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Mo Law-ka · Post by **Mo Law-ka** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:32 pm

sweet collection man.

i like how the pickups are the same color as the guitar.

welcome to the boards!

James · Post by **James** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:33 pm

Mike wrote:These are Speed knobs:

Hideous, aren't they?

It has always baffled me as to why Â£2000 guitars which sell themselves as being no comprimise on quality and have plenty of features that are purely there for visual purposes (flame tops and the like) use such ugly and cheap looking knobs.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:35 pm

GEISHA wrote:I call them dome knobs because of their Tele ancestry.
I have some more Tele's and other stuff as well

Bloody hell it's like Guitar Battleships.

James · Post by **James** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:37 pm

Mike wrote:Bloody hell it's like Guitar Battleships.

I assume the aim is to sink the Gibsons.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:38 pm

But of course. Save the lovely Telecasters!

James · Post by **James** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:38 pm

The hollowbody type second row, second from the right, is that the Eko that was mentioned? Can we have more pics of that? I love that sort of thing.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:40 pm

Actually the Gibsons will sink themselves. Their ridiculous weight and the cracks in the headstocks compromising ballast will see to that.

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:43 pm

Nice guitars man, and welcome. I'm also a noob here..

I like the pickguards on the 2 basses (first column, 2nd and 3rd ones down), are they custom made?

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:47 pm

James wrote:
Mike wrote:Gibsons.
Are they Gibsons? That would bump some value on that collage if they are.
One Explorer looks like an Epiphine korina model. Nice collection. The PRS thing looks like a Vintage or Gould.

James · Post by **James** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:48 pm

Fran wrote:Are they Gibsons?

It doesn't matter. The necks are falling off regardless.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:49 pm

James wrote:The hollowbody type second row, second from the right, is that the Eko that was mentioned? Can we have more pics of that? I love that sort of thing.

I'd assumed it was second row, second from the left, just because the exaggerated horns look like they ought to sound like they're called barracuda, or something.

James · Post by **James** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:51 pm

As a bit of a disclaimer and to stop the thread being derailed -

I've done a fair bit of Gibson bashing lately, mostly because I find it quite funny to joke that the entire neck will spontaneously fall off because the headstocks have a historty of snapping off if they hit the floor.

I quite like a lot of Gibson types, and Les Pauls do sound rather good. They do mostly come in ugly finishes (and those bastard knobs) but they can be very nice indeed from time to time.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:54 pm

James wrote:As a bit of a disclaimer and to stop the thread being derailed -

I've done a fair bit of Gibson bashing lately, mostly because I find it quite funny to joke that the entire neck will spontaneously fall off because the headstocks have a historty of snapping off if they hit the floor.

I quite like a lot of Gibson types, and Les Pauls do sound rather good. They do mostly come in ugly finishes (and those bastard knobs) but they can be very nice indeed from time to time.

I was beginning to wonder James. First the word axe now Gibson.

jamieb · Post by **jamieb** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 4:59 pm

Mike wrote:
GEISHA wrote:I call them dome knobs because of their Tele ancestry.
I have some more Tele's and other stuff as well

Bloody hell it's like Guitar Battleships.

Or indeed, Guess Who. Now THERE was a board game.

GEISHA · Post by **GEISHA** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:22 pm

James wrote:The hollowbody type second row, second from the right, is that the Eko that was mentioned? Can we have more pics of that? I love that sort of thing.

GEISHA · Post by **GEISHA** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:31 pm

DanHeron wrote:Nice guitars man, and welcome. I'm also a noob here..

I like the pickguards on the 2 basses (first column, 2nd and 3rd ones down), are they custom made?

The pickguards on those basses as well as on the Squire 51's are custom made.
That is I used adhesive foil, which can be bought at any DIY shop.
There are lots and lots of patterns, colours etc..
And if you don't like it anymore, rip it off and stick another one on it.
Cheap, relatively easy and it works.

GEISHA · Post by **GEISHA** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:37 pm

Fran wrote:
James wrote:
Mike wrote:Gibsons.
Are they Gibsons? That would bump some value on that collage if they are.
One Explorer looks like an Epiphine korina model. Nice collection. The PRS thing looks like a Vintage or Gould.
The LP's, Flying V and Explorers are all Epiphones.

Jagermeister · Post by **Jagermeister** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:54 pm

James wrote:
Mike wrote:These are Speed knobs:

Hideous, aren't they?
It has always baffled me as to why Â£2000 guitars which sell themselves as being no comprimise on quality and have plenty of features that are purely there for visual purposes (flame tops and the like) use such ugly and cheap looking knobs.

Trust me, I hate Gibsons with near completeness, but I actually do think speed knobs look cool... And the fact that they've got the trapped-in-plexiglass prism look makes them seem the opposite of cheap to me really. At least compared to hunks of soft plastic.

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 5:58 pm

GEISHA wrote:
DanHeron wrote:Nice guitars man, and welcome. I'm also a noob here..

I like the pickguards on the 2 basses (first column, 2nd and 3rd ones down), are they custom made?
The pickguards on those basses as well as on the Squire 51's are custom made.
That is I used adhesive foil, which can be bought at any DIY shop.
There are lots and lots of patterns, colours etc..
And if you don't like it anymore, rip it off and stick another one on it.
Cheap, relatively easy and it works.

Thats a cool idea! Easy way to change the whole look of a guitar, i like.

Will · Post by **Will** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:16 pm

Mike wrote:Actually the Gibsons will sink themselves. Their ridiculous weight and the cracks in the headstocks compromising ballast will see to that.

Quoted because it's just that funny.