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GEISHA · Post by **GEISHA** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 6:25 pm

DanHeron wrote:
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.

Getting off top but I need to say how this works.
Take the PG from the guitar and clean it.
Cut the foil in a size just a bit bigger as the PG itself.
Stick it on, easy, prevent bubbling.
If done take a towel and rub it firm on the PG.
Next take a very sharp hobby knife and slowly cut along the edges of the PG.
Take care not to cut into the PG.
For a laminated PG you need the knife to be applied under a certain angle.
Again easy does it, don't cut too much in the first take, but do it step by step.
I punch the screwholes with a sharp pin and press the foil in the cavity.
When screwing it down the foil will come nicely under the screw itself.
Try it.

Ty · Post by Ty » Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:38 am

Damn you have huge collection of sweet guitars.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 3:45 am

James wrote: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.

for real. that's why I like my greco '68 custom. it's black w/ witch hats. in my opinion the only good looking les pauls are customs and gold tops. incidentally, these were the first finishes used on the les paul. it was pretty much all down hill after that.

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 3:48 am

I somehow missed this entire thread but welcome all the same.

You have a RIDICULOUS amount of telecasters! The more the merrier I suppose.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 3:53 am

oh yea, sorry to derail the thread, Welcome! you have quite the collection there!

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 3:57 am

Zaphod wrote:I somehow missed this entire thread but welcome all the same.

You have a RIDICULOUS amount of telecasters! The more the merrier I suppose.

speaking of telecasters (not to get off topic) but why dont you just buy a Squier CV tele?

Reece · Post by **Reece** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:25 am

money.

MattK · Post by **MattK** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:32 am

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.

OK

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:33 am

That's an epiphone.

MattK · Post by **MattK** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:35 am

Well yes, but I thought it applied to the "hollowbody type ... I love that sort of thing" comment.

Ty · Post by Ty » Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:37 am

MatthewK wrote:Well yes, but I thought it applied to the "hollowbody type ... I love that sort of thing" comment.

You could start a HOLLOW BODY LOVE THREAD. Because I too love a hollow body.

MattK · Post by **MattK** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:39 am

AH HA HAAA then you are all FOOLED because the Sheraton is a semi-hollow.
Sorry.

Ty · Post by Ty » Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:41 am

MatthewK wrote:AH HA HAAA then you are all FOOLED because the Sheraton is a semi-hollow.
Sorry.

WHAT A TWIST, and I didn't know that.

GEISHA · Post by **GEISHA** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:30 am

TheDude2112 wrote:
Zaphod wrote:I somehow missed this entire thread but welcome all the same.

You have a RIDICULOUS amount of telecasters! The more the merrier I suppose.
speaking of telecasters (not to get off topic) but why dont you just buy a Squier CV tele?

I have 2 of them, in the picture, one is bottom row in the middle.

Ty · Post by Ty » Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:44 am

GEISHA wrote:
TheDude2112 wrote:
Zaphod wrote:I somehow missed this entire thread but welcome all the same.

You have a RIDICULOUS amount of telecasters! The more the merrier I suppose.
speaking of telecasters (not to get off topic) but why dont you just buy a Squier CV tele?
I have 2 of them, in the picture, one is bottom row in the middle.

Holy cow how much do you estimate that you've spent on guitars?
If it's too personal you don't have to answer.

Post by **Mike** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 9:20 am

Why do you have two of the same guitar?

serfx · Post by **serfx** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 9:33 am

Mike wrote:Why do you have two of the same guitar?

the answer to that is obvious.

why not?

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:47 pm

Mike wrote:Why do you have two of the same guitar?

parts?

GEISHA · Post by **GEISHA** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 3:01 pm

Mike wrote:Why do you have two of the same guitar?

Very simple.
The second one is stashed unplayed in a guitar case. I am creating an "under the bed" guitar.
It will stay there, years and many, many years.
And someday many, many years from now this guitar will come to the surface, long after
Squire CV has ceased to be a "current" guitar.
And then maybe someone will say "I have found this old guitar in unplayed condition".
It is true.

Post by **Mike** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 3:03 pm