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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ApwKs3eU9g The guitar in this video is ugly.
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Jul 18, 2014 21:43
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Dirt posted:I saw him live twice. Such a badass. Even when he was older, and he sat in a chair for the whole show, he was still awesome live. That makes me think of when I randomly went and saw Pops Staples for a few bucks right before he died. He was sitting down and wearing some kind of velour tracksuit for the whole performance, but what the hell, he was like a thousand years old and still fun to watch. The opening act, though, was some beardy white guy with a Chapman stick who played the same kind of jazz/elevator-music fusion as the surfboard-guitar Japanese guy this thread loves so much. Yeesh. Only time in the whole show he got applause was when he briefly stomped his distortion pedal on.
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Jul 19, 2014 01:35
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Ferroque posted:The guitar in this video is ugly. Anyway, after going through the thread I didn't see these aside from a post about buying one that no one responded to sooooo, AXL Badwaters:     All the mojo of leaving your guitar out in the sun for a decade/maybe setting it on fire. OTOH, it's probably less pretentious than regular "reliced" stuff, and I don't mind the last one. Undecided on this one too, somehow:  Anyway, they're cheap guitars and play pretty well for the money (factory setup is garbage, of course), but even their non-relic stuff is sometimes kinda ugly – I've got a prime example of that myself, I'll get some pics up at some point in the near future I guess. Oh, I also found this while I was looking for pictures of them, it's a Kramer:  As far as I know it actually predates the DOD meatbox but that still makes two companies that have looked at that finish and said "yeah we should use this".
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Jul 19, 2014 01:44
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Ferroque posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ApwKs3eU9g incorrect
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Jul 19, 2014 02:58
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Cucking Mama posted:'sure I'll learn to play a guitar and do gay solos in 2014 when rap music exists' - some of you idiots enjoy getting hosed in the rear end
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Jul 19, 2014 03:51
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Skeleton King posted:enjoy getting hosed in the rear end quoting a post from literally last year, good job
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Allen Wren posted:quoting a post from literally last year, good job lol
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Jul 19, 2014 10:48
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i just gotta defend guitar solos from being called homo at all costs
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Jul 19, 2014 10:48
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 It's even dumber than the original monkeygrip. I'm in awe.
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Jul 21, 2014 02:26
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Ibanez is the only company who responds to demands of a grip and is like "eh gently caress it whatever", that's at least kind of admirable. E: god I hate ipads
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Jul 21, 2014 07:29
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But does it have a Flying V-esque traction pad on the side? At the very least Dragonforce aren't really concerned about aesthetics
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Jul 21, 2014 07:33
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So, tobacco-burst. Yea or Nay?
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Jul 21, 2014 10:19
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The circa 1974 finished basement of guitar finishes?
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Jul 21, 2014 11:53
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I had some time to kill yesterday so I stopped in to my local Long and McQuade  Holy poo poo. It was like church for Dad rock. It was noon and the place was full of people noodling on new Les Pauls and Fenders.
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Jul 21, 2014 16:30
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Pondex posted:So, tobacco-burst. Yea or Nay? Depends on the guitar; Les Paul, maybe depending on how good the burst looks. Strat, No. Tele, only if it has binding. Jazzmaster, only if it has Tort or a Goldguard.
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Jul 21, 2014 17:26
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Pondex posted:So, tobacco-burst. Yea or Nay? When you play a guitar it's worth keeping in mind that people will judge you based on how the instrument looks, tobacco-burst says one of three things about you: 1) I brought this guitar from a pawn shop and I don't care what you think. 2) I am a blues dad who thinks that playing the same Clapton riffs over and over again is an acceptable use of my time. 3) I gently caress dogs. I don't like tobacco-burst  .
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Jul 21, 2014 17:35
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I hate tobacco burst with a fiery passion, I would rather have someone spray paint my guitar pink with green polka dots. Look at this poo poo. It is like someone was painting it and they said gently caress it, and just gave up half way. No transition between the black and yellow; ugh. I actually do not mind sunburst or cherry burst because at least the transition from red/black to gold looks like an actual transition. Not someone just vomiting yellow in the center of the guitar.
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Jul 21, 2014 17:39
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And 'cause I love playing devil's advocate...  These are both awesome examples of Tobacco Burst, and if you can get a Les Paul to look like these then I don't think you'll find someone who has much problem with it outside of people who instinctively hate Tobacco Bursts. That said, these are both examples of Gibson's Custom Shop, not normal production Les Pauls; so I'd say the likelihood of finding one of these on the wall of your local music store is much more unlikely as anybody would want.
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Jul 21, 2014 17:58
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Yeah, well those are better than most, but still pretty crummy if you ask me. (They are probably good guitars obviously, we are just talking finish) I especially hate the aesthetic choice to be all black around the poker chip and horn. It just looks so half assed and uncoordinated to me. The worst of the worst I have seen is Epiphone tobacco bursts, I have never seen one in person that did not look like utter garbage.
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Jul 21, 2014 18:22
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the Taylor T3/B comes in a really nice tobacco burst but i agree for most guitars it's definitely the "I am boring" color choice
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Jul 21, 2014 18:58
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unlawfulsoup posted:Yeah, well those are better than most, but still pretty crummy if you ask me. (They are probably good guitars obviously, we are just talking finish) I especially hate the aesthetic choice to be all black around the poker chip and horn. It just looks so half assed and uncoordinated to me. The worst of the worst I have seen is Epiphone tobacco bursts, I have never seen one in person that did not look like utter garbage. Fun Fact: The thick black around the edges is usually to hide the veneer underneath, the grain you can see is usually a <1mm veneer glued on top of a piece of poplar/whatever.
