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Topic: Are the looks of SG becoming more important? |
Billy Wilson
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El Cerrito, California, USA
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Posted 12 May 2006 11:06 pm |
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| Tele players have the metal flake. I'm goin' with them on my next guitar. Yep it's cheezy!!! |
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CrowBear Schmitt
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Ariege, - PairO'knees, - France
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Posted 13 May 2006 12:40 am
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Groovy Mike !
imho Looks have been important since day 1
from Sho~Bud to Show Pro
it keeps gettin' better all the time
Looks have greatly improved for mica finishes thanx to the mentioned builders that have innovated
i love wood bodies most & i play a mica split front Zum
[This message was edited by CrowBear Schmitt on 13 May 2006 at 01:42 AM.] |
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Erv Niehaus
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Litchfield, MN, USA
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Posted 13 May 2006 6:56 am
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If you are into beautiful lacquered guitars, you should give the Fulawka a look-see. Ed builds a beautiful guitar. I feel that if Sho~Bud would have stayed in business, this is what their guitars would have evolved into. 
Erv[This message was edited by Erv Niehaus on 13 May 2006 at 07:57 AM.] |
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Barry Blackwood
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Posted 13 May 2006 8:28 am
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| Ken, more important than what? |
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Donny Hinson
From:
Glen Burnie, Md. U.S.A.
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Posted 14 May 2006 11:06 am
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Yes, Mike E., that's a good example of what I mean when I say that even when steel guitar manufacturers try to get "radical", the results are rather "ho-hum".
Sun-bursts and inlays went out in the '50s, and simple geometric patterns were done far better in the '60s. No, I'm talking about something really radical. Fractals and Moire' patterns are closer to what I think of as "radical". |
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Alan Brookes
From:
Brummy living in Southern California
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Posted 14 May 2006 2:23 pm
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What about holographs cut into metal sides ?
They would certainly be flashy on stage. But most steel players seem to be non-showy fellows who are content to sit in the background and enjoy their own sound while the vocalist jigs around and gets the attention. How many vocalists sing and play steel at the same time ? |
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steve takacs
From:
beijing, china via pittsburgh (deceased)
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Posted 14 May 2006 2:34 pm
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Mike Perlowin, how did you spend the bulk of your time in the late 1960s?  steve t |
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Mike Perlowin
From:
Los Angeles CA
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Posted 14 May 2006 3:24 pm
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Steve, I refuse to answer on the grounds that the answer might incrimnate me.
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[This message was edited by Mike Perlowin on 14 May 2006 at 04:25 PM.] |
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Mike Perlowin
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Los Angeles CA
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Posted 14 May 2006 3:28 pm
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| If you are into beautiful lacquered guitars, you should give the Fulawka a look-see. Ed builds a beautiful guitar. |
I have to agree. Ed's guitars are real eye candy. The sound pretty good too.
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chas smith
From:
Encino, CA, USA
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Posted 14 May 2006 8:21 pm
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Then there's the Cadillac:
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James Morehead
From:
Prague, Oklahoma, USA - R.I.P.
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Posted 15 May 2006 3:21 am
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| There was a guitar at the Dallas Jamboree that has the end plates engraved---now THAT is a real eye catcher! |
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Gene Jones
From:
Oklahoma City, OK USA, (deceased)
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Posted 15 May 2006 4:43 am
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Al Marcus
From:
Cedar Springs,MI USA (deceased)
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Posted 15 May 2006 9:49 am
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Here is one I bought from Russ Russel in the 70's.a beauty and great sounding S12 guitar..al 
page 4 of my Website[This message was edited by Al Marcus on 15 May 2006 at 11:02 AM.] |
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Al Marcus
From:
Cedar Springs,MI USA (deceased)
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Darvin Willhoite
From:
Roxton, Tx. USA
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Posted 15 May 2006 10:19 am
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They don't get no purtier than this, in my not-so-humble opinion. Now if I could just learn to play-em.
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Darvin Willhoite
Riva Ridge Recording
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Charlie McDonald
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Posted 15 May 2006 11:00 am
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Yes. |
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Charles Davidson
From:
Phenix City Alabama, USA
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Posted 24 May 2006 10:14 am
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| There are so many beautiful guitars out there today,but I thing the old Sho-Buds are are hard to beat,One of the most beautiful guitars I ever owned was a LDG with a burgundy finish,Traded it appro.25 years ago for a MSA d-10.Kind of weird,saw this guitar last week on a DVD being played by the same guy I traded it to.First time I had seen her in all these years,and she was still PRETTY. |
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John Bechtel
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Posted 1 Jun 2006 9:06 pm
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Although I personally don't think the l©©ks effect the sound (consiously) I have always ordered my guitars finished in the color~scheme of my own choice! It's kinda amusing though! I've owned at least 20-NEW PSG's since ’57 and I've always wanted a BURGUNDY colored guitar, but; never had one until my latest Derby of 12/05! I'm a happy~camper now, but; it's the guitar itself, not the color! The color was just the finishing~touch!
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John Bechtel
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, R.I.P.
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Posted 1 Jun 2006 9:18 pm
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JMO, however; the late ‘Jeff Newman’ had some of the fanciest/wildest finishes on his guitars, but; it didn't interfer with his playing none! R.I.P.!
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Tracy Sheehan
From:
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
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Posted 2 Jun 2006 9:05 pm
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As the old song "I don't get around much any more" goes,i have not seen a MSA Millennium yet.But i bet they look as good from the players side as they do from the front.I remember over 30 years go Reece Anderson was just as concerned about how nice the MSA looked from the players side.
So i would have to say looks were just as important back then.Tracy |
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