The Guitar Pron Thread

[tigol 2,411]

31 minutes ago, tigol said:

Nah.  I live there.  I offered $700 without the case.  I'll keep y'all posted.

$700 was agreed to.  Holy shit.  Now I have to explain this to my husband.

[Chad Fuck 17,829]

$700 was agreed to.  Holy shit.  Now I have to explain this to my husband.

Blow Job = all is forgiven.

[tigol 2,411]

Just now, Chad Fuck said:

 

Blow Job = all is forgiven.
 

 

 

[hullabelew 3,724]

Hey you know what's fun about having two telecasters?  When you make a resolution to learn some Rolling Stones in 2019 and realize it's in open G and then walla - you have a keef guitar.

If been looking for an extra tele for this very reason.

[tbone_ 14,211]

Fender American Pro open box day on Adorama

https://www.adorama.com/g/fender-open-box-sale?utm_source=rflaid98220

[noharleyyet 2,853]

33 minutes ago, tbone_ said:

Fender American Pro open box day on Adorama

https://www.adorama.com/g/fender-open-box-sale?utm_source=rflaid98220

...that Oly White/Rosewood Tele

Edited January 3, 2019 by noharleyyet

[Chad Fuck 17,829]

1 hour ago, noharleyyet said:

...that Oly White/Rosewood Tele

Do.  

It. 

Do it!

 

[noharleyyet 2,853]

Pretty cool...

 

[DougO 5,257]

The tortoise guard is sweet. Bars are nice, too.

[Buzzrock 15,010]

Do.  
It. 
Do it!
 

[tigol 2,411]

Edited January 4, 2019 by tigol

[tigol 2,411]

Tough to get an image posted.  Sorry about that.

Picked up the guitar.  The dude that sold it to me is awesome.  He's a gentleman nearby that teaches lessons.  He demonstrated the guitar with some Clapton and Waylon.  I shall employ his services.

[the idoit 165]

I love it when this thread is at the top but I hate all the deals I miss...

This one is speaking to me though. I just had to cancel a trip to Vegas so I’d actually be saving money in the big picture...

[the idoit 165]

Also, a friend of mine’s dad whipped this out on NYE. I played it, but not too well. Too much vodka.



That’s all gold hardware, by the way. Not my cup of tea (or vodka, or bourbon... ) but she was gorgeous.

[the idoit 165]

Oh, yeah, that’s the original strap too.

[tbone_ 14,211]

All gold. Stevie Ray style.

What year was that thing?

[Foggy Notion 1,202]

You don't see those very often. That's the STRAT model from 81-83 that was the upgrade from the standard Stratocaster. Matching headstock, gold hardware, hot bridge pickup. The middle tone knob is actually a two-way rotary switch that gives you nine different pickup combinations when used with the regular five-way pickup selector. These guitars were available with C, D and U shaped necks.

[Chad Fuck 17,829]

It was also the first return to a small headstock since pre-CBS days, though not exactly a pre-CBS headstock.  If you look at them up close you can see that while it is a smaller headstock, it's a bit off the pre-CBS proportions.  It's as if they knew where they wanted to go, and knew what the market wanted (I remember seeing a vintage Strat for $5000!!!  I couldn't believe anyone would pay that much for a guitar) but couldn't be bothered to track down an original to go off of.  Tokai was doing a better job at the time.  Then the Vintage Reissues came out and that was a huge leap forward/back.

 

[Chad Fuck 17,829]

[the idoit 165]

He said he thought it was an ‘81 but couldn’t remember exactly without looking. Bought it new in ‘82.

[tbone_ 14,211]

There’s nothing I dislike more in the guitar world than those big cartoon cbs headstocks.

[Chad Fuck 17,829]

1 hour ago, tbone_ said:

There’s nothing I dislike more in the guitar world than those big cartoon cbs headstocks.

Totally.  They're like a bad boob job.  "Hey, let's take this well proportioned thing of beauty AND MAKE IT GROSSLY GIGANTIC AND DISPROPORTIONATE!!!!"  

[noharleyyet 2,853]

4 hours ago, the idoit said:

I love it when this thread is at the top but I hate all the deals I miss...

This one is speaking to me though. I just had to cancel a trip to Vegas so I’d actually be saving money in the big picture...

Dreaded csb time....ordered a telecaster from Zzounds in the same green a few years ago. They screwed up and shipped a strat....in the short lapse of them admitting it was on their end the tele sold. After negotiating we settled on a good price for this Deluxe. 

 

-The End

[noharleyyet 2,853]

6 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said:

Totally.  They're like a bad boob job.  "Hey, let's take this well proportioned thing of beauty AND MAKE IT GROSSLY GIGANTIC AND DISPROPORTIONATE!!!!"  

For the sake of full disclosure you have to admit that's an awful relic job also.

