The Guitar Pron Thread

[TexasEd 8248]

54 minutes ago, Deej said:

If you build a car from the ground up, do you need to machine all the parts yourself?

If you assemble a PC do you need to fab your own chips?

If you bake a cake do you have to harvest and grind the flour?

For the guitar do you have to wind the pickups?

 

Lol, this is absurd er absurly.

[Equinox 95]

6 minutes ago, TexasEd said:

If you assemble a PC do you need to fab your own chips?

If you bake a cake do you have to harvest and grind the flour?

For the guitar do you have to wind the pickups?

 

Lol, this is absurd er absurly.

 

You have to make the tools you use to make the thing you're making.

[Equinox 95]

Posted before. Assembled, not crafted from scratch.

 

[tbone_ 14411]

Conceived and designed by tbone the Hack.

Assembled and perfected by Billy the Guitar Whisperer.

[noharleyyet 2863]

What is chicken for 500 Alex....

[Buzzrock 15115]

13 hours ago, TexasEd said:

If you assemble a PC do you need to fab your own chips?

If you bake a cake do you have to harvest and grind the flour?

For the guitar do you have to wind the pickups?

 

Lol, this is absurd er absurly.

 

[Buzzrock 15115]

Guitar World gushes over the Silver Sky

https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/review-prs-guitars-john-mayer-silver-sky

[Buzzrock 15115]

Yeah OK I quit

 

[noharleyyet 2863]

 

[noharleyyet 2863]

[Grandioso 2592]

Saturday pron. Happy Birthday Pete Townshend! Let's look at some of his guitars. Side note: A dude I know has Townshend's smashed guitar from a show in Houston in 1968 I think. He has it in a shadow box with his ticket stub and maybe the promo poster. I have a photo somewhere. Will look for it and try to post it.

#5: 1976 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe in Wine Red

Modified 1970 Gibson SG Custom

Gibson Les Paul Deluxes (They went up to at least #9)

Pete used a 1959 Gretsch 6120 given to him by Joe Walsh for recording but not so much live. The Chet Atkins Gretsch is 95% of Who's Next and Quadrophenia. Here's one stage pic though.

1968 Gibson J-200 (Used for writing and recording for over twenty years)

This Rickenbacker didn't make it. It was the last one he ever smashed (25th anniversary tour in 1989) and went for $78,000 at auction.

Pete used strats a lot from 1966 to 1968, but more or less abandoned them until the late 80's when he really took a shine to them again. The Fender Custom Shop designed his current model. 

Even in 2006, the old man still has some pretty decent ups.

 

[CTC2 2858]

I love every track that Gretsch is on. I still have trouble watching the end of this video. 

 

Edited May 19, 2018 by CTC2

[DougO 5261]

Found a 2008 Mexico Tele in a pawn shop for $280. If it weren't my least favorite ever color combo I might have bought it. Is that a no-brainer price?

It was a sunburst with way too much black around the edges and a black pickguard. A hundred bucks cheaper and I'd buy it and sand it off.

 

 

[Anton Chigurh 3332]

I think you meant to say “best color combo ever”.

[Deej 77671]

$280 and don't like the color? Buy it and wrap in in leather like Waylon's. Problem solved.

[Grandioso 2592]

Found the photo:

I can't remember whether it was thrown into the crowd and he got it, or if he knew someone with the venue. Whatever the case, lucky fucker.

[DougO 5261]

I promised myself that I wouldn't buy any more guitars until at least Memorial Day, when Musiciansfriend probably has one of their stupid deal of the hour days. And after that I may start thinking about the real USA Telecaster, that's gorgeous and feels awesome. And if that doesn't happen I may consider the ugly Mexico Tele again just to have one.

I just don't like this sunburst finish at all. It looks like some old Sears and Roebuck cheapo finish.

 

Otherwise it was in decent shape except for a lot of little dings in the fretboard where it looked like somebody was nicking with a dremel tool to dress the frets or something, and they were filled with a small amount of greasy crud that was never completely cleaned out of them. It would need some work with a toothbrush or something, then wouldn't be that noticeable. It felt stiff, too, but probably nothing a setup wouldn't fix. Neck seemed OK.

