brentrocks Posted October 1, 2011 Posted October 1, 2011 UPS brought the Goldtop H 150 from RI yesterday. HOLY S**T! Tarnish, corrosion, dirt, grime! All were what i saw when i opened the case. The frets were so tarnished, they were gold!!! I thought the tuners were going to be a total loss but after lots of time with some silver/nickel polish and a lot of elbow grease, they cleaned up pretty good. The Schaller bridge and tailpiece were pitted pretty bad so I took a set from my stash and replaced those, along with a pickguard bracket that was pitted so bad all of the chrome was gone. As for the guitar itself, a few dings on the top, sides and back...nothing too terrible. The headstock repair is a pro job for sure and was very well done. The neck is like an arrow, the frets are almost like new and the action is pleasently low. The stock Schallers pickups had been swapped out for a set of SD Pearly Gates zebras. These are probably my favorite SD pups and they sound GREAT! (sound clip coming soon) Here is the before and after on the tuners, they didnt clean up perfectly, but they had been neglected for so long... And the rest of the guitar...
golferwave Posted October 1, 2011 Posted October 1, 2011 Looks like a lot of elbow grease but overall pretty nice. Who shipped it? If I remember right they said local pickup only. Enjoy!
brentrocks Posted October 1, 2011 Author Posted October 1, 2011 Looks like a lot of elbow grease but overall pretty nice. Who shipped it? If I remember right they said local pickup only. Enjoy! the guitar was in RI, the seller was in Belgium, it was at his parents house, so his parents shipped it
brentrocks Posted October 1, 2011 Author Posted October 1, 2011 Sound Clip..... http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_10437461
pressure Posted October 1, 2011 Posted October 1, 2011 I sure hope that the silver/nickel polish was Flitz.
brentrocks Posted October 1, 2011 Author Posted October 1, 2011 I sure hope that the silver/nickel polish was Flitz. yes it was....it worked great!!!! thank you!!!
DetroitBlues Posted October 1, 2011 Posted October 1, 2011 So jealous Brent. I've said it once, I'll say it again. That guitar is the only one I'll take for my 140.... I love the beat up mojo, rust, dirt, and grime. Its what gives it all its mojo!
brentrocks Posted October 1, 2011 Author Posted October 1, 2011 really good score bro You can't beat the price
SouthpawGuy Posted October 1, 2011 Posted October 1, 2011 Nice one Brent ! btw some carnauba wax on the hardware should help to keep it shiny.
fxdx99 Posted October 2, 2011 Posted October 2, 2011 You got a new guitar? Go figure... LMAO!! Nice one, Brent. Good deal there, gotta love a cool GT.
DetroitBlues Posted October 2, 2011 Posted October 2, 2011 In all seriousness, beautiful guitar, congrats Brent.
cod65 Posted October 2, 2011 Posted October 2, 2011 Ah, patina is a wonderful thing. It only occurs with quality items. I grew up in RI. It's the salty air . You should've seen my '65 Ford Mustang. You could do the Flintstone thing and stick your feet out the bottom it was rusted so bad.
Blunote Posted October 2, 2011 Posted October 2, 2011 Salty air? Anybody wanting a patina on their guitar can send it to me, I'll strap it to the hood of my car for a few days this winter. Great sound, Brent. What pedals were you using?
brentrocks Posted October 2, 2011 Author Posted October 2, 2011 Salty air? Anybody wanting a patina on their guitar can send it to me, I'll strap it to the hood of my car for a few days this winter. Great sound, Brent. What pedals were you using? Thanks man! the clean part is just a Strymon ElCapistan tape echo delay....the first dirty part has a BIG MUFF added, then i switch over to a Boss MT-2
TonyM Posted October 3, 2011 Posted October 3, 2011 Great sound from that clip, Brent. Wow; I can see why you like the Pearly Gates! TonyM
brentrocks Posted October 3, 2011 Author Posted October 3, 2011 Looks like a great score! Congrats. Great sound from that clip, Brent. Wow; I can see why you like the Pearly Gates! TonyM Thanks fellas!!!
mark555 Posted October 3, 2011 Posted October 3, 2011 there' something nice about a gold top, especially as it ages, one that gets better.... Nice buy.
koula901 Posted October 4, 2011 Posted October 4, 2011 You got a new guitar? Go figure... Congrats Brent! I listened to the sound clip - sounds real ballsy!
brentrocks Posted October 5, 2011 Author Posted October 5, 2011 there' something nice about a gold top, especially as it ages, one that gets better.... Nice buy. You are correct sir! I love goldtops Brent, good score! Thanks man! Congrats Brent! I listened to the sound clip - sounds real ballsy! Thanks. Come to find out, it's a 59er in the neck and a PG in the bridge.
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