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Just choose the set that has the coolest name.

Pearly Gates?

Anyone have any guesses? https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/john-mayer-1964-strat-silver-sky-discovery

Have them in my Les Paul Studio. They sound great, only downside is they seem to take a lot of juice, battery level is something ya gotta pay attention to.

Build one out of old Walkman parts. Seen one, heard one and it was way cool…

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Mines wired like this with Texas Specials and it is a tone-a-copia:

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Lesti’s patent: https://patents.google.com/patent/USRE20070E/en ​​

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IMO the reference standard guitar was designed in the mid 50s: you can add humbuckers or P90s, make out of Alder, mahogany, maple, rosewood, whatever...MM Silhouette is a compact version but still the basic design. Les Pauls are too darn heavy...IMO.​

Rob Robinette’s 5E3 mods: Master volume = replaced the phase inverter's 1M grid leak resistor with a 1MA pot​. Cascaded Channels mod = Normal Channel is rerouted to Bright Hi input jack switch terminal. Normal Volume pot becomes 'Gain' Volume. V1A and B's cathodes must be separated by...

Want to use the 5E3 clone as a practice amp/low volumes but get that beautiful overdrive it has when running at high volumes. Have added 5E3 Deluxe With Cascaded Channels mod - that is a good start; also added separate master volume control - getting closer. but need more to push it into that...