The Guitar Pron Thread

[Buzzrock 15136]

Some tele/SG pron from last night

Man I remember when he was just a kid.

[tbone_ 14447]

He’s a grown ass man on the guitar now for sure.

Probably was as a kid too.

[G650 14437]

21 minutes ago, tbone_ said:

He’s a grown ass man on the guitar now for sure.

Probably was as a kid too.

Definitely was. I saw him with Warren Haynes back when, two dudes that are incredible.

[AnotherUTFan 9985]

Rickenbacker Bass Diary Day 1

If you're exploring the features of you're new Rick, do not loosen the mute screws all the way. If you do, the will detach from the mute plate and the only way to get it back on is to remove the entire bridge. This the most over complicated bridge design ther possibly could have come up with.

Lesson learned.

[Chad Fuck 18135]

21 minutes ago, AnotherUTFan said:

Rickenbacker Bass Diary Day 1

If you're exploring the features of you're new Rick, do not loosen the mute screws all the way. If you do, the will detach from the mute plate and the only way to get it back on is to remove the entire bridge. Yeah but 
Lesson learned.

Yeah, but ain't all that chrome gorgeous?

[dcbc 14644]

7 hours ago, G650 said:

Got the old Tele out of the closet for a cleaning and prep for operation eradicate PRS.

 

 

 

Nice 88.  I'll bet that thing slams!

[Paul Wesley 3313]

9 hours ago, AnotherUTFan said:

This the most over complicated bridge design ther possibly could have come up with.
 

Ha ha - I have said the same thing about their guitars.  It's like they evolved on an an island that was isolated from all other guitar makers.  

[G650 14437]

13 hours ago, dcbc said:

Nice 88.  I'll bet that thing slams!

You know how some guitars just have "it"? This is one of those guitars. Just an amazing player.

 

It actually has wound it's way through the family a bit, my step dad got it new, then I had it for awhile in the early 90's, then it went back and forth twice, and I went over Sunday to get it out of the closet he had it in. Apparently I was the last person to change the strings on it too, talk about rough. There's a non zero chance the grime on the fret board contains some Cool Ranch Doritos funk I may have been eating about 25 years ago too.

[Deej 77827]

I'm not particularly one for artist inspired guitars, but I just put in my pre-order on Sweetwater.

 

[dcbc 14644]

3 hours ago, G650 said:

You know how some guitars just have "it"? This is one of those guitars. Just an amazing player.

 

It actually has wound it's way through the family a bit, my step dad got it new, then I had it for awhile in the early 90's, then it went back and forth twice, and I went over Sunday to get it out of the closet he had it in. Apparently I was the last person to change the strings on it too, talk about rough. There's a non zero chance the grime on the fret board contains some Cool Ranch Doritos funk I may have been eating about 25 years ago too.

87--early 90 American Standards are true sleeper guitars.  These were before the move to the new factory.  Hand picked woods and hand built.  The pickups are special too.  The only thing I changed was ditching the TBX double-gang tone pot.  I never could make that behave in a practical way when switching between pickups.  I have an early 90 tele, and it's my #1, beating out two American Vintage (52 and 64). 

Edited September 6, 2022 by dcbc

[G650 14437]

Just now, dcbc said:

88--early 90 American Standards are true sleeper guitars.  These were before the move to the new factory.  Hand picked woods and hand built.  The pickups are special too.  The only thing I changed was ditching the TBX double-gang tone pot.  I never could make that behave in a practical way when switching between pickups.  I have an early 90 tele, and it's my #1, beating out two American Vintage (52 and 64). 

Smith and Blanda really did fantastic work turning the company around. The current Fender guitars are pretty good but business caught up with them a bit as happens. I've pondered many times getting a '63 Strat or something, but deep down early 90s American Strat Pluses out of Corona are as good if not better than any vintage I've handled.

This Tele legitimately might have been the best guitar I have ever played. It punches so hard and immaculate action.

[Deej 77827]

Those guitars are 30 years old, now. I think you can call them vintage. 

[G650 14437]

16 minutes ago, Deej said:

Those guitars are 30 years old, now. I think you can call them vintage. 

I know right, I was just having that conversation. Can't wrap my head around it.

[Goredho 17656]

Which means we're all fucking vintage at this point, lol.

[dcbc 14644]

23 minutes ago, Deej said:

Those guitars are 30 years old, now. I think you can call them vintage. 

Not around some people. 

 

But I'm one of those people who interprets the term vintage literally, i.e., it means nothing without a year next to it.  Vintage 88 Tele  Vintage 79 tele.  Vintage tele?  What the hell is that?  What year is it?

[Deej 77827]

8 minutes ago, G650 said:

I know right, I was just having that conversation. Can't wrap my head around it.

That guitar is closer to a 60's Strat in years than it is a current guitar. 

 

[G650 14437]

Just now, Deej said:

That guitar is closer to a 60's Strat in years than it is a current guitar. 

 

My actual example is that my '95 Strat is older now than my 72' Les Paul was when I bought that Strat. Crazy.

