NAME THAT GUITAR TIME!

ohyeahfuzzbear · Post by **ohyeahfuzzbear** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 10:23 pm

What guitar is the guitarist on the right playing?

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(sorry about the terrible song)

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 10:43 pm

It's a Shergold; never seen a white one before though. In my experience, they look great but play like shit.

ohyeahfuzzbear · Post by **ohyeahfuzzbear** » Thu Sep 23, 2010 10:47 pm

They play shit? That's kinda dissapointing. They do look lovely though, especially in white.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 6:08 am

anything can be set up to play like butter.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 8:48 am

We'll have to agree to disagree on this one, RobertOG; they're by no means the worst I've played, but they're not great.

And some lemons just can't be saved.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 9:33 am

ohyeahfuzzbear wrote:They play shit? That's kinda dissapointing.

Dont worry, you'll probably never be able to afford one anyway, that's if you can find one.

I have to disagree too Robert. Had a few here that were impossible.

Rox · Post by **Rox** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 4:11 pm

Cool guitar . As for the song if shit flies like that in the UK I could prolly go there and be like Elvis .....

broncobuster80 · Post by **broncobuster80** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 4:24 pm

wow.. please tell me this band is no where near mainstream

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 4:45 pm

they're a bit crap but i've hear a LOT worse recently. i'd rather listen to that than 90% of the indie that wafts its way over here from the states.

pumpkin · Post by **pumpkin** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 5:59 pm

Is that Gok Wan on left?

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Fri Sep 24, 2010 7:42 pm

I played one quite a few years back... I liked it.

Was a lefty and I'm righty...

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Sat Sep 25, 2010 12:29 pm

sorry to be a wanker, but unless the neck is twisted, anything can be the best feeling guitar you have ever held.
even if it means a refret and a total re-working, it can still be magic.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Sat Sep 25, 2010 1:10 pm

Unless the bridge is misaligned, or the neck pocket is cut wrong, etc. Some guitars are just duds, and not worth putting years of time into. That's not to say that all Shergolds are, just that I don't think all guitars can be made into the best feeling guitar I've ever held.

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Sat Sep 25, 2010 1:48 pm

bridge misplaced, thats a matter of filling holes. waiting till the glue dries and re-setting, same for a neck pocket.
takes 3 days max.
im just saying, a 10 dollar garage sale P.O.S. can play better and feel better overal than an off the wall guitar center gibson or fender.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Sat Sep 25, 2010 4:39 pm

You can do all that in three days?

robert(original) · Post by **robert(original)** » Sun Sep 26, 2010 1:25 am

10 mins to fill the holes, then a day to let the glue dry and then 30 mins on the third day to re-drill, then set it up.
its not that hard. i will say it again, any piece of crap can play like butter with the right amount of work.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Sun Sep 26, 2010 1:51 am

i'm pretty sure a guitar with a radius that doesn't agree with my hands is automatically disqualified as the best guitar i've ever held, and not really much can be done for it at that point.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sun Sep 26, 2010 11:44 am

I think most of it is in a neck, if a guitar has a decent neck the rest is secondary. I've had guitars made out of ply, mdf, acrylic with a mixture of hardware and because they had good necks they were good guitars.
The trouble is there is a fine line between a 'bad neck' and a neck that does'nt suit your preferences. Unless its old, worn or vintage if you need to refret, re-nut a neck to get it to play nice there is something seriously wrong.

I noticed some necks are too flimsy as well, like the whole thing goes flat or sharp when you grab the neck. I had a Squier Bullet Special like this, fair enough it played nice but the neck had no stability... what you gonna do? Put reinforcing steel rod inserts into the truss cavity?

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Mon Sep 27, 2010 2:16 am

Fran wrote:I think most of it is in a neck, if a guitar has a decent neck the rest is secondary. I've had guitars made out of ply, mdf, acrylic with a mixture of hardware and because they had good necks they were good guitars.

I agree with this completely. I've swapped necks between Strat/Tele bodies and heard the sound follow them around too. It's weird, but almost everything is in the neck provided you swap it onto a guitar with a similar bridge set-up as the one it was on before.