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Thumposaurus posted:How about a thumbnail inlaid(encased?) in a headstock? Thumbnail notwithstanding, Perry Ormsby makes loving amazing guitars - without a doubt one of the best custom luthiers in the world at the moment.
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comes along bort posted:that's actually a valid economic concept I've been told that my guitars must be poo poo because "you can't get a good guitar for under £700". Dumb but true.
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The Stygian posted:Thumbnail notwithstanding, Perry Ormsby makes loving amazing guitars - without a doubt one of the best custom luthiers in the world at the moment. Thumbnail and luthier skills notwithstanding, that bass is ugly as gently caress.
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White Dog Eggs posted:I've been told that my guitars must be poo poo because "you can't get a good guitar for under £700". Dumb but true. An electric guitar is just a slab of wood with holes drilled into it that has a bunch of plastic and metal bits screwed into it. The electronics consist of a simple circuit made out of cheap common components. So much of it can be automated by computer these days that unless you're getting something custom that's 100% done by hand it's no more difficult to CNC up a cheap Squier than a top of the line Fender USA guitar - the higher manufacturing cost is mostly concentrated in the Labor, Quality control, and higher quality metals/woods used. I guarantee you the Squier CV series is high enough quality to bear the Fender logo, but it won't because they'd have to jack the price up to avoid losing "prestige" despite the fact that MIM Fenders are only marginally better. Can't have bargain priced Fenders that are made in China/Indonesia running around, after all.
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Cobalt60 posted:Thumbnail and luthier skills notwithstanding, that bass is ugly as gently caress. I cannot stand quilted maple, it's horrible to work with, expensive and everyone wants it so I end up using it and I hate hate hate hate hate hate it. When it's done right it does have an awesome 3d quality to it, but it's overdone. I prefer spalted woods myself. Zonekeeper posted:An electric guitar is just a slab of wood with holes drilled into it that has a bunch of plastic and metal bits screwed into it. The electronics consist of a simple circuit made out of cheap common components. So much of it can be automated by computer these days that unless you're getting something custom that's 100% done by hand it's no more difficult to CNC up a cheap Squier than a top of the line Fender USA guitar - the higher manufacturing cost is mostly concentrated in the Labor, Quality control, and higher quality metals/woods used. Japan was making such good Squiers in the 80's that they were as good as, if not better than American Fenders. This is why Fender Japan exists now. Funny thing about Gibsons is that a lot of my money comes from doing fret-jobs on brand new Les Pauls/SG's, some of them leave the factory in an apalling state. You can literally get Chinese fakes that are better quality for a LOT less money.
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Zonekeeper posted:I guarantee you the Squier CV series is high enough quality to bear the Fender logo, but it won't because they'd have to jack the price up to avoid losing "prestige" despite the fact that MIM Fenders are only marginally better. Can't have bargain priced Fenders that are made in China/Indonesia running around, after all. I'm pretty sure that either the Pawn Shop or Modern Player series are made in the same factory as the CV line and are accordingly marked up based on the headstock logo.
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muike posted:http://www.rondomusic.com/product7119.html very tempted I only like acoustics that are quadruple cutaway. WHITE DOG EGGS HELP
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I have a Gibson SG Special that I bought years and years ago for cheap because they were discontinuing that color (wtf?) and I like the feel and sound of it but I'm scared everybody will make fun of me for having a Gibson
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tacodaemon posted:I have a Gibson SG Special that I bought years and years ago for cheap because they were discontinuing that color (wtf?) and I like the feel and sound of it but I'm scared everybody will make fun of me for having a Gibson There's no shame in playing a Gibson, just in having paid $Gibson for it
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This 6-Year-Old Guitarist Is Adorable, But My Solos Are Amazing (Clickhole video) tacodaemon fucked around with this message at 04:21 on Sep 12, 2014 |
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tacodaemon posted:I have a Gibson SG Special that I bought years and years ago for cheap because they were discontinuing that color (wtf?) and I like the feel and sound of it but I'm scared everybody will make fun of me for having a Gibson There is nothing wrong with owning Gibsons, it is just the company is twats and the 'only gibson' fan people are insufferable.
