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And then I realized I had hit rock bottom.

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17 hours ago, Goredho said:

And then I realized I had hit rock bottom.

Until the Hondo came along...

9 minutes ago, noharleyyet said:

Say no to drugs.....

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The shade likely will be broken off by the end of the year.

Gibson should have made lamps out of all those goofy firebirds they bulldozed. Probably could have cut their losses much better...by selling them to stores that don't cater to people who know much about guitars.

2 minutes ago, DougO said:

The shade likely will be broken off by the end of the year.

...and worn.

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just came across this picture on my hard drive.  welcoming all new members to the badass les paul club

 

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18 minutes ago, Celery Man said:

just came across this picture on my hard drive.  welcoming all new members to the badass les paul club

 

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That's pretty. 

16 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

 

I fucking KNEW you were going to post this as soon as I saw that.  PERFECT!  And RIP Bob.  

Going forward, I am blocking all calls from Ft.Wayne, Indiana. c5cb26062f67add9e5e35bdcd7d38228.jpg

Roasted Maple necks are the bomb though.

21 minutes ago, topochico said:

Going forward, I am blocking all calls from Ft.Wayne, Indiana.
 

I might as well move to Ft. Wayne and get a job at Sweetwater. I need the employee discount. 

You will become the Surly musicians envoy responsible for getting us all the employee discount.

16 hours ago, topochico said:

Going forward, I am blocking all calls from Ft.Wayne, Indiana. c5cb26062f67add9e5e35bdcd7d38228.jpg

Roasted Maple necks are the bomb though.

Glad the bag of candy arrived safely.  

What is the cheapest way to ship guitars? I am giving a couple of mine to a friend and UPS wants $130 each...big boxes with guitar in the case, one bass weighs 30 lbs. I love the guy, but not $130 worth. 

Can’t he pay the shipping for a free guitar?

12 minutes ago, Not that Bob said:

What is the cheapest way to ship guitars? I am giving a couple of mine to a friend and UPS wants $130 each...big boxes with guitar in the case, one bass weighs 30 lbs. I love the guy, but not $130 worth. 

I have found FedEx Ground to be cheaper than UPS, for the most part. I just ran it through their calculator, and if I shipped the LP I got last week in the packaging it came in, it would cost less than $30 to ship it in state, and twice that to ship it across country. 

29 minutes ago, tbone_ said:

Can’t he pay the shipping for a free guitar?

Yeah, but I sort 'a want to make it a gift with no strings attached...

1 hour ago, hullabelew said:

Glad the bag of candy arrived safely.  

Yeah, the cost of the Smarties and Bit o’ Honey is certainly higher than Costco, but I appreciate the toy prize they included in the package. 

I am in the market for another acoustic. I have a 1996 Fender that I really like, and I hunted down a '95 of the same model that is just such a piece of shit by comparison. I can't even really explain it other than to say the '95 is just less playable. It sounds roughly as good, but it plays like shit. I haven't measured out the action, but it's not visibly higher on the '95. 

It's disappointing. But I'll probably get over it when I buy the new guitar.

1 hour ago, SwanderedTalent said:

I am in the market for another acoustic. I have a 1996 Fender that I really like, and I hunted down a '95 of the same model that is just such a piece of shit by comparison. I can't even really explain it other than to say the '95 is just less playable. It sounds roughly as good, but it plays like shit. I haven't measured out the action, but it's not visibly higher on the '95. 

It's disappointing. But I'll probably get over it when I buy the new guitar.

Over the years, I've found that as consistent as the quality is on Fender's electrics, the acoustics are just as inconsistent.  

2 minutes ago, hullabelew said:

Over the years, I've found that as consistent as the quality is on Fender's electrics, the acoustics are just as inconsistent.  

Can stipulate. I feel like I got a tremendous bargain on the 96, but the 95 is a standard piece-o-shit cheap acoustic. But I love the 96 enough that I forgive Fender and the little Koreans that make their acoustics. Or made, in the mid-90s, I don't know where Fender gets their acoustics built nowadays.

