The Muse I Adorn

[eSGEe]

Gasket---when did you get the jazz Bass? was I aware of that one? looks just like mine! --- wait is mine still in the case-------- you sneaky Mouse!

 

[Tony M.]

Today this one gets woken up.
Early 70s SG Special.
Schaller wrap around.
Schaller tuners.
Brass nut.
Very early Larry PAF in bridge position.
Larry Humbucker from Hell in neck position.
Rings over batwing.
No phase switch.
No coil taps.
Just a simple guitar that feels good,
sounds good and stays in tune.
I have played more gigs with this
guitar than any other 3 combined.

 

[RVA]

Today this one gets woken up.
Early 70s SG Special.
Schaller wrap around.
Schaller tuners.
Brass nut.
Very early Larry PAF in bridge position.
Larry Humbucker from Hell in neck position.
Rings over batwing.
No phase switch.
No coil taps.
Just a simple guitar that feels good,
sounds good and stays in tune.
I have played more gigs with this
guitar than any other 3 combined.

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Very artistic! It does remind me of EC's a bit

 

[gasket]

Gasket---when did you get the jazz Bass? was I aware of that one? looks just like mine! --- wait is mine still in the case-------- you sneaky Mouse!

Squire MIK serial no CNxxxxxxx purchased new about 22 / 23 years ago for my daughter.
It's like new, actually still has original strings. At the time her big brother was getting plenty of work around the local pubs and clubs and she had ideas of joining his band. Old story, after a few lessons other things distracted her and the bass has been in it's case until recently when I extracted it and gave it a long overdue cleanup. So, no it isn't yours BUT it could be, send that Blues Hawk first.

 

[RVA]

Hanging with Jack tonight. Tom Anderson Drop top with 3 way toggle (split-normal-boost) and 5-way switch with standard strat type selections. Push pull tine pot adds bridge to positions 3,4 & 5 (when used in position 3, it adds HB bridge, as opposed to position 2, which is middle and split bridge)

 

[eSGEe]

Still booming on the Chocolate Hotness.

 

[RVA]

Still booming on the Chocolate Hotness.
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Chocolate cake for your birthday!

 

[eSGEe]

lol

perhaps--- german chocolate is my favorite----- well and any cake with hot chicks popping out of it is good too

 

[BlackSG91]

Still booming on the Chocolate Hotness.
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Yo Adrian...you have quite a collection of sexy guitars.

;>)/

 

[Tony M.]

Today we journey to the Fire lands
and spend some time with Vesuvius.
This is Vesuvius.
Flamed or quilted? I'm not sure.



Whatever it is, there is a lot of it on a 335 size guitar.



Through this little board.
TC poly tune 3 w/buffer, crybaby mini, Wampler hot wired,
Walrus Julia, EQD dispatch master,
and into a Peavey Classic 30 with Jensen P12Q upgrade.
It all makes a nice sound together.

 

[gball]

Spent a few hours with this earlier:

I honestly can't get over how good this guitar is. It's a 2016 LE Plaintop Traditional, no weight relief.
I've owned a lot of Les Pauls, played even more, and there is just something special about this guitar.
I've heard a lot of people say that about the 2016's and I really do concur, it's a magnificent guitar.

 

[Tony M.]

I really like the top on that Les Paul.

 

[RVA]

Today we journey to the Fire lands
and spend some time with Vesuvius.
This is Vesuvius.
Flamed or quilted? I'm not sure.

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Whatever it is, there is a lot of it on a 335 size guitar.

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Through this little board.
TC poly tune 3 w/buffer, crybaby mini, Wampler hot wired,
Walrus Julia, EQD dispatch master,
and into a Peavey Classic 30 with Jensen P12Q upgrade.
It all makes a nice sound together.
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WOW! I have not seen this exquisite guitar before! I say quilt!

 

[RVA]

Spent a few hours with this earlier:

I honestly can't get over how good this guitar is. It's a 2016 LE Plaintop Traditional, no weight relief.
I've owned a lot of Les Pauls, played even more, and there is just something special about this guitar.
I've heard a lot of people say that about the 2016's and I really do concur, it's a magnificent guitar.

VERY nice! What pickups?

 

[gball]

VERY nice! What pickups?

'57 Classic/Classic +. I know not everyone likes these pickups but I love them, probably my favorite all-purpose pickups ever.

My SG has '57 Classics in both holes, and I really dig a set of them like that for full vintage flavor too.

 

[Session 5]

Tonight I hang a guitar around my neck that is as dangerous as it is beautiful. Meet Earl. This is a 2007 PRS McCarty, purchased NOS in 2012. It was on lock-down for years due to the cites restrictions on Brazilian rosewood, which is what it sports as a fret board. The body is Korina, the neck is mahogany. It has 2 McCarty pickups, wired to split separately instead of together (the only mod). The pickups are warm but loud!

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Very nice looking guitar Ray! Like the wood grain and the black around the edges. and a nice touch with the Gold coloured hardware.

 

[Session 5]

I value your opinion Don, and thanks.
That is my first shell build and has some learning curve errors where I damaged the neck binding installing and edge filing the frets.
I also set the nut a little too low on the bass side and will shim it with a sliver of business card to correct.
Other than that, she is a sweet ride.

The Beater is my $20 Yamaha bottom level HSS strat style find.
With what i had on hand, plus a quick fabbed jack plate, and a used Seymour Duncan TB-4 Custom at the bridge, it is a really nice player and sounds great.
This, despite the low grade wood and other things that make it a budget guitar. Amusingly, the stock plastic nut is cut and fit well and remains in service.

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That's a nice looking Strat! Like the Black with White.

 

[Session 5]

That's a Perty Tele gasket!!

 

[gasket]

That's a Perty Tele gasket!!

Thanks, I like it.
She came to me new BUT seriously discounted because a staffer at the shop bumped the front. I occasionally think of having the mark professionally repaired then I think it isn't bad enough to bother.

 

[Session 5]

I think the same way you do about it. Should I or shouldn't I.