The Guitar Pron Thread

[noharleyyet 2831]

19 hours ago, CycleTex87 said:

https://shop.fender.com/en-US/american-acoustasonic-telecaster/0972013206.html
 

so, Fender Acoustasonic:  cool new thing or abomination?

Not just under 2k cool....under a grand, yea I'd do it.

[AnotherUTFan 9618]

I've learned this today that a friend I used to play music with in San Diego in the ICU and on a ventilator with the Corona.

This is from 2011, he's on the Telecaster, my Gretsch Billy Bo was brand new back then.

I just saw that my friend was taken off the ventilator today. They'de been trying to bring him out of a coma to remove it for a few days. I learned he was in with this on April 6, today's the 21st. That's a motherfucker, but I'm glad he made it.

Just updating for the well wishers. Thank you.

[Deej 76334]

3 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

I realize those forums are where I need to be . . . but how the hell would I strip a clean stripe and then lay down a perfect replacement color on the fresh wood?

My laziness is going to get in the way of me doing this "right".  I may just go for it.  It's a total garbage body from Guitar Fetish or some such.  I do kinda like the way the thing feeds back, though.  It's really light.

You strip the whole thing and start it fresh. 

[jimmyjazz 45344]

Just now, Deej said:

You strip the whole thing and start it fresh. 

There is no fucking way I'm doing that.

12-pack of beer, some hand tools, a little painter's tape . . . here I come.

[Deej 76334]

3 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

There is no fucking way I'm doing that.

12-pack of beer, some hand tools, a little painter's tape . . . here I come.

It'd be easier stripping the whole thing. Heat gun and a scraper if it's poly. It will come right off.

[tbone_ 14016]

Could you just soak in in Formbys or something?

[jimmyjazz 45344]

OK, riddle me this:  I have ZERO (none, zed, nada) patience for handwork.  I can dick around with microphones and preamps and mix settings until the cows come home, but if it has anything to do with visual excellence, nope.  Not doing it.

How much would it cost me to have somebody good strip and repaint the body?  At some point it would probably make sense to buy a good blank canvas instead of messing with this piece of crap.

[Deej 76334]

Why buy a piece of crap, when you have a piece of crap to work with? What is done can be undone. I once built a 16x20 foot colonial-style shed with zero carpentry experience. 17 years later, that bitch is still standing like a boss. 

It was more work than I ever could have imagined, but damn, that thing was mine. When the house sold, the new owners said it was what pushed them to buy it. 

Edited April 22, 2020 by Deej

[jimmyjazz 45344]

1 hour ago, Deej said:

Why buy a piece of crap, when you have a piece of crap to work with? What is done can be undone. I once built a 16x20 foot colonial-style shed with zero carpentry experience. 17 years later, that bitch is still standing like a boss. 

It was more work than I ever could have imagined, but damn, that thing was mine. When the house sold, the new owners said it was what pushed them to buy it. 

You aren't getting it -- I have no desire to do the work myself if it's anything more than 30 minutes worth of bored time.  I have other things to do.  I don't enjoy handwork.  I'm not you.

[Napoleon 8586]

On 4/20/2020 at 6:30 PM, jimmyjazz said:

...I have my image to protect.

(Slightly overweight middle aged white dude.)

Embodying the goal of extremely overweight middle-aged white dudes everywhere.

[Deej 76334]

14 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

You aren't getting it -- I have no desire to do the work myself if it's anything more than 30 minutes worth of bored time.  I have other things to do.  I don't enjoy handwork.  I'm not you.

I really don't, either, but that satisfaction, though.

[DougO 5238]

7 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

Looks like "Daphne Blue" might be close.  Do I have to strip the old paint?  Just prime over existing paint?  Go buy a new body from Warmoth?  (Don't answer that last question.  This particular body is a cheapie and I'm willing to experiment.)

Sand the top coat enough for the new primer to stick, get all the shine off. It's been a while, but I think around 400 grit should be good.

[DougO 5238]

2 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

OK, riddle me this:  I have ZERO (none, zed, nada) patience for handwork.  I can dick around with microphones and preamps and mix settings until the cows come home, but if it has anything to do with visual excellence, nope.  Not doing it.

How much would it cost me to have somebody good strip and repaint the body?  At some point it would probably make sense to buy a good blank canvas instead of messing with this piece of crap.

Sanding and painting isn't that hard. The real bitch is getting a decent clear coat. The simplest is just clear lacquer, same type as the paint you use. When you get into clear coats that stuff is just a major pain and takes some experience to get it right, plus ideal conditions, and it takes forever to cure hard.

If you sand the entire paint job down to the wood, that's a mofo, too.  I don't recommend it for a decent DIY job on a guitar you aren't too worried about.

[DougO 5238]

There are probably a ton of body shop guys in the Austin area that would do a paint job fairly cheap. Probably lots looking for some work right now.

[jimmyjazz 45344]

18 minutes ago, DougO said:

There are probably a ton of body shop guys in the Austin area that would do a paint job fairly cheap. Probably lots looking for some work right now.

Yeah, I got a whole car "sanded" and painted at Maaco for like $250 (maybe 25 years ago).  I have to believe a guitar body wouldn't cost any more, and with hopefully better quality.

[dcbc 14358]

8 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

Looks like "Daphne Blue" might be close.  Do I have to strip the old paint?  Just prime over existing paint?  Go buy a new body from Warmoth?  (Don't answer that last question.  This particular body is a cheapie and I'm willing to experiment.)

If it's a squire or something, good luck stripping that paint.  I've got a partscaster with a classic vibe strat body.  Previous owner tried to strip the finish.  That stuff is thick and hard as a rock.  Fortunately, they started on the back.  

