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

off topic - does it feel like the used market is really tanking? i see more and more stuff on craigslist that's quality stuff that's well priced sitting there for a long time, relisted over and over

Finally got all my pieces parts and did the changes on my CV Jazzmaster today. These come stock with tort pickguards and snow white plastics. Now it's got a mint pickguard and Fender "aged white" plastics, except for the switch tip which I had to grab on Amazon in "cream" made for Epiphones because it was the only metric shit I could find. Looks okay. Not completely sold yet on the mint pickguard (looks better in this photo, but both the pink and the mint are little more saturated irl). I'll live with it for a while before I decide whether or not to try something else.

Anyway, I love playing with this vibrato. May upgrade that to a proper Fender one at some point too (all those boutique ones are too expensive—yikes!—but there are some Fender ones in the $50-$80 range).

http://i.imgur.com/5jlnbxF.jpeg

Super hot!

off topic - does it feel like the used market is really tanking? i see more and more stuff on craigslist that's quality stuff that's well priced sitting there for a long time, relisted over and over

― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, August 5, 2024 2:10 PM (twenty-seven minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

vintage/rare stuff still seems pretty steady but everything else seems to be tanking

Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace have been dead zones around here for years, I've listed stuff (music gear or otherwise) for way less than Reverb or EBay and had it sit forever, finally listed online and it's gone in a day or two.

very nice! i think a pearloid pickguard could be worth a try if you're not 100% on the mint xps

Glut…

Way more guitars than guitarists
Way more guitarists than bands
Way more bands than venues
And not enough people that want to go see live music

yeah, I think there were so many sold during COVID that people didn't really take to is a big factor too

Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace have been dead zones around here for years, I've listed stuff (music gear or otherwise) for way less than Reverb or EBay and had it sit forever, finally listed online and it's gone in a day or two.

― papal hotwife (milo z), Monday, August 5, 2024 2:56 PM (one hour ago) bookmarkflaglink

yeah i had a really good squier CV jaguar deal up on FB marketplace for nearly 6 months, thought it would be sold within a week. only got a couple inquiries before some kid finally offered a good trade I accepted.
i ended up with this squier cv 60s thinkline tele, sherwood green with white binding
https://nafiriguitar.com/cdn/shop/products/230718163018_IMG_0427_ori_f39fc529-0c9d-4b4c-ba62-1f7334b858fd.jpg?v=1708490821
(not mine pictured)

ooh I’d go for that!

yeah i kinda feel like i ripped him off cos the tele is way cooler (special run color + binding??) than the jaguar i had... but he was really happy with the trade and the values were equal.

https://i.imgur.com/8MNan0r.jpeg

https://www.walkin.co.jp/230227291639-2/

Archtop Tribute, who made my ES-350 clone, have finally 'made good' on their Barney Kessel tribute model, and here it is, and I am staring politely. It's more than double the price of what I paid for my 350 from them. I wish I was in Shibuya right now and could try it out

somewhat recklessly i have bought my guitar-curious 12yo a £150 squier sonic strat. they get great reviews and if nothing i else i can play if he forgets about it someday. my rationalisation went: that’s the price of a nice dinner out for 4, or a pair of new jordans, so why not get something he might actually be creative with

Flamboyant, what does that work out to price wise with shipping? looks very very classy. I wouldn't mind trying out a Charlie Christian pickup someday!

Those thinline teles are awesome. I wish Jaguars sounded better since they're the obviously the coolest looking guitars ever.
Fender is pushing those horrid Acoustisonic guitars, they would have been much better off getting a creative acoustic/electric pickup arrangement going in a thinline tele- hidden body sensor, piezo bridge, regular magnetic pickups + all controlled by a 5 way, a la Taylor T5Z or Rick Turner etc- but with the look of a conventional Telecaster. in my extremely humble opinion

Tangentially related, I just noticed there's a 'guitar summit' at Le Poisson Rouge this Saturday.

The show will feature Kurt Rosenwinkel, Nels Cline, Gilad Hekselman, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Mike Stern, Leni Stern, Rodney Jones, Anupam Shobhakar, Camila Meza, and Joel Harrison with Jerome Harris (bass), Harvey Sorgen (drums), Ben Perowsky (drums) performing in solo, duo, and quartet settings. "Expect one-of-a-kind meetings between some of the most storied creative improvisers of our time...This show also serves as the release party for a collection of solo recordings on the AGS Recordings label entitled The Middle of Everywhere: Guitar Solos Vol I: www.alternativeguitarsummit.com"

I was just at Walkin' last week!
So many beautiful guitars... guy was really friendly but I wasn't comfortable playing anything as I'm not really able to afford any of them...
Bought a set of halfrounds for my tele...

