Come on! Let's see them suckers!

This is my latest addition. I friggin' love it. Can't go wrong with Ibanez, 'specially not a JPM P2!!!

Haven't posted anything yet that has been recorded with it tho'. Will soon.


http://www.magnusandersson.com/JPM/JPM P2 001.jpg

http://www.magnusandersson.com/JPM/JPM P2 002.jpg

http://www.magnusandersson.com/JPM/JPM P2 005.jpg

http://www.magnusandersson.com/JPM/JPM P2 009.jpg

That's really cool looking! I like it!

http://www.stubble.org/temp/group_shot.jpg

and my old Kramer

http://www.stubble.org/temp/guitars/Kramer_Pacer_Imperial-001.jpg

A shot of the playpen...

http://www.stubble.org/temp/more/IMG_2618-sm.jpg

New addition but gone already...bought as a favour for a friend...he owes me BIG TIME for getting him a guitar as nice as this!!! For those who haven't discovered Levinson Blade, you're talking custom shop standard Fender Strats made in Switzerland (well the old ones are). Try one...they are amazing. This little beauty was £295.00 on eBay.

'nother pic...

Too bad you parted with that. It's a beautiful looking guitar.

Others...

...and me Green Goblin, Peavey Wolfgang Goldtop... and Yamaha classical...

Too bad you parted with that. It's a beautiful looking guitar.

I know...tears were shed BUT it was bought for somebody else. Hopefully I'll get my money back and a Xmas Card! I'm hunting these guitars down now Pete...they're that good.

Wow! Very cool axes! The Strat in my avatar is a 93 MIA.

Nice! This one's going on eBay this week...

No!!! Why are you selling Goldfinger? :headscratch:

I'm looking for a Les Paul Special or a Ernie Ball MM Axis and need the funds!

I almost bought a yellow Les Paul TV Special. It had 2 p-90s in it. Sweet guitar!

dude, those ernie balls are sweet! i want one so badly! i'll post some pics of my geetars and meself sometime this week...:D

I have been remoddeling my house, so my recording place is a huge mess.
The guitars are a 77 Les Paul and a 77 Ibanez Artist. (I have a few others, but those are the main ones). The amps are a 74 JMP and an 80 JMP. You might make out a 65 Fender Princeton Reverb in the middle of the room as well as the hand made Giller Plexi amp in the back corner. The blue thing is a Roland GR300 guitar synth..(for the keen eyed). Thanks for letting me share.

They are poor quality as all I have is a cell phone camera.

Marshall Marshall Marshall.lol. Nice amps! This is a pic with my old Marshall combo on top of a Peavey 4x12 Sheffield cab.

That be U Dallas? Very cool! You look extremely determined!! :thumb:

That was back in 2002 in the middle of recording a cd for a a promo pack for my old band.

More recent with my 93 Strat. She's gone now. Had HS3 p/u's that I hated!

i have a bad camera, but here are some pics of my guitars.

this is the group shot.

here's the bumblebee-

here's the strat-

and here is the awesome thor acoustic-

here's a pic of both of me amplifiers (peavey studio pro 112 to the right, crate whatever to the left)

and here is the awesome recording studio-

I like the Jagstang! I always wanted a Mustang. Almost bought one a few years ago. It was a 68 in mint condition for $1700.

that's actually a jagmaster. '97 squier. i love the way the neck feels, so i changed the pickups to seymour duncans (jazz in the neck, screamin' demon in the bridge) and obviously repainted it.

I enhanced the pic and emailed it to u.

thanx dood! looks like you've been busy with imaging, man. what gives?:slap: :toothless:

Here are all my guitars except my regular acoustic, and my little recording and playing space.

Here is my AV-1, just after its first assembly. 3 years ago next month, still love it, still use nothing else, i don't think i'll need another electric guitar ever.

naifuzan - i remember this from g101! i love the setup!
avalon - i like the musicman look it has. sweet!

Love these Marshall pics...I've shown this one before...poor quality but at a gig at the Boro Town Hall in 1982 where I used all my stuff and a couple of "borrowed ones" :) to make this wall of sound. Phil Spector NOWHERE to be seen!!!! Also there would have been a Captain Spasm running round like a headless chicken trying to catch Gibson, Ibanez and Fender guitars that I drunkenly threw 6 ft into the air because they were out of tune!!!!

http://www.chris-watson.com/Black_rose_gallery/black_rose_gall/images/5%20amps_6%20cabs_BIG%20noise_jpg.jpg

BTW, this was 4 100w Master Vol and 2 50w master vol with five 4 x 12 Marshall cabs. I only ran 4 amps that night. The other two were spares cos I didn't know how to patch them up. Standing in front of it and hitting an 'Angus' A brought you to your knees!!! :rock:

Hey ... I remember the flying guitars .. but LIPPY was on tuning duty that night!!

:stick:

Hey ... I remember the flying guitars .. but LIPPY was on tuning duty that night!!

:stick:

Thank God for that!!!! :notme:

touche!

I shall return ... and my revenge shall be as swift and incisive as it is sweet!!

(... bastard!!) :maddance:

touche!

I shall return ... and my revenge shall be as swift and incisive as it is sweet!!

(... bastard!!) :maddance:


That Tokai looks out of tune John? :tard:

Not unless you count 430Hz as Eb :chucks:

... you been on the pop tonite mate?

430 Hz as Eb... now there is an interesting statement.








































































idiots.:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

430 Hz as Eb... now there is an interesting statement.



idiots.



Long, long story Al .... 21 years long in fact!! :notme:

we can all take a long story! i'd like to hear it!:D :tard:

Nahhh!

This sparring keeps me and Chris active and warm on the long cold winter nights ... both over 40 now y'know ('cept he beat me to it) ... so we old men need to have something to bitch over .. keeps us alive!

If we told the story, there'd be nothin' left to bitch over ... and we'd both fade away like the early morning dew ... besides, he KNOWS I'm right, but just petends like HE is, so we can keep the argument going.

Believe me ... old folk (like wahwah :lol: ) get like this after a time .. it'll happen to you too eventually.

yeah, already got quite a few things to bitch over with a few jam buddies. there was one time our drummer friend decided to put a fog maker and a video camera in his bass drum, but we had an open back cab in front of the fog maker. all of a sudden (with amps raging) we hear a loud KABOOM! and there was a nice fire. pretty funny stuff.:lol: :woot:

We did a lazer light show gig and fogger.lol. I thought it was kinda stupid~

Here's my axe....I only have the one. I've owned so many guitars (even just over the past 6 months) but I tend to buy/sell in my quest to find one comfortable axe with a good spec. This one now fits the bill for me and its staying with me. I am planning to get another axe before too long and that one will be a Les Paul of sorts, money permitting & the wife permitting, it'll be a Gibson, but failing that an Epi Les Paul Ultra or a MIJ Tokai.

http://www.grostate.plus.com/Images/LagCustom.bmp

yeah, already got quite a few things to bitch over with a few jam buddies. there was one time our drummer friend decided to put a fog maker and a video camera in his bass drum, but we had an open back cab in front of the fog maker. all of a sudden (with amps raging) we hear a loud KABOOM! and there was a nice fire. pretty funny stuff.:lol: :woot:


:lol: :tard:

Here's my axe....I only have the one. I've owned so many guitars (even just over the past 6 months) but I tend to buy/sell in my quest to find one comfortable axe with a good spec. This one now fits the bill for me and its staying with me. I am planning to get another axe before too long and that one will be a Les Paul of sorts, money permitting & the wife permitting, it'll be a Gibson, but failing that an Epi Les Paul Ultra or a MIJ Tokai.

http://www.grostate.plus.com/Images/LagCustom.bmp

Hey Justin ... I thought you were keeping the Tokai Strat??

BTW .... don't discount the Korean Tokai LPs - see the one in my sig? Looks (and plays) even better in the flesh!! F'IN GORGEOUS!! £220 (+£40 case) brand spanker off of ebay 2 months ago :boobies: :boobies:

Hey John,

Well, I really loved the tone of the Tokai Strat but I kept hitting the volume pot all the time with my picking hand which really annoyed me so it had to go. This one is totally comfortable to play for me and has kick ass pickups and trem which really stays in tune a whole lot better than the strat.
You're Tokai looks sweet mate, I will definately check them out and that's an absolute steal of a price....thanks for the info :thumb:

We did a lazer light show gig and fogger.lol. I thought it was kinda stupid~
Gotta admit tho' m8, that LP looks way cool!!

