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White Dog Eggs posted:
Why does it have a 5 way toggle with only one pickup? What on earth do all those knobs do? Why did they pick that shape? Who needs that many frets? That thing left me with a lot of questions.
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White Dog Eggs posted:I actually really really want this Are you sure you don't mean these? 
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Nov 4, 2014 02:24
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White Dog Eggs posted:I actually really really want this Are deans okay in general? I was kinda looking at one of the custom 450s but I don't really know how it stacks up in the price range
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Nov 4, 2014 02:24
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Dirt posted:Why does it have a 5 way toggle with only one pickup? I'm going to guess it's a series of different tone caps with an active EQ and piezo or something.
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Nov 4, 2014 02:24
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White Dog Eggs posted:I actually really really want this holly cow that is like so 80s put an Ocean Pacific sticker on one and a Body Glove on the other
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Nov 4, 2014 02:25
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Those Deans are only $200 at Musician's Friend.
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Nov 4, 2014 02:26
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jems are the gibson of ibanezes. hideous and overpriced. grab an RGA used for like half the price, have a guitar that plays just as well and doesn't look like an embarrassing 80s train wreck.
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Nov 4, 2014 02:28
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im a big ibby fan but jems are just loving horrible sorry faustus. why would you get those when they have other, actually nice, guitars
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Nov 4, 2014 02:29
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what if you want to look like a horrible 80s trainwreck
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Nov 4, 2014 02:30
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Fax Sender posted:what if you want to look like a horrible 80s trainwreck let me find some of my high school photos if you want a template
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Nov 4, 2014 02:31
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Dirt posted:Why does it have a 5 way toggle with only one pickup? there is a pickup built into the guitar under the fretboard. hope you like uli jon roth's choice of neck pickups
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Nov 4, 2014 02:34
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Stux posted:jems are the gibson of ibanezes. hideous and overpriced. grab an RGA used for like half the price, have a guitar that plays just as well and doesn't look like an embarrassing 80s train wreck. JEMs, on the other had, were special. You paid more, but you got the best tonewood, the best fretwork, real DiMarzios (although I never liked the PAFs, only the JEM single) and you got a guitar that sounded as loud and good unplugged as it did when you geared it up. Your opinion of "hideous" is yours. You own yours and I will own mine; but the quality of the real MIJ JEMs versus the RGs were huge unless you a) bought a USA Custom for the JEM price or b) bought an RG770. You think my Ibanez collection is ridiculous (I know you do), you should see some of my buddys'. You, Stux, are talking pure poo poo unless you are focusing on one time period, one factory, or one model. I missed this: gnarlyhotep posted:let me find some of my high school photos if you want a template Answer: No one. VH was wearing "rockin' pyjamas," and playing the same striped up crazy poo poo as ever. All the hair bands were in spandex and playing every kind of Charvel you could imagine. So Vai comes in in blue jeans covered in solder with metal stuck in them, and he's holding a JEM77FP. Don't act like you wouldn't notice a difference. The bridge? Better. The body? Better. The neck? Better. The jack placement? Better. The finishes? Better. Get the gently caress out of here with your "80's trainwreck" non-sense. That was years ahead of the '90s when it came out. Then Gilbert came along and put F-holes in primary colors on 'em. Beach made that amazing Voyager out of crazy woods with oil finishes. Satch became... Satch. You were either there or you were not. Fly away. Dr. Faustus fucked around with this message at 03:01 on Nov 4, 2014 |
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Nov 4, 2014 02:37
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Dr. Faustus posted:Are you sure you don't mean these? I love those colours, they are truly vile and awful and that appeals to me. awesmoe posted:Are deans okay in general? I was kinda looking at one of the custom 450s but I don't really know how it stacks up in the price range Honestly I can't really say, I've only ever worked on one and that was a heavily modified Flying-V so I've no idea what they are like off the shelf. Those neon monstrosities are like $199 on the dean website though, so I'm going to guess they are going to be similar to squier quality.
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Nov 4, 2014 02:39
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muike posted:i am down with that as far as doublenecks go You ever see the hilarious doubleneck version of the Rich Bich? 
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Nov 4, 2014 02:57
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tacodaemon posted:You ever see the hilarious doubleneck version of the Rich Bich? What the hell
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Nov 4, 2014 03:02
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it's bad but also kind of good?
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Nov 4, 2014 03:02
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lol really
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Nov 4, 2014 03:06
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White Dog Eggs posted:Let's be friends. Man, I've got Without You on repeat now. It's actually kind of cool haha. Also, how is the range of Gibson 2012 SG Specials like as a whole? Some are going dirt cheap at the moment, but I don't really like the neck finish.
