Guitar slinger Posted December 25, 2008 Author Share Posted December 25, 2008 well i dont have a VOS' date=' just a usa 61 reissue, with a neck binding, and it too looks very precise compared to some gibsons ive seen, and plays like a dream, or like cutting hot butter with a knife do the usa 61's get "plek'd"? haha, glad you feel similarly, ill tune my guitar by meself thankyouverymuch, no "robotics" necessary [/quote'] Given it is a reissue, it might have been plek'd. But I'm really no expert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TattooedCarrot Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 The 61RI is a reissue in name only, I'm pretty sure as a non-historic and non-custom shop production model, it does not get plek'd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80LPC Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 80 LPC' date=' your fretboard looks to go deeper into the body.[/quote'] Yes, it is deeper into the body. The neck pickup sits tight against the end of the fretboard. This gives a more bassy output, although not everyone will like this. I find that the neck pickup gives a really nice high gain tone when playing in the 12th fret area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80LPC Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Look closely at the edges of the frets. Can you see an unusual square plastic thing here? Guitar slinger' date=' nice picture - could you take a macro shot of just one fret end ? It would be nice to see a close-up. Here's a macro of my LP binding. [img']http://i523.photobucket.com/albums/w352/marscape1/LPCfret.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar slinger Posted December 26, 2008 Author Share Posted December 26, 2008 I just need a camera (and a lot more skill) and I'll give it a try! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 80LPC, your binding looks okay, but there's a freakin' monster chewing on one of your frets......... Man, that board is smooth..... Best to ya. Murph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitar slinger Posted December 26, 2008 Author Share Posted December 26, 2008 80LPC' date=' your binding looks okay, but there's a freakin' monster chewing on one of your frets.........[/quote'] Indeed. A big fan of the G and A keys perhaps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80LPC Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 I should have been a dentist Murph......it's a long, sad story. You don't wanna hear it...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80LPC Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Indeed. A big fan of the G and A keys perhaps? The original owner had turned the lower frets into 'farmer's corner', then I wore out the rest ! After a couple of skims, this was the result all the way up the board. What's holding me back is the decision to either fret inside the binding, or overlap the fret ends which gives more room for vibrato. In other words : playability over originality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80LPC Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Indeed. A big fan of the G and A keys perhaps? The original owner had turned the lower frets into 'farmer's corner', then I wore out the rest :-k/ After a couple of skims, this was the result all the way up the board. What's holding me back is the decision to either fret inside the binding, or overlap the fret ends which gives more room for vibrato. In other words : playability over originality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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