Helluva way to get a custom paint job! :)

Thanks! Those Tokai's look sic! I have a thing for natural guitars. That's not custom. The paint is original.

erm, I'm now up to 10 guitars and that includes the last 3 which were bought after the missus put her foot down ;)

Chrome red mexican standard strat
Custom built Ash Aurum (all mahogony) with 3 P90 pups
Fender P Bass
Custom built Natural finish Strat, made from local Kauri
Relic'd Ash bodied strat with CS54 pups
Epiphone Gothic Flying V with Rio Grande pups
Gibson Les Paul Classic PP with Classic 57 pups
and latest addition is a badly damaged Westone Pantera X300, in need of lots of TLC!
oh and theres a Mexican Squire Strat in there as well, with an odd shaped body!

wow bluesgeek awesome collection, love the ones hanging in the room..I need to fit some of those hooks up!

wow bluesgeek awesome collection, love the ones hanging in the room..I need to fit some of those hooks up!

Cheers Mac, I have another 4 hanging in the office but I need to talk my wife into letting me put another couple of hangers up ;)

dude! post some stuff with those guitars!

Some of you might have seen these pics at G101. I havn't added any new ones but I have my eye on a PRS. I will update someday.

Nice home studio man.

I'm jealous :upset:

Think most of you guys have seen my custom guitar, but for those of you who haven't :)
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/1364/av2finishedxe5sl6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Built by my own hand, i don't think i could use another guitar now:woot:

it's like a music man crashed into a strat. i love it! how much was it to make? just wonderin'...

Very cool!!

dude! post some stuff with those guitars!

Your wish is my command... http://www.guitarblast.com/showthread.php/jumpin-shadows-bluesgeek-1883.html

recorded with the Ash Custom P90 beast :D

it's like a music man crashed into a strat. i love it! how much was it to make? just wonderin'...

About £250-£300 m8:)
I already had one pickup tho, so you might want to add £40-£50 onto that:woot:

here's me with my strat after an induction ceremony...:lol:

Does that look 60's or what?

here's me with my strat after an induction ceremony...:lol:


Yes Very 60's:toothless:

here's me with my strat after an induction ceremony...:lol:

Where's Ringo, Paul, and John?


:D:D:D



Nice guitar man. I need to get a strat. I'm an Ibanez poster child...

ah, yes, another beatles joke. funny man.:stick:

i like ibanez's, but fenders are better.

Couple Ibanez that I own
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i145/prostreeter/photo1.jpg

Couple Ibanez that I own
http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i145/prostreeter/photo1.jpg


What a lovely Pair :boobies:

Excuse the bed sheets. It's my parents bed cause my room's always a mess. I have this posted elsewhere in this very subforum. But i wanna join in the fun. :woot:

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/2192/dbgear6od3.jpg

ah yes, the Danny Boy strat! it's a beaut, db!

ah yes, the Danny Boy strat! it's a beaut, db!

Maybe i should sign "DB" on the headstock huh ? :lol: and sell it when i get famous *daydreams* lol. :thumb: thanks JohnPaulGeorgeRingo. aka Guitaral :)

Sweet Strat DB.

Have you seen this DB?

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Epiphone-Limited-Edition-Pirates-of-the-Caribbean-Les-Paul-Studio-Outfit?sku=516090


http://www.paulboothjohnson.com/PHOTOS/PGuitar.jpg

LOL PJ. Pretty funky lookin thing i guess. Not my cup of tea... but cool stuff.

They put movie themes on guitars these days I guess.

Ibanez I think has an Alien type guitar thing - graphics and such.

Sweet Strat DB.

Have you seen this DB?

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/product/Epiphone-Limited-Edition-Pirates-of-the-Caribbean-Les-Paul-Studio-Outfit?sku=516090


http://www.paulboothjohnson.com/PHOTOS/PGuitar.jpg


I would have thought that would be right up DB's street, SAVVY

I would have thought that would be right up DB's street, SAVVY


lol. while i dig the graphic. i don't care overly for les paul types. not right now anyway. perhaps the modd will take me someday lol.

yo yngweenie, i mean db (payback!), why don't ya like lp guitars? they sound sweet, and i'm sure you can make it sound wicked with some of yur neoclassical stuff. just try one out (maybe buy a cheap one with a good neck) and get used to it. it'd be purty devastating.:rock:

Well guitaral I dont like em eather. I think its the body shape really for me. seems too bulky n stuff. also I dont like the tone at all. Just to me its not a guitar you would use for progressive...improv...whatever. :)

yo yngweenie, i mean db (payback!), why don't ya like lp guitars? they sound sweet, and i'm sure you can make it sound wicked with some of yur neoclassical stuff. just try one out (maybe buy a cheap one with a good neck) and get used to it. it'd be purty devastating.:rock:

It isn't that i haven't tried em. The opposite is true. I have tried em, and they don't quite do it for me. :) :wavey:

I agree, LP's are not fitted for the flying fingers of DEATH!!! I don't like the necks myself, too bulky for me. I guess the Ibanez' and Jackson's got me spoiled. Later :tard:

hmm... i don't know. i'll play anything,:boobies:

hmm... i don't know. i'll play anything,:boobies:

You sir, are a GUITAR WHORE :lol:

You sir, are a GUITAR WHORE :lol:

that, my friend, i am. i can't help it. it's like an addiction.:stick: :D :toothless:

that, my friend, i am. i can't help it. it's like an addiction.:stick: :D :toothless:

there are much worse addictions you could have

I want an Epi LP at some point , i think the Epi's play nicely:wtf:

there are much worse addictions you could have

I want an Epi LP at some point , i think the Epi's play nicely:wtf:

Word to the wise Mark .... TOKAI!! ... look and play more like originals than Epis IMO .... AND cheaper if you get a good deal .... mine cost only £220 new off ebay and it's MINT!

Word to the wise Mark .... TOKAI!! ... look and play more like originals than Epis IMO .... AND cheaper if you get a good deal .... mine cost only £220 new off ebay and it's MINT!
\

I will look out for one Cap'n, cheers:rock:

My babies.

New Tokai Korean Love Rock .... Mac take note ... EATS Epi's AND lots of Gibbo's for breakfast on tone, feel and looks - and all for £220!! - ok that WAS a bargain price, expect to pay more like £350 normally

More following ...

Ibby S470-DX-QM-NF ... toppy as hell & cuts through ANY mix ... loaded with stock Ibanez INF pups and the ZR tremelo .... can whammy all night and it will NOT go out of tune!!

lovely guitars, I have had my eye on one of them S470 with the ZR Trem....Major Drool

Glad to hear the Stock Pickups are good...:woot:

Aria ProII Diamond Series (late 80's monster/dinosaur)

Served me well for five years ... but can't compete with the other two and needs a new Floyd bridge anyway, so on to ebay it goes ....

Drummer's Epi Zakk Wylde Bullseye ... I use it drop-tuned to Eb (Chris take note ... NOT 430Hz) fro AC/DC numbers.

Can't get away with it ... feels MUCH cheaper than it's £450 price tag. It's too light, no guts in the sound and the neck is too 'clunky'(?) :headscratch:

Also, can't get it to stay in tune. I tune it before we start the gig ... by the time I change over to it (1/2 hour later), the tuning's slipped!! ... then again, it's usually the low 'E' that's gone flat ... maybe this guitar is possessed by the living spirit of ZW and just wants to get back to drop 'C' tuning for that Zakk/Ozzy vibe??

Put me RIGHT off Epis tho' .... stick to Tokais my son (you listenin' Mark?) :stick:

. stick to Tokais my son (you listenin' Mark?)

I hear ya Cap'n, no Epi's for me..
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left to right schecter c1 plus esp m200fm is the newest to the family then dean acoustic ele. ibanze rg350dx jackson dk2 dinky samick strat copy ibanze 470dxqm and bc rich nj series usa.

Nice family pic there Mega ('specially the Ibanez ... same as mine)

seein' these family photos always brings a tear to my eye... sob...:toothless:

Drummer's Epi Zakk Wylde Bullseye ... I use it drop-tuned to Eb (Chris take note ... NOT 430Hz) fro AC/DC numbers.

