Aside from the pointy cutaway, that is a lovely guitar! That's my kind of finish!
Thanks man. In the USA they can't use the same cutaway as the other guys. But it's grown on me. Here's her brother from another mother.
Aside from the pointy cutaway, that is a lovely guitar! That's my kind of finish!
Beautiful LP... and the ESP eclipse is something I've had my eye on there is one at my local guitar center that if I had not just spent a small fortune moving would be in my collectionThanks man. In the USA they can't use the same cutaway as the other guys. But it's grown on me. Here's her brother from another mother.
Beautiful LP... and the ESP eclipse is something I've had my eye on there is one at my local guitar center that if I had not just spent a small fortune moving would be in my collection
It is a USA model but it's a pre own. It was owned buy their in house guitar tech, said he had to get rid of it before the soon to be x-wife didIs that ESP Eclipse at your guitar center a USA guitar? I haven't seen any of the new USA models at guitar center yet.
I need to find a older Japan Eclipse next. Had a couple of nice specimens on the hook but they have all fallen through so far.
Phil, that's a heck of a nice amp collection you have there. The Carol Ann is especially tasty. Looking forward to seeing what can you choose to pair it with.
Little update from my post on the first page. I got rid of the Kemper and went back to amps. Here they are - a Carol Ann 10th Anni. currently on a Bogner 4x12 with greenbacks. That Bogner cab will soon be sold and replaced with something that matches better. The other amps are a K&M (very very early Two rock) on a Glaswerks 2x12 with vintage G1265's. Finally a /13 BTR23 on matching cab with 1 greenback and 1 H12H30:
Probably a mojotone 4x12. I just want something that matches cosmetically better. No complaints on the tone and quality of the Bogner cab.
[MENTION=58407]Jarick[/MENTION] which noiseless pickups did you go with in the strat. I've been considering trying some.I've probably owned 20 guitars over the years but now down to just a couple. A Fender Strat I bought on vacation 20 years ago and a Tacoma DR20 I got for a song. The Strat is a vintage reissue model that's been modded with noiseless pickups and is due for a new nut and fret work. The Tacoma is a beautiful guitar basically a poor mans D28.
No amps right now. I plug in to either iPad apps or Scuffham SGear on my Mac. Most of my playing is late night. I'd love to get a little amp someday. But I also really like effects (multiple delays and reverbs) so that would be quite the expense to swap over.
@Jarick which noiseless pickups did you go with in the strat. I've been considering trying some.
Here is a better pic. It was made in 1989, not so many years, but a lot of mileage. It still plays well, but the frets are worn low, and it is time for a re-fret. Though it may not make much difference, I don't want to lose the original fret edge binding. Unfortunately there isn't much to be done. ESP will re-fret the guitar, and replace the plastic bindings with ivory. The quality of their work is probably the best you can find, even better than Gibson, but they charge accordingly. On the other hand, I love this old guitar, so I will go ahead and have them do the work.
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As someone who understands electronics and has a Fender fetish, I'd like to thank you for the detailed post. I can see you're really chasing that sound in your head, and I think a lot of us that are more serious do this. 'Buzz' vs 'authentic un-attenuated clarity', has always been classic tug-of-war with old Fenders. I generally chose to leave the stock pick-ups in place and deal with the hum, because to my ears nothing sounds so good and pure as an old Strat or Tele played with the volume & tone controls wide open!These guys are Zecoil pickups.
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I've been tinkering with guitars almost since I started playing (get that from my dad who is an EE). I'm always chasing the sound in my head, which is a full sound with good clarity and NO NOISE. I can't stand buzzing, it just completely kills me.
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She a beauty alright, but then all the Gretsch's pretty much are.I picked this baby up on Friday. Gretsch 2014 6120 '59 LTV. My first go into Gretsch territory and I'm loving it so far. This thing still had the plastic on the pickguard. It didn't have a scratch on it either. The guy bought it new, played it a handful of times then traded it in. I couldn't pass it up.
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She a beauty alright, but then all the Gretsch's pretty much are.
Congrats on acquiring yours.
They seem to be the one marque that we want in the back of our minds, but most of us never seem to get around to 'putting our money where our mouth is' with this brand, for some reason.
I think we can thank Brian Setzer for helping spawn a Gretsch resurgence, when they were seemingly languishing on their deathbed, and this has continued 'till today.
Every time I wanted one (since the '70's!), there always seemed to be some more mainstream piece of gear that led me astray. Something I kinda' regret.
All hail the Gretsch