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Guitar players corner!
- Thread starter danbones
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Really? We’re doing this?
McCartney is the proof that bassists are taking center stage? FWIW a lot of his contemporaries played out front. I’m not old enough to have seen the Beatles live but from what I can see of similar era it wasn’t until up into the late 70s, early 80s that bass players started planting behind the scrims.
Two more pictures of the LP Custome Randy Bachman was seen playing earlier in this thread
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I certainly don't try to hide on stage, though often (with the help of the camera operators dodging my general direction) I do succeed.
And the other examples? Others who "took center stage in the 80's and later" Flea, Billy Sheehan, Duff McKagan - the list goes on.
Yes, some bass players are in the background, and likely more bass players than guitarists, but there are many who stood out in front.
I was a North Texas All Stars founding member - that's my mugshot on the top/right corner, below.
This was the anniversary gig when we had Eric Gales as a special guest and honorary member.
Check out the rest of the lineup. It was a pretty wild night that went on until 2am when the venue had to kick us all out, something the fire department threatened the venue owner with at least a couple times.
This was the anniversary gig when we had Eric Gales as a special guest and honorary member.
Check out the rest of the lineup. It was a pretty wild night that went on until 2am when the venue had to kick us all out, something the fire department threatened the venue owner with at least a couple times.
Tossing up whether or not to replace my schaller pegs, again. This is the second set of tuners that has gone west. Woe is me
These are the current production variety,
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The gold one is the same as mine, looks-wise, except that mine's sporting the nickel finish. I'd want to replace them with the same. These new schallers have a new, improved ratio which makes them more appealing. I could happily struggle on with the old school job. Never had a tuning problem, just the infuriating breakdown in engineering.
In both cases — the original set and the replacement set — the same fault developed: in the back, under the tuner, there's a tag designed to mechanically hold the whole thing together, after assembly. This tag is simply passed through the housing and then peened over. This joint has failed, let go, over time. Maybe it's me. Could be gremlins.
So, it remains — he problem needs to be remedied. I think I'll have a crack at a repair, first up, as much as I'd like to have a set of the new pegs. Anyone have any expertise in this department? It's a fiddly little job but seems pretty straightforward. I'll go slowly forward. Having other handsome hogs onboard, there's no rush with this. Last time I tried to do something similar, it didn't turn out well. I need to get this right, save face. Like me, the blessed thing still functions, despite its decrepitude.
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Anyway, I've been playing this pretty much exclusively.
(I've since swapped out the gold tuners and strap locks for black)
We recently moved and everything is still in disarray, no amps are hooked up yet, and there are boxes everywhere. So I've been immersing myself in 70's yacht rock tunes - just me and my guitar. It's a joy, and has been for the majority of my life.
(I've since swapped out the gold tuners and strap locks for black)
We recently moved and everything is still in disarray, no amps are hooked up yet, and there are boxes everywhere. So I've been immersing myself in 70's yacht rock tunes - just me and my guitar. It's a joy, and has been for the majority of my life.
Aaaargh! I had an Ovation 12 in the 70s (no cutaway though) It was my favourite guitar until the neck decided that it was a banana. I ended up trading it on a Maton 6 stringer which I still have today. I now own a Yamaha 12 which is ok, but not as good as that Ovation was
I'm a big fan of Ovation guitars (and other instruments)
Nice! And thanks to this pic, I'm now (once again) GASing for a 12-string acoustic.
Nice! And thanks to this pic, I'm now (once again) GASing for a 12-string acoustic.
I have really come to love my 12 string acoustics. I play them as much, or maybe even more, than the 6 string acoustics these days. They sound so much fuller, and seem to be less harsh on my fingers. It's like the dual course strings spread out the hurt on my finger tips better.
I'd love to hear the story on the Marshall big box 1987, whether it's early 70's or early reissue. I'm guessing '72ish Canadian export.
These things are making a good showing, these days.
The one I have is more ancient but arguably in better nick. Lovely twelves, these. They say you can even get a Byrds-like jangle out of 'em — a little insight here for you if, like me, you're entertaining thoughts of doing something similar. I haven't got the right strings at the moment, and there's another set lined up — a set of plectrum TIs — that may slow me down just a tad. I'll get there
I have two of these guitars. One is purely acoustic and needs work. But this latest version, the '68 electra, is the pea. A true closet classic, found in the hands of a pleb who only wanted a couple of hundred for it. The original owner had left it in an old cardboard case that had aged very badly. There were song sheets, written in his hand, inside the case, along with an equally ancient but very desirable leather strap.
