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

Do it! Building a parts-something is a perfect thing to do for the pandemic and there's at least a half-dozen YouTube channels that will show you how to do it for free.

Any of y'all ever used a wiring kit with quick connects instead of soldering? I've tried soldering before and now I have two old guitars I can't use lol.

i hate to be like buy the expensive thing but a good soldering iron made all the difference for me. i'm not very good at teeny tiny SMD stuff but a hakko with a decent tip makes through hole soldering an absolute breeze.

Swapping a speaker out myself was the most DIY guitar-related thing I've done to date. Surprisingly easy, but I'm not about to start soldering shit.

I replaced the 9V battery jack on an old Fender Blender fuzz pedal and it was pretty nerve racking.

Did not manage to burn out any connections with the borrowed soldering iron, at least.

this is very very tempting

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/msg/d/minneapolis-jazzmaster-telecaster/7419602359.html

that is pretty cool

I truly have no idea what to. make of that. legit bits tho.

Sorry to divert but I just had to share this, the worst relic job I have seen in recent memory. Imagine having a 1986 Fender 52 reissue and doing this to it. https://www.thegearpage.net/board/index.php?threads/1986-fender-avri-telecaster.2308689/

Was this the belt they were assuming would've caused the buckle rash?

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

has anyone played a Sterling St. Vincent guitar? (the midprice line not the super expensive ones)

there's one for super cheap on craigslist now, I have always admired it from afar, appreciate that someone tried to do something that wasn't just another variation on strat/tele/les paul etc etc designs

I see your terrible relic and raise you

https://reverb.com/item/48451987-partscaster-relic-distressed-strat-w-bare-knuckle-pickups

https://reverb.com/item/49059455-fender-custom-scalloped-from-ripchord-guitars-reliced-sunburst

or this one, where the theme is, I guess, 'survived a fire'?

https://reverb.com/item/49338423-1960s-ventura-hollow-body-natural-amber-heavy-relic-made-in-japan-by-east-gloves-customs-rare

not a relic because someone tortured it to death in the past and this guy refurbished it but I'm curious what those pickups sound like so close together
https://reverb.com/item/42944216-kent-sg-rock-history-professional-rebuild-road-warrior-rat-rod-ready-for-another-tour

from the same guy... this one is just cool IMO
https://reverb.com/item/48493320-kay-harmony-regal-archtop-1950s-refurbished-with-silverfoils-rockabilly-rat-rod

or this one, where the theme is, I guess, 'survived a fire'?

https://reverb.com/item/49338423-1960s-ventura-hollow-body-natural-amber-heavy-relic-made-in-japan-by-east-gloves-customs-rare

This one is particularly shameful because it's clear from the description that they take huge pride in having spoiled the appearance of a beautiful old guitar.

It's something that we've never done before and thought it would be awesome to share to the rest of the world. You are not going to find one like this anywhere else!

has anyone played a Sterling St. Vincent guitar? (the midprice line not the super expensive ones)

there's one for super cheap on craigslist now, I have always admired it from afar, appreciate that someone tried to do something that wasn't just another variation on strat/tele/les paul etc etc designs

― Blues Guitar Solo Heatmap (Free Download) (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, January 14, 2022 11:40 AM (eight hours ago) bookmarkflaglink

i have not but if the price were truly super cheap i'd take a long hard look at it, especially the blue finish.

I would not hesitate to buy the st Vincent rig if it’s a good price. Reviews are uniformly excellent & I don’t think you’d have much trouble getting rid of it if you don’t fall in love w/it.

I want to see a relic where someone just blows a hole through the body with a shotgun and talks up the “murdered on stage at a bar” authenticity

hopefully not too huge but if not for the gold hardware I'd love to have this

https://✧✧✧.shop✧✧✧.com/s/files/1/0574/1241/9782/products/DC54AA61-F6F6-45AC-8472-2371B0AB48F7_1024x1✧✧✧@2✧.j✧✧?v=1638679041

https://i.imgur.com/fGompsB.png?1

Dunable Yeti

The gold looks great on that

It's way better than gold hardware looks but too blingy for me. Matte/satin metal parts would look best with that badass lilac IMO.

than gold hardware usually looks*

It’s a pretty one. You might also like the Paul Rhoney Oceana if you can find one.

https://reverb.com/item/43139926-guild-starfire-iv-1966-grey-pinstripe

why god why

WOW the red painted fretboard might be the worst part lmao

that poor guild!

