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Re: Show Us Your Guitar
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 6:14 pm
by Slowy
JHorner wrote:Not too sure what to do with this impulse purchase.
Can't decide between fix (glue neck crack, replace Cort tuners with klusons) or too far gone, put it back on TM.
If it is an old Tokai, it's potentially a couple of pieces of good wood. Glue crack. Buy appropriate bits and screw them on.
Others may disagree, but with a Mahogany body I'd avoid low output vintage pickups. IMHO, Mahogany needs pickups with a bit of girth.
Go on, do it. Discovering what we get is where the fun lies.
Re: Show Us Your Guitar
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 6:25 pm
by JHorner
Slowy wrote:JHorner wrote:Not too sure what to do with this impulse purchase.
Can't decide between fix (glue neck crack, replace Cort tuners with klusons) or too far gone, put it back on TM.
If it is an old Tokai, it's potentially a couple of pieces of good wood. Glue crack. Buy appropriate bits and screw them on.
Others may disagree, but with a Mahogany body I'd avoid low output vintage pickups. IMHO, Mahogany needs pickups with a bit of girth.
Go on, do it. Discovering what we get is where the fun lies.
If the body was original (ash), and I could ID the pickups, it would be an easier choice.
Re: Show Us Your Guitar
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 6:35 pm
by Slowy
JHorner wrote:Slowy wrote:JHorner wrote:Not too sure what to do with this impulse purchase.
Can't decide between fix (glue neck crack, replace Cort tuners with klusons) or too far gone, put it back on TM.
If it is an old Tokai, it's potentially a couple of pieces of good wood. Glue crack. Buy appropriate bits and screw them on.
Others may disagree, but with a Mahogany body I'd avoid low output vintage pickups. IMHO, Mahogany needs pickups with a bit of girth.
Go on, do it. Discovering what we get is where the fun lies.
If the body was original (ash), and I could ID the pickups, it would be an easier choice.
Try the pickups but expect to ditch them too. The whole fun of these things is putting them together, listening, deciding XYZ could be better and sorting it. You can end up with an interesting and fun guitar.
Re: Show Us Your Guitar
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 6:16 pm
by Slowy
codedog wrote:Speaking of PRS...
I can't remember who but someone suggested this brilliant boredom prevention measure. Only have one or two electric guitars out at a time, and rotate the rest in/out of storage. Cloudy cool morning here, got up early, made a cuppa and pulled out my PRS. New strings, cleaned the fretboard and scratchy pots, general wipe down... and now I'm discovering why this guitar is the one that has stayed with me the longest. It's not flash, it's just a pleasure to play. A very utilitarian guitar.
That is very much my kind of guitar.
Re: Show Us Your Guitar
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 8:48 pm
by Molly
Re: Show Us Your Guitar
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 8:50 pm
by Conway
You’re on a Soapbar thing at the moment then, Molly?! Did you track down what happened to the black PRS triple soapy?
Re: Show Us Your Guitar
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 8:53 pm
by Molly
Conway wrote:You’re on a Soapbar thing at the moment then, Molly?! Did you track down what happened to the black PRS triple soapy?
I think I sold it to Troy.
The other P90 PRS is due tomorrow. There's a funny wee story that goes with that one but I'll save it until it's here.
Re: Show Us Your Guitar
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 8:54 pm
by telefiend
Duuuude
Re: Show Us Your Guitar
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 9:03 pm
by Molly
telefiend wrote:Duuuude
I know. It is proper nice. And the first Special I've owned.
Re: Show Us Your Guitar
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 9:05 pm
by KNNZ
LP Special Club!
Re: Show Us Your Guitar
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 9:26 pm
by telefiend
Molly wrote:telefiend wrote:Duuuude
I know. It is proper nice. And the first Special I've owned.
Lucky fella
Big fan of P90-equipped Gibsons. Would love a SG Jnr one day.
Re: Show Us Your Guitar
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 10:04 pm
by Single coil
Maximum molly dibs
Re: Show Us Your Guitar
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 12:40 pm
by Molly
This one's now back with me (for the fourth time...). Arrived the same time as the Friedman Small Box 50 (only the second time) so a thoroughly pleasant evening ahead.
The story goes that there were only twelve soapbar McCarty trems made 'by accident'. Production was so far down the line by the time the mistake was discovered they just put them out. Doesn't mean it's worth anything extra of course. If it'd been a desirable configuration they'd have made them deliberately.
Here's another one:
http://www.soundaffectspremier.com/pre- ... odel-p3668
Re: Show Us Your Guitar
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 1:32 pm
by Jellybelly
Very very nice
Funny how some oddities or "few offs" do not raise a extra eyebrow on the higher value front.
While some others go for funny money.
LP is cool as well.
Makes your sofa look like it is from the Land of the Giants.
Re: Show Us Your Guitar
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2018 2:09 pm
by Molly
Jellybelly wrote:
Makes your sofa look like it is from the Land of the Giants.
LOL. Never noticed that.
