diablo175 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Cali Family Portrait: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomerang~Junkie Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Unbelievable - wow! So, is it eleven or twelve in that harem ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 1 minute ago, Boomerang~Junkie said: Unbelievable - wow! So, is it eleven or twelve in that harem ??? Eleven guitars, 12 necks. How's that? 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uluc Akay Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 I'm speechless and breathless... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorch Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Very colorful. I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 2 hours ago, gorch said: Very colorful. I love it! Just need a blue one to complete the spectrum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio Custom Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 2 minutes ago, diablo175 said: Just need a blue one to complete the spectrum A blue O'Connor marble. And a Guns and Money. And a Hollowskull. It's a journey, not a destination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 22 hours ago, diablo175 said: "Look at all that color... It looks like Walt Disney threw up."-Wendell Sonny Lawson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 Just now, kizanski said: "Look at all that color... It looks like Walt Disney threw up."-Wendell Sonny Lawson Walt would have exceptional taste in super strats, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 6 minutes ago, Studio Custom said: A blue O'Connor marble. And a Guns and Money. And a Hollowskull. It's a journey, not a destination. Actually, had a blue Cali but sadly, like the Guns and Money & Hollowskull, it had no reversed head stock. It was destined to go. Utility governs whatever collecting jonz I might have and the herd will likely remain without those. In fact, this herd will likely shrink in the next few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasteddie Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 22 hours ago, diablo175 said: Cali Family Portrait: I'm sorry I can't look at this. Your lawn is terribly patchy and you can have all the Calis in the wold but if you're not properly scarifying your lawn and adding some Evergreen 4 in 1 grass treatment then frankly I'm surprised you're even allowed to be on this forum. ...waiter, check please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 9 minutes ago, fasteddie said: I'm sorry I can't look at this. Your lawn is terribly patchy and you can have all the Calis in the wold but if you're not properly scarifying your lawn and adding some Evergreen 4 in 1 grass treatment then frankly I'm surprised you're even allowed to be on this forum. ...waiter, check please. Not sure how lawns look in early Spring in Blighty but here, that's actually pretty good for early April. Some years, we're still waiting for snow to melt at this stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kizanski Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 1 minute ago, diablo175 said: Not sure how lawns look in early Spring in Blighty but here, that's actually pretty good for early April. Some years, we're still waiting for snow to melt at this stage. Too F-ing true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Haynie Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Life is unfair, and diablo175 should enjoy every bit of that situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBraz Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 I can confirm I've played all but one of these. My personal favourite is the Cali Custom (C3). It does everything right - huge sound, rolls off on the volume brilliantly, responsive, looks cool and is fast. Before my last visit just over a week ago, rather conveniently, Diablo75 has setup his guitars much more in line with my own so I found playing them an absolute breeze. What an AWESOME set of Cali's. ROCK ON!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted April 9, 2019 Author Share Posted April 9, 2019 1 hour ago, DBraz said: I can confirm I've played all but one of these. My personal favourite is the Cali Custom (C3). It does everything right - huge sound, rolls off on the volume brilliantly, responsive, looks cool and is fast. Before my last visit just over a week ago, rather conveniently, diablo175 has setup his guitars much more in line with my own so I found playing them an absolute breeze. What an AWESOME set of Cali's. ROCK ON!!! Fixed. In fairness to DBraz- I was somewhat prompted (inspired?) to adjust the action on the majority of my axes following on the heels of a discussion we had about string height a while back. More recently, I read something that also discussed the connection between tone and string height and had been tinkering with them trying to find the sweet spot- that perfect balance between optimal tone and ease of playing. Not that it helps. I still play like shit. 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Scepter Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted April 9, 2019 Author Share Posted April 9, 2019 58 minutes ago, Dave Scepter said: Wow! I have the same reaction almost every time I go into my studio where they're kept. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabe Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 22 hours ago, diablo175 said: Actually, had a blue Cali but sadly, like the Guns and Money & Hollowskull, it had no reversed head stock. It was destined to go. Utility governs whatever collecting jonz I might have and the herd will likely remain without those. In fact, this herd will likely shrink in the next few years. The doubleneck aslo does not have a reversed head stock. Can you send it to me please for $350? Gabe 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted April 9, 2019 Author Share Posted April 9, 2019 3 minutes ago, Gabe said: The doubleneck aslo does not have a reversed head stock. Can you send it to me please for $350? Gabe 😎 The Double neck gets a bye. It makes up for it's rather pedestrian head stock orientation by having two necks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAMERMAN Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Amazing collection! What did you decide about string height that prompted the change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Scepter Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 45 minutes ago, diablo175 said: I have the same reaction almost every time I go into my studio where they're kept. What it must be like walking into Jims Studio... Treasures for sure!.. thanks for sharing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studio Custom Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 1 minute ago, diablo175 said: The Double neck gets a bye. It makes up for it's rather pedestrian head stock orientation by having two necks Reminds me of a comedy skit: So I'm dating this girl for a while, and she wants to talk about something. I'm figuring, arrggghhh, she's gonna wanna move in with me or make this too serious. So she starts off with, "I want you to know I'm bi". I am LIKE YESSSSSSSSSSSSS this is the best day of my life!!!!!!!!!!!!! "polar". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crunchee Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 On 4/8/2019 at 11:36 AM, kizanski said: "Look at all that color... It looks like Walt Disney threw up."-Wendell Sonny Lawson My favorite line/scene from 'The End', great example of a 'Technicolor yawn', kinda. The Calis are cool, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo175 Posted April 10, 2019 Author Share Posted April 10, 2019 On 4/9/2019 at 11:26 AM, HAMERMAN said: Amazing collection! What did you decide about string height that prompted the change? Well, I don't measure that shit except by feel and, occasionally, eye- but it's gotta be low enough to facilitate optimal ease/speed of fretting, but far enough off the board to avoid any fretting out or buzzing and far enough off the pickups to get a good tone. Naturally, p'up height also factors in to that equation a good bit. It also goes without saying that "good tone" is highly subjective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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