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3 hours ago, 1001gear said:

lol

Said the king of random posts 

6 hours ago, Ancient Mariner said:

Just here for my almost annual check-in, apparently I'm a noob now.

Maybe I am. Have pretty much reached the point where off-loading gear now looks more attractive than buying more kit, getting down to just a couple of amps and guitars because I barely play now. Kinda sad about that, but nothing ever stays the same.

If you make a lot of random posts you can quickly raise your status., at least that’s what I did 

1 hour ago, badpenguin said:

No, you have an ABR style bridge. A Nashville one is the one that don't screw directly into the wood. It has a set collar into the wood, then the screw posts, then the bridge.

ABR:

Nashville:

 

And wrong Nashville, he is talking about the style of bridge NOT the tuning.

That’s a new one for me then

15 hours ago, ksl said:

Great & thanks for all the affirmations & advice.... So, is what I have, the Nashville setup I hear of?

peace

I have Nashville tuning on one of mine right now. It’s not something I play a lot but it has a place . It’s the octave strings a 12 string would use. As you can see G is the highest string then it goes down for B and E

16 minutes ago, badpenguin said:

President? No, speaker of the house perhaps. 

 

All of these are Ibanez made. 

I would love to have a dedicated guitar room. The kids moved out and I looked at the bedrooms but somehow they’re still storing they’re stuff there. 
Nice setup 

So are you President of the Ibanez of the month club 

But seriously congratulations on another winner 

6 minutes ago, daddymack said:

Now...if that worked for guitars...try watching some porn....😜

There would be no happy ending 

My wife caught me looking at guitars and surprised me with a Christmas guitar 

I have to take back everything I said about the Riviera. I tried one at GC a while back and was turned away from them. The unit I tried had what I suppose was a small crack from shipping damage. I said no thanks and walked away.

Well now that I have one at home and am getting to know it I love it

It’s flawless and was fairly well set up needing only tuned to start playing.

Frankly it is one sexy guitar . The neck feels good not like some of the older Epi rubber necks . The minibuckers are brighter and the audio taper pots are responsive  . So yeah I’m happy. 

18 minutes ago, daddymack said:

ooh...a kitten shaped ornament! [video format was 'unsupported']

Merry xMas, happy holidays, joyous kwanzaa...festivus for the rest of us...

The video is the cat using one of the balls for a punching bag.But the thought is still 

Merry Christmas 

If the video didn’t play 

Merry Christmas to Everyone 

They must be.

My free T shirt says they are 

On 12/13/2021 at 4:37 AM, 1001gear said:

Is there anything preventing a random Epi from sounding expensive?

Tim Lerch seems to be impressed with them

It appears that you’re using a Strat pickup. Have you checked out Strat pickup rings? They are available from several sources.

7 minutes ago, daddymack said:

^ gonna take some big-ass stocking to stuff that into....😉

The same one that holds a guitar. Likely pantyhose.

Another stocking stuffer

The Monoprice 15 watt amp. A $250 tube amp that gets surprising reviews by some

6 hours ago, 1001gear said:

So you make the toan / music? The back of the neck on my Epi is glossy so that is a problem. Nothing else about it gets in the way so to me that's good playability. Soundwise it doesn't do buttery and is either bright or way dark. usable but nondescript; probably typical sounds. Can't play enough guitar to get to the subtleties of color and nuance so getting "a good lead tone" is what I look for.

I don’t mind changing the sound of a guitar including upgrading pickups. I don’t buy a guitar with the intention of changing the neck , it’s just not worth the hassle 

Also body thickness is important to me. I’m not interested in a thin body Telecaster. 

9 hours ago, 1001gear said:

Is there anything preventing a random Epi from sounding expensive?

I would have to have play one and give it a good look over . If the neck doesn’t feel good nothing else matters to me. 

I like the look of the white T7 but don’t need another mediocre Tele

Come on now . How long will you beat a dead horse

On 12/5/2021 at 7:09 AM, keith white said:

i have a gordy 1810s pink clouds.would like to know what sort of value it has. its in top mint condition with lozenge case.

 

    keith

Welcome 

I really can’t help you with the value  But you  may get more responses if you star a new thread. People have a tendency not to read a ten year old thread 

So will you be suing McD’s

welcome back 

Talk about an interesting finish, when I was a teen I had a cheap guitar that I decided to refinish. I looked around the basement and found a can of yellow paint that seemed like it would be a good base coat. Mainly it was an ugly color that I wanted to use up. After I considered the base dry the top coat was applied, gloss black. I was rather proud of myself as I hung it from a pipe to dry. A day or so later I came back to check on it and was rather surprised, the yellow had bled through and the result was like black and green marble. It sort of almost looked good. 
I don’t think I ever got around to putting it back together again.

6 hours ago, badpenguin said:

Oh? do you want to see (... occasionally stupid...) from their Mod shop? Warning, you CAN'T unsee these. You have been warned.

 

What . No Kyle Busch tribute?

He’s the idiot that smashed a hand made Gibson and one of the reasons I quit watching 

I happened by this on YouTube today.

 It seems to be matte black over burst. Interesting concept and great result

here’s the video