Pictures (Guitars)

[bluebunny]

I wish my belly would level out within a week.   

Lovely looking guitar, Kevin.      So you're after strings?  Lots of places out there that I'm happy to recommend.  I assume they're still doing ordering online.

[davent]

I received a notice Friday from Strings and Beyond, free international shipping until March 27, no code needed. Been getting my strings here for a number of years.

https://www.stringsandbeyond.com/

dave

[stallik]

Thanks guys - just found strings direct in the UK. I'm stupidly fussy where i get my string since receiving the motherload of fakes - and my were they bad!
Time to give online a try again..

[bluebunny]

Strings Direct is probably where the majority of my strings come from, including the non-guitar ones.

[rousejeremy]

Ibanez Artist that was sitting in a basement for a few decades. I had to throw the case out because of mold, but the guitar is ok after delousing. What a sound.

[deadastronaut]

^ lovely, ive always liked the ibanez prestige which go for ridiculous prices these days....basically a les paul with 2 cutaways

but i have a 1990 les paul anyway....

[antonis]

but i have a 1990 les paul anyway....

And you dare to declare it in such a cold blooded mannerism..??

[deadastronaut]

yes...whoooooarghhhhhhh....

[Ben N]

Ibanez Artist that was sitting in a basement for a few decades. I had to throw the case out because of mold, but the guitar is ok after delousing. What a sound.

Jeremy, do you happen to know which model number that is? I've got an AS120 in a cherry finish, also gorgeous, but suffers from a bit of twist in the neck.

[GGBB]

NGD for me this past weekend - finally finished a Warmoth Telecaster build:

[roseblood11]

Nice. How did you wire the switch and pickups?

[GGBB]

5-way super switch with push-pull tone pot.

Switch gives:

neck
neck+bridge series
neck+bridge parallel
neck+bridge out of phase
bridge

The push-pull switch toggles the middle pickup giving ten tones total. So I can get all the standard tele position tones as well as the strat 2 and 4 "quack" position tones, and then another 5 tones. All three pickups on is triple-quack-tastic.

[rousejeremy]

Ibanez Artist that was sitting in a basement for a few decades. I had to throw the case out because of mold, but the guitar is ok after delousing. What a sound.

Jeremy, do you happen to know which model number that is? I've got an AS120 in a cherry finish, also gorgeous, but suffers from a bit of twist in the neck.

This is a 1981 AS200.

My experience with Ibanez over the last few years has been what you describe. A LOT of them develop the thing where they are back bowed from the first to fifth frets and front bowed the rest of the way.

[Gus]

5-way super switch with push-pull tone pot.

Switch gives:

neck
neck+bridge series
neck+bridge parallel
neck+bridge out of phase
bridge

The push-pull switch toggles the middle pickup giving ten tones total. So I can get all the standard tele position tones as well as the strat 2 and 4 "quack" position tones, and then another 5 tones. All three pickups on is triple-quack-tastic.

That is cool

Something that has been up on the blue guitar site for years 90's IIRC . I built a thinline tele using this wiring a little different order. Series and one pickup inverted is cool. I used a Yamaha switch IIRC I don't rememebr if the super switch was available at the time of the build.
https://blueguitar.net/new/schem/_gtr/tele5way.gif

On the list is the L6 6 way switching for two pickups have you looked at that? I believe the guitar world has overlooked it.

[tubelectron]

Update of the stock - sorry, all Lefties or converted  :



A+!

[GGBB]

5-way super switch with push-pull tone pot.

Switch gives:

neck
neck+bridge series
neck+bridge parallel
neck+bridge out of phase
bridge

The push-pull switch toggles the middle pickup giving ten tones total. So I can get all the standard tele position tones as well as the strat 2 and 4 "quack" position tones, and then another 5 tones. All three pickups on is triple-quack-tastic.

That is cool

Something that has been up on the blue guitar site for years 90's IIRC . I built a thinline tele using this wiring a little different order. Series and one pickup inverted is cool. I used a Yamaha switch IIRC I don't rememebr if the super switch was available at the time of the build.
https://blueguitar.net/new/schem/_gtr/tele5way.gif

On the list is the L6 6 way switching for two pickups have you looked at that? I believe the guitar world has overlooked it.

I got the 5-way wiring from Stew-Mac - saw a video on it and they have a downloadable PDF (https://www.stewmac.com/articles-and-video/trade-secrets/how-to-get-two-more-sounds-out-of-your-fender-telecaster.html). But I'm sure it's been floating around for a long time. The switch positions are different than the blueguitar variation - more conventional (the stock tele positions are the same) which I like better.

The 6-way seems interesting but I wonder how beneficial it is to have both series and parallel out-of-phase options - could there be that much difference that both would be useful? I can't image that I'll use the out-of-phase position terribly often so one is enough for me. Plus I do not like rotary pickup selectors switches.

[stallik]

I can't image that I'll use the out-of-phase position terribly often so one is enough for me.

Funny, I thought that. Turns out that it's an amazing sound with almost no volume drop. On my guitar at least...

[deadastronaut]

lovely collection of lefties bruno......

[GGBB]

I can't image that I'll use the out-of-phase position terribly often so one is enough for me.

Funny, I thought that. Turns out that it's an amazing sound with almost no volume drop. On my guitar at least...

Which one are you talking about - series or parallel?

[stallik]

Parallel. Sorry I wasn't clear. Dunno if it's just the pickups I'm using but it's the closest I come to the Peter green sound. Then again, if you heard it, you'd probably disagree. I have lo-fi ears. They come with age