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  1. Take Me To The River - Talking Heads
  2. Only 3 cases reported so far on the Big Island, much more on Oahu, but the shelves are bare of TP alcohol and bleach.
  3. Very good doc.... I didn't know much when I joined my first Blues Band, the other players were much older and gave me quite an education. The Brits were going through a very difficult time rebuilding after the War and developed their own sound from learning and respecting traditional Blues. I came out more of a metal player but was heavily influenced by American and British Blues players.
  4. It looks pretty authentic to me, I had one Just like it about a year ago..
  5. Like rct says there is nothing you can do that can't be undone... Most of the online people that complained about fret buzz got their guitars from Sweetwater and got buzz relief by loosening the truss rod. When neck adjustments are done it can take a while to settle in. A normal tweak to fix the problem you are talking about would be about an 1/8 counter clockwise turn and let it set for a while and check if the buzz is better, it ain't rocket science.. Or you take it in to be setup by a pro.. PS in my opinion Sweetwaters 55 point inspection is worthless..
  6. Genuine American Girl - Alice Cooper Here Comes My Girl - Tom Petty Free Girl Now - Tom Petty Cinnamon Girl - Neal Young My Best Friend's Girl - The Cars and many many many more Girls... 🙂
  7. Jay Ferguson (keywords vocals for Jo Jo Gunne and Spirit) Take me down Easy My favorite Mountain, Mississippi Queen
  8. I have noticed that a few new Epiphone owners experiencing fret buzz have backed off the nut tension a little to help relieve the buzz. Then after the neck settles are able to lower the bridge a bit. Because I live on an Island almost all of my guitars are purchased online. A few of my new Epiphones came with the nut completely backed off from Musicians Friend., Sweetwater claims to setup before shipping, perhaps they over tightened the neck. Epiphone necks are typically not as stable as Gibsons and can go back forth while stabilizing in their new environment. God luck and stay well...
  9. mihcmac

    NPD

    My AVT275 and AVT150H had built in stereo effects the effects loop had a mono out and a R & L return but I only used the loop for compression. I loved the way the built in chorus and delay sounded in stereo, but most of the time I just placed a mic in-between the speakers.
  10. My 2011 Epi 61 SG Special's frets go well into the binding, which was typical on the old G400 style Epiphones. Most of your photos show look like the frets are extending far enough over the binding but the dressed angle, to me, looks like it may be too great where the top of the angle is over the fingerboard. If you can see it, the angle of my fret ends are more vertical starting at the edge of the fingerboard. If any are like zigzag's below, you may want to contact Gibson support..
  11. mihcmac

    NPD

    Are you planning to use it as a stereo effect? I am really liking my new analog chorus run through my effects loop. As a single clock type it hasn't killed a battery yet, but my new analog delay eats them after just a few hours..
  12. I hear mining as well.... But my 99 published book says mountain... US accent mining sounds closer..
  13. P90's sound incredible, specially on a Jr style guitar with a wraparound bridge that seems to intensify the way a P90 resonates and not mention that LP DC's just seem to be more fun to play.. Enjoy....
  14. There are a few 'un-boxing' episodes on youtube for new 2020 Epiphones mentioning fret buzz, sometimes after lowering the bridge to a good level, frets needing to be dressed after the 5th fret going higher, in addition some were sent back to the seller. Also the nut pinching the strings is not unusual, many new guitars require a very small amount of careful slot widening, but not deepening.
  15. So do I, but my 2011 SG Special reissue is still one of my favorites, it plays like a dream, hope you enjoy yours..
  16. I would check the pawnshops in your area and possibly leave them with as much information as possible.
  17. The BluesHawk uses a similar system. The "Dummy Coil" in the back of the guitar between the pickups provide hum cancelling when single pickups are selected. The Gibson BluesHawk has Blues 90 pickups and the Epiphone Blueshawk has standard P90's, both of these have their neck pickup in opposite polarity (the bobbin and magnets are reversed) so when selector switch is in mid position the opposite polarity of the pickups provide hum canceling. Most other manufacturers are using this reverse polarity setup with P90's but Gibson doesn't normally do this, but if you use a Strat on position 2 or 4 this is what it is doing with the center pickup in reverse polarity. You can test your P90s simply by placing a compass next to them, if opposite the compass will swing 180° between pickups.. The ILITCH system looks like they have taken it it bit farther than Gibson did, maybe they got right.. Cavity Noise Canceling Systems CVNCS JR Gibson Les Paul style guitars that have a back control cavity and one or two single coil pickups can be retrofitted with a CVNCS JR The CVNCS JR replaces the control cavity cover and has been designed to fit the original hole pattern, making the installation 100% non invasive. Note: All single coil pickups MUST be same polarity same winding direction (No RWRP) Cavity Noise Cancelling Systems CVNCS IN Inside cavity air coil. ••• Looks interesting for cleaning noise from P90s, may be a bit of work ti install..•••
  18. A lot depends on if you are going for the Maestro look or a tremolo that works better. The Stetsbar Stop Tail uses the stock Gibson mounts and will not damage your guitar. In addition the Stetsbar is a very smooth finely machined tremolo with a very large range in both directions. They do cost about double what the Les Trem does. The bridge and stop tail move together as one unit, no dragging the strings over the bridge making it smooth as silk and its very adjustable.. The Gibson Vibrolas do look great..
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