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Post subject: Guitar aesthetic pet peeves?
Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 5:41 pm
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Anyone else have specific pet peeves as far as a guitar's appearance thats just a deal breaker?

For instance, the two that always get me are
1) A guitar covered in stickers (we get it, you are an anti-establishment revolutionary with strong opinions on government and skate companies)
2) A maple necked guitar that has been shot with a "vintage tint" that looks like mac and cheese sauce.

Whenever I see either of those on a guitar, I am immediately put off regardless of the rest of the guitar's looks or sound or playability.

What about the rest of you?


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Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 5:47 pm
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1. I don't like Floyd Rose trems

2. I don't like sharp, pointy guitars

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Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 5:52 pm
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pointy things :lol:
weird shapes :lol:

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Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 5:55 pm
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1) Floyd Rose
2) guitar that is destroyed..... its one thing if its vintage and a bit banged up, that i like, but theres a fine line between 'banged up' and 'was under a herd of stampeding elephants'

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Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 6:28 pm
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Worn out, or artificially worn out guitars. Stupidest thing ever.


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Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 6:46 pm
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Nevin1985 wrote:
Miami Mike wrote:
1. I don't like Floyd Rose trems

2. I don't like sharp, pointy guitars


Ditto.


Me Too!

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Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 6:50 pm
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YZFJOE wrote:
Worn out, or artificially worn out guitars. Stupidest thing ever.


Gotta agree. It's like shopping for a used car and seeing 2 identical cars in the same mechanical condition except that one is banged up and rusted out. Then being expected to pay more for the beat up one.

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Pointy guitars. Artificially worn out guitars. Crackly pots. Sticky (sticking?) nuts - tuning is enough of a hassle for me!


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Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 6:58 pm
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-Graphics
-Flame tops with too much flame. I like subtle.
-Floyds
-Wraparound Tailpieces
-Pointy guitars
-Most black guitars


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Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 7:13 pm
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Artificially distressed guitars.

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Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 7:17 pm
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- pointy guitars (firebird is about as far as i go)
-Stickers (seriously it was never cool)
-relic
-gold hardware ( it looks good for about the first week then it tarnishes)
-ridiculous colors (neon pink etc.)

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Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 7:22 pm
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1.Reliced guitars,old and with honest roadwear OK. 2.Locking trems of any type 3.Stickers 4.Homemade paint jobs 5.Razor edges and sharp angles.
6.This may raise a few hackles-Strats with humbuckers,I'm striictly a traditionalist,it may suit others but it would stop me from buying a Strat.If I wanted humbuckers I'd buy a Tele Thinline or a Toronado or Les Paul or SG. 7.Guitars with skulls painted on them,that's getting to be a cliche.

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Posted: Mon Feb 15, 2010 7:31 pm
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I dont like stickers on guitars, and factory relics are not my thing.

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