Can't get away with it ... feels MUCH cheaper than it's £450 price tag. It's too light, no guts in the sound and the neck is too 'clunky'(?) :headscratch:

Also, can't get it to stay in tune. I tune it before we start the gig ... by the time I change over to it (1/2 hour later), the tuning's slipped!! ... then again, it's usually the low 'E' that's gone flat ... maybe this guitar is possessed by the living spirit of ZW and just wants to get back to drop 'C' tuning for that Zakk/Ozzy vibe??

Put me RIGHT off Epis tho' .... stick to Tokais my son (you listenin' Mark?) :stick:

I had one of these Zakk Wylde's mate. I love the bullseye look and I absolutely loved the neck on the thing, but could never get a good sound out of the pickups. Everyone told me changing the pickups would sort it out.

However, I couldn't be bothered spending any more money on it for the potential for it to shine. On any setting, my Wolfie, Kramer and Ibanez all sounded much fuller and louder than this guitar did.

I later bought (and sold) a Gibson Les Paul. A few chords through that beast made me realise I wasn't wrong, the sound just wasn't up to it.

I have still to try a Tokai though, but have heard very good things about them.

:thumb:

Here's my latest family photo! Got all of 'em this time.
On the wall from the left: TheTool acoustic resonator guitar, levin acoustic guitar, cort LP, a no-brand stratocaster (my first guitar) and my Falcon Jazz-bass.
On the sofa is my main guitar, my edwards LP.

As you can see, not a big fan of the big brand names.

Also my vacuum cleaner on the bottom left. Repaired with duct tape as you can see :o

So who plays the vacuum cleaner Per? (behind the sofa?) :toothless:

I had one of these Zakk Wylde's mate. I love the bullseye look and I absolutely loved the neck on the thing, but could never get a good sound out of the pickups. Everyone told me changing the pickups would sort it out.

However, I couldn't be bothered spending any more money on it for the potential for it to shine. On any setting, my Wolfie, Kramer and Ibanez all sounded much fuller and louder than this guitar did.

I later bought (and sold) a Gibson Les Paul. A few chords through that beast made me realise I wasn't wrong, the sound just wasn't up to it.

I have still to try a Tokai though, but have heard very good things about them.

:thumb:

Better keep quiet about the ZW Epis from now on mate ... there's still a few people smarting about the 357 Customs ! :stick:

. stick to Tokais my son (you listenin' Mark?)

I hear ya Cap'n, no Epi's for me..
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LOL! :mad1: My only E-guitar is an EPI Dot, sounds and feels good to me! I really didn´t give a damn about the label, it just was the best decent lefty guitar atm in the guitar shop. Action is good, (not as low as a friend´s Höner, also a 335 copy), but I love how it sounds. Next one will be some sort of tele, hopefully (if I find a lefty one that I like lol!). Thing is, playing mostly as I would in an asylum (aka sat in front of my PC), the DOT is very confortable, nice and big as an acoustic, :)

I love Tokai's, had a couple of Strats and a Love Rocks - you just have to be careful - some models aren't made of 'proper' wood :eek:

My Korean Love Rock was almost as nice as my Gibson, though the flame wasn't quite up to it....

Better keep quiet about the ZW Epis from now on mate ... there's still a few people smarting about the 357 Customs ! :stick:

I'm one of the ones who got burned mate. It was nearly a year ago now, so time to move on.

Although I can't bring myself to listen to any of Zakk's stuff anymore, and Ozzy is a tad difficult.

The bastard !!!

I'm one of the ones who got burned mate. It was nearly a year ago now, so time to move on.

Although I can't bring myself to listen to any of Zakk's stuff anymore, and Ozzy is a tad difficult.

The bastard !!!

Yeah, I know .... why d'ya think I said it??!! :notme: :boobies: :D

sorry ... can't help meself sometimes (hehe)

Yeah, I know .... why d'ya think I said it??!! :notme: :boobies:

sorry ... can't help meself sometimes (hehe)

:lol:

Couldn't remember if you knew or not. Nah, I'm not arsed. Just saving up once again for a Gibson.

:thumb:

What exactly happened ?...... i didn't read up on any of it but i recall seeing the big thread on 101....... what went down ?.

What exactly happened ?...... i didn't read up on any of it but i recall seeing the big thread on 101....... what went down ?.

An 'alleged' limited numbers promotion by "357 Customs" ... a custom motorbike manufacturer in USA (or at least by individuals claiming to be associated with them). Basically ... buy a die-cast model bike from them for about $150 and get a free Epi Zakk Wylde LP Custom. ZW's endorsement of the deal was 'implied'.

As I understand it and at the last time that I looked, a very few people (who shouted loudest) got 'em. Most didn't, amid many, many unbelievable and ever-more preposterous excuses.

Don't really want to dig this all up again ... it was just a throwaway jibe to someone I knew could take the joke ... but a cheap one at that, I admit. I apologise if anyone took/takes offence at having that sorry tale re-told by someone who didn't get involved, but would have 'had a go' if the readies had been there.

Sorry guys ...

Nice family pic there Mega ('specially the Ibanez ... same as mine) thanks man still trying to find a good sound with the 470 didnt like the factory pk up so i threw a duncon Screamon Demon into it dont know if they wired it wrong or not just dosesnt sound like its got any bite to it almost like a single coil pickup so for now untill i replace the pick up again it sits in the case most the time

Here's an epi special that I bought. Played okay, and sounded "okay". Just never gave me the exact Gibson Les Paul sound that I was after. I thought I would be able to get it on the cheap and tweak it through the PodXT.

I couldn't, so it went on ebay.

So who plays the vacuum cleaner Per? (behind the sofa?) :toothless:

I'm sad to say I have to "play" that one too :(

Here's an epi special that I bought. Played okay, and sounded "okay". Just never gave me the exact Gibson Les Paul sound that I was after. I thought I would be able to get it on the cheap and tweak it through the PodXT.

I couldn't, so it went on ebay.

Saw them in "Sound Control" for £99 abt 6 months ago. I thought ... should I? ... then saw sense, bid on my 'Love Rock' & won it (I was the only one who bid, so I got it for a steal). Never looked back since ... looking out for the NEXT one I can snap up for peanuts. :toothless:

I'm sad to say I have to "play" that one too :(

I've heard you can get a good tone out of them, though not so much on tuning stability ... and the intonation is pitiful. :tard:

thanks man still trying to find a good sound with the 470 didnt like the factory pk up so i threw a duncon Screamon Demon into it dont know if they wired it wrong or not just dosesnt sound like its got any bite to it almost like a single coil pickup so for now untill i replace the pick up again it sits in the case most the time

Strange .. I'm quite happy with my stock pups ("INF1" & "INF2") - much brighter than the stock Tokai ones in my Love Rock (wunderbar powerful 'dark' sound from them lil' babies) - although if your S470 is older than mine there may be a different type in there. Does yours have the ZR trem'?

Next on my journey for the Les Paul tone was this Epiphone Zakk Wylde Bullseye.

I jumped at the chance to own this guitar as I had been fond of the bullseye design for a while. And the price was a steal.

Well, whilst driving into work, my mobile rang several times. I didn't answer cuz I didn't have a hands free kit. When I got into work, the administrator told me it had been her that had been ringing as the UPS guy wanted £100 customs duty. That suddenly made the deal not so much a steal after all.

I fell in love with the bullseye immediately, and it sat on it's stand in my office behind me all day. I could not wait to play it.

Unfortunately, the tone was thin and weak out of the pickups. I would get a decent tone out of it, only to plug my Ibanez, Wolf, or Kramer in and get what can only be described as a wonderwall of tone in comparison. Gutted, because the neck was a real beauty, but all the while, whatever tone I dialled in, my other three guitars would sound more Les Paul than this.

Everyone told me that new pickups would solve the problem, but after paying the duty on the guitar, and then buying new pickups and paying someone to install them (I hadn't done soldering since I was 12 and I was shit at it then), I'd have paid more than the guitar was worth and there was no guarantee that I would be happy with the sound.

So back onto ebay it went.

Wasn't as yellow as the pictures made out. More creamy. Like I say, I loved and still love the design.

:thumb:

Next on my journey for the Les Paul tone was this Epiphone Zakk Wylde Bullseye.

I jumped at the chance to own this guitar as I had been fond of the bullseye design for a while. And the price was a steal.

Well, whilst driving into work, my mobile rang several times. I didn't answer cuz I didn't have a hands free kit. When I got into work, the administrator told me it had been her that had been ringing as the UPS guy wanted £100 customs duty. That suddenly made the deal not so much a steal after all.

