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Post by Grand Toad on Nov 6, 2015 5:49:12 GMT
My baby - 2003 Gibson Historic Reissue R9. Custom Rewind Crème Brûlée pickups, R S Guitarworks wiring harness. It sounds exactly how I want it. It's amazing how such a pretty guitar can sound so mean. For awhile I called it Hook, as a loving reference to my dad who was a Korean War amputee. He had his left hand blown off by a grenade booby trap.  |
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Post by yettoblaster on Nov 6, 2015 6:01:02 GMT
That's a beauty!
I'll try to get a shot of my new 2015 B-stock LP 100 Deluxe up soon.
It's not pretty like a burst, but it's the first LP I've had in a while that really satisfies me soundwise.
It's got coil split alnico mini-humbuckers, and a boost circuit so it can still do the big humbucker LP sound.
I like that it has enough range so that combined with my tube amp I can roll off volume and split coils for clean, then on the fly kick the amp into grinding overdrive just from the guitar controls.
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Post by yettoblaster on Nov 6, 2015 6:04:41 GMT
Well, here's a preliminary shot from a server I've since moved on from.  I'll get a better (bigger) shot up when I can. Likely tomorrow. |
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Post by yettoblaster on Nov 6, 2015 6:05:11 GMT
Oh crap. Not this nonsense again. OK, let's try this:  Second from left, for now. More tomorrow. |
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Post by Schidney on Nov 6, 2015 14:15:18 GMT
My baby - 2003 Gibson Historic Reissue R9. Custom Rewind Crème Brûlée pickups, R S Guitarworks wiring harness. It sounds exactly how I want it. It's amazing how such a pretty guitar can sound so mean. For awhile I called it Hook, as a loving reference to my dad who was a Korean War amputee. He had his left hand blown off by a grenade booby trap. Scrumptious WOOF looking guitar there Toads. WOOF! Indeed. |
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Post by Mindfrigg on Nov 7, 2015 1:59:37 GMT
I'll try to embed pics of my Custom. Nit very good pics. In transition as I swap out cream for black plastic. A '71.
Nope. Not working. I'll try again.
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Post by Grand Toad on Nov 7, 2015 2:18:49 GMT
I love my R9. Makes me feel like a rock star. I like the bigger neck it has. My Tele has a great neck, too, and the compound radius is really cool. I think Caleb's Epi is great. Being a starting player today, a kid can get a great guitar for a decent price.
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Post by Maxwell on Nov 7, 2015 4:37:09 GMT
Beauty, GT!
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Post by cmh6122 on Nov 7, 2015 21:52:25 GMT
Only played one R9, and it was a decent guitar.
Was in Mass Street Music yesterday and played a used R0 that had been aged. It was used and supposedly a special edition, but nice as it was I thought $6300 was an out to lunch price.
My Artisan has the 60s neck so I really enjoyed the way it played, and the aging was really well done so that it looked and more importantly felt at home in my hands.
Your guitar is considerably more lovely.
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Post by Grand Toad on Nov 8, 2015 0:41:14 GMT
I added my own dent. I really never understood the idea of relicing guitars.
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Post by Son of Mindfrigg on Nov 8, 2015 0:50:04 GMT
In antiquing the term is 'distressing'. Something I actually refused to do a few times when requested to do so, as
I thought the customer (dealers) were trying to foist off a counterfeit. But I did do so for interior designers a few times or homeowners who wanted reproductions to match an existing setting.
So...Catfish is Lefty. Rizla obviously Sid. Everybody else has their known handle?
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Post by Mindfrigg on Nov 8, 2015 0:52:36 GMT
Okay. Forgot to sign in.  Still can't figure out how to post images or da vootoobz. Oh well. I'll figger it out eventually. |
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Post by Grand Toad on Nov 8, 2015 0:59:25 GMT
Images icon is third from the left in the 3rd grouping when you make a reply. Don't use Quick Reply, use the Reply button at the far right. All you have to do for yooztoobz is past the link, as usual.
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Post by Mindfrigg on Nov 8, 2015 1:06:11 GMT
 Okay. That worked. Sorta. somebody's messing with my avatar though. Who do I report harassment to? |
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Post by Grand Toad on Nov 8, 2015 1:15:53 GMT
Okay. That worked. Sorta. somebody's messing with my avatar though. Who do I report harassment to? Me of course! |
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Post by Colchar on Nov 8, 2015 14:58:55 GMT
Images icon is third from the left in the 3rd grouping when you make a reply. Don't use Quick Reply, use the Reply button at the far right . All you have to do for yooztoobz is past the link, as usual. There is also an icon (6th from right) that you can click. It opens a window and you past the URL into that. |
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Post by yettoblaster on Nov 8, 2015 15:15:20 GMT
Morning all!
Maybe TODAY I'll get a pic of my Lester up. Sorry. Got distracted.
