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Barnaby Rudge
Jan 15, 2011

so your telling me you wasn't drunk or fucked up in anyway.when you had sex with me and that monkey
Soiled Meat

Declan MacManus posted:

If you can't laugh at everything then you deserve to laugh at nothing

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AchtungBaby
Dec 5, 2007


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arsSvebtSgw

Why wasnt this show picked up?

strangemusic
Aug 7, 2008

I shield you because I need charge
Is not because I like you or anything!


Latest latepost, but god drat that EBMM Armada is sexy.

Barnaby Rudge
Jan 15, 2011

so your telling me you wasn't drunk or fucked up in anyway.when you had sex with me and that monkey
Soiled Meat

When was this? He sounded way fatter when I spoke to him on the phone.

Declan MacManus
Sep 1, 2011

damn i'm really in this bitch


everything is beautiful and everything is retarded

Barnaby Rudge
Jan 15, 2011

so your telling me you wasn't drunk or fucked up in anyway.when you had sex with me and that monkey
Soiled Meat
I just saw this on ebay and.... I'm considering it.

Edit: I mean, just look at this loving thing. I can't hate it. God help me I want it.

mclast
Nov 12, 2008

catchphrase over
give it a bigsby and put the humbucker in the neck position \m/

Barnaby Rudge
Jan 15, 2011

so your telling me you wasn't drunk or fucked up in anyway.when you had sex with me and that monkey
Soiled Meat

mclast posted:

give it a bigsby and put the humbucker in the neck position \m/

It just looks like the worlds saddest pear, I want to take it home and hug it.

Edit:Eh, 20 fret neck. I'll leave i and finish my frying-pan guitar instead.

Barnaby Rudge fucked around with this message at 03:23 on Feb 1, 2014

Renegret
May 26, 2007

THANK YOU FOR CALLING HELP DOG, INC.

YOUR POSITION IN THE QUEUE IS *pbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbt*


Cat Army Sworn Enemy

Declan MacManus posted:

japanese based companies that copies the designs of fender and gibson wholesale while using the fujigen gakki, hoshino gakki gen, and matsumoku woodworking factories to produce bomb rear end instruments at cheap prices, examples include
-ibanez
-esp/edwards
-fernandes/burny
-aria
-yamaha
-greco/goya/kustom
-tokai
-takamine

and most of those companies still produce wholesale copies of fender and gibson guitars in japan because copyright law is funky (basically you can infringe upon others' designs as long as you "improve" the original design which is nebulous enough that you can do what the gently caress ever)

the end

tl;dr: japanese guitar companies own

I know I'm late to the Japanese party but for content:

I'm looking to buy a new bass and my teacher whips out this Japanese made Fender J-Bass that's a billion times better than what I have and he bought it wholesale for like $150. The only reason he still has it is because he mostly sells to students and I'm the only one stupid enough to take bass lessons over guitar.

It almost feels wrong to play an instrument that good for that cheap. I feel like as soon as I pay him for it, it's going to fall apart or something, like when I'm driving a used car off the lot.

e: my only problem with it is that it's boring to look at, but for that cheap I can deal with it.

I Might Be Adam
Jun 12, 2007

Skip the Waves, Syncopate
Forwards Backwards

$150 for a working, reliable and non-offensive looking bass guitar that is better than what you have? Go for it.

Barnaby Rudge
Jan 15, 2011

so your telling me you wasn't drunk or fucked up in anyway.when you had sex with me and that monkey
Soiled Meat

Renegret posted:

I know I'm late to the Japanese party but for content:

I'm looking to buy a new bass and my teacher whips out this Japanese made Fender J-Bass that's a billion times better than what I have and he bought it wholesale for like $150. The only reason he still has it is because he mostly sells to students and I'm the only one stupid enough to take bass lessons over guitar.

