$ 450 pickups in a $ 200 guitar
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chilipeppermaniac
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Sounds sweet Ray
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RVA
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It is just sitting around. My pleasure.
chilipeppermaniac
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Is that green Strat just sitting around too? Ray
eSGEe
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MUCH appreciated Ray!!
Of course I will do a FOOLS report on how they work-- and hopefully how they SAVE MY GEAR from getting TRASHED.
the "Marshall incident" involved the large black dog.......he was tangled in the cord (didnt notice) -- UPS man knocked on the door-- DOg attacks door--- snatches cord from guitar input jack (I am holding the guitar---amp side of the cord doesnt give--- marshall gets FLUNG across the floor lodges in the edge of the door and thats when the cord snatched-- destroying the input jack
Thankfully Drumoid was able to fix her up
Of course I will do a FOOLS report on how they work-- and hopefully how they SAVE MY GEAR from getting TRASHED.
the "Marshall incident" involved the large black dog.......he was tangled in the cord (didnt notice) -- UPS man knocked on the door-- DOg attacks door--- snatches cord from guitar input jack (I am holding the guitar---amp side of the cord doesnt give--- marshall gets FLUNG across the floor lodges in the edge of the door and thats when the cord snatched-- destroying the input jack
Thankfully Drumoid was able to fix her up
jtcnj
Ambassador of the Crossroad
Similar story: I had tied on a 3 treble hook minnow style lure prepping for fishing.
one rod was propped against a chair with the lure dangling, Idk why it wasnt hooked into the guides.
My wife (this was before we were married) / we had fairly recently gotten a cat.
Cat sees lure dangling, and doing what cats do, swipes at it with paw.
hooks do what they do and she took off down the hallway, pulling drag off the reel.
she got 1 front and 1 rear foot impaled bad.
It was awful. I took her to the vet and got her fixed up.
Worst part was explaining this episode when the wife got home.
one rod was propped against a chair with the lure dangling, Idk why it wasnt hooked into the guides.
My wife (this was before we were married) / we had fairly recently gotten a cat.
Cat sees lure dangling, and doing what cats do, swipes at it with paw.
hooks do what they do and she took off down the hallway, pulling drag off the reel.
she got 1 front and 1 rear foot impaled bad.
It was awful. I took her to the vet and got her fixed up.
Worst part was explaining this episode when the wife got home.
chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
MUCH appreciated Ray!!
Of course I will do a FOOLS report on how they work-- and hopefully how they SAVE MY GEAR from getting TRASHED.
the "Marshall incident" involved the large black dog.......he was tangled in the cord (didnt notice) -- UPS man knocked on the door-- DOg attacks door--- snatches cord from guitar input jack (I am holding the guitar---amp side of the cord doesnt give--- marshall gets FLUNG across the floor lodges in the edge of the door and thats when the cord snatched-- destroying the input jack
Thankfully Drumoid was able to fix her up
I saw that coming when you posted the pics of the dogs and amps
chilipeppermaniac
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Poor kitty nothin, I bet they make great bait for catching CAT fish
Just kidding of course, JT. Sorry your kitty got hurt.
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RVA
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That strat is not going anywhere. And it still has the expensive pups in it. I got them from a guy who pulled them from a guitar before they became a super hot commodity for $200. I already sold another pair I had. They sold overnight for $ 450. There is also a set in this guitar, which came stock
chilipeppermaniac
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LOL Ray, I was obviously kidding.
OK Stop making me drool!!!!
OK Stop making me drool!!!!
Mr Grumpy
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RVA certainly does a wonderful job with his guitars, and this piece of Squire crap - - probably plays and sounds great. Having said that, I went through the process of spending many hundreds of $ on an Epi 310 and came to the conclusion that I could never make it as good as a $700 (that's what I paid new for it) Gibson SG faded or even the $450 PRS junior. Enjoying the modding is where the value lies, imho - it's a waste of time spending the money on a lower priced guitar for the sake of making that guitar as good as a higher priced guitar (just buy the higher priced guitar; manufacturers have better scales to make this work than you do...). I had a Harley Benton LP and while it looked nice, no amount of money would have made it a good guitar, imho.
