 Why Do This To A Guitar?!, it's just cruel... :P |
 May 18 2008, 10:21 PM
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I just bought a second hand guitar, a 1972 Stratocaster.
As always when I get a new guitar I take it down into pieces to make adjustments, but also for cleaning of course  And this is what I see when removing the pickguard  - Basically all the wood has been carved out (and it's definitely not made by a professional)!! Amazingly, this doesn't affect the tone much. I miss a little treble, but that's all. Other than that it sounds great  Just don't know what the guy was thinking when he did this!   -------------------- |
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May 30 2008, 08:46 AM
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Smuggling...........maybe this was a storage compartment for illegal goods.
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May 30 2008, 08:59 AM
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QUOTE (black and white @ May 30 2008, 09:46 AM)  Smuggling...........maybe this was a storage compartment for illegal goods. Hm... Scary.... I never thought about that! 
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May 30 2008, 09:00 AM
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QUOTE (Marcus Lavendell @ May 30 2008, 07:59 AM) Hm... Scary.... I never thought about that! Yeah right...!
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May 30 2008, 09:16 AM
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QUOTE (Kristofer Dahl @ May 30 2008, 10:00 AM) Yeah right...! Haha... honestly, i didn't  If this is the case, does that mean I'm a criminal now?! 
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Marcus Lavendell Why Do This To A Guitar?! May 18 2008, 10:21 PM
USAMAN holy crap....that is all May 18 2008, 10:26 PM
Marcus Lavendell QUOTE (USAMAN @ May 18 2008, 11:26 PM) ho... May 18 2008, 10:31 PM audiopaal QUOTE (Marcus Lavendell @ May 18 2008, 11... May 18 2008, 11:15 PM chast That really doesn't look good
When do we he... May 18 2008, 10:26 PM Bondy Ohh my god thats amazing i cant believe someone bu... May 18 2008, 10:28 PM fkalich QUOTE (Marcus Lavendell @ May 18 2008, 04... May 18 2008, 10:32 PM Marcus Lavendell QUOTE (fkalich @ May 18 2008, 11:32 PM) I... May 18 2008, 10:43 PM skennington Thats Insane! But on the brite side, Marcus y... May 18 2008, 10:33 PM Toni Suominen Wow, that's like super weird, maybe he just wa... May 18 2008, 10:35 PM fkalich QUOTE (Toni Suominen @ May 18 2008, 04:35... May 18 2008, 10:39 PM Marcus Lavendell QUOTE (Toni Suominen @ May 18 2008, 11:35... May 18 2008, 10:50 PM fkalich Ok, I AM THE MC IDEA MAN.
Transparent cover, an... May 18 2008, 10:44 PM Kristofer Dahl Oh my!
Could this be the reason for the more ... May 18 2008, 10:55 PM Strungout180 It almost makes me want to cry seeing that done to... May 18 2008, 11:07 PM fkalich QUOTE (Strungout180 @ May 18 2008, 05:07 ... May 18 2008, 11:16 PM Nick325 wow ive seen all the wood around the pickup area g... May 18 2008, 11:16 PM Marcus Lavendell QUOTE (Nick325 @ May 19 2008, 12:16 AM) a... May 20 2008, 08:21 AM MickeM Nasty!