I just keep kicking myself in the ass for passing on the blue Mexico Tele I saw a year or two ago for around $250. They wouldn't deal at all, so I went back a week later and it was already gone.

Edited May 20, 2018 by DougO

[Anton Chigurh 3332]

We could’ve been twins tho.

[DougO 5261]

That one looks a lot better. It has a more gradual transition, less black to bright. That one doesn't look bad at all, but it's still not one of the combinations I would personally chose.

[Mileslong 4793]

 
You have to make the tools you use to make the thing you're making.

How do you make the tools that make the tools?

[Equinox 95]

7 minutes ago, Mileslong said:

 

How do you make the tools that make the tools?

 

[hullabelew 3730]

[CTC2 2858]

https://www.musiciansfriend.com/stupid?source=3TP5DNB&mscr=2108818_20546

[Grandioso 2592]

Saw Junior Brown and the Old 97's at the Great Texas BBQ Fest last night. Snapped this photo of Junior and his "guit-steel." Man he is off the charts. He'd do chicken pickin, harmonics, riffs that I thought were impossible without a b-bender, and entire riffs by plucking a string and using the tuner, all in the span of like 15 seconds. It was the guitar equivalent of juggling on a unicycle while blindfolded. He would also do insane lap steel runs loaded with slant bar moves. 

Ken Bethea (Old 97's) had an alarming number of badass guitars, in particular a Gretsch Sparklejet and a Gretsch Tennessee Rose. But for all my G&L peeps, here's a photo I took when he was using an ASAT.

 

[Celery Man 21076]

he also has a chieftan #matchless

[DougO 5261]

4 hours ago, CTC2 said:

https://www.musiciansfriend.com/stupid?source=3TP5DNB&mscr=2108818_20546

 

First one they've had on SDOTD in a couple of months.

I'm betting there will be a stupid deal of the hour on Memorial Day, so I will keep my promise to hold off.

[Grandioso 2592]

2 hours ago, Celery Man said:

he also has a chieftan #matchless

Saw that! 

[Superhero 8990]

13 hours ago, DougO said:

 

First one they've had on SDOTD in a couple of months.

I'm betting there will be a stupid deal of the hour on Memorial Day, so I will keep my promise to hold off.

Have they ever had a SDOTD on S-500s?

The more I look at them, the more I’m intrigued by them. Essentially a Strat with MFD pickups, bass and treble controls for all pickups, and a pull out knob (or a switch on USA models) to activate the neck pickup on all settings - what David Gilmour has on his black Strat. 

Edited May 21, 2018 by Superhero
Spell-tard

[Mileslong 4793]

Lulz, that F chord workaround cracked me up. Well done

[jimmyjazz 46976]

That's a great clip with Mayer and Clapton.

And Steve Fucking Gadd.

[jimmyjazz 46976]

And that Paul Reed Smithocaster looks stupid.

[hullabelew 3730]

22 hours ago, Grandioso said:

Ken Bethea (Old 97's) had an alarming number of badass guitars, in particular a Gretsch Sparklejet and a Gretsch Tennessee Rose. But for all my G&L peeps, here's a photo I took when he was using an ASAT.

 

I've never seen him play that G&L.  This last tour was the first time I've missed an Old 97s show in Atlanta.  Ever.  Still not over it.  He has had that Matchless for a long time.  My favorite guitar of his is that black hopped up tele with the flames behind the bridge.  Love to know what pickups he has it that monster.  Only guitar I've heard close to that is the lead guitarist from Turnpike Troubadours.    Philip kicks ASS on this version.

 

 

Edited May 21, 2018 by hullabelew

[DougO 5261]

7 hours ago, Superhero said:

Have they ever had a SDOTD on S-500s?

The more I look at them, the more I’m intrigued by them. Essentially a Strat with MFD pickups, bass and treble controls for all pickups, and a pull out knob (or a switch on USA models) to activate the neck pickup on all settings - what David Gilmour has on his black Strat. 

