Guitars anyone???
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Thanks! It’ll look even better once I find the right knobs and replace the truss rod cover with a rosewood one.
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I forgot to post a pic of the Vela in its final state. I replaced the knobs, the pickup switch cover, the truss rod cover, and the bridge pickup (went with a TV Jones Power’Tron). This is such a great guitar. PRS should be killing it with this guitar but I’m almost glad they’re not. I like having a killer guitar that almost no one else has.
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Man that's a great looking guitar!
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I agree! So damn sexy.
This thread needs more guitars!
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@xtcclassic Really love your PRS Vela…such a cool design! I’ll bet it plays like butter.
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I have been enjoying this thread and all the great guitars/gear for a long time. I’ve been physically laid up for a bit and couldn’t really hold a guitar for a while, much less play one. I’ve finally gotten to the point I can play again, thankfully, and thought it was past time to post some guitar pics! I thought I’d post some acoustics first because they don’t seem to get as much love as the electrics. This is my 1947 Martin 00-18, all original. It’s warm and woody, the perfect couch guitar for me. I’ll try to get some pics of electrics soon.
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Damn @SKT bringin’ the heat to this thread with a vintage Martin! That’s what I’m talkin bout!
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@xtcclassic Thanks man! I’ve been lurking here for a while and glad to finally participate. I’ll try to get some more pics up. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed this thread and your collection is amazing!
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Here’s my old stick that I got for my 18th birthday, some time ago…
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@Fadez it’s a Vigier Excalibur Supra, alder body, maple neck, rosewood fretboard, dimarzio pickups. Small boutique company in France. Interesting thing is that it doesn’t have a truss rod, instead they have a strip of carbon through the neck. I’ve never had a setup and the intonation and action is still spot on
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@LewisStonehouse Very cool guitar! Love the incorporated carbon truss rod. Sounds like it’s effective as well. So nice!
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@SKT it’s served me well over the years
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I’m sticking with the acoustics for this next one. This is my 1971 Martin D-18, almost nothing original [emoji23]. I had always wanted a prewar Martin D-18. Could not afford a prewar Martin D-18. Wife would divorce me if I bought a prewar Martin D-18. So, I bought a beat up 1971 (birth year) D-18 on eBay and sent it to a luthier who specializes in rehabbing old Martins. Lots of 70’s Martins have problems with intonation because they made so many during the folk boom that Martin got sloppy with the placement of the bridges. This one was no different and it needed lots of other work:
Replaced bridge and corrected position
New saddle with 2 1/4 string spacing
New bridge plate
Neck reset
New frets
Re-glued binding in a few spots
2 repaired cracks
Lightly scalloped the braces
New Waverly tuners
K&K Western Mini pickup
Replaced pick guardIt was a fun guitar adventure and I ended up really loving this “Frankenstein” dreadnaught.
The slight scalloping really helped the trebles.