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Jul 21, 2014 19:21
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It was/is used to hide shoddy work around the binding as well, or so I have read. I think it looks okay as long as it actually follows the edge of the guitar, without doing that awful teardrop thing that all three guitars above have. That just looks cheap and bad to me. As for it being purely a "bluesdad" finish, meh. There's so many MIM strats and telecasters (among other cheap sensible guitars) made in brown burst that I don't think it really qualifies in that regard. Flamed maple masked binding says (aspiring)bluesdad to me. Same with those metal knobs with the pearl set into them. And $100+ cables.
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Jul 21, 2014 23:39
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If you just have to have a brown LP(I'm assuming it's for an LP), may I suggest a Root Beer Burst?
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Jul 21, 2014 23:44
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Ferrous Wheel posted:It was/is used to hide shoddy work around the binding as well, or so I have read. I think it looks okay as long as it actually follows the edge of the guitar, without doing that awful teardrop thing that all three guitars above have. That just looks cheap and bad to me. As for it being purely a "bluesdad" finish, meh. There's so many MIM strats and telecasters (among other cheap sensible guitars) made in brown burst that I don't think it really qualifies in that regard. Flamed maple masked binding says (aspiring)bluesdad to me. Same with those metal knobs with the pearl set into them. And $100+ cables. Nah, Blues-Dads are more into Tobacco-Burst in my experience, it's more your Doctors and Dentists going for all the stupid blue flamed maple MOP buttons with gold plated monster-cable poo poo, although there is a pretty big crossover.
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Jul 21, 2014 23:49
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unlawfulsoup posted:I hate tobacco burst with a fiery passion, I would rather have someone spray paint my guitar pink with green polka dots. this is the only tobacco burst i like because it makes me think of a gold version of silverburst
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Jul 21, 2014 23:52
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Could someone please post a comprehensive taxonomy of what kind of dad each guitar finish makes you? It would help especially if you could give the dad status for those full-guitar stickers of busty anime babes. TIA.
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Jul 22, 2014 01:30
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This seems to belong here: Some Pictures of Steven Seagal Playing Guitar 
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Jul 22, 2014 01:39
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Gilgameshback posted:Could someone please post a comprehensive taxonomy of what kind of dad each guitar finish makes you? It would help especially if you could give the dad status for those full-guitar stickers of busty anime babes. TIA. I have a flamed blue LP copy which puts me in Rockdad trying to live vicariously. (Not that old)
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Jul 22, 2014 01:59
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Teisco-style Redburst forever! I'm not even sure what they were going for with that pickguard (and those pickup shapes sure are something even for an old Japanese instrument). Also glad to see Herman Li's stupid grip cutout get a mention, making less sense than monkey grips is an impressive feat. DrChu posted:This seems to belong here:
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Jul 22, 2014 02:02
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Collings 335 with every possible upgrade option= Petroleum Geologist Dad, in my limited experience.
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Jul 22, 2014 02:06
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DrChu posted:This seems to belong here: He's playing near me soon and I have been offered tickets for the bargain price of £20 each, lol.
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Jul 22, 2014 02:25
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We've already seen the Wangcaster, but as we've established, if anyone has poorer taste than guitarists, it's bassists, and I don't think this was posted, so introducing (according to the headstock) "The Bollocks" - possibly  given the level of detail, so I'm hiding it behind that link.I wanted to try to dig up more about it but given the name that's rather difficult, so all I found was a photoshop of someone playing it. Oh well.
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Jul 22, 2014 02:48
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th1nk posted:Teisco-style Redburst forever! This thing is driving me nuts. the string spacing is all jacked up, the high e is practically falling off the fretboard, the low e has the exact opposite problem, the middle two strings aren't parallel behind the bridge and half of the strings don't line up with the pickup poles. (still would play)
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Jul 22, 2014 02:59
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The neck is probably not on at the right angle. But that doesn't explain why the pole pieces don't line up with the strings. Still would.
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Jul 22, 2014 03:09
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Honestly it's probably just that you're not supposed to use the central threading on those weird saddles it has (some of those strings form an odd angle between there and the tailpiece). It does have a four screw neck but as you can see in other pics from the reverb listing: That might not be a guarantee that it went on straight in the first place. Then again, I'm thinking from the fact that's a guitar lying face-first on concrete with nothing between them that the guitar hasn't been cared for that well and it probably is just alignment at the saddles. And oh yeah, I would play the poo poo outta that thing. Not so easy to find in Australia, though, and their prices have gone up a fair bit with them becoming better known of late (even compared to a couple of years ago). e: On looking at it more, those saddles don't look level, so that's probably part of it. Nostalgic Pushead fucked around with this message at 03:28 on Jul 22, 2014 |
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Jul 22, 2014 03:25
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Main Bass Body Shapes: Fender shapes SG Hofner "I traded my meds for a bandsaw." Did I miss any?
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thunder/firebird
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Jul 22, 2014 03:55
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Gilgameshback posted:Could someone please post a comprehensive taxonomy of what kind of dad each guitar finish makes you? It would help especially if you could give the dad status for those full-guitar stickers of busty anime babes. TIA. flame maple: still smokes weed whenever wifey's out shopping or at the spa quilted maple: just made partner at the firm
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Clitch posted:Main Bass Body Shapes: "dildish wood"
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