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- probably plays and sounds great. Having said that, I went through the process of spending many hundreds of $ on an Epi 310 and came to the conclusion that I could never make it as good as a $700 (that's what I paid new for it) Gibson SG faded or even the $450 PRS junior. Enjoying the modding is where the value lies, imho - it's a waste of time spending the money on a lower priced guitar for the sake of making that guitar as good as a higher priced guitar (just buy the higher priced guitar; manufacturers have better scales to make this work than you do...). I had a Harley Benton LP and while it looked nice, no amount of money would have made it a good guitar, imho.I now await the:
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Your theory is valid, and $700-$1,100 is a value zone. However, it is not just the pleasure of modding, or a moderate cost savings that you get. The process taught me to care for all the guitars I own inside and out, and allowed me to customize them in almost any way possibleRVA certainly does a wonderful job with his guitars, and this piece of Squire crap -
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eSGEe
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Funny -- Ray and I had been discussing the same this morning ---
I found this:
New 8 Colors School Band Right Handed Electric Guitar w/Bag & Accessories | eBay
58.00 Stratocrapster --- and was lamenting the fact I had some bids and bobs around I COULD get it and "hot rod it" and MAKE it playable and AWESOME---
BUT I too have done this -- MANY times over (many) and while often times I do clear a NICE little profit--- its like "been there --done that" -- ugh -- do I REALLY want to put the effort and time and fret dressing and fiddling about -- to make it play good -- to get MAYBE 40-50.00 profit---seems like
YEah -- Ive dont that -learned that-- gained that skill-- I CAN do it , but --- naw----
TO ad to what Ray said--- the process of CONVERTING trash to treasure over the years HAS taught me many valuable-- useful skills-- learning, and knowledge-- and the fact I gained it -- at a PROFIT not a loss -- is a PLUS!
I found this:
New 8 Colors School Band Right Handed Electric Guitar w/Bag & Accessories | eBay
58.00 Stratocrapster --- and was lamenting the fact I had some bids and bobs around I COULD get it and "hot rod it" and MAKE it playable and AWESOME---
BUT I too have done this -- MANY times over (many) and while often times I do clear a NICE little profit--- its like "been there --done that" -- ugh -- do I REALLY want to put the effort and time and fret dressing and fiddling about -- to make it play good -- to get MAYBE 40-50.00 profit---seems like
YEah -- Ive dont that -learned that-- gained that skill-- I CAN do it , but --- naw----
TO ad to what Ray said--- the process of CONVERTING trash to treasure over the years HAS taught me many valuable-- useful skills-- learning, and knowledge-- and the fact I gained it -- at a PROFIT not a loss -- is a PLUS!
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RVA
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Hence the reason I own so many guutars!Funny -- Ray and I had been discussing the same this morning ---
I found this:
New 8 Colors School Band Right Handed Electric Guitar w/Bag & Accessories | eBay
58.00 Stratocrapster --- and was lamenting the fact I had some bids and bobs around I COULD get it and "hot rod it" and MAKE it playable and AWESOME---
BUT I too have done this -- MANY times over (many) and while often times I do clear a NICE little profit--- its like "been there --done that" -- ugh -- do I REALLY want to put the effort and time and fret dressing and fiddling about -- to make it play good -- to get MAYBE 40-50.00 profit---seems like
YEah -- Ive dont that -learned that-- gained that skill-- I CAN do it , but --- naw----
TO ad to what Ray said--- the process of CONVERTING trash to treasure over the years HAS taught me many valuable-- useful skills-- learning, and knowledge-- and the fact I gained it -- at a PROFIT not a loss -- is a PLUS!
Kerry Brown
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Sometimes you have a guitar in mind and can't find the right one so you have to be creative. I've been lusting after a 335 for years.
Every couple of months I go shopping at several music stores and try every 335 style guitar I can find. Over the years I've had a few., Epiphone, Gibson, Japanese clones, etc. Some of them were very nice guitars but in the end I didn't bond with any of them and they moved on to new owners. A few months ago I found an Epiphone Dot at a price I couldn't resist. I was in the city to try it a couple of hours later. It played like a dream but the tone was not what I was looking for. It was priced so well I had to have it so home it came. So far the upgrades are about $200 more than I paid for the guitar but it is totally worth it. I finally have 335 that suits me.
Every couple of months I go shopping at several music stores and try every 335 style guitar I can find. Over the years I've had a few., Epiphone, Gibson, Japanese clones, etc. Some of them were very nice guitars but in the end I didn't bond with any of them and they moved on to new owners. A few months ago I found an Epiphone Dot at a price I couldn't resist. I was in the city to try it a couple of hours later. It played like a dream but the tone was not what I was looking for. It was priced so well I had to have it so home it came. So far the upgrades are about $200 more than I paid for the guitar but it is totally worth it. I finally have 335 that suits me.
chilipeppermaniac
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You think you have so many guitars, Ray. I have a lot of guitars.
I used to only have my Rosewood board Black Strat I fixed the T Rod on. Now I have 2. One with maple board. Oh and a Epi LP, 4 SG's ... As I see it, I had enough at the 1st Strat. Now I have at least 13 axes total. 10 too many when you figure my skill level into the equation.
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