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She found her forever home a day early!

Love everything so far except the playability. It needs new strings and a setup. However, great tone, sustain, and grit. The sound is better than any telecaster I’ve ever played.

and the two tone color scheme is baller.

can’t wait for the setup...

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Better angle of the two tone and my electric collection.

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Beauty.  Never seen a two tone.  I was curious from the previous pictures because of the binding.  LOVE that MOTS pickguard.  What's the story on that white Epi?  

Usually not a fan of Fender colored headstocks but that FSR surf & white is stunning. Nice collection Ragrets. 

This new Taylor is relevant to my interests

I like the mahogany version -- it would be a nice alternative to my Taylor, which is similar to the spruce topped guitars' sound.

I like the black one so I can look like Johnny Cash

Yeah, but they should have stained the sides & back black, too.  Dealkiller for me.  (Well, that and my Taylor sounds very similar.)

8 hours ago, hullabelew said:

Beauty.  Never seen a two tone.  I was curious from the previous pictures because of the binding.  LOVE that MOTS pickguard.  What's the story on that white Epi?  

My son and I bought that together this summer. He mowed yards and saved up but didn’t have enough, so he conned me into “sharing” the Epiphone. It’s pretty cool because we both play it all the time and that’s a cool bond. It’s an Epi Les Paul Custom Pro. Great guitar. It plays a little better than my Gibson (Gibson probably needs a tuneup).

-sidenote - son dropped and broke the neck off of the epiphone one week after we bought it. Musician’s Friend stoner sales rep dude on the phone sent us a new one, no questions asked, and gave us a partial refund for our trouble!

4 hours ago, tbone_ said:

This new Taylor is relevant to my interests
 

I love my Taylor and can’t imagine playing another very much, but I would love to own a black one like this. But I think the only acoustic on my bucket list has to be a 12 string.

22 minutes ago, NoRagrets said:

I love my Taylor and can’t imagine playing another very much, but I would love to own a black one like this. But I think the only acoustic on my bucket list has to be a 12 string.

I've got a Taylor D-300 super dreadnought, that almost cost me my marriage. I went into the GC at Hancock in about 1995, they had three of them, along with some high dollar Guilds. I played every 12 string they had, and the particular $1200 D-300 I ended up getting, sounded as good as the $3600 Guilds. It was tough to explain to a young wife, that when you find a guitar that sounds head and shoulders better than its contemporaries, you have to buy it before someone else does. So, for about a year, it was Budget Gourmets for lunch at work, instead of going out. It was totally worth it. As for Budget Gourmets, those were the fuckers that were apparently on a budget.

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I know this is a unpopular opinion but I like the silver sky and want one 

I know this is a unpopular opinion but I like the silver sky and want one 

See AUTF advice above.
1 hour ago, Chad Fuck said:


See AUTF advice above.

Can’t find it. What was it?

Can’t find it. What was it?

Probably just get a strat.
2 hours ago, tbone_ said:


Probably just get a strat.

The fender Strat custom shop I want used at GC is only $600 more then the silver sky. But I am a huge prs fan. Probably just hold out for the strat


See AUTF advice above.
Can’t find it. What was it?
I'm not sure, but it was probably to go to Warmoth and build a Telecaster.
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Tele is badass.

I'm talking myself into at some point buying a Warmoth body and frankensteining my old Mike Dirnt P. Keep the neck, the pickup, think about keeping the bridge, get a nice P body, get someone who knows what they're doing to put it together. Tele headstock might look a little funny on a regular p body, but it might be cool. The neck is what made me buy that thing in the first place, but I always liked the sound. However the paint has chipped off the body pretty severely, it's falling apart, and I feel like it'd be fun to breathe new life into it. I need to get myself into a situation where I pick up the bass again and do it.

Meanwhile Fender setting sales records.

Anyone ever use this guys cables?

https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2020/11/famous-musicians-seek-out-electric-guitar-cables-made-in-this-small-se-portland-workshop.html

I feel like I’m on a new quest for the right cable. Shorted cables make me want to stab baby Jesus’ puppy.

I ponied up for some Monsters a decade or so ago. They were expensive but worth it. They just now have started to go bad. And they don’t make cables any more. Tried some shitty brands and turns out shitty cables are still shitty. Bought a couple of Mogamis and they are too stiff and heavy, and stupid expensive.

3 minutes ago, tbone_ said:

I ponied up for some Monsters a decade or so ago. 

 

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Crappy cables are crappy, but good ones are way overpriced.

30 minutes ago, tbone_ said:

Anyone ever use this guys cables?

https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2020/11/famous-musicians-seek-out-electric-guitar-cables-made-in-this-small-se-portland-workshop.html

I feel like I’m on a new quest for the right cable. Shorted cables make me want to stab baby Jesus’ puppy.

