Pinkburst AL in da house

[banjoplayer]

Look what I catched up today. It is from ebay. DOB: Jul 13, 1994
Feels, plays and sounds like a dream. It has an almost perfect setup, though it´s 14 years old.

You ALiens tell the truth when you praise them. I did bond with it within seconds! I love this chunky neck.

Only the fretboard needs a cleaning. Is it correct, that some of you use 00-steelwool for such an operation? Will this work without any damages to frets?

Finally I´d like to make an application to the ALOC. Where do I get the ring and the secret handshake and all those things?

 

[PeteDuBaldo]

That's a great looking AL!

Use 0000 steel wool, if you use 00 you will scratch it all up.

 

[banjoplayer]

That's a great looking AL!

Thanks Pete

Use 0000 steel wool, if you use 00 you will scratch it all up.

Thanks again, that would be a tragedy

 

[Spudmurphy]

The ring/handbook and meeting agendawill be shipped over within the week

Congrats on a great looking guitar.

Chunky neck? - I don't find my AL's chunky - quite the opposite.

I wonder if the neck profile was different in '94?

ALiens don't lie when they talk bALls(except to their wives "do I want another guitar dear? - no of course not !!")

 

[banjoplayer]

Chunky neck? - I don't find my AL's chunky - quite the opposite.

chunky in a positive way. It´s got more meat than the silo and the Morse and I like it

 

[fogman]

that's a beauty!

 

[mbgreene]

Willkommen in der ALOC. Die pinkburst ist ein Klassiker.

 

[banjoplayer]

Willkommen in der ALOC. Die pinkburst ist ein Klassiker.

Thanks. Do you speak german or was it babel fish?

 

[Spudmurphy]

I just noticed that you have "dual nationality" - a SMOC and an ALOC member !!!

 

[beej]

Man that's classy!

We have similar taste in guitars

 

[Sweat]

Very nice and congrats that one is pretty, welcome to the ALOC, took me awhile to get there as well, get you one with a peizo next and you will be a happy camper

 

[mbgreene]

Thanks. Do you speak german or was it babel fish?

google translator

just trying to give every new ALOC member their own personalized welcome

 

[robelinda2]

Welcome to the land of AL!

 

[Axilla]

Wooo hoooo !

Steffen did it !!!

What a cool old classic AL. She's a real beauty !!!

Steffen, be careful with the steel wool when cleaning the fretboard. I'd say soak the fretboard for a few minutes in lemo-oil, then wipe and rub that off and see what it does. Applying even 0000/00000 stell wool always is a little tricky and you have to tape around alot. I got the old grime outta my maple fretboards real well with the oil.

...now go and play that thang a li'l more before cleaning it up

Cheers

Axel

....oh, and then - sell it to me

 

[threeminutesboy]

indeed very nice

 

[banjoplayer]

Use 0000 steel wool, if you use 00 you will scratch it all up.

Applying even 0000/00000 stell wool always is a little tricky and you have to tape around alot.

Ok, one more question. I read that most of you tape the body at the neck joint and the pickups. Using 0000 steel wool - will I have to tape the frets? Will 0000 SW damage them or can I wipe them with the steel wool too???

Thanx

 

[spkirby]

Tape the pickups because there will be lots of steel wool dust and it likes magnets, dont worry about the frets though!

Better still for this job - remove the neck!

 

[Dizzy]

Nice Score !

 

[DrGonzo5150]

Nice Score !

+1

Clean for a 94.

Nice stuff..

 

[banjoplayer]

Tape the pickups because there will be lots of steel wool dust and it likes magnets, dont worry about the frets though!

Better still for this job - remove the neck!

Thank you!

Removing the neck is not necssary. Te dirt and grime is mainly between the frets. The back of the neck is ok.