polara Posted May 24, 2016 Posted May 24, 2016 ...you get your ol' NAMM holoflake Guild Bluesbird back, clean it up, polish the frets, change the strings and set it up but the low E keeps buzzing ONLY when it's not being fretted. So you put a drop of SuperGlue in the nut slot. Problem solved, no buzzing, stays in tune. Other redneck guitar hacks to share?
Biz Prof Posted May 24, 2016 Posted May 24, 2016 Eons ago I met a fellow who owned one of those fancy late seventies Les Pauls with the five-piece neck. The old gent had quite a gun collection, and I recall that he used to wipe down the strings on that Lester with Hoppe's No. 9 bore cleaner. If that ain't redneck, I'll kiss your ass.
RobB Posted May 24, 2016 Posted May 24, 2016 That geetar is uglier than Death backin' outta an outhouse readin' Mad magazine.
gorch Posted May 24, 2016 Posted May 24, 2016 Wrap a humbucker pickup cover surround with scotch tape to prevent buzzing within the frame. I've just done that with the P94 on the red Standard. It actually is a German coast pirate trick.
Ting Ho Dung Posted May 24, 2016 Posted May 24, 2016 Well there was this thing about a beaver biting your nipple.
it's me HHB Posted May 24, 2016 Posted May 24, 2016 break off toothpicks w wood glue in hole for stripped strap buttons
Greg G Posted May 24, 2016 Posted May 24, 2016 57 minutes ago, RobB said: That geetar is uglier than Death backin' outta an outhouse readin' Mad magazine. I think it's slicker than snot on a glass doorknob. I missed out on it twice. Congrats on the re-purchase. I've mixed bone dust with super glue and re-filed nut slots.
RobB Posted May 24, 2016 Posted May 24, 2016 Well, I didn't mean the Guild, just doing a redneck quote. I like Bluesbirds.
hamerhammer Posted May 25, 2016 Posted May 25, 2016 I broke the headstock clean off a Les Paul Custom in the 80's and just nailed it back in place. Worked great. More lazy and technically useless than redneck.
cspot Posted May 25, 2016 Posted May 25, 2016 ....your drummer tells you he forgot his bag of sticks at home....when you get to the gig......in the middle of nowhere.....so you cut a broom handle into 3 pieces; 2 for playing 1 for......
LefThanDed Posted May 25, 2016 Posted May 25, 2016 Your solo in Nantucket involves spoons on a Les Paul glued over with pennies for "more sustain".
crunchee Posted May 25, 2016 Posted May 25, 2016 You poke holes in your amp's speaker cone with a pencil, to get that authentic 'Rumble' distortion sound like Link Wray did: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumble_(instrumental)
gorch Posted May 25, 2016 Posted May 25, 2016 10 hours ago, it's me HHB said: break off toothpicks w wood glue in hole for stripped strap buttons Funnily, I just have applied this trick without the glue for one screw hole for a pickup ring on the red standard. Worked great as usual.
gorch Posted May 25, 2016 Posted May 25, 2016 10 hours ago, Ting Ho Dung said: Well there was this thing about a beaver biting your nipple. You have never told us you prefer bondage.
scottcald Posted May 26, 2016 Posted May 26, 2016 Hmmm. Fishing line to replace nylon strings when they break?
Toadroller Posted May 27, 2016 Posted May 27, 2016 Time to bring out what I found under the pick-guard of my Daytona again. I paid $250 for it, and it's my favorite, even considering. Note the wood screw in the pick-guard. It doesn't grab onto anything. Not enough toothpicks.
Biz Prof Posted May 27, 2016 Posted May 27, 2016 19 minutes ago, Toadroller said: Time to bring out what I found under the pick-guard of my Daytona again. I paid $250 for it, and it's my favorite, even considering. Note the wood screw in the pick-guard. It doesn't grab onto anything. Not enough toothpicks. Hey Bo, wat-chiss! I'm fixin' to take a drill to this here 'Hammer' git-tar.
Steve Haynie Posted May 27, 2016 Posted May 27, 2016 What people do with power tools can be horrible. Does no one own a cheap router and a halfway decent template for stupid modifications?
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