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Hey, just saw on Ebay one of the authorized dealers was selling a single coil sized RTM. When did these come out? Has
No clue on what color pickguard should go with this.Any ideas besides black? I'm not necessarily opposed to it, I just like to have options.
Unexplained noise Strongly considering selling a bunch of guitars and doing this build (kit)I have never sold an instrument. The thought makes me slightly uncomfortable. But I'm thinking about dumping almost half my guitars so I
Ordered a baritoneI've been on a baritone hunt for a few weeks, but unfortunately haven't been able to find any in town to try. So, based
tips on making single notes thickerI find a lot of the time my low strings sound beefy and nice on my guitars but when I play single notes higher up
Trem Arm Broke In The Block. Any Tips On Getting It Out?Yup. Playing my Xavier XV-870 strat early and the damn trem arm broke off . Anyone have any ancient Chinese secrets to get that piece out
SDUG Ultimate Axe - Category 3; Les Paul CopiesLet be clear here, the category is LOOSE. ANY non-Gibson LP-style. I may ask you to defend the Les Paulness of it.
Les Paul AdviseI just bought a Les Paul studio which has 490R/498T, Push/Pull Coil Taps and i cant stand the muddiness. The palm muting is horrible. i
is the duncan distortion darker than the duncan custom?I am waiting for m DD to arrive in the mail and still trying to like the duncan custom. I flat out hate this pickup.
Let's see your rare guitars!They're out there: let's see 'em! Do you have a rare guitar? A prototype? An employee guitar? An artist's personal axe? A guitar with an
One little les Paul in a world filled with so many pickups...I'm just going to get '59s Any reason I shouldn't? I plan on swapping the mags to alleviate some of the issues people mention. What should
Closest to Tom Scholz' 1968 Les Paul?I'd like to design/order a guitar kit closest to the sound of the Les Paul custom/signature guitar (#10 Tom Scholz). Scholz replaced the stock
HAMER....NGDI picked this up off of EBAY last week. Threw down a low ball offer and got it...it was a pawn shop, so
Pickup recommendations for Gibson Les Paul Standard?Hi guys/gals, Long time reader, first time poster here. I have a '94 Gibson Les Paul Standard with a SD '59 in the neck and a
dc resistance readings.what is a normal reading when you have both pickups selected on a les paul. For instance, my neck humbucker reads 7.4 and my bridge
HSS Strat Wiring - Everything Sounds WoofyI'm turning my strat into an HSS Strat. I've used 2 Fender Vintage Noiseless Singles in the neck and middle and a SD SHPR-2 Hot
R&B + Funk =???Figure I'd come to a group that knows more than most and ask the simple question: What pickup(s) are most preferred for rhythm and
Put a JB in my LP Traditional, and not happy... Need suggestions!I have a 2013 non-weight relieved LP Traditional, and the stock '57 Classic Plus was not doing it for me. This guitar has SERIOUS mass,
What strings/gauges are you using?Wondering what everyone's using for each scale and tuning. For electric I'm still using Ernie Ball Slinkys in the following gauges: Strat/Tele (E): 10-46 Les Paul
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