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Feb 28, 2008 0:13:53 GMT -5
Post by jmartyg on Feb 28, 2008 0:13:53 GMT -5
while i'm snooping around at my photo galleries... The black and white one has since been routed out for a black full sized humbucker in the bridge postion (single coils sound too shrill on the E and A strings when they're angled backwards) larger image is here: theconfessions.net/guitars.jpg
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Feb 29, 2008 14:59:05 GMT -5
Post by ashcatlt on Feb 29, 2008 14:59:05 GMT -5
Are you ambidextrous?
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Feb 29, 2008 17:10:50 GMT -5
Post by pete12345 on Feb 29, 2008 17:10:50 GMT -5
Looks like the right handers have just been restrung to left handed. A nice collection you got there, do the reversed headstocks make any difference to tone?
Pete
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Feb 29, 2008 18:37:53 GMT -5
Post by ChrisK on Feb 29, 2008 18:37:53 GMT -5
I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous.
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Feb 29, 2008 21:40:24 GMT -5
Post by ccso8462 on Feb 29, 2008 21:40:24 GMT -5
Sometimes neither of my hands work right. I think it's called "numbidextrious" ;D
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Feb 29, 2008 22:40:41 GMT -5
Post by ashcatlt on Feb 29, 2008 22:40:41 GMT -5
My brother is left handed. He gets real upset when I pick up his left handed guitar, flip it over, and start playing it like there's nothing out of the ordinary.
My best friend in school was left handed. His mom insisted that he learn to play with the guitar strung for a right-hander, under the pretext that this is how Jimi played. So, I had to figure out pretty early how to visualize the neck upside down.
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Mar 1, 2008 15:33:58 GMT -5
Post by pete12345 on Mar 1, 2008 15:33:58 GMT -5
My best friend in school was left handed. His mom insisted that he learn to play with the guitar strung for a right-hander, under the pretext that this is how Jimi played I thought he restrung right-handed guitars and played them upside down. Or did he sometimes not even bother to restring them? I tryed playing mine upside down and its hard! Pete
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Mar 1, 2008 21:54:59 GMT -5
Post by newey on Mar 1, 2008 21:54:59 GMT -5
Jimi used to restring, I believe.
Dick Dale doesn't.
That's why I can't play like he does. ;D
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Post by jmartyg on Mar 2, 2008 0:14:56 GMT -5
since i only have and ever had one guitar that has a 'proper' headstock, i can't comment on the tone change. I guess it would be the same as a bridge on a jaguar/jazzmaster VS one in a tele or strat. there is room for harmonics..i've found that messing with the springs in the tremolo affect it more than the headstock ever will.
Hendrix played it strung for a lefty. dick dale jsut flips the whole guitar and goes at it.
the BIGGEST tone issue is the bridge pickup.. i can't play one with the pole pieces so close to the bridge on the E and A, they sound really weak and thin.
the black on black one i made in high shool from scrap poplar logs. the neck is from stu-mac. hard tail.
That Squier is actually a 98 mexican. they sound, feel and play like the fender counterpart, but with cheaper tuners and bridge saddles. The effen thing cost me $500cdn new and 2 days ago i saw a new righty mexican fender for $399. go figure. thats why half mine are right handed. it hurts to pay more.
the slammer is waiting on a new nek from eBay. the one on it warped in a bad way on me. It's my 'beater' guitar. it's been smashed into pieces, melted, set on fire, hit with baseball bats, droped, used as a drumstick.. the list goes on..
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Post by newey on Mar 2, 2008 0:32:27 GMT -5
FWIW, here's my collection: Bottom row, L - R: Yamaha acoustic, Univox hollowbody, Esquire clone, Ibanez 470S, Tele clone, Yamaha EC112 Stratclone Top Row: "Arena Animal" custom, P-bass copy (next project- won't be pink for long!) And a couple more at the project stage out in the garage . . . Added Later:And I'm sorry for the picture blowing off the page- I've tried to resize it 3X in Photobucket without success!
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Post by ashcatlt on Mar 2, 2008 0:54:09 GMT -5
Jimi used to restring, I believe. I didn't say she was right! We didn't know any better at the time, though. Worked out well, though. He can (and does occassionally) just pick up any guitar around and start jamming.
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Mar 2, 2008 23:20:45 GMT -5
Post by jmartyg on Mar 2, 2008 23:20:45 GMT -5
I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous. that's a one armed joke, right..?
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May 18, 2008 4:42:47 GMT -5
Post by hydra on May 18, 2008 4:42:47 GMT -5
Sometimes neither of my hands work right. I think it's called "numbidextrious" ;D Ambisinister.
