Missing... Ageing pickup switch knob...

[Alex_SG]

So I decided to slightly "relic" my stark white pickup switch knob in a cup of cold black coffee today. Had the cup sitting on my desk in an out of the way place, and guess what... The wife poured the coffee out into the sink and put the cup in the dishwasher!
Say "goodbye" to the switch knob!
Anyone else have significant others that have accidentally thrown away your guitar parts???

 

[Biddlin]

Looked in the sink trap ? It might be really relic-ed by now !

 

[Tobacco Worm]

Close. I had an ex-wife state that she was going to ram one of my guitars into an orifice of my tender sweet body once. Does that count?

Wade

 

[nbeersiii]

Yeah man check the P-trap under the sink. If it didnt wash right on through cause it is pretty light. Why is your switch tip so white anyway. All the ones I ever bought were a nice cream tan color. My classic came with a cream one anyway but I have extras. cause you never know when one might go down the sink.

 

[Alex_SG]

Well... I checked the P trap. No joy there. Looks like it's gone. The reason it is so white is it actually came off a mates Ibanez! Had the same thread as an Epi, and he wanted a black one, so we swapped!
Anyway, I'll just pick another up. They're only a dollar or so.
Just gotta make sure I tell the wife NOT to pour out the cold coffee on my desk!!!

 

[javamagic]

My ex came very close to throwing out a set of 1960s Fender F-logo tuners. Somehow she did manage to lose one of the original bushings. Silly cow! The tuners now grace my Esquire. :)

 

[BlackSG91]

Did not have anything thrown out yet or not that I know of. I drank the coffee after soaking me knobs and covers, etc. for a good day or so. I love coffee!

 

[Heket]

Well I must be in a minority here, because I really don't like the aged plastic look at all! I actually took the naturally aged white plastic parts off my Squier and replaced them with black bits so they wouldn't age. I still kept them though, perhaps to sell someday for someone who wants some aged bits and bobs because I knew it's a popular thing.

Still, not my cup of tea (or coffee). It's a shame because I really want a white guitar, but I want it to stay white. And so many fenders come with white parts, I probably can't avoid it if I were to get one in the future.

But now, I haven't had anything thrown out by unsuspecting other halfs. I have had a fair amount of my stuff accidently doused in orange juice though! Socks + laminate floor = fun times. That was almost a decade ago and I'm still finding sticky spots.

 

[dbb]

Heket, I have yet to see any white guitar that stayed white for any length of time. Something yellows or alters color, some parts fade faster than others, etc.

If you want a white guitar, be prepared for it to change a little over time. It just is that way.

 

[Biddlin]

Heket, I have yet to see any white guitar that stayed white for any length of time. Something yellows or alters color, some parts fade faster than others, etc.

If you want a white guitar, be prepared for it to change a little over time. It just is that way.

My friend Jack Daigh has a white Fender Stratocaster from the early 70s, that he has kept pristine, by never keeping it out of the case and wiping down after every use with a mild solution of lemon juice and water . He has never gigged it or allowed anyone else to touch it in the 25+ years I've known him .( He has a very well worn 68 sunburst for those other purposes .)

 

[dbb]

Well, that is an interesting tale....wiping it w/ lemon juice?

OK, then white guitars can be kept white, with extra effort.

 

[BlackSG91]

Well, that is an interesting tale....wiping it w/ lemon juice?

OK, then white guitars can be kept white, with extra effort.

No extra effort whatsoever with ReaLemon.

ReaLemon...........................................ReaDirty..........................................................................................................Lookin' ReaGood!

 

[Heket]

Lemon juice? Reeally? That's interesting. So I'll have a lovely, white, lemon-scented guitar! Thanks for the tip :)

 

[Biddlin]

The acidic juice has a bleaching effect . Same reason it makes your dinnerware shine .

 

[Tobacco Worm]

I'm gonna try that on me. I'm looking a might dingy here of late. Then I could be "The Lemon Fresh Worm"!:) There's a song in there somewhere.

 

[BlackSG91]

I'm gonna try that on me. I'm looking a might dingy here of late. Then I could be "The Lemon Fresh Worm"!:) There's a song in there somewhere.

Here's a potential album cover for your new song.

The Lemon Fresh Worm..........

 

[nbeersiii]

Did not have anything thrown out yet or not that I know of. I drank the coffee after soaking me knobs and covers, etc. for a good day or so. I love coffee!

I used to not like black strats very much until i got a good look at Gilmores black strat with black pickguard and white pickups and knobs. I found a squire vintage modified at a pawnshop for 150 bucks cause the pickups had been mucked with. It had three single coil duncan design in it but the bridge pickup was screwed. I put one of my epi humbuckers in the bridge and rewired the rest. Set it up like I like it cleaned it up put black knobs on it. Now I got a black strat that sounds every bit as good as my friends american standard that I love. I dont play it alot but I hve fun whe do. I tell ya everyone needs atleast one strat. They have a sound all their own and are alot of fun.

 

[Tobacco Worm]

Here in Texas, if you don't have a Strat, they will ask you for your "Green Card". And you stand a good chance of deportation if, in the next 60 days, you didn't buy one.
I have two so I can keep my citizenship here. :)

 

[nbeersiii]

Worm I thought for some reason you were up in South Dakota. Texas huh. I swore to myself I would never step foot in Texas again when I left FT Hood. Bad memories all around. I did drive as far south to the border and then west to Bracketsville to see where they filmed all those old westerns. Beautiful for sure but South Carolina is my home and where I plan on staying. Gods Country.

 

[BlackSG91]

I used to not like black strats very much until i got a good look at Gilmores black strat with black pickguard and white pickups and knobs. I found a squire vintage modified at a pawnshop for 150 bucks cause the pickups had been mucked with. It had three single coil duncan design in it but the bridge pickup was screwed. I put one of my epi humbuckers in the bridge and rewired the rest. Set it up like I like it cleaned it up put black knobs on it. Now I got a black strat that sounds every bit as good as my friends american standard that I love. I dont play it alot but I hve fun whe do. I tell ya everyone needs atleast one strat. They have a sound all their own and are alot of fun.

Believe it or not, my strat is a deep wine purple, or whatever colour you want to call it. I saw it through the window of a pawn shop that was closed late evening and thought it was black. I went back the next day when the store was open to check it out. Then I saw it was that wine purple, so I thought, what the heck, I'll take it. It's a '98 American Standard and I love this guitar because it plays like butter. I already own 9 strats, but I'm thinking of selling a few off so I can buy some more SG's!