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Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 12:07 am
by jack
whatever you do, you need to put your own stamp on it.

like it really needs an octothorpe comic drawing of the sober irishman. somewhere. thats what i'm talking about.

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 1:38 pm
by jute gyte
i got one of these last year for free, and it's what i'm using on my recent songfight entries (mine's not autographed, by the way. i just googled 'miller lite guitar' and this is the best picture i found.):
http://www.stlracing.com/modules.php?na ... adid=52290

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 2:44 pm
by Sober
That is very funny to me.

Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2005 4:49 pm
by jute gyte
me too.

Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 12:40 pm
by Bjam
While not as cool as bright sparkly pink daisy rock guitars, I'm trading in my old Ovation for one of these http://tinypic.com/6scegm.jpg It's sparkly black :D

Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 1:27 pm
by jack
jute gyte wrote:i got one of these last year for free, and it's what i'm using on my recent songfight entries (mine's not autographed, by the way. i just googled 'miller lite guitar' and this is the best picture i found.):
http://www.stlracing.com/modules.php?na ... adid=52290
jute lite?

Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 2:40 pm
by roymond
jute gyte wrote:i got one of these last year for free, and it's what i'm using on my recent songfight entries (mine's not autographed, by the way. i just googled 'miller lite guitar' and this is the best picture i found.):
http://www.stlracing.com/modules.php?na ... adid=52290
I'm guessing the idea is for it to be as ugly as posible? Free is always good. A can of paint stripper works wonders. Does it play well?

Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 5:50 pm
by Sober
Paint stripper would NOT work on that guitar. It's a Squier, which means it has a polyurethane finish. Only aircraft-level strippers will take off poly. I tried some super-heavy duty stripper, and it didn't do a thing. So if you really wanted to take the finish off that, the only feasible way would be a palm sander, which is what I did.

So, to save all the trouble that I had to go through, I would say this:

Stickers, or spraypaint over what's there.

Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 7:38 pm
by Dan-O from Five-O
Bjam wrote:While not as cool as bright sparkly pink daisy rock guitars, I'm trading in my old Ovation for one of these http://tinypic.com/6scegm.jpg It's sparkly black :D
Well it certainly is black.

Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 7:40 pm
by Bjam
Dan-O from Five-O wrote:
Bjam wrote:While not as cool as bright sparkly pink daisy rock guitars, I'm trading in my old Ovation for one of these http://tinypic.com/6scegm.jpg It's sparkly black :D
Well it certainly is black.
But it's also sparkly. Especially in real life rather than photos.

Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 7:58 pm
by jute gyte
roymond wrote: Does it play well?
squire's aren't well-regarded by any means, so i doubt it, but i really wouldn't know. it does what i want it to, and it's a step up from my previous guitar, which i fear is slowly falling apart. it sounds nice to me.

as for the paintjob, i can't imagine caring enough to ever change it. plus if/when pumpkin buzzard performs live i think it will be a nice touch.

Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 7:59 pm
by feldspar
I just started a project guitar of my own. I'm stripping down an old Squier tele, refinishing it, and fitting it with decent pickups and hardware.

I started stripping the paint today. I am hoping to finish tomorrow.
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More pictures are available at my livejournal: http://www.livejournal.com/users/satani ... 34369.html

Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 11:49 pm
by Sober
Honestly, it's not really worth the money to put better pickups in a Squier.

Put the money that you would have spent on pickups (about $200 for a good tele setup) towards a good guitar. For $500 you can get some truly fantastic shit.

If you want a great guitar that won't hold it's dollar value for shit, but will work forever, get a Peavey. You can find good ones on Ebay for $200 that sell new for $1,000. With a hard case. Do a quick ebay search for a Peavey Firenza, Generation, Milestone, or a Cropper. Those are all fantastic guitars.

Just my opinion. 8)

Edit: oh, and you really shouldn't worry too much about sanding out the cavities. Just paint over 'em.

Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 7:32 pm
by Sober
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La Patrie Collection. Made in Canada. Solid cedar top, solid indian rosewood back. Laquer. Ivorex nut and saddle has been swapped out for bone. Sells most places for about $520. None of your goddamn business how much mine was.

Yesssss.

Edit: Goddamn those frets are shiny (tip: polish your frets with cymbal polish. Just make sure to tape off the fingerboard, or at least be reasonably quick about cleanup)

Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 7:49 pm
by c hack
If anyone's in a pawn shop and sees a Stella acoustic guitar, email me immediately.

Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 8:57 pm
by Sober
THE PEAVEY CIRCLE OF DEATH IS COMPLETE

Picked up the T-40 bass today. The classic is borrowed from a guitar teacher at my store.

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Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 10:09 pm
by WeaselSlayer
I have a baby Taylor with a crack in it and it's missing the sixth string/tuning peg. I love it with all of my love.

Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 12:46 pm
by blue
erik and i welcome you to the five string guitar club.

Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2005 12:49 pm
by WeaselSlayer
Magnificent.

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 8:50 pm
by Bjam
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There's even more than that too.

We have too many guitars :/

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 8:55 pm
by fodroy
geez, and each one has its own strap too. :shock:

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2005 10:21 pm
by jack
hey stu, is that a D-28?

also....what is that old gibson electric hiding back there. LP junior?

also......bjam, if that IS a D-28, why the hell you playing an ovation? ;)