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  1. Yeah, this Squier I got, I had to lower all the saddles (identical bridge to the Epi) taking care not to alter that arc I talked about. If you look at the picture of his, it's ALL out of kilter. StewMac sells a radius guage that's extremely helpful in situations like this, the radius for most Strat Trems is 12", although that's not the standard. You should ask the shop you bought the guitar at what the string radius is, or "eyeball" it like Rastus suggested. Take the guitar, and from the bridge, look down the neck, and see if the frets are curved (they probably are). When you adjust those saddles, you have to match that curve, if you don't, if the guitars even playable at all, it's gonna buzz everywhere. I'm not sure of the string height (action)...3/64???? Not sure there, but even if you get the radius right, you don't want the height too low, or it'll buzz. Lotta variables to consider...
  2. Like a Strat Trem, there's a "radius" (a gentle arc of the string saddles) that needs to be adjusted. Your best bet is to either extensively research it before you mess with that...you don't want to alter the radius as it co-incides with the necks radius also, if you set them all straight, and the necks got that gentle arc I spoke of, you'll have problems all over the neck with buzzing strings. Be careful, that's a Strat type Trem, not a Tuneamatic.
  3. Merry Xmas! Yeah, I saw that picture of "The Fonz", and it just clicked! There's a kid out your neck 'o the woods named Adam Lee you should check out, plays a P.R.S., and sounds like Joe Satriani, he's got a myspace page under his name, I ain't been to myspace to talk to anyone in a while...I should see if I remember my password.

  4. When I got my most beloved, and trusted Blue Bomber from Musician's Friend, I received a cable, wrench, manual, Q.C. slip. No poster (didn't care), no bumper sticker (again, didn't care). What I DID care about was the fact that I received an AWESOME guitar that needed little in setup initially. Granted, I DID modify the hell out of it, not because it needed it, but because I wanted to...I wanted a unique guitar. GOD I miss that guitar.
  5. Why thank you B4L, that's the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me about me guitarin', and THAT is what keeps me doing the crazy, raw, 1 take stuff I do, although I would like to attempt a more polished, less primitive recording along the lines of "Dead Of Night"...I actually had a game plan going into that one. I've been corresponding with w1av via email, and he's telling me there's a place up in East Greenwich R.I. has one of those "open mic" nights every Tuesday, and I'd love to do it tonight, just have prior commitments...I'm JONESIN' to jam with others, this solo things great, and all, but I need some inter-action with something other than a machine, I feel as though I'm beginning to stagnate, which isn't a good thing. But again, Thanks! I am truly humbled...seriously.
  6. Mine is my most beloved, and trusted Blue Bomber, a.k.a., Isabel...it even says so on her deluxe hardshell case.
  7. Judging by your photos, you weren't ripped off, looks like a pretty nice guitar, be happy.
  8. It's worth whatever you feel it's worth. I personally feel mine's priceless, although it was 499 bucks from Musician's Friend.
  9. Wow, Raptor's back, long time no type! I thought it was unusual (admin thought so too) that my 2007 U.S.A. Classic I had has a 6 digit serial number. I still gotta say that guitar in your avatar's a bigtime sweety! But I'm kinda partial to blue guitars.
  10. So I got one of the last ones...I took mine and flipped it over on the white side...
  11. R9=1959 "R"eissue R=reissue, 9=1959,0=1960,7=1957, you get the jist.
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