Weird Question...

[Lucius Paisley]

This probably belongs in off-topic, I don't know, it's about a guitar, so...

Ever take your guitar in for a repair/upgrade/etc. then sometime later realise you really miss that guitar? I took my Ibanez LP (yeah, yeah, "those are junk, it's not a real Les Paul, play authentic, blah blah blah") in to have chrome parts installed on Thursday morning, and by Friday afternoon I really wanted my guitar to be finished and back in my hands already.

I thought I was just being stupid, but I figured... HOPED... somebody else might get this.

Anyone?


Oh, while I'm thinking of Ibanez, what's the deal with headless guitars making some kind of comeback? Is somebody playing a joke? Was Dr. Evil frozen in the early 80's, has since been unfrozen and it's one of his humorously outdated ideas for world domination? I mean, what am I paying you people for? Throw me a fricking bone here.

 

[Dave Locher]

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When I go on vacation I miss whatever guitar is my fave at that time. "Gee, this is fun. Sigh. I wonder what my guitar is doing right now..."

 

[GuitarDoc]

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This probably belongs in off-topic, I don't know, it's about a guitar, so...

Ever take your guitar in for a repair/upgrade/etc. then sometime later realise you really miss that guitar? I took my Ibanez LP (yeah, yeah, "those are junk, it's not a real Les Paul, play authentic, blah blah blah") in to have chrome parts installed on Thursday morning, and by Friday afternoon I really wanted my guitar to be finished and back in my hands already.

I thought I was just being stupid, but I figured... HOPED... somebody else might get this.

Anyone?


Oh, while I'm thinking of Ibanez, what's the deal with headless guitars making some kind of comeback? Is somebody playing a joke? Was Dr. Evil frozen in the early 80's, has since been unfrozen and it's one of his humorously outdated ideas for world domination? I mean, what am I paying you people for? Throw me a fricking bone here.

Solution...

Get more guitars.

 

[GuitarDoc]

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When I go on vacation I miss whatever guitar is my face at that time. "Gee, this is fun. Sigh. I wonder what my guitar is doing right now..."

When I'd go on vacation to Hard Rock Resort in Cancun, they'd let me check out a guitar for my stay (they have many models of Strats and Teles to choose from). After a day or so it felt like I was wasting my vacation because I could play guitars at home. I haven't checked another one out for many years now.

 

[NegativeEase]

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When I'd go on vacation to Hard Rock Resort in Cancun, they'd let me check out a guitar for my stay (they have many models of Strats and Teles to choose from). After a day or so it felt like I was wasting my vacation because I could play guitars at home. I haven't checked another one out for many years now.

I always take a guitar on vacation and play while lounging. Read/Write/Draw/Play Guitar/Relax - thats the perfect Vacation in my book.

 

[Artie]

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Sometimes I'm the bad guy here. I'm the guy you bring it to, then you don't get it back for a few days. Either because you have a couple jobs in front of you, or I need to order parts. But I feel your pain. As Doc said . . . get more guitars.

 

[GuitarDoc]

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My biggest heartache now is that there is no way I can play all of my guitars in a year. And because I love all of them so much i can't bring myself to sell any of them to thin the herd.

(I guess that's a better pain than not having enough guitars though).

 

[eclecticsynergy]

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Brought my favorite acoustic in for refretting; my Martin guru was very busy and he told me six weeks.
Though he got it done in five, I missed that guitar a lot.
I have others of course but it just isn't the same.

My #1 has been in need of new frets for some time now and I just can't bring myself to take her in.
I dread being without for an extended period.
Even though I have others just as nice, we have a special bond.

 

[PFDarkside]

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That just means it’s your number 1, right?

 

[Lucius Paisley]

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That just means it’s your number 1, right?

It seems to be. Even though I hadn't played it since I removed the old hardware, meanwhile I bought a bigger cabinet specifically for that guitar, then finally I decided to stop pissing around and just take it to a repair shop.

I just hope when it's ready I can afford to pay for it, otherwise the wait is even longer.

 

[Empty Pockets]

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This thread is really depressing.

 

[BloodRose]

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I dont get headless guitars either... And Keisel (formerly Carvin) seems to be real big on them too. I mean the Steinbergs (sp?) were cool as they were smaller and more travel friendly..

 

[Mincer]

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Well, Steinbergers were more professional than just as travel guitars. Mine is a wonderful instrument, and the headless design makes it ergonomically more balanced, and it is much easier to tune and restring.

 

[DavidRavenMoon]

Weird Question...

I do all my own work (I’m a luthier) but I have favorite guitars. I currently own about 10 guitars and 9 basses, half of which I built. But I’m generally playing one guitar and one bass. I guess I’m used to them.

An instrument doesn’t have to be expensive to be good. And I’d rather play an Ibanez than a Gibson or Fender. My main bass is my 1987 Ibanez SR-885LE.

And headless guitars are cool. I almost bought an M series Steinberger back in the 80s. I regret not buying it now.


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[Lucius Paisley]

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And I’d rather play an Ibanez than a Gibson or Fender. My main bass is my 1987 Ibanez SR-885LE.

Weird way of putting it, "I'd rather".

I have no idea why or how I became an Ibanez fan. I bought a pawn shop Roadstar II in the 90's for $120 and played that until the guts fell out. Stupidly didn't think of keeping the body, just thought I could get another one whenever. I guess that guitar hooked me more than I realised. I wasn't really paying attention to people who were known for playing Ibanez - Rocky George, Joe Satriani, Paul Gilbert, etc. - I kind of ignored Paul because of the whole Mr. Big/"that song". Silly me - But then there was a separation and I figured I could buy any guitar I wanted (I had the money at the time) as some kind of bandaid to that, and I basically ran towards Ibanez.

I couldn't say "I'd rather" play Ibanez, it just became a comfort. As far as Gibson and Fender, they're out of my price range, I COULD buy an Epiphone or a Squier, but for so long it just seemed like giving up/sour grapes, "oh, I can't afford this, so I'll buy this consolation prize instead". I guess another thing I like about Ibanez is they have the guts to put their main brand on their cheaper run of guitars. G and F almost seem embarrassed they have cheaper guitars. They're slowly coming around, but that kind of elitist bull**** has always irked me.

Anyway, that's just me. Can you explain your feeling of "I'd rather play Ibanez than..."?

 

[Diego]

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I've done setups in two Strandbergs, a Boden and a Salen. I wouldn't own neither of them but holy crap they're serious about quality.
Absolutely phenomenal, even if the Boden had some minor issues here and there it's still a wonderful guitar.

I guess if you dig them, you dig them. I'll keep my Les Paul.

 

[Aceman]

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When one is gone, I use it as an opportunity to fall back in love with another.

 

[GuitarDoc]

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You gotta learn how to do your own fretwork. It's not that hard. You just gotta be careful and take your time to do it right.