I fell in love with the bullseye immediately, and it sat on it's stand in my office behind me all day. I could not wait to play it.

Unfortunately, the tone was thin and weak out of the pickups. I would get a decent tone out of it, only to plug my Ibanez, Wolf, or Kramer in and get what can only be described as a wonderwall of tone in comparison. Gutted, because the neck was a real beauty, but all the while, whatever tone I dialled in, my other three guitars would sound more Les Paul than this.

Everyone told me that new pickups would solve the problem, but after paying the duty on the guitar, and then buying new pickups and paying someone to install them (I hadn't done soldering since I was 12 and I was shit at it then), I'd have paid more than the guitar was worth and there was no guarantee that I would be happy with the sound.

So back onto ebay it went.

Wasn't as yellow as the pictures made out. More creamy. Like I say, I loved and still love the design.

:thumb:

Dave mate ... leesten veery carefoolly .... I shall say zees onlee oance (crap attempt at a sh*t "Allo Allo" outrageous French accent).


Just like I said to Mark (Macman)







GET A FOOKIN' TOKAI!! :stick: :stick: :stick:






It could blow your socks off!!



lookee at THIS one ... and then look at the price (so far)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=020&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=300056516156&rd=1&rd=1


OH SHIT!! I was watching that one!

Dave mate ... leesten veery carefoolly .... I shall say zees onlee oance (crap attempt at a sh*t "Allo Allo" outrageous French accent).


Just like I said to Mark (Macman)







GET A FOOKIN' TOKAI!! :stick:






It could blow your socks off!!



lookee at THIS one ... and then look at the price (so far)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=020&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&viewitem=&item=300056516156&rd=1&rd=1


OH SHIT!! I was watching that one!

:lol:

Just telling a typical mondola story mate. The moral always involves me learning the hard way !!!

Won't be buying a guitar for a while. But I do like the price. Bit reluctant to buy a guitar I haven't tried before again though, even though it does come with good recommendations.

:thumb:

Everytime I quote you, it tells me I have too many fucking smilies in my post !!!

:maddance:

Here's a shot all the stuff except for the £50'er which is on active duty (a student has borrowed her...

From l to r...
Levinson Blade Texas Deluxe...amazing guitars. I hope it is kept secret so I can buy 'em all!
Peavey Wolfgang Special Goldtop
Ernie Ball Musicman EVH...a beauty but hard to take a good photo of it...looks kinda brown here!
Peavey EXP Custom with piezo
Ibanez RG470 in a purple maple top...nice!
Fender 50th Anniversary thing...still undecided about flogging this one as she sounds VERY 60's
Green Goblin Bass (p.o.s. made by Wesley that plays and sounds amazing!)
Yamaha classical...about 25 years old now!

Trying like hell to get a good shot of the new one and this is about as good as I can get. In a lot of photos it comes across as brown. I love the 'tie-die' look of it. You can see the one small bit of damage on the bottom cutaway on the binding. Think it might be fixable (or so my French Polisher mate says :) )

Trying like hell to get a good shot of the new one and this is about as good as I can get. In a lot of photos it comes across as brown. I love the 'tie-die' look of it. You can see the one small bit of damage on the bottom cutaway on the binding. Think it might be fixable (or so my French Polisher mate says :) )

Are you photographing it in black and white ???

:notme:

:stick:

Ah sorry, my mistake. It's sephia isn't it ?

:D

Anyway, to complete my search for that Gibson Les Paul sound, I thought I'd try a Gibson Les Paul Standard. Stupid really. How is a Gibson Les Paul Standard going to sound anything like a Gibson Les Paul Standard ?

:scratch:

Err, hold on.

Acting on impulse, I bought a guitar that I couldn't afford at the time. Then my fucking boiler broke meaning a new one had to be installed. So back to ebay I went once again !

:lol:

However, the guitar was a beauty. There have been numerous threads about Epiphones versus Gibsons. There is the train of thought that a well set up, well made Epiphone can play and sound as well as a Gibson. There's also the analogouy of a guy who makes a blinder of an Epiphone one day versus a guy who has an off day making a Gibson. The Epiphone still goes out with the cheap price tag, and the Gibson still goes out with the expensive price tag.

I'm not here to prove or disprove anything. Only that in my experience of playing the Epiphone Special and Epiphone Zakk Wylde versus this Les Paul, my brother's Standard, SG and Studio, and other Studios that my mates have owned, well, it seems that you get what you pay for...

This guitar was a beauty. I was sad to see it go, but fortunately it didn't stay with me long enough to get too attached to it. But I will buy another one one day.

:thumb:

Strange .. I'm quite happy with my stock pups ("INF1" & "INF2") - much brighter than the stock Tokai ones in my Love Rock (wunderbar powerful 'dark' sound from them lil' babies) - although if your S470 is older than mine there may be a different type in there. Does yours have the ZR trem'?

ya got the zr trem thats one of the items that sold me on it

Anyway, to complete my search for that Gibson Les Paul sound, I thought I'd try a Gibson Les Paul Standard. Stupid really. How is a Gibson Les Paul Standard going to sound anything like a Gibson Les Paul Standard ?

:scratch:

Err, hold on.

Acting on impulse, I bought a guitar that I couldn't afford at the time. Then my fucking boiler broke meaning a new one had to be installed. So back to ebay I went once again !

:lol:

However, the guitar was a beauty. There have been numerous threads about Epiphones versus Gibsons. There is the train of thought that a well set up, well made Epiphone can play and sound as well as a Gibson. There's also the analogouy of a guy who makes a blinder of an Epiphone one day versus a guy who has an off day making a Gibson. The Epiphone still goes out with the cheap price tag, and the Gibson still goes out with the expensive price tag.

I'm not here to prove or disprove anything. Only that in my experience of playing the Epiphone Special and Epiphone Zakk Wylde versus this Les Paul, my brother's Standard, SG and Studio, and other Studios that my mates have owned, well, it seems that you get what you pay for...

This guitar was a beauty. I was sad to see it go, but fortunately it didn't stay with me long enough to get too attached to it. But I will buy another one one day.

:thumb:

That's bloody gorgeous ... and it must've broke yer heart to move it on, but if you only lived closer, or if you're ever in the Teesside area, call in for a coffee & try my Love Rock out ... I think you'd be surprised. Gibbo in all but name, factory and price tag.

Or maybe sometime if I ever fulfil my threat to land on Wah one day (not literally ... the earth would shake when we both fell down!) ... I'll bring it with me.

Anyway .. whadd'ya mean about smileys? :notme:

Here's my Kramer...

It's another guitar that at the time I couldn't really afford.

Bought from musicyo as a white (I think) Kramer 1984 reissue. Shipped to rols of rolsguitars fame where it was striped up a la 5150. Then it was shipped over to me in the UK where I received it really happily.

Then I worried how the fuck I was going to tell my wife about it.

In the end I just decided to show her it as there was no way I was going to be able to keep it up in the garage or hidden away someplace else and not play it.

She was annoyed, but only because she had been wondering how she could arrange to get me one as a surprise and I had blown it by going and buying one.

It's alright, I know she's plotting with wahwah to buy me an Ernie Ball, but both of them are keeping schtum about it and doing very well at the moment.

Anyway, this one also came close to funding my new boiler, but fortunately it hasn't come to that...

:thumb:

That's bloody gorgeous ... and it must've broke yer heart to move it on, but if you only lived closer, or if you're ever in the Teesside area, call in for a coffee & try my Love Rock out ... I think you'd be surprised. Gibbo in all but name, factory and price tag.

Or maybe sometime if I ever fulfil my threat to land on Wah one day (not literally ... the earth would shake when we both fell down!) ... I'll bring it with me.

Anyway .. whadd'ya mean about smileys? :notme:

Not too bad mate. Needs must. All I could see was my daughter freezing through the winter when I saw this guitar. So despite how well it paid or how gorgeous the finish was, there was only ever going to be one winner.

:lol:

Unfortunately mate, I have never been up to Teeside. I think Grimsby is as close as I have ever got when I went over there to watch a Grimsby vs. Blackburn match on our march to the Premiership and then ran for my life to stop myself getting twatted from some crazy fans.

But I will remember the offer.

Yeah, if you're down our way, please let me know, and I'll pop in and show you how shit I play in person...

