guitar pet peeves
- marqueemoon
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guitar pet peeves
I'll start.
vintage top loading Telecasters that have been sloppily retrofitted for string-through (usually that someone is asking an astronomical price for)
"reissues" with gigantic frets
poorly placed string trees
tremolo arms that sit too close to the body
shimmer
vintage top loading Telecasters that have been sloppily retrofitted for string-through (usually that someone is asking an astronomical price for)
"reissues" with gigantic frets
poorly placed string trees
tremolo arms that sit too close to the body
shimmer
- thenewromance
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Re: guitar pet peeves
"Rare" and "sought-after" in basically every classified and auction. (OSG being a refreshing exception)
- Larry Mal
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Re: guitar pet peeves
Gosh...
1) Cheap hardware on every Gibson and most other electric guitars that I have to pull off and replace.
2 )Poor or non-existent shielding on electric guitars, especially in the 21st century where there is so much more EFI and RFI noise compared to the early days of the electric guitar (which were often shielded better).
3) There being every bullshit configuration of Jazzmaster that there can be except for a gigging ready, working man's American Standard.
4) And even if there was # 3 see # 1 and 2, above.
1) Cheap hardware on every Gibson and most other electric guitars that I have to pull off and replace.
2 )Poor or non-existent shielding on electric guitars, especially in the 21st century where there is so much more EFI and RFI noise compared to the early days of the electric guitar (which were often shielded better).
3) There being every bullshit configuration of Jazzmaster that there can be except for a gigging ready, working man's American Standard.
4) And even if there was # 3 see # 1 and 2, above.
Back in those days, everyone knew that if you were talking about Destiny's Child, you were talking about Beyonce, LaTavia, LeToya, and Larry.
- PixMix
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Re: guitar pet peeves
Uncut string ends that look like it's a birds nest in really early stages.
- spacecadet
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Re: guitar pet peeves
The fact that, in 2016, every nut on every guitar is different. And none of them seem to have quite even spacing or slots of the right height.
A freakin' egg slicer could cut nuts better than Fender could most of the time.
A freakin' egg slicer could cut nuts better than Fender could most of the time.
- Hyphen Nation
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Re: guitar pet peeves
All of these, but particularly the gibson and poor shielding. I have a Gibson smart wood studio that I love. It's light, bright and resonant, sounds amazing unplugged. The stock pickups were complete garbage. I replaced them, but now I want to go in and shield the whole thing and replace the entire wiring harness. Why should I have to do that on a quality, american made guitar?Larry Mal wrote:Gosh...
1) Cheap hardware on every Gibson and most other electric guitars that I have to pull off and replace.
2 )Poor or non-existent shielding on electric guitars, especially in the 21st century where there is so much more EFI and RFI noise compared to the early days of the electric guitar (which were often shielded better).
3) There being every bullshit configuration of Jazzmaster that there can be except for a gigging ready, working man's American Standard.
4) And even if there was # 3 see # 1 and 2, above.
- Larry Mal
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Re: guitar pet peeves
I have no idea. I'm starting to kind of view guitars as like a "starter kit" of some kind. I'm not usually all that picky about pickups, but lame and cheap hardware really bums me out.Hyphen Nation wrote: Why should I have to do that on a quality, american made guitar?
Back in those days, everyone knew that if you were talking about Destiny's Child, you were talking about Beyonce, LaTavia, LeToya, and Larry.
- Grandmasterdavid
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Re: guitar pet peeves
1:Jumbo frets.
2:Neck relief.
3:Tune-o-matic bridges,mainly the saddles.
These are my pet peeves,ymmv.
2:Neck relief.
3:Tune-o-matic bridges,mainly the saddles.
These are my pet peeves,ymmv.
- Squirrel
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Re: guitar pet peeves
1. Cheap straps on vintage/expensive guitars.
2. "A modern take on a classic design!"
3. eBay listings where one of the photos is of some dino-rocker playing an identical guitar.
2. "A modern take on a classic design!"
3. eBay listings where one of the photos is of some dino-rocker playing an identical guitar.
- MechaBulletBill
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Re: guitar pet peeves
Preach!Grandmasterdavid wrote:1:Jumbo frets.
2:Neck relief.
3:Tune-o-matic bridges,mainly the saddles.
These are my pet peeves,ymmv.
I hate the fact that every amp that is valve, affordable and less than 50watts runs on el84s. I know why it is, it's because master volumes and "valve saturation at home/studio levels!" is something everyone wants to say their amp has when most people who give a shit have a hundred pedals that will do great distortion tones with a clean amp. Just let amps be clean, use big bottles in your sub £500 amps. Your bedroom rawker has a £50 made in china pedal for when they want a dumb super-saturated sound, or at least a modeling effect that please them well enough.
- FEXII
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Re: guitar pet peeves
''The best guitar I have ever played'' being in every classified and every auctionthenewromance wrote:"Rare" and "sought-after" in basically every classified and auction. (OSG being a refreshing exception)
- mjet
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Re: guitar pet peeves
Calling guitars "axes".
- soggy mittens
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Re: guitar pet peeves
flippers, though that is music gear in general >_>
some what related while on PP topic, when the next band starts loading on stage before you have amps and pedal boards off stage, like seriously? ffs.. wait 2 more minutes
some what related while on PP topic, when the next band starts loading on stage before you have amps and pedal boards off stage, like seriously? ffs.. wait 2 more minutes
If OSG has tort me anything...
- andy_tchp
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Re: guitar pet peeves
Ugh, yes.soggy mittens wrote:when the next band starts loading on stage before you have amps and pedal boards off stage, like seriously? ffs.. wait 2 more minutes
Nothing slows me down more than this when I'm trying to pack up. I'm pretty particular about rolling cables properly, if another band starts doing the above I'll make sure they're rolled perfectly before I move any other gear
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Re: guitar pet peeves
when i drive past yard sales i try to do a quick scan to see if there's an old guitar...mjet wrote:Calling guitars "axes".
today i passed one...it was an "AXE" guitar...
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