Guitars... what you've got / what you want

sold my Science Earthling because I have no place to blast a 50W amp anymore (and modeling works great for me), can't decide between putting the money toward a Dave's Guitars '62 JM or waiting to find a Lake Placid Blue AVII with the new headstock, planning to put either Novak Thunderbird pickups or JM-sized Wide Range Humbuckers in either one

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0592/2973/3018/products/V2216978C_1800x1800.jpg

haha UMS i love looking at those guitars too, i have a saved search for the ibanez artist AR305 on reverb--it doesn't have the neck-through but is otherwise in that wheelhouse. i think one of the things i thought was that it would be cool to get a guitar from my birth year that was high quality and not insanely expensive.

yeah Greco Go II is my bias in that dept, I think of it alongside the MusicMan Sabre II, Peavey T60 et al. The Vantage line are pretty good too. Classic 80s “at last, perfection” mindset.

I'll check those out, the ones I posted are all Ibanez, Yamaha, and Aria

Feels very "studio pro" aesthetically

oh yeah--https://reverb.com/item/44740102-vintage-1979-greco-go-ii-700-with-ts-vibrato-walnut-made-in-japan

The aluminum necked Kramers are cool for that vibe too

https://images.reverb.com/image/upload/s--kT5V-SaU--/f_auto,t_large/v1647198797/jarjx3r63csouxnwzwwv.jpg

shocked that this weighs less than 10 pounds

https://reverb.com/item/66356544-kramer-dmz-4001-1979ish-natural-aluminum-neck-bass

I don’t know how I feel about those double cut neck-through wood ones. They’re kind of awesome but I also get vague unpleasant 70s vibes from them like jazz fusion guys in tan turtlenecks with half tint glasses.

I always imagine they play really well and weigh a ton.

yes when i browse them i definitely ask what exactly i see myself playing on these things....the part-coffee table aesthetic is an obstacle but my guess like yours is that they really shred and i should stop overthinking it

haha joygoat I think that fusion vibe is the attraction tbh but you are dead on

You can get em pretty cheap on Reverb if you wait for them to pop up in slightly tougher shape - sort of $700 range

(the Greco Go IIs I mean)

I always think of Aria basses whenever I see that design. They're nice to play - I could see getting into them if I needed to explore the sound of the 80s.

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0550/4437/4714/products/medium_56446a17-bae4-4438-95e8-83fcb53b7c29.jpg

those are cool, though that top horn is a bit much for me. this is a cheapie on mpls craigslist right now, not exactly what I'm talking about but in the zone

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ram/msg/d/saint-paul-early-production-cort-bass/7598313549.html

basically a cheapie of the Kramer bass

I always associated that design with Alembics:

https://www.thewho.net/whotabs/images/equipment/bass/75_jae_alembicseriesi_f.jpg

that must have been the origin

Interesting. I love the fiesta red. The unpainted sections on the body are a little confusing. They're obviously meant to evoke a hippie sandwich, but I presume that it's not actually a neck-through?

also Jerry Garcia's Wolf guitar, which I think the Alembic guy made for him custom

https://extrachill.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/jerry-garcia-playing-wolf-winterland-1978.jpg

Interesting. I love the fiesta red. The unpainted sections on the body are a little confusing. They're obviously meant to evoke a hippie sandwich, but I presume that it's not actually a neck-through?

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no just a bolt on, i really should buy another bass but it would probably be a nice little player

Alembics

See also Carlos Alomar.
https://i.discogs.com/vVYW-QUdeUOiQlkYgCmeczoa8Mvgu81W6dxuCQYbN3g/rs:fit/g:sm/q:90/h:599/w:600/czM6Ly9kaXNjb2dz/LWRhdGFiYXNlLWlt/YWdlcy9BLTExMjE2/Ny0xNTg3MDQ0MjIw/LTcwNzQuanBlZw.jpeg

there's nothing not to love about that picture

An alembic bass is like my holy grail

i've been thinking i want to get back into Mascis style shredding. i was moving more in a jazzier/country direction and bought a gretch semi-hollow but i never really fell in love with it. should i be looking at telecasters? i just want something basic with a whammy

Alomar’s Alembic guitar just doesn’t look right, and maybe it’s because I’ve seen so many Alembic basses*. It reminds me of this, which also doesn’t look right:

https://www.retrofret.com/images/9605_guitar/xLarge/9605_01.jpg

*I’ve never once seen any Alembic in person, just in photos.

