A New-Guy Hello-To-All

Solitarie · 10-31-2008, 02:47 PM

Not-so-new guy here.

I've been a member for a year plus, but more-or-less just 'lurked' on the forums: watching from a distance, and getting valuable information. Thief, perhaps?...

I tend to stay in the guitar-range frequencies, but I like to play bass as well, and anything in between.

Been playing on-and-off for whereabouts of seven years. I don't have a huge rig or 5+ guitars - I've got what I need. Guitar -> GT-8 -> Combo.

People call me Frankenstein for my habit of modding the ever-loving hell out of any guitar I buy, and recycling parts to use later. Got quite a collection of loose little components going...

Recently, I've taken up building my own instruments from scratch. Necks, bodies, etc. My current project is a neck-through Ironbird-style six-string baritone [28"], and I plan on making my own extended-range guitar [8, more than likely - never tried one!] in the near future.

I like to stick to a DIY line of thinking - you learn more that way, I've found - at least, with 'luthiery' [term used very loosely]. Sure, custom shops will build your dream machine for a price - but, if you have the knowledge, materials, and abilities to Do It Yourself, go for it; the quality may not match LACS's work, but I believe that crafting it yourself makes it all-the-more your own.

Cheesy, yet true.

Sooner or later, I'll figure out winding my own pickups, as well.

Just want to give up major thanks to all the forum contributors - past and present - for [inadvertently, unknowingly] answering most [if not all] of my ERG-related questions. Invaluable technical help. Plus, great site overall. Awesome stuff.

playstopause · 10-31-2008, 03:39 PM

Apophis · 10-31-2008, 04:14 PM

SteveDendura · 10-31-2008, 06:56 PM

Welcome and hey, put some pics up when you build those guitars! Sounds pretty cool!

Solitarie · 10-31-2008, 08:01 PM

Thanks to all! I most definitely will post pics - that Ironbird's looking pretty righteous.

Shawn · 10-31-2008, 09:26 PM

Welcome.

Sebastian · 11-01-2008, 06:58 AM

Now thats a great "hello: post !

and..

PoXFreak · 11-01-2008, 11:42 AM

Welcome, and hello from a fellow backyard Luthier!

Please post pics!

Harry · 11-01-2008, 07:59 PM

petereanima · 11-04-2008, 08:26 AM

welcome!

provide pics asap, and tell us all of your modifications, explained in epic picstories!

Solitarie · 11-04-2008, 08:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by petereanima

welcome!

provide pics asap, and tell us all of your modifications, explained in epic picstories!

Haha! Well, most of my modded ones are gone/"parts'd", and no photographic evidence exists, and to be honest, my camera isn't exactly top-shelf.

But with the ones I'm building now, I'll definitely have to keep a sort of picture journal, and odds are, I'll end up posting them on here, once I figure out how these forums flow.

Don't want to post 'em and be all like

, and then have Admin be all like

.

s_k_mullins · 11-04-2008, 09:13 AM

welcome to the forum

petereanima · 11-04-2008, 09:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Solitarie

But with the ones I'm building now, I'll definitely have to keep a sort of picture journal, and odds are, I'll end up posting them on here, once I figure out how these forums flow.

Don't want to post 'em and be all like

, and then have Admin be all like

.

now thats what i call "attitude"!

Mattmc74 · 11-07-2008, 12:41 AM

Welcome to the forum!

Solitarie · 11-07-2008, 05:53 PM

Thanks again, to all!

For those that asked for pics, I have created a quickie Photobucket album chronicling the status of my current Ironbird Baritone project. I figure it would be easier to make a third-party cache and post the link, rather than blow up sevenstring.org by trying to post direct pictures. [I have no idea how, yet.]

19151292011895 - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

I will be posting a thread in the ERG forum, since I suppose that would be the rightful place for related discussion.

10-31-2008, 02:47 PM	#1
Solitarie A Bunny, Catatonic Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: IL/WI Posts: 20 Thanked: 2	A New-Guy Hello-To-All Not-so-new guy here. I've been a member for a year plus, but more-or-less just 'lurked' on the forums: watching from a distance, and getting valuable information. Thief, perhaps?... I tend to stay in the guitar-range frequencies, but I like to play bass as well, and anything in between. Been playing on-and-off for whereabouts of seven years. I don't have a huge rig or 5+ guitars - I've got what I need. Guitar -> GT-8 -> Combo. People call me Frankenstein for my habit of modding the ever-loving hell out of any guitar I buy, and recycling parts to use later. Got quite a collection of loose little components going... Recently, I've taken up building my own instruments from scratch. Necks, bodies, etc. My current project is a neck-through Ironbird-style six-string baritone [28"], and I plan on making my own extended-range guitar [8, more than likely - never tried one!] in the near future. I like to stick to a DIY line of thinking - you learn more that way, I've found - at least, with 'luthiery' [term used very loosely]. Sure, custom shops will build your dream machine for a price - but, if you have the knowledge, materials, and abilities to Do It Yourself, go for it; the quality may not match LACS's work, but I believe that crafting it yourself makes it all-the-more your own. Cheesy, yet true. Sooner or later, I'll figure out winding my own pickups, as well. Just want to give up major thanks to all the forum contributors - past and present - for [inadvertently, unknowingly] answering most [if not all] of my ERG-related questions. Invaluable technical help. Plus, great site overall. Awesome stuff.

10-31-2008, 03:39 PM	#2
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10-31-2008, 08:01 PM	#5
Solitarie A Bunny, Catatonic Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: IL/WI Posts: 20 Thanked: 2	Thanks to all! I most definitely will post pics - that Ironbird's looking pretty righteous.

11-01-2008, 06:58 AM	#7
Sebastian Poland CEO / RHLC © Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Cracow, Poland Posts: 4,657 Thanked: 59	Now thats a great "hello: post ! and..

11-01-2008, 11:42 AM	#8
PoXFreak Guitar Surgeon Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 9 Thanked: 2 / 1	Welcome, and hello from a fellow backyard Luthier! Please post pics! __________________ "Where did I put my cords?!?"

11-01-2008, 07:59 PM	#9
Harry Doom man of Doom. Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Greater Melbourne metropolitan area, Australia Posts: 6,869 Thanked: 51

11-04-2008, 08:26 AM	#10
petereanima Picklodka Distiller Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Austria Posts: 3,652 Thanked: 61 $petereanima is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $petereanima is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $petereanima is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $petereanima is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $petereanima is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $petereanima is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$ $petereanima is rather kvlt and tr00. \m/$	welcome! provide pics asap, and tell us all of your modifications, explained in epic picstories!

11-04-2008, 09:13 AM	#12
s_k_mullins Completely Guitarded Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Columbia, Mississippi Posts: 2,019 Thanked: 4	welcome to the forum

11-07-2008, 12:41 AM	#14
Mattmc74 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bay City, Michigan Posts: 12,472 Thanked: 311	Welcome to the forum! __________________

11-07-2008, 05:53 PM	#15
Solitarie A Bunny, Catatonic Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: IL/WI Posts: 20 Thanked: 2	Thanks again, to all! For those that asked for pics, I have created a quickie Photobucket album chronicling the status of my current Ironbird Baritone project. I figure it would be easier to make a third-party cache and post the link, rather than blow up sevenstring.org by trying to post direct pictures. [I have no idea how, yet.] 19151292011895 - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting I will be posting a thread in the ERG forum, since I suppose that would be the rightful place for related discussion.

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