Just heard, starting Oct 1, 2019 Sweetwater will start collecting sales tax for Texas residents. Get your orders in gentlemen.

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Yeah, I live in Colorado and had that new LP shipped to my brother's in Austin for this reason.

15 minutes ago, topochico said:

Just heard, starting Oct 1, 2019 Sweetwater will start collecting sales tax for Texas residents. Get your orders in gentlemen.

I'll just talk my rep into knocking whatever the tax comes to off the pretax price. 

4 hours ago, Not that Bob said:

Yeah, but I sort 'a want to make it a gift with no strings attached...

Strings are cheap. 

just came across this picture on my hard drive.  welcoming all new members to the badass les paul club
 
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And you didn’t even really like Les Pauls!

I love Gretchs. I want a Gretch. But every time I have played a Chinese one it has played like ass.

 

The $2k MIJ ones are a different story though.

 

Adorama has the Gretch 5622t on sale again for $550.
https://www.adorama.com/gr2509300577.html?sdtid=13350892&emailprice=t&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_source=rflaid62905
I have passed on this several times, but for some reason seeing this today gave me a bit of an itch. I don't need it, shouldn't want it. It may pass, like previous times. This is the wrong place, but talk me down.


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4 hours ago, DougO said:

 This is the wrong place, but talk me down.

absolutely fucking not no way GIF

3 hours ago, tbone_ said:

I love Gretchs. I want a Gretch. But every time I have played a Chinese one it has played like ass.

 

The $2k MIJ ones are a different story though.

 

This is the voice of experience you should really listen to.  The obvious answer is to skip the Adorama Gretsch and go for this one instead. 

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/G6659TGCG--gretsch-g6659tg-players-edition-broadkaster-jr-center-block-cadillac-green-bigsby-tailpiece

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Restrung the LP today. Conditioned the fretboard. She's perfect, now.

36 months, no interest on Gretsch's at the moment on Sweetwater. Just sayin'.

7 hours ago, tbone_ said:

I love Gretchs. I want a Gretch. But every time I have played a Chinese one it has played like ass.

 

The $2k MIJ ones are a different story though.

 

This one is an electromatic made in Korea, not a streamliner. I played one once in a music store and it felt pretty dang good. I still play shitty with it, though.

1 hour ago, Buzzrock said:

 


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But I could get five of the cheaper ones for that price and have one in every color.

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A good set-up can make a cheaper guitar great. 

But I could get five of the cheaper ones for that price and have one in every color.


I feel you. I love cheap guitars for that very reason. Of my ten, only one electric (maybe two, I don’t recall what I paid for my USA Strat in the mid 90s) and two acoustics cost more than a grand. And only one of them do I not really like (Yamaha Baritone that I kinda tried to make into a death metal machine).
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Strait has a room of Gretsches, and some of the ones in that range felt surprisingly nice.  I’m not up on the non Japanese lines - sounds like maybe there are two now?  Either way, I was surprised and wondering if Strait sets them up.

Somebody say Gretsch?

This one has been challenging my Les Paul as my number 1 the last couple months. Sounds incredible through the Marshall. I'm thinking about putting Powertrons in at least one of my other guitars.1032b2ea37c258203a7838e40583996f.jpg

That is the least Gretch Gretch to ever Gretch a Gretch and I love it.

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Ya, I have these ones too that might be more your style. The green one is an actual 1958 Anniversary with a PAF Filtertron that my Dad bought in 1963.

 

Gretsch only has a claim the Billy-Bo body style because the guy who custom built the original for Bo Diddly happened to have a Gretsch neck to put on it. So you're right that it's a non-Gretsch Gretsch. Sounds incredible though.

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Guitar stands or hangers that are safe for nitro. Recommendations?

I'm about to do a DIY hanger project and will post results.  My office is 12 x 12 and I don't have the floor real estate for amps, guitars, a desk etc...

I feel better just keeping this LP in its case, but I really like it out just to grab and go.

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