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Title: Pics of my guitar collection
Post by: Mr Pinbologist on June 27, 2009, 10:39:03 PM
Ok... SPURR asked me to post pics of my guitars so i thought i'd better post them in a new thread.

Here ya go Mark!!!

A pic of ALL my electric guitars together.. i'll post a few more detailed pics soon
Title: Re: Pics of my guitar collection
Post by: Strangeways on June 27, 2009, 10:42:30 PM

NIIICE  ^^^

Left handed strat in there mitch ?

Playing some Hendrix  %.%

Title: Re: Pics of my guitar collection
Post by: pinnies4me on June 27, 2009, 10:51:03 PM
Where's the "DROOL!" icon??
Title: Re: Pics of my guitar collection
Post by: Mr Pinbologist on June 27, 2009, 10:51:43 PM
1st pic My USA strats.. the green one is a 40th anniversary and the blue a 50th

2nd pic my Jap Strats.. yes Nino the left handed strat is strung up right handed!!
the other is my first strat (about an '85 model) i bought about 23 years ago
Title: Re: Pics of my guitar collection
Post by: Strangeways on June 27, 2009, 11:00:42 PM

Nice Mitch - I'm more of a Les Paul fan, but your collection is really envious.

I'm left handed, and I have a Strat copy somewhere that I learnt on years ago, but I never had the time to progress. I guess you have to have a real passion to play, and I admire guitar players as just learning guitar is not easy.

One of my closest friends was a co owner of Belman Guitars here in Melbourne. I marveled at the process of making a guitar - all of them were basically done by hand. I wanted to buy a Belman just to hang on the wall.
Title: Re: Pics of my guitar collection
Post by: Mr Pinbologist on June 27, 2009, 11:06:23 PM
more strats.. my black mexican Strat
the dark red one is a copy that i built 20 years ago.
bought a neck and hardware, Cut out the body (I traced the shape off of my sunburst '85 jap strat) and shaped it and my brother painted it, i think the colour was called Mica Red.

2nd pic my two Fender Telecasters and an Epiphone Les Paul
I dont gig with the Les Paul, it gets home use only
Title: Re: Pics of my guitar collection
Post by: ddstoys on June 27, 2009, 11:07:55 PM
I dont have a musical bone in my body but they look like some sweet guitars dont tell me they breed like pinballs aswell???
Title: Re: Pics of my guitar collection
Post by: Mr Pinbologist on June 27, 2009, 11:11:23 PM
I dont have a musical bone in my body but they look like some sweet guitars dont tell me they breed like pinballs aswell???

yeah they do in my house and they're easier to find and to store than pinballs :lol :lol
Title: Re: Pics of my guitar collection
Post by: pistolpete78 on June 27, 2009, 11:37:33 PM
 $$(  Hooooooly shiiiiiiit.  I don't play (not bad on guitar hero though), but have always liked looking at good guitars being played by great guitarists, as odd as it sounds.  The great players make me drool and I love watching whatever axe they are wielding.

Very impressive collection Mitch, not that you need me to tell you that.

WOW. ^^^

Pete
Title: Re: Pics of my guitar collection
Post by: pinnies4me on June 28, 2009, 12:36:59 AM
I'm in love with your Telecasters.. :(
Title: Re: Pics of my guitar collection
Post by: SPURR on June 28, 2009, 01:27:10 AM
DOUBLE Hoooooolllllllllly Shhhhhhhiiiiiiiiiiiittt. Yes you are a Fender man, these are classic's. A humbucker and some steel slide guitars in the back ground as well.
Your advise needed Mitch. I was in a customers house the other day and he offered me a BANJO. Its in good nick with a hard case never heard of the brand "ARIA" before and I have never played one before. So i sat down and played a bit of dueling banjo's to him and is wife "sortof".  He wants $380 for it but will I really ever play it ?  !@#
Title: Re: Pics of my guitar collection
Post by: Rod71 on June 28, 2009, 04:33:30 AM
Very nice collection.

