El Toro's Official Guitarded Thread...

[PrÎck]

I have the Gilmour setup in my strat.

It is a decent rig, but the battery is a pain in the ass, it started as a plus with gold. I like the lace sensors, but not the gold.

This place does "deals" of them, just without the name 'fender" on the cover.

http://www.lacemusic.com/

their building is for sale too, I'm waiting for the parking lot sale.

[Captain Morgan]

Two new things:

1. Dimarzio Area T set in my Tele - fuckin' SMOKES!
2. Visual Sound Comp 66 pedal - compression without all the hiss (until it's maxed out).

[Mattfig]

Here's a pic of my latest acquisition - a 2000 USA Fender Strat ... She plays like a dream and sounds excellent....

[ElToro]

Damn, I'm jonesing...

[Mattfig]

About to obtain a Gibson Flying V (Faded) in a trade for my Fender Deluxe Player's Strat and a Fender M-80 halfstack (that I have to get rid of anyway) ... Fair trade?

[ElToro]

You could get more, but not from a store.

[Mattfig]

Yeah you're right - I could do better on Ebay or even Craigslist if I waited - but it's close to being a wash and I just love the three pickup Flying V...It's a sexy guitar...Plus, I gotta unload that M-80/Crate halfstack...It's just in the way and I'm done with solid state amps....

[Captain Morgan]

Hey Toro - is PRS still runnin' that special?

[Mattfig]

Here she is!



Anyone care to shed a little light on the 6 way switch? It is really hard to tell what's going on there....

[ElToro]

I think it gives you every pick up configs except ALL.

[Mattfig]

Thanks ElToro...That makes sense...I was wondering how to get all three...My guess is that it would sound like mud anyway...

[Captain Morgan]

Scored a new Carl Martin Classic Chorus for cheap.

Having terrible GAS pains for a G&L Bluesboy, Fender American Strat, or PRS McCarty. Even though Ed Roman dislikes 'em - they're no match for his Quicksilver guitar.

EDIT: Oh yeah, and a Rickenbacker 330 that Musician's Friend had a special on a week ago

[ElToro]

GC in Phoenix has a new rosewood neck McCarty for $1495!!!!

[Captain Morgan]

GC in Phoenix has a new rosewood neck McCarty for $1495!!!!

What color? With bird inlays?

[ElToro]

Call Tim Livingston 602-375-3800 for details, but I believe birds and and orangish burst.

[Captain Morgan]

Thanks dude! I'm a bit leery about buying from Guitar Center, especially if I can't play it first.

[Captain Morgan]

PRS Mira - anyone try one?

From the looks and sound of it, it's spot on for what I'm lookin' for: a solid slab of mahogany with growly, vintage humbuckers (wired with coil splitting).

[Jack Drugless]

I came across this pic from 1985 the other day,



Paul McCartney's flametop Les Paul.

Somewhere I have a bunch more shots of it.

[ElToro]

Where was that taken?

[Jack Drugless]

At Gruhn's in Nashville. It belonged to Rick Nielson and sat there
forever until it was offered to Paul.

[ElToro]

There wre only about 3 left handed '59 LPs... I have seen one that is totally hammered (sad) and I saw another in 1989 or so that Paul looked at. I have no idea what happened.

[Sleek]

I'm jazzed. Epiphone just brought out their new stuff.

My next guitar is gonna be one of these:



First ever "proper" reissue.

$379!

They aren't in the stores yet, but you can preorder.

[ElToro]

$379! sET NECK? i'M IN!

[Jack Drugless]

There wre only about 3 left handed '59 LPs... I have seen one that is totally hammered (sad) and I saw another in 1989 or so that Paul looked at. I have no idea what happened.

Rick bought it back when he was buying everything he could find. However, what do you do with it if
you're not a lefty, right? It sat at Gruhn's for quite a while with zero interest.
I got asked to check into selling it so on my next Nashville trip I went down to shot film of it.

I had never met Paul or done any kind of work for him but the second he pulled it out and laid it
on the counter it hit me - Paul McCartney would buy this. Tom Peterson's tech and I knew
an expatriate in Paris who helped get to Paul and tell him about it. Somewhere there's an interview
where he plays that Paul and talks about how it's almost too nice for a guy like him. It always makes me smile.

[wattage13]

I came across this pic from 1985 the other day,



Paul McCartney's flametop Les Paul.

Somewhere I have a bunch more shots of it.

wtf!?! Is that Glenn Buxton's SG/LPC hanging on the wall behind it?


Just bought a YJM308 preamp/boost pedal, I am living large I now have a 1 pedal board. I learned from the Nuge! I never like pedals on stage but I needed something to make solos pop in the mix. I also just ordered a slew of parts to put my Rat-Strat back together and a Tone Pro's Nashville for my LP. No new guitars but I did play one of the new LTD Eclipse in a road worn black that was really good for the price ($399), I may grab one as a back up to my ESP.

[Suicide]

I love the cutaways on those Wilshires.

[Suicide]

I love the cutaways on those Wilshires.

Looks just as cool on an Embassy.

Nice.

[demolition23]

I'm jazzed. Epiphone just brought out their new stuff.

My next guitar is gonna be one of these:



First ever "proper" reissue.

$379!

They aren't in the stores yet, but you can preorder.

NICE... What sort of pickups are those? Might have to track one down.

[Sleek]

I'm jazzed. Epiphone just brought out their new stuff.

My next guitar is gonna be one of these:



First ever "proper" reissue.

$379!

They aren't in the stores yet, but you can preorder.

NICE... What sort of pickups are those? Might have to track one down.

Mini Humbuckers. I love 'em. They are like a humbucker with more midrange...great for rock.

[Captain Morgan]

I'm jazzed. Epiphone just brought out their new stuff.

My next guitar is gonna be one of these:



First ever "proper" reissue.

$379!

They aren't in the stores yet, but you can preorder.

No shit - those things kick the unholy ass of the "other" reissue.