Seriously, I think someone was trying ... May 18 2008, 11:26 PM seagull Yeah, I'm guessing he had the idea that it wou... May 18 2008, 11:58 PM Hisham Al-Sanea how much you payed for that Marcus ?. i think you ... May 19 2008, 09:41 AM MickeM I think I have a solution to get the hollow-sound.... May 19 2008, 10:15 AM Marcus Lavendell Well, I'm actually happy with this guitar. Sur... May 19 2008, 10:39 AM superize QUOTE (Marcus Lavendell @ May 19 2008, 11... May 19 2008, 10:40 AM Marcus Lavendell QUOTE (superize @ May 19 2008, 11:40 AM) ... May 19 2008, 10:53 AM Kristofer Dahl QUOTE (Marcus Lavendell @ May 19 2008, 09... May 19 2008, 10:58 AM MickeM QUOTE (Marcus Lavendell @ May 19 2008, 11... May 20 2008, 08:18 AM superize Thats just nasty May 19 2008, 10:36 AM Bogdan Radovic WOW thats weird stuff!! I never knew such ... May 19 2008, 10:49 AM OrganisedConfusion I don't know anybody who would want to do that... May 19 2008, 11:00 AM Nighthawk That's the most amateurish thing I've ever... May 19 2008, 11:19 AM Bogdan Radovic Yeah , do a blind test with a poll so we can vote ... May 19 2008, 11:39 AM Marcus Lavendell QUOTE (Bogdan Radovic @ May 19 2008, 12:3... May 19 2008, 11:43 AM blindwillie What the... !
I think he was searching for som... May 19 2008, 12:57 PM rockztar looks bad..... but if it sounds good it is good May 19 2008, 01:50 PM Trond Vold This reminds me of botched plastic surgery May 19 2008, 03:08 PM OrganisedConfusion QUOTE (Trond Vold @ May 19 2008, 03:08 PM... May 19 2008, 03:10 PM Canis They created a word perfect for this kind of thing... May 19 2008, 03:21 PM Jeff I'm guessing he had all kinds of different ele... May 19 2008, 04:11 PM Marcus Lavendell ok, here's two (sloppy) recordings!
One... May 19 2008, 06:39 PM Ivan Milenkovic I would say the guitar one has better sound, clear... May 19 2008, 07:01 PM Zizi Top i'd say guitar 1 is the new one .. but they bo... May 19 2008, 07:04 PM Hammerin Hank Maybe that's where he hid his doobies............ May 19 2008, 07:47 PM Hisham Al-Sanea every one has some special sound the first more tr... May 19 2008, 10:16 PM Bogdan Radovic This is a tough choice , at first I liked the seco... May 19 2008, 10:38 PM JVM Sounds to me like the first one is the new one, bu... May 19 2008, 10:51 PM Marcus Lavendell ok, I guess it's time to reveal which one it i... May 20 2008, 07:43 AM PlayAllDay I say this just shows what a damn fine instrument ... May 20 2008, 07:53 AM Kristofer Dahl I prefered number one - because to me it had less ... May 20 2008, 07:54 AM Marcus Lavendell QUOTE (Kristofer Dahl @ May 20 2008, 08:5... May 20 2008, 08:16 AM kaznie_NL Man that looks not good... Well as long as it does... May 20 2008, 12:18 PM Juan M. Valero mmm I can't understand anything May 20 2008, 01:51 PM Scott Gentzen Used a different pickguard and dug the body out fo... May 20 2008, 04:34 PM Pi38 Maybe he needed firewood. May 20 2008, 04:43 PM Toofister Marcus , I think this was a steal of a deal , the... May 29 2008, 01:01 AM Marcus Lavendell QUOTE (Toofister @ May 29 2008, 02:01 AM)... May 30 2008, 07:49 AM mattacuk I was really digging guitar 2 the most !! ... May 30 2008, 08:26 AM Kristofer Dahl QUOTE (Marcus Lavendell @ May 30 2008, 08... May 30 2008, 09:24 AM Col Roberts QUOTE (Marcus Lavendell @ May 30 2008, 06... May 30 2008, 09:27 AM Marcus Lavendell QUOTE (Col Roberts @ May 30 2008, 10:27 A... May 30 2008, 10:37 AM mattacuk I would'nt try to take that guitar on a plane,... May 30 2008, 10:50 AM BollyRotten One Word - Savage!!
I would take it back... May 30 2008, 11:37 AM Gerald Personally I think it adds a bit of character. No... May 30 2008, 09:09 PM sidewas lightning Who knows, someone who was either a nutball with a... Jun 1 2008, 09:34 PM |
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