kizanski Posted September 14, 2020 Author Posted September 14, 2020 Today's Featured Guitar: 2002 Gene Baker B1 #612 This one has changed hands many, many times with several people on this board, but mostly @edgar_allan_poe and I trading/selling it back and forth to each other. Beautiful, round back neck. No fret wear. Made 10/23/2002 Mahogany with carved top. Tort binding. Tort pick guard. Standard C profile: .830"/.980" Ebony fret board 25.5" scale Grover Rotomatic Tuners OHSC Peter Florance VooDoo PAF pickups. 8 pounds, 14.5 ounces
JGale Posted September 14, 2020 Posted September 14, 2020 Have owned^^^^^^^! Concur. Acoustic Voice is impeccable.
kizanski Posted September 15, 2020 Author Posted September 15, 2020 Today's Featured Guitar: 2012 FACKYO II Stratobird Why is it called the Fackyo II? Because Fackyo, and Fackyo II! I bought this as a project: bare body and neck made in some guy's garage or basement wood shop. The idea of a Firebird head stock on a Strat jazzed me and for the $150 he was asking (I think) I figured I'd roll the dice. Swimming pool route... no inlays... a blank canvas. I had a drawer full of humbuckers, so that's what it got at first. For tuners I originally wanted Gibson Firebird tuning machines, but they aren't the best and they're a bit pricey (and heavy), so I opted for the Steinbergers. As for paint, I wanted something metallic and nobody sprays metallic and sparkle like Big Ben @Stike. During the wet-sanding process. The Fackyo II v.1.0 Not unlike the Tele Thinline, once it was together, I realized that it was lacking. I wasn't crazy about the tiny frets and I had (and still have) a dozen guitars with a long scale and dual humbuckers. I found myself thinking I could have thought this one out better. So, Fackyo II v.2.0 had to happen. The Steinberger tuning machines with their 40:1 ratio work really well, so they remained. Along with the DiMarzio Stratocaster bridge that I had had in the parts drawer for over 30 years, these were the only hardware pieces that remained. I sent the guitar out to Shane at HEL to refret, rewire and reapply the new custom decals. My friend Dave Wintz hooked me up with a pair of Rio Grande BBQ Trons, which Shane demos below.
gtrdaddy Posted September 16, 2020 Posted September 16, 2020 9 hours ago, kizanski said: Today's Featured Guitar: 2012 FACKYO II Stratobird Why is it called the Fackyo II? Because Fackyo, and Fackyo II! I bought this as a project: bare body and neck made in some guy's garage or basement wood shop. The idea of a Firebird head stock on a Strat jazzed me and for the $150 he was asking (I think) I figured I'd roll the dice. Swimming pool route... no inlays... a blank canvas. I had a drawer full of humbuckers, so that's what it got at first. For tuners I originally wanted Gibson Firebird tuning machines, but they aren't the best and they're a bit pricey (and heavy), so I opted for the Steinbergers. As for paint, I wanted something metallic and nobody sprays metallic and sparkle like Big Ben @Stike. During the wet-sanding process. The Fackyo II v.1.0 Not unlike the Tele Thinline, once it was together, I realized that it was lacking. I wasn't crazy about the tiny frets and I had (and still have) a dozen guitars with a long scale and dual humbuckers. I found myself thinking I could have thought this one out better. So, Fackyo II v.2.0 had to happen. The Steinberger tuning machines with their 40:1 ratio work really well, so they remained. Along with the DiMarzio Stratocaster bridge that I had had in the parts drawer for over 30 years, these were the only hardware pieces that remained. I sent the guitar out to Shane at HEL to refret, rewire and reapply the new custom decals. My friend Dave Wintz hooked me up with a pair of Rio Grande BBQ Trons, which Shane demos below. That’s freaking great Mike! The SN DMK-LI is priceless.
gtrdaddy Posted September 16, 2020 Posted September 16, 2020 On 9/8/2020 at 5:14 PM, kizanski said: 2008 Gibson Les Paul '58 Reissue R8-F - $3750 This Les Paul is one of the most chimey LPs I’ve ever owned. It plays VERY smooth and fast. New owner will not be disappointed!
cmatthes Posted September 17, 2020 Posted September 17, 2020 6 hours ago, gtrdaddy said: This Les Paul is one of the most chimey LPs I’ve ever owned. It plays VERY smooth and fast. New owner will not be disappointed! You’re NOT helping me here! 😆
guitarzandstuff Posted September 19, 2020 Posted September 19, 2020 Kiz.... pm me RE: Hemi Bird. Way too early (and or late) to figure this software out!!!
JGale Posted September 19, 2020 Posted September 19, 2020 I have not had the pleasure of owning that Les Paul, but I'd surmise the acoustica voce is as sweet as all get out.
kizanski Posted September 23, 2020 Author Posted September 23, 2020 On 9/15/2020 at 10:59 PM, gtrdaddy said: The SN DMK-LI is priceless.
kizanski Posted September 23, 2020 Author Posted September 23, 2020 23 minutes ago, jisham said: NOCASTER FOR ME! Don't you mean no 'caster?
jisham Posted September 23, 2020 Posted September 23, 2020 48 minutes ago, kizanski said: Don't you mean no 'caster? CHECK YOUR EMAIL!
kizanski Posted September 24, 2020 Author Posted September 24, 2020 1 hour ago, jisham said: CHECK YOUR EMAIL! Jaye Rocker shows you how it's done!
