Lets look at our guitars thread

Lets look at our guitars thread

Author
Discussion

FreeLitres

6,039 posts

176 months

Saturday 9th June 2018
quotequote all
Gents, please can someone remind me of the website where people sell and trade their guitars? It was like a forum with loads of classifieds for nice guitars and amps. (no, not eBay)

Thanks

OldSkoolRS

6,717 posts

178 months

Saturday 9th June 2018
quotequote all
FreeLitres said:
Gents, please can someone remind me of the website where people sell and trade their guitars? It was like a forum with loads of classifieds for nice guitars and amps. (no, not eBay)

Thanks
Reverb?
https://reverb.com/uk

rsbmw

3,464 posts

104 months

Saturday 9th June 2018
quotequote all
thefretboard?

FreeLitres

6,039 posts

176 months

Saturday 9th June 2018
quotequote all
Just been on there but it's not the site I was thinking of. It didn't have preview photos like that. I remember it being like an old-skool forum laid out like;

For sale - 1997 USA Strat Plus in silver - £899 o.n.o.
For sale - *Price drop* 2003 Epiphone Les Paul with custom paint job
Wanted to buy - Looking for a Squire Strat in Fiesta red
...

Then you click the link and there would be a more detailed description with photos. There might also be question in the posts below

I'm sure I discovered the site through this thread.

Any ideas?

FreeLitres

6,039 posts

176 months

Saturday 9th June 2018
quotequote all
rsbmw said:
thefretboard?
That's it! Thanks

languagetimothy

1,075 posts

161 months

Sunday 10th June 2018
quotequote all
FreeLitres said:
rsbmw said:
thefretboard?
That's it! Thanks
There's guitarmart too

https://www.guitarmart.co.uk

FreeLitres

6,039 posts

176 months

Sunday 10th June 2018
quotequote all
Having had some fun playing around with noodling and shredding, I have come to realise that my heart is firmly based in blues/Hendrix. I'm finding myself picking up my cheap 25-year-old "Westfield" Ibanez copy as I get nicer blues tones out of the single coils and the neck just feels more like I want to grab it and bust out some heavy bends and vibrato. The guitar is terrible though with a broken truss rod and zero sustain from the plywood body. My other guitar is a lovely Ibanez RG prestige which is great, but simply doesn't feel or sound right for blues.

I *think* I want a Jimi Hendrix MIM strat. I love the idea of the vintage tones and the lower tension in the thin strings due to the reverse head stock. My only doubt is that I once had a USA Strat Plus which I just didn't get on with. All my guitar heros play strats and I love the strat tones.

One guitar that blew me away was a PRS SE Custom 24 (30th Anniversary). The coil split gave some great tones and it felt different, but nice to play. From memory, the neck was just a little too chunky for me and I heard the tuners on these SEs go out of whack after any whammy use.

So, I'm after;
Vintage, single coil Strat-like tones
Nice and easy to play with low action
Bonus if the guitar looks right for blues.
Budget less than a Hendrix Strat (~£700)

Any suggestions?

AdeTuono

7,240 posts

226 months

Monday 11th June 2018
quotequote all
FreeLitres said:
.....The guitar is terrible though with a broken truss rod and zero sustain from the plywood body....
You can't say that around here; it's common knowledge that wood is wood and tonewoods don't exist. hehe

rsbmw

3,464 posts

104 months

Monday 11th June 2018
quotequote all
FreeLitres said:
Having had some fun playing around with noodling and shredding, I have come to realise that my heart is firmly based in blues/Hendrix. I'm finding myself picking up my cheap 25-year-old "Westfield" Ibanez copy as I get nicer blues tones out of the single coils and the neck just feels more like I want to grab it and bust out some heavy bends and vibrato. The guitar is terrible though with a broken truss rod and zero sustain from the plywood body. My other guitar is a lovely Ibanez RG prestige which is great, but simply doesn't feel or sound right for blues.

