GEdwardJones

Y'know, I don't know if I like a lot of the lifesaver guitars you cats are drooling over in the carriburst thread. But I kinda liked this one for being subdued.

Jeremy, It was Indian Larry v. Paul Yaffe (Yaffey?). The finish was a Rat Fink airbrush. I actually have little luck actually finding 1/8" masking tape around here, it's always either sold out or not carried where I've looked (craft stores, hardware stores, auto stores). Liquid mask (which I remember from the week and a half I was into serious R/C cars/models) seemed viable for small/intricate things, but more pain than it would be worth for large areas. The frisket film seems ideal for flat surfaces.

I was watching The Great Motorcycle Buildoff the other night and I noticed that instead of tape, the guy who painted Indian Larry's used masking sheets (I think they're made by 3M, but I'm probalby wrong ). They were clear, lightly adhesive and could be easily drawn on with a sharpie. I was surprised I didn't see more people using this stuff. then I went on hobbylobby.com and noticed that there's all sorts of masking products (some I remember from my brief stint building R/C cars, but had mostly completely forgotten about.) So, the question is, do you use anything other than regular old masking tape when finishing? If so, what are your perceived advantages/disadvantages?

Carvin They seem to have a lot of new custom finishes. Have I ever mentioned my hot rod flame fetish? Check the bass on the second page.

Mahogany RG320 yummy And to quote Rich, the 420 with the flamed amber top is puuuuuuuurty.

Ibanez As usual the best looking guitars come from Korea. Those guitars also have the advantage of coming with the, IMHO, superior Wizrd II neck.

"S" is probably for Slayer. The "SS" (on the 12th fret) does seem to have a Nazi connotation. Hanneman is a big time collector of Nazi memerabilia. Almost all of Slayer's songs dealing with warfare come from here. I think it's odd that he's so into Nazism when he doesn't appear to share any of their racist beliefs. He's in a band with two Latin American emigrees (Vocalist/Bassist Tom Araya is from Chile and drummer Dave Lombardo is from Cuba) and he's friends with, was in a band with ex-Suicidal Tendencies guitarist Rocky George (the band never released anything, but Slayer recorded one of their songs, Drunk Drivers Against Mad Mothers, for the Undisputed Attitude disc. Rocky, for those who don't know, is very, very Black). I dunno, it's just weird. I think the guitar itself is kickass, like the perfect metal guitar. But I think the old Eagle inlays were way cooler. I'd feel like a total tool playing a guitar with "SS" inlays.

From Peavey. I wonder if there will be a lower priced, solid state version (the same way the XXX, originally a George Lynch signature amp, spawned the XXL).

And from Epiphone.... Nice Damn

unfair how? The bridge change? Or the fact that I'd be ashamed to be seen with a guitar with SS inlays, even thouogh the resto of it is super cool? *sigh*

Those were the new ESP models introduced at NAMM. ESP offered a sneak peak of the new models on their updated website a week or so ago.

Hmmm, looking at ESPs website and.... Funny that Jeff Hannemann's new signature models come with Floyd Roses since he's a dedicated Kahler player. Have they dropped out of the guitar market again? Also interesting that his guitars have the "SS" inlays. Don't know how I feel about that. The guys from Ill Nino get, at first glance, identical - save for color - signature models, based on one of George Lynch's old signature models, which was then turned into Logan "Low G" Mader's signature model. The might as well call that guitar the "I Got Fed Up With Rob Flynn" New Delux series MH makes it clear that LTD's, Peavey's and Hamer Californians are all made in the same Korean factory.

He laid down the F4i two weeks after he got it. Landed on his shoulder. His helmet never touched the ground. he got nasty road rash on his arm, tho. He laid down the 954 36 hours after he got it. He wasn't wearing a helmet (in PA you don't have to wear a helmet if you're over 21 or on a private road. He is only 19, but he was on a road in his father's office park). He got a severe ankle sprain and a big cut on his head. Good thing he landed in snow. His mom (who's been riding motorcycles longer than I've been alive) refuses to even sit on the 954, even though she rode the F4i a couple of times just to say she did. Before he bought the 954 I kept telling him that he didn't need a literbike. That the F4i was already, realistically, way more bike than someone with no riding experience needed. When he was shopping for bikes I tried to talk him down into a Suzuki SV650S. Does anybody listen to uncle George? nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.