It's a real treasure, this one, all up. Someone had butchered a pickguard repair, years back, using glue that would've been better suited to a roof repair. But I salvaged the situation. Both the guitar and the original pickguard are pretty much unaffected. There's still a couple of light marks on the top but they'll buff out. I left the guard off — better off without it. But it's there. It's all there. When it's finished, I'll take some snaps.
I have two of these guitars. One is purely acoustic and needs work. But this latest version, the '68 electra, is the pea. A true closet classic, found in the hands of a pleb who only wanted a couple of hundred for it. The original owner had left it in an old cardboard case that had aged very badly. There were song sheets, written in his hand, inside the case, along with an equally ancient but very desirable leather strap.
It's a real treasure, this one, all up. Someone had butchered a pickguard repair, years back, using glue that would've been better suited to a roof repair. But I salvaged the situation. Both the guitar and the original pickguard are pretty much unaffected. There's still a couple of light marks on the top but they'll buff out. I left the guard off — better off without it. But it's there. It's all there. When it's finished, I'll take some snaps.
The Stones and Who bassists in these pictures aren't even official band members, so of course they're going to be way back.
My Harley Benton DC Junior is a grown up now.
Old enough to sprout a neck pickup
Old enough to sprout a neck pickup
I've been kinda quiet in this thread lately, which usually means that I'm up to no good...
Jumping on the 12-string train after several decades of not owning one myself, here's an '84 Ibanez V302 that I acquired a couple of months ago...
Not a high-end instrument by any means, but more than sufficient for my purposes, including home recording.
Moving on, here's a somewhat unusual bird...
What we have here is an early '70s Framus Sorento, built in (West) Germany. A semi-hollow that originally had F-hole painted on and sported pickups similar to "dog-ear" P90s. Well, over the course of five decades it got stripped and routed for humbuckers. I've currently got a set of very early Rick Norman "reverse zebra" PAFs installed and this old girl sounds nothing short of amazing IMO...
Not to be forgotten by any means another early '70s gem is back home: a Carlsbro TC100 tube/valve head, usable for guitar and bass alike, just switch the cabinets...7 months of nut-and-bolt restoration paid off sound-wise, although it's still fairly beaten on the outside and I have no plans to do anything about it...
Last but not the least...I'm always amazed at @mapleglo 's collection of Ovations which is nothing short of stunning. Strangely enough, I happen to own two which are seemingly missing from that particular museum...
A 1979 UK II aka model 1291
One of my favourite electric guitars of all times. Seriously. A mind-blowingly versatile instrument.
And a 1982 Custom Legend Deep Bowl Cutaway - one of the very first examples produced - aka model 1669
A joy to play and even more so to record...
That's all (for now) folks...
Jumping on the 12-string train after several decades of not owning one myself, here's an '84 Ibanez V302 that I acquired a couple of months ago...
Not a high-end instrument by any means, but more than sufficient for my purposes, including home recording.
Moving on, here's a somewhat unusual bird...
What we have here is an early '70s Framus Sorento, built in (West) Germany. A semi-hollow that originally had F-hole painted on and sported pickups similar to "dog-ear" P90s. Well, over the course of five decades it got stripped and routed for humbuckers. I've currently got a set of very early Rick Norman "reverse zebra" PAFs installed and this old girl sounds nothing short of amazing IMO...
Not to be forgotten by any means another early '70s gem is back home: a Carlsbro TC100 tube/valve head, usable for guitar and bass alike, just switch the cabinets...7 months of nut-and-bolt restoration paid off sound-wise, although it's still fairly beaten on the outside and I have no plans to do anything about it...
Last but not the least...I'm always amazed at @mapleglo 's collection of Ovations which is nothing short of stunning. Strangely enough, I happen to own two which are seemingly missing from that particular museum...
A 1979 UK II aka model 1291
One of my favourite electric guitars of all times. Seriously. A mind-blowingly versatile instrument.
And a 1982 Custom Legend Deep Bowl Cutaway - one of the very first examples produced - aka model 1669
A joy to play and even more so to record...
That's all (for now) folks...
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