I *think* I want a Jimi Hendrix MIM strat. I love the idea of the vintage tones and the lower tension in the thin strings due to the reverse head stock. My only doubt is that I once had a USA Strat Plus which I just didn't get on with. All my guitar heros play strats and I love the strat tones.

One guitar that blew me away was a PRS SE Custom 24 (30th Anniversary). The coil split gave some great tones and it felt different, but nice to play. From memory, the neck was just a little too chunky for me and I heard the tuners on these SEs go out of whack after any whammy use.

So, I'm after;
Vintage, single coil Strat-like tones
Nice and easy to play with low action
Bonus if the guitar looks right for blues.
Budget less than a Hendrix Strat (~£700)

Any suggestions?
I'm a strat and PRS man, for different reasons. My advice is get a strat, which will give the sound and feel you're looking for. Definitely see if you can pick up a used MIM at £300 ish on ebay/gumtree/classifieds, possibly swap out the pickups. I wouldn't bother with specifically going for the JH version.



dojo

741 posts

134 months

Monday 11th June 2018
quotequote all
FreeLitres said:
Having had some fun playing around with noodling and shredding, I have come to realise that my heart is firmly based in blues/Hendrix. I'm finding myself picking up my cheap 25-year-old "Westfield" Ibanez copy as I get nicer blues tones out of the single coils and the neck just feels more like I want to grab it and bust out some heavy bends and vibrato. The guitar is terrible though with a broken truss rod and zero sustain from the plywood body. My other guitar is a lovely Ibanez RG prestige which is great, but simply doesn't feel or sound right for blues.

I *think* I want a Jimi Hendrix MIM strat. I love the idea of the vintage tones and the lower tension in the thin strings due to the reverse head stock. My only doubt is that I once had a USA Strat Plus which I just didn't get on with. All my guitar heros play strats and I love the strat tones.

One guitar that blew me away was a PRS SE Custom 24 (30th Anniversary). The coil split gave some great tones and it felt different, but nice to play. From memory, the neck was just a little too chunky for me and I heard the tuners on these SEs go out of whack after any whammy use.

So, I'm after;
Vintage, single coil Strat-like tones
Nice and easy to play with low action
Bonus if the guitar looks right for blues.
Budget less than a Hendrix Strat (~£700)

Any suggestions?
As above I'd go for a strat... PRS are great guitars but sound like nothing IMO!

I would personally look for an 80's Tokai or a JV Squire - Both amazing and going to be sound investments (You'd be lucky to find a JV Squire for £700)

- The Tokai's are sweet as - something like this:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tokai-Silver-Star-Strat...

andy-xr

13,204 posts

203 months

Monday 11th June 2018
quotequote all
Partscaster.
You can choose your preferred neck profile (I really like the soft V) and everything else that goes on around it.
Personally not a fan of the reverse slant bridge pickup on the Hendrix strat, but to each their own. I do like changing out pickups a lot though, I think they bring a lot of variation to the tone. The cheap loaded pickguards with Alnico V's off ebay arent that bad with different tone pots. More than good enough for a nice bluesy tone.

Last guitar I put together I think came in at about £120 when everything was costed up.

Stan the Bat

8,841 posts

211 months

Monday 11th June 2018
quotequote all
andy-xr said:
Partscaster.
You can choose your preferred neck profile (I really like the soft V) and everything else that goes on around it.
Personally not a fan of the reverse slant bridge pickup on the Hendrix strat, but to each their own. I do like changing out pickups a lot though, I think they bring a lot of variation to the tone. The cheap loaded pickguards with Alnico V's off ebay arent that bad with different tone pots. More than good enough for a nice bluesy tone.

Last guitar I put together I think came in at about £120 when everything was costed up.
Where do you get your neck and body for that price ?

Evangelion

7,638 posts

177 months

Monday 11th June 2018
quotequote all
Just finished putting this partscaster together; a 'Stratele' in faded Burgundy Mist.

