Vintage guitars ( and a suggestion for FB mods to consider)

Brize · October 2016

Bridgehouse said:

So what counts as Vintage then?

Over 25?

Pre-1965?

Only if it's in the Vintage Guitar Price Guide?

In the guitar world I've always been led to believe that it's anything up to 1969.

richardhomer · October 2016

Brize said:

Bridgehouse said:

So what counts as Vintage then?

Over 25?

Pre-1965?

Only if it's in the Vintage Guitar Price Guide?

In the guitar world I've always been led to believe that it's anything up to 1969.

I've always been under the impression it's anything that Rick or Justin Harrison are selling.....

Bridgehouse · October 2016

See I'm undecided on this.

Up to 65 and it's Ted McCarty for Gibson and pre-CBS for Fender.

After 65 numbers go up, but after 70 you get the real boom and the drop in quality.

But there's also some classics in the 80s.

To to be honest you could have a new forum with the sole purpose of discussing what constitutes vintage.

Voxman · October 2016

Um, if you look back at the OP guys, the idea was wider than just vintage. It proposed a central knowledge base for tech data. This would include a vintage section but also a section for other tech info, in a central place eg everything from how to change and pot pups, to rewiring mods etc.

Bridgehouse · October 2016

Voxman said:

Um, if you look back at the OP guys, the idea was wider than just vintage. It proposed a central knowledge base for tech data. This would include a vintage section but also a section for other tech info, in a central place eg everything from how to change and pot pups, to rewiring mods etc.

But but thread title..

Voxman · October 2016

Bridgehouse said:

Voxman said:

Um, if you look back at the OP guys, the idea was wider than just vintage. It proposed a central knowledge base for tech data. This would include a vintage section but also a section for other tech info, in a central place eg everything from how to change and pot pups, to rewiring mods etc.

But but thread title..

Yeah...the thread was about links to the excellent articles on vintage guitars, but the idea (prompted by that) was for a centralised tech data base..and I even gave the Valvetronix.net link to demonstrate the concept. If you haven't yet done so do pop in for a look through.

Bridgehouse · October 2016

Voxman said:

Bridgehouse said:

Voxman said:

Um, if you look back at the OP guys, the idea was wider than just vintage. It proposed a central knowledge base for tech data. This would include a vintage section but also a section for other tech info, in a central place eg everything from how to change and pot pups, to rewiring mods etc.

But but thread title..

Yeah...the thread was about links to the excellent articles on vintage guitars, but the idea (prompted by that) was for a centralised tech data base..and I even gave the Valvetronix.net link to demonstrate the concept. If you haven't yet done so do pop in for a look through.

Sorry I was being facetious.

To be honest I think the idea of a forum with links to tech data, articles and other great stuff is brilliant - and would be one of the best additions to the Fretboard I could think of.

I guess the question is moderating it - you want quality in there and that can be difficult to keep tabs on. Not a reason not to do it though. Just something to think about.

Voxman · October 2016

At Vtronix although the topics could be discussed in the normal forum all contributions were vetted/selected by select team who were the only ones who could post in the tech section (with a mention/ credit for contributor of course). As the tech section had no discussion access, subsequent moderation wasnt a problem.

So, you might split that section of the FB to have a tech section for vintage, another for other tech articles ( both for housing articles only, no discussion) but with discussion open to all in sub discussion forum. Contributions would be from tech team, or FB members would send articles etc to them for consideration and inclusion.

Bridgehouse · October 2016

That would work. You need to find willing volunteers to give up their time I guess.. But quality control is important, or it loses value quickly

Voxman · October 2016

Bridgehouse said:

That would work. You need to find willing volunteers to give up their time I guess.. But quality control is important, or it loses value quickly

Agreed on all counts - not just willing, but preferably technically knowledgeable and with sensible judgement.

Bridgehouse · October 2016

Voxman said:

Bridgehouse said:

That would work. You need to find willing volunteers to give up their time I guess.. But quality control is important, or it loses value quickly

Agreed on all counts - not just willing, but preferably technically knowledgeable and with sensible judgement.

Ooof that's quite a combination! I suspect you need a mix with different specialisms and skills - and most importantly a relatively moderate opinion so there isn't a bias towards one opinion/way of thinking or another.

Voxman · October 2016

Bridgehouse said:

Voxman said:

Bridgehouse said:

That would work. You need to find willing volunteers to give up their time I guess.. But quality control is important, or it loses value quickly

Agreed on all counts - not just willing, but preferably technically knowledgeable and with sensible judgement.

Ooof that's quite a combination! I suspect you need a mix with different specialisms and skills - and most importantly a relatively moderate opinion so there isn't a bias towards one opinion/way of thinking or another.

To contribute their own tech articles, tech skills are vital. But most folk can sensibly vet suggested links/articles found on the net by members - mostly its just common sense to ensure its not partly an advert, or lacking sufficient technical substance.

Bridgehouse · October 2016

Voxman said:

Bridgehouse said:

Voxman said:

Bridgehouse said:

That would work. You need to find willing volunteers to give up their time I guess.. But quality control is important, or it loses value quickly

Agreed on all counts - not just willing, but preferably technically knowledgeable and with sensible judgement.

Ooof that's quite a combination! I suspect you need a mix with different specialisms and skills - and most importantly a relatively moderate opinion so there isn't a bias towards one opinion/way of thinking or another.

To contribute their own tech articles, tech skills are vital. But most folk can sensibly vet suggested links/articles found on the net by members - mostly its just common sense to ensure its not partly an advert, or lacking sufficient technical substance.

Have you run it past any of the mods at all yet?