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    Baby, it's a wild world!

    Saw on Gibson.com that Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) gave a concert in L.A. I have no idea if there was anything to the reports a few years ago that he was involved in helping to raise money for extremist Islamic groups with possible ties to terrorism. But I thought it was interesting that when he...
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    Politics in Illinois

    Thank God that jerk is gone... What an a..hole.
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    Lincoln Memorial Concert

    It sure looked as if everyone was playing live, and for the most part the sound was fantastic. But it must have been pretty cold - how the hell can you play guitar in those conditions? My fingers get way too stiff to play inside in the winter with the heat turned low!
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    All Star Game

    Who, in Eastern time at least, made it through the whole game? I could no longer keep my eyelids from dropping and turned it off in the middle of the 15th! :## Not as bad as game 6 in 1986 when I turned off the TV with two outs so I wouldn't have to watch the Mets lose, only to wake up the...
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    50's AND modern wiring

    I installed the RS upgraded pots and caps a while back, and in the process switched my LP STD to 50's wiring. I do like the retention of highs when lowering the volume that you get. However, I also noticed some of the issues that the 50's wiring introduces that has been much debated (Glassnuff...
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    combining different speakers

    I'm using a modern Les Paul Junior GA-5 amp, which comes with a 4 ohm, 8 inch speaker. Good crunch sound, but it lacked some bottom, so I got an external cabinet with a 12 inch, 8 ohm speaker. The OT also has a tap for 8 ohms, so I use that for the external cab. Now I'm thinking about trying...
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    Giants 24 Bucs 14

    Not a perfect game, but after waking up in the second quarter the Giants looked pretty good.
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    magnet swap - not so easy!

    Whew! I just got done replacing the A5's on my LP STD BBPros with A4's from RS. I read through a bunch of old threads for advice, and I'm really glad I did. No way would I have persevered otherwise. First, I couldn't get the solder to let go - not by melting it, sawing it, chipping it. Finally...
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    LP control layout

    Perhaps this has been mentioned before, but I was wondering where the layout for the controls (pots) came from. Wouldn't it make more sense to have them correspond more to the actual position of the pickups they control, i.e. neck vol. over neck tone toward the front and bridge vol. over bridge...
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    Insanity

    Do you believe this sh*t? HARTOUM, Sudan (AP) - Thousands of Sudanese, many armed with clubs and knives, rallied Friday in a central square and demanded the execution of a British teacher convicted of insulting Islam for allowing her students to name a teddy bear "Muhammad." The protesters...
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    Giant LP float in parade

    Don't miss the parade this year! The press release: MUSIC BIGGER THAN LIFE GIBSON GUITAR Music lives this Thanksgiving as the Music Bigger Than Life float makes its Broadway debut. Music surrounds us, overwhelms us and makes us feel alive and the newest float in the Parade line-up does the...
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    GA-5 (2)

    While we're patiently waiting on Frank's replacement tubes, I have another question. If I replaced the 12AX7 preamp/driver tube with a lower output 12AU7 or 12AT7, what effect would that have? Would that result in just a reduction in volume, or might that also change when the distortion kicks...
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    Max. TP Height?

    OK, recently we (very thoroughly) reviewed the top wrap option and the effect on TP height, bendability, tone, etc. here: http://www.lespaulforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=124583 I do want to try the top wrap, but in the meantime, I've been raising the tailpiece to get the break angle over the...
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    LE STD

    According to the Gibson website, the differences between the regular Standard and the LE Standard are ebony fretboard and metal tuners (and special colors). I have heard that the LE does not have weight relief holes. Does anyone know of any other differences? Same pups, pots?
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