Squier Paranormal Jazzmaster XIIs are $350 new right now for the white/blue ones.

They have their flaws but the necks on these are worth the price of admission alone ...

*those
*those Jazzmaster XIIs

majorairbro, taking a guess at the shipping you'd probably land one of those Barney Kessels in the States for a little under $3500.

I finished the make-believe Greco 70s Telemaster - it's great, I love it!
https://i.imgur.com/fyOZBs3.jpeg

I'd buy that for a dollar

Sold. Meet me out at Lino Lakes

that is slick as hell, love it

that's amazing!

also lol matttkkkk

It’s gorgeous

sick guitar

I just found a guitar on the street!
It's a Samick copy of a Rickenbacker solid body...
The electronics are super grungy but the pickups sound gorgeous... I've got contact cleaner so I'm going to clean the pots, jack and switch, but I'll probly need to replace them...
Likely needs a new nut too...
It's got a bigsby style tailpiece which I might swap out...
It's also a really short scale which is weird... might use it to mess with alternate tunings or something...

I used to browse aluminum neck Kramers as the poor man’s Travis Bean but they’re no longer poor man’s anything. Still look cool though.

https://www.instagram.com/p/C_bWlv6SBuo/?hl=en

Fretless super-EBow-sustainer guitar with the six strings independently switchable

might make more sense as a pedal steel with the string switches tied to pedals?

That looks so fun...

Just a question for people who've played vintage Fenders. I've never played one.
What would you say the quality of the neck profile was like? I mean, did it feel smooth/well-executed or was there some weird asymmetrical stuff going on?
Do you think they have a different feel to CNC-era neck profiles? Or any advantages?

I'm curious as I know they shaped them freehand on a belt sander back then, so I'm wondering if this method has any advantages.
It's quite a different technical process to CNC so I'd be curious if the result is different or in any way preferable.
I believe the final sanding is still done by hand, but not the entire neck profile, apart from some of the custom shop models.

I’m not sure when my Fender Strat neck is from, but it’s maple and very heavy, and I was told by the guy who made it (it’s a Frankenstein) that the wood was quartersawed, and thus a more optimal grain direction. It feels maybe 1 mm taller in its circumference, too, to a modern Fender neck, but it’s entirely rounded (that is, not a slight pyramid shape like my old acoustic Martin). It’s remarkably easy to play. The wood feels very similar to the neck of a violin or a cello, and it’s always disappointing to go back to the laminated finish neck of my archtop.

I'm not a big fan of signature models generally, and I truly give zero fucks about Jack Antonoff, but this Gretsch he's launching that's a combo of an old Gretsch Princess and a Jazzmaster is pushing all my buttons. Not a boatload of $$ either (699 USD). If I hadn't just bought a CV Jazzmaster three months ago, I would be all over this.

https://i.imgur.com/RTTJwDH.jpeg

When I read the description I hoped it’d be Gretsch running gear in a JM shape …

well shit ain't that nice

sorry. well shit, ain't that nice! not (that) shit ain't that nice.

Finally found one of these at a price I could live with - Grass Roots G-T-64B, Tetsuya model. Fiesta red sparkle, 4 string bass styled as a Bass VI, so a Bass IV I guess. Saw one about 10 years ago in Tokyo and have had an itch for one ever since. Hasn't shipped yet but I'm excited.
https://i.imgur.com/lUZhOoB.jpeg

oooh

love it!

Beautiful

I think it might be a bit cheap-feeling (00s, made in China, most of the "plates" are mirror plastic ...) but wasn't too expensive. I'm pretty psyched to hear it.

That looks legit Cool As Hell - totally love it!

I absolutely, positively have no need for another guitar but damn... the Guild Surfliner Deluxe

https://guildguitars.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Surfliner-Deluxe-Evergreen-Metallic-1500x630.jpg

You have my attention

oooh that's nice

just got word that my custom bass is back from the paint guy and he's starting to build it, should be done around Oct. 26th :)

best part of that Guild is you can swap out that shitty floating trem for a legit (or aftermarket) jazzmaster one.