Ancient Mariner Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 A recent pic of the JJ goldtop (I had to take some more to put it up for sale). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgie Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 [quote name='leftybassman392' timestamp='1394440006' post='2391230'] While we're talking about vintage Ricks, I have a question (which is probably unanswerable but I'm going to ask it anyway). I've never seen another one quite like it, and have often wondered what happened to it. Must be worth a bob by now I would think: similar instruments of a similar vintage seem to be trading around the $8,000 (£5,000) ballpark right now. It was a righthander, and the serial was DH161 (Aug '64). [/quote] Yeh I know the one you are on about. I saw one two years ago in a local music shop. Listed at 22k GBP. I went back two weeks later and the guy had sold it to someone in Greece for the asking price. . . . . .... ..... Sorry I just made that up I'm a little bit bored at the moment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafbass02 Posted June 6, 2014 Share Posted June 6, 2014 (edited) [quote name='Ancient Mariner' timestamp='1402044734' post='2469428'] The pickups are probably Dimarzio Superdistortions, which was an unfortunate name for a nice, slightly hotter than standard (for the time) humbucker. If the wood is good and the guitar made OK then it should be fine, as you've found. A lot of Hondo stuff WAS junk, but not all by any means. BTW did you get your wiring done OK? I hadn't forgotten, but haven't been to Cheltenham in a long time. [/quote] Thanks, I was very pleasantly surprised! Probably going to sell it on now though, as I've become a bit overloaded with guitars! If I remember rightly I think I solved the wiring myself Edited June 6, 2014 by gafbass02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftybassman392 Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 [quote name='gadgie' timestamp='1402046901' post='2469451'] Yeh I know the one you are on about. I saw one two years ago in a local music shop. Listed at 22k GBP. I went back two weeks later and the guy had sold it to someone in Greece for the asking price. . . . . .... ..... Sorry I just made that up I'm a little bit bored at the moment [/quote] That's mean! You do know that don't you? Oooh, you're such a meanie.... Seriously though, I have often wondered what happened to it. But then if I hadn't swapped it for the Strat where would I be now? (Don't answer that. ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grey Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Since I'm a guitarist before a bassist, I figured I'd post up a few shots of a couple of my 'more stringful' instruments. Custom Siggery Deimos FFVII, currently back with him having a bit of an overhaul. Lace Deathbars and body/neck binding yumm. Judge Fudge, my Ibanez RGA8. Stripped and refinished myself, needs pickups that aren't total rubbish though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhysP Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 [quote name='grey' timestamp='1402180576' post='2470852'] Since I'm a guitarist before a bassist, I figured I'd post up a few shots of a couple of my 'more stringful' instruments. Custom Siggery Deimos FFVII, currently back with him having a bit of an overhaul. Lace Deathbars and body/neck binding yumm. [/quote] That's nice. What's the top, is it koa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grey Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 [quote name='RhysP' timestamp='1402248222' post='2471336'] That's nice. What's the top, is it koa? [/quote] Cheers man, it's actually a really nice bit of walnut Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Undead Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 Thought I'd give this six string malarkey a go. Played before, was never any good, so I'll try again Picked this up the other day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JapanAxe Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 [quote name='Evil Undead' timestamp='1402260109' post='2471501'] Thought I'd give this six string malarkey a go. Played before, was never any good, so I'll try again Picked this up the other day. [/quote] Are you going to tell us what it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Undead Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 [quote name='JapanAxe' timestamp='1402260447' post='2471508'] Are you going to tell us what it is? [/quote] Oops sorry, didn't think of that! It's an Ibanez TCM50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nugget Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 [URL=http://s1216.photobucket.com/user/firecreekCustom/media/DSCN0980_zpsd1dfc247.