The Guitar Pron Thread

[jimmyjazz 46533]

I think  you could wind a Tele neck pickup using tin foil and lamp cord and it would sound awesome.  There's just something about that location on that guitar that makes beautiful sounds.

[AnotherUTFan 9845]

Well fuck DougO, look what just followed me out of a pawn shop in the Mission. Happy fucking Friday!

[jimmyjazz 46533]

9 minutes ago, AnotherUTFan said:

Well fuck DougO, look what just followed me out of a pawn shop in the Mission. Happy fucking Friday!

Now this is turning out to be one of our better NGDs in recent memory, AND on a Friday, no less.  

[Deej 77304]

Damn it, am I gonna have to buy another guitar?

[Mojo Hand 4580]

Woah

[Buzzrock 15032]

Woo Hoo, pointy guitar!

[AnotherUTFan 9845]

Serial number coverter says it's from 90, I figured around there cause the case is the same as my 88 335

 

 

[Celery Man 21036]

Fuckin radical

[Bogeywon 2544]

19 hours ago, Chad Fuck said:

Set that bitch on fire for true authenticity.  Zero fucks given.

It’s the $60 shipping that’s killing the deal for me lol

[Deej 77304]

First day of vacation. Going to spend some time with this today. I've been too busy, lately.

[Bogeywon 2544]

Good shit DougO

[tbone_ 14300]

Love the tele and the explorer.

[Chad Fuck 17910]

Explorer is pretty badass. Is that the first one in the thread, here or the old place?

[TexasEd 8163]

In my pawn shop foray I found a 2012 G & L S 500 tribute for $335. It has one small crack near the output Jack but plays beautifully what do y'all think?  I would love a white one but this one is cream. Comes with a  hard case

Edited June 30, 2018 by TexasEd

[Superhero 8904]

Anyone want to try this and give us a report?

https://reverb.com/item/1048349-backbone-instantly-gives-your-tele-style-guitar-more-sustain-resonance-and-punch-easy-install

[Deej 77304]

Umm...yeah...no. 

[Deej 77304]

59 minutes ago, TexasEd said:

In my pawn shop foray I found a 2012 G & L S 500 tribute for $335. It has one small crack near the output Jack but plays beautifully what do y'all think?  I would love a white one but this one is cream. Comes with a  hard case

If the crack is superficial, go for it. Easy enough to stop that crack from going further.

[DougO 5257]

1 hour ago, TexasEd said:

In my pawn shop foray I found a 2012 G & L S 500 tribute for $335. It has one small crack near the output Jack but plays beautifully what do y'all think?  I would love a white one but this one is cream. Comes with a  hard case

I would wait it out until the 4th when there will probably be an MF stupid deal of the hour. Good chance there will be at least one or two G&L deals if you check every hour.

[Superhero 8904]

1 hour ago, TexasEd said:

In my pawn shop foray I found a 2012 G & L S 500 tribute for $335. It has one small crack near the output Jack but plays beautifully what do y'all think?  I would love a white one but this one is cream. Comes with a  hard case

That's a good deal. I just bought a brand new one (cream color) for $445*, and doesn't even come with a gig bag.

If I had found the one you did, I would've jumped on it.

 

* I ordered it last Friday, and can't wait to have it delivered on Monday. My wife is gonna have a cow when I bring it home.

[Superhero 8904]

25 minutes ago, DougO said:

I would wait it out until the 4th when there will probably be an MF stupid deal of the hour. Good chance there will be at least one or two G&L deals if you check every hour.

Have there been S-500s for SDOTDs? I bought mine at Music World 28, which is the lowest price I found. Most are still going for $500+.

[DougO 5257]

1 hour ago, Superhero said:

Anyone want to try this and give us a report?

https://reverb.com/item/1048349-backbone-instantly-gives-your-tele-style-guitar-more-sustain-resonance-and-punch-easy-install

Great sustain, but it will cut though your jeans and slice your dick off while playing low slung.

