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JakeDobner Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle	Posted on Sep 12 2009 12:10 PM MissingLink And as you know, it's just plain cool playing a guitar that's older than yourself. Indeed, my Supro Belmont is more than twice as old as I am. Top
zak Joined: Sep 24, 2007 Posts: 2728	Posted on Sep 12 2009 12:58 PM This post has been removed by the author. Last edited: Sep 27, 2009 17:41:07 Top
MissingLink Joined: Jul 23, 2008 Posts: 488 Edge of the East China Sea	Posted on Sep 12 2009 02:14 PM zak The second neck screw is neck tilt adjustment, not intonation, btw. D'oh! That's what I was trying to say; what I really had in mind was action, not intonation. Not only was the neck tilting messed up, but the lateral alignment, too. With only one screw holding the neck on, the thing was actually free to pivot. Not hard to see why _that _feature didn't catch on. I like the overall feel of the Dual Tone, and I don't mind the frets. But after the SGV or the Dano, I'm always conscious of the need to shove my hand up and down the Supro's neck. With the Hodad, I never give it a thought. Perhaps those slender necks have spoiled me, but yeah, the Supro neck is a little chunky for my taste. I adapt to it alright if I leave the other guitars alone for long enough, but it seems everything on a Hodad is exactly the right size and in exactly the right place for me. In the end it's all rather moot, as I display the grace of an ox on any guitar. The sound of those pickups and the knowledge that they've been on there for 50 years makes me willing to overlook this guitar's foibles. And of course there remains my original reason for lusting after a Dual Tone in the first place -- I'm pretty sure you know what that was! Top
JakeDobner Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle	Posted on Sep 12 2009 02:17 PM I wouldn't call the neck slow. I don't play as well on the Supro as I do on my other guitars, but that is probably because I am not use to it. The nut width is thinner and the neck's depth is thicker. So it just feels odd coming off of playing my other stuff. I have no problem with the frets. Can't beat how those guitars sound though. That's for sure. Top
surfin_bird Joined: Jun 09, 2009 Posts: 267 Amstelveen [The Netherlands]	Posted on Sep 23 2009 01:58 PM Well this are my favorite guitars from left to right 1967 yamaha sg-12, yamaha sgv-800, FMT Korean tele, Duesenberg outlaw I also own a old musima acoustic, a hofner congress acoustic (which my dad bought when he was twelve, in 1967) and a yamaha 302s which was my first guitar — Member of the league of banana yamaha's ! Top
JetBlue Joined: May 30, 2006 Posts: 746 Cool, CA	Posted on Sep 23 2009 03:50 PM MissingLink D'oh! That's what I was trying to say; what I really had in mind was action, not intonation. Not only was the neck tilting messed up, but the lateral alignment, too. With only one screw holding the neck on, the thing was actually free to pivot. Not hard to see why _that _feature didn't catch on. I've got the same guitar and had the same problem with the neck moving laterally. Zak spent some time in chat with me, giving me tips on setting it up. He's your man if you need help with that. — Don Top
MissingLink Joined: Jul 23, 2008 Posts: 488 Edge of the East China Sea	Posted on Sep 23 2009 09:24 PM Surfin_bird: You made the right choice with that Yamaha SG-12. What a beauty! JetBlue: Agreed, Zak's the first guy I'd call with a Supro problem. I was out-of-country with little or no internet access when I first got my hands on this guitar. When I started messing with it, the bridge fell off and the neck was all over Christendom. First impression: Great, a guitar held together by it's f*ckin' strings! Seems fine now, though, knock on wood. Top
JakeDobner Joined: Feb 26, 2006 Posts: 12159 Seattle	Posted on Sep 23 2009 09:35 PM MissingLink the bridge fell off and the neck was all over Christendom. That was an amazing sentence. One of my favorites ever, I have to start using the "all over Christendom" line. Brilliant. Top
MissingLink Joined: Jul 23, 2008 Posts: 488 Edge of the East China Sea	Posted on Sep 23 2009 09:37 PM For you, I'll waive the royalties. Top
