The Guitar Pron Thread

[gasman 114]

There is one that looks similar on Reverb right now. Open the backplate. If it has active pickups there will be a spot for a 9Volt battery. If not, you may be able to see a broken solder if there is one. 

https://reverb.com/item/17795729-80-s-aria-pro-ii-xr-series-electric-guitar-blue-quilt-used

[Celery Man 20874]

Yeah, it's interesting, I don't know anything about Aria.  Quick Google indicates that it is a Japanese brand, and doesn't seem like quite as simple as a cheap Wal-Mart brand or anything.  Interesting range of prices here https://reverb.com/brand/aria.  The one linked above is the same guitar, although it has Seymour Duncan pickups which may possibly actually inflate the price a tad.  That one doesn't say anything about active pickups and I don't see a battery compartment or anything here

so I would guess that your guitar needs a little TLC with a soldering gun to function properly.  It looks cool though, and it has that whole 80s Jackson/Charvel/Ibanez super strat thing going.  My wild ass highly speculative guess is that you could go get $100 for it fairly easily and may be able to get closer to $200 if you can better determine what's wrong with it and possibly fix it.  But that is highly speculative and based on very little good information.

[noharleyyet 2835]

^^^^....would've killed for a guitar of that quality in the back back brokeazz'd garage band days.

[jimmyjazz 45513]

This looks like a good deal . . . I guess the name changed because it's hard to find these models any more.  $400 for a (presumably) MIM P-Bass or J-Bass:

Adorama

[AnotherUTFan 9659]

Staked out my space in the new rehearsal spot today. Plus we had our 1st official practice. It sounded like shit but shows promise. This will be fun.

[ohchaucer 1443]

Something about that red, white and blue strap on that Flying V is just exactly awesome.  

[Buzzrock 14867]

Sounds like shit but shows promise. That’s been me since 1986. Congrats on the V AUTF!

[AnotherUTFan 9659]

Something about that red, white and blue strap on that Flying V is just exactly awesome.  

Which is funny because that was my exact thought after I put it on there; and i only put it on there because I had it laying around and a V needs a strap.

[Deej 76510]

You could have had the best of both worlds.

[jimmyjazz 45513]

There are some really sick people in this world.

[BoomMF 1398]

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[ohchaucer 1443]

A little bit country, a little bit rock 'n' roll.

[noharleyyet 2835]

20 hours ago, Deej said:

You could have had the best of both worlds.

The early Lt. Dan model....

[hullabelew 3698]

Shaggy Screamer Sighting!  Shaggy Screamer Sighting!  Shaggy Screamer Sighting! 

[hullabelew 3698]

On 1/17/2019 at 10:45 AM, tbone_ said:

The loss of the give a shits is probably the coolest thing about getting older.

We had this VERY discussion at practice.  

[Grandioso 2592]

I'm interviewing Eric Johnson (phone) for my radio show at 2:20pm. Submit questions to make me look smart. 

He's doing a tour in honor of the upcoming 30 year anny of Ah Via Musicom. He's also doing the "Experience Hendrix" thing again later this spring.

[Buzzrock 14867]

Gruhn shirt, Fender bag, Taylor carry-on. Which one of you assholes am I sitting across from?

[tbone_ 14020]

I'm interviewing Eric Johnson (phone) for my radio show at 2:20pm. Submit questions to make me look smart. 
He's doing a tour in honor of the upcoming 30 year anny of Ah Via Musicom. He's also doing the "Experience Hendrix" thing again later this spring.

Ask him if he can really tell the difference between batteries in his tube screamer.

[jimmyjazz 45513]

9 minutes ago, tbone_ said:

Ask him if he can really tell the difference between batteries in his tube screamer.

. . . and ask him if he can really tell the direction of a cable.

[Grandioso 2592]

4 minutes ago, tbone_ said:

Ask him if he can really tell the difference between batteries in his tube screamer.

Dude, I have that written down just in case. Where did that rumor originate?

[jimmyjazz 45513]

But seriously, he stopped me & my buddy in the old Whole Foods parking lot (where Cheapo Discs ended up) to talk about my buddy's vintage T-Bird.  You might ask about his interest in cars.

[Grandioso 2592]

Just now, jimmyjazz said:

But seriously, he stopped me & my buddy in the old Whole Foods parking lot (where Cheapo Discs ended up) to talk about my buddy's vintage T-Bird.  You might ask about his interest in cars.

That's good - I had a general question about hobbies and interests outside music - now I know where I might be able to go with that.

[Bogeywon 2518]

34 minutes ago, Buzzrock said:

Gruhn shirt, Fender bag, Taylor carry-on. Which one of you assholes am I sitting across from?

nice socks

[jimmyjazz 45513]

16 minutes ago, Grandioso said:

That's good - I had a general question about hobbies and interests outside music - now I know where I might be able to go with that.

