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at $1500 for a studio in the modern section with absolutely NO modern appointments, they can kiss my big fat behind. 490/498 which i never liked, no fast access heel. it's ridiculous, and i'm glad i bought my studio pro 5 yrs ago at a far more reasonable price.

that's a collette tip. you can put it in a screw gun. the home owner kind that has no ballz, and can be bought for super cheap. or locking tuners

brad whitford craig goldy larry lalonde

we may not throw fruit, but it's only because we'd all eat it first. but vegetables, on the other hand... that's a whole nother story

my first guitar? mukashi, mukashi... around 1983...i was working for minimum wage, at the time it was $3.35/hr. my take home pay was arounf $70/week. my brother in law told me "if you save up $300, i'll take you to the music store and help you choose a quality instrument." so i went for a looong time skipping lunches, not buying weed, walking to work, not going on dates. after what seemed like forever, i finally had $300, so my brother in law took me to some music store, i don't even remember what store anymore. i wanted to buy an SG because that's what angus plays, and as far as i was concerned there was no one else that cool except evh.of course, the price of the SG meant i would have to keep saving. what i ended up buying was as close as i could afford. it was a hcsb westbury deluxe. i named her wilamina. it was a great guitar, and i wish i still had it. if i ever find another one(i'm always looking) i will buy it even if it means selling my les paul. it looked like this, but i had mini toggles for phase switching and coil taps, and a varitone knob as well. none of that worked, but i didn't care.

99% of your pics show things that wouldn't bother me in the slightest.

that's insanely tidy looking. when i wire stuff, it looks like your hair might, when you wake up drunk

ive been using daddario lite tops heavy bottoms since forever. on a strat i go even more extreme with 9s & 11s. for rock, it's the best way to go (for me)

of all the SGs and other double cut guitars like the ibanez ar325, most of them had some neck dive but not all. i never understood how people get success from a wider rougher strap. all it ever did for me was bunch up my shirt in the back and left shoulder. i saw the youtube video where the guy filled the control cavity with shot to offset the weight bias. i thought it was the worst possible solution. jmo though, ymmv. i think it's a matter of pin placement, but i don't actually know one way or the other. neck dive wouldn't stop me from buying another one though. they're just too cool

grovers and a polytune, skip the snark.

if it's rock, please post it conspicuously. writing your own stuff is way cooler than covers. i will check it out for sure

i've been playing stuff off of the album below. nothing difficult or unusual. just fun: https://youtu.be/dxfG8g1fN8Y the cover is everything that should be on a good rock album

good point, imo and very true. i love the way they sound when other people play them. i cannot seem to get that same sound from them, and have better success with other pickups. at times, you can get them for insanely good prices if you're patient and quick. like a craig's list trap door spider.

the above. all the live-long day. you got an ebony board and it looks sweet as helllllll. it's a studio. paint it if you want. cover it with my little pony stickers. by modifying it, you won't kill value it doesn't have, the way a more expensive model might. if the guitar feels good in your hands, the looks will grow on you over time. edit: i would totally bin that pickguard though

i thought about it. so, ok, the one missing leg thing is overcome by a chair. but the one arm missing thing, i dont see how you could be playing, unless you strum/pick with your remaining foot. or maybe only do tapping. then i thought about it some more. you don't say either way whether you paid with your own limbs.

i don't see evidence of the bad QC that the internet suggests. that doesn't mean it isn't there. just not my experience. however, when they employ people full-time who's job is strictly QC , there should be very, very few bad ones going out the door. i bought mine sight unseen and had confidence doing so. i was not disappointed in any way. i dont consider a guitar neededin set up adjustments to be a defect. wood moves when moved around to different climates. minor adjustments are to be expected.

i think maybe i "get it". if i have 3 cupcakes, and i KNOW they're awesome, i want to share them with people i like/care about, more than i actually want to eat them. the trouble is, sometimes i catch myself finding something that is awesome for me, and i want to immediately go and tell everyone that i have found THE WAY. i know darn well i must be right, because of my personal experience. the idea that what's right for me may not be what's right for someone else just doesn't occur to me. i HAVE to make sure you can have this really awesome thing too. i never realize it when i'm doing it, only later. maybe the o/p is doing that.

i know that acids in one's hands can destroy strings with speed, and wear the finish off of those parts. i had no idea that things could come to that like what is above. how long does it take for them to become like that?

wow! i didnt even know that could happen

can i ask, why do you need a new bridge? is the old one no longer functioning properly? i dont know what happens to them to be worn out, so i thought i might ask. i never kept a guitar long enough for that.

funny, i never cared about weight until i bought my current LP with modern weight relief. i am soooo spoiled by it. now weight is a big factor when choosing a guitar.

i have to say, w/o the poker chip, that guitar still looks amazing

if it's true (not saying it is or isn't) it's not bigotry to point out something factual

that's such crock. not that he said it, but what he said, about being hand made and the need to choose one in person. they are made with as little handwork as possible, for one, and even those processes are refined down to a routine because after all, a gibson guitar is produced in a factory. they are not made one-at-a-time in a small workshop by some ancient luthier who looks like gepetto. it's a busy production facility that supplies the entire world with gibson guitars. they send hundreds and hundreds of them out the door every single day. that statement is henry using branding techniques in order to deceptively make people think of a gibson guitar as a boutique item that is rare and exclusive. the truth is, most of them are just like the rest. they are as ubiquitous to guitarists as potoato peelers are to a cook. you absolutely can buy them sight unseen and get a good guitar, and there is no valid excuse for not being able to do so. because even if henry had a factory full of santa's elves making the entire guitar by hand, there would still be no excuse for sending bad product out the door. especially when every single new guitar comes with a signed inspection card, and contains QC stampings in the body. this type of branding isn't sustainable with the rest of gibson's marketing. stores are beginning to drop gibson due to the amount of guitars they are forced to carry, and the dealer price increases, as well as other rules for retailers. eventually, ordering them through online retailers will be the only way to get one for alot of people. here in delaware there is nowhere near the selection i am used to seeing in toronto. yet, i did buy mine there (toronto) sight unseen, and got a wonderful instrument. edit: here is an article that sort of underscores my point about branding. the economics aside, what they have to say about gibson's branding is accurate: https://reverb.com/news/guitaronomics-have-guitars-become-more-expensive-over-time?