It actually says on the can "may cause slight ambering of the finish. Test before using." Ok, not exactly that, but it does say "may cause slight ambering"

Well, given that his helmet is six months old (there's a whole big story here, where I owe him a smack upside the head, 'cos he bought an F4i as his first bike, then traded it in on a CBR 954 six months later. oy, teenagers), he's not quite at the "few years" mark, but yeah, the suggestion of selling his old helmet on eBay and just buing a new one did cross my mind. It's funny that you mention matching his leathers, because my wife and I bought him those for his birthday. They're black and gray because at the time he was trying to sell his old bike to buy a new bike and we didn't know what color he was going to end up with. so we bought him Black and Gray.

Even lamer when you realize that a couple of major helmet manufacturers (I know Bell and Arai do, I don't know about the others, but I'd think they do as well) sell primered helmets just because they know that so many people will get them custom painted anyway. Anyway, I'm going to Wal-Mart and buying a cheap Bell full face helmet this weekend to practice on. I was reading the Monster Garage How to Customize Damn Near Anything book and it had some helpful hints (like get rid of as much of the gel clear as you can and then use a compatible primer, otherwise the waxes in the clear will screw everything up.) It's off to work I go....

Thisa one's a little off topic, but I figure some of you have probably done it and a lot of the techniques are transferrable... My nephew e-mailed me last night. A couple of weeks ago he bought a new motorcycle. Of course, his helmet matches his old motorcycle. He was just going to spray it himself, then he remembered that my wife and I are into all sorts of goofy design things (me more design, her more paint) so we could probably do a better job than him. Having painted a helmet once and having it gone badly (but I did learn a lot), and having a grand total of one chapter in one book on the subject I ask. Can anybody help a brotha out? Any tips would be greatly appreciated. danke, g

<Useless knowledge> If I recall correctly, Gibson's off brands (Epiphone, Kramer, etc.), LTD, Schecter and Squire (I think) are all made by Samick in Korea. Cort makes Korean Ibanezes, PRS's, Mighty Mite parts and a bunch of others. I read somewhere that 50% of all guitars sold in the US are made by one of these two. ESPs are made in Japan. Ironically, at the height of their success, Kramer used ESP to make bodies and necks. </Useless knowledge>

I'm getting one because I told him he strings his guitars like a girl

As an official Tremel-No endorser all I can say is... Hey, man, when is the "Vintage" version coming out?

Specs, please

Three words for you: Charlie Hunter Trio

I don't think that was the point. I think it was just an argument about nothing for the sake of an argument about nothing.

Depends on the guitar. On some guitars they provide downward pressure on the strings to keep them from going super sharp when the nut is locked (or, believe it or not, just plain popping out of the nut). But I own a couple of guitars without them with fairly extreme peghead angles and putting one on those would be a waste of time. So, to answer your question. For the most part they sever a purpose, but they are not, in any way, NECESSARY. Also they have nothing to do with intonation. Intonation only affects what occurs between the nut and the bridge. If your lock nut is in proper working order you can cut the headstock off and continue playing in tune.

Mike, to answer your question about strong natural harmonics. Lightly rest your finger over the 5th, 7th or 12th fret of your and play a note, you'll get a bell like tone. There are a lot of places on the neck where you can do this, those are just the strongest. The thing is, those places repeat. So, if you measure the distance between the nut and the fifth fret, then you measure that same distance from the bridge you should be able to get the same sound. generally speaking, on a 22 fret guitar the neck pickup is put where the 24th fret would be. I'm not sure about the logic ofthe bridge pickup, anybody want to help out? BTW - Do you still speak Quebecois in New Brunswic? Or is it "Proper" french or something different?