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    Les Paul action height

    I would still check/measure the relief the same as I described above with the strings depressed at the 1st & 15th or 16th and check the gap at the 7th. Granted, the neck to body joint is higher on an SG compared to a Les Paul, but a truss rod adjustment still only affects the neck up to about...
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    Les Paul action height

    After many many years of doing setups on my Les Pauls I find I like the relief to be in the .006" - .008" range and the string height at the 12th fret to be set in the range of 4/64" bass & 3/64" treble. I use the wording "in the range of" here with these cited measurements because when...
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    Anyone own any Rock Star/Celebrity Owned and Played Instruments?

    I own this 2003 Brazilian R9 that was originally owned by Mick Ralphs
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    Fret Buzz on Low E

    Clean notes when playing on the first 7 frets (nut to 7th) with buzzing higher up can be indicative of too much neck relief. The generous amount of relief creates too steep of a valley in the middle of the neck, and your strings are essentially traveling "uphill" as they move towards the...
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    Are Custom Buckers More Microphonic/Noisey?

    Are the Custom Buckers significantly more microphonic/noisey compared to other humbuckers? Had my first opportunity to wind up my new 2014 R8 into a fairly loud Marshall this afternoon, and with the bridge pickup's volume control dimed I had an extremely hard time controlling the unwanted noise...
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    Awesome VOS R8 Available At Willcutt's

    I was talking with Eric from Willcutt Guitars earlier this week about the new VOS R8's and he sent me this picture of this awesome heavily grained plaintop that just arrived with their current shipment of new Historics: It's an "Ice Tea" but the color really leans more towards "Honey/Lemon...
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    Value Of Mid 90's ES 335 Dot??

    I hope this is not considered improper Forum etiquette (I will delete this post if it is)...but I have a 1995 ES 335 Dot that I plan to sell and I'm trying to get an idea of what sort of money these are going for on the used market? I realize that prices are probably all over the map (especially...
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    New Murphy Aged Historic Black Beauty!

    I've been thinking about buying a Historic Black Beauty Custom for some time now but hadn't really found any that made me want to pull the trigger... especially with the majority of these guitars weighing in the 10 plus pound range. Well thanks to Steve at Wildwood Guitars I was able to acquire...
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    Help choose a "new" 4x12 cab to use with an "old" Marshall 100.

    I'm in the market for a new 4x12 cab to use with a 67 Marshall 100 watt head I purchased several months ago. I want something that will capture the vintage tone and vibe of an old Marshall cab, but I want something that can handle the power too. A few cabs I'm considering are: Germino 4x12 with...
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    Neck adjustment question for Dan???

    Hi Dan, I have a new Strat that I'm tweaking the setup on and the neck has been giving me problems when I adjust the trussrod. I'm in need of some expert advice on how to treat the problem....Here's what happening: The neck had too much relief so I removed it and adjusted the truss rod...I...
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    02 58 Custom Authentic specs?

    I'm interested in one but haven't been able to play any. I've tried doing a search but haven't had much luck. My question is: What are the specs of the 02 58 Custom Authentics? By "specs" I mean things like neck size/profile, fret size, pickup type etc. Other than the figured top, how do...
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    What overdrive is Page using with his tele?

    I've always loved the sound Page gets on the first Zeppelin album with his telecaster. I just picked up the new Zeppelin DVD and on the black and white promo vids (Danmark's Radio Supershow) it looks like he is plugged into a wah and an overdrive of somekind. It really makes his tele sound fat...
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    Is my Goldtop a Historic?

    Hello everyone, this is my first post but have been a frequent visitor in the past and I'm hoping some of the Les Paul experts here could help me out! I have a 1993 Goldtop ser # 7 3010 and I'm wondering...is this considered a Historic model? Also, any comments or info on the particular specs...
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