It consists mostly of parts left over from past projects - only the body is new and came from an Aria STG, in a colour not unlike BM. It's a little lighter, hence the 'faded.' The seller described it as pink!





Pickups came from my '79 Strat; they weren't the originals although I believe they are US Fenders of some description. The 5-way switch came from the same source.





All the other circuitry came from a previous project - there are 3 pull/push switches. One is my usual Strat tweak, to give all 7 pickup combinations. The second one puts the neck and bridge in series, with the option of adding the middle in parallel. Finally there is a phase switch for the middle.





The bridge is the original, but with a steel block and shortened arm. I also added roller bridge saddles. Unfortunately the body was slightly too thin for this lot to fit, so I ended up having to shave the inside of the cover! Also, the springs were very stiff, so I had to lose one.





The neckplate reads: "Please do not touch my guitar ... unless you are completely NUDE!"





Again, the Tele neck is left over from a previous project, it was cheap but is a really nice one. I don't feel guilty about using the Fender decal by the way, as it is on top of the lacquer and therefore easy to remove should I ever decide to sell.





The scratchplate came from my Surf Green partscaster, can't remember now whether I posted that on here or not. I left the decal on, it's July from the 1950 Esquire calendar, painted by Al Moore. (A friend said it was cheating, because he'd be so busy looking at her, he wouldn't notice the bum notes.)

Finally the strap came with another guitar I bought, but I thought it a reasonable match for this one.




Edited by Evangelion on Monday 11th June 20:52

andy-xr

13,204 posts

203 months

Tuesday 12th June 2018
quotequote all
Stan the Bat said:
Where do you get your neck and body for that price ?
eBay for me. I didnt get quite what I wanted (ie I didnt really want a relic'd body but I was working on a budget) so I ended up with strat shaped body with a Fender sized neck pocket for £23 and a NOS MIM neck that someone had in their spares cupboard for a few years for £48.

Think the only things I bought new were the strings and the jack plate/socket.

enjo

339 posts

137 months

Tuesday 12th June 2018
quotequote all
I vote partscaster. My bitsa tele cost around £600 - I was a bit picky with everything (I hand rubbed a stain finish sunburst and finished neck and body with gun stock oil imported from the US).
Now I've built one I can't imagine ever buying a strat/tele style guitar complete (things with set necks are a bit beyond me... for now).
You'll learn stuff along the way and will hopefully feel proud of the end result. It isn't that hard if you have a basic knowledge of DIY (using the right size screwdriver for the job and basic soldering!).

enjo

339 posts

137 months

Tuesday 12th June 2018
quotequote all

Stan the Bat

8,841 posts

211 months

Tuesday 12th June 2018
quotequote all
enjo said:
Not sure about the knobs !

Nice uke though.

Stan the Bat

8,841 posts

211 months

Tuesday 12th June 2018
quotequote all
enjo said:
I vote partscaster. My bitsa tele cost around £600 - I was a bit picky with everything (I hand rubbed a stain finish sunburst and finished neck and body with gun stock oil imported from the US).
Now I've built one I can't imagine ever buying a strat/tele style guitar complete (things with set necks are a bit beyond me... for now).
You'll learn stuff along the way and will hopefully feel proud of the end result. It isn't that hard if you have a basic knowledge of DIY (using the right size screwdriver for the job and basic soldering!).
Were the body and neck unfinished when you bought them ?

enjo

339 posts

137 months

Tuesday 12th June 2018
quotequote all
Stan the Bat said:
Were the body and neck unfinished when you bought them ?
Yes - much easier than stripping them if you intend to do your own finish.

enjo

339 posts

137 months

Tuesday 12th June 2018
quotequote all
Stan the Bat said:
Not sure about the knobs !

Nice uke though.
The knobs have changed 3 times - brass to match the saddles, nickle to match the bridge and now straty ones as I like the numbers -I guess one of the pleasures (demons) of a bitsa is you never know when it's finished!

The uke is a 'Strong Wind' I bought cheaply in China on a work trip to keep me occupied - surprisingly good!