Zach from Pinback plays an A bass, seen them a couple of times. Thick, distinct tone

https://i.imgur.com/aTdrQfC.jpg

Hefty baby girl arrived safely
Couldn’t ask for more
Tribe’s Buggin’ Out was the first track I played on it

mmmmm yes

sick

beautiful

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/149266992_a-vintage-fender-stratocaster-electric-guitar

I want that

Calstars, that bass is fucking classic and I hope it serves you well.

Maple neck, solid as fuck. Rock ON.

Rocking in progress
My left pinky hurts

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/149266992_a-vintage-fender-stratocaster-electric-guitar

I want that

Literally, one town over from me. Kinda wish I didn't see that.

Tomson Mustang update: some hidden problems - neck heel needed drilling and dowelling but now a solid joint. New bone nut, fresh set of 12s, three full turns on the truss rod (which by some miracle still works), shims and adjustments ... it's about 90% of the way there and plays well. Pickups are great.
https://imgur.com/Zm9uIRH.jpg
https://imgur.com/BOYzWYE.jpg
Impressive for a 50 year old cheapie. I doubt it played this well out of the factory!

congratulations!

I really wish I had the skills to work on my own guitars, that's so cool matthew

makes up for not being able to play!

Sweet

that's a sick guitar

https://reverb.com/item/65700774-edwards-e-sg-60-s-sg-custom-2004-cream-white?utm_source=rev-ios-app&utm_medium=ios-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=65700774

Not generally a fan of gold hardware but the wear has it looking pretty good.
Looks like bridge and neck pickups were changed to P90s.

I'm having a weird thing where gold hardware is looking better and better to me after years of not liking it

but i've seen other white SGs like that w/the gold hardware, always looks great

unrelate:
i always feel bad for ppl who bought super expensive left-handed guitars and then are trying to move them on craigslist, tough sell

i always feel bad for ppl who bought super expensive left-handed guitars and then are trying to move them on craigslist, tough sell

ooh if someone could pls inform me when these ppl give up and lower their prices that would be swell kthxbye

this guy is unloading some in st paul probably local sale only though, i think this is pretty

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/msg/d/dayton-eastman-t59-amb-thinline-archtop/7605265117.html

thanks! (looks pretty indeed, but that's still a little steep for a used eastman, no?)

gold is back, baby. i just bought and steel and gold watch and am redoing my kitchen cabinets with brushed brass hardware.

i think with guitars though gold hardware only looks good with black or white finishes. maybe sunburst too.

thanks! (looks pretty indeed, but that's still a little steep for a used eastman, no?)

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yeah i don't know, does seem high, he won't sell it for that. now that you mention I can never really get a handle on Eastman as a company

Craigslist guy wants $1100 for this '80s Greco Danelectro - too much (a vintage Silvertone 1448 goes for less) but I'm curious what their lipstick pickups sound like

https://images.craigslist.org/00808_72BY2IAstJCz_0t20CI_1200x900.jpg

I'd probably rather get a Squier Jag and put lipsticks in it ala Tom Verlaine anyway

i have a 90's one of those with a wooden bridge & plastic tuners. the best thing about it is the neck. it has the most comfortable neck and you can play it all day. how the lipstick pickups sound. the best i can explain it- well, the tele goes "honk" and the strat goes "quack" & the dano goes "bong" and that's the way it goes. with the pickup selector switcg it's very versatile, you can play an entire set on 'em. so much so that i used it as my main guitar for gigging without a backup for a time, often without a backup, which was incredibly stupid because it's very unreliable. one time a bushing grommet flew off during our opening song at a huge gig in front of like 1k ppl, and i was horrendously out of tune for the entire set. with the metal hardware it loses some mojo. i think i paid around $200 incl. hard case.

it goes (((bong))), like there's an orb around the sound it makes, it seems to levitate. it's missing something, doesn't have that grounding zap! to it, kinda hovers or floats in midair. the odd duck that doesn't quack.