Ohhh Crap I did ______ to my Guitar !!!!

BOBBO · 10-13-2007, 12:04 PM

What was the worst thing you ever did to a guitar ???

I had an 80's Les Paul Standard and had my local guitar tech route it out and install a Floyd Rose tremolo in it !! Man did it make it sound like a piece of crap !! Sold it not long after that , Wish I had pic's but it was way back when ... Ohh I put all chrome parts on it too !! Looked cool , Sounded like dogmeat !

***FLICKOFLASH*** · 10-13-2007, 12:05 PM

took a drill & chesel to it

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ReverendJWblues · 10-13-2007, 12:57 PM

Speaking of crap............I was travelling with some guys way back when in the good ole days........When one guy took a crap on this guys lester right on the body closed the case and it set there for a while whoooooooooa. When he found it lets just say shit hit the fan

So he in turn a few days later took a piss down the input jack of the other guys strat put some tape on it but hell it leaked everywhere damn the stink. Needless to say there were some fists thrown later........We didnt last long

I wonder why (Damn I dont miss the good ole days)

But the 70s were fun though at least. Wonder if anyone owns those guitars now?

Hackubus · 10-13-2007, 01:39 PM

Routed a 70s SG for a middle pickup, (see my post about 3 vs 2 pickups) and painted it white!

MIDNIGHT · 10-13-2007, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReverendJWblues

Speaking of crap............I was travelling with some guys way back when in the good ole days........When one guy took a crap on this guys lester right on the body closed the case and it set there for a while whoooooooooa. When he found it lets just say shit hit the fan

So he in turn a few days later took a piss down the input jack of the other guys strat put some tape on it but hell it leaked everywhere damn the stink. Needless to say there were some fists thrown later........We didnt last long

I wonder why (Damn I dont miss the good ole days)

But the 70s were fun though at least. Wonder if anyone owns those guitars now?

haha good one JW

one of the best guitar stories i've heard in quite a while

HolyGrail · 10-13-2007, 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReverendJWblues

Speaking of crap............I was travelling with some guys way back when in the good ole days........When one guy took a crap on this guys lester right on the body closed the case and it set there for a while whoooooooooa. When he found it lets just say shit hit the fan

So he in turn a few days later took a piss down the input jack of the other guys strat put some tape on it but hell it leaked everywhere damn the stink. Needless to say there were some fists thrown later........We didnt last long

I wonder why (Damn I dont miss the good ole days)

But the 70s were fun though at least. Wonder if anyone owns those guitars now?

Now that takes some seriously twisted minds to think of

ReverendJWblues · 10-13-2007, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by HolyGrail

Now that takes some seriously twisted minds to think of

man lemme tell ya these guys were sick and twisted, when I went to the guys house to audition I was walking down the hallway and I hear this screeeeeeeeeech and something jumps out at me it was a monkey (like one of those organ grinder monkeys) on a leash skeeerd the shit outta me. Then I looked in the room there was a big cage with a sheet over it

whats in the cage I asked he said a python, man can I see it......sure....geez thats a big frickin snake whats that lump in it.....a rabbit he says WTF well so I went ahead and played with em got the job. Then when I was leavin this girl comes in strange lookin cat, says hi Im De Dee.....WTF again. I used to be Danny......Was this guys bro going thru a sex change op.

weirdest trip I was ever on was with those guys........and girls!!!!!!!!! LMAO

Guess I do have some memories left of the 70s

lexluthier · 10-13-2007, 08:21 PM

I did a few scalloped fingerboards (no Gibsons, thankfully), some locking trems, and so on. I've more than made up for my transgressions by restoring many guitars that others have boogered up! Worst one was a '54 LP Goldtop that some idiot replaced the fingerboard with a maple board that had the wrong scale, awful refin, ABR conversion with some funky trapeze tailpiece, wood putty in strategic locations, etc...What a mess!

lp59aholicDon · 10-13-2007, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lexluthier

I did a few scalloped fingerboards (no Gibsons, thankfully), some locking trems, and so on. I've more than made up for my transgressions by restoring many guitars that others have boogered up! Worst one was a '54 LP Goldtop that some idiot replaced the fingerboard with a maple board that had the wrong scale, awful refin, ABR conversion with some funky trapeze tailpiece, wood putty in strategic locations, etc...What a mess!

