Robert J Posted August 28, 2006 Report Share Posted August 28, 2006 My one and only time seeing him was as the opening act for the Moody Blues at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 83 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregN Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 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! Wait...Randy did give me a work-belt last Christmas... hmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregN Posted August 29, 2006 Report Share Posted August 29, 2006 My one and only time seeing him was as the opening act for the Moody Blues at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 83 Man, that is almost as disparate as The Monkees and Hendrix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durium Posted August 30, 2006 Report Share Posted August 30, 2006 OSCAR ALEMÁN Swing Guitar Masterpieces ( 1938 - 1957 ) A great guitar player Keep swinging Durium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb Posted September 24, 2006 Report Share Posted September 24, 2006 Here's my latest project. I took a Korean made Fender Koa Stratocaster body and "Americanized" it with the neck, hardware, pickups etc from my American strat. Because the plastic part were yellowed a bit, I replaced the knobs with authentic Fender knobs and the pickup covers and pickguard with parts from guitarfetish on ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregN Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Here's my latest project. I took a Korean made Fender Koa Stratocaster body and "Americanized" it with the neck, hardware, pickups etc from my American strat. Because the plastic part were yellowed a bit, I replaced the knobs with authentic Fender knobs and the pickup covers and pickguard with parts from guitarfetish on ebay. How does Koa resonate compared to Alder, btw? Also, how does the neck pocket and neck line up. I have a couple American Standard bodies with no necks. A Japenese reissue with no neck. A Tokai neck (too small for any of the aforementined). And a bunch of parts. I always check your work out with great interest. You do nice work! g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WD45 Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 Love the look of that Koa! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb Posted September 27, 2006 Report Share Posted September 27, 2006 How does Koa resonate compared to Alder, btw? Also, how does the neck pocket and neck line up. I have a couple American Standard bodies with no necks. A Japenese reissue with no neck. A Tokai neck (too small for any of the aforementined). And a bunch of parts. I always check your work out with great interest. You do nice work! This body is not a solid Koa body but a basswood body with a Koa veneer. I think it does change the tone a bit however and I like the way it sounds. As I have alluded to before, my wife couldn't care less about my guitars so if she ever says one looks good or sounds good then I take that seriously. She did comment on the nice sound of the Koa strat, but she absolutely hates the looks of it. Especially the pearloid pickguard which I chose because the Fender Koa strat has one and I think it gives a little accent to the dark wood finish. There were some compatibility issues between the American strat and the Korean body. 1 Althought the neck fit snugly in the pocket, the screw holes didn't allign and I had to patch and redrill the screw holes in the neck. Also the neck sits a little lower in the pocket so I had to trim the pickguard a little. 2 The mounting posts for the American standard bridge are a differnt size from the Korean bridge but in my search for the proper screws, I found a luthier who works out of his gargage and he has access to a machine shop and was able to rethread the brushings for me which turned out perfectly. 3 The pickguard I ordered was not bad, I only had to drill one new screw hole although several others had to go in at a little bit of an angle. I was very pleased with the results. Greg, there's a guy on ebay who sells original strat parts. His user name is reliablefender and his store is The Stratosphere. I think he gets new (blem?) Fenders and sells them for parts. Most of the time the price is a little higher than elsewhere on ebay but you're getting a new, original Fender part. If your patient you might find a neck that slips through at a decent price. Also ebay is a good place to sell those bodies as well. I sold my 1996 American standard body for $255! which is more than I expected from it. There's a lot of crap bodies out there for cheap, but there are a lot of guys who know quality and will pay pretty good money for a good body. My next project is a hardtail strat. I've bought a Robert Cray neck and just yesterday won an auction for a Robert Cray body that I'll be assembling soon. If it turns out as well as I hope, I may sell the Koa strat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregN Posted September 28, 2006 Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 (edited) How does Koa resonate compared to Alder, btw? Also, how does the neck pocket and neck line up. I have a couple American Standard bodies with no necks. A Japenese reissue with no neck. A Tokai neck (too small for any of the aforementined). And a bunch of parts. I always check your work out with great interest. You do nice work! This body is not a solid Koa body but a basswood body with a Koa veneer. I think it does change the tone a bit however and I like the way it sounds. As I have alluded to before, my wife couldn't care less about my guitars so if she ever says one looks good or sounds good then I take that seriously. She did comment on the nice sound of the Koa strat, but she absolutely hates the looks of it. Especially the pearloid pickguard which I chose because the Fender Koa strat has one and I think it gives a little accent to the dark wood finish. There were some compatibility issues between the American strat and the Korean body. 1 Althought the neck fit snugly in the pocket, the screw holes didn't allign and I had to patch and redrill the screw holes in the neck. Also the neck sits a little lower in the pocket so I had to trim the pickguard a little. 2 The mounting posts for the American standard bridge are a differnt size from the Korean bridge but in my search for the proper screws, I found a luthier who works out of his gargage and he has access to a machine shop and was able to rethread the brushings for me which turned out perfectly. 