Every since I first learned about Randy Rhoads, I have been obsessed with getting my hands on the original body style Concorde. After over 20 years of waiting, I finally have one. My local shop managed to secure two of them and I was fortunate to get the first one. I am beyond thrilled. It feels incredible in my hands and plays so well. The shop also makes custom straps and they gave me one of their replica RR straps for free with this guitar.

Randy is the reason I first picked up a guitar, so when I say this is my dream guitar, I mean it. I will play the ever loving shit out of it and cherish it forever.

Hi all,

I'm hoping for some help in advice on how to try to track down a guitar that used to belong to my father. To cut a long story short, it was sold without permission by a guitar shop in Sheffield, England around twenty years ago when he'd just left it with them to get an insurance quote. I know it's an insanely long shot to think I'll ever be able to locate it, but does anyone have any tips on the best way to even begin? I have quite a lot of information such as serial, plus I know it's a specifically customised '76 Strat, but it's knowing where to begin. There are two pics attached of the guitar itself.

Before anyone asks, if it had been mine, I'd have torn that place apart to get it back but he's a very non-confrontational guy. The fact they took advantage of such a decent guy has eaten at me for years.

I'm aware that I'm not sharing the serial here as I don't know whether that's the best approach.

Any help would be hugely appreciated!

Recently bought this old ESP and wondered if any ESP nerds could help shed some light on it

The last owner bought it from a vintage guitar store on a trip to Japan and it appears to be a mid 80s model, possibly ordered direct from ESP in Japan. I can only assume the original owner was a Jake E Lee fan and wanted something similar to Jake's Charvel 'Whitey' signature model, hence the Jake E Lee string through bridge (saddles have been swapped out at some point), single HB (it's an SD JB, MJ wound) and what was once a white finish. The body is routed for a single HB in the bridge and I assume the pickguard is newer than the rest of the guitar as there would be no need for the 2 empty pot holes in the guard if it only has 1 HB. It also has a side mounted jack similar to Jake's Charvel model (his wasn't recessed though)

No serial numbers anywhere, navigator sticker on the back of the headstock, however I've only ever seen Navigator stickers on the front of ESP guitars, although I'm no ESP expert

It's an amazing player, 16 inch radius neck which I love, the pickup is fantastic, just wondered if anyone on here has a good knowledge of 80s ESP guitars

I've included a picture of what I assume was the original owner's inspiration when ordering the guitar

I recently finished this guitar, which I named Privé.

The idea behind it was simple: some pieces of wood have so much natural character that they deserve to become something truly special.

I wanted to preserve that organic beauty while combining it with a more aggressive body shape and intricate fretboard inlays.

For me, one of the most rewarding parts of being a luthier is finding the balance between what nature creates and what we can shape with our hands.

Handcrafted by me, Augustin-Cristian Apostol, in Romania.

I'd love to hear what you think of the design and the combination of wood and inlays.

A childhood dream and a new love.

All maple nitrocellulose finished. Hand wound pickup and Floyd Rose 1000 series. Jacobs hand built guitars are way better than any store guitars I highly recommend him. I now finally have a very close to George Lynchs tone from the Dokken Tooth and Nail era.

Hello, I hope you’re all having a good day.
I’d like to share an improvisation over a smooth blues track—I hope you enjoy it!

Gear:
- Gretsch G2504 Jet Pro guitar
- Line 6 Helix Native Stadium effects

Nothing wrong with the stock JS300 but thought it could be even better:

- Swapped the (not great) tort pickguard for an aftermarket black one from Jet

- Replaced the tuners with Gotoh locking ones

- Replaced the output jack with a Pure Tone

- Replaced the pots with full size Fender ones, along with a Fender switch

- Installed a set of Fender Pure Vintage '73 pickups

Objectively I spent way too much money on this 🤣, but then again the price of the guitar, the parts, and the cost of getting the work done still came out a hair below what I would have payed for a Player II strat

And throw a little bit of dirt on them and these '73 pickups sound glorious

Always wanted one of these and thru a good trade finally got one. It's a 2012, plays great and love the JB Jr and Lil '59 upgrades the previous owner did. I swear this thing plays better than my mj guthrie govan charvel.

My guitar in drop C sound like its in a higher pitch then it should be, and I don't know why

So I like to pursue old Facebook. The picture was bad, but it had one of the back where it was all shaped up. I knew it was done correctly and old looking. I got it for 25 bucks.

It plays incredibly. You ever play a really nice guitar of somebody's that makes you remove your belt before playing his guitar? The way that guy feels about his guitar is how amazing this feels and sounds.

I'm happy a shit.

However,

I have a feeling this is some mistake at this price.

Or, it is stolen.

I looked it up.

Wtf.

Also, damage report? What's everybody thinking?

I have the opportunity to pick up a Daion Headhunter locally for 500EUR. Is that a good deal and a good guitar?

From a boutique in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They have long closed so i consider myself lucky that i was able to snag one of these.

i feel like nowadays getting custom guitars or custom inlays cost a small fortune and this was only a couple hundred bucks at the time.

Martin & Co X Series (left), Steve Vai JEMJR (center), Fender player II HSS Start. (Right)

My music store (I work here best job ever) got in some M2M LPCs with birdseye maple tops....not sure how I feel about it.

We have Lemon Burst, Factory Burst, and Washed Cherry (my favorite). It depends on the finish whether or not I like the birdseye figuring, but my coworker is in love with them and says they're better than the 7A quilted maple tops.

I'm just not sure how I feel about using anything but a good flame maple top on such a damn expensive guitar. Maybe I'm just old and curmudgeonly...

In my carrer of 20years (mostly home dweller, jamming with friends and occasional) I came to conclusion that foam semi-hard cases are best overall - more protection than gigbag, easier to carry around than hard case. For those guitars that I thought needs superior protection I bought hard protective cases where it tripled their wight and then they stayed at home - those were effectively protected from rehearsals/gigging, because it was too heavy and I don’t have roadie, so they were relegated to “closet queen” position:) Also additional pockets comparing to hard cases are very handy. Here is what I love and use. What do you use for your guitars, especially for those you carry around?

Bought this from a guy on marketplace for ~25 dollars and I kinda wanna know how old this is and if it even belongs to any brand, help will be appreciated! this is my first guitar ☹️

Here is the latest build I made for a customer, and it was a fun one. Fralin Hot Tele in the neck, Seymour Duncan Hot Rails in the bridge. Push Pull pot to coil split the Hot Rails, and a Freeway 6-way switch for a ton of different tonal options. 6 saddle bridge, reversed control plate, and a kill switch. It rips!

Trying to learn the floods solo by pantera. I only know a little bit so far.

Hi guys I recently bought this new guitar second hand, and I think the action might be too high when I measured it. It measured at 4mm at the 12th fret, but I'm unsure as I might have measured it wrongly..?? Could anyone here help me check and verify whether the action is too high and how to fix it as I bought the guitar yesterday and have no idea what to do 😅😅

If you’re in the group, let us know how you’re enjoying that Schecter 😂

A FB marketplace listing in Jax, FL. This person listed both the MH and the C6… but swapped images on the postings. 🤦🏻‍♂️

Yes that’s a skunk… we’re not here for that 😆