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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.

Damn you have huge collection of sweet guitars.

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.

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

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

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

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?

money.

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

That's an epiphone.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

Why do you have two of the same guitar?

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

the answer to that is obvious.


why not?

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

parts?

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.

ROLF