Guitars

dum dum boy · Joined: 02 Oct 2003 Posts: 1288

A search didn't turn up a "guitars" thread, hence it would seem long past time to start one.

I've got one of these.....

I pulled it out of the case last night for the first time in several years and thoroughly enjoyed playing it. For the price, you would have been hard pressed to find a better made guitar in the late 70s-early 80s. Solid construction, bound body, dressed jumbo frets nice bursty finish. The higher line models had coil tapping and fancy inlays. These were played extensively by the late John McGeoch. Good enough for him, maybe too good for you!!

zom-zom · Joined: 19 Sep 2003 Posts: 8999 Location: Yggdrasill

I always liked those, I wanted to buy one about 20 years back but they were sort of hard to find. Bill Nelson used those as well for a period.

Ollie Stench · Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 4:15 am Post subject:

My favorite guitar was an Electra Working Man X260. This one didn't take the effect carts but had a built in pre-amp which made for a nice warm fuzz when run thru a Ross distortion box. I had to give it to John Olsen of Blissful Discharge because I owed him 3 months rent on the Iron Fist practice space. They are pretty rare these days, but still only go for about $200 tops.

and my fave distortion box

I've gone thru 3 of these, and I currently possess Freakstorms. This was the only effect I used on the Chinamen recordings.

MatteBlack · Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 4:29 am Post subject:

I can't find a picture of my guitar. Maybe it's really rare and worth a fortune!

dum dum boy · Joined: 02 Oct 2003 Posts: 1288

zom-zom · Joined: 19 Sep 2003 Posts: 8999 Location: Yggdrasill

Huh, he sits back by my guitar collection, I guess I should check the cases...

Ollie, I use a Ross Distortion in my Pedal-Board Unit. They're great.

MatteBlack · Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 6:01 am Post subject:

No, it looks kinda like this one on the left, only mine is a reissue of some kind from the late 90's, it's more blonde with silver chrome hardware, and it doesn't have the fancy frets.

dum dum boy · Joined: 02 Oct 2003 Posts: 1288

MatteBlack · Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 6:09 am Post subject:

But this is what I really want: Westone Dynasty

dum dum boy · Joined: 02 Oct 2003 Posts: 1288

MatteBlack · Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 6:23 am Post subject:

Ollie Stench · Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 6:23 am Post subject:

natellica · Joined: 09 Dec 2004 Posts: 39

i have a '65 jazzmaster that i use when i want to play pretty-like. i've tried using it in more rocking projects and it never sounds tough enough. but i love it and it's my favorite guitar that i own.

i have a mid 90's gibson SG. nothing too special. kind of a cheapy gibson. but it has bite and sounds much tougher than the jazzmaster going through my pedals/amp.

i think i want to get an old SG with a Bigsby so that i can i have a tough guitar i can be as proud of as my jazzmaster. i have heard that stringing guitars with a bigsby is a pain in the ass though. is this true?

zebco reel · Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 7:15 am Post subject:

Stringing 'em is easy. `Getting them to stay in tooon is tough.

Germ War · Joined: 22 Sep 2003 Posts: 3122