Random Pics of Your Sevens
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Themistocles
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Trying to get her in the "right light"
I really enjoy the vibe... white says pristine but look closer and its like bridezilla after the wedding was hit by a tornado. Im not really into guitars that look like furniture collection porn (fine for others and I do appreciate the skill) or white guitars for that matter but this... this looks like an old great white shark. Which is cool.
odibrom
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... unless it is a brand with more or less 5 years old and this model is at most 2... which doesn't comply with such distressed look of years of abuse, so, one has to understand it was relic'ed... which imo is kind of... meh and I don't get the appeal of doing so. I'm ok with battle scars, true ones that originated in accidents and use and abuse, but relic'ing a guitar on purpose just for the looks... but what does my opinion matter here? if it suits one's fancy, just go for it...
I dig it a lot, plus i happen to be on a relic binge atm
Themistocles
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I dont like relicing very much but this is more than that... there is frankensteinage going on here... its honest abuse because it isnt so precious about its wear. It looks like it was in a grizzly bear hunting accident and someone patched it up in the field. It says to me, "Im not old... simply made for abuse... more please!"
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Stirred up some controversy it seems...
Well I bought the guitar new 2 months ago and it was a little experiment in getting it to look as messed up as possible but sound and play like a dream (for metal purposes). I did some modifications to it and also some real "Frankensteining" with the pickup route.
And somehow it really polarizes. Theres peeps how love the look and others who hate it. But damn, Themistocles I really like your impressions! You have hit the nail on the head, this axe is there to abuse and be abused!
It is the great white from now on.
Well I bought the guitar new 2 months ago and it was a little experiment in getting it to look as messed up as possible but sound and play like a dream (for metal purposes). I did some modifications to it and also some real "Frankensteining" with the pickup route.
And somehow it really polarizes. Theres peeps how love the look and others who hate it. But damn, Themistocles I really like your impressions! You have hit the nail on the head, this axe is there to abuse and be abused!
It is the great white from now on.
odibrom
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The controversy is the relicing act. Personally, I'm not a fan of it, it "sounds" fake or "wanna be" kind of thing. However, since it's innocuous to anyone (I hope you haven't get to those results hitting the guitar in someone else's head, right?) and merely aesthetic (the relicing part), do whatever you fancy.
Themistocles
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Thank you, I'm a published writer and once was a music critic way back in the 1990's and Ive decided to mess around and lazily drop things around here.
As to the controversy... there's the whole "clothes make the man" thing, which you may or may not buy into? I dont completely buy it but one sure as hell behave differently if you are wearing a tuxedo vs say work overalls. The argument is this an affectation? Well any accessory is so why not. This certainly isnt a formal guitar and its not like its some ultra high end instrument so its a way for you to break it in a bit. I bought a second seven string a few months ago because my other one is this kinda fancy Carvin custom order with some odd aspects and I just want something a bit less precious to fuck around with on a combo amp by the couch and TV. I can bring out the fancier stuff when needed but I can leave the other one out all the time. Seems like you had a similar need, something pre distressed so no need to stress over. Besides a white guitar has certain "untouched" virginal quality to it that might not be good for the abuse you wanted to dish out. Seems like you are well in touch with what you wanted and aesthetically it delivers.
I used to run a small recording studio and people would always bring in instruments they just got. Sometimes it was inspiring, other times it left them feeling exposed and in unfamiliar situation they made them play with less fire. In those cases Id sometimes point them to a more familiar or even a more beat up axe to grind away on.
Anyway, you seem happy and I think you should be. I dig the vibe.
buck fever
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buck fever
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Clearly, I do not understand how to embed a dang photo in here.
odibrom
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That is quite a collection... nice to look at and daydream with it...
buck fever
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Thank you, my friend!
cardinal
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nice stuff!
cardinal
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Here's my current 7 string. I would like to add to it after parting with my first ones (an ARZ 307 and a Soloist), though.
thats killer! who made it?
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Thanks, man. The builder is Ellis Songy based near the DFW area.
jaxadam
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iPhone 12 Pro portrait mode.
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jaxadam
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Thanks man, this is a great guitar. It's the one that's been in my avatar for 10+ years. Yes, that's the original trem. I have had pickup swap plans for this one for a long time and just cannot get around to it.
odibrom
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How so? Pickup swap is the most forward reversible mod one can do to a guitar... unless of course one commits the barbaric action of routing the pickups' cavities... Go for white pickups and since you're at it, also white switch tip...
The problem on pickup swapping is finding the right swap, but then, place some PCB block connectors at the switch and test drive pickups at your will without having to do any solder job anymore or even inside of the guitar...
