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Phantomotaku
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 Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 1:26 pm Post subject: Traditional body shapes vs Odd body guitars |
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What are your guy's thoughts on non-traditional body shapes? (Any thing other than strat, les paul, SG, V, and Tele shaped guitars)
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gmzanatta
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I love Jazzmasters, pretty much all Airline guitars. I'm not a fan of the pointy stuff though. I like smooth curves.
As a matter of fact, I like a JM so much I'm getting one built by Tony at AGF 
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Phantomotaku
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| gmzanatta wrote: | I love Jazzmasters, pretty much all Airline guitars. I'm not a fan of the pointy stuff though. I like smooth curves.
As a matter of fact, I like a JM so much I'm getting one built by Tony at AGF |
Airline? The old res-o-glas stuff? Try GuitarKitsUSA.
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http://www.guitarkitsusa.com/[/url]
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gmzanatta
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| Phantomotaku wrote: | | gmzanatta wrote: | I love Jazzmasters, pretty much all Airline guitars. I'm not a fan of the pointy stuff though. I like smooth curves.
As a matter of fact, I like a JM so much I'm getting one built by Tony at AGF |
Airline? The old res-o-glas stuff? Try GuitarKitsUSA.
[url]
http://www.guitarkitsusa.com/[/url] |
WHY???????!!!!!!!!
Man I got GAS sooooo bad right now. And I haven't even gotten my last one. I love the look of the Res-O-Glass ones...Daaaaammnn....
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Phantomotaku
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Ha!
Sorry about that when your post said "Airline" it immediately clicked
As most are aware I'm fascinated by alternative material guitars (non wood)
I was actually doing research on fiberglass/Epoxy Resin guitars and I came across GuitarKitsUSA and reading about the history I came across this piece of info:
| Quote: | | brand names: Supro, National, Atlas and Valco as well as several house brand names including Airline (Montgomery Ward) and English Electronic's Tonemaster. |
about 200 dollars a kit...so at least it wont break the bank if you decide to go for it.
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broski
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| Phantomotaku wrote: | Ha!
Sorry about that when your post said "Airline" it immediately clicked
As most are aware I'm fascinated by alternative material guitars (non wood)
I was actually doing research on fiberglass/Epoxy Resin guitars and I came across GuitarKitsUSA and reading about the history I came across this piece of info:
| Quote: | | brand names: Supro, National, Atlas and Valco as well as several house brand names including Airline (Montgomery Ward) and English Electronic's Tonemaster. |
about 200 dollars a kit...so at least it wont break the bank if you decide to go for it. |
wow this is exactly how i found out about the res o glass kits, i believe i was looking at carbon fibre and fibre glass guitars and molds and found them, been gassing hard for the jack white styled one cant remember the name of it though |
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pratteman
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I like the more traditional shapes, but the one I can't let go is the Gibson Moderne for some reason. It's just so unique. I also like the Iceman.
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Phantomotaku
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 1:49 am Post subject:
Phantomotaku wrote:
Ha!
Sorry about that when your post said "Airline" it immediately clicked
As most are aware I'm fascinated by alternative material guitars (non wood)
I was actually doing research on fiberglass/Epoxy Resin guitars and I came across GuitarKitsUSA and reading about the history I came across this piece of info:
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brand names: Supro, National, Atlas and Valco as well as several house brand names including Airline (Montgomery Ward) and English Electronic's Tonemaster.
about 200 dollars a kit...so at least it wont break the bank if you decide to go for it.
wow this is exactly how i found out about the res o glass kits, i believe i was looking at carbon fibre and fibre glass guitars and molds and found them, been gassing hard for the jack white styled one cant remember the name of it though |
I believe he plays an actual 1965 Montgomery Wards Airline guitar. The most inexpensive option is a kit from GuitarKitsUSA or you can pay 5x more buying a ready built model from www.eastwoodguitars.com
I don't think a carbon fiber model exists, or at least I haven't come across it yet. Because creating carbon fiber material is very much like doing fiber glass you could conceivably do it your self with the kits from GKUSA .
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I like the more traditional shapes, but the one I can't let go is the Gibson Moderne for some reason. It's just so unique. I also like the Iceman. |
The moderne is very cool. but I can honestly say that the head stock on that is a little strange looking to me.
I like the Paul Gilbert 'Fireman' myself.
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pratteman
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The moderne is very cool. but I can honestly say that the head stock on that is a little strange looking to me.
I like the Paul Gilbert 'Fireman' myself.[/quote]
Yeah, the headstock looks like they forgot to finish it off. Some one the Gibson Guitar Of The Week models looked pretty nice as well.
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broski
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 1:49 am Post subject:
Phantomotaku wrote:
Ha!
Sorry about that when your post said "Airline" it immediately clicked
As most are aware I'm fascinated by alternative material guitars (non wood)
I was actually doing research on fiberglass/Epoxy Resin guitars and I came across GuitarKitsUSA and reading about the history I came across this piece of info:
Quote:
brand names: Supro, National, Atlas and Valco as well as several house brand names including Airline (Montgomery Ward) and English Electronic's Tonemaster.
about 200 dollars a kit...so at least it wont break the bank if you decide to go for it.
wow this is exactly how i found out about the res o glass kits, i believe i was looking at carbon fibre and fibre glass guitars and molds and found them, been gassing hard for the jack white styled one cant remember the name of it though |
I believe he plays an actual 1965 Montgomery Wards Airline guitar. The most inexpensive option is a kit from GuitarKitsUSA or you can pay 5x more buying a ready built model from www.eastwoodguitars.com
I don't think a carbon fiber model exists, or at least I haven't come across it yet. Because creating carbon fiber material is very much like doing fiber glass you could conceivably do it your self with the kits from GKUSA .
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I like the more traditional shapes, but the one I can't let go is the Gibson Moderne for some reason. It's just so unique. I also like the Iceman. |
The moderne is very cool. but I can honestly say that the head stock on that is a little strange looking to me.
I like the Paul Gilbert 'Fireman' myself. |
naw theres no carbon fiber model at all i was looking into it as a build option down the line but changed my mind, anyways found out my great great uncle has a red and white jb hutto airline, going to check it out tommorrow supposedly has a wiring problem so iam hoping ill only have to give one arm for it |
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Phantomotaku
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| broski wrote: | | so iam hoping ill only have to give one arm for it |
But you'd be the happiest one armed guitar player there ever was
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broski
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| Phantomotaku wrote: | | broski wrote: | | so iam hoping ill only have to give one arm for it |
But you'd be the happiest one armed guitar player there ever was |
well ended up keeping the arm, so guess iam gonna grab a kit, it had some wiring problems so iam gonna go and fix that for him tommorrow so at least one of us will be happy lol |
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