I'm a bass player myself, and you just cant beat the thump from an American Fender Precision. Yes indeed!  ()
Title: Re: Pics of my guitar collection
Post by: big dog on June 28, 2009, 09:37:27 AM
Yes great selection,love the sound of your les paul,great to hear and see you play,It sucks how you can build a pinball and play a guitar like you do! :lol
Title: Re: Pics of my guitar collection
Post by: Mr Pinbologist on June 28, 2009, 11:05:08 AM
DOUBLE Hoooooolllllllllly Shhhhhhhiiiiiiiiiiiittt. Yes you are a Fender man, these are classic's. A humbucker and some steel slide guitars in the back ground as well.
Your advise needed Mitch. I was in a customers house the other day and he offered me a BANJO. Its in good nick with a hard case never heard of the brand "ARIA" before and I have never played one before. So i sat down and played a bit of dueling banjo's to him and is wife "sortof".  He wants $380 for it but will I really ever play it ?  !@#

Yepp definitely prefer Fenders over anything else.. that stems from the fact that most of my fav players play them.
The steel guitar in the background is a 4 neck Guyatone that belongs to my father, he's had that for about 50 years!(he's a pedal steel guitar player).

I havent had a lot to do with Banjo's, my father has a real nice Fender one. I've dabbled with them a little bit but cant do too much on them unless they are tuned to normal guitar tuning, usually they are tuned to an open tuning (usually open G). Im not too familiar with ARIA brand guitars etc, i always thought they were a cheap brand but i could be wrong?? i guess that something you have to ask yourself.. is it something i will use... or willing to learn to play. But generally if its in good nick, plays and sounds good and is solid and well made is what i look for in any instrument.
Title: Re: Pics of my guitar collection
Post by: Mr Pinbologist on June 28, 2009, 11:27:41 AM
Very nice collection.

I'm a bass player myself, and you just cant beat the thump from an American Fender Precision. Yes indeed!  ()

Yeah gotta love the old Precision Bass *%* *%*

I've got a copy one that i used to gig with years ago. i have absolutely no idea what brand it is, as it had a screw on name plate thats been removed. its also unusual in that the neck is thin at the nut, like a Fender Jazz bass. so its basically a Precision copy with a Jazz bass neck !@#
Title: Re: Pics of my guitar collection
Post by: bigdaddy on June 28, 2009, 11:46:16 AM
Which is the fav? Judging by the frets on the mexican strat(cherry) it gets a workout!
Title: Re: Pics of my guitar collection
Post by: SPURR on June 28, 2009, 12:17:38 PM
I also own a 1970's Ibanez, Gibson copy same as Angus's guitar in AC/DC. One day I went to a auction and there up for bids was a bass guitar Ibanez  exactly the same shape and colour ( burgundy red ) and vintage as the 6 string for $180. So now I have twins.  ::) ::)
Title: Re: Pics of my guitar collection
Post by: chris288 on June 28, 2009, 12:26:50 PM

NIIICE  ^^^

Left handed strat in there mitch ?

Playing some Hendrix  %.%



Nino, if he was  playing some Hendrix, there would be real burn marks on the guitar and the guitar body would be separated from the neck :lol

Nice collection there Dean.
I've got a USA black Strat like yours but sadly lacking in ability to play more than 3 chords.
Title: Re: Pics of my guitar collection
Post by: pinballist on June 28, 2009, 01:14:48 PM
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Title: Re: Pics of my guitar collection
Post by: Mr Pinbologist on June 28, 2009, 02:11:59 PM
Which is the fav? Judging by the frets on the mexican strat(cherry) it gets a workout!

The black one with the tortiseshell scratchplate and white pickups is the mexican strat.

the mica red one with all the fretboard wear, i hand built that guitar.. hence no name on the headstock. It has a Seymour Duncan stacked humbucker in the bridge position and Kinmans in the mid and neck positions

My favourite??? i have a couple for different reasons...

The blue USA strat is a favourite for its feel and playability, and believe it or not.. the best sounding IMO is the sunburst strat (right handed one.. YES its a JAP strat!!) and my mica red home made one is a close second. those two have the most balls and sustain of all my fenders. a big part of why that is, i believe, is the solid brass bridges on those two guitars (i fitted them myself to both guitars).

 

Title: Re: Pics of my guitar collection
Post by: Mr Pinbologist on June 28, 2009, 02:18:36 PM
Nice collection there Evro  ^^^

some interesting looking instruments in that lot
Title: Re: Pics of my guitar collection
Post by: SPURR on June 28, 2009, 07:24:28 PM
Here's a small part of my collection: You say a small part of a collection Evro very very nice collection indeed  @@*
Pinball and guitars are made for each other  $&&
Title: Re: Pics of my guitar collection
Post by: pinballist on June 28, 2009, 08:12:26 PM
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