It almost feels wrong to play an instrument that good for that cheap. I feel like as soon as I pay him for it, it's going to fall apart or something, like when I'm driving a used car off the lot.

e: my only problem with it is that it's boring to look at, but for that cheap I can deal with it.

Get some grody wrapping paper, some spray mount and some spray laquer and you'll have something amazing.

Renegret
May 26, 2007

THANK YOU FOR CALLING HELP DOG, INC.

YOUR POSITION IN THE QUEUE IS *pbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbt*


Cat Army Sworn Enemy

I Might Be Adam posted:

$150 for a working, reliable and non-offensive looking bass guitar that is better than what you have? Go for it.

I'm probably going to, I'm going to give it a try next week to make sure it sounds good. My biggest problem is space, I don't have a lot of space to have multiple instruments laying around.

I also have a hard time getting rid of old instruments. I still have my first piece of poo poo violin from when I was 15 years old and I should just loving donate it to a school or something because there's no reason for me to have it. Every single one that I have ever owned is my baby and I can't let them go :(

fonducci
Feb 5, 2007
"The other white meat"

ferroque
Oct 27, 2007

White Dog Eggs posted:

I just saw this on ebay and.... I'm considering it.

Edit: I mean, just look at this loving thing. I can't hate it. God help me I want it.


goddamnit dude do not buy that. it looks like a goddamn gourd.

AchtungBaby
Dec 5, 2007


White Dog Eggs posted:

When was this? He sounded way fatter when I spoke to him on the phone.

Around 2011.

strangemusic
Aug 7, 2008

I shield you because I need charge
Is not because I like you or anything!



Does it have a Fishman pickup?

:laugh:

Spanish Manlove
Aug 31, 2008

HAILGAYSATAN

White Dog Eggs posted:

I just saw this on ebay and.... I'm considering it.

Edit: I mean, just look at this loving thing. I can't hate it. God help me I want it.


looks like a cheap knockoff of the potato guitar from devo

sigher
Apr 22, 2008

My guiding Moonlight...



Spanish Manlove posted:

looks like a cheap knockoff of the potato guitar from devo



Potato or tumor?

Harakiri Potter
Oct 18, 2004

REACH HEAVEN THROUGH VIOLENCE BABY

Spanish Manlove posted:

looks like a cheap knockoff of the potato guitar from devo



if the spud fits, play it

AchtungBaby
Dec 5, 2007


http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-USA/Government-Series-II-Les-Paul.aspx

Gibsons anti-Obama guitar is just ugly. The comment page is also hilarious.

quote:

Need to have an option for a sticker reading; "This machine kills Socialists" to honor the memory of Woody Guthrie, updated to reflect current threats from tyranny.

mclast
Nov 12, 2008

catchphrase over

quote:

Need to have an option for a sticker reading; "This machine kills Socialists" to honor the memory of Woody Guthrie, updated to reflect current threats from tyranny.

:eyepop:

synchronicity edit: i taught bob dylan's song for woody to a student this morning

Barnaby Rudge
Jan 15, 2011

so your telling me you wasn't drunk or fucked up in anyway.when you had sex with me and that monkey
Soiled Meat


"FIGHT THE GOVERNMENT BY BUYING THIS GUITAR THAT LOOKS LIKE ALL OUR OTHER GUITARS EXCEPT IT HAS A PICTURE ON IT OR SOMETHING. TONE."

If you want a real laugh, read the employee reviews on glassdoor;
http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Gibson-Guitar-Reviews-E6869.htm

Alec Bald Snatch
Sep 12, 2012

by exmarx
gently caress you o'bozo

*makes yet another lovely overpriced guitar for assholes*


realtalk it's gonna be funny when fmic or yamaha buys out gibson after their primary customer base dies off and sales plummet



White Dog Eggs posted:

If you want a real laugh, read the employee reviews on glassdoor;
http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Gibson-Guitar-Reviews-E6869.htm

iirc gibson and ea basically share the honors of those annual "worst companies to work for" lists

Alec Bald Snatch fucked around with this message at 03:26 on Feb 2, 2014

Gilgameshback
May 18, 2010



http://www.mahalo-ukulele.com/index.php/Products/detail/id/9

Sockington
Jul 26, 2003

comes along bort posted:

*makes yet another lovely overpriced guitar for assholes*

About halfway down, there's a post with who I mentally picture buying most $4K new Gibsons.






