Members Elias Graves Posted December 28, 2010 Author Members Share Posted December 28, 2010 I like the Hofner. Haven't seen any of the Loars in person but they are getting great reviews. I like this oval hole archtop. A copy of an old Gibson L4. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted January 9, 2011 Author Members Share Posted January 9, 2011 I wonder how my Godin would look rigged up like this? EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rose Pickups Posted January 10, 2011 Members Share Posted January 10, 2011 im a fan of bigsbys .... on any guitar.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members starfire_Xes Posted January 10, 2011 Members Share Posted January 10, 2011 Im getting prepped to build a Warmoth L5 Hollow Body, with a hollow maple body and spruce top. Im picking every option and detail that I've ever wanted in a guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bluesidae Posted January 10, 2011 Members Share Posted January 10, 2011 I wonder how my Godin would look rigged up like this?Do it and let us know what you think! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Alecto Posted January 10, 2011 Members Share Posted January 10, 2011 I wonder how my Godin would look rigged up like this? EG You'll need to tell us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirJackdeFuzz Posted January 10, 2011 Members Share Posted January 10, 2011 How about this one ? [ATTACH=CONFIG]330151[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirJackdeFuzz Posted January 10, 2011 Members Share Posted January 10, 2011 I wonder how my Godin would look rigged up like this? EG Now this i like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Faber Posted January 10, 2011 Members Share Posted January 10, 2011 I just wanted to chime in here again - just gigged my Hamer Newport this weekend, subbing in a blues band. Straight into a Soldano Atomic 16 20w. Not much headroom but a great range of sounds just working the tone and vol controls. I don't know whether the Phat Cats sound exactly like P90s but they sound bloody amazing in this guitar. A Mahogany/Spruce guitar + fat(phat) single coils + small, marshalesque amp = One winning combination Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted January 16, 2011 Members Share Posted January 16, 2011 I'm not man enough to rock a full hollow, but I picked this Korean Hamer Echotone today. I need to clean her up, swap in a pair of Seth Lovers I have, oil the board, polish the frets and string her up with some heavier strings and tweak the setup a tad.... esp the intonation. So far, me likey. I'd have to say it plays easier than 95% of the Epis and Ibanez I've played in the last few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted January 16, 2011 Members Share Posted January 16, 2011 That's gorgeous cratz! Lovely burst on that. What's the neck contour like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted January 16, 2011 Members Share Posted January 16, 2011 It's not quite as red as in my pic. I didn't really edit the shot at all as I'll take better ones when I get the Seth Lovers installed.The neck isn't quite as thick as a Fender C. It's about like the Warmoth Standard profile which is what is on my favorite strat.I actually got the pickups installed tonight but... as always... something is funky. I installed them just like the Duncan Designed pickups were, but the Seth Lovers have the braided shielding of course. I think I'm going to have to insulate the braided shieldings from one another... not too hard, but I need to unsolder one of them, pull the cable back out, wrap it in whatever... electrical tape, I guess, and resolder it.Never had to do this before. Not sure if the wiring is slightly different than on Epi LPs or Ibanez LP-type guitars, but it didn't go together exactly like those.I did get it all setup though. Plays and feels even better than before. And sounds great, as long as the shielding on the pickups aren't touching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Special J Posted January 16, 2011 Members Share Posted January 16, 2011 Nice! HNGD! I've always thought the Echotones were easily some of the best import 335 copies. I bet it will sound great with some Seth Lovers. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirJackdeFuzz Posted January 16, 2011 Members Share Posted January 16, 2011 I'm not man enough to rock a full hollow, but I picked this Korean Hamer Echotone today. I need to clean her up, swap in a pair of Seth Lovers I have, oil the board, polish the frets and string her up with some heavier strings and tweak the setup a tad.... esp the intonation. So far, me likey. I'd have to say it plays easier than 95% of the Epis and Ibanez I've played in the last few years. HNGD This is a semi right ? Not a full hollow like a Casino ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members uitar9 Posted January 16, 2011 Members Share Posted January 16, 2011 Managed to pick up the hagstrom in my a, couple years back. It's taken over as number 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted January 16, 2011 Members Share Posted January 16, 2011 HNGD This is a semi right ? Not a full hollow like a Casino ? Thanks man. Definitely a semi... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted January 16, 2011 Author Members Share Posted January 16, 2011 That Hamer looks killer! EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members smorgdonkey Posted January 16, 2011 Members Share Posted January 16, 2011 Not many Americans will be familiar with this one because it was a brand name marketed in Canada only as far as I know. It is a Matsumoku made Vantage VSH-445. Tiny little neck and extremely well made (stock brass nut). Nice condition for a 1981: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted January 16, 2011 Members Share Posted January 16, 2011 It's not quite as red as in my pic. I didn't really edit the shot at all as I'll take better ones when I get the Seth Lovers installed.The neck isn't quite as thick as a Fender C. It's about like the Warmoth Standard profile which is what is on my favorite strat.I actually got the pickups installed tonight but... as always... something is funky. I installed them just like the Duncan Designed pickups were, but the Seth Lovers have the braided shielding of course. I think I'm going to have to insulate the braided shieldings from one another... not too hard, but I need to unsolder one of them, pull the cable back out, wrap it in whatever... electrical tape, I guess, and resolder it. What was it doing that was odd? Was it making crackling noises? Hmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SirJackdeFuzz Posted January 18, 2011 Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 Dear God . . . i am inlove !!! http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-1973-Gibson-ES-150-D-w-HSC-Great-Condition-/200562161149?pt=Guitar&hash=item2eb26fb5fd - full hollow, NO semi stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Scott Abene Posted January 18, 2011 Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 Love me some Hollow Bodies Long time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted January 18, 2011 Author Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 Dear God . . . i am inlove !!!http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-1973-Gibson-ES-150-D-w-HSC-Great-Condition-/200562161149?pt=Guitar&hash=item2eb26fb5fd - full hollow, NO semi stuff. Wow! I have never seen one like that before. Like a doublecut 175. All the 150s I've seen had no cut at all. So, you gonna get it? :poke: EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted January 18, 2011 Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 What was it doing that was odd? Was it making crackling noises? Hmmm Yeah, the stock setup was the ground of the bridge pickup and the ground of the bridge was on the bridge pickup vol pot. The ground of the neck pickup was on the neck pickup vol pot. Worked fine, nothing weird. 100% good. I installed my pickups exactly the same way. On the bridge pickup, it's 100% good, on the middle position, there's a slight bit of funkiness... on the neck pickup, maybe it's fine, maybe it crackles like there's a point somewhere that isn't soldered, but I can reach in the F-hole and separate the pickup leads and it works just fine... I'm pretty well versed in guitar wiring and I was a science major in college and I've had about 6 years of physics. Doesn't make a bit of sense but who know... The old pickups had plastic insulation whereas the Seth Lovers are braided shielding. I'm not completely happy with the Seth Lover in the bridge so when I get some time, I'll probably wire in a plastic-insulated bridge and see what happens. Either way, the guitar, on the neck Seth Lover through a 5E3 or the AC15 with some top end rolled off is pretty damn sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elias Graves Posted January 18, 2011 Author Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 I think Seth Lovers would sound good in a cardboard guitar. They're that good. EG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members cratz2 Posted January 18, 2011 Members Share Posted January 18, 2011 I think Seth Lovers would sound good in a cardboard guitar. They're that good. EG Troof! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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