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Let's see the guitars

it's just me said:
By the way, I am not worried about anybody coming to get my guitars, I have insurance and other ways to discourage burglars.
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I'm glad you are insured, something many musicians, pro and amateur, neglect. Keep in mind, most musical instrument thefts occur on the road, not at homes, and not at studios. After a gig, everyone is tired if not exhausted, and some simple jerk walks off with a fine instrument while everyone is dragging rear ends and packing up. Or when after a gig, traveling home on public transportation and falling asleep. Crimes of opportunity.
 
OldFatGuy said:
I'm glad you are insured, something many musicians, pro and amateur, neglect. Keep in mind, most musical instrument thefts occur on the road, not at homes, and not at studios. After a gig, everyone is tired if not exhausted, and some simple jerk walks off with a fine instrument while everyone is dragging rear ends and packing up. Or when after a gig, traveling home on public transportation and falling asleep. Crimes of opportunity.
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That is true, you are right, which is why I never let my gear out of my sight, if for no other reason than I don't want some kid wearing a Marlon Brando jacket (the one with all the zippers) picking up my guitar. Someone almost knocked a guitar stand over with one of my Les Paul's in it. You never saw anybody move faster than I did.

Aside from that, I don't use expensive guitars when playing out, the most expensive one will be about $700. Losing it would be a damn shame, losing a real Les Paul really would be a crime.
 
it's just me said:
The guitars I am showing here are mostly road warriors that I don't mind taking out (and BTW, I can use these pictures for insurance purposes). A few years ago I came to a point in my playing career where I had to be able to play acoustic guitar amplified, so I have a group of those, some of which are shown here. I think the Ovation is my go-to electric acoustic, I have been playing them since they first came out.

By the way, I am not worried about anybody coming to get my guitars, I have insurance and other ways to discourage burglars.
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Nice thread! I hope you post a few music videos in the Tavern of you performing!
 
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NWRatCon said:
And more useful in a stick up. Does anyone remember "El Kabong?"
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Back in those days El Kabong used an acoustic. Imagine getting clubbed with a solid body electric.
 
it's just me said:
Back in those days El Kabong used an acoustic. Imagine getting clubbed with a solid body electric.
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"Ouch". Actually, that's only if you regain consciousness.
 
it's just me said:
That is true, you are right, which is why I never let my gear out of my sight, if for no other reason than I don't want some kid wearing a Marlon Brando jacket (the one with all the zippers) picking up my guitar. Someone almost knocked a guitar stand over with one of my Les Paul's in it. You never saw anybody move faster than I did.

Aside from that, I don't use expensive guitars when playing out, the most expensive one will be about $700. Losing it would be a damn shame, losing a real Les Paul really would be a crime.
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i have them to play. especially when playing out for others to hear. even my '60 330 in its cardboard case. i have lost a couple of guitars. one, on loan to a friend's daughter, who sold it while in college; a '66 MIJ jaguar, no great loss. and a late 60s les paul custom, taken by my 'friend' during his no-notice texas relocation. so, in my experience, it's the ones you know who are more likely to nik an instrument or pedal
 
justabubba said:
i have them to play. especially when playing out for others to hear. even my '60 330 in its cardboard case. i have lost a couple of guitars. one, on loan to a friend's daughter, who sold it while in college; a '66 MIJ jaguar, no great loss. and a late 60s les paul custom, taken by my 'friend' during his no-notice texas relocation. so, in my experience, it's the ones you know who are more likely to nik an instrument or pedal
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I disagree, some of the best guitars I have seen are MIJ. Years ago I had a MIJ Ibanez copy of a Gibson SG and I thought it was at least as good as the Gibson it was copied from.

The Epiphone pictured is a MIJ Aria copy of an Epiphone Crestwood (people have called them Ariaphones) because I couldn't touch a real 60s Epiphone. But, it feels and sounds like a Gibson SG.
 
