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Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

Nice. Is that a Talman bass up the back there?

# ¿ Jan 20, 2021 11:05

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# ¿ May 6, 2024 05:01

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

I'm presuming you're in the US - the second hand market there makes me insanely jealous. I couldn't even get a poo poo beater bass for that price!

# ¿ Jan 20, 2021 23:14

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

petit choux posted:

LOL

This is surprisingly nice:

Someday I will get an actual melodica so I can have real Ska cred.

Melodicas are great fun. I've got two vintage Suzuki Melodions - I bought one on eBay, then my mum gave me the other after I told her about this, revealing she had one from before I was born. In a house full of various musical instruments, I'd never heard of or seen the drat thing for forty years.

# ¿ May 24, 2021 05:05

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

petit choux posted:

LOL because she didn't want to reveal her checkered past

petit choux posted:

See if she has any secret motor scooters lying around too.

Ah gently caress. She can play trumpet and does have her motorbike license.

I hang my head in shame and shall never pick it up, pick it up, pick it up.

# ¿ May 28, 2021 04:48

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

petit choux posted:

BTW, this is not my new guitar, but I had it in pieces for years and finally reassembled it last night:

Hohner headless crew represent.

# ¿ Jun 20, 2021 05:13

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

Mozi posted:

What's it called when I use my right hand thumbnail or thumb to sort of fret or mute the string way up high as I pluck it with another finger? I was messing around trying to do harmonics and it seems like you can get a lot of different things going.

Probably wrong thread, but kinda sounds like pinch harmonics.

# ¿ Jul 20, 2021 01:28

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

Thumposaurus posted:

Picked up a Hammond organ from the thrift store for cheap.

It smells like a grandma and it's not a "cool" hammond but my partner wanted to get it so we did. She's looking at having surgery soon and wanted something to plonk around on while recovering.
The built in drum rhythms are interesting and it at least has a built in Leslie speaker.

The volume pedal is stuck in the full on position so it's currently loud as poo poo. I gotta take it apart and figure out what's going on there.

Oh super nice. There's a Yamaha BK-5C organ for $35 AUD in our local Facebook marketplace that has been very tempting, though we have no space for it.

I've been enjoying watching this dude shred Hammonds at the Keyboard Exchange International in Florida:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33EwlFef2jE

# ¿ Sep 6, 2021 02:34

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

I'm just fascinated by that channel at the moment. That guy, I feel, is the best but there's a whole bunch of cool organists and there's a two Hammond organ jam in there.

Even the white guy who owns the store steps out once or twice.

# ¿ Sep 6, 2021 09:27

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

Dzus posted:

Fell in love yesterday. The neck feels incredible.

Very nice, what brand is that?

I presume that's a toasted maple neck - it looks incredibly roasted!

# ¿ Sep 14, 2021 07:26

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

Carth Dookie posted:

Says fender on the bridge plate at least

Bugger, looking at the wrong end.

# ¿ Sep 14, 2021 08:02

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

I had my first colonoscopy a couple years back - I'm 44 now. Didn't realise I was supposed to buy a guitar...

# ¿ Sep 18, 2021 09:45

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

Never heard of Harmony before and surprised to find "the world's most cherished musical instrument company" is still going strong.

# ¿ Sep 25, 2021 02:11

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

I feel Samick is like the brassica of guitar manufacturing.

My first bass was a red Samick (actual Samick) YARBPJ, which I kinda wish I still had.

# ¿ Sep 25, 2021 07:32

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

Pablo Nergigante posted:

_{_{_{Kick out the jams motherfuckers}}}

I've been flicking through the Beat Club channel on Youtube and there are some great performances:

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

3 minutes of crazy jamming, then a brief excursion in to the actual song just in time for a classic rock ending.

Magnificent.

e: oops, not the thread I thought it was.

# ¿ Dec 14, 2021 16:13

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

That's all very nice, but what is the metallic green guitar?

# ¿ May 5, 2022 08:52

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

I feel like it's a joke that only makes sense with a particular local pronunciation, like Squirrel Girl's name.

# ¿ Aug 7, 2022 19:37

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

gregday posted:

Extremely on the fence about picking up this SG:

(Reverb pic)

If it's good enough for Sister Rosetta Tharp, then it's loving good enough for you.

(Seriously, it looks pretty sweet.)

# ¿ Aug 26, 2022 09:05

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

Fuzz Boxer posted:

Pretty happy with the versatility of this one. Every guitar needs a bass roll off knob!

Reverend Double Agent

Do Reverends have a setup like the PTB controls G&L's have?

# ¿ Oct 24, 2022 20:42

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

duodenum posted:

P90 over Hamburger crew checking in. God, I love these two.

Is that a Yamaha 611? Very jealous.

Fuzz Boxer posted:

Reading up on the PTB controls it sounds like they both share the same key ingredients of a treble bleed circuit and a bass roll off control.

In Reverends words:

"This passive bass roll-off is great for tightening up the low end, or re-voicing the pickups. It can make a humbucker sound like a single-coil, or give a P-90 that classic twang."

It's such a brilliant bit of circuitry. When I finally get round to hot-rodding a cheap guitar, I'm definitely going this route.

