scottb Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 Here's a couple more. This one shows the true color a little better. The flash set off the metallic flake and makes it seem too bright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb Posted July 27, 2006 Report Share Posted July 27, 2006 (edited) and this one shows how glossy the finish came out. Even got good reviews from my wife who couldn't care less. Edited July 27, 2006 by scottb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregN Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 and this one shows how glossy the finish came out. Even got good reviews from my wife who couldn't care less. lol If you can get the wife on it, you are doing something. But seriously, it looks awesome. I have a couple bodies here that I am thinking about learning on. I hear it is very tough though. g p.s. I've got a gift certificate for Stew Mac, maybe now's the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb Posted August 5, 2006 Report Share Posted August 5, 2006 Stew Mac has the good stuff. Professional quality finishes and clear coat. I actually use auto body paint from a spray can! It a cheap alternative and the results are pretty good. There's a guy who sells ebooks on how to finish guitars (which is where I learned a lot of the important details on getting a quality result) and he uses Krylon spray cans. Check out his and his customer's results HERE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregN Posted August 7, 2006 Report Share Posted August 7, 2006 Stew Mac has the good stuff. Professional quality finishes and clear coat. I actually use auto body paint from a spray can! It a cheap alternative and the results are pretty good. There's a guy who sells ebooks on how to finish guitars (which is where I learned a lot of the important details on getting a quality result) and he uses Krylon spray cans. Check out his and his customer's results HERE Cool site. Thanks for that lead. g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted August 8, 2006 Report Share Posted August 8, 2006 I just had to share this, and this seemed like the best place (only a guitar player would understand this, I think). Look at the way this guy shows off (and shows off, and shows off) his (apparently) new axe. I'm not saying he's weird or anything... In fact, I bought a '64 Gibson Barney Kessel in 1981, and for days and weeks I propped up the guitar where I could see it every time I went to a different room (including the bathroom). When I went on vacation soon after, I took photos of the guitar with me on the trip, and looked at them every night before I went to bed (probably ended up sleeping with them at least once ). Anyway, this video cracks me up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb Posted August 22, 2006 Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 (edited) Welcome to the next installment of Pimp My Axe, where I take cheap, ugly, bad playing, foul sounding guitars and transform them before your very eyes into beautiful looking, sounding and playing instruments. This subject of today's episode is a Squier Telecaster Custom. Of the Squier guitars, this is one model you shouldn't have to hide your face while playing. Reviewers have praised it for its feel and tone. Complaints have been predictable, pickups not so good and tuners may or may keep it in tune. I would like to add that in black it is just plain ugly. Another Darth Vader guitar if you will. (I borrow that phrase, which I quite like, from a board member who commented on my black Cort) Anyway, here's the before story. My guitar, purchased on ebay, did sound bad and I suspect the prior owner replaced the pickups with even worse one's when he sold it to me. The pickguard was scuffed, an apparent attempted to polish out a scratch. String bending by any self respecting Buddy Guy disciple sent this thing 1/2 step flat. Edited August 22, 2006 by scottb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb Posted August 22, 2006 Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 I made a custom pearloid pickguard with standard humbucker routings to allow more versatility in future pickup selection. I also changed the controls to a one volume, one tone knob setup and relocated the pickup selector switch to the bottom just for personal preference. I installed GFS P90 pickups with pearl covers and replaced the witch hat knobs with pearl topped chrome dome knobs. Replaced the factory tuners with some Grover minis. A few string height adjustments, set the intonation, changed the strings and presto! (Anyone looking to replace pickups should check out GFS. Very good and much cheaper than comparable pickups from the big boys.) This guitar looks great, plays nicely, stays in tune and I'm getting a vintage strat sound from the neck pickup and a great tele twang from the bridge. Mission accomplished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe G Posted August 22, 2006 Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 MUCH better! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted August 22, 2006 Report Share Posted August 22, 2006 Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Dye Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 (edited) My wife called me at work today and said a friend gave us an old electric guitar. Our friend works at one of those strip mall mail and packaging joints. Someone sent this guitar last year and no one ever picked it up. It turned out to be a 1972 Electra 2238WC Rock 'n' Soul. It has one tuner broken off and the set up is way off, but the neck is pretty straight. It doesn't have the original pickups, but I plugged it in and it sounds OK. It'll need some repair work, but I may have found a nice little player. How much would it cost to have someone replace a tuner and set it up? Should I attempt to do it myself? I'll post a pic later. Here is an ad for the guitar. It's the black one on the right: [edit - pic did not show up] Edited August 24, 2006 by Jim Dye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim R Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 Hey Jim, your photo didn't work, but I found one at the Electra site. Yours is (obviously) a Tele copy, first issued in '72, discontinued in '75. Looks like a potential keeper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Dye Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 Here are some pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted August 24, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 Someone took the humbucker out? That's crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 (edited) That looks pretty nice. What kind of tuners does it have? How is it broken? I've got some spare parts lying aroung and something might work. I've even got two whole sets of tuners out of Squier guitars that I could send you to replace the whole set. I also have a bunch of humbuckers lying around I could send you as well if you wanted to reinstall a humbucker. 2 chrome Epiphones, 2 chrome Mighty Mites, 2 black Mighty mites and chrome humbuckers that came out of my Tele (which I couldn't send you in good conscience - they SUCK!) Edited August 24, 2006 by scottb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Dye Posted August 26, 2006 Report Share Posted August 26, 2006 (edited) I'm not sure what kind of tuners they are. They look pretty generic to me. The peg has broken off. Nothing too serious. I have a friend who repairs guitars looking at it. I don't have much extra time right now to do it myself. I think i'd like to put the humbucker back in, but that'll be phase 2. I just want to get it set up correctly. I appreciate the offer! Edited August 26, 2006 by Jim Dye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted August 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 This will make me go back to the woodshed. OMFG. I am not much for guitar porn, but man, this is insane. [sRV on 12 string acoustic] I like how the mike picks up every little snap of his pick against the pick guard. Whatta pro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe G Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 I remember seeing that when it first aired. 12-strings are ridiculously hard to play that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregN Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 This will make me go back to the woodshed. OMFG. I am not much for guitar porn, but man, this is insane. [sRV on 12 string acoustic] I like how the mike picks up every little snap of his pick against the pick guard. Whatta pro. Doesn't miss a beat here either He was so powerful as a player. Amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted August 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 This will make me go back to the woodshed. OMFG. I am not much for guitar porn, but man, this is insane. [sRV on 12 string acoustic] I like how the mike picks up every little snap of his pick against the pick guard. Whatta pro. Doesn't miss a beat here either He was so powerful as a player. Amazing! I always thought he was too hyper like he was wound up on drugs. And I'm a big Johnny Winter fan, I just thought something was wrong. Not trying to start a flame war, just my opinion. Of course I should check out more of his work instead of dealing heavy handed blows to SRV like he's doing to that poor 12 string. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregN Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 This will make me go back to the woodshed. OMFG. I am not much for guitar porn, but man, this is insane. [sRV on 12 string acoustic] I like how the mike picks up every little snap of his pick against the pick guard. Whatta pro. Doesn't miss a beat here either He was so powerful as a player. Amazing! I always thought he was too hyper like he was wound up on drugs. And I'm a big Johnny Winter fan, I just thought something was wrong. Not trying to start a flame war, just my opinion. Of course I should check out more of his work instead of dealing heavy handed blows to SRV like he's doing to that poor 12 string. It is no secret that he was a huge coke head. That surely sent him over the top. However, I saw him live after he got off the drugs, and he was more tasteful. So, I am agreeing with you in a way. Drugs will color a players feel. Some Rockbilly is historically amphetemine driven. And frankly much of disco is full of white powder and that stuff often sounds too frenetic and slap-happy to me. Of course, I don't own any disco records, but everytime I get together with Randy he makes me listen to the Village People for some reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 (edited) Powerful is right on several accounts. His hand strength is ridiculous! How he could bend like that with those heavy strings is mindblowing to me. (.013, .015, .019 (plain), .028, .038, and .058!) GHS Nickel Rockers by the way. A string I was ridiculed here for using. I always liked their tone straight out of the box, not as bright as other brands. Maybe why he liked them as well as he changed strings every night on every guitar. Edited August 28, 2006 by scottb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted August 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 When I first heard him (his first album) I didn't know he was a coke head. Wrote him him off right away. I should check out some of his other stuff. Time for youtube, I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 Of course, I don't own any disco records, but everytime I get together with Randy he makes me listen to the Village People for some reason. Listening never hurt anyone but when Randy starts asking you to dress like the indian, you'd better run like mad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 When I first heard him (his first album) I didn't know he was a coke head. Wrote him him off right away. I should check out some of his other stuff. Time for youtube, I guess. I would go right to IN STEP which was his last and IMHO his best. This was after he cleaned up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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