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On 12/8/2023 at 1:07 PM, Pbarr said:
the vermilion/ black sunburst top shows each and every pick scratch like a microscope
any advice on what to use to polish/compound out the scratch’s?
peace on earth
phil
Congrats on the Vermillion/black burst. It takes a while for the lacquer to start hardening to the point where that will be less of a problem. Many here will recommend the Virtuoso products- the Polish almost seems to nourish the lacquer, and give a smooth finish to the back, sides, and guitar neck. The Cleaner helps to lessen deeper scratches. A little goes a long way.
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Good to have you check in again, Buc- long time since you shared your tune Venus Interrupted. And as 40Yrs said, good to have you thinking along acoustic lines. Confession- I only searched the J-55's listing to get a look at those sweet amber tuners. Having a closer look at its repairs, though, caution would be a safe approach. The top refin notwithstanding, the heel looks to have evidence of a repair of a repair. 8/64 low E, 7/64 hi E being described as "low" ? With that saddle height/string break, it might be tricky to get it to where a uke and electric player might feel comfortable. Not wanting to rain on any parades- just don't want Santa to deliver coal to a fellow forumite's stocking.
Best wishes
and Merry Christmas
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17 hours ago, santacruz3600 said:
I bought a Murphy lab L-00 (light aging) . . . Mine has developed an imprint in the lacquer from the case lid nylon strap.
Oh, the irony.
Agree that they may be getting them out the door too soon. Lacquer takes a long time to get to the point where it's not reactive to things like that.
Funny that the case lid strap damage happened to the back of the guitar. Do you put it in the case face down?
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50 minutes ago, Dave F said:
Sometimes it's what the guitar has been subjected to since it left the factory such as setting in an uncontrolled warehouse for a while.
The same thought entered my mind as soon as Vito said. . .
14 hours ago, Vito89 said:Hi everyone,
I purchased a new 1950's Gibson J-45. As soon as I opened it, it seemed perfect and wonderful in every way, apart from the excessively striped rosewood of the fretboard. Once I picked it up, however, I immediately noticed . . .
If the guitar experienced some cold and/or dry conditions, say for example, a winter climate, a dehydrated guitar top can sink down, causing high action and maybe some fret buzz where the neck joins the body. Also- a careful luthier will wait at least a day or so for the guitar to stabilize in proper conditions before making any changes to the setup.
Would love to have seen a pic of that wonderfully striped rosewood board. 😎.
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2 hours ago, fortyearspickn said:
Little Pickguards made of ticky-tacky. Flamenco guitars often come with a clear 'scratch plate'. Funny name in Spanish - rumpedaor or something. Not plastic, more of an adhesive film. You can also find 'electrostatic' film on the internet you can use if you don't have/want a pick guard - or you can cut and shape to fit over and protect your engraved p'g.
Golpeador to them flamenco boys.
12 hours ago, E-minor7 said:. . . transparent films to put on the helpless top. Very un-sexy and only for over careful 'sissies' and clever-heads who probables will play Little Boxes on a Hillside all their life. .
Someone should tell these fellas that they are not being very sexy. Probably has plastic pickguard protector on his black p/g. Prob also knows a Joni Mitchell song:
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On 11/22/2023 at 5:06 PM, stevo58 said:
You DO want to get that pickguard off of there quickly. The decomposing celluloid a cause a lot of permanent finish, plastic, and metal damage. It will discolor the finish. The nitro will run.
The damage is more obvious on archtops, where you can see what is going on under the pickguard. The plating on the pickups corrode, the finish is shot.
The example SteveO posted (above) of JimR56's guitar, which looks like an old 60's Trini Lopez Custom, makes one wonder if the guitar was salvaged from the Titanic. The elevated 'guard allowing for even more off-gassing (?). Pickup covers: gone.The reaction getting both upper and lower bout switches, and up into the frets, as well.
OP Bexpet- you've got time to decide what to do, but getting the p/g off of your Dove intact will be easier before it goes further.
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On 11/19/2023 at 9:58 PM, Rosinante said:
. . . I have my eyes set on a few and will be traveling to Fullers next month and hopefully taking the best Gibson I can play home with me.
That sounds like a good plan.
1 hour ago, zombywoof said:. . . not expecting new versions of the J45/50 or J200 to be spot on clones of our old ones when it comes to sound and feel. But that is exactly where the attraction lies. It is the differences which become the selling point. We do not need a carbon copy of guitars we already play.
. . . and that's a good way to approach it.
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Congrats on the L-00. . . they can be raucous little rascals, or quiet fingerpickers. Of course, we'd love to hear a quick clip. 😎.
