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Damn.  That's a work of art.  You better get rid of all your belt buckles as a safety precuation.

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19 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said:

Damn.  That's a work of art.  You better get rid of all your belt buckles as a safety precuation.

..and shirt buttons.

1 minute ago, noharleyyet said:

..and shirt buttons.

Yeah, this is one I was contemplating the other day.  I need some good looking western shirts with felt buttons so I can do my acoustic gigs without takkity-takk-taking the back of my guitar.

 

1 hour ago, Chad Fuck said:

Yeah, this is one I was contemplating the other day.  I need some good looking western shirts with felt buttons so I can do my acoustic gigs without takkity-takk-taking the back of my guitar.

 

mic p/up?

8 minutes ago, noharleyyet said:

mic p/up?

Both.  There's a mic pup under the sound hole and a bridge pickup in the bridge.  

It's this guitar (not mine, but you get the idea): 

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NGD!!! Needs a little truss adjustment and some setup, but she plays nice. The neck is great.

 

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30 minutes ago, Anton Chigurh said:

NGD!!! Needs a little truss adjustment and some setup, but she plays nice. The neck is great.

 

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Nice! 

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I’ve found that I really like having the full plate with the edge for the telecaster bridge.

The fecebook page for the Dallas guitar show puts up a lot of live video from the show that is archived for later viewing, including some segments with musical performances. I watched quite a bit of it last year. Pretty cool stuff.

59 minutes ago, DougO said:

The fecebook page for the Dallas guitar show puts up a lot of live video from the show that is archived for later viewing, including some segments with musical performances. I watched quite a bit of it last year. Pretty cool stuff.

I'm hoping to catch Redd Volkeart and Ian Moore tomorrow.

1 hour ago, Celery Man said:

I’ve found that I really like having the full plate with the edge for the telecaster bridge.

Yep. 

A little neck adjustment, new strings, and some intonation, and we’re in business!

I’m trying a tip I read from Jerry Donahue here that may help with intonation. If not, I’ll eventually throw some compensated saddles on.

Kind of embarrassing, but I also realized that I never knew how locking tuners actually worked until I had some.

I'll be at the show in Dallas on Saturday, so if anyone wants to get together for a drink after holler at your boy.

Unfortunately, my Make Gibson Great Again hat will not be here in time. Bummer.

NGD!!! Needs a little truss adjustment and some setup, but she plays nice. The neck is great.
 
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“Nothing special” he says earlier. Yeah, no. That’s badass. Just gorgeous. Congrats.

I just love a maple neck on a Fender. That pic makes me want another Tele and I already have enough.

Changed the strings and cleaned my fingerboard and electric contacts today.  Sounds much better but still a little noise in the pickup switch and volume knob.

On 5/4/2018 at 8:23 PM, DougO said:

The fecebook page for the Dallas guitar show puts up a lot of live video from the show that is archived for later viewing, including some segments with musical performances. I watched quite a bit of it last year. Pretty cool stuff.

 

Several minutes of Eric Johnson live posted on there now.

 

https://www.facebook.com/dallasguitarfestival/?hc_ref=ARRa16qFVkxCKfMujQh8xNX-1vTIIV4nsYstbhO8YZQ3LOrecp-8NxWJqHYUq3sdXEE

Mark Knopfler, what the fuck, man?

I mean, fuck the HOF, but still...

3 hours ago, DougO said:

 

I went today for a couple of hours. I watched Redd Volkeart, and he is a genuine badass. Highlight was speaking to Greg Koch in person about the Fishman Fluence pickups that he endorses. I also had the opportunity to tell Pete Anderson that I really admire his work and in fact I wish I could be him or at least carry his guitars or something.

Otherwise I was sort of let down, and it's probably my own fault. It's kind of like going to the titty bar and then realizing that I won't actually be getting to play with the titties- I realized that I wasn't going to be buying a $10,000 guitar, and unlike last year there wasn't much in the way of sub-$1k stuff that interested me. 

Yeah, a lot of cool people just walking around. Got to talk to Johnny Hiland, Norm Harris (he actually came up to me as I was wearing a Norman's Rare Guitars shirt, which I picked up at his store a few months ago. It already has a hole, should have inquired as to warranty), and this this super chill dude:

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And if anyone is looking for the Fender John Cruz Custom Shop Number One, there's one here:

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Geez...

My search for an R9 continues...

 

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Ist is a Classic Series Esquire with a SD Broadcaster pup replacing the stock, and compensated brass saddles replacing the stock steel ones. Thinking about swapping the SD for a Cavalier Huge Lion. 2nd is a Baja Tele, stock. 3rd is a Triple Tele with three Nocaster bridge pickups. Odd bird, but a nice guitar.

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Ist is a Classic Series Esquire with a SD Broadcaster pup replacing the stock, and compensated brass saddles replacing the stock steel ones. Thinking about swapping the SD for a Cavalier Huge Lion. 2nd is a Baja Tele, stock. 3rd is a Triple Tele with three Nocaster bridge pickups. Odd bird, but a nice guitar.