Edited June 30, 2018 by DougO

[TexasEd 8163]

Pictures of the Pawn Shop find.  The Glue from that sticker looks nasty.  I could not tell if it was Elmer's or just sticker residue but it was thicker than you would expect.  Is the volume Pot supposed to be so high off the body?

Looked like it was barely played.

 

Edited June 30, 2018 by TexasEd

[DougO 5257]

GooGone may work for the sticker, then you can see what might be lurking under it. Maybe they would let you take it off before you decide. Wouldn't hurt to ask.

 

 

[DougO 5257]

I've had a pawn shop allow me to bring in a tool and adjust a neck before deciding if I wanted to buy. If it's been there for a little while they are apt to accommodate requests that might make a sale.

[DougO 5257]

1 hour ago, Superhero said:

Have there been S-500s for SDOTDs? I bought mine at Music World 28, which is the lowest price I found. Most are still going for $500+.

They had this Legacy in the last month or two. I've seen a couple of their strat types on the SDOTD here and there in the past year.

https://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/gl-tribute-legacy-electric-guitar/l10442?rNtt=G&L tribute&index=7#productDetail

[Superhero 8904]

1 hour ago, TexasEd said:

Pictures of the Pawn Shop find.  The Glue from that sticker looks nasty.  I could not tell if it was Elmer's or just sticker residue but it was thicker than you would expect.  Is the volume Pot supposed to be so high off the body?

 

One of the pots is push-pull so you turn on the neck pickup in all positions.

The pickups are called MDFs. Made in Fullerton and supposed to be pretty hot.  

[TexasEd 8163]

12 minutes ago, Superhero said:

One of the pots is push-pull so you turn on the neck pickup in all positions.

The pickups are called MDFs. Made in Fullerton and supposed to be pretty hot.  

Yeah, but that is supposed to be one of the tone pots.  The volume looks like it is either set high or has the wrong cap for the shaft.

[Grandioso 2592]

On 6/29/2018 at 12:22 PM, Mojo Hand said:

Same.   His strumming rhythm on that song is incomparable. 

The Live at Winterland version is badass too. As far as what Jimi was doing on the neck - all that trilling and using his thumb - it helped that he had the hands of a Harlem Globetrotter. He makes that Strat look like a Fisher Price toy.

[TexasEd 8163]

8 hours ago, DougO said:

I would wait it out until the 4th when there will probably be an MF stupid deal of the hour. Good chance there will be at least one or two G&L deals if you check every hour.

So I went and listened to side by side Legacy and S500 playing and went back to wanting more natural strat sound.  I've been looking for a MIM strat but saw that the old SDOTD for a Legacy Tribute was about $300 so now I might focus on that.  

Currently it says they are out of Legacy Tributes except for Sonic blue with inventory not expected until after Independence Day but I'll watch.

 

If anyone wants that S500 I'll send you the location.  With the hard case it is a good deal and you might get it down to 300.

Edited July 1, 2018 by TexasEd

[noharleyyet 2853]

Newcaster...Taos

Newcaster  

[DougO 5257]

I ordered a cheap vintage tortoise shell pickguard for my black Mexico Strat. I get bored with black and white. I blew all my new guitar money already, so this is the only way to kind of get a new guitar. I think it will look cool as long as it fits right.

[Buzzrock 15032]

Tortoise shell is never wrong

[Deej 77304]

I can only go as far as mint green, unless it's butterscotch, then black.

[jimmyjazz 46533]

Tortoiseshell or mother of toilet seat looks awesome on a black guitar.  Mother of toilet seat looks awesome on almost any guitar.

[DougO 5257]

I have a dark wine red strat, burgundy-ish (almost aggy), that is so dark I thought it was black when I bought it. But it was a deal I couldn't pass up at the time. I've been trying to think of a PG combo that would make me like the look of it but not a lot seems to work. I don't really want to go foo foo pearl with it. I probably should have sold it long ago to get something I really like, but it's all stock, mid-90s USA.

 

[tbone_ 14300]

Agree on mots. I have a black tele with a white pick guard. I’ve been waffling on changing it to either MOTS or chrome.

