Thread: Rock N Roll Gearheads
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06-12-2021 12:17 PM #1
This is the strat, 65 bucks on eBay. Upgraded bridge, pickups, tuners.20210511_082501.jpg
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06-12-2021 01:46 PM #2
Here's the oiled neck secret, use teak oil (it isn't sticky when it dries). It penetrates, seals and preserves the wood (minimizing warpage). Apply and even coat and let it dry overnight. Once dry just hand buff it down with a rag and apply again two or three more times allowing it to dry between coats. Once dry it will hand buff to a velvet feel and not be sticky.
BTW, Nice guitars guys!
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06-16-2021 06:07 AM #3
Man, those are cool! I was tossing around an idea for a custom bass using an SG style body, a headless neck with a Steinberger bridge, and some Bartolini pickups. I’ve got a Spirit/Steinberger 5 string I’ve used as my main guitar for about 20 years; I love that thing.1 Corinthians 1:27
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09-09-2021 10:48 AM #4
Shop is building a Studebaker Truck. It is the most beautiful build I have seen in a long time. Thought I would build a guitar to match it.
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09-09-2021 10:55 AM #5
Couple of more shots.
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09-09-2021 07:57 PM #6
Well the Boss has given me a green light for a new Guitar (can you ever have too many?)-, so, I'm on the hunt for a new (or, used) Les Paul-
I'm drawn to the 2016 Traditional T (in "Desert Burst ("it's lighter), or, the Slash Model in "November Burst" (2020)-anybody have thoughts on a new or as new Les Paul?Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?
-George Carlin
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09-10-2021 05:27 AM #7
Where have you been searching so far? Have you checked Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace? both of those places you can find someone who started a project and then gave up.. you could make your own copy.?.?.? and then there's the whole internet! Let you fingers do the walking LOL. Google can be your friend at times like this.
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09-09-2021 09:01 PM #8
I have a Strat, a Telecaster, and a Martin D-35. I am building the Les Paul kit. The kits are very cheap. Certainly if I could afford it I would go after one of the Custom shop Les Paul Custom Access models though the 1958 reissue Gold top tugs at my heart
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09-11-2021 03:54 PM #9
Well, I did it! Is it possible to be be in lust with a Guitar?Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?
-George Carlin
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09-11-2021 07:31 PM #10
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09-11-2021 06:38 PM #11
OOOOoooo that's pretty! And a Gibson, first class! Probably plays like butter too. Congrats.
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09-11-2021 07:56 PM #12
Thanks guys, we are in the "getting to know you" phase, but so far she's (why are our Guitars always named after women?) a seductress-
It is a 2020 Les Paul Slash Model, and the pickups have been changed to Seymour Duncan Alanci Pro's-I am a happy camper!Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?
-George Carlin
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09-11-2021 09:23 PM #13
johnboy
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09-12-2021 05:58 AM #14
Here is a Les Paul Style I just finished
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09-12-2021 11:05 AM #15
Wow! That's gorgeous!Have you ever noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac?
-George Carlin
In our neighborhood, 2 blocks down the hill was a gas station that (to me) all the cool car guys hung out there. 32 coupes, 33 & 34 Fords as well, a sweet 56 Ford Beach wagon that was setup gasser...
How did you get hooked on cars?