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tacodaemon posted:I have a Gibson SG Special that I bought years and years ago for cheap because they were discontinuing that color (wtf?) and I like the feel and sound of it but I'm scared everybody will make fun of me for having a Gibson I've got a Les Paul Standard I picked up back in the late '90s. I like the neck well enough, not counting the nitro finish---I like nitro okay for bodies, but don't care for it on necks. The tuners feel a little finicky for a `prestige' instrument, even a mass-produced one. I loving swear the G tuner is possessed or some poo poo. The neck pickup (a 490) is okay, but bridge ain't so great. I mean it's a totally okay guitar and all that, but it ain't exactly ~*the Legend*~ or whatever the gently caress. And with the new pricing? Fuuuuuuck. For four grand I rather buy ten Squiers. Or, you know, one Squier and use the rest on hookers and blow. White Dog Eggs posted:Japan was making such good Squiers in the 80's that they were as good as, if not better than American Fenders. This is why Fender Japan exists now. But yeah, if the modern Squiers had equivalently good necks I'd buy a couple just for the necks.
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Gibsons a cool company http://www.glassdoor.com/Reviews/Gibson-Guitar-Reviews-E6869.htm Maybe gonna scrape Gibson off the headstock and put a Epiphone decal on to lessen the shame on my sg.
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tacodaemon posted:I have a Gibson SG Special that I bought years and years ago for cheap because they were discontinuing that color (wtf?) and I like the feel and sound of it but I'm scared everybody will make fun of me for having a Gibson did you put a nailbomb in it yet
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Are Gibson trying to set a record for longest loving train wreck ever? How are they still surviving?
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rich getting richer luxury items and super cheap crap are the two big growth areas for almost every consumer good
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In the HBO show Silicon Valley Gibsons are the mark of duchebags. Actually guitars are in general but they are all Gibsons.
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So my 2014 satin LPJ is "limited edition" now.  I wonder how many satin finished guitars actually sold in the two year run of SGJs and LPJs.
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I can't wait for the lore to develop about which color of LP Studio sounds best.
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Ferrous Wheel posted:I can't wait for the lore to develop about which color of LP Studio sounds best. I seriously had no idea about 'Nitro is best for tone' before this thread, somehow I'd managed to avoid that nonsense. It doesn't even make sense, even it nitro 'let's the wood breathe' that just means it's letting in moisture, which you really, really don't want. There's a reason they stopped using it on cars, y'know? Put another (hopefully final) layer of clear-coat over the "tone" today, should be able to get back to business soon. The electronics for this thing is giving me such a colossal headache. e: Did anyone want to submit some sort of a Slenderman/Cthulu thing? Future guitar owner ionstorm wanted one and honestly if it's just left to me I'll probably do something with googly eyes because I have a mental age of 10. Barnaby Rudge fucked around with this message at 22:13 on Sep 12, 2014 |
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Fax Sender posted:are stetsbars good A buddy of mine has one on his guitar. Seems nice enough. Kinda expensive and goofy looking though.
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Dirt posted:A buddy of mine has one on his guitar. Seems nice enough. Kinda expensive and goofy looking though. £175, jesus.
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Ferrous Wheel posted:I can't wait for the lore to develop about which color of LP Studio sounds best. it's commonly known that part of adam jones' tone is the mysterious qualities a silverburst finish imbues upon a les paul and not the fact he uses super sick amps
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what would do what a stetsbar does (be a trem without any routing) that isn't a bigsby and doesn't cost me just about as much as the rest of the parts for a stupid guitar (i am at a loss). everything is expensive.
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Wikipedia posted:Another of his Silverbursts is a 1981 model and (as described by Jones himself in an interview in 2001 with Australian Guitar magazine) has an unsightly screw in it that Jones will not remove because doing so may hurt the unique tone of the guitar. Ferrous Wheel fucked around with this message at 23:46 on Sep 12, 2014 |
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Fax Sender posted:what would do what a stetsbar does (be a trem without any routing) that isn't a bigsby and doesn't cost me just about as much as the rest of the parts for a stupid guitar (i am at a loss). everything is expensive. Honestly, most stuff like that is stupidly over-priced  . Someone here may know of something though, I don't really see much exotic hardware.