[Chad Fuck 17,829]

2 minutes ago, noharleyyet said:

Dreaded csb time....ordered a telecaster from Zzounds in the same green a few years ago. They screwed up and shipped a strat....in the short lapse of them admitting it was on their end the tele sold. After negotiating we settled on a good price for this Deluxe. 

 

-The End

Hell yeah.  That's  beauty.

 

[Chad Fuck 17,829]

2 minutes ago, noharleyyet said:

For the sake of full disclosure you have to admit that's an awful relic job also.

Truth.

And just because it seems like a good place to post it:

[jimmyjazz 46,351]

Team Small Head(stock).

[AnotherUTFan 9,803]

While I also prefer the smaller headstocks, I don't hate the big ones. Its juat something that helps date an era, like Poloroid pictures.

The even smaller Tele headstocks are the coolest though.

[Chad Fuck 17,829]

53 minutes ago, AnotherUTFan said:

While I also prefer the smaller headstocks, I don't hate the big ones. Its juat something that helps date an era, like Poloroid pictures.

The even smaller Tele headstocks are the coolest though.

Like fake boobs, I'm not saying I wouldn't play with them.

I'm saying I prefer the way they originally came.

[tbone_ 14,211]

I’m not gonna lie, I can dig a great pair of fakers. But those ridiculous headstocks not so much.

[Deej 77,003]

1 hour ago, AnotherUTFan said:

The even smaller Tele headstocks are the coolest though.

Until you forget to squeeze the tines in snugger on the wall hanger.

[Foggy Notion 1,202]

Why you no like big headstock?

[DougO 5,257]

I kinda like the big headstocks once in a while. I also like the smaller ones. I hate fake tits. I like big and small real tits. I have a lot more guitars to play with than I ever had tits to play with.

[NBMisha 224]

When a young boy asks where his life's path will take him, you have provided the answer.  More guitars, fewer tits.

[Chad Fuck 17,829]

I kinda like the big headstocks once in a while. I also like the smaller ones. I hate fake tits. I like big and small real tits. I have a lot more guitars to play with than I ever had tits to play with.

It’s how we compensate.

[the idoit 165]

When a young boy asks where his life's path will take him, you have provided the answer.  More guitars, fewer tits.

Hmmmmm... I do tend to regard the guitars and basses that I’ve lost to the ether with more fondness than former GF’s. You may be on to something.

[the idoit 165]

That antique olive Strat is still available. It’s in my cart with a tweed gig bag. But I’ve got tuition coming for two boys. March would be more optimal. Maybe they should sit out a semester.

[tbone_ 14,211]

They can’t drive Uber for a few days?

[the idoit 165]

The candle has been lit. NGD in T minus 7-10 days. I won't be back home for about 5 days anyway so it's perfect. Pics upon arrival.

I think the boys will be great Uber drivers. Thanks for the tip. LOL.

[Buzzrock 15,010]

Why you no like big headstock?

This is why I like the big headstocks. Sometimes the modern ones look a little too tidy to me. I love the funky style of the old big headstocks, and I’m sure that’s 90% owed to Jimi. It was Jimi Hendrix at max volume in 15 year old me’s bedroom that marked the first time my mother worried about me. Though not the last.

[jimmyjazz 46,351]

Plus, if you're out in a canoe playing your Strat and you lose your paddle, you can use the guitar instead.

[DougO 5,257]

4 hours ago, Chad Fuck said:

It’s how we compensate.

They use to tell us that having guitars would lead to tits.

Fake news.

[Buzzrock 15,010]

Plus, if you're out in a canoe playing your Strat and you lose your paddle, you can use the guitar instead.

If I had a nickel

[Buzzrock 15,010]

[jimmyjazz 46,351]

Whoa.  Isbell landed Ed King's Les Paul.

[noharleyyet 2,853]

http://weeklywire.com/ww/09-02-97/nash_music-industry.html

[Foggy Notion 1,202]

Isbell's comment about the guitar being played and not locked up in a vault seems like a subtle dig at Dirk Ziff. 

There are more pictures of this guitar at the link below, including a couple that really show the distinct red patch below the toggle switch that helped King identify it years after it was stolen. I'd never heard of "tag fade" before. Back then Gibson put a small paper tag on the toggle. Depending on how long the tag was left on, the finish faded around the tag, leaving a brighter spot underneath. Hence the name, Red Eye.

https://www.lespaulforum.com/forum/showthread.php?132199-The-Ed-King-Burst

[noharleyyet 2,853]

 

[Chad Fuck 17,829]

 

I may have to re-evaluate the big headstock thing....

Call is a situational opinion.

[noharleyyet 2,853]

On 1/4/2019 at 1:27 PM, Chad Fuck said:

Truth.

And just because it seems like a good place to post it:

I'll have an order of '66 and '74 to go please.