Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: gwEm on March 25, 2009, 10:29:47 PM
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1984 Flying V, rear routed '83 body revision, original dirty fingers pickups, lightweight mahogany, ebony board, really easy low action, wide feeling neck, original gibson hardcase, johnny f_cking winter signature under coat of f_cking laquer
i no longer know how many flying Vs I have... but 3 of them are from the 80s
this is a great V, but i'm really p1ssed off about that signature
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very nice :)
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very nice :)
thanks... :) but why couldn't someone cool have signed it like KK Downing or Michael Schenker. i'm seriously considering sell it on :(
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:lol:
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:lol:
if only it was a L.O.L. moment..
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But Johnny Winter is seriously cool compared those blokes gwem!! :o
Still wouldn't want his bluddy sig on my guitar though!!
I was discussing this with the missus - I wouldn't want anyone's signature on a guitar, not even Rory Gallagher's
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seriously gwem... if its just a sig removal it needs a lot less work than the other v you were looking at, even if it takes awhile to find the best way to remove the signiture
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seriously gwem... if its just a sig removal it needs a lot less work than the other v you were looking at, even if it takes awhile to find the best way to remove the signiture
i'd appricate your advice wez... i'm in the US at the moment, i'll be in touch when i get back in any case.
this is a fine guitar - much nicer than a current gibson, even considering what people say about their 80s output.
100% agree with you andy - ideally i don't want anyones sig on there - its my guitar. i like metal, not blues rock... even if johnny winter is top of the blues rock pile.
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Nice guitar with some cool pickups too!
Tipex the sig out, no one'll notice.
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Tipex the sig out, no one'll notice.
not a bad idea for now..
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wez, johnny... you've really cheered me up. thanks guys.
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Nice one :D
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If you're really determined to get the signature off, you could wet sand the top - carefully - until you "hit" the signature, then T-Cut it.
That might sound a bit crazy, but after all you'd only be going down as far as the original finish, there shouldn't be much danger of sanding through to the wood.
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that would be my next suggestion too. depends on the finish though, and more importantly the thickness of the finish. When people spray over signitures they usually only give it a light coat so that is in your favour
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thanks - its a good suggestion, but going too far for something i'm prepared to try myself.
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Just took the V to rehersal.. Its the dogs bollocks! Getting used to that sig.
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Although the solvent /pigment in the marker pen may have tainted the original paint
Gwem - let me know if you need someone to look after your V90
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Although the solvent /pigment in the marker pen may have tainted the original paint
Gwem - let me know if you need someone to look after your V90
;)
its a very different beast to the v90. the v90 is more like a superstrat. the '83 is alot more traditional V feel, albeit with a slightly wider neck and lower frets/action. phil commented to me tonight that the stop bar and tom are mounted close to the body for more sustain.
although the v90 has a much much tighter sound, the default pickup is nowhere near so good as the dirty fingers in this one.
being used to playing my feline alot recently, the fret positions on the '83 just fall into place. i have to concentrate a bit more with the v90
both fine instruments - what a load of rubbish people say about 80s gibsons being all bad.
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furthermore, '83 shape Vs are under appreciated on the secondhand market, its gwem's quality V bargain tip!
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heres the new V in action:
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3567/3397420492_f686c6b13a.jpg)
two people asked me about the johnny winter signature after the show (!) :roll: i'm getting used to it, its quite punk rock. maybe i need to come up with a cool backstory. just saying i ebayed it doesn't quite cut it!
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Fire.. only way to remove Winters signature.. burn the entire thing.. :shock:
:D