Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
At The Back => The Dressing Room => Topic started by: Ian Price on November 22, 2009, 12:31:26 PM
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For some reason I seem to have come down with massive GAS for a number of guitars:
PRS SE Korina - as noted in the PRS thread
A semi hollow - as noted in the thread re pickups for an Ibanez semi
A LP - as noted in the aged covered mules picture thread
This forum is really not good for me!
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You've had an LP and didn't really bond with it.
The SE Korina won't be as nice as my Korina McCarty
That just leaves GAS for the semi-hollow.
There you go, I've saved you a fortune!!!! :lol:
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Just relax, it'll pass.
About a week ago I suddenly got GAS for one of those set-neck, maple-top Korean Teles. I was there at 2am checking prices and reading every review I could find. Almost pulled the trigger. Then next morning I woke up and the GAS was gone.
(Must admit I almost certainly would've succumbed if it had a bigger neck)
Good job I didn't, because then Warmoth started their 20% off sale....
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You've had an LP and didn't really bond with it.
The SE Korina won't be as nice as my Korina McCarty
That just leaves GAS for the semi-hollow.
There you go, I've saved you a fortune!!!! :lol:
Cheers Dave. And I had a 335 and didn't really bond with that either. I realised after a while I just liked the look of it!
You have saved me some money I didn't have in the first place!
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I'm like this, wanting guitars cause they just look amazing but in this current economic condition I think I might pass.
I'm struggling alongside you Ian.
Suddenly had a sense of GAS rehabilitation or something there.
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I'm the total opposite. No GAS whatsoever now that I've bought Ian's Esquire :lol:
I think 2010 might be the first year for a LOOOONG time when I don't buy a guitar.....
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I'm the total opposite. No GAS whatsoever now that I've bought Ian's Esquire :lol:
I think 2010 might be the first year for a LOOOONG time when I don't buy a guitar.....
As the sky darkens with porcine activity.
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:lol: :lol:
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For some reason I seem to have come down with massive GAS for a number of guitars:
PRS SE Korina - as noted in the PRS thread
A semi hollow - as noted in the thread re pickups for an Ibanez semi
A LP - as noted in the aged covered mules picture thread
This forum is really not good for me!
Apparently we have the complete opposite taste in instruments, I'd chuck those instruments on e-bay if I ever received one!
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I'm guessing Ian wouldn't buy a pink sparkly Matt Bellamy guitar! :lol:
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I'm having serious strat gas again. I've had about 4 strats in the past and sold them all. But I want one. Oh and a semi, but again had them before and got rid of them. Oh and my never ending jazzmaster fixation.
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I'm guessing Ian wouldn't buy a pink sparkly Matt Bellamy guitar! :lol:
Good guess Philly. And rather than chucking it on eBay it could end being chucked on a bonfire!
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GAS GAS GAS Hope this helps he he
(http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k402/keith-h-08/DSC00202.jpg)
uncovered Mules but what the hell................how ya doin mate?
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uncovered Mules but what the hell................how ya doin mate?
Doing well mate - GAS has started subsiding now, I reckon I'll be alright by tomorrow evening.
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uncovered Mules but what the hell................how ya doin mate?
Doing well mate - GAS has started subsiding now, I reckon I'll be alright by tomorrow evening.
yeah right.....by the way hope your new arrival and other half are ok
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uncovered Mules but what the hell................how ya doin mate?
Doing well mate - GAS has started subsiding now, I reckon I'll be alright by tomorrow evening.
yeah right.....by the way hope your new arrival and other half are ok
Cheers mate - they are doing fine. I got two hours sleep last night!
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i am majorly gassing for a small bass amp of some kind. this happens every time i build a bass - i want something to play it through. i tried the guitar amp which is ok but could be better, i also tried it through the computer but my PC speakers are definately not good enough for bass :(
i have another bass in progress for myself so need to get this sorted
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I'm guessing Ian wouldn't buy a pink sparkly Matt Bellamy guitar! :lol:
My thoughts exactly! :P
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Hi Wez, if you can find a Trace Elliot BLX around for a decent price go for it. They are a phenomenal little bass amp (however they are built like the proverbial brick shizenhousen and weigh a ton). Not sure how much they are going for, but mine was about $500 new in 1992.
Found this one:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TRACE-ELLIOT-BLX80-BASS-COMBO-VGC-NR-LOUD-AND-COMPACT_W0QQitemZ300368879521QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_MusicalInstr_Amplifiers_RL?hash=item45ef615fa1
there are a couple of auctions going with it spelt as Trace Elliott (2t's), so you might get a bargain there.
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Unattainable GAS:
(http://www.digimart.net/images/4023/DS00729904_3.jpg)
(http://www.digimart.net/images/4023/DS00729904.jpg)
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Unattainable GAS:
(http://www.digimart.net/images/4023/DS00729904_3.jpg)
(http://www.digimart.net/images/4023/DS00729904.jpg)
now there's a guitar I can understand the GAS for!
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Unattainable GAS:
(http://www.digimart.net/images/4023/DS00729904_3.jpg)
(http://www.digimart.net/images/4023/DS00729904.jpg)
now there's a guitar I can understand the GAS for!
Judging by the bed sheets that photo must have been taken at Afghan Dave's place.
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:lol:
Nice looking guitar - what model is it?
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RG9670Z DMN
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It is the knees of the bee indeed.
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I just have GAS for a old Peavey 5150 and a CBS headstock Bravewood strat
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GAS GAS GAS Hope this helps he he
(http://i326.photobucket.com/albums/k402/keith-h-08/DSC00202.jpg)
I must say Keith, that is a very fine LP, i'm a big fan of plain tops! What model is it?