Eli Posted September 24, 2020 Posted September 24, 2020 On 9/10/2020 at 10:43 AM, kizanski said: Today's Featured Guitar: 1972 Fender Telecaster Thinline This guitar has a very long and not-so-distinguished history, but one thing you should know going in is that this is all @Jeff R's fault. Back in 2004, Jeff REE-shard introduced me to an artist named Tab Benoit, who was starting a non-profit organization charged with raising awareness about the eroding Gulf Coast wetlands. This turned out to be prophetic on Tab's part because what no one knew at the time was that a little hurricane named Katrina would show up a year later. "Voice of the Wetlands" needed a website, and Jeff put us in touch. During this time I purchased every bit of Tab's music i could find and ate it up. The next summer Jeff organized a Louisiana tour for me and @edgar_allan_poe which had so many moving parts, and which was executed so flawlessly and without incident, that orchestra leaders are legally obligated to address Jeff as Maestro. At one point we found ourselves sipping moonshine with Tab in his living room. -Me, August, 2005, in Tab's Houma, Louisiana backyard, fondling his '72 Thinline - one week before Hurricane Katrina, incidentally. I had to have a Thinline after that, and it had better be a sunburst finish '72. Then this basket case of a wreck showed up on eBay. So this shows up on eBay a year later. Just the body, pick guard, neck, tuning machines and OHSC. If you look at the photos folder, you'll see the guitar in several states of assembly and disassembly. This guitar was shown no consideration of care before I acquired it, and that's fine. It's a Fender with a lot of honest wear and a good deal of abuse. But it had its issues, too. As I mentioned, I just bought the body and neck. It came with a black pick guard, but being a Tab Benoit fanboi, I wasn't interested in anything that wasn't like Tab's "Big Gun" which sported the pearloid version. Yes, that's a single coil route in the middle position. Apparently someone wanted to put the Nashville Tele spin on this Thinline. ho boy... At least I didn't have to worry about ruining it. I got as many parts I could directly from Fender; pickups, pick guard, knobs, etc. I assembled it, but to be honest it wasn't that great a player. It had the sound (even with me playing it) but the 7.25" neck radius, the small frets and the tons of polyurethane they poured on these necks, it was, in a word, "unpleasant." Also, the juxtaposition of the beat-to-shit body and neck with the brand new pick guard and hardware was not a good visual fit. IT didn't look good and it didn't play good. So it sat, or hung, depending on the situation. Years later when Jeff started building, repairing, modifying and restoring guitars professionally, I shipped it off to him and told him to go nuts. It might seem redundant to tell a certified nut to "go nuts," but Jeff also happens to be extremely talented, focused and unwavering in his goal which is perfection. No other person could have done this for me. Aging all of the hardware, stripping a ton of poly off of the neck, leveling the board to more of a modern radius, re-fretting with jumbo frets, potting the pickups, splitting the coils, and on and on and on... Check the photos folder and you'll see dozens and dozens of photos Jeffro snapped while toiling over this instrument. And that's what it became - an instrument. Jeff is and artist. Oh, and he can play, too. Then he had a buddy come check it out. So maybe $2,250 sounds like a big ask for a guitar with this much...work...done to it, but there are a good deal of original '72 Thinlines out there for twice the price with which you probably couldn't get through a single "Mary Jane's Last Dance" during your gig at Buffalo Wild Wings. So, are the pickups wired out of phase in the coil cut situation? And they're the USA Wide Ranges, I assume...
kizanski Posted September 24, 2020 Author Posted September 24, 2020 8 hours ago, Eli said: So, are the pickups wired out of phase in the coil cut situation? And they're the USA Wide Ranges, I assume... @Jeff R might remember how he wired it. The pickups were from Fender (not from a parts guitar), so I'm not sure where they were made.
Jeff R Posted September 24, 2020 Posted September 24, 2020 The '72 Thinline is wired SOLD. It's returning to the Shack. Kiz, check your messages.
kizanski Posted September 24, 2020 Author Posted September 24, 2020 24 minutes ago, Jeff R said: The '72 Thinline is wired SOLD. ...and that's how THAT works.
kizanski Posted October 1, 2020 Author Posted October 1, 2020 Check the 1st post for price drops - some substantial, some less so, and a couple not at all.
kizanski Posted October 1, 2020 Author Posted October 1, 2020 44 minutes ago, Jeff R said: Back in the Bayou ... thanks again, my bro Kiz. SEND IT BAAAAACK!!
cmatthes Posted October 1, 2020 Posted October 1, 2020 Did you negotiate visitor’s rights on the Tele? I’m pretty sure Jeffro would be accommodating...
kizanski Posted October 1, 2020 Author Posted October 1, 2020 4 minutes ago, cmatthes said: Did you negotiate visitor’s rights on the Tele? I’m pretty sure Jeffro would be accommodating... My guess is he never lets it out of his sight again.
Winter Posted October 8, 2020 Posted October 8, 2020 On 9/12/2020 at 12:09 PM, kizanski said: Today's Featured Guitar: 2004 Hamer Korina Special, AKA "The Spruceburst" I'd wager most of you reading this are already familiar with this guitar and the story of how it came to be and be in my possession. For those of you who aren't, here we go again. This guitar is the first of two built. The only reason there is a second is because this one wasn't built as it was spec'ed. Back in 2003, @butcher ordered this guitar as you see it, but with a thin head stock (like on the BCR Juniors of the time) and strip tuners. Like this. When the guitar arrived, it had the standard thickness head stock and Grover tuning machines. Butcher was disappointed and opted for Hamer to make him a replacement. As luck would have it, I stumbled into the frame shortly after this exchange and this guitar was up for grabs. I grabbed it. Here's the Custom Order Certificate which lists the spruce top, korina body & neck, Sustain Block bridge from @hamerhead, etc, and Me as the customer interestingly enough. Hmmmmmmm.... Even with all of the custom features, it's not unique, however. There is another. Butcher has it, he plays it, and he never sells anything. So, while you may see another, this is the only one you'll ever see for sale. Choose wisely. What a beauty.
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