Lets look at our guitars thread
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Aquired a bit of an oddity over xmas.
I originally thought it was a propa 80s RG550 from photos but that didn't make sense when i got a closer look.
It was filthy so i disassembled... and neck says close ..but no..
So bit of extra digging and found this is the closest i can find.
https://reverb.com/item/43870375-ibanez-rg450-rg55...
So an early 90s RG450. That reverb ad is 99% the same - except mine has no model decal on the back of the headstock.
Anyhoo its not a style for guitar i'd normally choose and ive never wanted a trem - however im liking it and its rock solid ability to stay in tune.
Bad news is the thin flat neck is making my strat and gibson necks suddenly feel like tree trunks!!
I originally thought it was a propa 80s RG550 from photos but that didn't make sense when i got a closer look.
It was filthy so i disassembled... and neck says close ..but no..
So bit of extra digging and found this is the closest i can find.
https://reverb.com/item/43870375-ibanez-rg450-rg55...
So an early 90s RG450. That reverb ad is 99% the same - except mine has no model decal on the back of the headstock.
Anyhoo its not a style for guitar i'd normally choose and ive never wanted a trem - however im liking it and its rock solid ability to stay in tune.
Bad news is the thin flat neck is making my strat and gibson necks suddenly feel like tree trunks!!
SmithCorona said:
Chubbyross said:
Purchased a few days ago. A ‘59 Murphy Lab Les Paul.
Beautiful. Congratulations. A '59 Custom burst is my planned purchase for May - but I have been adament no Murphy Lab. What swung it for you? Besides, I won’t mind the odd ding now when it happens!
Got another guitar... feel like I've gelled with it. There's a few things need sorting - that can be sorted - I found a small scallop in the fretboard side that I think is a result of someone being a little eager with a fret file, maybe? See attached pic. Would it bother you??? It would normally bother me, but... the guitar is asking me to overlook this one foible and stick with it...
Chimune said:
Aquired a bit of an oddity over xmas.
I originally thought it was a propa 80s RG550 from photos but that didn't make sense when i got a closer look.
It was filthy so i disassembled... and neck says close ..but no..
So bit of extra digging and found this is the closest i can find.
https://reverb.com/item/43870375-ibanez-rg450-rg55...
So an early 90s RG450. That reverb ad is 99% the same - except mine has no model decal on the back of the headstock.
Anyhoo its not a style for guitar i'd normally choose and ive never wanted a trem - however im liking it and its rock solid ability to stay in tune.
Bad news is the thin flat neck is making my strat and gibson necks suddenly feel like tree trunks!!
Same pickups as mine ,what do you think of them ?I originally thought it was a propa 80s RG550 from photos but that didn't make sense when i got a closer look.
It was filthy so i disassembled... and neck says close ..but no..
So bit of extra digging and found this is the closest i can find.
https://reverb.com/item/43870375-ibanez-rg450-rg55...
So an early 90s RG450. That reverb ad is 99% the same - except mine has no model decal on the back of the headstock.
Anyhoo its not a style for guitar i'd normally choose and ive never wanted a trem - however im liking it and its rock solid ability to stay in tune.
Bad news is the thin flat neck is making my strat and gibson necks suddenly feel like tree trunks!!
I find them quite spanky which is not something I actually like ,and the bass is ‘woolly ‘ .
Running through a quad cortex and on some patches it sounds good but dreadful on others (all the patches I use sound great on my other guitars) ,I’m debating changing them.
franki68 said:
Chimune said:
Aquired a bit of an oddity over xmas.
I originally thought it was a propa 80s RG550 from photos but that didn't make sense when i got a closer look.
It was filthy so i disassembled... and neck says close ..but no..
So bit of extra digging and found this is the closest i can find.
https://reverb.com/item/43870375-ibanez-rg450-rg55...
So an early 90s RG450. That reverb ad is 99% the same - except mine has no model decal on the back of the headstock.
Anyhoo its not a style for guitar i'd normally choose and ive never wanted a trem - however im liking it and its rock solid ability to stay in tune.
Bad news is the thin flat neck is making my strat and gibson necks suddenly feel like tree trunks!!
Same pickups as mine ,what do you think of them ?I originally thought it was a propa 80s RG550 from photos but that didn't make sense when i got a closer look.
It was filthy so i disassembled... and neck says close ..but no..
So bit of extra digging and found this is the closest i can find.
https://reverb.com/item/43870375-ibanez-rg450-rg55...
So an early 90s RG450. That reverb ad is 99% the same - except mine has no model decal on the back of the headstock.
Anyhoo its not a style for guitar i'd normally choose and ive never wanted a trem - however im liking it and its rock solid ability to stay in tune.
Bad news is the thin flat neck is making my strat and gibson necks suddenly feel like tree trunks!!
I find them quite spanky which is not something I actually like ,and the bass is ‘woolly ‘ .
Running through a quad cortex and on some patches it sounds good but dreadful on others (all the patches I use sound great on my other guitars) ,I’m debating changing them.
Put a Super Distortion the bridge after a few years and there it remains to this day, sounds great. I really like the Dimarzio Tone Zone as well
P5BNij said:
Great photo. To hell with all those people who argue for the reintroduction of national service. I think it should be compulsory for all teenagers to spend at least eight hours a day noodling on a guitar in their bedroom. Nice Story
What stood out to me is that Paul McCartney has only bought four Hofner basses in his career.
He obviously will have the odd six string as well but by my reckoning one of the greatest musicians in his genre has got a much lower purchase rate than us lot
What stood out to me is that Paul McCartney has only bought four Hofner basses in his career.
He obviously will have the odd six string as well but by my reckoning one of the greatest musicians in his genre has got a much lower purchase rate than us lot
oddman said:
Nice Story
What stood out to me is that Paul McCartney has only bought four Hofner basses in his career.
He obviously will have the odd six string as well but by my reckoning one of the greatest musicians in his genre has got a much lower purchase rate than us lot
I read that this morning. I do wonder if professional musicians such as him become as attached to their instruments in the same way lesser mortals do. I’ve seen videos of session musicians (Tim Pierce being one) who simply see their instruments as tools. What stood out to me is that Paul McCartney has only bought four Hofner basses in his career.
He obviously will have the odd six string as well but by my reckoning one of the greatest musicians in his genre has got a much lower purchase rate than us lot
Take David Gilmour for example. He messed around with his black Strat for years, eventually gouging out a massive chunk of wood to fit a new trem. I’d never think of doing that to one of my guitars. For him it was a tool on which to make music.
Chubbyross said:
I read that this morning. I do wonder if professional musicians such as him become as attached to their instruments in the same way lesser mortals do. I’ve seen videos of session musicians (Tim Pierce being one) who simply see their instruments as tools.
Take David Gilmour for example. He messed around with his black Strat for years, eventually gouging out a massive chunk of wood to fit a new trem. I’d never think of doing that to one of my guitars. For him it was a tool on which to make music.
They seem to be one end or the otherTake David Gilmour for example. He messed around with his black Strat for years, eventually gouging out a massive chunk of wood to fit a new trem. I’d never think of doing that to one of my guitars. For him it was a tool on which to make music.
You have Rory Gallagher, SRV and Jimmy Page using a relatively small number of instruments
And collectors like Mark Knopfler. If I was travelling the world, playing and earning megabucks, I'd be visiting the Collectors shops; playing and buying all the time.
I was genuinely surprised that McCartney had only got through 4 basses.
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