# ¿ Oct 25, 2022 02:47

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

Lol. You often see "Bunny" LPs listed on Japan Yahoo auctions.

# ¿ May 10, 2023 00:48

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

Sockington posted:

The neck was hilariously bowed. I got it flattened out and was letting it sit for the night, but it�ll probably get my maple Korean neck tomorrow and the Hipshot bridge.

I wanna make a joke about this, but all I can do is stare at the pic in wonder.

# ¿ May 14, 2023 05:58

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

Red_Fred posted:

I just watched this and feel none the wiser. But they sure look neat and that German man was making some interesting music!

Eh, it's okay, but it's no Furby Organ.

# ¿ Jun 26, 2023 02:30

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

Sockington posted:

I always silently look forward to your photo dumps of weird 70s/80s/90s auction buys.

After berating a seller for almost a week to make a time frame, I picked up a Matt Freeman Squier in vintage white that I have wanted for a long time. Like quite a long time but not paying $800 usd on Reverb long time.

Is the neck roasted maple, or is that just the lighting?

# ¿ Jul 5, 2023 00:04

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

I love the V shape, and the headstock is easily one of the best ever designed. It's got just the right amount of googie-ness.

But man, why do the V pick guards always look like an afterthought?

(Not to rain on your parade, its a pretty sweet guitar!)

# ¿ Sep 11, 2023 05:07

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

Wowporn posted:

All (bass)guitars should be Masonite, lightweight, sounds good cause chambered, cheap

All right, get back in your grave, Nathan Daniel.

# ¿ Oct 22, 2023 18:07

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

BonHair posted:

Tone wood is a scam though. Just notice how it's always the exotic expensive wood that's supposedly best.

So silly. It's obviously the shape of the wood thats important. Which is why strats and telessound different to LPs and SGs cos the tone particles bounce around in different patterns.

# ¿ Oct 22, 2023 21:15

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

I'd say gold too.

Also, you may need to cover the holes in your guitar lest all the lumniferous tone leaks out.

# ¿ Oct 23, 2023 04:01

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

Bought this Korg Poly 800 through Buyee for AUD$80:

Seems to be working, but annoyingly it's an early model without an internal coin battery or the dedicated space for it. Which means soldering or C cells to hold the presets.

Handily, the tape noise for the presets is easily found on YouTube. What an age we live in.

# ¿ Feb 10, 2024 18:01

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

I may just do that. I've heaps of rechargeable AA's.

# ¿ Feb 10, 2024 21:25

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

widefault posted:

Also this painting for music room.

Remember, Neil Young and Bob Dylan play guitar and harmonica at the same time and are considered musical greats, but if you take the extra effort to strap some cymbals between your knees people are going to think your a nutcase. That is the face of a man that just found that out.

Or is that the face of a man who knows you're thinking that and is anticipating seeing your face after he destroys you with his one man acoustic cover of Sleep's Dopesmoker.

# ¿ Mar 2, 2024 03:41

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

In this fantasy, do you play both kinds of music?

# ¿ Apr 5, 2024 20:08

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

widefault posted:

I kinda hate being right, but also love being right

Late 70s/early 80s Bently LP copy, made in Korea by Samick, another rebadged Hondo. And this pic is the reason I bought it.

Means nothing to 99.9999% of people, but...

Made in USA DiMarzio K-10s. The pic I had was bad, but the flat head screws and the pole pieces tipped me off. I kind of wish they weren't because it would be an easy flip, but now it will go with the rest of the K10 Samicks. I still surprises me how many off-brands ended up with the K-10s. It also seems like other than Hondo they were not advertised as coming with them.

So if you ever come across a Korean off-brand that sounds way better than it should, check the pickups!

Are you familiar with a Japanese brand, Brighton? I've got a "Lead Player" which is obviously an LP knock off, but damned if I can find out anything about it because I just get D'Angelico stuff from Google.

# ¿ Apr 6, 2024 00:48

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

Dang It Bhabhi! posted:

From what I can tell they are good copies. Take the pickups out let’s see the back of em.

I'll have a look when I get home. I've got it disassembled at the moment while I neaten the cavities.

It's a funny construction - it's a plywood centre with a curved plywood (different ply, maybe hardwood) outer, so there's a slight cavity between them. You can't see it with everything in place, and it's got heft to it so it feels like what I imagine an LP feels like weight-wise.

# ¿ Apr 6, 2024 02:23

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

Wow, that's interesting. In a way, you'd think the bent top would be harder to do.

# ¿ Apr 6, 2024 05:25

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

No brand names, unfortunately. Just my shoddy handwriting.

# ¿ Apr 6, 2024 06:00

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

Big Muff: RAT or Tube Screamer?

# ¿ Apr 15, 2024 23:31

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

Tele P bass best P bass.

# ¿ Apr 18, 2024 10:47

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# ¿ May 6, 2024 05:01

Elissimpark: May 20, 2010; Bring me the head of Auguste Escoffier.

I'd love to know what the Korean workers in the Samick factory back in the day thought of what they were making.

# ¿ Apr 19, 2024 05:03

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