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Most of my guitars are stored on a rack inside a big cabinet so most of the cases are empty. I don’t have a special case for each one ,some share cases. She’s used to seeing a certain number of “empty” cases around the house. This my inventory overflow system. Last year I dragged home a spinet size Hammond organ. There was no hiding that one. I love the sound but really can’t play it very well. The organ does have tone wheels but the amplifier is transistor so it’s the least desirable tone wheel organ. It does however have a small Leslie unit . The organ has some issues so the future plan is to harvest the Leslie and put it in some type of cabinet for guitar use.

Good strategy. They all look the same I have trouble hiding the cases.

Okay, let’s put it this way. First choice would be Olympic White then Candy Apple and then black This reminds is that scene from The Jerk when Steve Martin was leaving and said he didn’t need anything. Except…..

I have a black Strat, that’s enough for me

Candy Apple red would be my second choice behind Olympic white w/ rosewood Both are nice, a candy apple double bound would interest me Funny you would mention P90’s . I thought about replacing the boring humbuckers in the sea foam with GFS Mean 90’s which would drop right in. oh yeah, I would want to restring it too. It’s currently high strung Nashville tuning

The thinline is a Vintage Brand made in Indonesia with Wilkinson components. The neck on the Aqua is one that I saw in a technician’s shop. When I asked what it is he told me junk and gave it to me. It had been on two different guitars already so there were holes to plug. It is a cheap neck with some sort of amber finish. That whole guitar was put together just to see if I could do it. The body is a GFS clearance item . For years my only guitar was a big old jazz box . Then my wife gave me the Squier as a gift . Let’s just say that I found my sound. The neck on the Squier was too white looking so I started wiping it with Orange Glo furniture cleaner. It gave a slight tint to the wood but somehow all of the fingering marks became darker, a happy surprise That Carboita type build you mentioned would be good to have if you could find a body or rout one out . We all need to have a project to plan for

Okay, technically I don’t need another Telecaster, I just want one. The surf green partscaster on the right is the best one of the bunch but the vintage cream Xaviere has a neck that just feels right . It’s just slightly thicker than the others. The Squier on the left is the one that got me hooked. The sea foam is one I built on the cheap from spare parts. The thinline is sounding good with a neck mini and a set of .011’s . But there’s not one true Fender in the bunch .

One of my friends put it to me like this “They all make good ones and they all make bad ones, some just make more good ones than others “ He’s was referring to cars but it seems to apply to guitars as well

Apparently I’ve been living in a fantasy world. I actually except quality on the shelf

I’ve got a few teles already but I really need one more

I’ve been interested in the current Epiphone Rivera for quite some time. I saw one on the rack during my last trip to GC and it looked good. It’s been on my mind so today I stopped to check it out. The first thing I noticed was that it was not even close to being tuned, no big deal I’m sure I could tune it. But I really just wanted to get a a feel for the neck.It felt pretty good, I would prefer a little more thickness but still comfortable. Then I felt a crack near the nut. I showed it to the salesperson who noticed it was on both sides. He said the QC has really gone down hill and thanked me for showing it to him. He then offered to order me another one. No thanks I was trying to decide between the Rivera or another Tele. Looks like another Tele in my future daddymack warned me that these were not the same as the older ones.

Good to know you’re back to your old self again That ES 345 copy is great

Watching with internet and anticipation

I once had the idea of making up a bunch of Telecaster control plates with different wiring mods. Using a quick plug connector I could rewire my guitar in about a minute. Cool, I thought. Then I asked myself why and forgot about it. But you seem to have a plan and locking tuners might work.

How often are you changing PGs? I use this type of tuners and actually have put strings back on after they pop off You could try using a capo and pulling the strings as you loosen to keep some tension on the tuners

Appears to be a real f hole here’s a video

I’m somewhere between confused and nauseous Not hot

What do you think Hot ,Not or Confused

Now there’s something people over do. If you’re playing it the oil from your fingers is enough. Any other oil should be used sparingly and rarely

I kind of like the shape of this Fender acoustic headstock .

Can’t offer any help but that really sux Was it insured?

Could you use soap bar P-90’s ?

Seems so simple, it makes me wonder why they’re not made that way. Is there a down side. I’ll have to try this on my 335 clone when I get a chance.

Looks like a great project. Keep us posted We need a good project to follow

Thanks The top is a maple veneer over what I think is alder, I wish it was a maple cap. The mini is meatier than a standard single coil which I like. I have other teles with SC pickups so this gives a different tone option. By the way, welcome back it’s been a while since you stopped by.