I tried to master my mind, but I kept buying more guitars
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13 minutes ago, E-minor7 said:
Yea, , , looks more like 62 - and who ever saw a D-41 or an M dread for that matter torn like a stone went through it, , , yikes. Pretty kool act, , , but the guitars sound like rubber-bands. .
Yes, "well played" in both senses on that Martin. That's a lot of guitar to be excavating on like that. Sounded like transducer quack a bit, but the playing made it worth the while.
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3 hours ago, E-minor7 said:
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Btw, is a 1972 Bird mentioned while a split-parallelogram fret board is shown - and does that represent the level of insight'n'touch. .
Don't know where there was a good view of the fretboard on the Billy Reid- Gibson video, but this YT video gives a good look at her guitar, and a good listen to a well-played 40 Series Martin:
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13 minutes ago, Murph said:
Brilliant.
I'd like a Hummingbird bumper sticker.
No problem. Bumper by Billy? That'll be $75.
I'm sure this is how most of us approach our guitars:
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Is that a Tune-O-Matic bridge (saddle) on Gram's Dove?
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30 minutes ago, E-minor7 said:
And through the time machinery >>>>>>>
Nice.
Take a post-Beatles era song written by John Lennon 45 years ago, re-do it with today's technology, and then take that version back to how the Beatles would've done 59 years ago. I'm a little confused by it all, but the Time Travel version did have the sound and feel of a vintage Beatles tune. 👍.
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6 hours ago, Ceptorman said:
Speaking of AI....yesterday I heard Johnny Cash singing a Taylor Swift song.
Really? Was it Boy Named Sue"? That would be relevant.
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7 hours ago, E-minor7 said:
video features a (for me) never before seen Gibson ~
2 hours ago, Lars68 said:By the way, I have no idea on the mystery Gibbby.
Apologies- 'so busy reacting to the video, I forgot about the mystery guitar. Emin7- do you mean the blonde '185 with the black control knobs that George is playing?
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Thanks to AI, we’re approaching the Strawberry Fields scenario where “nothing is real“, or it’s getting very hard to tell what is real. The Beatles influence on Jeff Lynne has now found him having influence on a Beatles song. Ironic.
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On 11/1/2023 at 3:24 PM, Murph said:
Yep. A cool cat with a witty, tongue in cheek humor.
19 hours ago, E-minor7 said:Yes - and a good player/singer too. Delivered a fair version of Yesterday.
I found it. Then I lost it. But here, for those who knew him, and those who didn't, . . . RIP, Mr One Wily Fool:
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On 12/25/2020 at 12:51 PM, zombywoof said:
I miss onewilyfool.
On 11/1/2023 at 9:55 AM, fortyearspickn said:Second that. He was great. Came up with that evolving list of "Various J-45 Models" and started with a count around 60 if I remember.
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Much appreciate that little demo. They both are great ones- that 45TV is an absolute hoss already. Give the OM time and play & it will open up to be a fine picker or percussive strummer.
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The beveled pickguard is nice. . . especially important when it is one of the thicker pick guards. But it is less of an issue on a thinner p/g. If you were able to get a nice batwing 'guard from a aftermarket supplier, it wouldn't be too much of a chore to bevel, then smooth, the replacement guard down to something that would work for you.
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3 minutes ago, E-minor7 said:
. . . - but if the room gets to wide the interior will start drifting. .
I hate when that happens.
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1 minute ago, E-minor7 said:
But is this analogy a step to far. .
Why ?
No, the analogy is not a step too far.
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2 hours ago, E-minor7 said:
Most of us know re-mixing the icons is like goin' in changing details on a Van Gogh or so.
Ahh, Vincent could have used a slightly warmer turquoise there, let's fix that.Pablo would have been better off with zink-white than a titanium-ditto - we'll look into it.
I firmly believe there is a nicer table-cloth-yellow under the one Henry ended up choosing. We'll scrape it forward.
Ouh, shouldn't Salvador have made those burning camels stand purple against the sunset, not brown-red 😱
Shouldn't the emoji-makers have coloured the upper half of Munch's 'Skriget' green, , , like a toxic headache, not blue. .
Wow. . . that would be some serious editing.
(lounge people- forgive my presence in your realm)
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51 minutes ago, E-minor7 said:
Yes, when really X-raying the process of songwriting in a broader even 'full' perspective, everything must be considered and counted in, , , like the weather or the war or the hue of your neighbors bird*.
* means of course H-bird too.
😎
Anybody know what kind of guitar Olivia Rodrigo played in NPR tiny desk?
in Gibson Acoustic
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Yes. And it never ceases to amaze how Gibson's acoustic guitars continue to be used to branch out in other forms of music.
Purple acoustic.