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  • mike_lmike_l Frets: 5700
    Apart from the BC Rich V, I'd (ab)use them all.

    Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21) 

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  • BucketBucket Frets: 7751
    I think the rising sun-finish Dean would be pretty much the ultimate hair metal guitar. It's actually the old signature model for Matt from Trivium, but I think it'd look much better in a Loudness tribute band (actually, it'd be PERFECT for that)...
    - "I'm going to write a very stiff letter. A VERY stiff letter. On cardboard."
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  • meltedbuzzboxmeltedbuzzbox Frets: 10339
    I think you would have loved the 80s
    The Bigsby was the first successful design of what is now called a whammy bar or tremolo arm, although vibrato is the technically correct term for the musical effect it produces. In standard usage, tremolo is a rapid fluctuation of the volume of a note, while vibrato is a fluctuation in pitch. The origin of this nonstandard usage of the term by electric guitarists is attributed to Leo Fender, who also used the term “vibrato” to refer to what is really a tremolo effect.
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  • BucketBucket Frets: 7751
    meltedbuzzbox said:
    I think you would have loved the 80s
    I think I would have as well... it was far less difficult to be paid lots and lots of money for playing fast guitar solos.
    - "I'm going to write a very stiff letter. A VERY stiff letter. On cardboard."
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  • kelvinburnkelvinburn Frets: 156
    Whats the green one at the bottom.  That could be my mid-life crisis guitar?
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  • BucketBucket Frets: 7751
    kelvinburn said:
    Whats the green one at the bottom.  That could be my mid-life crisis guitar?
    It's a Schecter, the signature guitar for Kenny Hickey from Type O Negative. It's a baritone (they tuned down to B).
    - "I'm going to write a very stiff letter. A VERY stiff letter. On cardboard."
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  • guitarfishbayguitarfishbay Frets: 7959
    I want an Explorer but I look stupid with one.  I was so disappointed to find that out, back to traditional shapes for me...
    Music
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  • lustycourtierlustycourtier Frets: 3321
    Bucket said:
    kelvinburn said:
    Whats the green one at the bottom.  That could be my mid-life crisis guitar?
    It's a Schecter, the signature guitar for Kenny Hickey from Type O Negative. It's a baritone (they tuned down to B).
    My mate was their web site guy and he had one of these. A great guitar 
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  • Phil_aka_PipPhil_aka_Pip Frets: 9794
    The problem with the top two is the massive headstocks. With the bottom two it's the paint job.
    "Working" software has only unobserved bugs. (Parroty Error: Pieces of Nine! Pieces of Nine!)
    Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
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  • impmannimpmann Frets: 12664
    Bucket - do you play in a Steel Panther tribute band? ;-)
    Never Ever Bloody Anything Ever.

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  • BucketBucket Frets: 7751
    Phil_aka_Pip said:
    The problem with the top two is the massive headstocks. With the bottom two it's the paint job.
    I'll get Mark D Phillips Cleartone Conversions to put a Squier Strat neck on one of the B.C. Riches, would you be interested? :D

    @impmann No I don't, although I did try out for one once...
    - "I'm going to write a very stiff letter. A VERY stiff letter. On cardboard."
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  • mike_lmike_l Frets: 5700
    Phil_aka_Pip said:
    The problem with the top two is the massive headstocks. With the bottom two it's the paint job.

    You have no taste.

    Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21) 

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  • dogloaddogload Frets: 1495
    guitarfishbay said:
    I want an Explorer but I look stupid with one.  I was so disappointed to find that out, back to traditional shapes for me...
    I did too. When I finally got one I happened to catch sight of my reflection, and later that afternoon took it back to the shop and exchanged it for an Epiphone Casino! Duration of ownership- 3 hours including travelling time!
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  • lustycourtierlustycourtier Frets: 3321
    dogload said:
    guitarfishbay said:
    I want an Explorer but I look stupid with one.  I was so disappointed to find that out, back to traditional shapes for me...
    I did too. When I finally got one I happened to catch sight of my reflection, and later that afternoon took it back to the shop and exchanged it for an Epiphone Casino! Duration of ownership- 3 hours including travelling time!
    I once got laughed at when I asked if a guitar shop had a full length mirror. Ive never understood why they dont.
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  • fretfinderfretfinder Frets: 5012
    Spandex - check.
    Poodle hair - check.
    Ready to rock!
    :)
    250+ positive trading feedbacks: http://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/57830/
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  • mike_lmike_l Frets: 5700
    fretfinder said:
    Spandex - check.
    Poodle hair - check.
    Ready to rock!
    :)

    In my case

    Spandex - Best avoided

    Poodle hair - Who are you kidding

    Ready to rock! - fuck yeah


     

    :)

    Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21) 

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  • JayGeeJayGee Frets: 1257
    I used to rock a (borrowed) Epiphone '58 V with a pub covers band. In my case the checklist went something along the lines of:

    Overweight 50+ year old blokes on "stage" in skanky pub - check.
    Ridiculous hat - check.
    20th Century Boy or Get it On next in setlist - check.

    Pick up pointy guitar from hiding place behind amp, sneak a crafty extra fraction of a turn on volume control, strike pose, aaannnnd......

    RAWK!

    I'm pretty sure it fooled nobody but I enjoyed it and the punters were willing to indulge me so why the heck not? :-)
    Don't ask me, I just play the damned thing...
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  • Moe_ZambeekMoe_Zambeek Frets: 3422
    edited June 2014
    For some reason, I also like the Heaffy ML. I prefer the Dean Z shape in general though. Love the massive head stocks. You get a mini (reverse) Flying V free with every guitar!

    Looking for a USA Dean Z at the moment - very scarce in the UK.
    Feedback thread here: https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/60727/
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  • BidleyBidley Frets: 2926
    Why feel guilty? You like what you like, fuck everyone else.
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  • mudslide73mudslide73 Frets: 3068

    What about a Wayne? I want one and I don't feel guilty! image

     

     
    "A city star won’t shine too far"


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