Guitars

heckler73

heckler73

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Thor_ said:
I hear ya, gonna set my self a small budget for just a guitar and use the rest on an amp.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171898361612?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/331636931403?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT
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I'd bid on the 2nd one. It looks like it has Jumbo frets, which are nice to play (my Ibanez-7 has Jumbo frets...it feels like playing scalloped frets). Even with the minor damage (chips on the back, and "scuff" at frets 23-24) it looks like a very playable guitar. The only PITA I can see is the fact it has active pickups. That means stuffing a 9V battery in its ass to get it to work. I would suggest buying rechargables for that.
 
charface

charface

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heckler73 said:
I'd bid on the 2nd one. It looks like it has Jumbo frets, which are nice to play (my Ibanez-7 has Jumbo frets...it feels like playing scalloped frets). Even with the minor damage (chips on the back, and "scuff" at frets 23-24) it looks like a very playable guitar. The only PITA I can see is the fact it has active pickups. That means stuffing a 9V battery in its ass to get it to work. I would suggest buying rechargables for that.
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Speaking of.
I bought an Ibanez st50 years ago. I think it was a 79 year model and ran 600 new.
Dude bought it new and dropped it so the finish cracked where the neck
joined the body. He swore it changed the tone. I claim he was an idiot.
Stole it from his tweaker ass for $70 {Or as he called a half teener} and it was my favorite guitar for years

24 jumbo frets and the body style allowed access to all of them.

Amazing score on that on.
 
heckler73

heckler73

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charface said:
Speaking of.
I bought an Ibanez st50 years ago. I think it was a 79 year model and ran 600 new.
Dude bought it new and dropped it so the finish cracked where the neck
joined the body. He swore it changed the tone. I claim he was an idiot.
Stole it from his tweaker ass for $70 {Or as he called a half teener} and it was my favorite guitar for years

24 jumbo frets and the body style allowed access to all of them.

Amazing score on that on.
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Nice score. He's right though; the "crack" would change the tone, although it would likely manifest as a "brown" sound, and very subtle at that. It might be an improvement, actually. :lol:
But--for me--Jumbo frets are key. They make hammer-ons easy. Coupled with the thin necks I can just glide around with minimal effort and get lost in the sounds. I'm still debating whether or not the scalloped frets on the upper range of my Ibanez do anything, though. My fingers don't get up there very often except when trying to play Dimebag or Vai licks :mrgreen:
 
charface

charface

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I havent went scalloped because I havent had the chance to play them.
I would probably scallop certain sections and not others.
Always wqanted to but some broken guitars and learning how to do it myself.
Maybe when I old and can sit still. lol
 
charface

charface

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You are right I know, the set neck prabably took a hit and he played a clean sound and probably
could hear the differance. I was young and only cared about distortion then and it did that well.
 
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