Post Your Guitar

[Andrew K.]

On any set neck guitar, it's a deal breaker when there is a crack in the joint, as opposed to just the finish where the two join which often cracks due to changes in moisture. Most of my vintage guitars have finish cracks there.

Some guitar makers, Gretsch before the '80s, used a faulty long term glue for the neck joint and many examples of those older Gretsches have major issues, but being such a collectible guitar, those old Gretsch guitars (and some other collectibles) are worth fixing with a proper, modern glue. Luckily, other makers such as Epiphone, Martin, Takamine, Ibanez, Yamaha, Alvarez, and Gibson had glues that held up over a long period of time.

Also many very old guitars, some of them very good and desirable have considerable cracks in the finish on the top of the guitar, and in most cases, this does not hurt its value. Ironically, for vintage collectible guitars, refinishing or repairing such cracked/checked finishes hurts the value even though it can make the guitar look better. Collectors sometimes like the cracks in the finish, plastic parts, as well as rust on the metal parts. It is also harder for a forger to copy and even purposely distressed guitars from actual big time makers, like the Fender relic series, still don't get it perfect.

Though the crack on the picture below looks hideous, it's beautiful in the eye of the collector. Many a great vintage guitar are ruined by having even a nice refinish done on them because after any refinish, old guitars simply don't look genuine. Check out an unaltered old electric with John Mayer. It may have dents and wear and not play like new, but even pros prefer such instruments.

I bet that guitar John Mayer is playing in that pic is a Fender Custom Shop those run in the thousands just like the road worn but I think they are more authentic.

 

[63dot]

I bet that guitar John Mayer is playing in that pic is a Fender Custom Shop those run in the thousands just like the road worn but I think they are more authentic.

What is weird is that when I was in HS and college, old Fenders may have cost under $1000 dollars. Go figure.

I had a similar Gibson guitar to what you have now. Epiphone didn't have a Les Paul Studio, nor did Gibson. I will post a pic if I have one. It was called the Firebrand, Sonex, and Paul models. I used to collect and have about 30 guitar pics of the 60 or so I collected. I have since sold all but two.

 

[Andrew K.]

What is weird is that when I was in HS and college, old Fenders may have cost under $1000 dollars. Go figure.

I had a similar Gibson guitar to what you have now. Epiphone didn't have a Les Paul Studio, nor did Gibson. I will post a pic if I have one. It was called the Firebrand, Sonex, and Paul models. I used to collect and have about 30 guitar pics of the 60 or so I collected. I have since sold all but two.

Wow I could tell you have alot of guitars all very nice , I love my white epi and just traded up from my epi acoustic to a yamaha 335 but I think I wanna go back to the epi acoustic

 

[63dot]

Wow I could tell you have alot of guitars all very nice , I love my white epi and just traded up from my epi acoustic to a yamaha 335 but I think I wanna go back to the epi acoustic

Thanks, but these days I am happy to have gotten rid of all those instruments. I have just two electrics now and would consider selling one as all I need is one guitar so I can write. My best friend has a Jackson Soloist and B.C. Rich Platinum Warlock (and he once had 30 guitars), and my drummer has 13 guitars ranging from Ibanezes to Gibsons, Fenders to Deans, ESPs to Jacksons, and a Sigma acoustic. So even when I play with band, I don't need to bring what guitar(s) I already have.

It's always nice to have at least one guitar, but if one is acoustic and one is electric, then it covers the main two vibes you will most likely cover in rock/jazz/metal/punk/pop/country/etc. Taylor has a great hybrid acoustic/electric guitar that can do everything and of course, any of the Parker Flys with standard pickups and piezos if you absolutely want just one guitar to get every sound you can think of.

Boss makes a great stompbox that is for the two guitars you do have, that can make any electric sound like a full on acoustic guitar like the epi acoustic you used to have. Below is a picture. This effect is great.

 

[Andrew K.]