Could have just been a random thing for him, but he sure seemed to know his old T-Birds.  I was far too interested in talking about guitars, but I deferred.

[Grandioso 2592]

Could have just been a random thing for him, but he sure seemed to know his old T-Birds.  I was far too interested in talking about guitars, but I deferred.

I might ask him where the jacket is from his 1987 ACL recording. If he’s in a fun mood.


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[tbone_ 14020]

I have no idea where the battery thing came from. But I’d be interested to know his answer.

Ask him when we get a new album.

[hullabelew 3698]

2 hours ago, Grandioso said:

I'm interviewing Eric Johnson (phone) for my radio show at 2:20pm. Submit questions to make me look smart. 

He's doing a tour in honor of the upcoming 30 year anny of Ah Via Musicom. He's also doing the "Experience Hendrix" thing again later this spring.

 

I would actually like to know about his interaction with ZZ Top and SRV when they were first getting started.  From what I've read in SRV's biography, they were all run by the same management team(?) and rumors were they kept EJ and SRV held back so they didn't get in the way of ZZ Top's success. 

 

His other interests would be a cool question, and probably out of the ordinary.  

 

[Anton Chigurh 3318]

Maybe a dumb question, but what is your radio show?

[Chad Fuck 17503]

2 hours ago, Buzzrock said:

Gruhn shirt, Fender bag, Taylor carry-on. Which one of you assholes am I sitting across from?

Username to sock game is quite strong.

 

Edited January 22, 2019 by Chad Fuck
Because I haven't slept in days.

[jimmyjazz 45513]

27 minutes ago, hullabelew said:

 

I would actually like to know about his interaction with ZZ Top and SRV when they were first getting started.  From what I've read in SRV's biography, they were all run by the same management team(?) and rumors were they kept EJ and SRV held back so they didn't get in the way of ZZ Top's success. 

I didn't know any of those guys (Bill Ham's management team), but one of my objectively, utterly mediocre bands played some show at a weird outdoor venue east of downtown maybe 15 years ago and Ham saw us and started putting the hard rush on us to consider signing with them.  It was bizarre.  We were a bunch of approaching-middle-age dudes with no drive, little skill and really nothing more than a few catchy songs but that guy acted like we ZZ Top.  I think he was really, really drunk.  I'm not sure I'd trust any story that came out about him, but I'd believe just about anything.

[Grandioso 2592]

Done. I didn’t ask the battery question but I did ask if there was a mix of a sloppy Eric Johnson performance in existence, hidden in a studio.


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[Grandioso 2592]

I’ll link the rough mix when it’s done. The show I volunteer on is the line star jukebox 90.1 KPFT Houston.


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[Grandioso 2592]

I did give him props for using essentially the same band for 30+ years. I said “you could totally say I’m Eric fn Johnson and kick anyone out or rotate everyone but you stick with a core group.”


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[tbone_ 14020]

Lol nice

[Buzzrock 14867]

nice socks

Go Jackets

[Deej 76510]

I've heard the battery thing numerous times, but it's always been the cheap, non-alkaline batteries sound best.

[Celery Man 20874]

i kind of want this thing

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/G5034TFT--gretsch-g5034tft-rancher-with-fidelitron-pickups-savannah-sunset

[Deej 76510]

Kinda? 

[tbone_ 14020]

[83Horn 1638]

If I was a guitar player with a couple thousand bucks burning a hole in my pocket, I might have to pick up one of these things.  Kind of long, but worth watching the whole thing.

 

 

Edited January 23, 2019 by 83Horn
Brain fart

[tbone_ 14020]

Ok that is bad ass

[AnotherUTFan 9659]

I own 4 Gretsches, including an original 1958 Anniversary model. Gretsch holds a special place for me.

 

 

I do not like that thing. Nope. Not one little bit.

 

It's like what a tweaker would come up with if you handed him a handfull of spare Grestsch parts and a couple grams of meth.

 

 

 

 

[Grandioso 2592]

I believe on the old site my exact post was
“Gretsch stahp”


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[noharleyyet 2835]

7 hours ago, Grandioso said:

I believe on the old site my exact post was
“Gretsch stahp”


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"Pleash shtope"

Edited January 23, 2019 by noharleyyet

[the idoit 165]

Nah, man, I’m with Celery on the FrankenGretsch. That’s cool as shit looking. I can already hear the feedback from here though.

[hullabelew 3698]

18 minutes ago, the idoit said:

Nah, man, I’m with Celery on the FrankenGretsch. That’s cool as shit looking. I can already hear the feedback from here though.

I can hear that thing never staying in tune.  

[tbone_ 14020]

That new fender needs more love. It’s the most interesting new thing I’ve seen in a while.

[noharleyyet 2835]

Lindsey Buck'ntele.....that sounds like a Martin

[noharleyyet 2835]

...and I like it.