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May 18, 2008 19:06:55 GMT -5
Post by andy on May 18, 2008 19:06:55 GMT -5
P-bass copy (next project- won't be pink for long!) Thank goodness for that! You've got a good range of instruments there though, should cover a lot of bases (no pun intended!). I've gone the other way and tried to limit myself to just a couple of electrics- if I ever get another day off I'll put up some photos myself.
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May 18, 2008 19:20:12 GMT -5
Post by newey on May 18, 2008 19:20:12 GMT -5
Andy- Yeah, I'm thinking a faux Sea Foam Green look. "Faux" meaning as close as Krylon has in a rattle-can. This was a .99 Ebay deal (plus $35 S&H!), neck is twisted and will need to be replaced. I was originally going to sand this down to see what was underneath, but there are a couple of hacks in it down to the wood, and the wood underneath doesn't look promising, some kinda soft Chinese stuff that you can gouge with a fingernail- and it's coated with about a 1/4" of pink plastic, which may be the only thing holding the whole thing together. So, I'm planning on just sanding it out a bit and refinishing it. Thinking that the hacked-out areas can be filled with good old automotive Bondo and sanded down. Anyone ever use Bondo for guitar repairs?
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May 18, 2008 20:33:25 GMT -5
Post by lpf3 on May 18, 2008 20:33:25 GMT -5
newey , why don't ya check out reranch ? reranchstore.stores.yahoo.net/seafoamgreen.htmlSeems like a pretty friendly price .... I know auto paint places used to make up spray cans with the color of your choice , don't know if anybody does that anymore . I 've never tried using bondo , does't seem like anything's wrong with it - maybe others have more experience FWIW- I really like seafoam green guitars ........ -lpf3
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May 19, 2008 8:21:29 GMT -5
Post by andy on May 19, 2008 8:21:29 GMT -5
Anyone ever use Bondo for guitar repairs? Surely any decent wood filler would do the trick? Or automotive filler, really. I've used Plasticote to colour a cheapo bass of mine. I say 'colour' as it would really need a clear coat to finish it as such, but the process was very easy and looked good at the time. It now has scratches here and there, as I left it unfinished, but with a bit of care I'm sure simple products could yeild great results. I once took a risk on a £50 ebay Precision copy too- I seem to have lucked out, as with a new pickup it plays and sounds spot on! The pickguard was miss-cut so has a little gap at one edge, and in another place has a woeful wooden block (well blob, more so) to hold one of the screws, but is otherwise built to a high standard- one piece maple neck with a nice thick rosewood fingerboard, which took a good oiling well, and a solid alder body(apparently with no more than three pieces, but that can't be proved), and a really good setup. I have yet to put better strings on it, and I would be going up a guage too, but all signs so far show that the neck shouldn't complain about it.
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May 19, 2008 21:57:01 GMT -5
Post by gitpiddler on May 19, 2008 21:57:01 GMT -5
hey lpf3, Joe Walsh said he would 'want to be Vice-President' back in '92. git
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May 20, 2008 9:29:26 GMT -5
Post by lpf3 on May 20, 2008 9:29:26 GMT -5
git- ya know , if Joe Walsh was elected then I guess selecting his cabinet would have a whole new meaning -lpf3
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May 26, 2008 11:46:12 GMT -5
Post by cynical1 on May 26, 2008 11:46:12 GMT -5
Anyone ever use Bondo for guitar repairs? newey - The problem you're going to have is expansion and contraction...not to mention adhesion... Using the wrong wood filler will make your efforts in vain when it pops out... The best thing I've found is epoxy wood filler. They're a little tougher to sand down, but they don't come out, and they take a grain filler better then standard wood putty. If the chuck are big enough to have they're own zip code you can always Dremel the hole and glue in a small piece of wood. The power sander can shrink the glue back on your repair, but a little epoxy wood filler and some quick sanding and the repair is unnoticeable. Always use a sealer and grain filler when using epoxy wood fillers. This will make your final finish adhere evenly and the repairs will be invisible. Happy Trails Cynical1
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May 30, 2008 14:56:22 GMT -5
Post by andy on May 30, 2008 14:56:22 GMT -5
Using the wrong wood filler will make your efforts in vain when it pops out... I take it all back!!
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May 30, 2008 17:30:41 GMT -5
Post by newey on May 30, 2008 17:30:41 GMT -5
Yeah, thanks Cyn! Sounds like you're speaking with the voice of experience. And I have personally experienced contraction of Bondo, so that's a good point. I'll try your technique, I think, but this project has 2 others lined up in front of it . . .
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