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61 years here, not getting any younger, and dealing with a herniated L4/L5 for the past ~21 years has certainly offered me a perspective as far as guitar weights.
My heavier carved top Lesters have been hitting the chopping block and I still have a few to go before I'm done.
My...
Lefty is up to his no good deeds, once again, now offering this Honduran hog DC Jr. replica :love:
Neck thickness is a reported 24.5mm @ fret 1 = CHUNKSTERVILLE
I got only one faux gator case; it's hiding a guitar that came originally with a Bigsby but I removed the Bigsby and installed a short trapeze.
Will soon have a proper wrap tail :D
I had a somewhat similar experience, only one time.
I purchased the guitar pictured in the first photo; 1 of a 20 limited edition run.
When my purchase arrived it was a different guitar (#09 of 20 made/pictured below) from the same limited run.
Even though they both have the same top color...
yeah, I ran across the same issue here at TLPF as well.
I have never had this issue on any other forum over the course of ~25 years.
odd, to say the least
a 'friend' that has resided in Japan for some time and that is very good with the Japanese language and is also up to date on MIJ guitars stated the following.
"For the question, all the old Maxon stuff that would be u-1000 or u-2000 I have seen from 1977-79 were Alnico."
I am aware that...
they were both produce by Deviser Co Ltd. in the 2004/2005 time frame at the Aska facility in Matsumoto city, Nagano Japan.
The one I sold was a custom ordered (hence no serial number) Bacchus BLS made with African 'hog aka Khaya body and neck and Indian rosewood 'board.
The 'plain' top...