Thanks, but these days I am happy to have gotten rid of all those instruments. I have just two electrics now and would consider selling one as all I need is one guitar so I can write. My best friend has a Jackson Soloist and B.C. Rich Platinum Warlock (and he once had 30 guitars), and my drummer has 13 guitars ranging from Ibanezes to Gibsons, Fenders to Deans, ESPs to Jacksons, and a Sigma acoustic. So even when I play with band, I don't need to bring what guitar(s) I already have.

It's always nice to have at least one guitar, but if one is acoustic and one is electric, then it covers the main two vibes you will most likely cover in rock/jazz/metal/punk/pop/country/etc. Taylor has a great hybrid acoustic/electric guitar that can do everything and of course, any of the Parker Flys with standard pickups and piezos if you absolutely want just one guitar to get every sound you can think of.

Boss makes a great stompbox that is for the two guitars you do have, that can make any electric sound like a full on acoustic guitar like the epi acoustic you used to have. Below is a picture. This effect is great.

HOW COOL thanks for the info!

 

[63dot]

HOW COOL thanks for the info!

You have to try this thing to believe it. There are higher end models, and software too that cost more, but for around $100 dollars this thing is great.

 

[lilrichie]

 

[Ant1-Hero]

Steinberger GM

 

[Bfat567]

I never liked the look of headless guitars.

Another one of mine.

 

[harry454]

those are some nice guitars

 

[Ant1-Hero]

I never liked the look of headless guitars.

Another one of mine.

By the look of that picture yours is headless

 

[63dot]

By the look of that picture yours is headless

That's what I thought, too.

I don't have a bass right now, but a Steiny headless, black graphite neck/body/fretboard, would be great, although very expensive.

There are non-graphite Steinbergers out there which are more in my price range with wood Steinys with graphite necks in the mid-price range, and all-wood Steinys being in my price range. The whole headless concept, with double ball end strings is cool whatever model they make.

 

[Bfat567]

By the look of that picture yours is headless

hahaha ok i walked right into that one

 

[joeclayy]

This is one of my guitars. I actually just got it last night and its my favorite.
This is my Fender Tom Delonge Stratocaster.
Black on Black.

 

[63dot]

This is one of my guitars. I actually just got it last night and its my favorite.
This is my Fender Tom Delonge Stratocaster.
Black on Black.

That is similar to the two stock Fender American Standard strats my drummer outfitted and modified.

He stripped the three single coil passive pickups on both black guitars and put in a single, powerful humbucker in both them for a direct, metal/punk sound.

A Les Paul or SG, or similar instrument with a set in neck and mahogany body, has a nice warm sound indeed, but does not have the high end bite of a Stratocaster with a single bridge humbucker, ala Eddie Van Halen or George Lynch.

Anyway, what you have is a very nice full throttle guitar.

 

[foxx0775]

my rickenbacker. we love eachother.

 

[63dot]

my rickenbacker. we love eachother.

That's a beautiful Rickebacker. Is it a current model or a reissue of an earlier Rickebacker?

Even though I posted so many Gibsons and Fenders and talked about the very common Ibanez and other metal inspired guitars like Schechter and ESP, I love what Gretsch and Rickenbacker offer for that vintage sound. Paired with a lower wattage a Vox amp, the Rickenbacker or Gretsch (Danos and Mosrite's, too), the guitars of choice of John Lennon (Rickenbacker solidbody) and George Harrison (Gretsch hollowbody) in the early incarnation of the Beatles, got a great guitar sound, especially together.

Lennon later went for the Epiphone Casino hollowbody as his main guitar from 1966 on, and George with his rosewood Telecaster and Gibson SG and Les Paul after that time period, but the sparkle of the early guitar sound was lost forever from the Rickys and Gretsches. That and the over-orchestration that made later Beatles sound different, and the possibility of large concert tours too expensive. Any rock band with orchestra is usually a one venue event as the London Philharmonic doesn't come cheap.

Whenever I see Beatles tribute bands, the John character has his 3/4 solidbody Rickenbacker and the George character usually has his Gretsch Country Gentleman. But then there's that costume change, long hair wigs, and out come the Epis, Gibsons, and Fenders.