:lol:

how do those 1984 guitars play?

how do those 1984 guitars play?

Depends whose hands you put them in. Anyone else's other than mine and they sound sweet as mate !

Well, I like it mate. Have read some mixed reviews on them, but these were on Harmony Central where you do get some crazy ones. Mine is alright though. Does the Eddie thing very well, and I can't play Eddie very well...

:lol:

And finally, last but not least, here is my pride and joy, my Peavey Wolfgang Special Flametop.

Got made redundant and had a new job lined up within a week. Went down and bought her with part of the redundancy money (sweetened the then fiancee with various upgrades to the house, one of which was wooden floors which meant the guitar and floors matched).

An absolute beauty. The only time I ever hated her was when she was in the hands of wahwah and he made her sound and play the Eddie stuff effortlessly. She has never done that for me.

:p

Could never part with her, despite me never being able to play her the way wahwah played her.

I do think one of these days there will be a "Dear John" letter from her to me and wahwah will suddenly become incommunicado as she arrives on his doorstep longing for him to play her the way he played her during a Van Halen tribute gig.

But she hasn't left me just yet...

And to prove they are my guitars, here's one of me playing her...

Another of me papping my pants playing her...

Now, to find a picture of me playing that Ernie Ball Music Man copy...

:headscratch:

Oh yeah, that earlier picture ? I was just warming up for a gig with some dude I know...

:toothless:

Me during my garage days !

:lol:

Here's a shot all the stuff except for the £50'er which is on active duty (a student has borrowed her...

From l to r...
Levinson Blade Texas Deluxe...amazing guitars. I hope it is kept secret so I can buy 'em all!
Peavey Wolfgang Special Goldtop
Ernie Ball Musicman EVH...a beauty but hard to take a good photo of it...looks kinda brown here!
Peavey EXP Custom with piezo
Ibanez RG470 in a purple maple top...nice!
Fender 50th Anniversary thing...still undecided about flogging this one as she sounds VERY 60's
Green Goblin Bass (p.o.s. made by Wesley that plays and sounds amazing!)
Yamaha classical...about 25 years old now!

What .... you mean Annie lets you in the house with 'em?


sweet!

What .... you mean Annie lets you in the house with 'em?


sweet!


She was at work mate. I have various revolving fireplaces and book cases that flip round. I open the poker school up and all the guitars wheel round!

I never got a invite to come to Teesside and try your 'love rock' out mate? I think you should come out of the closet mate...those leg warmers were a dead giveaway really! :D

She was at work mate. I have various revolving fireplaces and book cases that flip round. I open the poker school up and all the guitars wheel round!

I never got a invite to come to Teesside and try your 'love rock' out mate? I think you should come out of the closet mate...those leg warmers were a dead giveaway really! :D

Christ, that puts a new angle on it. Thanks, but no thanks. I like you, and all, just not in the same way. Sorry if I gave you the wrong vibes...

:thumb:

and so my sordid little plan goes awry again ..... sniff!

those leg warmers were a dead giveaway really! :D


HEY ... I won't hear a WORD said against legwarmers (prolly cos I'm deaf these days!) ....


I don't know ... HONESTLY! ... just cos I wouldn't give you your studded codpiece back (the one with the studs on the INSIDE!!) :tard:

Hehe...Blackie Gormless eh! :boobies:

Nahh ... that would be the one with the buzz saw on the inside ... or the stage pyros!!

You can have THEM back anyday ... just say the word (but the studded one's a KEEPER).

this is my x-mas gift from the wife. this samick impressed the hell out of me oh i had to beg to get it early. the pic is from samick site my dig;cam; takes crappy pics after x-mas i'll post more pics of my gear.

this is my x-mas gift from the wife. this samick impressed the hell out of me oh i had to beg to get it early. the pic is from samick site my dig;cam; takes crappy pics after x-mas i'll post more pics of my gear.

looks very snazzy dude. very classy. how's it play ?... smooth as chocolate by the looks of it... ?

yeah Danny Boy,, she plays as smooth as butta. It's got grover 18:1 tuners Duncan design pickups which sound awsome and they make no noise so the axe is well grounded.

That's a Samick? Wow, have they upped their profile! Enjoy it mate! :thumb:

That is a gorgeous guitar, axeman !

I have also just recently played wahwah's Ernie Ball...

3fingers, how the hell did you ever part with it ? :lol:

Not only is it a one off, but it is absolutey beautiful to play !

I am going to have to fall out with him then it will be easier for me to bear and I will feel less guilty about it when I steal it from him !

:D

I have a Samick Classical - it's a fine guitar. .

Never been a fan of Samick, but that's a nice looking guitar. Might have to give them a second look. Congrats Axeman:thumb:

hey guys, check out my new RG 1570:)

pretty happy with it:rock: ignore that messy room:wtf:

Sweet!

Sweet!

What HE said! :)

:D :D kool but somehow i think i should clean it a bit.

my new guitar! lol

its a signature PGM Ibanez Guitar:woot:

i dunno who took this picture but i found this somewhere on the net!
and i dont even have a photo of my new guitar except on my handphone:lol:

this was taken last year during tribute to metal godz gig.

my new guitar! lol

its a signature PGM Ibanez Guitar:woot:

i dunno who took this picture but i found this somewhere on the net!
and i dont even have a photo of my new guitar except on my handphone:lol:

this was taken last year during tribute to metal godz gig.

Kai, you'd better not sleep at night, cuz sometime, when you are not watching, I am gonna have that fucka !

:rock:

Where'd you get the guitar. They are hard to come by. Or are they not so hard to get hold of round your parts ?

:confused:

Kai, you'd better not sleep at night, cuz sometime, when you are not watching, I am gonna have that fucka !

:rock:

Where'd you get the guitar. They are hard to come by. Or are they not so hard to get hold of round your parts ?

:confused:


lol yeah..this is hell of a cool guitar!!

well i bought this last year.. was one of the lucky few that got this guitar i guess... PGM!!!!!!:woot:

lol yeah..this is hell of a cool guitar!!

well i bought this last year.. was one of the lucky few that got this guitar i guess... PGM!!!!!!:woot:

Very lucky. I had a chance to buy a turquoise one with the pink f-holes and pickups way back then. of course, I was still at school at the time, so didn't have the money at all.

However, i wish I had taken a night job or evening job and saved up and bought it when they were actually available cuz I still love that guitar !!!

Lovely guitar mate. Bet she plays like a dream !

:woot:

Very lucky. I had a chance to buy a turquoise one with the pink f-holes and pickups way back then. of course, I was still at school at the time, so didn't have the money at all.

However, i wish I had taken a night job or evening job and saved up and bought it when they were actually available cuz I still love that guitar !!!

Lovely guitar mate. Bet she plays like a dream !

:woot:


yeah im thinking of getting that one too..but i will change the pickups though.
yeah i love this 24fret monster lol

anyway im thinking of getting another guitar soon...
maybe an ESP signature of either Kiko Loureiro or Michael Romeo..
so i have as many signature guitars to add my collection..
i have the PGM and the YJM.. of cos my classic limited edition 1956 goldtop lespaul:rock:

nice guitar u have there kai, reverse headstock looks awesome~:thumb:

yeah im thinking of getting that one too..but i will change the pickups though.
yeah i love this 24fret monster lol

anyway im thinking of getting another guitar soon...
maybe an ESP signature of either Kiko Loureiro or Michael Romeo..
so i have as many signature guitars to add my collection..
i have the PGM and the YJM.. of cos my classic limited edition 1956 goldtop lespaul:rock:

What, you can just get hold of the turquoise guitar easily ? I thought they were hard to come by.

Didn't know you had a Les Paul ?

:headscratch:

nice guitar u have there kai, reverse headstock looks awesome~:thumb:


thks ritzy its a pgm!

What, you can just get hold of the turquoise guitar easily ? I thought they were hard to come by.

Didn't know you had a Les Paul ?

:headscratch:

it is but im sure i can custom order it at my dealer.. they bring in good guitars from all famous brand.

yeah i had a les paul 1956 limited edition.. nice more hard rock.. i was very much into slash that time when i bought this guitar

my current no:1, 6 months old, modelled after the Santana PRS 24. Mahogany body with 5A quilted maple top, ebony fretboard with birds inlay. Got a luthier stationed in bangkok, thailand to hand build this clone cutie, waited almost 11 weeks. Equipped with BareKnuckle Warpig pickups and Graphtech Ghost piezo bridge saddles. Wired to Shadow 500k push-pull pots, for series to parallel pickup switching. 1st knob is Master volume for magnetics, 2nd knob master volume for piezo. excellent tool.

my former no:1, no pic available at the moment, 1994 40th annivesary, Am std Fender Stratocaster. still love it to bits. been a good workhorse the past 12 years. retired to home use.

