Joe M Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 For those of us that complain about Gibson and their poor pickguard placement, check this out.... http://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/msg/4057480211.html You've gotta read the text. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Haha! What a wally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-minor7 Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 One of the most lame p.g. decisions ever - which makes me think of this monster. http://www.youtube.c...h?v=cs5eR9QA8m8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onewilyfool Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 Clearly the original owner wanted the guitar to look like it had a beard to go with that mustache bridge....so he used the pick guard. I've seen these go locally for as little as $900...for some reason, I think folks don't consider these "REAL" Gibsons.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 ....for some reason, I think folks don't consider these "REAL" Gibsons.... Hahaha, very good....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponty Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 One of the most lame p.g. decisions ever - which makes me think of this monster. http://www.youtube.c...h?v=cs5eR9QA8m8 Restoration? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponty Posted September 10, 2013 Share Posted September 10, 2013 This pick guard was factory placed. It was Friday at 4:55 pm before a holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 For those of us that complain about Gibson and their poor pickguard placement, check this out.... http://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/msg/4057480211.html You've gotta read the text. One of the most lame p.g. decisions ever - which makes me think of this monster. http://www.youtube.c...h?v=cs5eR9QA8m8 Think that for sure are some very special custom designs out there On many electric guitars there are pickguards for design or economy reasons. Since I like authentic Fender sounds, too, I have to put up with this necessary evil. I don't think that any Fender pickguard looks nice, but most Fenders can't do without. They usually are somewhat too big to my taste. As a benefit Fenders don't need routings for electric cavities on the back, except eventually for a battery compartment (OK, on five of the nine of mine, two of them due to custom mods ;) ). However, I dislike pickguards on instruments where they are unnecessary with respect to design such as hollowbodies, all kinds of archtops like ES or Les Paul guitars, and many more guitars coming with routings on the back. If anyhow applicable, it should be left to the player to mount a pickguard or not. I think the same way about tugbars/fingerrests/thumbrests which I retrofitted on two of the six basses of mine in the thumbrest position. No one came with it stock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modoc_333 Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 One of the most lame p.g. decisions ever - which makes me think of this monster. http://www.youtube.c...h?v=cs5eR9QA8m8 wow. that's terrible. what's worse is that he thinks it came out well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
passthej45 Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 had to post this one again... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gov Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 had to post this one again... ha! maybe he really digs on the top of the down stroke! with the TV's now coming with the guard in the case, my guess is we'll see a few funny ones posted up that aren't exactly permanent--as in not attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 For those of us that complain about Gibson and their poor pickguard placement, check this out.... http://detroit.craig...4057480211.html You've gotta read the text. Granted it looks absolute rubbish, the only conceivable idea I have for its possible placement is that maybe he played a lot of top-tapping for drum sounds or something and pt it there to avoid the guitar getting dinged past the point of ever being able to sell. (not that a weird tshirt tan of a pickguard in the lower part of the body is going to help that much... regarding tans though, my mate bought a 20 odd year old Larrivee that had been used by some jesus lover type, they had stickers on it and when removed you could plainly see a tshirt tan around the words 'jesus', 'our lord' and most amusingly 'happy happy'. My mate only plays at home anyway so wasn;t a deal breaker for him as he got the guitar at a crazy low price from the original owner. It took nearly 3 years of being exposed for the tan lines to disappear, in order to see them now you'd need to look awfully long & hard, but at the beginning you could clearly read what the words had been. Stickers on guitars... no, no, no... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gov Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindboygrunt Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Granted it looks absolute rubbish, the only conceivable idea I have for its possible placement is that maybe he played a lot of top-tapping for drum sounds or something and pt it there to avoid the guitar getting dinged past the point of ever being able to sell. (not that a weird tshirt tan of a pickguard in the lower part of the body is going to help that much... regarding tans though, my mate bought a 20 odd year old Larrivee that had been used by some jesus lover type, they had stickers on it and when removed you could plainly see a tshirt tan around the words 'jesus', 'our lord' and most amusingly 'happy happy'. My mate only plays at home anyway so wasn;t a deal breaker for him as he got the guitar at a crazy low price from the original owner. It took nearly 3 years of being exposed for the tan lines to disappear, in order to see them now you'd need to look awfully long & hard, but at the beginning you could clearly read what the words had been. Stickers on guitars... no, no, no... Ah people see Jesus all the time whether he's there or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Ah people see Jesus all the time whether he's there or not And never his dad! ...but that's because he's away starting loads of wars in his own name. bloody troublemaker..... Happy Happy :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponty Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 This harmless and benign thread has the potential to offend with the last few comments. Be careful where it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponty Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Too late I think. There are many on this thread who are Christians. Believe what you wish, and say what you want off forum, but exercise some restraint in your forum comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Oh jesus, it's the no sense of humour brigade... what is it with god and beige types who can't have a laugh....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponty Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Oh jesus, it's the no sense of humour brigade... what is it with god and beige types who can't have a laugh....... Not sure what that means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
passthej45 Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 ha! maybe he really digs on the top of the down stroke! with the TV's now coming with the guard in the case, my guess is we'll see a few funny ones posted up that aren't exactly permanent--as in not attached. Like this one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
passthej45 Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Granted it looks absolute rubbish, the only conceivable idea I have for its possible placement is that maybe he played a lot of top-tapping for drum sounds or something and pt it there to avoid the guitar getting dinged past the point of ever being able to sell. (not that a weird tshirt tan of a pickguard in the lower part of the body is going to help that much... regarding tans though, my mate bought a 20 odd year old Larrivee that had been used by some jesus lover type, they had stickers on it and when removed you could plainly see a tshirt tan around the words 'jesus', 'our lord' and most amusingly 'happy happy'. My mate only plays at home anyway so wasn;t a deal breaker for him as he got the guitar at a crazy low price from the original owner. It took nearly 3 years of being exposed for the tan lines to disappear, in order to see them now you'd need to look awfully long & hard, but at the beginning you could clearly read what the words had been. Stickers on guitars... no, no, no... GUITAR STIGMATA ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Put simply, one small flippant remark and the God Squad's pants drop..... if you can't see the obvious humour in the last few posts there's really little more I can add, except that maybe some people should ask their god for thicker skin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponty Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Wow...Parlourman...I would check your pants. Have they dropped? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParlourMan Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 going commando mate, I've got a kilt on...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ponty Posted September 11, 2013 Share Posted September 11, 2013 Good for you PM. Have a good day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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