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  1. I had two death caps on my Gibson Falcon. Took them both out and grounded it myself. WRG can correct me if I'm wrong but I think he was saying, and what I understood when I did mine...is that basically "death caps" are simply not up to the standards of today. A more primitive form of "safety" if you will. I wanted them out and a properly grounded three prong plug. So I did it. I'm not willing to take any chances on obsolete engineering. It's one "vintage correct" feature I don't really understand why anyone would want.
  2. Well that's the thing with Aria's. They weren't the best Japan was making. Yeah they had some mid/higher end PE models like Fretts' there, and a few other rare exceptions. But for the most part they occupied a lower rung than companies like Greco, Tokai, and Burny. Most of Aria's models were low to mid range overall. The best deals in my opinion...are those mid range (which was pretty much the top of THEIR line) fender and gibson copies that weren't available in the US. For example my strat... This thing cost me about 170 bucks (before shipping from japan...less than 250 to my door). It's a 79. It has one of the nicest maple necks I've ever felt. Matsumoku was still a "done by hand" factory back in those days. The body is 2 piece alder. 2 piece. What fender gives you a 2 piece body? Certainly not mexican. Factory USA? Maybe..if you're lucky. Where it doesn't measure up to better MIJ brands is in it's pickups and electronics, and it's finish. Their poly finish sucks and it's too thick. And ALL my Aria's are like that. But when people talk about "modding platforms"...I can't think of anything even remotely close to the kind of basic quality the neck and body are on these old Aria's. Thing is though...the "fender copies" that made it to N. America were different than these ones. The Aria Les Paul copies in Japan are also a nice 'bang for the buck' level guitar.
  3. I have a few of the older ones. A bass, a strat and a TS model. That one you were looking at is newer. You can read and learn about the history of the company here... http://www.matsumoku.org/guitars.html That site covers the made in Japan era at the matsumoku factory up until the mid 80's I think. The one you were looking at is a "modern" Aria. It's a little hard to find much information about the modern company. But that one is Korean made. They still make some of the very high end models in Japan but those run into the 2000 dollar range. The old PE model came in price ranges all up and down the spectrum and the new ones seem to be similar. So it's best to do your homework and learn how to spot the differences between old and new and also low and high end.
  4. I think its gruesome and ultimately disrespectful to the dead artist. Its not them its a tape with some kind of high tech puppet. Are we so devoid of decent artist we have to virtually grave rob to get entertainment? they're dead....I'm pretty sure they won't give a {censored}...
  5. you know what? whenever I see some stupid mother {censored}er talking about how rap is {censored}...I'm just going to post some amazing rap...
  6. Ahhh spoken like a true scholar. I think my point about rap contributing to people's stupidity has been firmly made. Enjoy your IQ. {censored} you. ignorant mother {censored}er....
  7. I thought it was pretty {censored}ing cool. It probably freaked a few people out too. It looked very realistic on the clips I saw. If Dre wants to drop a couple hundred grand (apparently) to do it then more power to him. As for the people saying rap IS {censored} and has NO talent eat a dick up..... you ignorant mother {censored}ers.
  8. I don't believe in faith.....it's just an excuse to not analyze situations logically. Including asshole band members.
  9. Aside from some people turning me on to a few bands I didn't know about before.....nope...not at all. I find, on average, people here are pretty closed minded about music.
  10. I own this... http://www.ebay.com/itm/CRATE-V1512-electric-Guitar-combo-TUBE-amp-w-Tone-Tubby-Speaker-/110519416453?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19bb787685 (with the stock celestian speaker not the tone tubby.) I've played AC15's and think the crate is a much nicer amp. made in the US as well.
  11. I'm really glad to see the guys out doing it. They don't have to change the world again for me. This could be the beginning to a somewhat happy ending for them. I hope that they have become wiser and can make the most of their privileged position, maybe even a second or third 'reunion' tour before they really retire and become a Las Vegas act. Why root against them? They did change the world. Personally, I'm very thankful they showed up on the last half of disco days. Van Halen could not be ignored. Without even targeting disco they thrashed it without mercy. If they can coast on momentum from that, good for them. If you don't like it, don't buy the product. No point in campaigning against them, at least IMHO. good post...... but don't forget...even van halen was "dancing the night away".....
  12. Get an SG. Keep the humbuckers and they're usually lighter than most alder or ash bolt on bodied guitars like strats.
  13. I think that for the reason gibson does chambering (so they can use cheaper heavier cuts of mahogany) it's a good thing. If they were to make solid LP's with the mahogany that they use they'd all be 13 pounds and sound like {censored}. So in that sense it has made modern factory USA Les Pauls much more consistent than the 70's/80's. But having said that...I personally think they aren't the same as a proper solid LP. Better or worse is an opinion, and in mine they aren't as nice. But to each his own.
  14. I prefer my gator to my SKB but they are all pretty good.
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