I have:

Fender Marauder
Gibson Les Paul BFG Gary Moore Signature Edition
 
it's just me said:
I disagree, some of the best guitars I have seen are MIJ.
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no doubt SOME MIJ guitars are great, as i own a few of them
but i assure you, my '66 jag made in japan was not one of them. hell, every guitar coming out of the gibson and fender custom shops are not good. the best bass i own is a MIJ SQ squier; it has the tone of James Jamerson with some flats. in that early 80's era the squier model was not the low end version we see today but was intended for the non-USA audience. have great MIJ SQ versions of a tele and a strat. outstanding guitars - once the electronics are replaced. but NOT that jag. which is why losing it does not keep me up at night

Years ago I had a MIJ Ibanez copy of a Gibson SG and I thought it was at least as good as the Gibson it was copied from.

The Epiphone pictured is a MIJ Aria copy of an Epiphone Crestwood (people have called them Ariaphones) because I couldn't touch a real 60s Epiphone. But, it feels and sounds like a Gibson SG.
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there are great guitars are every price point. you just have to find the ones that are special. i have never played a nocaster that was not amazing. other than that, there are dogs at every level, in my experience. sometimes, a good set up is needed. other times, nothing will make that guitar anything better than firewood
 
Have any of you ever heard of Charles Orr?
Chuck made the very first CUSTOM handmade guitar Prince ever bought.


"To Chuck Orr, the greatest guitar maker in the world"
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Right before Prince died, he had Terry North of Capitol Guitars restore and rebuild the instrument, and add some fancy artwork on it. He played it one more time in Amsterdam a few months prior to his death.

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Checkerboard Strangler said:
Have any of you ever heard of Charles Orr?
Chuck made the very first CUSTOM handmade guitar Prince ever bought.


"To Chuck Orr, the greatest guitar maker in the world"
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Right before Prince died, he had Terry North of Capitol Guitars restore and rebuild the instrument, and add some fancy artwork on it. He played it one more time in Amsterdam a few months prior to his death.

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Who has it now?
 
Nap said:
I have:

Fender Marauder
Gibson Les Paul BFG Gary Moore Signature Edition
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The Marauder name threw me because Gibson made something called a Marauder when they were owned by the refrigerator company. It had a Les Paul style body with three different pickups and ot looked like a high school kid had built it in shop class. The workmanship was fine but it was butt ugly.

I looked up the Fender Marauder and reading about it I remembered hearing about the version with the pickups under the pick guard but I have never seen one in person.
 
it's just me said:
The Marauder name threw me because Gibson made something called a Marauder when they were owned by the refrigerator company. It had a Les Paul style body with three different pickups and ot looked like a high school kid had built it in shop class. The workmanship was fine but it was butt ugly.

I looked up the Fender Marauder and reading about it I remembered hearing about the version with the pickups under the pick guard but I have never seen one in person.
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That was the original, they discontinued it long time ago. Mine is technically called a "Modern Player" Marauder. It came out for a short run in the early 2010s and featured a triple bucker pick up. It was a cheap guitar but was surprisingly good quality and the pickup gave it it's own unique tone. I'm actually shocked they discontinued it again.

Fender Modern Player Marauder | Reverb

Mine is Lake Placid Blue but is still in mint condition, that used one looks like hot garbage.

Edit: Ha, I paid like $375 for it and it is worth nearly double that now.
 
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Nap said:
That was the original, they discontinued it long time ago. Mine is technically called a "Modern Player" Marauder. It came out for a short run in the early 2010s and featured a triple bucker pick up. It was a cheap guitar but was surprisingly good quality and the pickup gave it it's own unique tone. I'm actually shocked they discontinued it again.

Fender Modern Player Marauder | Reverb

Mine is Lake Placid Blue but is still in mint condition, that used one looks like hot garbage.