I like.

:thumb:

my current no:1, 6 months old, modelled after the Santana PRS 24. Mahogany body with 5A quilted maple top, ebony fretboard with birds inlay. Got a luthier stationed in bangkok, thailand to hand build this clone cutie, waited almost 11 weeks. Equipped with BareKnuckle Warpig pickups and Graphtech Ghost piezo bridge saddles. Wired to Shadow 500k push-pull pots, for series to parallel pickup switching. 1st knob is Master volume for magnetics, 2nd knob master volume for piezo. excellent tool.

my former no:1, no pic available at the moment, 1994 40th annivesary, Am std Fender Stratocaster. still love it to bits. been a good workhorse the past 12 years. retired to home use.

looks delicious mate. I bet it plays like chocolate too. :rock:

I just got this BC Rich Bich special edition arch top the othe day when I was in Moncton NB.. visiting family. I got such a good deal on it that I also brought a seymour duncan hot rodded humbucker set for 120$$ cdn which is also a good deal (SH-4 JB AND SH-2N jazz) I had them installed right on the spot...this guitar is bitchin ha ha ha..never mind the date on my pic i never set the date in my cam yet. it's a bit dark like i said before my digital cam sucks..

Wicked guitar Axeman!

I just got this BC Rich Bich special edition arch top the othe day when I was in Moncton NB.. visiting family. I got such a good deal on it that I also brought a seymour duncan hot rodded humbucker set for 120$$ cdn which is also a good deal (SH-4 JB AND SH-2N jazz) I had them installed right on the spot...this guitar is bitchin ha ha ha..never mind the date on my pic i never set the date in my cam yet. it's a bit dark like i said before my digital cam sucks..

Hey nice one Axe!:rock: If it sounds as good as it looks then you got yourself a sweet deal. Congrats:thumb:

updated :D see my 3 electrics..i used to have 5 guitars.... 2 of them is a squire and a samick... i also have 3 acoustics at home too :) im thinking of changing my pickpus to maybe X2N pickups for bridge and Tonezone/Paf Pro for neck but i have no idea what pickup to install in the middle single coil pickup of my pgm

Here's my VH1, straight back from the luthiers....now its set up real nice! Seymour Duncan TB11 Custom Custom in the bridge there.

Kick ass!

I WANT ONE!!

I traded my BC Rich Bich in on this one it's heavy but it plays great. I kept the seymour duncans out of my Bich. I haven't got them into my mockingbird yet the tech at the music store is on vacation.

I traded my BC Rich Bich in on this one it's heavy but it plays great. I kept the seymour duncans out of my Bich. I haven't got them into my mockingbird yet the tech at the music store is on vacation.

That guitar is begorgeous! Geez. Very cool, man.

this is my son Cole showing of his bass he's learning fast he's playing in the school jazz band he don't like the music much but he loves to play and he says it helps him play his metal better he's a big S-O-A-D fan.

this is my son Cole showing of his bass he's learning fast he's playing in the school jazz band he don't like the music much but he loves to play and he says it helps him play his metal better he's a big S-O-A-D fan.

Wow... Cole is growing up some fast! He looks just like you Carl!:)

Ive just taking some fresh piccys of mine, put a new bridge and pup since i took the last one, for you who haven't seen it before, well this is my self built custom guitar:)
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/9143/myaxe010hf5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/3148/myaxe004hf2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

looks sweet mart,
wish i had the patiance, time and skill to take on a project like that.

and you cant go wrong with a strat shape. :)

regards,
jim.

Cheers Jim , yeah its definetly a long haul but really worth it when you get everything right and sounding great on it, i just wish i hadn't got my freezer in the piccy there in the background lol:lol:

Say aloha to the only solid mango strat in the world, well at least in my immediate neighborhood. I made the body with my limited skills and tools (hand router, drill and jigsaw). In order to keep as much wood around the bridge and trem mechanism as possible, I carefully routed out enough wood just to fit the block/swivel and springs (I still took too much). -Why do all the strat manufacturers take so much wood out from under the bridge? :dunno: The neck is a "super wide" from Warmoth. I enlarged the dorky 50's style headstock with bondo and laminated it with an extra peice of mango. A wide neck looks more preportioned with a simi CBS style headstock, yet Warmoth refuses to make them except with the very small 50's and 60's style headstock.:stick:

Say aloha to the only solid mango strat in the world, well at least in my immediate neighborhood. I made the body with my limited skills and tools (hand router, drill and jigsaw). In order to keep as much wood around the bridge and trem mechanism as possible, I carefully routed out enough wood just to fit the block/swivel and springs (I still took too much). -Why do all the strat manufacturers take so much wood out from under the bridge? :dunno: The neck is a "super wide" from Warmoth. I enlarged the dorky 50's style headstock with bondo and laminated it with an extra peice of mango. A wide neck looks more preportioned with a simi CBS style headstock, yet Warmoth refuses to make them except with the very small 50's and 60's style headstock.:stick:

That wood looks really cool!

Gotta be great to have such a unique guitar. Especially when you've put so much work into it yourself.

Say aloha to the only solid mango strat in the world, well at least in my immediate neighborhood. I made the body with my limited skills and tools (hand router, drill and jigsaw). In order to keep as much wood around the bridge and trem mechanism as possible, I carefully routed out enough wood just to fit the block/swivel and springs (I still took too much). -Why do all the strat manufacturers take so much wood out from under the bridge? :dunno: The neck is a "super wide" from Warmoth. I enlarged the dorky 50's style headstock with bondo and laminated it with an extra peice of mango. A wide neck looks more preportioned with a simi CBS style headstock, yet Warmoth refuses to make them except with the very small 50's and 60's style headstock.:stick:

that is gorgeous man very unique great work

Ive just taking some fresh piccys of mine, put a new bridge and pup since i took the last one, for you who haven't seen it before, well this is my self built custom guitar:)
http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/9143/myaxe010hf5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img294.imageshack.us/img294/3148/myaxe004hf2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

yes very nice Mart, I see this guitar of your's a while back, what pups do you hae in that one. Looks like you have the LSR nut ala Blackmore or Jeff beck strat too?

Say aloha to the only solid mango strat in the world, well at least in my immediate neighborhood. I made the body with my limited skills and tools (hand router, drill and jigsaw). In order to keep as much wood around the bridge and trem mechanism as possible, I carefully routed out enough wood just to fit the block/swivel and springs (I still took too much). -Why do all the strat manufacturers take so much wood out from under the bridge? :dunno: The neck is a "super wide" from Warmoth. I enlarged the dorky 50's style headstock with bondo and laminated it with an extra peice of mango. A wide neck looks more preportioned with a simi CBS style headstock, yet Warmoth refuses to make them except with the very small 50's and 60's style headstock.:stick:


that's a very cool looking strat. I've heard Mango is a really hard wood (from a bud who's in Hawaii trying to make a ukelele out of the stuff right now)

My kit
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j77/tony4552/PIC_0005-2.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j77/tony4552/DSC00107.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j77/tony4552/DSC00091.jpg

My kit
http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j77/tony4552/PIC_0005-2.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j77/tony4552/DSC00107.jpg

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j77/tony4552/DSC00091.jpg

That is the Iron Maiden Strat they released a few years back isn't it?...Very cool:thumb:

Some beautiful guitars here fellas, Strat i love your all wood guitar, looks classy:D
Well atm im experimenting with my own pups Mark:D

Great thread, really enjoyed seeing all these lovely axe's. I will be getting a new one in July sometime so still making up my mind what I am gonna get. Blade guitars are top of my thoughts at the moment.

That is the Iron Maiden Strat they released a few years back isn't it?...Very cool:thumb:

Yes it is mate and I love it too death.

Heres a couple for now.
I've got more...


http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/7132/axis03776smalliz9.jpg
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/7528/964028865lrz6.jpg
http://img408.imageshack.us/img408/70/839461682lwf1.jpg

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/7519/19518828a4302458397b703ld7.jpg
http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/1377/19518828a4285636150b409xb0.jpg
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/980/lp3ji7.jpg

This is my main recording guitar. It is a 2005 Std Squire Strat that I adore + Guitarcenter had it priced wrong so I walked out the door with it 2 years ago for $150:woot: .

