Lets look at our guitars thread

Lets look at our guitars thread

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framerateuk

2,730 posts

183 months

Friday 22nd August 2014
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singlecoil said:
Speaking of guitar forums, any that you would recommend?
Jemsite.com is very good for Ibanez related stuff, but has very little outside of that. As far as general guitar/amps go, I've not found much useful. Since people have such different tastes they just end up being a huge troll-fest.

Justin Cyder

12,624 posts

148 months

Friday 22nd August 2014
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They tend to be brand specific I find. TDPRI for Telecasters, Strat talk for um, strats, Gibson guitar board and so on.

OldSkoolRS

6,717 posts

178 months

Friday 22nd August 2014
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Justin Cyder said:
They tend to be brand specific I find. TDPRI for Telecasters, Strat talk for um, strats, Gibson guitar board and so on.
Plus MyLesPaul (I forget which guitar that site is for wink ). Also '21 Frets' which is more for early 'JV' Squier guitars, such as my '57 reissue.

I'm on them all, since I have a Tele, Strat and Les Paul (all Squier/Epiphones before anyone thinks I'm loaded wink). They can be very useful for specific info, though of course you get the haters for other makes which can be a bit tedious (ie; 'Why would you like a Tele' on the Les Paul forum, etc).

suthol

2,154 posts

233 months

Saturday 23rd August 2014
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Justin Cyder said:
They tend to be brand specific I find. TDPRI for Telecasters, Strat talk for um, strats, Gibson guitar board and so on.
TDPRI is a good place to be and there are some very serious players and builders on there ( I am not one of either biggrin )

Justin Cyder

12,624 posts

148 months

Saturday 23rd August 2014
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TDPRI is where I chanced across Ron Kirn & I ended up buying one of his. If I were to offer a criticism, it is a bit sprawling but if Tele's are your thing & I think Tele's should be everyone's thing, there's no better site.

Tom_C76

1,923 posts

187 months

Tuesday 26th August 2014
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singlecoil said:
He will need an amplifier of course, I suggest a Marshall half stack to start with, 50W head should be enough.
Has to be a 1987x though, the DSL 50 is far too controllable... Though my 1987x can now be used at indoor volumes since it had a PPIMV mod, it's just more fun at face melting volumes smile

bennyboysvuk

3,491 posts

247 months

Wednesday 27th August 2014
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Tom_C76 said:
singlecoil said:
He will need an amplifier of course, I suggest a Marshall half stack to start with, 50W head should be enough.
Has to be a 1987x though, the DSL 50 is far too controllable... Though my 1987x can now be used at indoor volumes since it had a PPIMV mod, it's just more fun at face melting volumes smile
Speaking of ear melting volumes, I've realised I miss my 4x12 a lot. I switched to a 2x12 cab to make gigging easier, but then bought an old JCM900 2x12 combo anyway. I don't need a 4x12, but my god, I want one.

bennyboysvuk

3,491 posts

247 months

Wednesday 27th August 2014
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bennyboysvuk said:
bennyboysvuk said:
I never did answer my question about Seymour Duncan Black Winters vs the JB SH-4. However, I did come across a TB-4 and SH-2 on Ebay so have gone for them. Hopefully, this will give the RG320FM the kick up the backside that it needs. smile

Mr Kitten

996 posts

226 months

Wednesday 27th August 2014
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I've just ordered one of these...



Tiny bit excited.

Gibsony

6 posts

114 months

Wednesday 3rd September 2014
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Hi, I started a whole new topic for this, but have just seen this thread and realise I might a better chance here with all you guitar nuts.
This is long shot but I was told someone on this site might be able to help me put a date on my Gibson Les Paul ( once gold top, now wood finish) I tried to find out on Gibson site and a few others, but got down the list as far as 1968 which had numbers 970000-972864 there was then a gap to the 1970s when there was a totally different numbering system.The number on the back of my head stock is 978047, so assuming it is 1969 but wondering why there is no mention of that number or year. Much obliged for any help. Steve


singlecoil

33,309 posts

245 months

Wednesday 3rd September 2014
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Steve, have you tried contacting Gibson directly, quoting the serial number?

If so, what did they say? If not, why not?

Gibsony

6 posts

114 months

Wednesday 3rd September 2014
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Very good point. I only got interested with this yesterday and immediately went on to a good local forum, that recommended this one. Hadnt thought of contacting Gibson directly. I generally just assume that all these big companies are impossible to talk to ( Sony, Apple etc) Usually just reams of FAQs that dont apply to me. But now you mention it I will give it a try. Thanks Steve

Animal

5,246 posts

267 months

Wednesday 3rd September 2014
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Try them via Twitter, they seem pretty active there.

singlecoil

33,309 posts

245 months

Wednesday 3rd September 2014
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And post a picture of your guitar, it's what this thread is for!

Le TVR

3,092 posts

250 months

Wednesday 3rd September 2014
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Gibsony said:
I generally just assume that all these big companies are impossible to talk to
Not at all. I had the same request several years back for my 335 and they responded really quickly.

HereBeMonsters

14,180 posts

181 months

Wednesday 3rd September 2014
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Gibsony said:
Very good point. I only got interested with this yesterday and immediately went on to a good local forum, that recommended this one. Hadnt thought of contacting Gibson directly. I generally just assume that all these big companies are impossible to talk to ( Sony, Apple etc) Usually just reams of FAQs that dont apply to me. But now you mention it I will give it a try. Thanks Steve
A local guitar forum recommended the Music section of a car forum?

Johnspex

4,330 posts

183 months

Wednesday 3rd September 2014
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HereBeMonsters said:
A local guitar forum recommended the Music section of a car forum?
It was me who suggested this site, I've always found you guys to be full of interesting knowledge and thought maybe you could help him It was via a local community website.

kev b

2,708 posts

165 months

Wednesday 3rd September 2014
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Try the Les Paul Forum it's free to register, they'll probably be able to tell you everything
including what the weather was like the day your guitar left the factory.

ETA The volume and tone pots will be dated, so assuming they are original, the fourth and fifth numbers will denote the year the pot was made, which should help you, bearing in mind pots could hang around the factory for a while before they were fitted.



Edited by kev b on Wednesday 3rd September 12:43

Davel

8,982 posts

257 months

Wednesday 3rd September 2014
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Vinyl artwork done by my son at Liquid-Grafix and built up by Lenny Whitehead - a really talented musician.


singlecoil

33,309 posts

245 months

Wednesday 3rd September 2014
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Davel said:
Vinyl artwork done by my son at Liquid-Grafix and built up by Lenny Whitehead - a really talented musician.

That's very interesting. Has the vinyl been sprayed over? If it's a wrap, where are the edges?