I know they had the Legacy models up a few times, but not nearly as often as the ASAT.

[DougO 5261]

 

SG worn cherry is back on for $599 today.

https://www.musiciansfriend.com/stupid?icid=210190

[jimmyjazz 46976]

. . . and to continue my uninteresting commentary on that Clapton/Mayer video, I think the reason Clapton smiles on the 2nd solo is because Mayer breaks out of typical blues-rock wank and gets a whole lot closer to one of Clapton's favorite modern guitarist (Doyle Bramhall Jr.).  Was Doyle on that stage?

[DougO 5261]

7 hours ago, Superhero said:

Have they ever had a SDOTD on S-500s?

The more I look at them, the more I’m intrigued by them. Essentially a Strat with MFD pickups, bass and treble controls for all pickups, and a pull out knob (or a switch on USA models) to activate the neck pickup on all settings - what David Gilmour has on his black Strat. 

 

Actually, I see now that you can get 15% off with the SALUTE2018 coupon code on MF. That takes this pretty sweet looking ax down from $499 to $424.

[Buzzrock 15115]

How do you make the tools that make the tools?

Check out the Primitive Technology YouTube channel. Dude could build an Airbus with sticks and rocks and mud.

[Mileslong 4793]

Check out the Primitive Technology YouTube channel. Dude could build an Airbus with sticks and rocks and mud.

I could build a Chevrolet with sticks, rocks and mud

[Deej 77671]

Rented a K Car way back when that might have been built with sticks, rocks and mud.

[DougO 5261]

 

3 minutes ago, Mileslong said:

I could build a Chevrolet with sticks, rocks and mud

[Mileslong 4793]

 

Yabadabado !

[Chad Fuck 18092]

Testing. Pic test, one, two.

[Celery Man 21076]

Get the 88, we can be les paul twins

[AnotherUTFan 9953]

Plus it likely has the same Bill Lawrence Circuit Board pickups as my 335.

That said, both those seem overpriced.

[tbone_ 14411]

So I played one of the aged VOS Les Paul pearly gates reissues on Saturday. I think they only made 50 of the aged ones. It was pretty sweet. Did not make me sound any more like the Reverend though.

 

Dude was asking $12k.

 

You can see it in the photo gallery here:

 

https://tonechasergear.com

 

 I think that's the second most expensive guitar I've ever played behind some $22k tele I played at Gruhn until I saw the price tag and quickly put it back.

 

[Chad Fuck 18092]

Get the 88, we can be les paul twins

I wanted it very badly.

[Chad Fuck 18092]

A friend asked me to drop by Emerald City Guitars today because I was in town for work. Always do what I can to help. Played two 66 Strats. They were really great guitars. Everything didn’t immediately go to shit as soon as Leo left. So on to the pics:

[Chad Fuck 18092]

[Celery Man 21076]

For a second I thought that 59 LP was $3500 and was like huh.  Then... oh yeah.

 

I don't think I paid nearly $4k for my 80s LP reissue.  And therefore one can surmise that I am a very savvy collector and drive a hard bargain.

[Celery Man 21076]

13 hours ago, hullabelew said:

I've never seen him play that G&L.  This last tour was the first time I've missed an Old 97s show in Atlanta.  Ever.  Still not over it.  He has had that Matchless for a long time.  My favorite guitar of his is that black hopped up tele with the flames behind the bridge.  Love to know what pickups he has it that monster.  Only guitar I've heard close to that is the lead guitarist from Turnpike Troubadours.    Philip kicks ASS on this version.

 

 

doesn't mention the pickups, but it's fun

also, I recorded an EP here

whenever they were recording this (would have been grand theater vol 1) Rhett wanted some horns.  So Jim called up the guys who played horns in my band, and they played horns on a few tracks.  Can't remember which ones.  Murray was very anti the horns (and they were on tour when the dudes went in and laid it down), and they never made it.

 

ha, I recorded with that exact falcon

Edited May 22, 2018 by Celery Man