each string. So I guess you might get a thicker / boomier sound&feel on low strings and a tighter/snappier sound&feel on high strings.
I cannot imagine doing that on a six-string because I play very chordally (and my sense of muscle memory is entirely set in stone), but I can kinda understand how it might work on a bass. You get a deeper tone on the low string and the higher ones have more tension for soloing. Like Lee Sklar's basses:
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/F7szuru5EebB2RqD6qAgTS-1200-80.jpg
― Champagne Heathernova (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 14:29 (three years ago) link
i always wondered if it offered improved intonation for instruments with extended range like those 8 string basses or whatever they have now
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 14:37 (three years ago) link
yeah i thought it was related to intonation
― na (NA), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 14:42 (three years ago) link
but apparently that is incorrect
― na (NA), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 14:44 (three years ago) link
well shoot
― call all destroyer, Wednesday, 16 June 2021 14:50 (three years ago) link
I think I may have slightly garbled the advantage of the longer scale lengths. It is more that you can get the right tension at a particular string gauge. Not that you want the tension to be higher on treble strings. Sorry, I hope that's clearer. If you take the E on a normal bass with a normal scale length and tune it to, say, C, it will be floppy AF.
I gather that fanned frets give you a better shot at workable string tension for low B strings, without making the higher strings sound plinky? Maybe?
― Champagne Heathernova (Ye Mad Puffin), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 15:50 (three years ago) link
Yeah, by varying the scale length from longer for the low strings to shorter for the high strings.
― assert (matttkkkk), Wednesday, 16 June 2021 20:51 (three years ago) link
https://reverb.com/item/41269675-fender-performer-1985-gun-metal-blue-metallic-just-serviced-w-case
Awesome looking Fender Performer but good luck to them getting $3500 for it.
― Joe Bombin (milo z), Thursday, 17 June 2021 00:14 (three years ago) link
Fanned frets are for when your headless guitar is not quite dorky enough.
― earlnash, Thursday, 17 June 2021 00:17 (three years ago) link
I stopped at Guitar Center after lunch and they had a Squier Classic Vibe Mustang that I used to try out a Roland JC40 and that was a great guitar for $429 (given today's prices). Almost tried to figure out how to buy it.
― Joe Bombin (milo z), Thursday, 17 June 2021 19:36 (three years ago) link
waiting on that weird Godin I bought in the other thread to come back from my friend's shop, it's having an Extreme Guitar Makeover
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 17 June 2021 20:05 (three years ago) link
I've been spending like an hour a day looking at fb marketplace guitar listings, this is bad. My bluesdad midlife crisis beginneth.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Friday, 18 June 2021 12:16 (three years ago) link
it’s quite a ride
― assert (matttkkkk), Friday, 18 June 2021 13:36 (three years ago) link
Guitars I got:
-MIM "Arctic White" Tele with a Fralin bridge pickup, Gibson humbucker in the neck, and upgraded switches/electronics
-MIM "Lake Placid Blue" Strat '60s Classic Series reissue (forget what design year) with *I think* Lollar pickups.
-Epiphone Les Paul Gold Top '56 reissue, with noise-cancelling Fralin P90s and upgraded electronics and whatnot. This one is a real joy to play, and was a bargain, something like $400 all-in (including shipping)
-Gibson SG '61 reissue, which wins for both most expensive and least played.
-Modest starter Seagull acoustic (S6?).
I used to have a butterscotch '52 reissue Tele with Fralins in it that was awesome, but it was stolen some years back.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 20 June 2021 13:38 (three years ago) link
Dream amp acquired (assuming it survives shipping) - based on the Orange/Matamps of the early ‘70s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZGK2fzAxVM
― Joe Bombin (milo z), Sunday, 20 June 2021 17:30 (three years ago) link
really really cool although on that initial setting it may be impossible to play anything other than electric wizard riffs
― call all destroyer, Monday, 21 June 2021 00:53 (three years ago) link
argh i want this https://reverb.com/item/41371998-squier-vista-venus
― call all destroyer, Monday, 21 June 2021 01:00 (three years ago) link
woah never heard of thatxxxxpost Seagull S6 is an incredible value
― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, 21 June 2021 01:03 (three years ago) link
it's essentially a courtney love signature model
― call all destroyer, Monday, 21 June 2021 01:07 (three years ago) link