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by RickyB
Fri Jun 22, 2012 12:13 am
Forum: Guitars
Topic: My Wife's Birthday Present to me
Replies: 6
Views: 27152

Not jammy, my wife is fully supportive of my bussiness, and buys me at least 1 guitar a year.
by RickyB
Thu Jun 21, 2012 11:10 am
Forum: Guitars
Topic: My Wife's Birthday Present to me
Replies: 6
Views: 27152

She can only afford 1 a year. Thats why i have to build my own. :/

Got it tuned to open G, and having lots of sliding blues fun.
by RickyB
Thu Jun 21, 2012 12:30 am
Forum: Guitars
Topic: My Wife's Birthday Present to me
Replies: 6
Views: 27152

My Wife's Birthday Present to me

<r>Ain't she a beauty....And so is the Wife.<br/>
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by RickyB
Thu Jun 21, 2012 12:21 am
Forum: Guitars
Topic: Wish I had some spare cash
Replies: 3
Views: 6574

Like i said, a bidding war! LOL. :D
by RickyB
Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:37 am
Forum: Guitars
Topic: Wish I had some spare cash
Replies: 3
Views: 6574

Sweet guitar, i think we would have a bit of a bidding war on that one. lol.
by RickyB
Wed Jun 20, 2012 1:23 am
Forum: Guitars
Topic: New Guitar
Replies: 5
Views: 10224

Sweet find, well done James.
by RickyB
Mon Jun 11, 2012 2:23 am
Forum: Guitars
Topic: Another Strat project completed
Replies: 10
Views: 27789

<r>Heres a couple of pix taken before i finished filling in the trem routing.<br/>
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by RickyB
Sat Jun 09, 2012 12:08 pm
Forum: Guitar Techniques
Topic: Playing Bass Guitar
Replies: 16
Views: 84700

<r><QUOTE author="jamesd74"><s>[quote="jamesd74"]</s>Strange that Arthur, my mate who has played in many band says "bass players are always the best looking ones who get the girls"<br/>
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I need to start playing bass...<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>

I have played Guitar, Bass and Drums in bands, the ...
by RickyB
Fri Jun 08, 2012 1:00 pm
Forum: Guitars
Topic: Les Paul
Replies: 5
Views: 13251

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by RickyB
Fri Jun 08, 2012 12:50 pm
Forum: Guitars
Topic: Another Strat project completed
Replies: 10
Views: 27789

<r><QUOTE author="jamesd74"><s>[quote="jamesd74"]</s>Ricky...ant news on the 12 string?????<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>

Yup the body is shite. It has a couple of splits in the body, so i have counter sunk a couple of screws in it and filled the holes. I have also filled in the trem routes as i want to ...
by RickyB
Mon Jun 04, 2012 4:58 am
Forum: Newbie Section
Topic: why did you pick up guitar and start playin?
Replies: 24
Views: 2251993

I started playing the guitar because i was sick of being the drummer. ;)
by RickyB
Sat May 26, 2012 10:54 am
Forum: Introduce yourself
Topic: there are those young do not know Nannvzhishi
Replies: 22
Views: 279801

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<E>:rolleyes:</E><e ...
by RickyB
Tue May 22, 2012 8:39 am
Forum: Guitars
Topic: Ibanez Ergodyne EDR-470
Replies: 2
Views: 5261

Me either, although i do have an Ibanez Artecore jazz box in spalted maple........the wife bought me that one. :D
by RickyB
Thu May 17, 2012 11:10 am
Forum: Guitars
Topic: Gibson SG Pickup change...
Replies: 3
Views: 6181

Try bare Knuckles, great pickups, marred only by their price, but worth it.
by RickyB
Sun May 13, 2012 9:07 am
Forum: Guitars
Topic: Another Strat project completed
Replies: 10
Views: 27789

Yeah it takes forever to harden, which is why i am gonna either go with acrylic, or nitro for my 12 string strat project. You can reckon on about 3 months for enamel to really harden off to a solid finish.
by RickyB
Sat May 12, 2012 1:05 pm
Forum: Guitars
Topic: Another Strat project completed
Replies: 10
Views: 27789

I have used enamel on my last 2 projects.
by RickyB
Thu May 10, 2012 8:50 am
Forum: Guitars
Topic: Another Strat project completed
Replies: 10
Views: 27789

Another Strat project completed

<r>Nearly 3 months in the making, but it is now complete and it looks great, sounds great, and plays great, took me a couple of hours to set it up perfect, but worth every minute, to get it playing the way i like it.<br/>
I bought everything off eBay, mostly from a company in Hong Kong, apart from ...
by RickyB
Mon May 07, 2012 12:33 am
Forum: Amplifiers, Modellers & Effects
Topic: do you feel using effects give you more creativity
Replies: 7
Views: 51024

<r><QUOTE author="polyal"><s>[quote="polyal"]</s>satisfaction by the stones would never have happened if it wasn't for the " fuzz box "<br/>
loads of epic riffs have been created using FX.....for an electric git player some sort of<br/>
' colouration ' will always inspire creativity ....but a nice ...
by RickyB
Sun May 06, 2012 8:13 am
Forum: Amplifiers, Modellers & Effects
Topic: do you feel using effects give you more creativity
Replies: 7
Views: 51024

<t>No, effects may in some cases enhance what i am doing but they do not give me anymore creativity. When i am writing, or just playing with ideas i prefer to play clean, so i can hear exactley what i am about. i may add ideas as to what effects i may want to use, but only after i have i clear ...
by RickyB
Sat May 05, 2012 12:24 pm
Forum: Guitars
Topic: Guitar Capacitors
Replies: 3
Views: 7669

The capacitors in your link are black. Are these the ones you are talking about, and do you post to Australia.
by RickyB
Sat May 05, 2012 11:44 am
Forum: Guitars
Topic: Which One Is Better? Epiphone Les Paul Or Vintage V100
Replies: 9
Views: 64966

<r><QUOTE author="jamesd74"><s>[quote="jamesd74"]</s>What year where the JHS vintage????<br/>
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They have according to reviews got better since Trev Wilkinson got involved and all production has moved to China from Vietnam. <br/>
He started around 2006...<e>[/quote]</e></QUOTE>

I will have to ...
by RickyB
Fri May 04, 2012 3:56 am
Forum: Guitars
Topic: Which One Is Better? Epiphone Les Paul Or Vintage V100
Replies: 9
Views: 64966

<r>I have had a few Vintage (JHS) guitars through my hands, i i have to say i have found them wanting to say the least. From twisted necks, poor routing, bad finish, and sharp fret ends, and like it's sister guitar the Encore, just generally an all round poor guitar. The same can be said for the ...
by RickyB
Mon Apr 16, 2012 11:53 am
Forum: Your Recordings
Topic: long way home
Replies: 4
Views: 11664

great to see this one has another outing, always liked this one.
by RickyB
Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:42 am
Forum: Guitars
Topic: Need bigger fingurs...
Replies: 6
Views: 11362

What concerns me is that it is hurting the tips of your fingers. How high is your action.
by RickyB
Tue Apr 10, 2012 10:38 am
Forum: Guitars
Topic: les paul sheraden
Replies: 3
Views: 16321

<r>Not a big fan of the Les Paul, but i suppose it's ok for the price. Trouble with cheap guitars is you never know what you are gonna get for the price, so try before you buy.<br/>
I have not heard of this make before, are they an offshoot of another company? i do know of the Australian company ...