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My dad's friend is a jazz/blues guy who was more of a prog/shred guy in the 80s, so our taste in guitars doesn't intersect that much, outside of SGs, perhaps (he gave me a Fender P/J bass because he thinks they're basic...), but he let me play his Ibanez Jem and its felt like playing sanded butter, just an absolute joy. The dorkiest looking thing ever, but felt great.
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Good Soldier Svejk posted:I've got to know how the guitar got damaged but not you know... The flesh im going to blame buying a guitar with ultra thin finish the lighter didnt need to be that hot. idk it seemed to line up perfectly on the sidewall with how it sitting on my lap. maybe something else just got knocked into it. but where the nitro is suddenly missing is has weirdly rounded edges and a little part of the wood looks like it was somehow burned lol. the mark is less than the size of a dime tho. nbd murphy would be jealous of this mystery mark and would want to find out how to recreate it ethanol fucked around with this message at 15:21 on May 1, 2024 |
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Nitro can react with all sorts if it's new. Guitar stands with foam or rubber on the arms are the usual culprit, but could be the lighter or even something like a button on your clothes. Anything will do it if it's the wrong material and sat there for long enough to react.
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May 1, 2024 16:08
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Could it be that the lighter was leaking rather than hot? Lighter fluid is a pretty potent solvent
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well since you're all so interested I might as well post photo of it. it's not the prettiest first mark ive ever put on a guitar lol 
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May 1, 2024 16:26
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Looks like you tried to bite to the center of that large tootsiepop
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ethanol posted:well since you're all so interested I might as well post photo of it. it's not the prettiest first mark ive ever put on a guitar lol That is really weird looking, maybe the lighter was triggered or leaking
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May 1, 2024 16:40
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Any idea how I might get that grey crap off without making it look worse. It seems to be assimilated with the nitro.
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May 1, 2024 16:48
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Looks like it's been in contact with ethanol.
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ethanol posted:Any idea how I might get that grey crap off without making it look worse. It seems to be assimilated with the nitro. Looks like the lacquer melted and re-congealed a pro could probably strip that and patch the finish, and if you want it to look perfect again that's the route I'd go with it but if you don't mind a little dino-damage and just want it to be a little less obvious... maybe tape everything off and hit it with some sandpaper to see if you can get down to something clean underneath it but that's gonna be a lot of work and no guarantee of success before hitting the wood so alternatively, just hit it with as closely matching red permanent marker as you can find and call it a day
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I didn’t want to post this on Reddit because he might see. But my uncle bought this strat some time around 1994. It’s a really nice guitar to play, but I’m wondering if it’s real? Look at the nut and the saddles. And the tuners are most definitely not Fender. Is this actually some counterfeit partscaster, or did Fender really sell a model like this?      
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May 1, 2024 16:58
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That seems to be a 1991 model called a "Fender Strat Ultra" those tuners may be aftermarket though, the listings I see all have schallers but it looks real/consistent with those models e: here's a lot of info on them https://www.xhefriguitars.com/page4.html
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Good Soldier Svejk posted:Looks like the lacquer melted and re-congealed meh, might just leave it. certainly not gonna pay anybody to do anything about it anytime soon. the version of this gutiar that had the preexisting scratches was like $1500 more
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Good Soldier Svejk posted:That seems to be a 1991 model called a "Fender Strat Ultra" Oh, thank you. This is absolutely what it is.
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MrMojok posted:I didn’t want to post this on Reddit because he might see. Lace sensor pickups are awesome
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God drat this thread for introducing me to the existence of PRS Private Stock. I was perfectly happy with my CE24, and I just got a new LP Custom and I do not need to be eyeing 5-figure guitars in the same year I’m planning to pay off my house.
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Good Soldier Svejk posted:That seems to be a 1991 model called a "Fender Strat Ultra" I remember that the Strat Plus/Strat Ultra had Sperzel locking tuners for the first year or so before Fender switched to the Schallers.
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Good Soldier Svejk posted:Could it be that the lighter was leaking rather than hot? Naptha is actually a common way of cleaning nitro because it's non-reactive. I wouldn't like to risk butane without testing it.
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The Ultra was, and I think still is, the most expensive production model Strat you can buy. Those are very collectible. Be nice to it.
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Dang It Bhabhi! posted:The Ultra was, and I think still is, the most expensive production model Strat you can buy. Those are very collectible. Be nice to it. On the contrary it is not real and you should ship it to me for disposal.
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Dang It Bhabhi! posted:The Ultra was, and I think still is, the most expensive production model Strat you can buy. Those are very collectible. Be nice to it. Definitely sounds like what my uncle would buy. It does play nice as hell, man.
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gregday posted:God drat this thread for introducing me to the existence of PRS Private Stock. I was perfectly happy with my CE24, and I just got a new LP Custom and I do not need to be eyeing 5-figure guitars in the same year I’m planning to pay off my house. lol do it! Who needs a house when you can shelter under a stack of guitars? Any specific ones you’re looking at?
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gregday posted:God drat this thread for introducing me to the existence of PRS Private Stock. I was perfectly happy with my CE24, and I just got a new LP Custom and I do not need to be eyeing 5-figure guitars in the same year I’m planning to pay off my house. Found the dentist, folks.
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Is there such a thing as a gig bag that will hold a Firebird, is not an electric bass bag (long neck on the bag + I'm tall = my current electric bass Firebird bag slams every door I walk through), has decent backpack straps that won't dig into your shoulder flesh, and is not the Proline FB-20, SKB-63, or Gator GBE-1/doesn't cost $190?
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Cases are one of the few things in the guitar world where I believe it's completely worth it to spend the extra buck on for a quality hard case.
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True, but I can't find a local retailer that stocks any of them so I can at least return it if it's not the right physical fit. I've got Sam Ash and Guitar Center near me, neither sells the SKB-63. Online retailers with return policies would want me to cough up for return shipping if I want to return it, which kinda sucks. Nothing near me secondhand either. The Gator and Proline cases are not that great in terms of thickness and decent backpack straps, or at least not better enough to get out of the bass case I currently have.
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Spanish Manlove posted:Cases are one of the few things in the guitar world where I believe it's completely worth it to spend the extra buck on for a quality hard case. Does this extend to modellers? I really need to get a bag for my Helix but the Line6 one is ridiculously expensive.
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I have an explorer bass and I've just accepted that I'll never have a gig bag or case for it.
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If you can't afford to replace the thing each time you move it between locations, buy it a good case
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GC is offering me $5 off on a $1500 guitar I wishlisted *fistpump* YESSS!
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MrMojok posted:GC is offering me $5 off on a $1500 guitar I wishlisted Ugh, jealous
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MrMojok posted:GC is offering me $5 off on a $1500 guitar I wishlisted Post the guitar.
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MrMojok posted:GC is offering me $5 off on a $1500 guitar I wishlisted Can't afford not to buy it
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Has GC gotten like way more aggressive about calling all of you as well? I'm used to my beloved sweetwater sales associate giving me a quarterly update but I only started getting GC calls a little while ago and they feel desperate
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didn't the new interchangeable finance bro running gc just say the other day they're gonna go after the boomer collector market that built sweetwater e: yep, to chase the "serious musician" https://finance.yahoo.com/news/guitar-center-prioritize-premium-product-220428239.html insane clown pussy fucked around with this message at 23:53 on May 2, 2024 |
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Yea he said something like they’re going to stop stocking only the worst trash imaginable and put real guitars on the wall. Not holding my breath.
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