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Tombo
Posted on Sunday, February 28, 2016 - 03:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Ever pick up a guitar that just feels right and wonder why they are not more popular. Bought a 1981 G&L F-100 last week after I picked it up and played it. It not only felt right but what a sound from the MFD pickups. I know there are other guitarists on this forum and wondering if others have found guitars outside the usual suspects that are worth looking for.
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Hughlysses
Posted on Sunday, February 28, 2016 - 04:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

G&L's seem very under-rated. My main bass is a G&L L-2000 I ordered (lefty) new ~20 years ago.


Please post a pic of yours.

(Message edited by Hughlysses on February 28, 2016)
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Buellish
Posted on Sunday, February 28, 2016 - 04:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I like anything out of the mainstream.I have a Godin,two Takoma acoustics,A Buell and a Moto Guzzi
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Badlionsfan
Posted on Sunday, February 28, 2016 - 05:22 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

My 2014 Melody Maker Les Paul is pretty unique piece.
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Hybridmomentspass
Posted on Sunday, February 28, 2016 - 06:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

"My 2014 Melody Maker Les Paul is pretty unique piece. "

why do you say that?
I know of two yellow MM within an hour of me for sale right now.
They arent AS common as a Studio etc, but theres a ton of them out there. They still make them.
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Badlionsfan
Posted on Sunday, February 28, 2016 - 07:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Well, no they don't make them. Last year they were in production was 2014.

The 2014 model was a bit of a hybrid. Not a pure MM.

P-90s pick ups, which have a slug vs a pole piece as found in most p90 pick ups. Also most MM before this run in 2014 they didn't have p90 pickups.

The fact that it has 2 pickups and a traditional Les Paul control lay out is different than other MM production runs.

Carved top is unique to this model year also.

Tone wise it's kinda like a Tele on steroids.

Made in USA, I got this little bugger for under $400 and it was in perfect condition. What's not to like?
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Badlionsfan
Posted on Sunday, February 28, 2016 - 07:18 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

http://www.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/20 14/Les-Paul-Melody-Maker.aspx
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Court
Posted on Sunday, February 28, 2016 - 07:44 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

My 1965 Melody Maker (and Gibson Skylark amp) were unique.

I'm on a quest for old guitars. Looked at an ES-125 yesterday.

Still pissed about selling my 1965 and amp for $100.
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Badlionsfan
Posted on Sunday, February 28, 2016 - 07:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Ouch @ Court....
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Tombo
Posted on Sunday, February 28, 2016 - 10:46 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I do like unusual guitars and have a few oddities like this BST 5000. Will post a picture of the G&L later, but that bass looks nice. Almost bought an SG styled MM years ago for $150 (sure wish I had). A few others I would like to include in the collection are the Gibson RD Artist, Gibson L6S, and the Dan Armstrong plexi.

BST
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Glitch
Posted on Monday, February 29, 2016 - 06:48 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

speaking of surprising guitars ...
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Rkc00
Posted on Monday, February 29, 2016 - 09:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Some of my builds

http://www.mjrphoto.net/MJR-Guitars
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Hughlysses
Posted on Monday, February 29, 2016 - 09:45 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

^ Cool stuff!
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Mikej
Posted on Sunday, March 13, 2016 - 02:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I still want to learn how to play the guitar one day, subscribing to this thread to keep the dream alive.

(hmmm, can't find a subscribe thread, oh well, bookmarked then.)
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Ratbuell
Posted on Sunday, March 13, 2016 - 11:08 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

So this may be as good a thread as any to ask this -

one of my bass players is having nerve issues in his left arm/hand. As you can imagine, that causes problems when trying to play a 5 string.

Docs say it is brachial plexus neuropathy - basically somewhere in his shoulder, between neck and arm (the brachial plexus), the bundle of nerves that goes down his arm has an open circuit. Signals - and the neurologist traced this with needles and sensors - goes from neck to shoulder, and there's continuity from shoulder to fingers...but not from neck to fingers.

Anyway.