I dropped in a Fender Lace Sensor Red in Neck position and a SD Hotrails in Bridge position. The mid pickup is stock and I may switch it one day, however I rarely use the middle pickup.

I also have a Black 2006 Mexican Std Strat that I am installing new pups into and will post soon.

2581

2582

Nice Squier Macman! Some of the best tones I've heard are from Squires and it is stunning how inexpensive they are even if you have to pay full price. I'm a huge fan of strats with non-locking bridges and nuts, the tone is so sweet! Just get rid of the middle pickup and cut a new pick-guard just for the bridge and neck pups. Plus, you will get more sustain without the extra magnetic pull on the strings.

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a267/123Spot/thumb4bolta.jpg
GRRRR!!! Get some! This is a stock photo but its the same. Take that widdlers!

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a267/123Spot/thumb4bolta.jpg
GRRRR!!! Get some! This is a stock photo but its the same. Take that widdlers!
Definitely sportin' some wood there!;)

1983 Kramer Pacer Imperial

http://www.stubble.org/temp/guitars/Kramer_Pacer_Imperial-001.jpg

1985 Roadstar RS140

http://www.stubble.org/temp/guitars/rs140_001.jpg

1997 Fender Lone Star Stratocaster

http://www.stubble.org/temp/guitars/Fender001.jpg

1999 Schecter PT Elite

http://www.stubble.org/temp/guitars/IMG_1855a.jpg

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2005 Fender Jimmie Vaughan Signature Stratocaster

http://www.stubble.org/temp/more/IMG_2620-sm.jpg

2006 Ibanez RG1570

http://www.stubble.org/temp/guitars/ibanez1570_002.jpg

some beauties there Stingx, I have always drooled over the Jimmie Vaughan strat..I had one once and sold it like a fool:maddance:

I just adore that white strat Pete!:woot:

I was thinking up switching the pup covers and knobs to black. What do you think?

I was thinking up switching the pup covers and knobs to black. What do you think?

Perhaps on the black strat, but I think the white strat looks good just the way it is. Maybe get cream knobs to match the pickups or the other way around? Strats are just too tweakable, they fill me with nothing but anxiety!:stick: :toothless:

....Speaking of which, I tore apart my mango strat and replaced all the brass parts with my trusty chrome parts. The brass bridge in combo with the very hard mango wood was too hard and dry sounding. I picked up some beautiful old sure grip Ibanez knobs which match the wood tone nicely.

I added a neck pickup just to un-van halenize the set up. Still I can't stand the sound of a neck pickup, especially when there is any kind of compression going on. It sounds too saucy to my ears. I can see why shredders like the neck pup, it is very forgiving as far as accuracy is concerned. If your finger lands anywhere near the fret, the notes seem to still ring out-saucy and cloying as they are.

Anyway, I love the look of mango wood. It's not plastic looking like most quilted, lace wood or flame woods. It is much more irregular and flowing than Koa and has a Van Gough "starry night" kind of vibe here and there. The variation in warm colors is gorgeous in different light.

Whoa! That guitar is killer looking. I like that a lot. :thumb:

i... want... that...

This is a custom 2001 RG, I just finished up overhauling, dubbed it the RGX painted the letters into bottom right corner. It runs a set of 9's GHS Boomers, and sports a EMG Select single in middle and a set of Guitarheads matched Hexbucker pups. I am in the middle of changing out bridge saddles to the speedloader types and also whammy arm to better type. Neck is a standard wizard 2 rosewood on maple. The pic of the White Pshyco Splatter guitar is a Kramer custom I made about a year ago. Don't be fooled the only thing stock on this beast is the stock 2006 alderwood body and paint. I also painted in a set of sexy woman eyes and lips. Customed an aanj in back with ferrull washers, cuz I liked the RG's aanj so well. Neck is a refretted overhauled extra jumbo 80's banana headstock type. Maple on maple, bridge pup is a vintage Dimarzio, middle is a Ibanez S3, neck is a Seymour Duncan single coil sheilded an high output to get those Yngwie tones. Runs a set of Dean Markley extra light Magnums 008 to 038's. Action and sound is phenomenal.. gotta say this one is my favorite. Ok Blue one is a custom I made right before the RG wich is a solid alderwood body, anyones guess as to who made it? Liked the shapes of it and looks, it uses a Mightymite Motherbucker in the bridge, a Ibanez S3 in the middle, and a Single Stacker at neck. Neck is a typical rosewood on maple 22 frets tho. Sports a set of 9's GHS Boomers, custom wired with a kill switch, sounds and plays very well I made it out of spare parts I had laying around for a beater, but it rocks and has a place. Ok brings me to a Hamer Slammer Custom I made about a 2 years ago. Installed custom pups forget what kinds really, custom wiring includes kill switch and tone alter switch. Traded it to a guy that loved it and had to have it, for a crate half stack he swapped me so.. hell yeah" anyway thats some of my custom axes not all but enough to give you guitarnutz a good read hopefully? Rocketh Fortheth" :rock:

Damn there's some beautiful guitars ya'll got!!!! Here's two of my faves. They get played more than anything else.

http://postthatpic.com/files/2419/familyphoto.jpg

Here's a picture of my main gtr. The Jon Petrucci Sig by Music Man.
It's the best guitar I played and owned.

jimmys newest baby :)

MIM loaded with gold sensors..i luv the chrome red, might not be everyones cuppa tea...well ive got a black n white one, so summit diff.

regards,
jim.

she's a beauty Jim that strat is nice, love my lace sensors too

Damn there's some beautiful guitars ya'll got!!!! Here's two of my faves. They get played more than anything else.

http://postthatpic.com/files/2419/familyphoto.jpg

Beauties I would love a JEM one day:thumb:

Beautiful guitars there fellas , looks a beauty the new MIM Jim, i must admit ive always wanted a proper strat like guitar :D
I also love both yours and MT's Ibanez Jems, look bloody sweet , also Jeffs EB JP's sig guitar, that looks a beauty aswell :D
Might have to get either a Strat or some sort of Ernie Ball guitar , the Strat though ive always wanted one since seeing Ritchie in action on one :toothless:

Might have to get either a Strat or some sort of Ernie Ball guitar , the Strat though ive always wanted one since seeing Ritchie in action on one LOL! exactly m8...olympic white strat is gorgeous..i only paid £270 for mine [thought that was well cheap] pups were £100 so im well pleased!

broke the selector though, must have dropped some solder down it :notme:
so a new one of them on the way.

regards,
jim.

love those chrome red strats, I picked one up for my birthday last year, sold it recently though to finance something else in Candy Apple ;)

Here's a bigger pic. of my geetars




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Ibanez s520ex
Gibson sg faded special
Fender 40th anniv.strat
Squier strat (1984 japanese)
Squier mini strat (I bought for my 11 yr. old son)

I love that SG. and the black on black Squier Strat with maple fingerboard has that classic mid to late '70's looks. (I once had a Precision like that!) I don't care wot anyone say's, guitars like these have character! Whereas these later things like Jackson, Kramer, Ibanez etc may sound and play great, but IMO they just look characterless & hideous.

This is a little pic I found on my PC of my Fender strat, Love it, it plays and sounds great.
Though at the moment I'm lookin at a new one (Fender American Deluxe Series Stratocaster - MN - Candy Tangerine) with S1 switching. The wallet is twitching, The wife's tongue a lashing.

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I love posting this guitar :) My #1 Fender JV Strat :stick:

http://www.stubble.org/images/jvstrat_lg.jpg

If it's strat's, it has to be this one...I'll never part with it. :)

I bought the white one as a favour for a friend and after playing it, I wish I'd never sent it on! I did the same with a beautiful sunburst Levinson that I told one of my very rich students about...he got it for a fricking steal and when I saw it, I was gutted. Levinson Blade has the lot. :rock:

I'm a sucker for white Strats Chris. So you still have that beautiful flamed specimen?

Yes mate. It's a peach of a guitar and I'm gonna hunt down any more of them with the 'banned' headstock as the new one looks very ugly. These things are Rolls Royces of strats to me. The boost switch plays such a big part to the tone and is adjustable to different levels. If Mike ever sells the white one, he's promised it to me. :)

Love the white one, Chris. The neck looks lovely.

