Katastrophe
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All right, let's talk pointy guitars!
I have three.
The first is an ESP MII deluxe, made in the ESP Custom Shop, back in the early 90s. It has a bucker in the bridge, and a single coil sized bucker in the neck. Thin, D shaped neck with a rosewood FB, and monster frets. I had them install a tune-o-matic style bridge and tail piece, instead of the Floyds that everyone was using at the time. Reverse, pointy headstock. It was my #1 guitar for about 12 years, until I got my Strat. It needs a new nut, pickup selector switch, and probably a new jack. It's black, and worn.
Next is a Charvel, but I'm unsure of the model. I picked this one up at Musicmaker's in Austin a few months before I got the ESP. I didn't care what it cost as it was solid and played great. Turns out that it was a cheapie, and on sale, so I got a good deal. Strat style body, Single coil in the neck, humbucker in the bridge and a Floyd. Thin, C shaped shredder style neck with rosewood FB. Pickups sound kind of thin, but was my backup on stage, and never let me down. Built like a tank. It, too, is a black guitar.
Next is my first "real" electric guitar, a blue Ibanez RG 570, with a matching blue headstock. HSH configuration, with a Floyd. Maple neck, with a rosewood FB. Basswood body. The most beautiful blue in person that I have ever seen, to this day. It was one of those moments where I walked into Austin City Music and saw it hanging there, calling to me. Grandmother got it for my birthday. I swapped the bridge HB with a Duncan Invader, and it became a screaming, metal machine. Unfortunately, the ultra thin neck began twisting on me over time, and it is becoming harder and harder to set up correctly. The Floyd has become a serious pain in the butt to deal with. The basswood body is soft, and small dings turned into chunks of paint falling off. Still, I'll never get rid of it. My guitar teacher at the time said that he told his other students that I had the best guitar in school.
I'll have pics up eventually. I just wanted to start the discussion off first.
If you have, or had, a pointy guitar, talk about it! If there is a pointy guitar that is on your mind, talk about it here!
I have three.
The first is an ESP MII deluxe, made in the ESP Custom Shop, back in the early 90s. It has a bucker in the bridge, and a single coil sized bucker in the neck. Thin, D shaped neck with a rosewood FB, and monster frets. I had them install a tune-o-matic style bridge and tail piece, instead of the Floyds that everyone was using at the time. Reverse, pointy headstock. It was my #1 guitar for about 12 years, until I got my Strat. It needs a new nut, pickup selector switch, and probably a new jack. It's black, and worn.
Next is a Charvel, but I'm unsure of the model. I picked this one up at Musicmaker's in Austin a few months before I got the ESP. I didn't care what it cost as it was solid and played great. Turns out that it was a cheapie, and on sale, so I got a good deal. Strat style body, Single coil in the neck, humbucker in the bridge and a Floyd. Thin, C shaped shredder style neck with rosewood FB. Pickups sound kind of thin, but was my backup on stage, and never let me down. Built like a tank. It, too, is a black guitar.
Next is my first "real" electric guitar, a blue Ibanez RG 570, with a matching blue headstock. HSH configuration, with a Floyd. Maple neck, with a rosewood FB. Basswood body. The most beautiful blue in person that I have ever seen, to this day. It was one of those moments where I walked into Austin City Music and saw it hanging there, calling to me. Grandmother got it for my birthday. I swapped the bridge HB with a Duncan Invader, and it became a screaming, metal machine. Unfortunately, the ultra thin neck began twisting on me over time, and it is becoming harder and harder to set up correctly. The Floyd has become a serious pain in the butt to deal with. The basswood body is soft, and small dings turned into chunks of paint falling off. Still, I'll never get rid of it. My guitar teacher at the time said that he told his other students that I had the best guitar in school.
I'll have pics up eventually. I just wanted to start the discussion off first.
If you have, or had, a pointy guitar, talk about it! If there is a pointy guitar that is on your mind, talk about it here!
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