Can anyone recommend a) a good, aggressive neurosurgeon who will dig beyond the apparently-inconclusive MRI's and find the problem? or b) a good strap for his 5 string that takes pressure off "that" spot on his shoulder?

I told him to just start playing his stand-up bass, and we'll toss more Setzer / Stray Cats numbers into the set lists! : )

Or I guess c) Michael - ever build a lightweight 5 string bass that could help eliminate shoulder pressure?
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Buellish
Posted on Monday, March 14, 2016 - 07:42 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

How about an acoustic bass?They are pretty light.
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Hughlysses
Posted on Monday, March 14, 2016 - 07:57 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

How about an acoustic bass?They are pretty light.

I haven't sampled many acoustic bass guitars (ABGs), but the one I own, a Kramer Ferrington, is practically as heavy as a solid body electric.

A simpler solution might be to have him sit on a stool and rest the bass on his leg to play. It kind of puts a damper on wild stage antics, but then again, a sitting musician looks way more serious.
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Ratbuell
Posted on Monday, March 14, 2016 - 08:12 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

We thought about that and had the same conclusion..."serious" isn't exactly this groups thing! But if it nets him some more years of playing...

I'd like to see his stand-up, he could have some real fun with that. But he's worried about stage footprint - we do play some tiny spaces...
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86129squids
Posted on Monday, March 14, 2016 - 11:48 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Joe- see if youn's can find him an electric stand-up bass... without the doghouse body, they turn skinny! Plus great kewl factor.
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Hughlysses
Posted on Monday, March 14, 2016 - 12:21 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

^ There you go. Several outfits make upright electrics. Or if he REALLY wants to go light and compact, try one of these:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/bass/dearmond-ashbo ry-bass



They supposedly sound amazingly like an upright bass, but the nylon strings and ultra-short scale take some getting used to.
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Ratbuell
Posted on Monday, March 14, 2016 - 12:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I'll have him check em out, thanks guys!

He's currently looking at a Fender that weighs in around 7lbs...
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Buellish
Posted on Monday, March 14, 2016 - 02:41 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I remember seeing Kansas in concert at the Fox theater in the 70's and one of the guitarists Rich Williams had an acoustic mounted on a stand.In a couple of songs while playing his Les Paul he would walk up behind the acoustic,make the Les Paul disappear and play the passage,then walk away.I've always wanted one of those stands.
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86129squids
Posted on Monday, March 14, 2016 - 03:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Now THAT'S a kewl bass stick!

As much as I love music, almost all kinds, I wish I had some developed talent of some sort to play... always wanted to become a jazz drummer.
Probably the reason my GF says she can't dance with me, I keep weird time as I dance... "but I'm a GOOD dancer!"
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Badlionsfan
Posted on Monday, March 14, 2016 - 04:54 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I'd try different straps first since it's cheaper and easier.

I'd just search the big online retailers for something as wide as possible and padded as possible. Distributing the weight over a larger area is idea obviously.
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Badlionsfan
Posted on Monday, March 14, 2016 - 04:55 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

This is probably a good place to start....
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/MSS24BLK
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Ratbuell
Posted on Monday, March 14, 2016 - 08:19 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Been there done that. He's tried a number of straps. (he's a little whiny) but none of them worked right. Some were downright medieval; some resembled the brassiere's we all argued with in high school. I've tried putting pads under the strap. Towels folded to about 2" thick and 6" across. nada.

He just needs to sit. Or dig out the stand-up.

Or find a doctor who's aggressive enough to actually DIG, until they find what's wrong and make repairs.

It's a shame. He's a hell of a musician, and not all that old. Most importantly...he's not a dick. Easy (and fun) to work with.
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Figorvonbuellingham
Posted on Monday, March 14, 2016 - 10:33 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I had an Aria Pro II and i loved it. The neck was narrow and suited my small hands better then any Fender Jazz or any other bass. I ended up trading it for an acoustic guitar and have always missed it. I bought that thing in Cambridge England for £100. Best money I ever spent on an instrument.
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