I went through a Beatles stage at one point, and the first guitar below is a 1961 Gretsch, the second a 1959 Stratotone (made on contract for the likes of Silvertone) like George Harrison's from the Hamburg days and early Liverpool days, and the last one is a replica of John's Rickenbacker solidbody from the early Liverpool days into 1965.

 

[Mike Teezie]

I bet that guitar John Mayer is playing in that pic is a Fender Custom Shop those run in the thousands just like the road worn but I think they are more authentic.

From earlier in the thread:

Oh, the irony. In actuality, Mayer's main guitar you have pictured is a relic'd Fender that he master-built with John Cruz and a few others; it's based on SRV's number 1, but in black. Looks and sounds amazing, but at the end of the day it's not a vintage guitar.

And what's even better, is that there are going to be 83 exact replicas:

John talking about The Black One

By the way, John's also playing through the finest amps in the world, Dumbles. He supposedly has the largest collection in the world, rumored at 14 or something ridiculous like that. A huge, huge, huge part of his magical tones come from those Dumbles. Mere mortals can get pretty close with a Two-Rock, which aren't exactly cheap either.

 

[jackiecanev2]

And what's even better, is that there are going to be 83 exact replicas

HA. Thats awesome. At least he's conscious of the fact that not everyone will have the dough and access to one of 83 limited masterbuilt axes. And I'd throw down 2k for a decent replica, if it sounded sweet. I've been craving that super-underwound sound...

 

[Mike Teezie]

HA. Thats awesome. At least he's conscious of the fact that not everyone will have the dough and access to one of 83 limited masterbuilt axes. And I'd throw down 2k for a decent replica, if it sounded sweet. I've been craving that super-underwound sound...

If they'll build me a lefty, I'm getting one of the 83 masterbuilts. I'm already "in line" with my Fender dealer.

Basically we're just waiting to see if Fender will do it.

 

[cleanup]

This is Sofia.

I also have a flame maple Cort named Sasha. I posted a very unflattering iPhone pic of her previously. I might do her justice later on.

 

[3rdpath]

And what's even better, is that there are going to be 83 exact replicas:

John talking about The Black One

note in the video he references his guitar tech Rene Martinez. Rene was SRV's guitar tech for many years....i had a couple of guitars set up by him when i lived in dallas. simply amazing work. if they copy his setup for the 83 " black ones"...that's gonna be a sweet guitar.

fwiw, i also bought the most spot-on original danelectro bass from him. even had a set of vintage dano strings in the case. he used to pick stuff like that up when he was on the road with SRV.

 

[Mike Teezie]

note in the video he references his guitar tech Rene Martinez. Rene was SRV's guitar tech for many years....i had a couple of guitars set up by him when i lived in dallas. simply amazing work. if they copy his setup for the 83 " black ones"...that's gonna be a sweet guitar.

fwiw, i also bought the most spot-on original danelectro bass from him. even had a set of vintage dano strings in the case. he used to pick stuff like that up when he was on the road with SRV.

I didn't know Rene Martinez was in Dallas - is he still? I would kill to have him set up my Strats.

It really should be a sweet guitar. John's tastes coincide with mine almost to the T, and I think his is pretty much the perfect Strat - black, beat to hell, underwounds, rosewood. I wouldn't have picked pearloid tuners, but hey, I'll take it.

 

[3rdpath]

I didn't know Rene Martinez was in Dallas - is he still? I would kill to have him set up my Strats.

It really should be a sweet guitar. John's tastes coincide with mine almost to the T, and I think his is pretty much the perfect Strat - black, beat to hell, underwounds, rosewood. I wouldn't have picked pearloid tuners, but hey, I'll take it.

i haven't spoken to rene in ages...when he wasn't on the road with SRV he worked out of eugene's guitars in oak cliff.

rene's site is here: http://www.texasguitarwhiz.com/ shoot him an email. he's a super nice guy and treats everybody's guitars with equal importance.

 

[NT1440]

i haven't spoken to rene in ages...when he wasn't on the road with SRV he worked out of eugene's guitars in oak cliff.

rene's site is here: http://www.texasguitarwhiz.com/ shoot him an email. he's a super nice guy and treats everybody's guitars with equal importance.

Doesn't he do all John Mayer's guitars now?