[Goredho 17656]

New demo/b-stock marketplace from Reverb.

 

[noharleyyet 2864]

'84 Vintage 'cept for the showy guard that replaced a Mint. Smooth player with badass Dirty Blonde Lollars. 

 

[Goredho 17656]

That aging oly white with anodized gold pickguard is classy.

[Chad Fuck 18135]

19 minutes ago, Goredho said:

That aging oly white with anodized gold pickguard is classy.

It is very nice. 

[G650 14437]

Definitely

[Bogeywon 2548]

3 hours ago, Deej said:

I'm not particularly one for artist inspired guitars, but I just put in my pre-order on Sweetwater.

 

Talk to me goose??? How much? 

[Bogeywon 2548]

Hey found a Gibson songwriter acoustic in king condition on market place. He’s asking $1950 or best offer. Is that a good price? It’s beautiful. I saw on reverb people asking 2300-2500 plus shipping. Could I buy and flip this and make a couple hundred. Asking for a friend whose wife doesn’t read this thread

[Chad Fuck 18135]

3 minutes ago, Bogeywon said:

Hey found a Gibson songwriter acoustic in king condition on market place. He’s asking $1950 or best offer. Is that a good price? It’s beautiful. I saw on reverb people asking 2300-2500 plus shipping. Could I buy and flip this and make a couple hundred. Asking for a friend whose wife doesn’t read this thread

That's a good price.  Either he's trying to move it, or there's something wrong with it and he's trying to move it.  

[Deej 77827]

44 minutes ago, Bogeywon said:

Talk to me goose??? How much? 

$1799. Still hating I didn't grab one of the last run about 15 years ago. Got them to throw in a setup and oil the fretboard. 

Rep said they have the shipment tracking to the warehouse tomorrow and will ship after he contacts with the weights. Told him I don't want a boat anchor. 

Edited September 6, 2022 by Deej

[Deej 77827]

Hard case included. Gonna have yo live with the 8 hole pickguard, but that guard is so busy, it's hard to see them all. 

https://www.musicradar.com/news/fender-joe-strummer-telecaster

Edited September 6, 2022 by Deej

[noharleyyet 2864]

45 minutes ago, Deej said:

$1799. Still hating I didn't grab one of the last run about 15 years ago. Got them to throw in a setup and oil the fretboard. 

Rep said they have the shipment tracking to the warehouse tomorrow and will ship after he contacts with the weights. Told him I don't want a boat anchor. 

Good price range for a heavy relic'd...paint 3 of the guard screws rusty black

[Goredho 17656]

There are people on the gear page angsting over the fact it is a made in mexico tele.  I personally don't give a shit.  If it plays and sounds badass, it plays and sounds badass, and then I can either afford it or I can't.

[Goredho 17656]

1 hour ago, Deej said:

Hard case included. Gonna have yo live with the 8 hole pickguard, but that guard is so busy, it's hard to see them all. 

https://www.musicradar.com/news/fender-joe-strummer-telecaster

BURN THE HERETIC!

[G650 14437]

5 minutes ago, Goredho said:

There are people on the gear page angsting over the fact it is a made in mexico tele.  I personally don't give a shit.  If it plays and sounds badass, it plays and sounds badass, and then I can either afford it or I can't.

I was actually texting with my dad last night (about borrowing one of his basses) and we both agreed the MIM stuff has improved significantly over time. And something like this will definitely get more attention.

[Goredho 17656]

2 minutes ago, G650 said:

I was actually texting with my dad last night (about borrowing one of his basses) and we both agreed the MIM stuff has improved significantly over time. And something like this will definitely get more attention.

Yeah, I have owned two (and still own one) Eastman that was made in China, and they were great guitars.  Ditto my Reverend Club King that was made in Korea.  They were more in the $800-$1200 range, but I've certainly played American made $3000 guitars that were not as good to me and my hands/ears.  If someone would rather support American industry and manufacturing on principle, I can understand that, but a guitar's country of origin does not immediately equate to it sucking.

 

[Deej 77827]

12 minutes ago, Goredho said:

There are people on the gear page angsting over the fact it is a made in mexico tele.  I personally don't give a shit.  If it plays and sounds badass, it plays and sounds badass, and then I can either afford it or I can't.

They higher end MIM stuff is nice. I've got an Baja Tele and that Shoreline Gold Strat. Nothing wrong with either. My P Bass is MIM (the Dakota red with the anodized guard) and it is flawless.

[G650 14437]

Case in point, Japanese Stratocasters.

 

I will say I had one of the early MIM Strats and it may be the worst electric guitar I've ever played lol.

[Deej 77827]

1 minute ago, Goredho said:

Yeah, I have owned two (and still own one) Eastman that was made in China, and they were great guitars.  Ditto my Reverend Club King that was made in Korea.  They were more in the $800-$1200 range, but I've certainly played American made $3000 guitars that were not as good to me and my hands/ears.  If someone would rather support American industry and manufacturing on principle, I can understand that, but a guitar's country of origin does not immediately equate to it sucking.