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Post by Bill h on Nov 8, 2015 19:37:03 GMT
 This is my 68RI custom. It's the gc model with the slimmer 60's neck. Awesome to play, this is the only custom I will ever buy so I will keep it forever. I already have a special w/p90's and a 50's trib with a bigsby, so my next purchase of an lp, if it ever happens, will be the gold top standard. The lp I always wanted. |
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Post by Bill h on Nov 8, 2015 19:38:18 GMT
That's a beauty! I'll try to get a shot of my new 2015 B-stock LP 100 Deluxe up soon. It's not pretty like a burst, but it's the first LP I've had in a while that really satisfies me soundwise. It's got coil split alnico mini-humbuckers, and a boost circuit so it can still do the big humbucker LP sound. I like that it has enough range so that combined with my tube amp I can roll off volume and split coils for clean, then on the fly kick the amp into grinding overdrive just from the guitar controls. Beautiful guitar!!!!! |
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Post by Grand Toad on Nov 11, 2015 6:17:18 GMT
There's just something about Les Paul guitars. I wanted one as soon as I saw a picture of Jimmy Page playing one in 1969. My R9 is my dream guitar. Way above my pay grade, but who cares. I love neck, it's pretty big, and took awhile to get used to playing. I can play it for hours. Now mind you, I'm a wimp and use Super Slinkys.
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Post by Bill h on Nov 11, 2015 22:10:08 GMT
Using 9's doesn't make you a wimp. Hell, 10's aren't much worse on your fingers than 9's are, just your preference, no big deal. Now, where you can feel it is going to 11's, I did that for a while. Not only is getting your guitar set-up for them a big pain in the ass but they just trashed my fingers until I got used to them.
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Post by Grand Toad on Nov 16, 2015 3:14:25 GMT
I've been playing 9s since I started playing electric guitar. I've tried 10s, just not my cup of tea. I don't like to fight my guitar. I tried 8s once. That was like playing with spaghetti.
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Post by yettoblaster on Nov 16, 2015 3:35:35 GMT
I've been playing 9s since I started playing electric guitar. I've tried 10s, just not my cup of tea. I don't like to fight my guitar. I tried 8s once. That was like playing with spaghetti. I used to like to fight my Fenders a little. Very intense sound when you bend up on 25.5" scale length. I am an old man losing hand strength now. 9's are fine! I just made it through rehearsal Tues, gig Thurday, Biker Church Saturday, and regular church today, and my hands are actually OK ( 9's and Aleve, baby)! I'm encouraged! Usually just playing once or twice a week has me rubbing arthritis gell into my thumbs! Yay 9's! |
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Post by roberteaux on Nov 16, 2015 21:14:13 GMT
This is probably a stupid thing for me to do right out of the gate at a new site... but nonetheless I shall say:
Never understood those who equate tensile physical strength with "masculinity" (or any other quality, really) to begin with.
I should add here that a person might have sufficient hand strength to squeeze an iron ingot so hard it comes oozing out from between his fingers like putty-- but it still doesn't mean he can play guitar.
I don't think I ever watched a great player in performance and wondered what gauge strings he uses.
Not speaking here of any company who is present (that I'm aware of), but I'm generally unimpressed by most of the stuff that I see being commonly cited as some big designation of manhood.
My pet gorilla is a female, and she could easily peel me like I was a banana. But I still don't see her as being "more of a man" than me!
--R
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Post by Mindfrigg on Nov 17, 2015 1:57:59 GMT
Not stupid at all. Your avatar. That's stupid.  |
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Post by Maxwell on Nov 17, 2015 2:21:34 GMT
de rail de rail...  |
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Post by Mindfrigg on Nov 17, 2015 2:47:06 GMT
Alrighty then. I've had 5 Lesters so far. First was a '71. Goldtop Standard, a '54 RI. Bought new. Then a Ebony Epi LP Standard and a 30th AnniversaryDeluxe, sparkle blue. Then a 20th Anniversary Gibson Custom..Ronsonized..with Schaller Golden '50s. Now I have a '71 Gibson Black Beauty that was also stripped and naturalized in the '70s. Everything stock except the Schaller tuners (standard upgrade from wafflebacks in the '70s) and a Tim Shaw paf at the bridge.
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Post by Bill h on Nov 17, 2015 3:17:48 GMT
This is probably a stupid thing for me to do right out of the gate at a new site... but nonetheless I shall say: Never understood those who equate tensile physical strength with "masculinity" (or any other quality, really) to begin with. I should add here that a person might have sufficient hand strength to squeeze an iron ingot so hard it comes oozing out from between his fingers like putty-- but it still doesn't mean he can play guitar. I don't think I ever watched a great player in performance and wondered what gauge strings he uses. Not speaking here of any company who is present (that I'm aware of), but I'm generally unimpressed by most of the stuff that I see being commonly cited as some big designation of manhood. My pet gorilla is a female, and she could easily peel me like I was a banana. But I still don't see her as being "more of a man" than me! --R Welcome Rob, really glad to see your here, damn, gonna have to get me some new reading glasses now. |
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Post by Maxwell on Nov 17, 2015 3:42:17 GMT
 Good to have you here, Raabzimoto!
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Post by xray on Nov 26, 2015 1:14:07 GMT
Beautiful top....
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Still can't figure out how to post images or da vootoobz. Oh well. I'll figger it out eventually.