[Celery Man 21036]

 

Meant as as a suggestion for dougo’s strat, editing posts with images on mobile still difficult...

Edited July 2, 2018 by Celery Man

[noharleyyet 2853]

6 hours ago, Celery Man said:

 

Meant as as a suggestion for dougo’s strat, editing posts with images on mobile still difficult...

Like that combo...

[TexasEd 8163]

Anyone recognize this logo?  Seems to have high end components like Graph Tech Ratio locking tuners, Seymour Duncan Jimmy Hendrix pickups, and a very nice neck.

 

[Chad Fuck 17910]

35 minutes ago, TexasEd said:

Anyone recognize this logo?  Seems to have high end components like Graph Tech Ratio locking tuners, Seymour Duncan Jimmy Hendrix pickups, and a very nice neck.

 

Looks like a custom decal.  I had a similar (better, IMHO) one made for my parts-Tele. 

[tbone_ 14300]

Looks like a custom decal.  I had a similar (better, IMHO) one made for my parts-Tele. 

How did you accomplish this?

[Chad Fuck 17910]

22 minutes ago, tbone_ said:

How did you accomplish this?

It all started long ago when there was this awesome website with a bunch of guys who posted pics of their guitars and then I asked them where I could get a decal.  They were most helpful and had great suggestions.  

Then I dug around a bit further on my own and found this guy:  http://bennettdecals.wixsite.com/decals

He did exactly what I wanted, how I wanted it done.  

Some of the other guys I ran across who do similar stuff, but I can't personally vouch for:

http://oldfret.com/fender-headstock-decals.htm (this guy only does replicas, won't do new work)

https://www.rothkoandfrost.com/decals-c1/guitar-decals-c2

https://www.guitarfetish.com/Headstock-Decals_c_598.html

There are tons.  Even more now than when I started this quest ages ago.  A  google search of "custom headstock decal" will get you there.

[tbone_ 14300]

Bitchin. Thanks.

[Chad Fuck 17910]

For Fender-style decals, I can't recommend Bennett enough.  He did a great job on both a late 50s style and an 1966 CBS transitional style for me.  

[jimmyjazz 46533]

I assume there is no way to serialize the decals?  (Asking for a friend.)

[Chad Fuck 17910]

9 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

I assume there is no way to serialize the decals?  (Asking for a friend.)

That probably depends.  If you're asking him to make "Fender Stratocaster serial no. X"  he's not going to do that.  If you're asking him to do "Jimmy's Motherfucking Kickass No. 1 Jizzmaster" he'll do that for you (so long as it'll fit on the headstock).  You can ask him to put whatever you want on the decal. For example, instead of "with synchronized tremelo" underneath where "Stratocaster" usually is, I had "Custom Assembled in Dallas, Texas."  You can't really see that unless you're up close anyhow.  It was more about the continuity of the overall look for me.  

Bottom line, if you're trying to put a trademarked name on it (i.e., Telecaster) he'll hem and haw and ask you to avoid doing it. Especially if you're trying to combine that with a serial.  I think everything else is fair game as long as it doesn't seem like you're trying to work in some overt fraud by calling your parts-caster a Fender and drag him into it by straight up copying a Fender decal.  

[jimmyjazz 46533]

No, nothing trademarked (except by me).  Just wondering if I could have each decal with a different S/N.  Obviously it would cost more.

[Chad Fuck 17910]

1 minute ago, jimmyjazz said:

No, nothing trademarked (except by me).  Just wondering if I could have each decal with a different S/N.  Obviously it would cost more.

I'll bet you could make a deal with him.  He was willing to work with me and there's always a discount for volume.  

[Chad Fuck 17910]

But I think generally the cost is the cost.  If you're just changing a character(s) here and there, that's not much work once the basic form is agreed upon.  

http://bennettdecals.wixsite.com/decals/price-list

 

[jimmyjazz 46533]

Yeah, I'll email him.  I've built a few guitars for friends and have a "brand" (and a logo) but I've never used it.  Just left the headstocks blank.  If I could get a sheet of say 2 dozen sequentially serialized logos it would last the rest of my life.