NighthawkChris

100% fake. Hard pass.

Devastating to see this outcome… Would be pretty upset if any funny business ever happened to my guitars as such.

Just the fact that LED bulbs aren’t converting most of the flowing electricity through them into heat - and a lot of it - has me sold on LEDs. It’s a depends thing too because different brands are not all equal in terms of quality. I’ve had some that are garbage and some I haven’t had to worry about since I changed them years ago.

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@kidblast, yeah, the workplace isn't what it used to be. Better or worse, who's to say. Sad that experience isn't as valued like it logically should. I for one am a quality over quantity kind of guy. Anyhow, glad you can deal with your current manager and not giving you a difficult time. I know how fun that is working for someone you have a difficult time even hearing their voice in the hallway. @Sgt. Pepper, I envy you - wish I had less time required to spend with management. It's somewhat of a sore spot for me at times. I get it that it is nice to break away from the home at times, so I could relate to this. My problem is I need to get away from home and work, haha! That escape used to be when I spent time with the band(s) I used to play with.

I for one am one of those guys that go to work and get business done. I'm good at what I do, and I don't mince my words at work with others. I don't like to participate in after-hours events at all with anyone I work with. My goal is to get a paycheck, and leave the place when the clock strikes the hour I intend on getting the heck out of the building. I used to be a "team player" but what I find is that you are either towing a line, or you deal with someone that is competing for your work/responsibility/etc. Once I start to develop friend-relationships with people I work with, it has the propensity to complicate the entire work-dynamic. There is a such thing as people you respect personally - perhaps even professionally to a certain extent - but absolutely abhor working with. Overall, I don't want to take any more time away from my well-deserved personal time I strive for each and every day after I leave the office. Going out with co-workers and joining the "work family" is complete utter crap IMHO. I hate places that use the word "family" because when I am on my deathbed or some other issue arises, where the heck are my co-worker "family" members at? Oh, they'll send me a card or something stupid maybe, but we live in a place of the world that will throw you on the street, and not provide any medical help to you if you don't have a job/company-provided healthcare package... Maybe someone else has a better perspective on this, but I don't have enough time as it is to spend with my family and actual friends - who would be there for you. And most of all, I am tired of dealing with people that compete with me in the workplace and ask me to join the work-crap. I don't come to work to make friends or be charitable. Just had this thought lately because want to avoid this stupid annual company picnic that involves getting to know your co-worker, feeding us one of the cheapest, least nutritional meals American can put on a plate in front of me, and listening to the company "propaganda". I think I would rather go home... I feel the same about the Christmas party too - I always have better things to do. I am not some pariah at my workplace, but I don't care if people at work like/dislike me. I have enough friends. Just think that if it came down to a decision for your interests and the company's interests in the heat of some issue/conflict, co-workers choose the latter nearly 100% of the time to save their hides. Hopefully I am in the minority because my company sucks - and a lot of them typically do I feel. Companies do this "family" crap as a guise because someone more knowledgeable than I apparently thinks it increases productivity, or some crap like that...

haha yeah, if internet was around back then like it is today, he wouldn't have any of these issues. Just need to be careful if you are Zoooming or whatever people use these days not to get caught live streaming birthday suits. That's apparently where people need to be careful these days 😆 Cover them webcams!

Compared to what we deal with today, getting caught whippin' skippy in a theater isn't that big of a deal, haha! Sort of desensitized at this point. Back then though, I would say it was different since he was a kid's show guy and all that... At least he could go back to making movies. Whatever, people make mistakes and I don't feel bad showing his movies to my kids. Not jerkin' it in those as far as I know.

Tough loss... Remember him in the 80s films - and actually just watched more recent movie, Pee-wee's Big Holiday... Good entertainer. RIP

Never going to find out where SARS-Cov2 came from truthfully, but screw the whole eating dogs and cats business… I get it people are hungry, but eating Fido - the thought of slaughtering a dog - is screwed up… sorry but that is some 3rd world crap right there. We don’t live in a perfect world - proof. Oh yeah eating bats is also another way messed up thing. Nutrition be damned if there is any to be had, not eating a bat, final answer. Same goes for bugs. No thank you.

