The Guitar Pron Thread

[Chad Fuck 17556]

An extra seat on an AUS to Singapore flight gonna run you the price of another guitar!

How do you deal with the humidity in Singapore?  Luthiers must make a fortune there.

I'm jealous of the hawker stands.  And the four floors of whores. 

 

[AnotherUTFan 9673]

I fly with mine from time to time. Just be sure you get on early and put it in the overhead. Never had an issue.

This.

If you fly an ameican airline they legally have to let you bring it aboard of there is space for at the tine you board (Thanks Obama!) Get a ticket in an early boarding group and there will be space.

I dont know of that rule Aries to foreign airlines, and why would you fly an american airline internatiinal?

I kinda felt like a dick leaving Vegas cause I had my bass in its big ass original case that took up a whole overhead bin on a full flight, but ive seen too many videos of damaged instruments coming off the belt.

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2015/01/05/2014-30836/carriage-of-musical-instruments#:~:text=This%20rule%20requires%20that%20carriers,accordance%20with%20FAA%20safety%20regulations.

[G650 14086]

I saw a pic of Bonamassa flying one of his guitars in the seat next to him recently

[Deej 76542]

2 hours ago, G650 said:

I saw a pic of Bonamassa flying one of his guitars in the seat next to him recently

Well, nobody else wanted to sit next to him. 

[DougO 5239]

I ordered a new used expensive DSLR lens instead of a guitar. I could not find the lens thread.

Edited November 2, 2022 by DougO

[G650 14086]

[Buzzrock 14870]

I saw a pic of Bonamassa flying one of his guitars in the seat next to him recently

I think I saw a pic of John Mayer doing the same with his Dumble.

[Anton Chigurh 3318]

I ordered a new used expensive DSLR lens instead of a guitar. I could not find the lens thread.

Post your goods in the picture thread, man!

[DougO 5239]

55 minutes ago, Anton Chigurh said:

Post your goods in the picture thread, man!

I probably will, but I don't have it yet. 

[Buzzrock 14870]

I have a dumb question: that 50s CV Strat has the tremolo completely decked. It does not move at all, and I’ve pushed down pretty hard on it. Is that only adjustable via the springs, or do the six screws in front of the saddles do something? I like my trems floating a little.

[G650 14086]

3 minutes ago, Buzzrock said:

I have a dumb question: that 50s CV Strat has the tremolo completely decked. It does not move at all, and I’ve pushed down pretty hard on it. Is that only adjustable via the springs, or do the six screws in front of the saddles do something? I like my trems floating a little.

It can be both. If the screws are tightened all the way down it will hole the trem down with the springs. How was the trem decked, was the claw tightened all the way?

[AnotherUTFan 9673]

I .issued the back story on this Strat, but if it had a previous owner and its won't move at all they likely blocked it. Remove the back cover and see if there is a block of wood keeping the trem in place. I have one like that.

[Celery Man 20882]

if you can't move it at all I bet AUTF is right and there's an actual block in there.

Here's a picture from 11 years ago that I took for an earlier version of this thread, probably talking about the slimmer bridge piece for my ~2001 mim strat vs my sunburst 98 American Standard. But also if you examine closely you can see that the piece attached to the body with two screws that the springs attach to opposite of the tremolo - it's closer to the body on the sunburst than it is on the black strat. My guitar teacher adjusted that with a screwdriver to anchor my trem when I was teenager, that's another way you can adjust it. I've always meant to get two more springs so I can be cool like SRV, but never have.

also I’ve been playing this without a back cover for at least 11 years and no problems yet

Edited November 3, 2022 by Celery Man

[Buzzrock 14870]

Good thought but it’s not blocked. I blocked the Floyd Rose on that old Yamaha baritone I used to have to so I’m familiar with that process. And I pulled the cover off of the back (I’m not a fan of those anyway) and there’s no block.

The springs don’t look to be tightened all the way so I’ll take a look at the screws in front of the saddles.

[G650 14086]

7 minutes ago, Celery Man said:

But also if you examine closely you can see that the piece attached to the body with two screws that the springs attach to opposite of the tremolo - it's closer to the body on the sunburst than it is on the black strat.

That's the claw I was referencing. I typically deck mine by tightening the claw and then tightening the pivot screws on top. On my plus I also locked the Hipshot down at the decked height.

[Celery Man 20882]

For reference this is the claw on a silver sky 

[tigol 2383]

if you can't move it at all I bet AUTF is right and there's an actual block in there.
Here's a picture from 11 years ago that I took for an earlier version of this thread, probably talking about the slimmer bridge piece for my ~2001 mim strat vs my sunburst 98 American Standard. But also if you examine closely you can see that the piece attached to the body with two screws that the springs attach to opposite of the tremolo - it's closer to the body on the sunburst than it is on the black strat. My guitar teacher adjusted that with a screwdriver to anchor my trem when I was teenager, that's another way you can adjust it. I've always meant to get two more springs so I can be cool like SRV, but never have.

also I’ve been playing this without a back cover for at least 11 years and no problems yet

Heh. No need to flip us off, dude.

[G650 14086]

Slid some 57/62 vintage pickups in baby doll yesterday. These are sweet sounding sumbitches. Just a tick more roundness than the 54 style.

 

[Buzzrock 14870]

That’s a fine looking machine

[G650 14086]

50 minutes ago, Buzzrock said:

That’s a fine looking machine

First and last guitar I have bought new, back in 1995. I remember walking through the local music store and stopping in my tracks when I saw it, said damn I need that guitar. Sold my SG for it.

 

I recently learned Glen Campbell had a Blue Pearl Dust Strat too, but with a maple fretboard.

