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    I picked up a couple of fun pedals

    Maxon OD808 40th anniversary 215/400

    Ibanez Ltd Gold TS9

    Also picked up Geddy Lee’s Big Beautiful Book of Bass. Also got it signed by him as he was in town promoting his book. 

     

  2. I really wanted to like the sideways vibrola but after trying one, it's such a poor design. The guitar should have come with roller saddles. As it is, it won't stay in tune. Using the trem moves the whole saddle and eventually the posts will bend over or break. Looks cool but... Just not a good idea.

     

    The other one with the regular vibrola is fantastic, that is what I will be buying.

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  3. I like the pricing. $2500.00 for a new Standard and the previous version was $3299.00. They're still expensive but reasonable. I like that they've gone back to what made the Les Paul popular in the first place and it's what a lot of people wanted. On the flipside, there's others who liked all the new changes and options available. I wonder if they'll continue marketing the classic line and the modern lines? I'm curious as to what's different from those and the reissues. I hope to play a few of them over the next few weeks. I'd love to have a Goldtop with humbuckers.

    The new standard is the old Traditional, which was less than the standard and so is the same... Same specs, look at the AA top and not the AAA top. Not much has changed here. Even more concerning, the new guitars I have seen have had more QC issues than they did when Henry ran the show. That concerns me.

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  4. I have guitars with both woods, enjoy them equally. For me its more about the feel of the neck and not having it sticky. I have tried a studio and LPJ with a maple neck and the material felt fine, the neck profile was another matter.

     

    Find a guitar that feels good to you, don't worry so much about the wood type. Thats how I always choose mine.

  5. I keep my guitars at 45% humidity, for all of them ( including my Les Pauls). It not only saves them from fret buzz or sharp edges, but from cracks due to the guitar shifting. Too much or too little humidity is a bad thing. So get a humidifier or dehumidifier, depending on where you live and the season. The other bonus, your instruments will stay in tune longer.

     

    Living in western Canada, I have have seen my fair share of the damage that humidity can have. Take care of your girls!!!

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