Need more guitar discussion

[bourge73]

I am good for Sunday @ 4pm.

[zipdoa]

OMG I need to play with you guys badly. My neighbours have recruited me to their band and it's god awful. I'm stuck on a bass guitar and the drummer looks like he's trying to break skins when he plays.

[bourge73]

Mike you playin drums and bass then?? Lol...

[PD77]

Well then, tomorrow at 4 it is!

[finboy]

just got this picture sent to me, it will be done soon

[Graham_A_M]

^ Holy shit, are you having that built at a "custom shop" for you?

I'd love to do that for a bass. Just dont have the coin laying around that it would cost to do such a thing right now.

[zipdoa]

Originally posted by Graham_A_M
^ Holy shit, are you having that built at a "custom shop" for you?

I'd love to do that for a bass. Just dont have the coin laying around that it would cost to do such a thing right now.

He's avoiding the $5k cost of entry for the real thing:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-1975...item4161f7436a


I however, don't do replicas. I will be blowing my hard earned money on one sooner or later

[rage2]

Nothing wrong with a replica of it plays good. Slash recorded and toured Appetite for Destruction with a Les Paul copy. It's funny that Gibson released a genuine Appetite guitar... a replica of a replica of a gen Gibson lol.

[finboy]

That guitars will run you around $1500, not hard to find luthiers who will do custom builds

[TKRIS]

I was playing a vintage Starcaster (78 I believe) a few weeks ago (family member has one). He's the original owner, IMS. Kind of a weird guitar, with weird controls, but it's a blast to play. Definitely has its own flavor.


Maybe I should trace it and make a couple templates just to see how they turn out. Looks like it's a strat neck heel.

Is the one you're having built all maple, or is he using something else for the body? I've got a huge ~20" wide piece of hickory sitting in the shop waiting to be turned into something...

[JMaj7]

this is my custom built tele

[JMaj7]

some of the rest

[finboy]

Originally posted by TKRIS
I was playing a vintage Starcaster (78 I believe) a few weeks ago (family member has one). He's the original owner, IMS. Kind of a weird guitar, with weird controls, but it's a blast to play. Definitely has its own flavor.


Maybe I should trace it and make a couple templates just to see how they turn out. Looks like it's a strat neck heel.

Is the one you're having built all maple, or is he using something else for the body? I've got a huge ~20" wide piece of hickory sitting in the shop waiting to be turned into something...

I believe it is alder, maple is heavy as hell but might not be bad if it is semi hollow. The neck should be similar to a 70's strat heel, the headstock is the tricky part though, most aftermarket "paddle" headstocks don't have enough wood to work with. I just went with a CBS strat style headstock to avoid needing a custom neck.

[TKRIS]

Maple isn't too bad, that hickory weighs a ton though. Shouldn't be too bad if it's just two 1/4" pieces for a top and bottom though.
I'd be scratch building the neck, so the headstock isn't an issue.

[zipdoa]

Originally posted by TKRIS
I was playing a vintage Starcaster (78 I believe) a few weeks ago (family member has one). He's the original owner, IMS. Kind of a weird guitar, with weird controls, but it's a blast to play. Definitely has its own flavor.


Maybe I should trace it and make a couple templates just to see how they turn out. Looks like it's a strat neck heel.

Is the one you're having built all maple, or is he using something else for the body? I've got a huge ~20" wide piece of hickory sitting in the shop waiting to be turned into something...

If you can get pics, that would be amazing! What color was it?

[TKRIS]

I'll take some next time I'm there.
It's black, with an awful lot of honest fretboard wear and checking. Looks great. Tons of mojo.

[finboy]

Black is a rare color for those

[zipdoa]

Originally posted by TKRIS
I'll take some next time I'm there.
It's black, with an awful lot of honest fretboard wear and checking. Looks great. Tons of mojo.

Would he ever be interested in selling?

[TKRIS]

I doubt it. I think he's still kicking himself for selling his old Jazzmaster.
He's got a beautiful old Gretsch as well, and I can't see him selling either of those guitars.

[zipdoa]