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    Talk me out of buying this

    Trust your Off Forum contacts, Bro! This is the last place you will find someone to talk you off the GAS ledge. :ROFLMAO:
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    Anyone Get Anything Fun For Christmas?

    Not a great pic, but with my Grinch sweatshirt in storage I did get myself this Christmas ugly sweater. Now if this thread was in The Sound Room, I could add a pic of a sweatshirt I was gifted.
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    Factory pickup heights

    I use the pickup manufacturer's recommended start heights for all positions. If I hear the tones I want from that bridge pickup, then I adjust neck and middle pickup height for desired volumes, based on the E strings, relative to that bridge pickup. If I do not like any pickup's tone, then I...
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    NAD - Peavey Classic 50 2x12

    With any used amp, I always start with a good Deoxit cleaning of every connector, jack, pot and switch I can get too without pulling the chassis. Especially a 20+ year old amp. If they have tubes, I get the tube sockets as well. The other thing is I never buy a used tube amp expecting the...
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    NAD - Peavey Classic 50 2x12

    The all tube tweed covered Classic line they have today does only date back early 90's. Before that the Classic was one model in their VT or VTX line. The VT/VTX were TransTube preamp with tube power amp. I am remembering they were all covered in the black indestructible stuff. I think there...
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    zephyr drawbacks?

    All this Zephyr talk made me curious, but not curious enough to order a set. However, I did check and they are still available on the Custom Shop page/site.
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    Speaking of Zephyrs...

    Thoughts only. If playing was my day gig, I would likely test a set. Especially if I was doing serious studio work. As playing is not my day gig, my expectation is I would spend a lot of money for pickups that accurately reproduced every flaw in my playing. Not even 24 hours on this thread yet...
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    JB vs ’59 vs Custom Which One Do You Keep Going Back To

    I have never had issues using a Custom and Jazz neck. In both LP and Strat types. I do use the JB and '59 but not in a maximum tonal variety guitar. It is also worth sharing that I am not a user of many pedals. Answer to the question: Custom
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    Lessons learned in my first week trying to build guitars

    That would be cool! I think I read/saw someone, may have been Taylor, was doing a run of guitars all from reclaimed wood.
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    What strings and picks are y'all using?

    My Tortex seem to last forever. Bet I have some from the 80's or early 90's still in some cases. Relatively confident I have purchased 2 of the 72 qty Yellows since the 80's. The Gator Grips I tried were easier to hold on to, but I could grind the tip off in one rehearsal or show. I will see...
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    What strings and picks are y'all using?

    Acoustic: 12-54 GHS Silk and Bronze on my Fender Del Mar. I would have to pull my other acoustics from storage and look at spares in the case to know what is on them. For acoustic I have, and use, every thickness Standard Tortex in the cases except the Green 0.88mm. Have not yet tried much...
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    What guitar are you playing today?

    Very unique. What is it?
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    Okay, I guess I'm warming up to DiMarzios

    No insider information, but what might the legal fees amount to if someone was to challenge them? May not be worth it.
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    Anyone Using A Tremoline?

    Some subtle and some significant changes. Scroll down on their Homepage to see them all, but they make a lot of claims. I am a 40+ year content with my Kahler's type, who acquired one FR 5 years ago. I am not overly impressed with my FR and likely not the best to highlight Tremoline's claims.
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    What guitar are you playing today?

    Not sure how I missed these Blue Moon Burst's. I truly do like that look. I will take a scale with me if I go to get one. My Lead II tips the scale at 9.2lbs, so about 4.17kg. I think a couple of my Les Paul's weigh less than it. 4.5kg would be rough!
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