Haven't seen you in a while surfboard guy. ;)

Harakiri Potter
Oct 18, 2004

REACH HEAVEN THROUGH VIOLENCE BABY

Dr. Faustus
Feb 18, 2001

Grimey Drawer

Dewgy
Nov 10, 2005

~🚚special delivery~📦

TONE

Renegret
May 26, 2007

THANK YOU FOR CALLING HELP DOG, INC.

YOUR POSITION IN THE QUEUE IS *pbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbt*


Cat Army Sworn Enemy

That's a nice dog but his fur isn't long enough for me to make a violin bow out of, 3/10

Snow Cone Capone
Jul 31, 2003



KING OF THE THREAD

Snow Cone Capone
Jul 31, 2003


comes along bort posted:

iirc radio shack and radio shack basically share the honors of those annual "worst companies to work for" lists

fixed that for you


don't argue, just nod your head

Declan MacManus
Sep 1, 2011

damn i'm really in this bitch


I like your dog, he should take over your account

FrankenVader
Sep 12, 2004
Polymer Records

GreatGreen posted:

Those 9 and 10 string guitars are amazing. You just know the only people who would even entertain the idea of buying them are metal teens and pre teens who would only play the lowest two strings from the 7th fret down anyway.


Charlie Hunter wants to have a word with you (while he plays bass/chords/lead lines all at the same time)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XVc9lO-4D8

/edit - to be fair, that's a 7 string he's playing....but you get the idea.

FrankenVader fucked around with this message at 17:25 on Feb 2, 2014

Hustle Hound
Oct 21, 2012

all is known
i havent read the last 20 pgs of this thread

mclast
Nov 12, 2008

catchphrase over

Ootrek posted:

i havent read the last 20 pgs of this thread

pic has been updated

Hustle Hound
Oct 21, 2012

all is known

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23n7O6cwJis

Armani
Jun 22, 2008

Now it's been 17 summers since I've seen my mother

But every night I see her smile inside my dreams

White Dog Eggs posted:

If you want a real laugh, read the employee reviews on glassdoor;
http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Gibson-Guitar-Reviews-E6869.htm

lol

“I quit. I worked directly under Hitler aka Henry, and everyone at the company worked in fear rather than motivation.”

I Worked In the Creative Department (Former Employee)

Nashville, TN

I worked at Gibson Guitar full-time for less than a year

Pros – The product. The coworkers are super friendly.

Cons – -Hitler
-You can't request a meeting with Hitler in advance. Rather he schedules a meeting at your
last minute's notice on HIS time.
- Hitler degrades you in front of the company, because he can.
- You are expected to write these stupid reports on a daily basis rather than concentrate on
your job at hand.
- He forces you to produce projects with your own equipment/money if your even lucky
enough to have the resources within a ridiculous short notice deadline.
- Everyone tip toes and avoids Hitler.

Advice to Senior Management – Die already, so there can be another CEO.

No, I would not recommend this company to a friend

Alec Bald Snatch
Sep 12, 2012

by exmarx

drunk asian neighbor posted:

fixed that for you


don't argue, just nod your head

do they really count when they have like maybe 10 employees tops nationwide?

Hustle Hound
Oct 21, 2012

all is known

mclast posted:

pic has been updated



ok cool, here's an attachment version in case someone needs to upgrade to photobucket plus to get more bandwidth

Only registered members can see post attachments!

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satanic splash-back
Jan 28, 2009




good to see we're back on track

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