10PoundLester
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6 minutes ago, PrairieDog said:
Ahh, so what you have actually figured out is the correct number of guitars for a guy who likes playing his music alone to a computer.
For me, I like to play my various guitars with/for other human beings. Computer? Heck, I don’t even need electricity to jam an acoustic set. But it is nice to have different acoustic guitars to get different sounds depending on the song.
And how tedious to have to dial in a model when you want to change up a break in a song, when you could just stomp on a pedal or flick a switch. And then there’s all the time you need to spend pre-programming the hundreds/thousands of sound combinations you “might” want to have available, that you could access simply switching up different guitars. Not to mention having to remember where all the sounds are in your controller.
Some of us who grew up in the analog era, find the tedium of the pure flat sound of digital cloning wearisome, even when it is modulated to “mimic” live performance. If you grew up accustomed to ubiquitous pitch-tuning, you might not appreciate the character and depth that comes from a natural human voice or instrument pitching a fraction off from each other, and the interesting, intrinsic vagaries that come out in a raw, live performance even when recorded.
You nailed it PD. I started playing in 1970 so it was tube amps or acoustic guitars. I can't count the times I've tried to use computer modeling to attempt to recreate the tones I can get from my '68 Deluxe Reverb and it never ever works. When the power goes out I grab my OM-28 and am happy as a pig in mud. Like I said above, give me my 335, Tele and the OM and I can do anything I want on a guitar.
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On 6/22/2024 at 5:46 PM, Texsunburst59 said:
I played out live for 28 years before I retired from gigging.
When I was gigging, I only had about 6 guitars.
When I stopped playing, I had a lot of time to look at FBMP, CL, and pawnshops for guitars.
Over the years since 2009 I bought and sold over 80+ guitars.
As of now I’ve gotten it down to a semi manageable 40+ guitars/basses/acoustics.
Since I don’t gig out anymore, I don’t really need this many instruments, but I really love buying and owning guitars.
Here’s my collection
'49 Martin A Style Mandolin
'76 S.L. Mossman Great Plains
'78 Gibson Gospel
'81 Martin 7-28 ( 7/8 D-28 )
‘81 Sigma DM3
‘02 Taylor Baby
'03 Taylor Jumbo Custom
'04 Ramirez 1-E Classical
'09 Breedlove Roots OM/SR acoustic/electric
‘15 Martin Centennial DC - 28EElectric Guitars & Basses :
‘63 Gibson ES-330 w/ Bigsby
‘72 Fender Tele Custom
‘74 Fender Sunburst Jazz Bass
‘75 Fender Mocha Stat
‘76 MIJ Electra X-310
‘77 Gibson Walnut RD Custom
‘78 Fender Natural P-Bass
‘79 Fender Antigua Strat
‘80 Gibson Jimmy Wallace ‘58 “Prototype LP
‘80 Gibson Cream Explorer
‘83 Gibson Cherry ES-335 Dot
‘86 MIJ Fender ‘69RI Pink Paisley Yele
‘87 Fender Sunburst (E4) Strat
‘88 PRS Goldtop Special
‘89 Gibson HCSB LP Standard
‘90 MIJ Fender Black’50’s RI Strat
‘90 Fender Pewter Strat Plus
‘90 Fender Black Strat Plus
‘90 Fender Ebony Frost Strat Plus
‘90 MIJ Fender Vintage White P-Bass
‘90 MIK Epiphone Sunburst Sheraton II’94 PRS Goldtop Standard 25
‘95 PRS Purple Custom 24 10-Top
‘99 Tom Anderson Cajun Red Hollow Drop Top Classic
‘00 Gibson Trans Amber Classic Premium Plus LP
‘01 Gibson Black LP Jr.
‘02 Gibson Trans Amber DC LP
‘03 Tom Anderson Tiger Eye Hollow T Drop Top HSH
‘03 MIJ Epiphone Black Elite LP Custom
‘08 Gibson Wine LP Standard Plus
‘09 PRS Sunburst DGT 10-Top
‘10 Fender Olympic White Standard Strat
‘15 Suhr Sherwood Metallic Classic Pro Strat
‘15 Fender Surf Green Tele
‘18 Rohlack Custom Fiesta Red Strat
‘20 Fender Black Jim Root JazzmasterWhat - no Gretsch? Blasphemous!
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Here's your baby - Duesenberg Les Trem. It is designed for stop-tailepiece bridges. :
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3 hours ago, kidblast said:
yea man, that's exactly what I thought that was referring to, and think it's perfect btw..!! 🙂
my 95 is bit heavier at just over 11.5 Also have a 2002 that's around 9. it's feather light compared to these two
I do not mind the weight btw, but I do tend to prefer the wider padded straps.
Wow - 11.5 pounds! That's a killer! I play sitting down since I'm not in a band and don't gig anywhere.
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2 minutes ago, kidblast said:
Exactly 10 lbs
My avatar LP is also 10lbs hence my nick here - 10PoundLester.
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Beautiful! What's its weight?
