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I have a very cool MIJ Strat. It's actually the body and neck from two different guitars. Here she be: The neck is a 1984 62RI that's easily one of the best Fender necks I've run across. The body is a 1986 72RI that has been around the block. The finish is Vintage White that over the...

Re: Post your main guitar Lockwire Rosa

All prices include Paypal and post to Canada and ConUS. For shipping to other areas, please PM me for a quote. Package discounts available: - $5 off if you buy any other part with at least one pickup (including the Allparts pickups) - $5 off if you buy the tuners plus any other part Discounts...

I built my own pedal board cables a few years ago. They're made with good Choseal cable and either right angle "pancake" ends, or occasionally straight ends. They're very good cables, on par with George L or Planet Waves in terms of quality, and since the ends are easily removed and...

Long but interesting article about Fishman's foray into the electric guitar world. TLDR: "modelling pickups". http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/20082-unwound-fishman-rethinks-the-electric-guitar-pickup

What I have: 1986 MIJ Fender 62 RI Tele that has a rosewood fretboard, a double-bound basswood (most likely, not 100% sure) body, old style bridge with Barden compensated brass saddles, and vintage slot-head tuners. It's a great guitar with excellent build quality and plenty of Tele character...

Yep, I got a Kemper. Best of all: I managed to score a used one full of excellent profiles. Early impression: this thing is the real deal. I have a long history with modellers that ranges from "bleuugrgh" to "hey, that's not bad at all". My home practice & demo rig was Amplitube on my Mac...

Trying to answer this for myself, so let's see what you guys think. To get that quintessential Tele tone known and loved through the ages, what elements are required? Multiple choice poll incoming ...

Do any of you run your high gain heads (Mesa, Splawn, 5150, Engl, etc.) into a 1x12? I'd like to hear your thoughts. The Mesa 4x12 sounds great, but we're barely ever playing gigs that can accommodate it any more. 99% of the electric playing I do nowadays is for recording anyway. I don't...

If you have one, I'd like to know more about it. I'm thinking about getting one in the near future. Specifically: - Brand and model - What you do with it (genre, clean/dirty, rhythm/lead, icing or cake, etc.) - Pickup - Tuning (standard, open G, open D, etc) - 6 or 8 strings - String gauge -...

Re: How do Les Paul headstocks break? (poll)

Re: Restoring my Warmoth LP Three coats of oil buffed with steel wool Front of the headstock has six coats Fretboard cleaned I replaced the boring half moon Grover tuner knobs with tulips for a classier look. Here they are back on the neck with the emblem

Re: Restoring my Warmoth LP After sanding and cleaning the neck, I rubbed in two coats of tung oil. One odd problem: there are some discoloured areas near the heel. I suspect there is still some of the old finish deep in the pores of the wood. I'm not all that concerned about it at the...

Picked up a new 5th gen Whammy on Saturday. I haven't had this much fun with a piece of gear in a long time. :) Many are saying this is the best Whammy edition and I can see why. It's very similar to the now legendary 1st edition with a few key differences: - true bypass, which is great...

Here's what I have: - Mesa Mark V - Fender Mustang I Pretty hilarious when you think about it. Basically opposite ends of the price/quality/loudness scale. Up until recently, I've been using the Mustang as my practice rig. I run the headphone jack into my Focusrite Saffire, which allows me...