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  1. I used a set of Kent Armstrong dog ear chrome P90s on my Epi Casino. They were drop-in They use 42awg coil wire and A5 magnets. KAs are respected by jazz players. They are made in Korea. Mine were 8.1ko and 8.15ko. They cost half what Gibson P90s cost but sound daringly similar
  2. There are a lot of very well written books on the instruments the Rolling Stones, Beatles and others used used. One thing that amazes me is the maple caps on LPs. They have flaws. Very few are perfect. Flametops look great in spots and underwhelming in other spots. I don't think the musicians looking for bursts to play cared about flametop evenness. There weren't enough to be had to be picky. There is one LP Mick Taylor and Richards shared that I can spot because of a light area on the cap.
  3. Those are stress fractures in the gold paint from somebody forcing the knobs onto their shafts. Better to drill them out so they fit on without force being required. Gold paint uses copper which tends to crack. Just ignore the fractures but don't use force on gold paint anymore. Gold paint is unique and requires delicate handling.
  4. Get both. I own a 22 for squirrel hunting, a shotgun for Dove hunting and a centerfire rifle for Deer hunting.
  5. I marked the pilot hole with a large sewing needle to punch a good starter point for the drill bit. Drill the pilot hole shorter and narrower than the screw. I was looking at a pic of the Grovers John Lennon put on the headstock of his Casino. A couple of tuners were pretty crooked. He was doing a lot of acid at that time. Don't take acid while mounting a new set of tuners.
  6. But sometimesa Rickenbacker or Gretch is better. Go listen to old Duane Eddy stuff on a Gretch. Really beautiful sounds. Even if yourehard core Les Paul there are different LPs. There is no such thing as "the" LP.
  7. Anybody watch Anderton's of England and his guitar reviews? Chappers and the Captain? I used to see his dog on that show but not anymore. Then one day I noticed The Captain had named his new 58 reissue the same as his dogs name. (Lola) The dog must have passed away.
  8. Lost a Corgie to cancer in 2010. Still hurts. I have 3 dogs now but none had the personality of that Corgie. It hurt me more when that dog died than when either of my parents died or my sister. I read where this is not uncommon because a pet can share more of our lives and our time than people can. My Corgie liked to bring me my shoe every morning. Every morning.
  9. Brass nuts on standard tuners don't have any pinging or wear issues at all. The brass nut is height adjustable which is a very handy function to have. You can quickly and easily set the height. The pinging arose while the e-tuners were rapidly setting the tuning.
  10. Start at the tuners and go to the tailpiece checking everything. Make sure you have very little string bend over the bridge. You may need to top wrap or raise the tailpiece to get this angle low as you can. They come with a very severe angle. You can easily reduce this angle by 20 degs. Are machine head bushings tight? Are the tiny wood screws on each tuner snug? Dental floss on the nut slots helps stop binding. Polishing the saddle notches on the bridge with a brass Dremel polishing wire brush. You want the saddle notches smooth as a baby's behind. Polish not file! Dental floss can be used here too. While you've got the strings out the nut slots and bridge saddle notches apply the graphite dust or nut sauce to the slots. This takes about 20 minutes. Take your time.
  11. Go play your Casino and stop watching youtubes on counterfeit guitars.
  12. That is an Epi Casino. Pics are blurry but I see nothing fake. I cant make out the tuners but tuners can be changed.
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