70's memphis guitar for hella cheap

franksnbeans · June 06, 2011, 06:12:36 PM

and it's in good shape. Has anyone played one of these? It's a Les Paul copy. It looks very nice.

Are these any good?

justinhedrick · June 06, 2011, 06:43:33 PM

i played one one. it was awful, but i'm sure they were the original pickups/hardware. the action was BEYOND high, so that had something to do with it.

but everything has it's price. what's HELLA cheap?

franksnbeans · June 06, 2011, 06:49:01 PM

$145 with a case

VOLVO))) · June 06, 2011, 07:05:02 PM

Set neck or bolty?

franksnbeans · June 06, 2011, 07:23:06 PM

I believe it's a solid neck. I'll get to see it tonight in person. Should I just hold out for a real les paul?
Here's the link:
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/msg/2423438270.html

justinhedrick · June 06, 2011, 07:27:38 PM

i bet it's a bolty. but for $145 i'm sure you could do worse . . .

neighbor664 · June 06, 2011, 07:40:58 PM

Ben, those are crappy student guitars. Save your money.

neighbor664 · June 06, 2011, 07:43:40 PM

Of course my experience is with the 80s models so take that with a grain of salt.

VOLVO))) · June 07, 2011, 12:33:21 AM

Go look at it. If it feels like a piece of shit, it's a piece of shit.

VOLVO))) · June 07, 2011, 12:49:08 AM

Actually, if it's a set neck, and the frets are good, and everything else is alright.. swoop it, Japanese made les paul knockoffs typically rule.

If you hate it, I'll buy it a little later down the line, at cost + shipping.

franksnbeans · June 07, 2011, 02:26:44 AM

It was a bolt neck. I didn't buy it.

But since i am now in a corpse paint band, I saw this guitar for $200. It's the Paul Stanley Sovereign Pro. It came with a coffin case. It's like brand new. I bought it. It's fucking bad-ass I am stoked!

Check out my band too: http://www.myspace.com/nihlotep

I am replacing the dude in the band named Korism.

Anyone got an idea for a stage name?

MikeyT · June 07, 2011, 04:01:23 AM

Corpse Paint Conundrum

justinhedrick · June 07, 2011, 09:24:35 AM

corpse paint? like black metal?

VOLVO))) · June 07, 2011, 10:13:30 AM

haha, you're in the SF bay? You've heard of Necrite, I assume? My buddy Tony plays guitar for them, he also buys a fuckload/sells a fuckload on SF craigslist...

franksnbeans · June 07, 2011, 10:31:49 AM

Yeah, I heard of Necrite. Aint seen 'em though.

franksnbeans · June 07, 2011, 10:33:08 AM

Quote from: justinhedrick on June 07, 2011, 09:24:35 AM
corpse paint? like black metal?

Yeah, but not nazi black metal. Two of us are jews and all.

justinhedrick · June 07, 2011, 10:36:12 AM

Quote from: franksnbeans on June 07, 2011, 10:33:08 AM
Quote from: justinhedrick on June 07, 2011, 09:24:35 AM
corpse paint? like black metal?

Yeah, but not nazi black metal. Two of us are jews and all.

oh good. not a fan of nazi's, no matter how black metal they are!

VOLVO))) · June 07, 2011, 10:36:42 AM

... Not all black metal is about nazism, actually, very little of it is. NSBM is a joke, and typically is filled with a bunch of goofballs. You live in the bay/SF, you've had plenty of chances to see amazing black metal bands that have nothing to do with any of that bullshit. Weakling/Ludicra are the most prominent. Don't associate BM with nazism because of Burzum or something like that. Yeah, Varg was a nationalist for a while, but he grew out of it after he realized how STUPID it was.

Shit, I can hardly think of any black metal bands that "push" nazism in any way. Misanthropy, and world destruction? Yeah, I can think of a shitload of them. Self-mutilation and suicide? Yeah, I can think of a shitload of them.

VOLVO))) · June 07, 2011, 10:46:04 AM

speaking of goofballs, this guy was one of my main influences playing guitar.

LogicalFrank · June 07, 2011, 10:55:13 AM

People don't take Immortal seriously because of that "Call of the Wintermoon" video and I can't blame them but they are awesome regardless.

VOLVO))) · June 07, 2011, 10:58:32 AM

Immortal ISN'T serious. They just fucking rule, and his picking hand is made of GOLD. His vocals rule, etc. Fuck that haters, Immortal is SUPREME.

Supergroup.

LogicalFrank · June 07, 2011, 11:01:57 AM

From what I can tell Abbath has a good sense of humor about his Abbathy-ness but Immortal is deadly serious and they rule.

Also, what do you call a drummer w/ two black eyes?

HORGH!

franksnbeans · June 07, 2011, 09:08:06 PM

Abbath is a bad ass.

franksnbeans · June 13, 2011, 03:24:47 AM

Hey Sunno-Nihlotep has played a few shows with Necrite in the past.