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Tone metallic finish. Dear god. Barnaby Rudge fucked around with this message at 23:49 on Sep 12, 2014 |
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Sep 12, 2014 23:47
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Granted he may be bullshitting, but there's a kind of musical Poe's Law in effect.
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I'm glad silverburst seems to be making a comeback as I really dig them. 
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Fax Sender posted:what would do what a stetsbar does (be a trem without any routing) that isn't a bigsby and doesn't cost me just about as much as the rest of the parts for a stupid guitar (i am at a loss). everything is expensive. Buy a Floyd, spend a weekend installing the thing and be done with it. Trust me. Its really, really fun spending two hours tuning the thing every time the temperature moves one degree in the house. REALLY loving FUN. I'm not sure what bounces more; A stripper's plastic beach balls or my intonation every time the humidity changes. gently caress living by a river and owning several guitars with floating bridges.
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Fax Sender posted:what would do what a stetsbar does (be a trem without any routing) that isn't a bigsby and doesn't cost me just about as much as the rest of the parts for a stupid guitar (i am at a loss). everything is expensive. Tremolo's are stupid and useless unless you are Jeff Beck. Are you Jeff Beck? No? Then don't ruin your guitar routing it for a tremolo. Setsbar is the only non-routing option I know of. So you would probably have to route it. Just buy a guitar with a floyd rose setup if you want to be a whammy bar superstar.
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Zonekeeper posted:I guarantee you the Squier CV series is high enough quality to bear the Fender logo They already do. Fender Modern Player.
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Fax Sender, what kind of bridge does your guitar currently have? There are a few cheap flat mount options, though the Stetsbar probably works better (one would hope at least). Guitar Fetish offers a fake Bigsby that might work okay. There's also a few trems designed to fit on stop tail posts if that's what you have, but they're usually expensive and I rarely see them used which makes me think they're not very good. gently caress the haters, being able to add little wobbles to the occasional phrase is a basic human right. I hope you're planning to set up the whole guitar accordingly though, particularly the nut.
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Dirt posted:Tremolo's are stupid and useless unless you are Jeff Beck. i am looking for more of a jangly surf type deal. i dont care about divebombs or anything like that. i guess i could get a cheap strat or something Ferrous Wheel posted:Fax Sender, what kind of bridge does your guitar currently have? There are a few cheap flat mount options, though the Stetsbar probably works better (one would hope at least). Guitar Fetish offers a fake Bigsby that might work okay. There's also a few trems designed to fit on stop tail posts if that's what you have, but they're usually expensive and I rarely see them used which makes me think they're not very good. im building a tele and also have an old epiphone les paul. i kinda want to know all my options because i already have the vague idea that when the partscaster is done i might want to start another project, and maybe that'll be the one that gets a trem of some type, if i don't slap one on what i've already got. i don't think the epiphone is worth putting any money into, but maybe the tele.
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Dirt posted:Tremolo's are stupid and useless unless you are Jeff Beck. Bigsby b5/b7 with a vibramate. Bigsby b3. Bigsby b3 with a townerbar.
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A Fender Offset vibrato with a solid bridge (and I'm including a well set-up standard bridge here too) is probably the single best bridge for those who don't need 'dive bomb' amounts of room. I rarely ever go out of time more often than I do on my other hardtails.
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Allen Wren posted:
I spent this morning setting up one of his gigs in a theatre. He has a lot of Marshall stuff, I counted 5 amplifiers alone (2 might have been spares). Mostly JCM800's and TSLs.
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Maximum Sexy Pigeon posted:I spent this morning setting up one of his gigs in a theatre. He has a lot of Marshall stuff, I counted 5 amplifiers alone (2 might have been spares). Mostly JCM800's and TSLs. you rigged some of the electrics to short and kill him, right?
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