Recent content by Phantasmagoria

I have'nt had any fretboards really dry out like that. The weather here is hot but humid so...stuff like strings rusting is more what I have to deal with. Gorgomyte puts the richness back in my fretboards & keeps my frets shiny. If it ain't broke....

I use Gorgomyte & have used it for decades. Not messy, cleans/conditions your fretboard & polishes your frets (with dramatic results) in one go!

I have been playing a bunch of my Cort's after swapping strings on them.. (y) If you want a sweet shredstick for under $500 (like me :p) nothing beats a Cort imo. The Maroon X700 w/ the white Fishman pups is the only one I paid a bit more for..

Another amazing work of art. I bet it sounds as good as it looks (y)

D'addario EXL's 9-42 on all my (Fender scale) guitar's. EXL 10-42 on short scale one's (which I have very few of..) As for picks ..mostly Dunlop 3.0mm Big Stubby's (either the transparent purple or the opaque grey one's)...occasionally Ultex (transparent yellow) Jazz III's.

Today I changed the strings on my old faithful. My Ibanez S540 LTD that I bought new in '94 Imo the fastest playing axe ever built :D

This morning I fooled around with this one for about 20 minutes..

One of my Saber's ...always a pleasure (y)

Does'nt sound half-bad either... (y)

Yeah I bought it soley based on how nice it looked :D That it's playable (after a bit of work) and sounds more than decent is a bonus. The neck is C shaped & pretty slim, very shreddable ....actually feels kinda like my YJM Strat tbh.... :p I remember buying a pretty decent import Strat...

No this one is Mangowood, which is extremely popular for making cheap furniture here. The wood has a natural yellowish tint to it.. This is the one It's a "Juarez" ...not terrible for $60 & actually looks pretty sweet . Obviously there were multiple issues with fret ends (all since sorted out)...

I was thinking about the same thing for my "cheapest on Amazon" (the name escapes me atm but it was $60 shipped) Mangowood SSS strat. The bridge is like a cheese grater (grub screws ov death) but I decided against it cuz I have no idea if it'll fit. Besides I like it's tone. Don't want to mess...

Thanks! I try not to look at it when I'm playing or I get distracted and go out of tune 😀

My Koa top FGN again..

My spalted maple top MiK Raven West (after a string change..) Needs a bit of a set-up again though ..action's too low & there's some fret buzz.