Recent content by Ashurbanipal

Regarding knobs, fwiw, I got some silver tophats from Crazy Parts recently and they're pretty cool. Plastic is mint greenish and numbers are embossed. They're supposed to be going for the vintage correct thing (font is smaller than on yours). I got them because the factory ones literally...

A French girl who's been on the classic rocky train for some years, she's been using one of these, also in tv yellow, quite a bit recently.

Going the Laura Cox route, eh ;)? Good that they've got some other colours going these days with this model (and the batwing one) besides red. Regarding the fretboard, Gibson make those separately (including adding the binding), and they get put on the neck later on in the process. So I wonder...

That's a nice one, dig the 'faded' charcoalish denim look. I particularly like 50s wiring in a Gibson style setup - because the controls are interactive, backing off the tones to half cuts some of the mids and gain a bit, which I find very useful; and when they're on 0 with the volume backed...

My Yamaha experience over the years has also been positive. The first acoustic I had extended time with was an FG 430 back in the 90s (they were all laminate, I believe), a good no-nonsense guitar, very playable and with stable tuning. In high school, one of the guys in my year got an early...

Pretty remarkable how much guitar one can get for not much $ nowadays. I bet many of us think: 'if I these things were around when I started..' 😄. Genesis is below Prestige in the lineup, so they don't.

Yes, regarding the action. For me it wasn't a problem, but noticeable when comparing the two. Since they're bolt on like Taylor, doing a neck reset down the line should also be more straightforward. I did also play an FS5 they had in the shop, which is like a red label reinterpretation. Same...

I've been interested in these guitars since they were announced. We've all had or played an FG at some point - the stalwart of Yamaha acoustics. The 9 series was announced as a premium line about a few years ago. Initially it was just the FG but quickly the FS joined the lineup. The understated...

Very nice. On and off I'm on the look out for these; I love the regular 540R but a normal trem is a bit more my jam these days. I'd like to fine the SSS version one day.

With cutting tools, arguably best not to skimp. Cheaper tools may be ok, but not necessarily have the longevity. I've used cheaper files and they do the job, but after a few fret jobs, they get blunt. Stewmac stuff does indeed have the fancy tax, and maybe more worthwhile if you do a lot of...

I used to do this - 10s on Gibsony things etc., but I just prefer the feel/sound of lighter strings nowadays. I don't think about it really; I have several different guitars which I rotate so I've gotten used to going from one to the other. My SG in particular has pretty small frets, and with...

Use 9s on everything, whether G or F scale, standard or Eb. I did put 8s on my SG recently and have been enjoying them a lot, they seem to suit that particular guitar. Of course, you can't be a ham fist with them 😄. Picks - red or black Jazz III.

Yes, the old Jem single coil is supposed to be similar to the FS-1 iirc but a bit lower output and brighter. I haven't used DiMarzios much, I have a PAF Pro that I got years ago, which I cycled through a few guitars. Currently it's in an Ibanez Ergodyne HSS and it sounds quite good there...

Mm hm 😎. They did a nice job with this model - Leeds, Sabbath etc. all day long. I put 8s on mine recently, enjoying it even more.

Pretty fab! not enough matching headstock action in Strat land 😁. Never seen such a figured neck on a Squier (I'm sure the odd one has it, maybe not by intention!). I'd say it's a 50s CV - single ply 8 hole pickguard.