3 The pickguard I ordered was not bad, I only had to drill one new screw hole although several others had to go in at a little bit of an angle. I was very pleased with the results. Greg, there's a guy on ebay who sells original strat parts. His user name is reliablefender and his store is The Stratosphere. I think he gets new (blem?) Fenders and sells them for parts. Most of the time the price is a little higher than elsewhere on ebay but you're getting a new, original Fender part. If your patient you might find a neck that slips through at a decent price. Also ebay is a good place to sell those bodies as well. I sold my 1996 American standard body for $255! which is more than I expected from it. There's a lot of crap bodies out there for cheap, but there are a lot of guys who know quality and will pay pretty good money for a good body. My next project is a hardtail strat. I've bought a Robert Cray neck and just yesterday won an auction for a Robert Cray body that I'll be assembling soon. If it turns out as well as I hope, I may sell the Koa strat. Thanks Scott!! Btw, I've got a American Standard body on there right now that I am trying to sell...but it is a bit beat up. Guitar Body on Ebay Edited September 28, 2006 by GregN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb Posted September 28, 2006 Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 The way I've been ebaying lately, I'm almost tempted to buy that body Greg. If it was drilled for a vintage trem I might bite. That color screams for a nice maple, V neck and vintage tuners which wouldn't really go with the modern trem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregN Posted September 28, 2006 Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 The way I've been ebaying lately, I'm almost tempted to buy that body Greg. If it was drilled for a vintage trem I might bite. That color screams for a nice maple, V neck and vintage tuners which wouldn't really go with the modern trem. You should see this Mint 2006 Japenese Fender 62 reissue body I have here... Olympic White and beautiful. Is there a place around here that explains how to insert pictures? g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Larsen Posted September 28, 2006 Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 Has anyone played Campbell guitars? I tried one today... found it very comfortable, but it seemed like a lot of dough for a brand I had never heard of before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe G Posted September 28, 2006 Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 I haven't played one, but it looks like they're getting around, judging by the photos on their website. How much dough are we talking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Larsen Posted September 28, 2006 Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 I haven't played one, but it looks like they're getting around, judging by the photos on their website. How much dough are we talking? About $1300 (including NYC inflation, so maybe a grand anywhere else). One of the main things I like about them is that they are incredibly light, which is important because of back/shoulder injuries I've had. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted September 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2006 Where are they being sold in NY? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Larsen Posted September 29, 2006 Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 Guitar Man on Ludlow. It's not a place to get a deal, but they carry nice stuff and are unusually helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe G Posted September 29, 2006 Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 Doesn't seem like too bad a price for a quality instrument that suits you. At least, I've never had a problem shelling it out in that range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J Larsen Posted September 29, 2006 Report Share Posted September 29, 2006 Yeah, I'm leaning towards getting it. I went in thinking I was going to buy a G&L Legacy, but the shop owner insisted I give the Campbell a shot - it had a different, but good sound and made the Legacy feel bulky by comparison (and I've always liked playing strats). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 My latest project, just in time for Christmas. I bought this mini guitar off ebay over a year ago for my daughters to mess around with. When it arrived it was essentially unplayable. I had to relocate the nut and the bridge for it to even start to play in tune. I replaced the tuners with a set out of an old Squire strat. In this condition it has been adequate for toying around with but with my 7 yr old starting to really want to learn to play, I figured I would get rid of it and buy a another small scale guitar (the Hello Kitty Squire mini strat most likely) My office partner at work mentioned he might want a guitar for his daughter so I said if I could get this one playing a little better I would sell it to him. Well once I started, the project kinda snowballed. It turned out pretty nice and plays much better than I expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 I never took a before shot but here's the same guitar on ebay in black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GregN Posted November 23, 2006 Report Share Posted November 23, 2006 My latest project, just in time for Christmas. I bought this mini guitar off ebay over a year ago for my daughters to mess around with. When it arrived it was essentially unplayable. I had to relocate the nut and the bridge for it to even start to play in tune. I replaced the tuners with a set out of an old Squire strat. In this condition it has been adequate for toying around with but with my 7 yr old starting to really want to learn to play, I figured I would get rid of it and buy a another small scale guitar (the Hello Kitty Squire mini strat most likely) My office partner at work mentioned he might want a guitar for his daughter so I said if I could get this one playing a little better I would sell it to him. Well once I started, the project kinda snowballed. It turned out pretty nice and plays much better than I expected. At six foot tall, and 240, I would look AWESOME with that one! But, seriously, once again, nice work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmjk Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 Scott, where'd you get that Fender-ish Blue Flower pattern for the pickguard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottb Posted December 12, 2006 Report Share Posted December 12, 2006 Scott, where'd you get that Fender-ish Blue Flower pattern for the pickguard? I got it from Warmoth. They also have the Paisley pattern that is popular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 (edited) speaking of guitar, boys and girls, my new CD, containing my debut on guitar, will be out in a month. And just to grab a little attention and get everybody angry (because there's no such thing as bad publicity and nobody's gotten mad at me recently) let me mention that I have a much more convincing sense, IMHO, of American roots music than Nels Cline - and for you gear heads, on the CD I play: a Yamaha Pacifica modded with old goldfoil pickups; a Jay Turser modded with a Melody Maker pickup in the neck and bridge; an old Teisco modded with a Dearmond pickup in the neck. Also an old un-identified thing with an amazing pickup in the neck (probably a Teisco). I play these through a Princeton with a 12 inch speaker, a Thunderbolt head with a Weber speaker, and a Tweed Pro head with a Weber. There's also a solo appearance on two tracks by Marc Ribot - and a duo on one cut, me on guitar, Matt Shipp on piano. Should be available by the 15th of January 2007 - check your local Walmart, as I induced impoverished third-world children to produce the cover art; I figured this way Berigan would buy it. Edited December 13, 2006 by AllenLowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe G Posted December 13, 2006 Report Share Posted December 13, 2006 Are those the adapted liner notes? I'm looking foward to hearing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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