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  1. In the 90's he was way worse on the newsgroups. I went around with him a lot of times, as did everyone else. I still used his pedals, 2 OCD, they were 2 of the best ODs I ever used. rct
  2. So which is the bulk of Gibson customers? Somebody has data, somewhere, to support this kind of thing. I get loss-leader and all that but from a company that already has a high end normally this gets a bit...sticky. Nobody that actually plays guitars is going for one of these, the people we used to call guitar players, the people that used to be the only people concerned at all about guitars from G & F & CFM. It doesn't seem like they matter at all, haven't for a long time. There is room for everyone, I get that too, it just seems weighted in this ridiculous direction. The other two do similar, they have their moments too. rct
  3. As of two weeks ago our GC was NOT taking trades of any kind. The last trade I made, two weeks before that, they were extremely fussy about what I was trading and wouldn't take certain things at all. And neither instance was guitar stuff at all, just studio and pa type stuff from gigging. So, I'll wait until they are taking trades and maybe something nice will come along at a decent deal. rct
  4. He did, of course. And a few others. Ever used one? Ever done one song, like that popular one from the guy above using a double neck? Maybe Hotel Eaglefornia? rct
  5. If I had a nickel for every raggedy or incorrect screw hole I completely ignored and rocked on with it... rct
  6. If you didn't make your plans last year I doubt there are any hotels left anywhere along totality. We got ours last summer in Cleveland, and didn't even get gouged. rct
  7. One of most useless guitars ever invented. rct
  8. Yes, Cesar will tell his design team he is busy this afternoon look at the designs some guy on the internet wants to implement because, you know, that's how business works. rct
  9. Ok, disregard. But don't disregard anything I said about how your guitars are set up, because I said nothing about that at all. String height is measured at that point because it works with proper relief to set the neck up to perform properly all over the neck. It isn't a number we would like it to be, for the most part, it is a number that is spec'd to provide correct performance all over the neck. If you want 3/64 at the 12th, set the guitar up to spec first. You will have to give it a tad more relief in order to get 3/64 at the 12th, but it is possible. If you wanted me to set your guitar up that way I would certainly try, but you might not like the feel of it at around the 6th - 10th fret area because of the relief needed, and it might have some annoying buzzing past the 12th. To get the 12th that low may show you quickly that some of the frets up high aren't perfect. Good luck with it. rct
  10. I'll say it again. It isn't working out for you. It isn't even working out for the guy that says it works out. I come along and tell you facts, there are physics involved, setting up a guitar has numbers for all good reasons. There it all is, and again, even the guy from the company can't do it. It's either the way it is and trying this is a fail for everyone involved, for the reason I stated, or it is snark. It's up to you. rct
  11. Well, everything is working out so well for you so yeah, keep trying that 12th fret thingy. lolz rct
  12. Right. String height is measured at the first fret above the body join. So on Fenders it is measured at the 17th. On Gibsons, I don't remember, but a quick look says I would measure at the 17th also for an SG. I don't know when measuring at the 12th became the thing. It isn't. It wasn't ever. rct
  13. If the Yamano guy had to use the restroom and he missed that one, or he had a slight cold and was not quite paying attention, or he just didn't like it, it would be the same as any other Custom Shop job. He picks them. They pick them. There is nothing at all different about them. I could simply say that my Custom Shop guitar is one that Yamano missed, right? rct
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