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Your humble narrator....removed because...white socks!
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Not mine, but I want every single one....
The picture would’ve been more impressive if you cropped out the white socks. ;-)
By the way, that’s a much bigger guitar collection than I would ever want to even keep dusted oiled and tuned.
Very ambitious!
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How does the explorer sound to you compared to guitars with a more conventional shape. I don’t mean the pick ups but the resonance of the body?
Ah haha . . . That one was not too dear to let go eh? Or, do you mean it’s still in the closet somewhere?
By the way, before Jimi Hendrix played the Stratocaster upside down, he played one of these.
The Sears Silvertone model 1448, made for Sears by Dan electro. This model was reputed to be Jimi’s first electric guitar.
He probably turned it upside down, too, and it was probably in much better condition than this one I got for $200.
Electronics worked ok when I plugged it in & quiet as well, but it’s missing the whole chrome tailpiece/bridge/whammy bar business.
This one is soon going to be playable, but I’m never going to restore it to original condition, because better ones can be had for very reasonable money.
I am almost certainly going to customize this to a great degree just because I can and original parts will be both expensive and cheap at the same time (if you know what I mean.)
The Sears Silvertone model 1448, made for Sears by Dan electro. This model was reputed to be Jimi’s first electric guitar.
He probably turned it upside down, too, and it was probably in much better condition than this one I got for $200.
Electronics worked ok when I plugged it in & quiet as well, but it’s missing the whole chrome tailpiece/bridge/whammy bar business.
This one is soon going to be playable, but I’m never going to restore it to original condition, because better ones can be had for very reasonable money.
I am almost certainly going to customize this to a great degree just because I can and original parts will be both expensive and cheap at the same time (if you know what I mean.)
Brilliant. Purple Hay's are in my brain! Jimmy switched 'em around because he strummed leftie.
I often wonder what life would have been like if Mr. Gubitosi told me to try a leftie set up instead
of a traditional right hand set up. I guess we'll never know. Excuse me while I kiss the sky.
The lady who sold me the Silvertone had this as well, with the tattered case, and it is a real player. Not some warped up wallhanger. Here is my new/old 1967 Silvertone Bobcat, with some hotrod gold pickups.
This guitar and the stickers on that case represent lots of 1970s/80s/90s Fresno Tower District music culture. There is more than just the guitar here.
The setup, the pickups, the custom nut, and the roadwear tell me this instrument was played by someone serious.
Then it fell over, the knobs were damaged, and it was put away. There was sadness. There was a divorce. Many tears were shed, but now there will be some happiness.
Because even with the whammy bar removed, the missing knobs, and the battlescars, this thing not only plays, but the tone with these pickups on this 58 year old wood is just legendary.
My first guitar was a $30 1969 Silvertone, and as a kid of 16 I had no real appreciation for what I had. I hated it. I hated the high action, the crappy tuners and the matt finish, but it had something.
It had tone. For a cheap guitar it sure didn’t sound like some plywood cigar box.
Well this Bobcat has much more. It has the kind of tone that brought out my wallet. If it wasn’t 6 AM I would demonstrate. ;-)
This guitar and the stickers on that case represent lots of 1970s/80s/90s Fresno Tower District music culture. There is more than just the guitar here.
The setup, the pickups, the custom nut, and the roadwear tell me this instrument was played by someone serious.
Then it fell over, the knobs were damaged, and it was put away. There was sadness. There was a divorce. Many tears were shed, but now there will be some happiness.
Because even with the whammy bar removed, the missing knobs, and the battlescars, this thing not only plays, but the tone with these pickups on this 58 year old wood is just legendary.
My first guitar was a $30 1969 Silvertone, and as a kid of 16 I had no real appreciation for what I had. I hated it. I hated the high action, the crappy tuners and the matt finish, but it had something.
It had tone. For a cheap guitar it sure didn’t sound like some plywood cigar box.
Well this Bobcat has much more. It has the kind of tone that brought out my wallet. If it wasn’t 6 AM I would demonstrate. ;-)
I really hated the stock tail piece, because it seems so regular and square on this swoopy mid-century jellybean of a guitar
Here I am laying out a new custom tailpiece.
The pattern is glued to a round stainless steel burger press.
I roughed that out with the sawzall and then dressed it on the grinder. Then I put it flat on the belt sander, and did all the edges, finishing the last bit by hand
This forms the base of my tailpiece. I will polish it, then tig weld the bridge and the string anchors to it from below.
