NeoConMan

Yep. Seems my wife would side with many who want to show them off. I'm with Yoda, when I close the doors there's nothing to see but a couple of big wood cabinets. Display is not what I had in mind. They are safe, secure, somewhat hidden, and free from dust collecting on them. :-)

That's why I gave the disgusting 'dead pigs' answer. I figure it can only get better from there, eh?

Dead pigs.

Yeah, yeah Dave.... So how much are you selling them for?

That price tag is what kept me from doing that. I looked at a company in Montana, too much $$$$. Then I found a guy in Scottsdale, Arizona and drew up some plans for a bid. Before I could make a decision, he had a heart attack and sold all his wood-working stuff. Screw it, I gave up. My wife insisted that we get something to display mine, I kept fighting her on on the matter. Then she found some cabinets without all the fancy glass for a lot less money. I have less than $3,000 in a couple cabinets like this. If we build another house, things will be much different. It will have a large dedicated guitar/game room where I can build some cases in place. And whatever the wife thinks is pretty.....

Aw, come on..... Spam ain't so bad. I made some fried Spam sandwiches just last week! And those are indeed nice cabinets. Maybe the whole 'hint of impropriety" thing could have been avoided by simply posting the cabinet pics. If interest was shown, the original poster could have then replied with "I can build these if you're interested..." Just sayin'.... ^_^

That wasn't his motivation at all, but I suppose the effect is something on that order.

Hasn't been that long since he was here. 'NeoLibMan' made a few appearances just a few days ago. Just sayin'.... :-

Yeah, I've seen a few over the years but I have no idea if it was the same couple of guitars or if there were actually many made. I saw one pic of Richards with his from those early days (he didn't look like a cadaver) and I wonder if he still has it. No tellin' with Keef....

I would have trouble believing 14 pounds..... But a coupla years ago I played a 70's Custom that weighed just shy of 13. I know for a fact it's possible. The weight doesn't scare me one bit. Bring it on! :D/

Randy Bachman of Bachman Turner Overdrive (BTO) has an original '59 with a factory Bigsby. Used it since his days in The Guess Who with Burton Cummings. This has got to be one of the least photographed Les Pauls in the world, I had little luck finding any pics. I don't know why more people don't know about it. Anyhow, I found a long but interesting article done on him recently. Covers all kinds of good stuff like Les Pauls new and old, his major involvement in Gretsch, widely varied musical career, and another guitar that has always held some intrigue for me - the Johnny A. Check it out; www.modernguitars.com/archives/004659.html Oh, and Gibson... If you're listening, how about a Randy Bachman signature? Cherry sunburst, killer top, Bigsby, and SHINY paint and hardware. Do a '59 and a '60 so there's a choice in necks, eh?

Um, no. She was quick to realize the error of her suggestion when she got "the look" from me. :-) No way in hell anything like that is going in my attic or garage. And let me tell ya, I don't care how big your house - 20 guitar cases take up a lot of room!!!

1. Yes. 2. There may be a difference with the damping effect of the spring steel, but in my experience I can't see it. 3. Yes, same as any other factory trem with the possible exception of PRS. Depends on your aggression I guess. Plenty of sustain here.... :-)

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.

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....

Cotton, right? Cuz if they're stretchy it means there are petroleum derivatives used. Looks quick and easy enough! :-)

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.

White is to protect the paint from discoloration.

JP double neck at my dealer is a three piece. Go figure.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!")