NGD...unplanned...but then...aren't they all?

[mmr007]

So right after the gym I was heading to Taco Bell when that little voice popped in my head and said "you know.....there's a guitar store not far from Taco Bell. You don't have to buy anything. Just look" So I said "shut up little voice. The whole reason I went to the gym in the first place is to justify going to Taco Bell so you wouldn't pop up in the first place". But my little voice is very persuasive and I am easily swayed so in addition to carrying a bag with two crunchy tacos and two beef burritos (and a large pink lemonade) into the house, I also had to carry these two things in the house. The strat is a standard MIM Lake Placid Blue (2009) but that is a color I have wanted for awhile. But after deciding I wanted it....then I saw the other thing... the partscaster thingy. I asked about it and the guy said he didn't know what it was but I could have it for $200 now or $250 after set up. Suspecting it was a Warmoth neck and it clearly had a floyd (not fr special) and schaller tuners it seemed like a no brainer. Not big on the faux relic or the color of the body but that is easily fixed. The neck is pretty and comfortable so.....yeah....NGD











I have NO idea what kinda home made pickup this is. Also the guitar body started life as a six point vintage trem before the flat mount FR install. I don't know what kinda body but definitely not a MIM strat. I also don't know what kinda wood it is.



It's so.......pretty in blue.

 

[ArtDecade]

Mega Sweet.

 

[budda]

LPB rules.

 

[jaxadam]

Gym then Taco Bell?

 

[exo]

Ok, this feels a whole lot less like “unplanned”, and whole lot more like “fuck it, let’s make “gonzo porn”.

not criticizing in the least, just saying…..

 

[mmr007]

Gym then Taco Bell?

If I do Taco Bell THEN gym...my tummy hurts

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

My girlfriends Strat that I’m putting stuff into is Lake Placid Blue. Nice.

 

[jaxadam]

If I do Taco Bell THEN gym...my tummy hurts

I did go to Hooters one time before the gym and that was a huge mistake. Mostly because I ended up dating one of the girls for like 9 months.

 

[Spaced Out Ace]

I did go to Hooters one time before the gym and that was a huge mistake. Mostly because I ended up dating one of the girls for like 9 months.

Did she at least pack some big namesakes?

 

[mmr007]

My girlfriends Strat that I’m putting stuff into is Lake Placid Blue. Nice.

Wait...are you saying I bought a girl's guitar?....crap. Let's just keep this between us ok?

Oh and this is a quick update. This was definitely gonna happen because the only proper LPB is one with a rosewood board



So now one of my black strats is saying "wait why do I have to have a maple neck?"....yes, my guitars and I talk to each other regularly

 

[jaxadam]

Did she at least pack some big namesakes?

You know, everything changed when she got pregnant. My name… my address… my phone number…

Alright, alright, I’m done detailing. Congrats on the serendipitous score! And congrats on the post-workout Chalupa!

 

[mmr007]

You know, everything changed when she got pregnant. My name… my address… my phone number…

I didn't wanna be rude and suggest anything but that 9 months comment stuck out like a sore....uh

 

[jaxadam]

I didn't wanna be rude and suggest anything but that 9 months comment stuck out like a sore....uh

Actually it was on and off for like three years, and the second comment was a joke.

 

[MetalDestroyer]

So now one of my black strats is saying "wait why do I have to have a maple neck?"

"I am inevitable" -Eric Clapton

 

[mmr007]

WTF?!!!!! You cannot make this up. The guitar has a very nice warmoth neck ....but has a piece of mousetrap as the support platform for the garbage pickup I removed?

 

[Manurack]

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WTF?!!!!! You cannot make this up. The guitar has a very nice warmoth neck ....but has a piece of mousetrap as the support platform for the garbage pickup I removed?

That right there proves that it truly is a Warmoth type partscaster hahahaha

 

[Manurack]

But for just $200? That looks like a fun guitar to fuck around on. What pickup are you going to install next?

 

[MaxOfMetal]

This is great. This is all great.

 

[jaxadam]

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WTF?!!!!! You cannot make this up. The guitar has a very nice warmoth neck ....but has a piece of mousetrap as the support platform for the garbage pickup I removed?

This could be a Thread of the Year in the making…

 

[mmr007]

But for just $200? That looks like a fun guitar to fuck around on. What pickup are you going to install next?

I installed a dimarzio tone zone but only because that's all I have laying around unused right now is old dimarzios and stock epiphone pups I ripped out. Not sure what it will ultimately end up with if anything. Not gonna lie I'll never get used to the redneck relic job so I will probably tear it apart and repaint as an "inspired by EVH" or just look on ebay for a black FR ready body