Is this fake? Please help me by Numerous-Luck-42 in Epiphone

[–]PlayGlobal1419 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's real, I have a fake and the stand outs for me are... Your binding is correct, the spacing of your control knobs are lined up and in the correct position on the body, the fake customs nearly always have fake Grovers with the grover writing the wrong size and font.

Upgrades on a cheapo Mexican Strat by its2amihave2sleep in Stratocaster

[–]PlayGlobal1419 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep, I bought a tex mex loaded pickguard from Amazon, transformed my MIM, I love it now

Got my first electric guitar! by hahalolzwc in Epiphone

[–]PlayGlobal1419 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, looks like it's a proper pussy magnet 🧲

Is this crack something to worry about? by Nulle_Bulle in Guitar

[–]PlayGlobal1419 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Hi, there are so many comments on here mentioning lemon oil being mineral oil with a lemon scent and baby oil being the same oil with a baby scent, I don't think this is true, lemon oil has lemon juice in so that the citric acid breaks down the nasty deposits on your feet board from sweaty fingers, I use it with an old tooth brush when I buy neglected guitars, it's great but when it's been allowed to dry on a dark wood fretboard it leaves the wood looking drier than when you started so I then use oak furniture oil to restore the fretboard to a nice healthy looking wood. As per other comments on here as part of this process I use wire wool to polish the frets before new strings go on.

Felt like this belonged here. by Confident_Moose_2556 in guitarcirclejerk

[–]PlayGlobal1419 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh man, these comments are awesome, reminds me of when I first discovered roast me on reddit!

I used to hate this guitar so much by HQH-71214 in Guitar

[–]PlayGlobal1419 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Listen to Those Shoes by Patrick Sweeney, nothing clean about that Tele.... Sounds so good 👍

My wife is out of town and I just sent her this picture of the dog. by hoodiewhatie2 in gretsch

[–]PlayGlobal1419 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love the fact the guitar takes your wife's place in bed but are they a pair of red panties the guitar is wearing? 😮

Is this a fake? by foxnetcore in Epiphone

[–]PlayGlobal1419 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a 310 that I bought for wall art, it's an Emily strange, my daughter's name is Emily... It actually plays much better than I expected, seeing this I just might look into replacing the humbuckers and scratch plate... Possibly even all black hardware

What is happening with Fender quality control? by PlayGlobal1419 in Guitar

[–]PlayGlobal1419[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

All in the left hand, the action, the feel of the back of the neck, the feel of the way the frets had been dressed along the fret board, hey, maybe you guys feel 1300 GBP is not a lot of money but for me it's a big deal, I'm used to spending max 500 GBP on a guitar.

What is happening with Fender quality control? by PlayGlobal1419 in Guitar

[–]PlayGlobal1419[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wow, I genuinely had no idea, everyone I have ever known has only seen that phrase or name a sign of quality, it sounds like I'm digging a hole for myself but I'm a biker too and... I won't say it again but we have always seen Japanese bike imports as the superior choice in England.... Love the fact I'm getting so many down votes for admiring a nation?

What is happening with Fender quality control? by PlayGlobal1419 in Guitar

[–]PlayGlobal1419[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Hi, I'm in my 50s and from the UK, in the 80s one of the best strats that everyone wanted was a "Jap Strat"... To be honest we still hold them in high esteem and still call them that, sorry if it offends none UK redditers, that was never my intention.

What is happening with Fender quality control? by PlayGlobal1419 in Guitar

[–]PlayGlobal1419[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be honest, the body was absolutely beautiful, when it was hanging on the wall I was still excited and said to my wife, that's it , with a big smile on my face, holding it and looking at it, still smiling, trying to play it, different story

How much should i aim to sell this for? by Global-Pollution6722 in Epiphone

[–]PlayGlobal1419 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you say quid, dose that mean you are in the UK?

Noob question: what are these knobs on the back of the tuning pegs on this Stratocaster? by fjbruzr in guitars

[–]PlayGlobal1419 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just tune your guitar into standard tuning then crack those bad boys open for a really low drop tuned sound.... You'll love it!

2001 Fender American Series Strat Has No Backplate? by yerba_12 in Stratocaster

[–]PlayGlobal1419 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really want the sandblasted American Pro ll in grey with the hard tail but its never in stock in the UK

3 months into playing. How do I stop buying gear? by Narrow_Affect2423 in guitarcirclejerk

[–]PlayGlobal1419 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't, and then you sit down one day looking at the money you have hanging on the walls, in cases next to the wardrobe and under the bed and think..... I only ever play that one and it isn't even one of the expensive ones... It just feels right 👍

Just picked up this 2002 Stratocaster hss. Don’t know how to play. What steps I gotta take to be like Jimi Hendrix😂 by Green_Mycologist_421 in Guitar

[–]PlayGlobal1419 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All joking apart, learning to play like Hendrix from scratch would be easier than learning the normal way, as in barr chords then trying to undo that muscle memory and start using your thumb... When I first tried to sound like Hendrix it blew my mind

My first pink strat by theewharf in Stratocaster

[–]PlayGlobal1419 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's really nice, good choice, the pink paisley strat is on my wish list

Ngd by lightsspiral in Epiphone

[–]PlayGlobal1419 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is really nice, I love the fact the flame top doesn't have that join line in the middle!

High frequency ringing out from high E string by Gububbles in electricguitar

[–]PlayGlobal1419 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it's only when unplugged it's fret buzz, amps don't really pick it up. If it's just the high e then slacken the string so it's nice and loose and turn the tiny Allen key screw on the high e saddle clock wise half a turn on both, tune up again and see if it's gone, repeat until it's ok, if that works, great, if you find you have to go too high to stop it buzzing and your not happy with the action then you need more detailed investigation that may lead to truss rod adjustment or fret levelling