Replacing tuning machines depends on where the holes are made to secure them to headstock. If we are talking Grovers, typically a single screw hole is made where the older ones you are showing in the pic probably have 2 screw holes. No guarantees things will line up and probably have to be careful not to make things crooked... A good luthier can do this right - emphasis on the "good" part. You probably have to do some filling of holes too which isn't a huge deal, but may have finish marks remain from original tuners. Also, are you using the vintage pressed tuners or the tuners with a nut to tighten on the top... This will affect the size of the hole too where you might need reaming done - and no going back easily after this. Yo may already have a set of holes reamed out too large for the vintage looking tuners... Hard to say unless you give more information addressing some of the points I brought up.

This... I am believer in this camp. But to each and to their own, their guitar, their money. The thing I dislike about pickups is that you have to pay for them and once installed, you probably have a difficult time returning to store for the most part - especially if wire cuts, burnt insulation, and poor solder job is performed. I could suggest what I've tried in terms of pickup choices given the OP is hell-bent on this decision after setup adjustments to the best of their ability has already been employed. Yes, try pickup height, pole-piece adjustment, proper setup, etc. first before putting pickups into a guitar that is set up like garbage to begin with. And I am personally in the camp that you need a good amp to get "that tone". Most of the time, I get pickups where they work for the most part, and the amp starts to take over. I've never been finicky with pickup adjustment. I digress... So yes, it is hard to figure out why someone can purchase an R9 and think that pickup swap is in order. Just haven't personally had this situation happen to me. I like my R9s just how they are. The best LPs I have ever put my hands on.

This is what I’ve got. I hold 10 hard cases in it - 7 LP sized cases and 3 Nighthawks (SG sized) - and that’s done by not using the separator pegs it comes with. Otherwise very nice looking and quality is alright. https://www.guitarcenter.com/AS-Crafted-Products/Studio-Deluxe-Special-Edition-Guitar-Case-Rack-Mahogany-Full-Size-7-9-Cases-1435592263487.gc Someone had this listed on Craigslist for a great price - how I came across this item. Picked it up about 5 years ago. Still in use. Glad I got it.

My grandpa was one of them old-time Italians, and he really liked Tony. He was always listening to him when I caught him listening to his stuff. He listened to a lot of those old Italian-American singers. I guess I gained an appreciation for all of it probably because of him. Great grandpa... Just found his ring he gave me I thought I lost 10+ years ago... Either way, RIP Tony, say hello to my grandpa for us.

I'd have laughed pretty hard at that story too 😆

haha, agreed!

As long as you have some good weed on hand, any guitar will do IMHO. Light some up, start strumming that thing... you're gonna love it! Can't speak for the audience, but you'll be OK.

Every time I look at this thread's title, I think of Canadian smoked bacon... Mmmmmm bacon..... What's wrong with me!? But in all honesty, I prefer American bacon - tastes better. My circulatory system and brain disagree on the bacon topic though.

Yeah, Monster cables are great. I have some that have had no issues for decades now... Go-to brand for me. Looking into wireless as I agree, restricting and confining. But like everything in life, trade-offs.

Reissues today have Custombucker sets installed, and these are one of my personal favorites that I also believe are one of Gibson's best sets they've ever come up with. Depends on the sound you're targeting though, because if you go Seymour Duncan, most get 59 in the neck and JB in the bridge - hot-rodded humbucker set. Not very "vintage" but probably will work well with LP. Anyhow, give Custombuckers a look if you're into the "vintage"/PAF tones. Expensive, but really nice set IMHO. You already have a guitar (R9) that's worth a few thousand, so investing into pickups that cost as much as they do scale somewhat well as compared to guitar's price. Some might agree with this logic. https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/CBNC2-SET--gibson-accessories-custombucker-humbucker-pickup-matched-set-nickel Not trying to sell you anything necessarily, but link to what I'm referring to for Custombuckers above.

The 1968 Reissue LPs have the best knobs I call "witch hat" knobs. They have the nice gold reflectors on them too - IF you get the LP Custom flavor I have (Triburst LP Custom 1968 RI). Other finishes have these too, but Gibson isn't always known for their consistency.

Is there some rare-earth materials in the circuit for that price... If one had a schematic, could they easily replicate the design? Special resistors, caps, semiconductors? I see kits online to easily construct a replica... Garbage? But geez, that's insane to me to have to spend 3/4 of $10k for something you stomp your feet on. Is there $7500 worth of tone in there? Hate to spend that much and get let down that the tone it provides isn't what I expected. But hey, to each and to their own... If this makes someone happy, who am I to judge.