 

The US Plant and Mexico plant are pretty close to each other, geographically. What's the old joke? MIM are made in Mexico by Mexicans. MiA are made in California by Mexicans. 

[Goredho 17656]

1 minute ago, Deej said:

They higher end MIM stuff is nice. I've got an Baja Tele and that Shoreline Gold Strat. Nothing wrong with either. My P Bass is MIM (the Dakota red with the anodized guard) and it is flawless.

Yep, just making sure it is known that its MIM since that seems important to some people.  I imagine they are mostly people who can afford an $800 price tag and not an $1800 price tag and it has nothing to do with the quality of the instrument.

[Deej 77827]

That gold strat was MIM. Fender sent their Custom Shop guys down to work with them until they got the process down on that model. Designed by one of the Custom Shop guys. 

[Goredho 17656]

6 minutes ago, Deej said:

That gold strat was MIM. Fender sent their Custom Shop guys down to work with them until they got the process down on that model. Designed by one of the Custom Shop guys. 

I am with you about not giving a shit.  Order it from your sweetwater guy and use their liberal return policy if its not up to that standard.  None of the people bitching about it being MiM have actually played one of these to know wtf they are talking about.

[Deej 77827]

2 minutes ago, Goredho said:

I am with you about not giving a shit.  Order it from your sweetwater guy and use their liberal return policy if its not up to that standard.  None of the people bitching about it being MiM have actually played one of these to know wtf they are talking about.

If that Strummer came out of the American plant with that relicing and a nitro finish it would be $3500 at least. 

[Deej 77827]

I'm just hoping they have the same neck as the 2007 model. That thing is fantastic. 

[Buzzrock 15136]

There are a lot of girls playing guitar on Instagram and most of them are ok/good. But hot damn this girl is legit:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChSP7fzOydd/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

I love that sweeping progression at the end. I’m looking forward to her EP.

[Foggy Notion 1202]

2 hours ago, Deej said:

I'm just hoping they have the same neck as the 2007 model. That thing is fantastic. 

It looks like the new necks are nitro finished. According to specs I’m seeing online, the older ones had a reliced glossy neck? I’m not sure if I’ve ever seen on another Fender. That seems weird. Do you remember if that was the case, Deej? Hope they’re the same profile.

Also, just an observation, but it comes with a vintage style six saddle bridge like Strummer’s ‘66 Tele had. This had to have been a modification he had done as the six saddle bridge didn’t appear until 74-75.

[Deej 77827]

6 minutes ago, Foggy Notion said:

It looks like the new necks are nitro finished. According to specs I’m seeing online, the older ones had a reliced glossy neck? I’m not sure if I’ve ever seen on another Fender. That seems weird. Do you remember if that was the case, Deej? Hope they’re the same profile.

Also, just an observation, but it comes with a vintage style six saddle bridge like Strummer’s ‘66 Tele had. This had to have been a modification he had done as the six saddle bridge didn’t appear until 74-75.

Joe swapped out the three saddle bridge shortly after he got it. I think the neck profile is the same. On the old ones, the relicing felt really great on the back of the neck and they were noticeably flatter on the fingerboard down to about the 7th fret because Joe beat the shit out of his playing rhythm.

[Deej 77827]

And the 2007s were a poly finish on the neck but it was worn down to wood in the appropriate areas. 

[Paul Wesley 3313]

10 hours ago, dcbc said:

87--early 90 American Standards are true sleeper guitars.  These were before the move to the new factory.  Hand picked woods and hand built.  The pickups are special too.  

I think you've said this before, and I immediately quoted you to agree with you... so here we are again.  

The Fender Custom Shop guitars from the same era are also great instruments.

[G650 14437]

4 hours ago, Paul Wesley said:

I think you've said this before, and I immediately quoted you to agree with you... so here we are again.  

The Fender Custom Shop guitars from the same era are also great instruments.

I've seriously been using all my willpower over the past couple weeks to not pickup another Strat Plus. You people are not helping.

[Deej 77827]

[dcbc 14644]

7 hours ago, Paul Wesley said:

I think you've said this before, and I immediately quoted you to agree with you... so here we are again.  

The Fender Custom Shop guitars from the same era are also great instruments.

I don't have any experience with them (the C/S guitars of that era), but I have no reason to doubt it.  On the A/S side of things, they were just trying to get the quality over what was coming out of Japan at that point, and they seem to have succeeded (not to take anything away from 80s Japanese Fenders, even though at the time, we all were told they had electronics/switch/pot issues).  I had no idea what I was getting when I got my 90 Telecaster other than it seemed to play really well in the shop and only got better as I got used to it.  As for the 87--90 thing, I read about that years later on TDPRI.  But my experience with my son's 88 Strat further supports the theory that that era has some really well-built guitars.

Edited September 7, 2022 by dcbc

[jimmyjazz 47203]

I have two acoustics I would classify as very good.  One is a Taylor, made you know where.  The other is a Guild made somewhere in Asia (maybe China, can't remember).

I like the Guild more.

[Buzzrock 15136]

NGD incoming boys