RK Joined: Sep 25, 2009 Posts: 127 Montreal, Kwee-bec	Posted on Sep 25 2009 12:09 PM Looking at them all together, it's a real mess... The cousins: image my first guitar, and the guitar that led me here: Aria Diamond (1532T), '69-'70, made in Japan by Matsumoku; Vantage VS-600 bass, made in Japan by Matsumoku; Vantage 111T, made in Korea, not by Matsumoku. The siblings: image image Spitzenreiter (house brand) R1, my second guitar, hollow-body plexiglass made from a Harmony--apart from the case, the best parts of this are the Harmony pickups; Spitzenreiter W, walnut, made with parts I bought because I thought they looked cool; And the rest: image image image Charvette, came free with case with GR-33 synth, great colour (fluorescent red), great playability; Epiphone Custom Shop Firebird, supposedly with neck-through construction, because I wanted one; Ampeg Amg100, bought new(!) because it was on sale and because I wanted one. Geez, look at all the humbuckers. Amps, not so much... — RK Top
Lime Joined: May 12, 2009 Posts: 68 Chicago	Posted on Sep 25 2009 09:02 PM I like the Spitzenreiter W. To me, it looks like a shark, and you plug in through the mouth. And you can twist its eyeballs around in their sockets. Top
mreverb Joined: Oct 02, 2009 Posts: 2	Posted on Oct 02 2009 08:04 PM '59 Jazzmasterimage '64 Jaquar Top
connie_mack Joined: Sep 23, 2009 Posts: 22	Posted on Oct 04 2009 08:10 PM 65 ventures model mosrite Top
WaimeaBay Joined: Jul 05, 2006 Posts: 969	Posted on Oct 04 2009 08:18 PM wow Mr. Reverb those pics brought a tear to my eye. Top
merc50 Joined: Jul 03, 2007 Posts: 149 Flower Mound, Texas	Posted on Oct 05 2009 06:58 PM Gretsch 6120 in Kandy Tangerine 5127 Gretsch in Lt. Blue/Black 57 Reissue Refinished P Bass in Plum Crazy Purple Jag Bass in Hot Rod Red Thin Skin Jazzmaster in Burgundy Mist Hot Rod P in Transparent Orange — www.kingvoodoo.blogspot.com Top
WaimeaBay Joined: Jul 05, 2006 Posts: 969	Posted on Oct 05 2009 08:54 PM man, these threads always make me jealous of other people's gear. Top
WhorehayRFB Joined: Jun 12, 2008 Posts: 3331 Huntington Beach, CA	Posted on Oct 05 2009 10:16 PM Yeah, there's some bitchin' guitars on here! Here's a few of mine: 1972 or 1973 Tele Thinline. Not a reissue. Not geeky enough to know what year it actually is. Gretsch Sierra Jolly Rancher something. Bought it in 2004. image Epiphone Sheraton II. Got it in 2004 off eBay. No idea of the year. I have the other sunburst version as well. image — Radio Free Bakersfield--60 Minutes of TWANG, CRUNCH, OOMPH. http://radiofreebakersfield.com http://www.facebook.com/pages/Radio-Free-Bakersfield/172410279636 http://www.sandiegojoe.com/rfb.htm Top
MissingLink Joined: Jul 23, 2008 Posts: 488 Edge of the East China Sea	Posted on Oct 06 2009 04:37 AM Cool pic. To me, one Telecaster looks like the next, but those threads and the 'do definitely make it! Top
psychonaut Joined: Dec 08, 2007 Posts: 1303	Posted on Oct 06 2009 04:35 PM 80's Fernandes Strat, '98 CIJ strat with '57/'62 pickups 1953 Fender Deluxe 1964 Fender Mustang 1959 Fender Champ Here's a real oddity, a 1966 Vox Bulldog. Made in Italy by EKO. Supposedly they actually licensed the body shape from Mosrite. The amp is a 1964 Gretsch, made by Valco. It's got a huge tone and killer tremolo! http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3471/3953524180_7dce2af872.jpg image http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3471/3953524180_7dce2af872.jpg image http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2438/3953664538_f067b4a8c0.jpg image http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3485/3952915849_9a6f2872cb.jpg image http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2451/3986629185_a079eb6ea6.jpg image — https://www.facebook.com/coffindagger http://coffindaggers.com/ http://thecoffindaggers.bandcamp.com Top
WhorehayRFB Joined: Jun 12, 2008 Posts: 3331 Huntington Beach, CA	Posted on Oct 06 2009 04:40 PM psychonaut Dillion DMG 75 1967 Fender Pro Reverb. I found this amp in the trash!!! It's my main stage amp. So THAT'S where it went! I kid. Great find! — Radio Free Bakersfield--60 Minutes of TWANG, CRUNCH, OOMPH. http://radiofreebakersfield.com http://www.facebook.com/pages/Radio-Free-Bakersfield/172410279636 http://www.sandiegojoe.com/rfb.htm Top

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