All that maple tho!

How’s the Baja? I came pretty close to pulling the trigger on one of the ‘60s versions in an open box that was a nice price (faded Sonic Blue/Pau Ferro), but obviously didn’t. The ‘50s ones have a V shaped neck don’t they?

They say it a v, but it's really a big, chunky u shape, in reality. Best neck Fender puts on a Tele, IMO. I don't have huge hands (insert joke here), and it's really comfortable. Plays very easily. I wish I had bought a 60's, too, before the switch from rosewood. Really like the Twisted Tele pup in the neck. A bit strat-like. Love the 4-way switching. I think all. Teles should have one.

The 50s Baja is just a great Tele. 

(Edit: I meant to say the neck is a chunky C shape, not U.)

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Damn. I’d have asked if I could just lightly touch that SRV. I’m guessing answer would have been no.

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While I was in Dallas I stopped by Freddie King's grave to pay my respects.

 

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It's a real come to Jesus moment when you see your headstone before you die:

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On ‎5‎/‎4‎/‎2018 at 11:13 AM, Celery Man said:

that's the back of my j45 custom

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cant believe I missed this beauty!

Well, Boom, I’m completely guitarded, so don’t feel bad. By the way, I totally love the fact you’re always representing. I’d give you double the internets if I could.

My dad allegedly met BB King's bass player recently, a guy from the breakout period in the 60s and early 70s, if he's actually the right guy and it isn't bullshit. He's gotta be like 90. So I'm thinking maybe I could hang with him for a few bars.  Maybe I should put out a feeler for a new blues project.

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I meant to go back to the booth that had Guitarded handicapped stickers for sale, but I forgot. Dammit.

video of a buddy of mine, walter watson, who is playing drums and vocals with dallas guitar legend rocky atlas, who is also known as the Texas Tornado and the Malice from Dallas.  its some badass blues and you can watch rocky do his thing. he was the lead guitarist with John Mayalls bluesbreakers...

 

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He has a pirate with a precision for a bass player.  He MUST be a badass.

Even if the dude can't actually play, the pirate look is a refreshing change from the industry standard white-guy-in-fedora-playing-bass.

Lost his eye because the guitarist didn't keep his string ends tidy. 

55 minutes ago, Mileslong said:

video of a buddy of mine, walter watson, who is playing drums and vocals with dallas guitar legend rocky atlas, who is also known as the Texas Tornado and the Malice from Dallas.  its some badass blues and you can watch rocky do his thing. he was the lead guitarist with John Mayalls bluesbreakers...

 

Tasty...

Is it wrong for me to be ever so slightly annoyed by the completely blank black truss rod cover of my SG faded cherry? I'm wondering what a tortoise shell cover would look like on here...or something.

Finally made a neck adjustment. It had some definite bow. Quite a difference, though it played good before. Really nice now.

Maybe I should get a blank cover and paint a tiny blue vag-flower on it.

40 minutes ago, DougO said:

Is it wrong for me to be ever so slightly annoyed by the completely blank black truss rod cover of my SG faded cherry? I'm wondering what a tortoise shell cover would look like on here...or something.

Finally made a neck adjustment. It had some definite bow. Quite a difference, though it played good before. Really nice now.

You can buy a replacement that says Gibson, SG, whatever. Gibson sells them. Try Angela Instruments, or any parts supplier. They're cheap enough.

42 minutes ago, DougO said:

Is it wrong for me to be ever so slightly annoyed by the completely blank black truss rod cover of my SG faded cherry? I'm wondering what a tortoise shell cover would look like on here...or something.

Finally made a neck adjustment. It had some definite bow. Quite a difference, though it played good before. Really nice now.

I had a similar gripe about the truss rod cover on my Epiphone acoustic-electric (it is nothing special in the greater guitar world, but to me it is); I flipped it over and saw it was still blank, but white, and that made for a really cool contrast on the all-black headstock, and it's been that way ever since.

Is it wrong for me to be ever so slightly annoyed by the completely blank black truss rod cover of my SG faded cherry? I'm wondering what a tortoise shell cover would look like on here...or something.
Finally made a neck adjustment. It had some definite bow. Quite a difference, though it played good before. Really nice now.


If you’d have got this one you wouldn’t have to worry about it.

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3 hours ago, Tall Dark And Texan said:

I had a similar gripe about the truss rod cover on my Epiphone acoustic-electric (it is nothing special in the greater guitar world, but to me it is); I flipped it over and saw it was still blank, but white, and that made for a really cool contrast on the all-black headstock, and it's been that way ever since.

I didn't even look at the back of mine. I kept one screw in when I adjusted it and just flipped it up.

I could have used the one from my Epiphone that has "SG" on it, but it has three screws instead of two.

Maybe I'll make one out of wood. My dad has some nice walnut and maple pieces stashed way somewhere.

I should get it inscribed "the guitar that bankrupted Gibson".

49 minutes ago, DougO said:

I should get it inscribed "the guitar that bankrupted Gibson".

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