pictures of your guitars here

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Mon Oct 07, 2013 12:15 pm

Blue all the way - looks amazing! But I'm cool with worn mappelz

taylornutt · Post by **taylornutt** » Mon Oct 07, 2013 12:19 pm

My "new Jazzmaster"

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I am told the Star was drawn by J Mascis himself.

Paradigmforcosmos · Post by **Paradigmforcosmos** » Mon Oct 07, 2013 8:05 pm

Marc wrote:That partsjazzy is cool ...

Since my last post here, I've fallen in love with teles (I play mostly jazz), and here are the two I own (sorry for the lousy phone pics):

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Very different guitars.
The first one is a Tokai Breezysound, heavy, alder body I guess, double binding; a rather thin and wide neck, very nice rosewood, vintage frets ... Stock pickups were/are rather dull, so I tried a Lollar CC, which at once makes the guitar come alive and tames it - the other tele is keener on revealing all my mistakes, strings that ring while they should not, etc ... A bitch. A proper tele.
It's a Road Worn (some of you must be familiar with it), with the "mandatory" black bakelite guard, and Hepcat pickups. The neck seemed awful to me at first (too light, narrow, thick, jumbo frets ...) but I'm definitely coming to terms with it (except the relic'ing - so good on the body and so bad on the neck ...)
I tend to use the Tokai with a pick, neck PU only (feels like driving a be-bop-ready tank), while the RW is great for finger-style chord-melody, and really versatile (all PU positions sound great)

(which one would you rather play ?)

The blue telecaster looks amazing.

Marc · Post by **Marc** » Mon Oct 07, 2013 10:49 pm

Yeah, it lives up to the sticker that says "A for Awesome".
4-0 for the Tokai it seems !

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Fri Oct 11, 2013 1:17 pm

83 tele, i slimmed it down years ago and bound the body, gfs neck and bridge pups. and then a teisco tulip given to me by pens

WaldoJeffers · Post by **WaldoJeffers** » Mon Oct 14, 2013 12:02 am

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Mon Oct 14, 2013 1:02 am

im loving that jazzy

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Mon Oct 14, 2013 5:01 pm

I'm loving that Coral Danelectro

brainfur · Post by **brainfur** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 10:55 pm

Yamaha acoustic, 25.5" musiclander, and bronto bass

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 8:23 am

brainfur wrote:bronto bass

This. Stop doing this.

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 8:44 am

^ I think that was in reference to the dinosaur stickers that were originally on it.

brainfur · Post by **brainfur** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 11:12 am

Dave wrote:^ I think that was in reference to the dinosaur stickers that were originally on it.

Yeah the original pickguard was 100% covered by dinosaur stickers so this particular bass is named bronto

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 12:49 pm

brainfur wrote:
Dave wrote:^ I think that was in reference to the dinosaur stickers that were originally on it.
Yeah the original pickguard was 100% covered by dinosaur stickers so this particular bass is named bronto

This deserves an obstuse visual pun:

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Sun Oct 27, 2013 6:41 pm

Not done one of these for a while. My collection of guitars has gone a bit TGP/Louis XVI.

Left to right, back row: Gibson Firebird V, MJT tele, Tokai LP Jr DC, MJT strat. Front row: AVRI Jazzmaster, Edwards 335.

*goes back to hamfistedly plunking out "Wild Thing", pausing to painstakingly place fingers on that tricky B chord*

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Sun Oct 27, 2013 6:49 pm

Wow those are some lovely guitars you have there. That 335 looks really nice. I think you could cover pretty much any style of music with the guitars you have there!

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sun Oct 27, 2013 10:23 pm

i thought you'd sold that edwards, for some reason.

also, when did you get the lp jr?

also again, nice collection, you tasteful fucker.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Sun Oct 27, 2013 10:32 pm

But am I happy Stewart, eh? Am I?

I used to have an Edwards (a TV yellow DC, ironically) when I first joined shortscale, but sold it to fund the Jazzmaster all those years ago.

Got the Junior this summer (think there's a thread somewhere; previos owner was Roy Harper's ex-shepherd). It's brilliant; almost bought one just before Wim was born, but bought an SG instead (there was a waiting list). Have hankered after one ever since. Nice big neck, ever so light. And I like the way single pickup guitars make you play. Although perversely, I still fancy an Esquire (sherwood green, bound body, rosewood neck, if you're buying).

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Sun Oct 27, 2013 10:37 pm

just don't use anything other than the bridge pickup, works for me.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Sun Oct 27, 2013 10:59 pm

I know I'm about to draw accusations of terrible m@j@ feathers, but: it's just not the same.

(Also, more importantly, I like the look)

dezb1 · Post by **dezb1** » Mon Oct 28, 2013 12:45 pm

benecol wrote:I know I'm about to draw accusations of terrible m@j@ feathers, but: it's just not the same.

I agree, if I have a choice of pickups I'll use them - so the guitar has to limit me, and in doing so opens up a different way of thinking... that's why I kept my melody maker in the great guitar cull of 2013.