[Murphy Lab Playability vs. VOS Investment]

Of course they sound better Tim. They use Tom Murphy’s special lacquer recipe which really lets the wood breathe and resonate. Then they smack it with keys etc which unlocks a lot of the tone 

[Who do I speak with @ Gibson to discuss new models?]

He got me with the rich Corinthian richlite 

[No marking in pickup cavity]

Missed opportunity to use the phrase “cavity search” or something Sgt

[Nut material used in 2011 Les Paul Junior]

Gibson maybe occasionally uses bone nuts on made 2 measure guitars or something where the customer specs that but it’s not a normal thing to come on any production model. In this case unless the guitar has been modified it’d be reasonable to just assume it’s not a bone nut

[Old WD-40 ad before PC censorship (1964)]

This is an awesome ad thanks for sharing.

 

It got me thinking though… without a doubt, some people have actually used WD40 for sex before. Just imagine lol 😂 

[Please Just No]

🤣 

[This is a new one]

10 hours ago, SteveFord said:

I want a second opinion.

Okay, you're ugly, too.

lol 

 

I’m sure you guys are already aware but just to be clear I’m not name calling anyone here especially not the homie Steve. 
 

Our healthcare system is so screwed up in America. Basically every possible aspect of it is broken, you could pretty much go on all day about all the problems.

 

I don’t really know that I want socialized healthcare at all. Our government has already shown that they suck at healthcare, why make it even more complicated and expensive. I mean if you’re broke and you wanna go pump out your 5th baby I’m already paying for it anyways..

 

I went to the IRS yesterday. I had an appointment and had to wait for some lady in front of me who was berating the IRS dude because she didn’t pay the taxes she owed from 6 years ago and can’t believe that she has to pay with interest etc. In the midst of her tirade I hear that she’s on disability and she makes more a week than I do. I really had to bite my tongue because for one thing she was obviously not disabled in any way. 
 

anyways get off my freakin lawn 

[This is a new one]

To rationalize your experience it would help to think of the average patient your doctor sees. They are old, fat, stupid, and tend to think they know better than the doctor. The doctor shouldn’t treat every old fat guy the same but after seeing a million old stupid fat guys he stops explaining so many nuances which are lost on the patient 99% of the time anyways 

[Fulltone OCD Ge Arrived Friday]

You should get into building your own pedals. You could make an ocd with the clipping diodes on a rotary switch and have all the options in one pedal

 

It would have been so easy for Fulltone to put that on a switch. They probably didn’t want to modify their enclosure or PCB designs

[Six Years Ago....]

I’m guessing maybe dem00n who hated EMG

[Week Old Songwriter Needs Fixin]

Just hit it with a mallet

[Week Old Songwriter Needs Fixin]

lol Murph please tell me you’re being sarcastic about the stapler suggestion 

[Fulltone USA]

lol did he get in some trouble with the PC police or something?

 

The only thing he did that I really liked was remaking the Echoplex. Nothing sounds like a reel tape echo (see what I did there) and he did a great job on that. 
 

The OCD has at least 4 different versions but I’m not a big fan. The Fuzz Face and Rangemaster are too generic to assign any credit to Fulltone but a good example of either are always fun

[So I bought a 336 ...]

Holy **** the advice here is so bad. Hit the knobs with a mallet? Wow

 

I realize this is a necro post but… Add a second nut to the threaded bushing of the pot and use it to adjust how much of the shaft is sticking out. One nut below the top to adjust height, one nut above the top to secure it down. 
 

That would normally be way too complicated for most of you guys to handle but on a semi hollow where you have to fish the electronics through the f holes… out of the question. When your best idea is to smash it with a mallet just go to the luthier 

[I may buy a used guitar, is this finish issue something to worry about?]

1 hour ago, PrairieDog said:

Did you look at the picture?  And zoom in?  Go ahead and explain how the whole fret board is inset what looks like a 1/8th back from the edge of the neck? who knows, maybe somebody who had no clue trying to address fret sprout and filed off the whole edge of the fret board “trying to even things up.” And I’m sorry but glue is not atomic level bonding.  I have seen it fail in plenty of good laminates that were kept in bad conditions.  

You’re trippin out

[I may buy a used guitar, is this finish issue something to worry about?]

When Gibson said the fretboard contracted they were assuming you realize it’s glued to the neck. 
 