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1216.photobucket.com/albums/dd380/firecreekCustom/DSCN0980_zpsd1dfc247.jpg[/IMG][/URL] Here's a 7 String tele I have just finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairychris Posted June 10, 2014 Share Posted June 10, 2014 ^ Nice! Redwood top? The very wide flame seems to suggest that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nugget Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 [quote name='hairychris' timestamp='1402421945' post='2473366'] ^ Nice! Redwood top? The very wide flame seems to suggest that. [/quote] Sure is, and according to the certificate of source for it it's bloody old bit of wood "This old growth Redwood tonewood was salvaged from trees cut over a century ago in the N. California coastal forests. These were the legendary 1500 to 2000+ year old giants that grew to 20’ diameter and over 400’ tall. The stumps from these trees, and the occasional trunk section left in the forest, stayed perfectly preserved over the past century and the wood is of distinctly high quality" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairychris Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 I love Redwood. I kicked off a build with Blackmachine in 2007, the plan was that I'd get a nice piece of flamed Redwood for the top. After loads of delay and the luthier getting ripped off by a US supplier it didn't happen. That made me a sad panda, but I came out alright in the end: These were taken the day I picked it up. It's got 4 years of battle scars now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nugget Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 WOW - that^ is lovely. Great colour matching of the woods makes it look very classy. Never heard of blackmachine before but just been to their website and very impressed, but yours is the nicest one they have done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairychris Posted June 16, 2014 Share Posted June 16, 2014 (edited) Cheers nugget. He's built some real stunners, and it's great to know that mine is one of his "cover girls"! I've owned a 6er of his for almost 10 years, and completely by accident the body on the 7 is cut from the same billet of sapele as the top of the 6. So... it seems that I've got to keep both of them and not split them up as they are literally sisters. EDIT: BTW it sounds like a complete thug, with Bareknuckle Warpigs loaded. Beauty & the beast. Have to say that your own work is really classy too. Seems that you have some Tele love going on which is no bad thing! Edited June 16, 2014 by hairychris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kempy535 Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 As I as back at my parents I got a chance to get some photos of this in preparation for selling it on. However playing and seeing it again im having second thoughts [url="https://flic.kr/p/nFTnPq"][/url][url="https://flic.kr/p/nFTnPq"]Fender Fotoflame Stratocaster[/url] by [url="https://www.flickr.com/people//"]kempy535[/url], on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezbass Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 (edited) I had one of those foto-flame Strats in cherryburst, a damn fine guitar, weighed a bit but sounded great and played brilliantly - another sale that shouldn't have happened (I'll never learn) Edited June 17, 2014 by ezbass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardHimself Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Ok, here are some of my guitars, past and present (sorry if you've already seen them). Epiphone Goth Explorer Boudicia (self-build thing; don't ask) Maverick X-1 Dean Z LTD F400 FM #1 Schecter Omen 7 Extreme Another weird self-build thing LTD F400FM #2 And finally... LTD AC-30X acoustic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAgent Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 My not so very impressive but very comfortable guitar rig: They're all surprisingly fantastic for their money. My guitar teacher estimated the LAG on £750. It's not even half that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 [quote name='leftybassman392' timestamp='1397334665' post='2423012'] All the instruments on his stand were Berlins IIRC - all very high spec custom jobs and all massively expensive (as in £3k+). No Lefties sadly so I couldn't give any of them a spin but they definitely looked the part. [/quote] I saw their stand at the Electric Live part of the London Acoustic Guitar Show 10 days ago and the instruments looked nothing short of stunning. It was the only stand where I did a double take... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeyfivebags Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 [quote name='hairychris' timestamp='1402912396' post='2477713'] I love Redwood. I kicked off a build with Blackmachine in 2007, the plan was that I'd get a nice piece of flamed Redwood for the top. After loads of delay and the luthier getting ripped off by a US supplier it didn't happen. That made me a sad panda, but I came out alright in the end: These were taken the day I picked it up. It's got 4 years of battle scars now! [/quote] That's a fantastic looking B7, but are they really worth the cost (they have rocketed recently due to them making very few of them). I know there is a lot of hype and a lot of luthiers are copying the design/premise but always wondered if there is significant difference between a £2000 guitar and the £10000+ these things now go for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAgent Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 And is it on purpose that the string through holes aren't exactly lined up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joeyfivebags Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 [quote name='BassAgent' timestamp='1411654728' post='2561606'] And is it on purpose that the string through holes aren't exactly lined up? [/quote] It is on purpose, lots of 7's do that to varying extents, no idea why tho. Probably something to do with slight extension of scale length. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassAgent Posted September 26, 2014 Share Posted September 26, 2014 Ah! Cool idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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