Recent content by jimchen

I just bought this LP Jr. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2568451372&category=38086&rd=1 Does anyone know the history of this guitar? How many of these were made? I believe it is a rarity. But how rare? The construction is similar to the Spiderman LP Jr. with the image...

There's a guitar shop near me that's selling off their higher priced LP's at cost. There's a quilt top amber Korina ($2295) and a blue Class 5 ($1995) that are interesting to me. Any opinions out there?

An opportunity for clearance discount prices on LP's is on the horizon. As of yesterday, Mars Music has announced it is closing of of their 41 stores, and an auction of its remaining stock, stores, and store fixtures will be held Thurday in Florida...

A friend of mine is offering me his 2001 LP Deluxe for $1275. He has only played it for one hour, and now he wants to sell. It's a gold top in perfect condition. Is this a good price?

What happened to the LP Raw Power? The new catalog line up on the website doesn't list it as a current model, nor is it listed as a discontinued model. The LP Smartwood Standard is listed as discontinued, but not the Raw Power. I bought my LP Std. before the Raw Power was released, and now...

I just put a set of Tone Pro locking studs onto one of my other guitars, and I found better sustain, better highs and lows, and better tone overall. The theory of operation of these locking studs is a tighter physical interface of the stoptail to the studs to the body of guitar to form a single...

Has anyone here put Tone Pros on their LP? I've installed Tone Pros locking studs for the stoptail on one of my other guitars and the there was a marked improvement in sustain and frequency response. Big tone improvement. But modifying an LP requires both the locking studs for the tailpiece...

Does anybody know what dealer cost and/or list price of the Joe Perry Les Paul? What was the typical street price of the Joe Perry? I trying to get a gauge on the original value of the guitar. The production model, not the Custom Shop model.

What's everybody's opinion on the Joe Perry Model? I played one during the weekend, but not for an extended period of time. I t seemed nice, but needed new strings. So I'm uncertain what the tonality would be with new strings.

Back in April, I received as a birthday gift from my parents a Fender Amp Can. This cute little amp is a 12 volt dc battery powered amp good for practice or outdoor/picnic events. Right out of the box, I had problems with the Amp Can. Initially, the Amp Can would not play any louder than 3 (on...

Didn't we do this this a year or so ago? Another new address and another registration for the Forum. Obviously I shouldn't go on vacation without checking in on the Forum!