I generally use PCs to do anything for productivity reasons. I feel that it is easier to do important tasks with an actual keyboard/mouse instead of some virtual keyboard/touchscreen. I can browse and pay for stuff with my phone, but I just prefer to do certain things on a PC calmly sitting in my office to do so. I don't have a tablet, but haven't found a good reason to go out and get one either. That's just me though... Being Windows 10 is losing support in 2025, your older PC probably doesn't meet W11 requirements for install, so have to find alternative options beyond 2025. Newer PCs of course are W11 compliant. If you are an Apple guy - have an Apple "PC" - then this doesn't apply. I only have a "cheap" $400 iPhone (SE). Not many people like me though, but I turn older PCs into Linux boxes which can serve as web browser-email checker machine just fine. I don't recommend going down this path unless you are familiar with your PC and the hardware it has. I don't install Linux on granny's old PC and say have at it... But if you know about Linux and such, more power to you. In fact, my daily "driver" is a Linux-based machine I built with parts I chose (yes, I still build my PCs). If you run a DAW, probably want on a more powerful machine - MacBook, PC, etc. Need something fast and runs cooler. I know people can Garage Band record with iPads/iPhones and the like, but how good can it really do when you are multi-tracking - IF you are into these types of things. How EASY is it to use only a touchscreen to do this? Again, I understand recordings are possible with iPads and such, but if demands increase, I don't see this keeping up comparatively to a more powerful machine. An option for the short-term would be to do a fresh install of the OS (Windows probably) on a new disk. Disks are cheap and you have a licensed Windows most likely, so this is an instant upgrade. Could also add more RAM which will help with running more programs concurrently. If it is an older device, probably have the OS installed on a SATA disk where you could go to a 1TB SSD SATA drive. Talking about spending less than $100 here and booting/running will be night-and-day compared to what you're running today. Or... Clone your current disk on new disk which sometimes can make a significant performance increase. Depends on certain factors too, but reinstall is getting to see how good your hardware can actually perform. OS is at "healthiest" state right after first install the way I see it - only continues to degrade as time goes on. Overall, I couldn't live without a PC. Much easier to manage my digital life with this I feel. Tablets are nice, but to me, not a substitute for anything I already have. Good luck with however you decide to proceed.

Like everyone said, check all screws and such for a possible easy fix. If this doesn’t work, maybe go back to something like factory spec… Tons of videos online that go over this. I set up for 0.010” relief in the neck give or take a couple thousandths and my action is 5/64” on the bass E and 3/64” on the treble E. Maybe check pickups’ height… getting this right will have made sure your neck isn’t doing anything funny and the action is where the company shoots for when the guitar leaves Gibson. I don’t work for Gibson, just long time Gibson player. But I get good results with my LPs when I check these measurements. I find I’m adjusting the truss rod about a couple times a year for season changes here in MI. If the TR isn’t properly adjusted, usually the effects are felt.

Here's the build after the guys finished up assembling the stuff: You can see water was just added slightly. It took 2 x 9000 gal trucks to fill this up to where it was needed - think ~17000 gallons this pool holds give or take. I have been busy with a TON of landscaping. No worries, it makes me feel good to move yards and yards of dirt, put down pavers, cut sod haha! Just glad I can still DO it without keeling over 😁 It's getting better around the yard though since this was what it looked like last week. I have to wait for the inspectors to approve the permits the contractors pulled to do this job - electrical, gas, build. After that, I can start grading around the pool and getting landscape rocks to fill around, etc. Not too concerned with grass - other than eliminating a lot of mud. The house isn't falling down yet because the grass is gone in certain areas. My kids absolutely LOVE the pool! My wife and I were so happy when we saw those kids go bonkers for swimming. I don't care about grass and yard I lost. I had that for a long time and all it meant to me was more work to cut it just to look at... Much more fun to have a pool if I don't say so myself. Deck will be installed next year which will be fun to go through. Don't anticipate the deck being a huge ordeal, but it's needed... Right now, I have an A-frame ladder just so we can go in/out easy enough. Anyhow, as mentioned, I wanted to share this with you all here. Thanks everyone for all the kind words!