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5 hours ago, Sgt. Pepper said:
I’m guessing you like him. . . .
There's your problem - you're guessing.
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14 hours ago, Larsongs said:
Agreed.
16 hours ago, Sgt. Pepper said:It’s better you don’t know who he is. He’s basically Gibson’s aged poster boy rock star.
Wow - you really dislike the guy don't you?
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19 hours ago, Sgt. Pepper said:
If Slash plays one live this year, immediate sig model for $8000 and 25 will be made. Slash gets what Slash wants no matter if they have to spend 50k re-tooling the entire production line.
So . . .
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It's a fake. Notice how there is a lack of symmetry between the two halves of the "open book" headstock shape. Also the image of the neck to body joint shows a step there. Not original. Really bad inlay of the "Gibson" name. Last but certainly not least is the fact that it was painted with a brush. This guitar is a fake all day long. I don't care where it came from.
Edited to add this: There are many more telltale signs of this being a forgery. The ones I mentioned are just the most obvious. Another would be the three-ply binding which was never offered on a 335 and the shape of the truss-rod adjustment hole.
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It's insane that companies are discontinuing products which were quite successful during their production runs. Like Harley Davidsdon discontinuing the Dyna line. Or GM canning the Camaro.
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A 335, a good Tele and an OM would get you through most gigs.
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2 hours ago, Bob Drake said:
Thanks, "10PoundLester." Hmm... Mine has the serial number (which matches the label pasted inside the instrument) , but there's no year on the back of the head. I wonder if the "Custom Made" label makes a difference regarding whether they stamp year on the back of head? You're probably correct that this model's serial # doesn't indicate the date. I wonder if the seerial # indicates anything other than the number of instruments made. My 5 digit serial # begins with "8", and I don't know if they produce that 80,000+ units a year!
Anyway, I appreciate the info. Thanks!
My SN starts with a 3 and is 6 digits.
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56 minutes ago, Bob Drake said:
First, thanks for your response! Second, it's a 2018, Memphis model. It also has a "Custom Made" label attached below the bridge. The serial # is five digits long, and I haven't had any luck finding information to help interpret what that serial number means. I only know it's a 2018 because the seller said it.
Once again, I appreciate any help you can provide! -Bob
I also have a 2018 Memphis made 335 and it has the year stamped on the back of the headstock. Unlike my Les Paul, the serial number on the 335 does not indicate the date.
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15 hours ago, kidblast said:
This one I'm eyeballing is just over 9lbs I don't mind the weight, my 95 is 11lbs. It's a total sledgehammer. I love the thing . . .
Wow! My 2019 '50's Standard is 10lbs even and I find it to be a bit heavy. Sounds great though - I play it sitting down most of the time.
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On 3/28/2021 at 8:43 AM, Wmachine said:
That's the most logical explanation that they had a small run done. But not for the model I have, because every other one I've seen of that model does not have one. And I'd like to find *any* other Memphis guitar that came with one, but so far have not found any. That's one of the reasons I've posted about it, hoping to find another somewhere.
My 2018 Memphis-made 335 has one but I don't have a close up photo of it and I've reached my limit here. Can't post photo links from google photos for some reason.
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11 hours ago, gretschjet said:
I was looking through some of the pictures that the guitar center employee sent me after I bought it and one of them shows the back of the headstock and it has 2017 pressed into the headstock beneath the made in USA. Is that the year it was made? Is there any other way to date the guitar through the serial number? Thank you!
Yes that's the year it was made. You can trust that. And yeah - the titanium saddles are a nice bonus. The guitar you are looking at is either original and authentic, or it is one helluva fake, which I doubt very much!
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I paid right around $3000 for this one, shipped. It's a 2018 and I got it second hand from the original purchaser a few months after he got it. I don't know why he sold it and didn't care to ask. It's a great instrument.
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On 6/12/2024 at 2:03 PM, 10PoundLester said:
I'm not sure that there was a 335 made with cream or white rings or guard. I've never seen one and have owned several ES335s. So I think that the guard and rings were added when the DiMarzios were installed. This is my current 335, a 2018 Memphis built figured natural. Note the block inlays.
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You will likely struggle with the jack - it is not trivial. Let the folks at Gryphon do it. They are some of the very best.
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26 minutes ago, OrdinaryNimda said:
MFD pickups! How different do they sound from normal Alnicos?
Listen to Jon Jorgensen in "The Hellecasters". He uses ASAT almost exclusively.
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I have one and love it. They are highly underrated and very reasonably priced. It's my best "Tele".
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16 minutes ago, ksdaddy said:
The one you guys have alluded to has not broken any rules lately so I will not take any steps to get rid of him.
Maybe he'll do the right thing and self-eliminate himself from the forum. HA! Right!
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For all it's worth, if you get the new one you get the warranty. If all else were equal, for me, that would be the deal maker.
How many guitars does a guitarist need?
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You can't get "touch" out of a computer model or transistors. No soul. Like Taylor and PRS guitars IMO.