Smelly old guitars
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Re: Smelly old guitars
yeah the pups are 95% of the magic!
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.
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colors growing on me... so how did we get rid of the smell? without introducing new cat smell
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.
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Re: Smelly old guitars
only played through headphones and decent sims, but the pickups are already pretty much everything I wanted.
In the past few years I've gone from skinny necks to baseball and this one is the latter. going to base the new tele neck on this one, its chunky and feels bloody great! Can't wait to plug into the tweeds tomorrow Finally a guitar older than my meagre 42 years!
In the past few years I've gone from skinny necks to baseball and this one is the latter. going to base the new tele neck on this one, its chunky and feels bloody great! Can't wait to plug into the tweeds tomorrow Finally a guitar older than my meagre 42 years!
So, is that low alcohol or no alcohol at all? mmmm, no alcohol, do you want to try it? Noooooooooo.
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Re: Smelly old guitars
Tee Hee (rubs hands) "The revolution is taking hold".Bg wrote: In the past few years I've gone from skinny necks to baseball and this one is the latter. going to base the new tele neck on this one, its chunky and feels bloody great!
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Re: Smelly old guitars
Very cool!
I really like the cream and black look, and if it's allready had a refin then I say do it.
Will have to get you to make a cameo in our outro medley that includes batman and Munsters themes !!!!
I really like the cream and black look, and if it's allready had a refin then I say do it.
Will have to get you to make a cameo in our outro medley that includes batman and Munsters themes !!!!
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Re: Smelly old guitars
Agreed - the pickups in those are amazing.
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Re: Smelly old guitars
Way overpriced for what it is. Replacement bridge, non-original tailpiece, no pickguard, non-original case. You could get a much better one from the US for that kind of money.HackSaw wrote:Have we all seen the '67 Coronado that popped up on FB?
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Yum, aged cheese...HackSaw wrote:Everything smelly and old is overpriced for me! Unless it is aged cheese, then I can see the value...
Agree with Bender about the Coronado. Just because it is old does not mean it is good either... most old guitars are just old (and possibly smelly). Old wood might be better, I've read the science, but it depends a lot on how good it was to begin with and how it has been treated.
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I've only played two old Coronados, but they're both really cool guitars, especially post-refret.olegmcnoleg wrote:Yum, aged cheese...HackSaw wrote:Everything smelly and old is overpriced for me! Unless it is aged cheese, then I can see the value...
Agree with Bender about the Coronado. Just because it is old does not mean it is good either... most old guitars are just old (and possibly smelly). Old wood might be better, I've read the science, but it depends a lot on how good it was to begin with and how it has been treated.
Definitely not for everyone though!
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Well, this one is a total bargain...HackSaw wrote:Everything smelly and old is overpriced for me! Unless it is aged cheese, then I can see the value...
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Well, I had sold a couple of pedals and was feeling pretty flush. So I couldn't resist...Darth Sabbathi wrote:Well, this one is a total bargain...HackSaw wrote:Everything smelly and old is overpriced for me! Unless it is aged cheese, then I can see the value...
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Re: Smelly old guitars
Went on a blitz around the London guitar stores last week. It taught me that buying old guitars unseen is risky business. Played many very expensive, old acoustics. Some were great, worth every penny, while some were complete arse that played like the budget instruments you encounter in a primary school music room. One for example, a Levin that the store guy raved about, had a shoddy and tiny neck and felt and sounded like an old Yamaha that had been rotting in a corner. I was very confused, but everyone has their own taste I suppose.olegmcnoleg wrote:Yum, aged cheese...HackSaw wrote:Everything smelly and old is overpriced for me! Unless it is aged cheese, then I can see the value...
Agree with Bender about the Coronado. Just because it is old does not mean it is good either... most old guitars are just old (and possibly smelly). Old wood might be better, I've read the science, but it depends a lot on how good it was to begin with and how it has been treated.