My brothers guitar player gave me this Univox ES 175 copy that he had beated the neck off , He was a lefty and had holes drilled for controls for it on the upper rear end, later I took it, wanting to try to convert it to a birdland, and pried the back off it with an exacto knife, took me a few days the thing never got done , somebody bought the back of it from me and silkscreened Hendrix's image over it I shoulda just filled the other holes after I had re glued and reset the neck and replaced the crappy pickups with dog ear P 90s

Axeman16 · 10-14-2007, 07:19 PM

reliced a squier strat for kicks. moe like broke it as a crack appeared and i kinda went overboard with it.

terence_tez · 10-16-2007, 03:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReverendJWblues

Speaking of crap............I was travelling with some guys way back when in the good ole days........When one guy took a crap on this guys lester right on the body closed the case and it set there for a while whoooooooooa. When he found it lets just say shit hit the fan

So he in turn a few days later took a piss down the input jack of the other guys strat put some tape on it but hell it leaked everywhere damn the stink. Needless to say there were some fists thrown later........We didnt last long

I wonder why (Damn I dont miss the good ole days)

But the 70s were fun though at least. Wonder if anyone owns those guitars now?

Y U C K

lp59aholicDon · 10-16-2007, 03:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReverendJWblues

Speaking of crap............I was travelling with some guys way back when in the good ole days........When one guy took a crap on this guys lester right on the body closed the case and it set there for a while whoooooooooa. When he found it lets just say shit hit the fan

So he in turn a few days later took a piss down the input jack of the other guys strat put some tape on it but hell it leaked everywhere damn the stink. Needless to say there were some fists thrown later........We didnt last long

I wonder why (Damn I dont miss the good ole days)

But the 70s were fun though at least. Wonder if anyone owns those guitars now?

Man thats just flat out whacked Hmm Wonder if the case crapper was also a house burgler, common thing some do

ClassicPlus · 10-16-2007, 03:37 PM

I wanted the rosewood fretboard of my '65 Danelectro to look like those shiny Fender maple necks so I took a spray can of Shellac and sprayed the neck with it.

hedzeppelin · 10-16-2007, 04:42 PM

Ummm...well....I feel kinda stupid sayin this but

I had a 1979 Les Paul Custom Silverburst.
I decided to sandpaper the frets one day, and I went too far down on the
edge of the fret and it left a slight groove in the ebony fingerboard.

It didn't bother the playing or sound, and it was barely noticeable, but
I felt lousy about having done it. Fortunately, when I sold it, no one noticed.

Second Stupid thing:
I sold a Gibson 1968 SG Special for $150 back in 1972.

lp59aholicDon · 10-16-2007, 04:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hedzeppelin

Ummm...well....I sold a Gibson 1968 SG Special for $150 back in 1972.

Hey Head On the first LOL learnin lutherie skills always takes a toll somewhere

on the SG, All I gotta say is OUCH That sure hurt , I feel your pain bro

ArchEtech · 10-16-2007, 06:25 PM

I had a Nuno N4 - I paid $600 for it, and was dumb enough to put a strat pickguard on it. ( Oh well I was 19) Man that was stupid, as well was trading it in on a POS flying V-90 that never stayed in tune.

