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Recent content by Leee

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    Neck shave, LP Custom

    Is this habitual naysaying I’m reading? And now insinuating I would intentionally deceive a buyer? My, aren’t you just a giant ray of contrarian sunshine! 🤪
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    Neck shave, LP Custom

    Right on, Ray. Appreciate the shop tips. A luthier in Phoenix that has done several finish jobs for me since 2000 wanted no part of it. I mean, I get it. No one wants a headstock to break. Not me, and not the guy who does the work on the guitar. I talked extensively to Mark Erlewine in...
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    Mesa Fillmore - any experience here?

    Mr. Green, you touched upon an important point there. I won’t even entertain the thought of a combo. Seriously, and for a number of reasons. To the point that if someone gave me one for free, I would sell it and go buy a separate head and cabinet. Thank goodness for the Interwebz so I get an...
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    Neck shave, LP Custom

    Guys, this is the problem with forums… After 30 years, and more Les Pauls than I can count, this is the closest I have been to what I really, really, really want. I mentioned all of this right up front. I understand the concerns. If done properly, resale value would not be affected in the...
  5. Leee

    Neck shave, LP Custom

    Golly... I hadn’t thought of any of that.
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    Neck shave, LP Custom

    I hear you. NAYSAYER!!!! :) But after 30 years, and more Les Pauls than I can count? I’m THIS close. Almost there. It’s probably going to happen. If the job is done well enough, good enough that a casual observer would not be able to discern the modification? That’s a homerun in my book.
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    Is the Gibson 335 The Best Guitar Ever Made?

    Ooooooooohhhhhh!!!!! HELL yeah!!!! I’ve owned several other hollow electrics over the years, experimenting when I stumbled across one at a decent price. Different brands. Trying to find something with big single coils that might replicate the ES-330. I’ve sold them all. I’ve had several 330s...
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    Guild inspiration for a LP Custom

    Right on, Big Al! I've never liked gold hardware. Ever. I simply tolerate it where the consensus deems it appropriate. I have a '57 Reissue Black Beauty that I picked up a decade ago, 3 pickups and a Bigsby and all that. At the risk of offending the masses here, I gotta tell you it's the most...
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    Mesa Fillmore - any experience here?

    Since Gibson bought Mesa, I figured this is as good a place as any to start a thread on the recent Fillmore series of amps. Anyone here have any experience with them? Same as my Marshall JCM 800s, I have no use for a Fillmore 100 head. But I really, really, really want one.
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    Is the Gibson 335 The Best Guitar Ever Made?

    My ES-335 is my Cold Dead Hands guitar. I even had a truss rod cover engraved to that effect. It’s a run-of-the-mill 2002 Dot Reissue in Cherry red transparent. Bought it new. A couple of years ago, I added a Bigsby via the Towner adapter kit. Until then, the only mods I had ever even...
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    Guild inspiration for a LP Custom

    Trying to figure out how to post pics here using my smart phone.… GRRRRRRR....... Anyway, I have owned many Guild guitars over the years. I picked up another Bluesbird at Austin Vintage back in December. Always liked these guitars, the chambering and what not. Les Paul-ish but still their own...
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    Neck shave, LP Custom

    I finally found a Custom that I love. Problem is, the neck is just a little thicker than I prefer. (I am a ‘60 slim taper guy all the way.) I’m not absolutely certain I need to shave the neck, but every time I play my beloved 335 or some of my other Les Pauls I keep thinking about how right...
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    Faber Bridge Saddles

    Good to know. I just ordered the Faber master kit for my 03 ‘68 Custom. I opted for the brass saddles, not really knowing what would be the best. As a rule, I don’t like “plated” anything. when I first started dabbling in cars and motorcycles and speed mods (70s-80s) I discovered that chrome...
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