The height & level adjustment on the stock bridge is achieved by the bridge sitting on two large flat head wood screws, which you can adjust through a small screwdriver hole in each corner of the tailpiece.
The third screw is your string anchor.
There’s a small fourth screw through from underneath, which anchors the wooden bridge to the tail piece.
It goes thru a slot, and you can just see it sticking out from under the wooden bridge in the picture of the stock tail piece.
Here I am laying out a new custom tailpiece.
The pattern is glued to a round stainless steel burger press.
I roughed that out with the sawzall and then dressed it on the grinder. Then I put it flat on the belt sander, and did all the edges, finishing the last bit by hand
This forms the base of my tailpiece. I will polish it, then tig weld the bridge and the string anchors to it from below.
The height & level adjustment on the stock bridge is achieved by the bridge sitting on two large flat head wood screws, which you can adjust through a small screwdriver hole in each corner of the tailpiece.
The third screw is your string anchor.
There’s a small fourth screw through from underneath, which anchors the wooden bridge to the tail piece.
It goes thru a slot, and you can just see it sticking out from under the wooden bridge in the picture of the stock tail piece.
I had a change of heart about the bridge and I ended up making it from aluminum.
Don’t tell anybody, but I used a metric square.
The bridge started out looking like this. But I felt that it was too regular.
After some more shaping it looks like this, and the scale length is more correct.
I have just started cutting the slots in the bridge and the strings aren’t exactly in the right positions yet but it is getting close.
Don’t tell anybody, but I used a metric square.
The bridge started out looking like this. But I felt that it was too regular.
After some more shaping it looks like this, and the scale length is more correct.
I have just started cutting the slots in the bridge and the strings aren’t exactly in the right positions yet but it is getting close.
Oh yes… I found this classic Cry Baby Wah Wah pedal.
I’ve only touched one of these before in my life so it’s quite an adventure.
I’ve only touched one of these before in my life so it’s quite an adventure.
The Fojill bass came today.
No damage, but not set up. I spent two hours adjusting the truss rod and the bridge. They ship this with the strings and the truss rod loose. The bridge is not set up at all.
But the adjustments are easy to do, if a bit tedious.
So far I’m really in love. I haven’t played the bass since 1972. I was in highschool.
The bag, strap & cable they give you are really cheap, but the guitar is not. The finish is nice and the neck is birdseye maple. The body isn’y maple though.
Basswood, poplar or similar.
The machine heads are very nice and they are actually nicer than the ones shown in the advertisement.
But it’s about 1.5” too long to fit in my case. I contemplated modifying the head so that it would fit my case, but I will avoid that. I’m gonna go out tomorrow and buy $100 case for $100 guitar.
No damage, but not set up. I spent two hours adjusting the truss rod and the bridge. They ship this with the strings and the truss rod loose. The bridge is not set up at all.
But the adjustments are easy to do, if a bit tedious.
So far I’m really in love. I haven’t played the bass since 1972. I was in highschool.
The bag, strap & cable they give you are really cheap, but the guitar is not. The finish is nice and the neck is birdseye maple. The body isn’y maple though.
Basswood, poplar or similar.
The machine heads are very nice and they are actually nicer than the ones shown in the advertisement.
But it’s about 1.5” too long to fit in my case. I contemplated modifying the head so that it would fit my case, but I will avoid that. I’m gonna go out tomorrow and buy $100 case for $100 guitar.
Here we can see that Carl was right. The new bass didn’t quite fit in this case. It‘s about 2” too long.
For some reason I’ve always wanted a Hawaiian guitar but never even played with one until today. I bought this cheap Rogue ( Like new) at a small discount.
Somebody had kicked it & loosened one of the legs. I had to glue & plug 3 little screw holes and it is fine.
I got case, picks, &!two expensive steel slides with it.
A $20 Earnie Ball and a $40 Jim Dunlop.
For some reason I’ve always wanted a Hawaiian guitar but never even played with one until today. I bought this cheap Rogue ( Like new) at a small discount.
Somebody had kicked it & loosened one of the legs. I had to glue & plug 3 little screw holes and it is fine.
I got case, picks, &!two expensive steel slides with it.
A $20 Earnie Ball and a $40 Jim Dunlop.
Those Rogue lap steels are fun. I had one years ago. I put lighter strings on it and tuned it up to open G like my Dobro. Mine was an earlier model. They didn't include the legs and the cable jack was left of the bridge and in the way of your hand. I relocated it to the end. Later models have the jack relocated already. I played it thru a chorus pedal.