Speaking of Massive GAS, i just saw this
http://guitarguitar.co.uk/acoustic_guitars_detail.asp?stock=06083011434618
:(
I'm going to that shop to buy my brothers bass this weekend, *wimpers*
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I believe Keith's LP is a Les Paul Standard...
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I believe Keith's LP is a Les Paul Standard...
I second that. The headstock does say Les Paul Standard :wink:
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Ted n leo thanks yes its a Standard also quite rightly pointed out by Mr Twin and Mr Price
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Ted n leo thanks yes its a Standard also quite rightly pointed out by Mr Twin and Mr Price
I must say that although I'm not a LP man it is one of the nicest standards I have seen. I think plain tops look very, very nice on them.
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Thanks lads. Didn't know if it was maybe one of the VOS ones.
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I get GAS for different guitars all the time. Then I do nothing about it and it goes away.
The Carvin bug has been poking me for quite a while though.
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I get GAS for different guitars all the time. Then I do nothing about it and it goes away.
Wise, wise words... :D
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i satisfied my GAS for a short while. - but it leads on to more
I have a bass amp on the way - just a laney RB3 but i got a good price on it. now i only have the new bass here for another month or so so i had better get the bass i was making for myself finished - that ones getting a BKP P-bass pickup
i have had an ongoing CSL (ibanez) firebird rebuild project going on for a while. i still need to do some finish work on it but its all together for a test fit at the moment and since its a project for myself it will stay that way for a while... so thats like having a new guitar to play for a while... but i know i will want some more mini-hums and probably a vibrola at some point
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ehm... i just bought an ENGL fireball 100 and yesterday i caught myself drooling over a powerball i saw in a shop... it never ends, just gets worse! :)
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I never get GAS anymore...
... I just buy stuff, or my wife buys it for me... but GAS, no...
:lol:
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I have near constant GAS, ES335 (maybe a Tokai), CS Telecaster, Jazzmaster, Dr Z amp, Firebird, Gretsch just for starters. I've not bought a guitar in 14 months and have promised myself, if there is to be any new guitar, some must go from the current collection.
Might pick up some new pedals though, most of the ones I have aren't quality items.
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I had semi 335 GAS for ages and bought a Tokai ES130, didn't really bond with it too much at first. I think sometimes first thoughts can tend to cover what a guitar isn't rather than what it is. So a 335 is not as deep and jazzy as an ES-175 or as good at rockin' as a Les Paul. But after a while you end up being able to see guitars for what they are.
So this Tokai is now starting to feel right, the nickel is tarnished and some of the shine is going from the body. Looking at the Guitarist issue on the 335 in looks now almost identical to the 1958 model, miles closer than the standard Gibson model.
Played a gig last night and the guitar made perfect sense and ended up using it for most of the 2h gig. Through my WEM (which now sounds great - thanks Martin...) it's a great blues / rock combination, controlable sustain and feedback, cut, sweetness or sting as required.
The moral of this story is if you have GAS for a 335, yeild to it and buy one!
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I never get GAS anymore...
... I just buy stuff, or my wife buys it for me... but GAS, no...
:lol:
How can I teach my girl to buy me stuff??? What's your secret, Andy? Please tell!
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I never get GAS anymore...
... I just buy stuff, or my wife buys it for me... but GAS, no...
:lol:
How can I teach my girl to buy me stuff??? What's your secret, Andy? Please tell!
I buy her stuff as well... simple as that :D
The main advantage I seem to have, as far as I can tell, is that she fully understands that "a guitar is a guitar, why do you need more than one" is a totally false statement/question.
Oh, and she doesn't seem to mind having a living room full of guitars and assorted music making cr@p (including leads all over the place). She's reported that several girlfriends have tried to advise her that she "really needs to get that sorted out, I couldn't live like that..." but her response is apparently always "I can :D"
EDIT: She has failings as well - can I get her to learn to play bass??? nope...
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EDIT: She has failings as well - can I get her to learn to play bass??? nope...
:lol:
On topic, I can't wait to go play my Lion before its painted, does that count as GAS?
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EDIT: She has failings as well - can I get her to learn to play bass??? nope...
:lol:
On topic, I can't wait to go play my Lion before its painted, does that count as GAS?
Sort of - I would say it's semi-GAS as you have it on order and will be yours shortly.
IMO GAS is the pursuit of something that you want but don't own!
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She has failings as well - can I get her to learn to play bass??? nope...
Keyboards? Drums?
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She has failings as well - can I get her to learn to play bass??? nope...
Keyboards? Drums?
Nope :lol:
I've tried on the first one - same as bass...
She's involved in songwriting sometimes, but more in an editorial or sounding-board capacity, can't get her to actually come up with words or tunes...
No, I'm content that she is a superlative GAS advisor/sympathiser and sometimes actual supplier of kit :D
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A semi hollow - as noted in the thread re pickups for an Ibanez semi
I guess that is my AM103BM. Very hard to find in the shops but if you want to get one cheap there seem to be a bunch of them on German ebay recently.
I have seen at least 2 AM103BMs go for less than 500Euros in the last few weeks (491, 465 from memory). The less fancy AM73s are going for 350Euros. Thats roughly 310UKP. Stupid prices for guitars of this quality, even 2nd hand. The big plus for ebay.de is the language barrier is usually no problem and the cheap shipping. DHL ship to the UK for 22 Euros. Don't know why it costs 3 times as much in the other direction.
My local store has the low cost Gibson 335s at 1600Euros (real 335 cost more than 2500E) . The AM103 is a way better built guitar than the cheap 335 (only the pickups leave something to be desired).
(Usual disclaimers - I'm not selling anything at the moment).