I ponied up for some Monsters a decade or so ago. They were expensive but worth it. They just now have started to go bad. And they don’t make cables any more. Tried some shitty brands and turns out shitty cables are still shitty. Bought a couple of Mogamis and they are too stiff and heavy, and stupid expensive.
 

I have a cable that came with a guitar I bought used in 1988.

It's still going strong.  I have no idea why.  I've blasted through dozens of other cables in the meantime, just because I bring extras to gigs, and of course running even a modest studio means I need extra cables.  This one?  Bulletproof.

My Fender and Vox coily cables still going strong ten years later.

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I have some "heart of texas" cables still around (as in Ray Hennig's). He said they were the best ones they had, which I assumed was bullshit but what was I going to say to the man?

There was a time when I moved from bass to guitar in my old band, but still switched around a bit on stage. Which sometimes meant the other guy putting up my shit. Every time I opened the tweed case and the shit was all just stuffed in there I made him come over and watch me (quickly and easily) wrap each cable (with a little half turn on each loop, letting the cable decide how to turn) and place it in its specific spot. That's how you keep cables.

and goddammit don't yank it out by the cable. And slide it through your strap but give it a little slack.

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1 hour ago, Celery Man said:

and goddammit don't yank it out by the cable. And slide it through your strap but give it a little slack.

the office thats GIF

I just buy the moderately priced horizon type cables that you can solder and fix when they start shorting out. I hate the sealed ones.

And I usually get the one straight end and on L-shaped end so I have either option to plug into whatever guitar you wanna play. Of course, if you're Eric Johnson eared you want to use the cable running in the right direction in order to get the correct polarity.

I finally hooked up the speakers in the ceiling of my guitar room. Holy crap I might put in a cot and a piss pot and never leave. 

Take It Off by The Donnas is a great jam-along song. 



I finally hooked up the speakers in the ceiling of my guitar room. Holy crap I might put in a cot and a piss pot and never leave. 
Take It Off by The Donnas is a great jam-along song. 


I like the Donna's. They are a guilty pleasure of mine, like KISS.
I finally hooked up the speakers in the ceiling of my guitar room. Holy crap I might put in a cot and a piss pot and never leave. 
Take It Off by The Donnas is a great jam-along song. 

+1 on the fucking Donnas!

That’s what I’m using now. The black and white braided ones. So far so good.

Me too. I use the exact ones hula linked. I was too lazy to look up what they are, so thanks for doing g 4heblifting hula.

I have 3 of them I bought 6 or 7 years ago. One of them is starting to act up on one end, I think because I'm always accidently kicking it where it plugs into my pedal board.

Yep.  I bought them when AUTF posted about them about 5 years ago and have been slowly replacing all of mine in batches.  I have one set that goes with me to band practice and one that stays at home on my permanent set up.  

I like what the guy in Oregon is doing though. I might buy one from him just because.

I went wireless and never went back. 

What setup?
35 minutes ago, Deej said:

Compelling and Joe Bonamassa should never be used in the same sentence. 

He does some interviews on youtube that actually aren't bad. Some nice guests. But otherwise, yeah...except for Black Country Communion first couple of albums.

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Anyone have any experience with Guitar Mill? Quick google indicates that Gear Page guys have a high opinion. They do nitro finishes and color matching. I'm talking myself into it.

https://guitarmill.com/guitarmill/closet-clean-guitar-aging-gallery/

Keep the neck, pickup, bridge. Tahitian coral P. Always loved this bass, feel like it's appropriate for it to be reborn as something a little different.

 

Anyone have any experience with Guitar Mill? Quick google indicates that Gear Page guys have a high opinion. They do nitro finishes and color matching. I'm talking myself into it.
https://guitarmill.com/guitarmill/closet-clean-guitar-aging-gallery/
Keep the neck, pickup, bridge. Tahitian coral P. Always loved this bass, feel like it's appropriate for it to be reborn as something a little different.
 

I bought a neck from them. It was custom, so it took a while. In the end it was totally worth the wait. They even used some upgraded maple when I’d just asked for the plane Jane. I have no qualms about recommending them.

Some pics.
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Come to think of it, I’d asked for a satin finish on the back, glossy on the headstock. But when I got it, I didn’t care enough about the difference to send it back.
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+1 on the neck mounting plate. Always a nice touch.

Here’s one of mine

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Yeah I’m looking for a new back plate for this neck that I took off to mount the Guitar Mill neck posted up thread.

It’s a genuine 1966 Fender JM neck. I always thought I’d sell it but for some reason I’ve not done so. Probably because I know I could never get another at the price I got this one. Thoughts from the crowd on what I should do with it?


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