Guitar Tech Talk

[matman55]

You have GOT to get a camera! Seriously- every kid's got a phone these days- no camera on yours? I'm starting to think it should be a membership requirement! LOL


*face palm* I know , I know. and i find a phone to be VERY anoying. i perfer face to face conversations.less chances for miscommunication.

Yeah- things sure have changed. I think those necks cost me about $30 each, and they really aren't bad! I bought them for two project builds. One was a beaten old Yamaha (project: YamaHell). My thrash-metal buddy beat the living crap out of it for about 15 years. It was horrible when I got it. The neck had a twist (hence the new neck) the body wood was indescribably molested, there was fake blood all in the cavities (from his stage act) the wiring was a rat's nest... Ecch! Anyhow, I started rebuilding it for kicks- just to see if I could. I got all the bodywork done and primed, ready for paint.

sounds like you where a acomplished luthier at one point.



The other project was for my buddy. It's an imported knockoff of a Gibson Explorer. I can't imagine why he wanted me to restomod it, but he has some sort of attachment to it. I got all the bodywork done on that one, and actually cut down the new neck. The new neck shipped as a 24-fret, and the guitar body is scaled for a 22. I must have checked my saw alignment 15 times before cutting the neck- I was so paranoid of screwing up a brand new neck. That project is in mothballs, I can't even look at it, too freaky. Last September, at the tender age of 41, he had a very serious stroke. He's alive, but cannot really speak and is completely paralyzed on the right side of his body. Obviously, guitar playing is not in his near future- probably never again.

At first I thought it would make a nice gift to finish the project ahead of schedule for him, but I am WAAAAAY too afraid of his reaction if I were to present him with it. Think about it- he'll VERY likely never play again- and I'm going to present him with a special guitar? I'm not that brave...

wow,thats a real sticky situation.is there any sort of adaptation,like some sort of automatic strummer? And do you think that he wants to see and hold his newely restormoded guitar? if i coulnt play anymore i would still have 5+ guitars sitin in my room.i dont think ill ever give up buying and selling guitars,but thats just me

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Nah- I'm not a luthier. Musician? Yes. Technician? Yes. But AFAIK a luthier is capable of building guitars (I never actually built one). Especially accoustics. I did do all the set up and repairs and other tech stuff for the band.

As for my friend Jim, I'm still stumped. I just keep thinking that if I was in his shoes, I'd be heartbroken to get this guitar knowing I'd never make it sing.

As far as any kind of adaptation/strumming thing? I doubt it. Considering the music he was into, I can't see it as possible. We ain't talking Bob Dylan and Neil Young. Death Metal, Thrash, Punk stuff... You get the idea. Too heavy for me, which is why I never stayed with his band. He got me started, but I hated the music, so it was a learning experience.

 

[anderkart]

The other project was for my buddy. It's an imported knockoff of a Gibson Explorer. I can't imagine why he wanted me to restomod it, but he has some sort of attachment to it. I got all the bodywork done on that one, and actually cut down the new neck. The new neck shipped as a 24-fret, and the guitar body is scaled for a 22. I must have checked my saw alignment 15 times before cutting the neck- I was so paranoid of screwing up a brand new neck. That project is in mothballs, I can't even look at it, too freaky. Last September, at the tender age of 41, he had a very serious stroke. He's alive, but cannot really speak and is completely paralyzed on the right side of his body. Obviously, guitar playing is not in his near future- probably never again.

At first I thought it would make a nice gift to finish the project ahead of schedule for him, but I am WAAAAAY too afraid of his reaction if I were to present him with it. Think about it- he'll VERY likely never play again- and I'm going to present him with a special guitar? I'm not that brave...

Hey Chris, my mom had a major Stroke that resulted in her right side being paralyzed and effected her speach. She wasnt a musician but I know she never lost her love of music...

Check out this site: http://www.folkofthewood.com/page2469.htm

This search link has a bunch of one-handed guitarist videos: http://www.google.com/search?source....,cf.osb&fp=f1b5d8077bf71047&biw=1024&bih=556

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUUlcrJLl0Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZ4iiF7nr4o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9C7fEnuhVA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKbLvMxj2I0

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Thanks, Eric- I'll follow that up.

Yeah- I really feel for Jim. Not only was he completely paralyzed on the right, but his vocabulary was reduced to about 6 words. Amusingly enough, f**k was one of those words. Good ol' Jim...

VERY hard to observe.

 

[matman55]

lol,that reminds me of my other brother,he has CP and he cant talk but he can sign though, some how he figured out how to flip me off 3 in different ways!

 

[Doc Sprocket]

Now that is creative!

 

[matman55]

yup, hes sortoff created his own language. he can tell me very specific things,like turn the fan down or open the curtain,its amazing how vocaly deprived people still communicate just as well as people who can talk.I think hes more articulated than me sometimes!

 

[bighead]

Here you go.

 

[matman55]

what is that?besides a giant flying v

 

[bighead]

what is that?besides a giant flying v

It's at the national guitar museum from what I saw.

 

[TripleT]

One and a half armed guitar player. Pretty awesome.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-LLUJVYNV0

 

[matman55]

so how bout them guitars huh?you got any toystory?

 

[Skittl3]

ive got a slammer by hammer im just learning to play, (its my sisters old guitar) man i miss my drum set though, we have a small house so the drums are at my cusions.....

 

[matman55]

lol,dont be suprised if that guitar ends up there too!


Ive got 5 guitars,a 1977 dean acoustic, dean vendetta xm, cozart double neck sg guitar and a alvarez regent 5209.

to me that vendetta was the best choise for a begineer who is in to more heavy rock styles,its not great on the harmonics but it has a nice GRRRRRRRRRRRR to it.i droped a lesi west mountain of tone in the bridge position so i can still play strait clean music,and then i flip on the distortion for rockin blues!all in all its like a rock version of the fender strat.