Edit: Ha, I paid like $375 for it and it is worth nearly double that now.
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So can you split the 3 coil pickup or how does that work?
 
it's just me said:
So can you split the 3 coil pickup or how does that work?
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Flicking through the guitar's five-way switch you get the Triplebucker in its humbucking mode; all three coils on; the inside coil of the Triplebucker on its own; that inside coil combined with the P-90-style neck pickup; and the neck pickup solo
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I figured I would just copy and paste it rather than type it out.

Here is an article on the guitar.

Fender Modern Player Marauder review | MusicRadar

I was looking for another guitar and just came across a youtube review and thought I would give it a try.
 
Checkerboard Strangler said:
It's still in storage at Paisley Park as far as I know.
Chuck Orr passed away in 2006, so there are no more Orr guitars being made.
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Years ago I had a 1959 Les Paul Jr. Along the way a previous owner had added a pickup and a custom pick guard that looked like a HS kid had made it in shop class. It had started life as a sunburst finish but by then had been painted black. (There was a lot of that going on in those days). This was just when the LP buzz was getting started and I just saw it as an ugly old guitar that sounded and played great.

Then one day I went into a music store to try out an amp, so naturally I took my guitar along. The store owner offered my a trade for one of the then new Les Paul Deluxe, the one with the mini humbuckers. At that time I figured the guy had about as much in the new deluxe as I had in my modified Junior so I went for it.

Years later I saw a picture of Glenn Frey playing a black Les Paul that looked for all the world like the one I had traded in, and I wondered if perhaps that store owner had been on the lookout for a guitar like that when I came along. So I called a friend of mine who had lived, breathed, ate and slept guitars for most of his life and had been a luthier and repairman in his life. He was also the guy who sold me the 59 LP.

He said he has seen Glenn with that guitar and had wondered the same thing.

It doesn't matter anymore, Glenn is dead we were never able to determine if that was indeed my guitar, but that's my luthier friend and famous person guitar story.
 
it's just me said:
Years ago I had a 1959 Les Paul Jr. Along the way a previous owner had added a pickup and a custom pick guard that looked like a HS kid had made it in shop class. It had started life as a sunburst finish but by then had been painted black. (There was a lot of that going on in those days). This was just when the LP buzz was getting started and I just saw it as an ugly old guitar that sounded and played great.

Then one day I went into a music store to try out an amp, so naturally I took my guitar along. The store owner offered my a trade for one of the then new Les Paul Deluxe, the one with the mini humbuckers. At that time I figured the guy had about as much in the new deluxe as I had in my modified Junior so I went for it.

Years later I saw a picture of Glenn Frey playing a black Les Paul that looked for all the world like the one I had traded in, and I wondered if perhaps that store owner had been on the lookout for a guitar like that when I came along. So I called a friend of mine who had lived, breathed, ate and slept guitars for most of his life and had been a luthier and repairman in his life. He was also the guy who sold me the 59 LP.

He said he has seen Glenn with that guitar and had wondered the same thing.

It doesn't matter anymore, Glenn is dead we were never able to determine if that was indeed my guitar, but that's my luthier friend and famous person guitar story.
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Believe it or not a friend of mine played drums for Glen Frey.
Yeah he's a drummer but he's also a record producer.

I could make a couple of inquiries. It's entirely possible that he might know all about that guitar.
 
Checkerboard Strangler said:
Believe it or not a friend of mine played drums for Glen Frey.
Yeah he's a drummer but he's also a record producer.

I could make a couple of inquiries. It's entirely possible that he might know all about that guitar.
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I have no trouble believing that at all, the world is getting smaller all the time.

That had to have been 45-50 years ago that I traded it off. In the meantime, guitars and amps have gotten so much better I am over the vintage guitar thing. I know that's blaspheme to some people, but I have a chinese made acoustic that's every bit as nice as any Martin I have ever owned, and I think the Paul Reed Smith guitars are as good as any Les Paul I have owned.

I traded that guitar to a shop in or near Cleveland, it was probably in the city limits, don't remember the name of the store, I was only there one time. Maybe my buddy would remember. So if Glenn got his guitar in Cleveland there is a chance it might be the same one.
 
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