An epic NGD for my dad: The Iceman Cometh (includes heart-warming tale!)
OK - my dad's main guitar throughout the 1980s was a mid-70s Ibanez Iceman, which was already beat to hell and amateurishly resprayed black when he got it, and was later installed with coil-tap switches and upgraded DiMarzio pickups. It was from the very earliest run of Icemans (Icemen?) they did, because it has the huge chrome tailpiece - placing it between 1975 and 1977. I think I have a photo of it:
He traded it for a Godin Telecaster (apparently far inferior) in the early 90s and really regretted it, and has been looking for it (or any old Iceman from the same period) since. Then Nevada Music in Portsmouth got one... we went down today and, well, the end of this story is soon to become abundantly clear:
Fantastic condition for its age, only a few chips here and there. Original pickups:
This weird little notch by the lower strap pin:
Absolutely amazing guitar. Quite jealous, but more than anything I'm just happy my dad has an old Iceman again!
Last edited by BucketheadRules; 31st December 2012 at 11:20 PM.
My name is Connor and I have a GAS problem.
I also have some videos of myself playing guitar. Here they are.
awesome guitar
Quality. Great looking guitar that, how does it sound?
Fantastic! Looks like a major upgrade over his first one, too.
I felt the same about my replacement Aria RS Standard that I got earlier this year - it will never be "the same guitar" as my original one, but it's in much better condition than mine probably would have been by now even if I hadn't hacked it beyond the point of no return.
For your dad it's probably the next best thing to getting a time machine and being *your* age again.
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Happy new guitar day. That guitar is gorgeous
That's awesome
Does this mean I can have his Cabronita?
Last edited by stickyfiddle; 31st December 2012 at 05:04 PM.
Not my taste guitar-wise, but a happy story
Originally Posted by jalapeno
Nice one chaps and say "Hi" to Dad (great player) from me.
I hope you both enjoy it.
Brilliant. It needs a jolly good clean, though. It was sitting in a case under a bed for 20 years!
My name is Connor and I have a GAS problem.
I also have some videos of myself playing guitar. Here they are.
Probably not.That's awesome
Modes this mean I can have his Cabronita?
My name is Connor and I have a GAS problem.
I also have some videos of myself playing guitar. Here they are.
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