JamesPaul · 10-16-2007, 09:54 PM

It wasn't a Gibson however, back in the 80's I had my '62 RI Stratocaster Kahler'd and routed for humbucker in the lead slot.

hedzeppelin · 10-16-2007, 11:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lp59aholicDon

Hey Head On the first LOL learnin lutherie skills always takes a toll somewhere

on the SG, All I gotta say is OUCH That sure hurt , I feel your pain bro

Thanks, Don! It is...was...indeed painful to think about it. But...I was disgusted with the music business and was "quitting for good"....Ummm....well....I thought so at the time, but we KNOW how that goes!

Sgt.Pepper · 10-17-2007, 04:18 PM

I once accidentally set a 1954 goldtop on fire! Luckily it survived. Actually, thinking about it, I've done a load of dumb stuff when vintage guitars weren't that important as collectors pieces. I believe the guys doing conversions now will feel the same way in the future. (There's a guy on the other forum who has just converted and routed for humbuckers, an original 1952 lefty Les Paul. I'm sure it seems like a good idea ...) Remember, once it wasn't so bad to convert a PAF goldtop to a flametop or a plaintop to a flametop, and many thought that 1968 goldtops were only any use as conversion material.

captain tightpants · 10-18-2007, 07:28 AM

OK, I gotta, know, how in God's green earth did you accidently set a guitar on fire? Gene Simmons moment gone wrong?

Oh, and I routed my Strat with a screwdriver once. Got really frustrated trying to stuff the pickup wires in just right, out came the Stanley!!

And I hogged out my '77 Deluxe for a full size humbucker in the bridge

, don't hate me!!

Sgt.Pepper · 10-18-2007, 11:36 AM

[quote=captain tightpants;24430]OK, I gotta, know, how in God's green earth did you accidently set a guitar on fire? Gene Simmons moment gone wrong?

It was many years ago when I was working in a shop and learning repairs. A goldtop with the lower than normal neck angle and the wrong tailpiece came in and it was decided to reset the neck. (yes I know) I had just read the book Complete Guitar Repair by Hideo Kamimoto in which he suggests warming the fingerboard with a flame to remove it cleanly. With the first lick of the flames, all the fingerboard inlays had burst into fire and nothing would put it out. To cut a long story short, it was put right with original inlays and everything worked out ok.

captain tightpants · 10-18-2007, 12:46 PM

[quote=Sgt.Pepper;24472]

Quote:

Originally Posted by captain tightpants

OK, I gotta, know, how in God's green earth did you accidently set a guitar on fire? Gene Simmons moment gone wrong?

It was many years ago when I was working in a shop and learning repairs. A goldtop with the lower than normal neck angle and the wrong tailpiece came in and it was decided to reset the neck. (yes I know) I had just read the book Complete Guitar Repair by Hideo Kamimoto in which he suggests warming the fingerboard with a flame to remove it cleanly. With the first lick of the flames, all the fingerboard inlays had burst into fire and nothing would put it out. To cut a long story short, it was put right with original inlays and everything worked out ok.

Boy I'll bet THAT was a seriously butthole-puckering moment!!!

HolyGrail · 10-18-2007, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ReverendJWblues

man lemme tell ya these guys were sick and twisted, when I went to the guys house to audition I was walking down the hallway and I hear this screeeeeeeeeech and something jumps out at me it was a monkey (like one of those organ grinder monkeys) on a leash skeeerd the shit outta me. Then I looked in the room there was a big cage with a sheet over it

whats in the cage I asked he said a python, man can I see it......sure....geez thats a big frickin snake whats that lump in it.....a rabbit he says WTF well so I went ahead and played with em got the job. Then when I was leavin this girl comes in strange lookin cat, says hi Im De Dee.....WTF again. I used to be Danny......Was this guys bro going thru a sex change op.

weirdest trip I was ever on was with those guys........and girls!!!!!!!!! LMAO

Guess I do have some memories left of the 70s

Wow Reverend !

.
Man I'd have run .

The De Dee part happened to me and my drummer
on Sunset in the 80's. I ran , He didn't .

He let her have her way with him in the Hallway. While I was trying to deal with a Guy who wanted to sell a Burst, but it turned out to be a 335 .

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