This happens to pretty much all old guitars if you don’t maintain proper humidity. What you are describing never happens. So by all means I would choose the option that pretty much always happens over the option that never happens 

 

I think you’ve already confused the hell out of these guys though

[I may buy a used guitar, is this finish issue something to worry about?]

You got some bad info here. The fretboard cannot shrink separately from the neck it is glued to unless it is no longer glued together. That doesn’t appear to be the case here but generally I feel like the likelihood of that happening is so small it shouldn’t be considered 
 

The neck shrunk to a greater extent than the frets. The fret ends are finished over so as the fret end pushes out proud of the neck it pushes the finish along with it

 

Nitro lacquer also can shrink and crack and it tends to do so along seams no matter how fine. That’s why you always see the finish cracking around the Gibson inlay on the headstock. For that reason, the finish cracked along the fretboard to neck seam. There is almost certainly no structural issue. Just like when you see a line in the finish on a Gibson set neck joint. Nothing to worry about

[Anyone Listen To King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard?]

4 minutes ago, 'Scales said:

Something for everyone - often in the same song! 

Talented, interesting and prolific. If rock mattered in the world anymore these guys would be doing very nicely I reckon.

I’m at work with a younger guy right now and I let him take over the radio (streaming from Apple Music or something. I’m loving the newer stuff he’s playing. Makes me feel good that it’s not all lost

[Anyone Listen To King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard?]

I’ve been a fan for a while. I remember we had chatted a few years ago about your son being a fan too

 

I saw them at Red Rocks in Colorado and it was such an awesome show. Saw them before in LA once also. At the Red Rocks show I kinda underestimated the altitude and my wife and I got absolutely hammered 

[New Jimmy Page Eds-1275 Custom Shop. Thoughts?]

All my guitar playing life there have been things I would like to have but can’t afford. That doesn’t mean the guitar is bad, I just can’t afford it. 
 

I can’t state strongly enough that I think the price is ridiculous but cmon this is a sweet axe and Jimmy truly looked and sounded amazing with his 1275

[New Jimmy Page Eds-1275 Custom Shop. Thoughts?]

I gotta say the price tag is ridiculous but I’m a little bit surprised that none of us even seem really horned up by this thing??

 

Led Zep is far from being one of my favorite bands but Jimmy Page is like the patron saint of rock n roll. He has to be one of the greatest musicians of all time and he looked so freakin cool with the 1275. 
 

I literally can’t watch the song remains the same without crying because it’s so beautiful. Watching Jimmy play the 1275 is like idolatry. You could call it iconic.

 

Again the price tag is insane but holy **** this looks like a ****ing cool guitar

[Deleted Original Posting, to avoid any more ruckus]

On 3/14/2024 at 2:01 PM, jdgm said:

Long ago (1980) I put a Fender 6-saddle bridge on my Tele.  It's still there.  I've kept the original.

I have pretty limited experience, but I think the original style bridge has kindof an important influence on the sound

 

thats not to say the 6 saddle bridge sounds bad, but I think there may be some special Tele magic in the original bridge. I got one of the compensated vintage style bridges and it sounds more Tele like than my 6 saddle Tele 

[New Jimmy Page Eds-1275 Custom Shop. Thoughts?]

3 hours ago, Rabs said:

Lol... No, I did my own shape and my own headstock...  It also had custom made pickups from an old member (Searcy)...  

So do your Gibsons smell like fried rice?   

I didn’t do anything creative and it was so expensive to make a guitar. I swear there is no end to the finishing problems…

 

with that said I’ve got 5 neck blanks ready to go lol. I figure if I make 5 bolt ons maybe I’ll get something right once

 

having a fancy pants R9 is like waking up in silk sheets and you don’t really have much drive to attempt something competitive 

[New Jimmy Page Eds-1275 Custom Shop. Thoughts?]

2 hours ago, SteveFord said:

50K and a satin finish?

Did you read that in the description? I highly doubt it has a satin finish and it looks glossy in the pic 

[Bridge post mounting…]

What year was your standard?

 

the ABR-1 is the bridge. The TP-6 is actually a tailpiece with fine tuners and didn’t normally come on standard models 

 

You might be talking about the Nashville bridge which is common on standard models. The mounting posts on the Nashville thread into bushings whereas the ABR-1 mounting posts thread directly into the wood

 

Are you using fresh strings on the new guitar? Fresh strings help a lot with pinch harmonics. Also if you’re using the rhythm pickup you won’t hear the harmonics well through the amp. You should always use the bridge pickup for harmonics