Guitar Nerds Anonymous

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAf_5nn9zNI&feature=related

Im having a bit of a clear out. I bought a load of gear for recording, so none of this stuff has been gigged or even out of the house!
Tokai SG (the cheap one) was £250-selling for £150
various pedals-delays, boosters,wah's, vib-trems etc etc (pm me for specifics)
Danelectro DC 59 with case,this is the good 90s one not the modern one with allthat matte paint-£250
Very rare 80s Seiwa Bass in post box red- japanese from the ibanez factory (one of their many budget off shoots) looks like a p-bass with the ibanez roadster 4 in line headstock- £150
Danelectro Dano 63 bass red/black burst, unused! £120

flyingpig, I may be interested in the Danelectro bass. long or short scale?

Sorry, can't believe I left that bit out. Its the 30'' scale version (short). Thanks. Im not in London so I willhave to add postage to those prices.

ooh excellent. sold if it plays/sounds nice
i'll pm you

What Wahs do you have?

That DC59, wassit like? Everyone loves the look but I'm always suspicious that they're style over substance...

Its a BBE wah, really smooth classic tone. I had a bit of a thing for BBE stuff.
There is no getting away from the fact that the danelectro's were always made to be a budget guitar, cheap wooden bridge and lightweight bodies. They do play great but if you are obsessive about intonation and super low set up, you would prob need to replace the bridge with one of their modern pro bridges. The tone you get from that wooden bridge is great though. It really rounds the tone giving it a warm sound. The pickups were always so bright they cut the top of your head off in any other guitar (have seen them fitted to fenders and jackson surf guitars) but on the dano with the semi body and wooden bridge backing off the treble, they work great.

ADVICE NEEDED...

Hi guys,
i'm 16 years old and have been playing classical guitar for around 10 years, i guess i'm alright, i did my grade 8 a while back and have been intending to audition for london music colleges for ages... these would be in november
however, i also play the sax which im pretty average. What i really love to listen to more than anything else is jazz... mainly hardbop but also the jazz greats of the guitar Herb Ellis.. Joe Pass.. etc. It really brings a smile to my face...
i think that i'd really love to give jazz guitar a shot... take a few lessons and see how it goes... but i have a feeling i'd get hooked and i'd hate to see myself drifting away from the classical guitar/my jazz guitar playing interfering with my classical playing...
perhaps its because i've put so much time into the classical guitar or perhaps its because i'm worried that i wont have enough hours in the day to practice jazz guitar in order to get good enough to audition for academy/guild hall/college etc but im hesistant to start now even though i'm almost 100% sure i'd love it...
what do you guys think i should do? stick to the classical guitar... give jazz guitar a shot...
has anyone else been in a similar situation?
sorry for sounding overly dramatic i just really want to make a career out of music and this is quite a big decision...
WILL

sorry for sounding overly dramatic i just really want to make a career out of music and this is quite a big decision...

You should follow whatever you have the most drive and energy for, and it seems like at the moment that is jazz.

Would choosing one over the other prevent you from being a session musician? I doubt it, if you can play, you can play. Youve got your grade 8 already (well done) even if you end up not playing your classical guitar for a few years and only using a pick. You could still do a Bmus with jazz guitar right?

I dont think it will prevent you being a session musician in the future, if you want to/need to play classical you could just rehone your skills.

For any other musical career it really really would not matter at all.

I dont want to sound condescending here, but life is quite long. Don't restrict yourself to anything. You think Herb Ellis and Joe Pass started out playing Jazz guitar? Some of the best thrash metal players started out playing classical and wear there influences on their sleeve. Some of the best jazz players i know started out listening and playing heavy rock. What Im trying to say is, being proficient doesn't mean you are good when it comes to music. Cross pollination is good. Your Jazz playing will get better because of the classical training and vice versa. Goforit!
Oh and good luck, its a shit business.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBCnEh1zOGg

i say do it. there more versatile you are the greater the probability you will be called for session work. i studied at the institute of contemporary music performance, as they teach all styles and this allowed me to be at a good level in all genres. if you just want to focus on two thats very do-able. i would even say you could even branch out some more. your classical background will give your modern playing a twist. i'm still in touch with world class jazz players who teach at the icmp. i'm happy to refer you to one if you need a few jazz tips. they are all busy session players too so they will be able to give you great advice regarding making a living out of music.

i too have a few bits for sale-

dunlop EVH wah- mint boxed. £offers?
dunlop uni vibe mint boxed. £100
skreddy pedals screw driver. mint no box £75
gibson custom shop 339, cherry red. mint. £1k
musicman SMY2D. tobacco burst with matching headstock. mint. £1k

anyone after a line 6 pod v2.0 it's about 7 months old, hardly used....

anyone wanna swap my strat for a half decent similar price acoustic?

Could someone explain what a celluloid bound fingerboard might mean?

Theres a cheapish acoustic guitar I want to buy which has a maple fingerboard. Something which I love on electric guitars I have used. But this acoustic one seems excessiveley glossy, like its caked in some kind of varnish.

Is this what "celluloid bound" means?

and is it a good thing or bad?

plastic edging also called binding around the edge/sides of the fret board

nah, binding refers to edging. like dis;

Celluloid is a well old material to use. Is it an old piece of kit? It was used for scratch plates on fenders till the mid 60s. It shrinks, cracks and in certain circumstances can combust. Im not saying the person selling it is wrong, just not heard of it being used for a long while. The thick lacquer might be cellulose which might be where there is some confusion. Like I say, I could be completely wrong, if so i like to see what it is.

Celluloid will flake like your granny's scalp, in a kind of endearing way. After that the binding best be well glued else it'll peel away, as happened with my Gretsch Electromatic. To be fair it took 10 minutes and some araldite to fix it.

Uh, has anyone ever played a '73 Telecaster Slimline? The semi hollow bodied one? 600 odd quid? I'd be interested to know...

Yes'm, what do you want to know?

Here's as good a thread as any to ask. I bought some guitar hangers - cheap ones with round mounting plates with 3 screw holes. If I just screw them to the wall using plasterboard fixings will they take the weight of a Les Paul or should I fix them to a plank of wood screwed into the studs?

Small screws wont hold it into plasterboard. You can get big plasterboard screws that you can screw into- a bit like a rawl plug with a massive self tapping thread on the outside. They are good.

Really good heavy duty plugs ought to be sufficient,just if fixed well.
But you'll have a far better/more secure fix if you use timber batten/plank.

I've got a bunch of these:
http://www.plasplugs.co.uk/fixings-plasterboard-super.html

I've used those big self-tapping ones before, and I would not use them again.