[Buzzrock 14792]

All sortsa pron

[Chad Fuck 17444]

2 hours ago, Buzzrock said:

All sortsa pron

 

I see a lot of no-decal strat headstocks. 

[tbone_ 14016]

Yea what’s that about

[Deej 76334]

Holy shit!

 

[Buzzrock 14792]

This is brutal (not my NGD sadly):

[tbone_ 14016]

Fuuuuuuuuuuck that.

[Bogeywon 2518]

Open that bitch

[Buzzrock 14792]

It’s an ESP with an Evertune bridge and Seymour Duncan humbuckers. I’m curious how he likes it.

[VABuckeye 2472]

I hate my metronome.  We don't get along at all.

[jimmyjazz 45344]

37 minutes ago, VABuckeye said:

I hate my metronome.  We don't get along at all.

Kick her to the curb.

[VABuckeye 2472]

I've been feeling like I'm making progress and today isn't going great.  My timing sucks and a basic repeating pattern seems like rocket science.  But my chords are ringing and my changes are getting better.

Patience and vodka.

[Buzzrock 14792]

I’ve been playing for 30 years and there are days I pick up a guitar and it’s like I’ve never held one before. It’s just the guitar thing.

[AnotherUTFan 9618]

I need to find my metronome. I've been working on a song, "Here Comes the Sun", and I feel like I start with a good tempo but I'm racing through that hook by the end

[Deej 76334]

2 hours ago, Buzzrock said:

This is brutal (not my NGD sadly):

That sticker has never stopped me from opening the box. The same way I never wait for the pizza to cool after taking it out of the oven. I may get burned, but fuck it. 

[Scooter Monzingo 820]

3 hours ago, Buzzrock said:

This is brutal (not my NGD sadly):

Is that real? I have bought more guitars than I wish to admit from Sweetwater, and I have never seen that.

[Chad Fuck 17444]

True story, I played on a friends record that was recorded at a steel player's studio.  He'd toured with a bunch of famous folks here (Leeann Rimes and some others)  and he got to showing off guitars.  He was showing us a custom lap steel that was all foggy.  He said some roadie had opened it in the cold, after it had been riding in the bottom of a (warmer) tour bus for hours.  It was fucked from then on, finish wise.  No fixing it.  So I always let me cases sit a bit if I'm playing in the winter.  

Edited April 23, 2020 by Chad Fuck

[Chad Fuck 17444]

22 hours ago, Deej said:

Holy shit!

 

Man that is my wheelhouse.  Though I really want a blonde ES-350T like Chuck Berry.

[jimmyjazz 45344]

2 hours ago, VABuckeye said:

I've been feeling like I'm making progress and today isn't going great.  My timing sucks and a basic repeating pattern seems like rocket science.  But my chords are ringing and my changes are getting better.

It's like any physical endeavor, you'll go through long plateaus and then all of a sudden you'll be better.  Rinse, repeat.  Did you play sports?  When I was in high school, I would lift weights for weeks without my best getting any better, and then wham!  I'm pushing up 20% more weight.  Same thing.

 

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Patience and vodka.

That too.

[VABuckeye 2472]

I was in the band.  More pussy. 

[topochico 1048]

2 hours ago, Chad Fuck said:

True story, I played on a friends record that was recorded at a steel player's studio.  He'd toured with a bunch of famous folks here (Leeann Rimes and some others)  and he got to showing off guitars.  He was showing us a custom lap steel that was all foggy.  He said some roadie had opened it in the cold, after it had been riding in the bottom of a (warmer) tour bus for hours.  It was fucked from then on, finish wise.  No fixing it.  So I always let me cases sit a bit if I'm playing in the winter.  

Thank you for this. I always feel like a wuss, but I wait too. 

[DougO 5238]

6 hours ago, Deej said:

That sticker has never stopped me from opening the box. The same way I never wait for the pizza to cool after taking it out of the oven. I may get burned, but fuck it. 

 

 

[dcbc 14358]

Bought a 52 tele from Wildwood.  Opened it immediately  No problems.

[Celery Man 20822]

Metronome pron

i should dust

 

Also - slow is smooth, smooth is fast.

[hullabelew 3698]

Dammit @Buzzrock  When are we opening up our new guitar?  

[hullabelew 3698]

14 hours ago, DougO said:

 

 

Is that the dude who plays keys and trumpet for Bob Schneider?  He wears shit like this on stage all the time.  I saw him at an outdoor show, when it was about 99 degrees and he was  completely decked out like this.  

[Chad Fuck 17444]

5 hours ago, Celery Man said:

Metronome pron

i should dust

 

Also - slow is smooth, smooth is fast.

I like that radio.

[topochico 1048]

A “thing” arrives tomorrow huh? I hope there are pics.

Also - what was the bass site you were taking lessons on? I may want to check that out.

I’ve had it a few days now. I love it. It sounds like thunder. CS 60’s PUPS are relatively hot, but not over the top. Still very classic passive punchy tone. I was worried about the slab body, but it is comfortable and relatively light.

[topochico 1048]

 

Edited April 24, 2020 by topochico
Double tap

[Foggy Notion 1202]

topochico be like...

[Chad Fuck 17444]

Awesome bass, topochico.  Classic look with the punchier pups.  I dig it.

[Chad Fuck 17444]

How do you select the pups?  Or do you?  They both full on?

 

[jimmyjazz 45344]

DP

Edited April 24, 2020 by jimmyjazz

[jimmyjazz 45344]

Gotdam, that is a fine looking bass guitar.  One of the best I've ever seen, and so simple.  Well.  Done.

[topochico 1048]

How do you select the pups?  Or do you?  They both full on?
 

Lead knob is actually a stacked volume and then a rear tone knob. I have it 100% Neck, 50% Bridge and rolled back to about 75% tone right now. Still playing with it.