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Nov 4, 2014 03:07
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Tonewoods
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Nov 4, 2014 03:08
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bunky posted:lol really Looks like you got told
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Nov 4, 2014 03:09
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Only read the thread title but by a cosmic accident I also scrolled by this at the same time 
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Nov 4, 2014 03:13
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fappenmeister posted:Man, I've got Without You on repeat now. It's actually kind of cool haha. Mark Gormley has the best videos; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87nkJquHnAU That guy doing the intro creeps me out. E: Factor in the cost of a fret dress and set up and add that to the price, because there is a good chance it'll need one. Generally not a fan of Gibson and/or SG's but if the price is right, go for it. Barnaby Rudge fucked around with this message at 03:22 on Nov 4, 2014 |
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Nov 4, 2014 03:14
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Somebody make this the background music for this thread http://www.zen13412.zen.co.uk/keyb/vl-1-demo.mp3
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Nov 4, 2014 03:15
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Dr. Faustus posted:Exactly. I was 16 when I lusted after this NEW kind of real superstrat back in 1987. I finally owned one in 1989. Who do you think was in the scene then who was playing tasteful looking guitars and wearing biker clothes back then, smart person? counterpoint: a lot of the underground groups at the time were playing the cheapest used guitars they could get, which often times happened to be gibsons and fenders and whatnot that now people will play thousands for or try to imitate as well
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Nov 4, 2014 03:25
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Just had a look at the Gibson website and their zero-fret is weirder than I thought.... http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/How-to-Customize-Action-with-Gibson.aspx Gibson are sloppy as poo poo at cutting nuts/fretwork, this just feels like a really weird way of getting around that without spending the money on training/hiring better staff or fixing their quality control. Like, there isn't too much wrong with this approach in theory, but it seems like a loving weird way of fixing a problem,
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White Dog Eggs posted:Just had a look at the Gibson website and their zero-fret is weirder than I thought.... Honestly, the description makes it sound like a pretty nice piece of equipment, but we'll see how it works out I guess
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Nov 4, 2014 03:32
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I noticed a rash of new posts and realized immediately that the king of thread had come out of self imposed exile.
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Nov 4, 2014 03:33
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muike posted:Honestly, the description makes it sound like a pretty nice piece of equipment, but we'll see how it works out I guess It's actually nice to see them innovating (even if they are forcing it on everyone), but it's cost cutting as gently caress. There is quite a bit of potential for trouble too, when guitar players see screws they'll stick a screwdriver in it to see what happens (tighter screws = more tone!!!) then they'll moan about fret-buzz, going to be a LOT of nut replacements happening soon.
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Fax Sender posted:counterpoint: a lot of the underground groups at the time were playing the cheapest used guitars they could get, which often times happened to be gibsons and fenders and whatnot that now people will play thousands for or try to imitate as well In the studio, these guys borrowed most of their gear or leveraged their dream gear against their up-front (leading, often, to their death as a band when they couldn't recoup the money is profits) so let's not be too hasty. Nostalgia is a thing, it's true. I would never deny that. But there's a big big difference between (sticking to my area) some late 90's made in Korea RG and a genuine MIJ RG that's much older but was actually built to a spec. Case in point: Could I buy a real MIJ JEM now? Of course not. So I settled for a Premium and when it wasn't right I got HoshinoUSA to fix it, for free. I am not saying you don't have a point. O, hello: unlawfulsoup posted:I noticed a rash of new posts and realized immediately that the king of thread had come out of self imposed exile. P.S. - WOULD. Dr. Faustus fucked around with this message at 03:44 on Nov 4, 2014 |
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gnarlyhotep posted:Looks like you got told what ever shall i do with my life amidst all of this ownage
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bunky posted:what ever shall i do with my life amidst all of this ownage
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Nov 4, 2014 03:46
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Dr. Faustus posted:How about quit posting? 
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White Dog Eggs posted:Just had a look at the Gibson website and their zero-fret is weirder than I thought.... That's actually the best thing I've seen out of them in years. I've just got used to suffering through high action at the top because I like a bit of air under the strings at the shallow end and fiddling around with trussrods and poo poo always seems to end up with a compromise. Gretsch used zero frets for years and they seemed to work quite well.
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Nov 4, 2014 03:58
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i feel like im in a real pot/kettle scenario here
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darkwasthenight posted:That's actually the best thing I've seen out of them in years. I've just got used to suffering through high action at the top because I like a bit of air under the strings at the shallow end and fiddling around with trussrods and poo poo always seems to end up with a compromise. Gretsch used zero frets for years and they seemed to work quite well. Yeah honestly this seems like a case of laziness being the mother of invention. They weren't very good at cutting the nuts so they engineered a way around it. And I'm sure it's cheaper for them to stamp those out of some machine than it is to pay someone to hand cut the nuts, and labor can be completely unskilled to just screw those things in. Gonna make it easier when Mexicans are making these guitars in 5 years.
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Nov 4, 2014 04:19
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bunky posted:lol really He does have sweet tarts
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bunky posted:i feel like im in a real pot/kettle scenario here (hint: )
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Dr. Faustus posted:That's because you're too confident you're not black as everyone else here. fautist, did you actually get laid for once on your dumb vacation because you're feisty as gently caress. also i have no loving clue what youre talking about (hint: neither do you)
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