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This I have used 12 and 13's on my Martins, without and issue. I did have to tweak the truss rod. Watch the humidity levels too, acoustics will dry out in the winter big time. I just gave 4 acoustics a drink. I mostly used d'Addario. I have some Martin extended life stings on 2 martins. 13's on a HD 28 for a little more bluegrassy boom. If the nut was cut a bit light for 13's, 12's could have sent it over the edge. However that would be weird with a capo that is sitting on the guitar properly. If you do have to play with nut, and file it, it is 2-3 strokes. A bit more with bone. The bridge might even need to come u a bit. A luthier will tell you in seconds. Without anyone actually looking at it Free advise is just that. Including mine. Good luck.

The U.S. Fender banjos were manufactured in California and came from the Salstrom Banjo Co. in Oregon, Illinois. The three model names carried over from Salstrom which Fender bought in the mid-1960's. Like starting in 1968. By the early 70's Fender was done with American made banjo. Roy Ayres was Director of String Instrument Development in the 60's, I would say like 1961-1962. I'm not saying it is not a prototype or something, but it could have been, before the Salstrom buyout. I have seen resonator backs as well as open back Fender banjos. A photo or 2 would have helped. If Tom ever comes back. Both American made Fender and Salstrom from the 60's are worth a bit of coin. I know a few folks that play banjo.

Nice guitar. I guess it's a 00018. Enjoy in good health

nice guitar, I must say.

Will watch when I get home.

He probably will not be coming back

OM are probably my fav. Glad you like, and it came out well.

same with me. I hydrate a few in the dead of winter. I have a few ES guitars and Hollow-bodies. I really watch my Gibson F5G, as its a full carves top Dave Harvey grabbed me one from the Gibson Show room). Same with a Flatiron A mandolin that I have had for 30 years. Zero issues The best thing I have found for a hydration system is a travel soap box, with a damp sponge. They are cheap and work. Drill a few holes in the soapbox and every 2 weeks just check things out, if you not playing that guitar for a while. Works for acoustics guitars too. I have no instruments that are over 50 years old, and no amps that are over 40 years old. So far it has worked.

ITS CALIFORNIA PREMISES AFTER 30 YEARS.. https://guitar.com/news/gear-news/fulltone-rumoured-shutting-down-california/ I have a OCD, a Full Drive 2 and an Old Super Trem with the big knobs. The Full-Drive 2 is my favorite OD ever. Not to much gain and adds some nice over drive tones to compliment a cleaner amp like a blackface Fender. All good things come to an end, I guess.

D'Addario XL(10-46) on my electrics Martin, I have 2 Martin guitars right now with coated strings, but I most go with D'Addario They are either Phosphorus Bronze or 80/20. 12 to 53. Nothing super heavy on the bottom ends. Their coated string are pretty good too, but will cost ya. Ernie Ball Slinkys, I have used, but I normal go with the D'Addarios these days I also like the Chromes on a couple of Jazz boxes I have. I believe the are 13's. Mandolins I also use D'Addarios. Electrics and acoustic I just by the Pro Packs or what ever they call the 10 sets now. You save a bit of money, buying in bulk. They also have a 25 set shop bulk pack but they are not vacuumed sealed. I once kept a set of Elxirs on a bar gig acoustic on for a year. It became a challenge to see how long they would go before the became total crap and frayed. I do think I broke a few along the way and some one string frayed so badly it needed to be changed. Talk about being cheap. Hell, 6 bucks is 6 bucks.

I like musicians friend and. I have done biz here and there with s couple of guys at the MF Private Reserve. They treat me extremely well. They will send me photos and do overnight shipping. Of coarse by the time I call them, I'm not trying stuff out or kicking tires. I haven't brought strat since the 80's and have 4 of them. Probably all I will need in my lifetime. I haven't been in a GC in ten years or more. That's my experience, and yours may differ.

I really have no favorite. I like everything, from les paul to sg's es guitars too Ricks And Tele's and Strats. The tons I look for should represent the classic sound of the guitar. I play a lot acoustic to

Killer rocker that amps is.

The Marshall jcm 800 is a killer rock and roll classic . I bought the 50 watt combo 40 years ago and still have it.

I was test driving a few amps about 10 years ago and played a Bogner Dhiva. Damn thing sounded incredible. Freaking expensive too. I own a. Dr Z Maz 18 combo that sounds really nice. I realy like the off the shelf Fender 65 deluxe reissue. Good enough for government work, as they say.

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Ya that's it OLGA Andrew Rogers earned his place in tab heaven. God rest his soul and may his guitar tabs live on for ever.

I have a few PLEK'D guitars. They are nice.

All the reviews could all be dead, as far as I'm concerned. Can for the reviews and stayed for the laughter. Does anyone remember the laughter? Actually, I came for the tabs. Does anyone remember the tabs? I mean really how many guitars do you really need? Please don't ask, or don't ask me.

Cool guitar The B means metal body or style The 233 instrument made that year ( probably in that style), but they started the year with the number 101 and 001. The last number is the year. Might be from 1979. I forget what they called that patter, it's not the Hawaiian pattern or the Lilly pattern. Might be the Rose Pattern The necks do come off the guitar, exact dates might be on the neck. Don't mess anything up doing it.

Pretty much the pick up I need, and the position I need, to get he tone I want. Same goes with amps. Live, you need to pick and choose, which tools you want to haul to the job.

I looked at the Peavey T60 back in the day, at a mom ad pop shop in the area. Turns out I really needed and amp too. So I bought a Musicman amp, like this. Fender Strats were kind of Pricey back then, so I found a used on and bough it from a guy in town. I still have the Strat.

I love Rickenbacker guitars. They have there own thing going, but I don't play mine that often either. I do love hollow-bodies and that Guild is charming. The Gibson ES 137 was a Memphis custom shop guitar. They are purdy damn nice. Love is a word I would use for my wife or pets, not any guitars I own. But I do love Ricks and hollowbodies. I'd play the heck out of that Guild. In the order I got them over a 15-20 year period.

If this is a Gibson Firebrand guitar, it should have a serial number on the back of the head stock, like all Gibson's. The Gibson's were make of walnut and pretty heavy too. The early Firebrand Gibson's have a gold headstock label. Gibson did Les Paul Firebrand, SG style Firebrands and ES solid body FireBrands. The Paul Deluxe (Firebrand) is similar to The Paul Standard, except it has a mahogany body and three-piece mahogany neck, available in Antique Natural, Ebony (1985–86), Natural Mahogany, or Wine Red (1985–86) finish, mfg. 1980-86. A standard Gibson logo branded into the headstock in the deluxe model. Many folks hate them, but for the price they were pretty damn good. I believe it came in a chainsaw style case, and those case along are fetching a nice price. If it has the Gold Gibson label it could have been pulled off, however the brand one never. The guy that sold me this Fender Strat in 1980 for 300 bucks, took the money and bought a Gibson Fire Brand "The Paul". I still have the strat. Large headstock with the bullet truss rod. Note the out put jack in not on the front of a SG in 1980. This is mine from 1980.

Around the time Gibson was buying out OMI and the Dobro name. The Epiphone Hound Dogs came out. They are pretty decent instruments made in both square neck and round neck. Probably more round necks were made for the US market. OMI became Gibson's Original Acoustic Instruments. The last of the USA wood bodies Hound dogs have a stick like this. Yours may look more like this, and if it does it will be may by Epiphone Big serial number stamped on the back of the head stock.