NeoConMan
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I'm with RS59.
One thing I've seen with cases oozing glue was that they were left somewhere hot like an attic or garage.
The continued heat allows the glue to soften enough that the fabric lining will start to crawl and contract.
This leaves glue exposed where it was once safely covered by fabric or even cardboard.
Not really much you can do about it without ripping everything out and starting over.
Might have to simply buy a new hardcase.
My wife once suggested that we store all my guitar cases in the attic - not realizing the damage it would do.
I live in the Arizona desert....
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Cotton, right?
Cuz if they're stretchy it means there are petroleum derivatives used.
Looks quick and easy enough!
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What you've read so far is dead right. A foam stand safe for nitro is like Santa Claus or the Easter Bunny....
I've posted these pics a million times, I don't mind posting them again.
Mother in law cut up a cotton bath towel and sewed Velcro on it.
Made the wraps and even the little pieces to wrap the stand fingers on the top.
Cheap insurance.
By the time stand damage is done to your finish bad enough you can see it - too late.
No polishing, no crying, nothing will fix it.
I have a Les Paul and a 335 that show the results of less than a year on a "good, nitro finish-safe" stand.
Hard to see, it's too subtle to photograph, but it's there - and I'll always know it.
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black inside instead of the white
White is to protect the paint from discoloration.
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JP double neck at my dealer is a three piece.
Go figure.
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61 is a single piece as a general rule.
My SG Classic was three pieces, but well matched. My SG 12 string is too.
Wanna hear something REALLY cool?
When my Custom Shop double neck arrived it was a one piece body.
An EDS-1275 with a single slab of Mahogany!!!!
Never seen that before or since.
Anybody else?
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epiphone les pauls and SGs
I think they are top quality for the price
Dont know why a lot of people look down on epis... they are just fine.
There's a HUGE gap between Epiphone and Gibson across most of the product line.
Structurally' date=' they're fine in my experience.
Electronics are often sh!t.
I've been inside several, replacing pots and switches.
Some of them have to be routed out before a Gibson pot will even [b']fit[/b] in the control cavity, and many Gibson parts won't fit.
Spend a little money to make the pots and switch decent, and they will work fine.
Put a good pickup in them and they sound fine.
Mexican Strats compare favorably with American Strats, sharing many common parts and most machining.
Squire stuff is made in the Pacific Rim, same as the Epiphone stuff, by God-knows-who and the quality suffers tremendously.
I know guys that gig with Squire or Epi guitars and leave their expensive stuff at home.
They work good enough to get beat up, knocked over by drunks and have beer poured on them.
For the money, you get what you paid for.
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A.R. Duchossior' date=' W. Carter, G. Gruhn, E. Whitford, D. Vinopal, D. Erlewine.
I've had personal dealings with Walter Carter. That guy knows his sh!t.
He was at Gibson for a million years before Gruhn hired him.
Great guitar resource, especially for Gibsons.
Another question asked is' date=' "The FON number says the instrument is 1958, yet the serial number says 1959; why are they different?".FON number could be one year, and the serial number the next year.[/quote']
This is VERY common, and it freaks people out. I have a couple Fenders like this.
My Tele was built in March 2005 and given a 2004 serial number because the neck was already produced.
It wasn't till 1977 that Gibson came up with a good serial number system that will last them indefinately. This new serial number system allows determination of the exact date the instrument was stamped with the serial number' date=' and the factory of manufacturer.[/quote']
Good job, at least for regular production guitars.
Anything Custom Shop or limited production might have an ink stamped oddball number still yet.
I think Gibson does it on purpose to preserve the "mystique" of the vintage guitar.
Can't give away ALL the secrets...
Right now, I have 8 Gibsons in my guitar room.
Only two of them have regular, legible serial numbers that correspond with Gibson protocol. The other six are all screwy.
My Melody Maker is missing the first digit, it was stamped too light to be seen. Gibson helped me figure THAT out.
My 335 is stamped so lightly, that the entire number is all but invisible. Really. I have to take it outside to read it in the sun.
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I think it would be a mistake to assume all fakes are junk.
Some of the Japanese lawsuit guitars from years ago were very well done.
It could be a fake but fine guitar.
It could be a factory anomoly of some sort, like my 12 string SG, but I kinda doubt it.
I dunno.
Take the best detailed digital pics you can of the guitar.
Get the headstock from every angle with the TRC removed.
Get the neck/body joint the same way.
Open the control cavity and remove the pickups, get clear shots of what's inside.
Call Gibson and Gruhn and see if they will offer an assessment or appraisal after you email pics to them.
Gruhn charges for a written one, but they will tell you if it's a fake for free.
You might have someting odd/rare/collectible or just evidence of underground capitalist greed striking again.
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If it was mounted in a pickguard, it wouldn't matter.
Mounted directly to the body would be tougher.
P-90/Mini HB hole is narrower and taller than a humbucker hole.
Cut it out to fit a HB and you still have a gap top and bottom.
Now the hole is too big for either one.
Seems like I saw a few SG's over the years with a single humbucker, maybe I was dreaming.
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No, she really doesn't have a keen ear.
When SHE noticed, I was sure I wasn't the only one who could tell the difference.
Several people in the audience (drunks included) made their way to the stage to tell me it kicked serious ***.
Now and then, the wife catches something good.
She can't really tell you what guitar or amp she prefers, but she knows what she likes.
(A bluesy Strat, pushing a clean Fender amp really hard makes her smile and say "I like THAT!")
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the 490/498 configuration really sounds good with the 12 string
Funny you should say that.
When I ordered it, I was ready to plop down $400 on two sets of 57 Classics, maybe a Plus in the 6 bridge.
In my opinion, NOTHING beats a 57 Classic.
When I got it, I was blown away.
That weekend, my buddy with the Epi 1275 used it for his gig.
EVERYBODY wanted to know why mine sounded so much "different" - even the other guitar player gave me a thumbs up.
When I sat down, my wife told me "You CANNOT change those pickups...."
End of story.
It got Schaller straplocks and that's it.
Like my 335, it needs nothing else.
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Do people **** their pants and burst into applause when they see it?
My guess is YES on the applause part.
Something about a double neck makes people think you are a God.
Never weighed my Gibson, but 12 pounds is very likely.
It's MUCH heavier than an Epi.
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Scale deflection is similar to a Bigsby, not for dive-bombing at all.
Great for subtle effects and it's almost transparent on the guitar.
Take the arm off, you won't even know it's there.
I love a Bigsby, but they are big and bulky so they take some getting used to.
Simplicity and functionality are the rule for both.
I had my first (and only) Floyd Rose in 1982, almost 30 years later I can tell you I'll likely never own another.