How many guitars have you? (1 Viewer)

[Denny Oubidoux]

I bought a 5-string bass a month or two ago, I've hardly touched it

 

[GO]

I've so many guitars I've lost count. My attitude is if a guitar cost a couple of hundo..its worth just keeping if you love it. Even if its in the attic

I know people that spend 200 notes on a trip to a restaurant without flinching

 

[JohnnyRaz]

I've so many guitars I've lost count. My attitude is if a guitar cost a couple of hundo..its worth just keeping if you love it. Even if its in the attic

I know people that spend 200 notes on a trip to a restaurant without flinching

I'm down to 3 electrics - two of which I built myself. and two are technically tele's
lots of other stringed instruments

 

[Space]

I have at least six basses around the place.

 

[chris d]

Keep telling myself the only guitar left I could sell is the G&L Legacy. Then I take it out, change strings, and say fuck that. Not having some shitbag offer €150 for it on boards.

 

[GO]

Stick it in the attic. Play it when you're 70

 

[magicbastarder]

my wife has a les paul special; was resprayed at one point (quite a good respray) so we've no idea how old it is. my wife has a hunch it's early 80s for some reason.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

Keep telling myself the only guitar left I could sell is the G&L Legacy. Then I take it out, change strings, and say fuck that. Not having some shitbag offer €150 for it on boards.

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Any interest in tradez

 

[Anthony]

A gone off box of wheetabix and anything in my ads

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

my wife has a les paul special; was resprayed at one point (quite a good respray) so we've no idea how old it is. my wife has a hunch it's early 80s for some reason.

If 80's didn't they stamp/press the numbers on? Meaning it may still be there below the paint

 

[magicbastarder]

you can just about make out there's a serial number stamped on it, but you'd need to strip the paint off to read it.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

A gone off box of wheetabix and anything in my ads

Great player, plays like butter

 

[Space]

my wife has a les paul special; was resprayed at one point (quite a good respray) so we've no idea how old it is. my wife has a hunch it's early 80s for some reason.

There should be codes on the pots that'll give you a good guess at the age.

 

[magicbastarder]

bastards are coded around the sides, and not easy to take out without breaking the solder on what i think would be capacitors between them? i'd thought based on a quick search that the last two digits would be the month of manufacture, but on the one i can see here, it ends in 79.
also, would the depth of paint on the back of the headstock imply it's been repainted? it's very difficult to read the number as is.

 

[Space]

The cap legs will bend quite a bit before breaking. ~I'd try that bottom left one with the 7. If ya do break anything I'll fix it for free seeing as it's my suggestion to do it.

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

bastards are coded around the sides, and not easy to take out without breaking the solder on what i think would be capacitors between them? i'd thought based on a quick search that the last two digits would be the month of manufacture, but on the one i can see here, it ends in 79.
also, would the depth of paint on the back of the headstock imply it's been repainted? it's very difficult to read the number as is.
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I'd be thinking that's painted over,should be readable.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

bastards are coded around the sides, and not easy to take out without breaking the solder on what i think would be capacitors between them? i'd thought based on a quick search that the last two digits would be the month of manufacture, but on the one i can see here, it ends in 79.
also, would the depth of paint on the back of the headstock imply it's been repainted? it's very difficult to read the number as is.
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Have you tried doing a rubbing of the back of the headstock with a soft pencil and a bit of paper? I used that trick before to decipher text on a mystery piece of Bakelite that was in our attic when we moved in

 

[JohnnyRaz]

Have you tried doing a rubbing of the back of the headstock with a soft pencil and a bit of paper? I used that trick before to decipher text on a mystery piece of Bakelite that was in our attic when we moved in

Also - fact that control cavity is red and rest of guitar is black - unless you have some mad gradient/burst finish - I’d say a refinish for sure!

 

[magicbastarder]

I wasn't sure if that might just be a primer which wouldn't have made it to the final finish. Not clear from the photo above, but it's now a deep purple.

 

[JohnnyRaz]

I wasn't sure if that might just be a primer which wouldn't have made it to the final finish. Not clear from the photo above, but it's now a deep purple.

Looks a bit shiny for a primer?
Spraying isn’t my thang though so I’d defer to others!!