Love the white one, Chris. The neck looks lovely.


Same here and I wish I hadn't let it go but it was to get him back on track and it worked I think. :)

Chris you really need to come over for a quick visit/guitar buying spree! Take advantage of the weak dollar for gawd's sake :toothless:

I am being serious, you know. If this is something on your to do list, let me know.

Chris you really need to come over for a quick visit/guitar buying spree! Take advantage of the weak dollar for gawd's sake :toothless:

I am being serious, you know. If this is something on your to do list, let me know.

Cheers mate, I'll try and get clearance for that...might cost a LOT of woman's shoes tho!!

Well, I don't know if she consulted with Santa Claus at all, but apparently my wife felt that I behaved good enough this year to buy my this beauty! I have owned my one and only Ibanez electric guitar for about 13 years, and I've known for a few years now that my next electric guitar was to be a Fender Strat. i have been mumbling about the details of what I wanted in a Strat for a couple years now, including downloading pics of models and stats that I wanted, and my wife scored an A+ on this baby! Everything on my list is in this guitar. ANd she bought it off of eBay! It is an American Stratocaster® HSS.

One of the following pics is from the Fender Web site and the other is me jamming on it for two of my most loyal fans! :D

Congrats on your new Strat, Jeff. HHS models are very versatile. I own an older AmStd model with that config and love it.

Thanks, Pete. Yeah, my wife could not wait the extra 3 weeks for Christmas so she gave it to me early (the day she got it). For about 5 minutes I was a little disappointed that she gave it to me early, but have been glad ever since, as the tone that it puts out has elicited lots of new music and recordings since then. Then her brother gave me a Rocktron Talk Box, which I am learning how to use. Peter Frampton, I am not. but I'm trying! :toothless:

Thanks, Pete. Yeah, my wife could not wait the extra 3 weeks for Christmas so she gave it to me early (the day she got it). For about 5 minutes I was a little disappointed that she gave it to me early, but have been glad ever since, as the tone that it puts out has elicited lots of new music and recordings since then. Then her brother gave me a Rocktron Talk Box, which I am learning how to use. Peter Frampton, I am not. but I'm trying! :toothless:

Talk boxes are cool. You have a good sense of humor and will like this - on the level I was in Sam Ash visiting my friend who works there and checking out some new guitars when a customer was getting upset with another salesman. He wanted to return a talk box that was already opened and used and insisting that the state has a law that states he has 90 days to return ANYTHING. Bullshit. Who the hell would buy that after he slobbered it all up? :bitchslap:

He wanted to return a talk box that was already opened and used and insisting that the state has a law that states he has 90 days to return ANYTHING. Bullshit. Who the hell would buy that after he slobbered it all up? :bitchslap:I like people like that (the guy in the store). They make me feel smarter about myself. :D

Yeah, a talk box is definitely not a toy that you play with and then look at your friend and say, "Here, you wanna try it?" :toothless:

I love posting this guitar :) My #1 Fender JV Strat What year was that guitar made? It has a "vintage" look to it (the headstock). I really have not played many Strats before, but one thing I wanted on mine was a humbucker down by the bridge, for that extra crunch when I needed it. But most Strats seem to have the 3 single coil pickups and sound great for blues. I am about 3 steps away from being retarded when it comes to the mechanics and technical aspects of guitars. What are your thoughts on the single coil by the bridge, for distorted guitar? Why are most made with a single coil, when it seems that humbuckers will give you more saturated crunch?

well Jeff that beats a lump of coal any day. you must have been a good boy this year but i bet your wife likes you better when you're bad. she even picked one out that you wanted. amazing. looks like a nice strat too. beautiful finish. the only thing my wife gives me is irregularity.

What year was that guitar made? It has a "vintage" look to it (the headstock). I really have not played many Strats before, but one thing I wanted on mine was a humbucker down by the bridge, for that extra crunch when I needed it. But most Strats seem to have the 3 single coil pickups and sound great for blues. I am about 3 steps away from being retarded when it comes to the mechanics and technical aspects of guitars. What are your thoughts on the single coil by the bridge, for distorted guitar? Why are most made with a single coil, when it seems that humbuckers will give you more saturated crunch?

Jeff, my guitar is supposed to have a vintage look. It's based on a '57 but I replaced the timepiece correct 8 hole, single-ply pickguard with a modern 11 hole 3-ply because the single ply guards warp easy and come away from the body, as mine did. A Strat traditionally is a 3 single coil instrument. I like the humbucker too and that's why the Lonestar appealed to me. It'll never get the sound of an LP - in fact a Strat's individual strings will always shine through even a humbucker - but it is nice to have for the sonic palette. I do find that when I split the Duncan Pearly Gates in mine that I can still get that "quack" from the combination of the lead and middle pup.

I fancied a Squire for Xmas, there was one in a local shop, Squire Standard with the trem arm snapped off in the block (which I would disable anyway) for £80.00. I got a disc repair kit so I could repair the kids playstation games :mad: At least I still have these, the acoustic I'm using is hers, and she cannot understand why I want more guitars, I am sure you all relate to that one :lol:

What's the make of the bass, Steve?

What's the make of the bass, Steve?

Aria Pro 2. Bought it for my Stepson a few years back as he joined a local band on bass. Didn't take him long to get the rhythm guitar/singer chucked out so he could take his place tho, so I eventually reclaimed it. It had been left in their practice garage unstrung for ages (He claims he had to remove the strings as they got rusty, I am more inclined to suspect that their bassist needed new strings.....). Managed to get the neck back straight, intonation had been set WAY out (I think they set it to a pretty V shape :lol:) Yet to fix the one neck pickup that dont work no more, but the bridge one sounds fine with the tone off.
And these guys have the cheek to call themselves musicians? :lol:

Was that Aria made by Matsumoku?

Was that Aria made by Matsumoku?

Who? I have no idea :wtf:

Who? I have no idea :wtf:

The Japanese plant that arguably made the best batch of guitars for a lot of name brands in the late 70s - 80s. Highly regarded instruments. Build quality equal to or, in most cases, exceeding that of the USA built instruments of that time period.

Just a few marques include Burny, Grecco, Epiphone, Aria, Westone, and Ibanez.

The Japanese plant that arguably made the best batch of guitars for a lot of name brands in the late 70s - 80s. Highly regarded instruments. Build quality equal to or, in most cases, exceeding that of the USA built instruments of that time period.

Just a few marques include Burny, Grecco, Epiphone, Aria, Westone, and Ibanez.

Ah, I see. Nope then, it was made in Korea. Better bass than a Squire that I play occasionally at Shannon's Rockschool tho, so I am happy enough. Got it quite cheap too.

Some nice guitars in here. KC, you are a lucky boy, especially since I know you haven't been that good this year !

:lol:

Can't get enough pictures of that Strat, stingx. Beautiful !

I'll have to get the wife to photograph me with my two, as it would be a good idea if only for insurance purposes !

Aria Pro 2. Bought it for my Stepson a few years back as he joined a local band on bass. Didn't take him long to get the rhythm guitar/singer chucked out so he could take his place tho, so I eventually reclaimed it. It had been left in their practice garage unstrung for ages (He claims he had to remove the strings as they got rusty, I am more inclined to suspect that their bassist needed new strings.....). Managed to get the neck back straight, intonation had been set WAY out (I think they set it to a pretty V shape :lol:) Yet to fix the one neck pickup that dont work no more, but the bridge one sounds fine with the tone off.
And these guys have the cheek to call themselves musicians? :lol:

Steve, im on the look out for a bass and ive seen one same as yours, (name, shape, pick ups) but it looks like someone has gone over a piece of wood with a sand plane. Can i ask how much you paid? The one ive seen is 140Welsh pounds and is second hand. Ive no idea how much, where much or who much im supposed to spend on the thing.:brickwall: Ive obviously seen brand new for a similar price but i thought it would be worth checking out your appraisal.

Thanks mate. :thumb:

It was in the guitar shop in Bridgend, second hand at £200, which was more than I wanted to pay. The guy very quickly came down to £160, guess he wanted shot of it :D At the time it was immaculate, the now busted pickup worked and it played real good. I would suggest trying out a few of the new, budget models then going back to try the Aria. I think it is a nice bass, and as said plays and sounds better then the Squire Precision, but I am no bassist.:dunno: Dont forget to make a silly offer ;)