 

[jimmyjazz 45546]

3 hours ago, G650 said:

I recently learned Glen Campbell had a Blue Pearl Dust Strat too, but with a maple fretboard.

. . . and Lace Sensors.

[tbone_ 14020]

And you know that whatever he was doing in the pic his tone was likely insanely good.

[Celery Man 20882]

wait, is there a bit of sunburst going on with that finish or is that just the nature of how light interacts with that color?

[G650 14086]

1 hour ago, jimmyjazz said:

. . . and Lace Sensors.

 

Yep. His had double in the bridge though where mine was just a single gold.

 

1 hour ago, Celery Man said:

wait, is there a bit of sunburst going on with that finish or is that just the nature of how light interacts with that color?

Yeah Blue Pearl Dust. It's a metallic blue on the outside with dark blue inside.

[DougO 5239]

Damon Johnson's "Green Manalishi" Les Paul, from his facebook post. 

 

 

[G650 14086]

26 minutes ago, DougO said:

Damon Johnson's "Green Manalishi" Les Paul, from his facebook post. 

 

 

Nice. I actually saw a gear video with him not too long ago and that guitar was one of the things he had out. I have the same guitar but in regular old Goldtop.

 

Brother Cane is still one of the best bands I've caught live.

[Bogeywon 2518]

Was at sun records today and they still use the studio to record. Here is a row of guitars there. I wasn’t aloud to touch them 😡😡

[jimmyjazz 45546]

That green LP is *awesome*.

[Butch Had Not 2940]

On 11/3/2022 at 12:07 PM, G650 said:

Slid some 57/62 vintage pickups in baby doll yesterday. These are sweet sounding sumbitches. Just a tick more roundness than the 54 style.

 

Wow that's nice. What would that retail for ?

[G650 14086]

7 hours ago, Butch Had Not said:

Wow that's nice. What would that retail for ?

I think it was 900 MSRP back then and I paid 800 or so. It's been a really long time and I'm stretching the old memory here.

[Bogeywon 2518]

Elvis’s leather wrapped guitar and Scotty Moore’s Gibson drrrroooolllll

[locodos 5333]

20 hours ago, DougO said:

Damon Johnson's "Green Manalishi" Les Paul, from his facebook post. 

 

 

That's sexy.  I would buy a guitar like that.   Is that under a UV light?  Or is that glow from Nitro finish under uv or is that a stock color?

[G650 14086]

15 minutes ago, locodos said:

That's sexy.  I would buy a guitar like that.   Is that under a UV light?  Or is that glow from Nitro finish under uv or is that a stock color?

Damon had a friend at Gibson and he arranged for the custom green color. I think it might have actually be a refinishing when the guitar was in for a repair but don't quote me on that.

[Chad Fuck 17556]

At the National Museum of American History today. The music part was closed for renovations but they had a few gems like this on display.

The fucking ash tray built in is the chef’s kiss of badassery.

[Chad Fuck 17556]

Steve Cropper y’all.

[Chad Fuck 17556]

A few select choices from the Nat’l Museum of African American History and Culture:




Iconic. Wish you could find an Es-350 at a decent price now!

Some lower end stuff.

[Chad Fuck 17556]

Texas represent.

[Chad Fuck 17556]

Didley. And then just some stuff I thought was cool.



Mother fucking mother ship y’all.

[G650 14086]

12 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said:

Didley. And then just some stuff I thought was cool.



Mother fucking mother ship y’all.

Good shit. My wife and I were there in 2019 I think.

[Deej 76542]

The Esquire...

[Bogeywon 2518]

More stuff from Graceland 

[Deej 76542]

I was hoping to hear you got arrested sneaking into the master bath.

[locodos 5333]

6 hours ago, G650 said:

Damon had a friend at Gibson and he arranged for the custom green color. I think it might have actually be a refinishing when the guitar was in for a repair but don't quote me on that.

I googled it and was thinking if they have a tribute I'm buying it.   Then I saw that it was a '59 Honeyburst and none of the pics looked remotely like the one posted.  Hence the question.   If it was re-finished green, that makes a lot more sense. 

[Celery Man 20882]

14 hours ago, G650 said:

I think it was 900 MSRP back then and I paid 800 or so. It's been a really long time and I'm stretching the old memory here.

This is definitely about right. For sure AS strat of that era hadn’t crept over a grand.

[Bogeywon 2518]

1 hour ago, Deej said:

I was hoping to hear you got arrested sneaking into the master bath.

Lmao

[G650 14086]

9 hours ago, Celery Man said:

This is definitely about right. For sure AS strat of that era hadn’t crept over a grand.

Yep. I think the AS was maybe 800 MSRP. It was around 100 bucks less than the Plus if I recall.

[DougO 5239]

Nice looking blue Epi Les Paul on the Daily Deal at GC for $379 if anyone needs an early stocking stuffer.

 

https://www.guitarcenter.com/Epiphone/Les-Paul-Traditional-Pro-IV-Limited-Edition-Electric-Guitar-Worn-Pacific-Blue-1500000327512.gc

 

 

[jimmyjazz 45546]

Looks like the wine red version is the same price.  Both are real nice looking guitars.

[G650 14086]

For my old man yells at cloud moment for today, one thing I can say is kids these days have no idea how good they have it. Entry level guitars when I was a kid were such abject shit, they were close to unplayable. The gap between nice and entry has shrunk so much now it blows my mind.

[tbone_ 14020]

For my old man yells at cloud moment for today, one thing I can say is kids these days have no idea how good they have it. Entry level guitars when I was a kid were such abject shit, they were close to unplayable. The gap between nice and entry has shrunk so much now it blows my mind.

Guitar 3 and amp 5 for me at 9 years old says hi