Tell me you use three different brands of pomade without telling me you use three different brands of pomade.

anyone had any experience with yamaha revstars? i really like the look of them and the prices seem pretty cheap

I've got a RS502T. Love love looooooove it. In retrospect, I would've gotten a regular RS502 because the tailpiece adds absolutely nothing, but they all seem to be in stocking/manufacturing limbo in N. America right now (although I think they're still making new ones for the Japanese market). I hope they didn't come and go that fast, because I'd really like to swap mine out for a regular RS502.

Anyway, dope guitar. Feels very high end (or at least the most high end feeling guitar I've ever owned).

(to be clear, I've only ever owned budget guitars, so $700 is high end for me.)

i like how revstars look they recall these type of 70s yamahas that i love but they've gotten expensive now

https://reverb.com/item/49345912-yamaha-1978-sg700-guitar-in-walnut-pre-owned

they do but i dig the sg-like symmetry of the old ones. the slight strat-style horn imbalance of the revstar isn't as pleasing to me.

Yes, I've seen some very fine older Yams

I have had a bunch of Yamaha instruments of middling quality (fine for my purposes as an enthusiastic amateur) but none quite so desirable as the older or newest ones

yeah i think the old yamaha sgs are better looking than most of the gibson ones.

thanks johnny. i think im going to try and get my hands on one this year. their website is super confusing and its hard to figure out what the difference is between all the model numbers

i have a 78-81 (can't figure it out precisely, but they had a factory in taiwan they opened in that time to compete with taylor and martin) yamaha acoustic (basically a martin dreadnought) and i would not trade or sell ever. brought it over to do some tracking on a friend's project and the engineer was like "wow this guitar sounds great", thing just sings and feels great

they do but i dig the sg-like symmetry of the old ones. the slight strat-style horn imbalance of the revstar isn't as pleasing to me.

― call all destroyer, Wednesday, January 19, 2022 9:59 AM (thirteen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink

didn't notice this before but i agree

"their website is super confusing and its hard to figure out what the difference is between all the model numbers"

I think it comes down to finishes, pickups, and Bigsbys/tailpieces. The 502's have P90s.

Wanted a Yamaha sg for ages due to John McGeoch and also Stuart Adamson when he was in the Skids. Eastwood do a replica, but I have a hunch that a revstar would be a better guitar for the money they're asking:
https://eastwoodguitars.com/products/eastwood-mcgeoch-1000

the eastwood looks kinda cheap, yeah

many are more expensive but you can definitely find an old Yamaha model for around that price

The 1958 Les Paul™ Standard Reissue features all the painstaking historic construction methods of the famous '59 Reissues with a few historically-accurate spec differences that allow it to stand on its own. Like the 1958 originals, it has narrow frets which help more of the fingerboard wood to be heard in the tone profile.

available in 4 different sunburst variations!

thanks johnny. i think im going to try and get my hands on one this year. their website is super confusing and its hard to figure out what the difference is between all the model numbers

― Spottie, Wednesday, 19 January 2022 16:04 (yesterday) link

I was able to get ahold of a new RS502TFM (same as the RS502T but with the "Japanese denim" finish) about six months ago, after a month or two of online shopping and Out of Stock messages. I signed up to get notified when they were back in stock at Sweetwater and a few other stores and I eventually did get notified that they were in stock, maybe 4-5 months later, but in the meantime one had popped up on Reverb and I grabbed it. Really happy with it! Like Johnny said, the tailpiece doesn't really add anything, but I like the look of it.

i love this finish/pickguard combo

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MustP90AN--fender-player-mustang-90-aged-natural

https://reverb.com/item/46180071-new-fender-custom-shop-limited-edition-joe-strummer-esquire-masterbuilt-by-jason-smith

I have a hard time imagining the nexus of "loves Joe Strummer" "has $15k to spend on a guitar" "loves Joe Strummer enough to spend $15k on a guitar." That's like three guys in the world, right, all from '90s Epitaph bands?

Fender should source brighter tortoiseshell pickguards IMO

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/503/18214994720_4e37a3fe0c.jpg

I put a Spitfire tort guard on my Jaguar last week

https://i.imgur.com/xHUcMaI.jpg?1

that looks great