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Punkacc9 wrote:First thought... Thats fake or a jap copy guitar. Then I thought about it and it looks like they are using the bass VI necks and first wave vm jazzmaster bodies/ hardware. maybe leftovers?

Yes, I see your point: Chinese Jazzmasters

But it's inevitable that someone on here will complain about the jack and tailpiece, despite them being fully functional.

There's functional that looks great with the design, then there's functional that looks stupid.

Thus...

Noirie. wrote:

Noisy Cat wrote:

I'm fucking gobsmacked. I want this bad.

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

Holy fucking shit. Am so amazed this exists.

and this...

Noisy Cat wrote:
Best era.

him playing 'you love us' with that guitar on totp is the reason I picked up the guitar

JDB used his Thinline to record Motorcycle Emptiness as well.

Noirie. wrote:JDB used his Thinline to record Motorcycle Emptiness as well.

aye he was playing it at T in the park this year.

I've been GASing for a Thinline 2xhb for a while. I'd forgotten the Maniacs used them - I saw them in 92, 93 and 94, my girlfriend at the time was a big fan.

Noirie. wrote:JDB used his Thinline to record Motorcycle Emptiness as well.

For the rhythm part? Surely the main riff was done on his usual Les Paul?

NickD wrote:I've been GASing for a Thinline 2xhb for a while. I'd forgotten the Maniacs used them - I saw them in 92, 93 and 94, my girlfriend at the time was a big fan.

Arghh, I've seen them 41 times but only going back to 96 – I'd love to have seen them with Richey.

The first two were with Richey, the third was after he had disappeared.

theshadowofseattle wrote:If you put the pickups in their normal position, you'd be putting them where the standing wave moving across the string has less than maximum amplitude, so they'd be quieter and less rich sounding.

Point taken.

NickD wrote:I've been GASing for a Thinline 2xhb for a while. I'd forgotten the Maniacs used them - I saw them in 92, 93 and 94, my girlfriend at the time was a big fan.

up to and including the Holy bible they were superb after that they went a bit brit pop... Seen them on each of the first 3 tours + T in the park just after Richey went missing... One of the major bands of me youth.

theshadowofseattle wrote:If you put the pickups in their normal position, you'd be putting them where the standing wave moving across the string has less than maximum amplitude, so they'd be quieter and less rich sounding.

A consideration Mustangs, Jaguars, big-guard SGs and every 24 fret guitar ever built looked at and went "eh, whatever."

Noisy Cat wrote:Someone on OSG's just posted a link to a Dutch site with details of some new Squier guitars and basses.

jcyphe wrote:So many of those Antigua things are going to be repainted, the pg looks weird in the upper left section.

I know its boring but I think I like the Sherwood green classic vibe strat best.

I'm interested in these two: is there any english site where to read information about them in ENGLISH?

He didn't go missing. He's dead.

BUT HE LIVES ON IN OUR HEARTS AND SHIZ

ekwatts wrote:He didn't go missing. He's dead.

at the point I was talking about he was still officially missing, not dead... Now he's dead.

is that guy/chick you keep posting Billie Joe or Joan Jet ? i cant really tell

robroe wrote:is that guy/chick you keep posting Billie Joe or Joan Jet ? i cant really tell

Wikipedia Link

I reckon you'd like their first album Rob:
[youtube][/youtube]

Youtube thing never fucking works for me.

He was an amateurish guitarist from a Welsh band who picked his chosen suicide date quite poorly in terms of maximum media coverage, coming not long after Kurt Cobain.

Motorcycle Emptiness was one of their big hits. Although it was nowhere near as good as "If You Tolerate This..." or that time they played a show in Cuba and became really good friends with a dictator whose human rights record is atrocious.

Noisy Cat wrote:

Noirie. wrote:JDB used his Thinline to record Motorcycle Emptiness as well.

For the rhythm part? Surely the main riff was done on his usual Les Paul?

Nope.A fan on the Manics forum met James and told him Motorcycle Emptiness was the reason he went out and bought a Les Paul. James told the fan he'd actually recorded it on Richey's thinline.

I can't wait til these are available in the uk. Haven't been this excited about a guitar in ages.

Fuck getting a crappy Hi Flier now

I have to admit I had never heard of them until this thread, but im really enjoying them.