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  1. You know... you can always ask Victoria. Victoria Amp | The Tone You Crave, the Performance You Trust. Google, once again, saves the day.
  2. I assume you are looking at an acoustic. So, let's look down the neck, making sure it's reasonable straight. Look at the bridge from a sideways view. If there is a "belly" ie: a bulge on the top just around the bridge, that would mean the guitar needs work, and would be a hard pass. Study the wood. look at the sides and back. Any cracks? Walk away unless you know a good tech. Biggest thing however is: How does it sound and play. If you like it, go for it. If there is a feeling of "ehh..." walk away.
  3. Yeeeaaaahh.... not the biggest fan of that denim-washed-out-blue, but.... I don't play the finish, and the blue is inaudible to my amp, so I think I'll keep it.
  4. Went to GC to pick up strings, and of course, they didn't have the 3 pack I usually get. Played a few guitars I was mildly interested in, but nothing really spoke to me. (Though credit given to the new Chinese Epiphones. Outstanding! But if I wanted to spend $800+ for an Epiphone, I would spend the extra 100 bucks and get a used Tribute or Studio.) so I go across the street to Sam Ash. I find my strings, play a few "maybes", then spy this one. A D'Angelico DC XT with Duncans stock. Ok, plays nice, like the sounds from the Duncan Psyclones, as stop tail, Hmmm...., then I see the price, and hear one of the other customers ask about a "sale that includes used". BING! So, take it to the counter, ask if this falls within the sale, he says yes but it's not used, more like a scratch and dent, but he'll do the sale price. No case or gigbag, but for $400, and that's including the strings. Oh Hell yes! Please take my money NOW! (The damage was the inside tip of the headstock where a bump cracked one of the sides by the stupid little metal thingy. Was glued and solid.
  5. Yep. 12's. Google is your friend. Roadhouse Bourbon Burst | Art and Lutherie (artandlutherieguitars.com)
  6. Only had one guitar that could have used it, but it was fixed by reversing the bridge saddle. So, no, never had a guitar that needed it. I can see it being useful on an acoustic. Maybe?
  7. You will rarely find info on production numbers. they made 10, or 10,000. You'll never know. Also it helps to know the year of the bass. Thru my hunting, they came out in 85, and weren't around for long. Yamaha 1985 Guitars and Basses Catalogue 02 - Vintage Japan Guitars There's no 86 catalog and they weren't in the 87 one. Kinda like Ibanez. Put out a model that didn't make the catalog, then cancel it before the next catalog. Everything else though... History of the Yamaha BB Bass – Workhorses That Became Thoroughbreds - Bass Musician Magazine, The Face of Bass
  8. As with anything that needs to look professional, Duct tape.
  9. So, a while back, one of the local pawn shops had this Epiphone Custom for the stupid price of over 700. Looked at it, snorted, and wondered how high the worker was when they took it in. The other day, a guy I know who also scours the pawn world, stopped by my work and told me the guitar was marked down. A LOT. So much so, that I called Mrs. P, told her to grab some cash and head down there and look at it for me. (Of course, this was the day that all the roads were blocked due to a major accident on the highway. Her version of the story would contain MANY censored words.) She called me, after a few of those censored words describing her drive, said it was gorgeous, and nothing wrong as she could see, but the clerk said there was something wrong with it, hence the much lower price. I come home, pick it up, and it's nice. Super nice. I mean, hidden under the bed for a decade kind of nice. Plug it in, play a few notes on crappy strings, and giggle. VERY nice. Clean, oil the board, polish the frets, new strings, and tune. Intonation is perfect up and down the neck. I couldn't find a damn thing wrong with it, other than a few little scratches and scraps. I expect that in a used guitar. So I sit, and play, and play, turning knobs, switching between pickups, adding gain, you know the drill. I even tugged on the knobs, and surprise, the volumes are coil taps. I still have no idea about what could be wrong with it. It's a 2011 Samick Indonesian made Epiphone Les Paul Custom Pro, in black of course, with the Probucker 2 and 3 pickups. Rosewood board, but hey, everything can't be ebony. Oh, and the price...... ... was only 200!
  10. What it sounds like you are describing is 60 cycle hum. It hums, you touch the 1/4 jack, no hum. That says that the guitar isn't grounded properly. Unlike an electric guitar, the strings on an acoustic are not grounded. Simple fix: ground them. There used to be a device that attached to your wrist, and then attached to the ground on your output jack. Like a "leash". It used your body to be ground, like it does when you touch the jack. I've used just a long wire loosely wrapped around my wrist, and the other end attached to the output jack.
  11. I'll agree with all DM said. But I will preface my answer with a few questions: How bad does those dings piss you off? If the answer is, "I kick myself every time I see it." then have a pro do the repair. Yeah, it will cost a bit, but it's worth it. (I get from your inquiry you have never done this kind of repair.) If the answer leans towards "Ehh, bad me... oh look, shiny thing! Now why was I annoyed?" Then I would just add a drop or two of crazy glue to the dings. It will help hide it a bit, and keep the pieces of finish from flacking off, and getting worse.
  12. No, you wouldn't make any kind of money on it. Most people have no clue about the quality of Agile's. I have 3, A 2500 3 humbucker mahogany Paul, a 2000 silverburst, and a 3010SE with P90s. The most expensive one was 200. Go to eBay, look under Agiles, and the sold price. You'll be shocked.
  13. Here's the specs: Agile AL-3500 CSB (rondomusic.com) Try finding those specs in an Epiphone!
  14. Unfortunately, the Pacifica 112 ISN'T a super strat by any stretch of the imagination. A fat strat, yes, super strat, nope. SS's tend to have Floyds and a 24 fret neck. High output pickups are also normal. You can find the Kramer Baretta special, or the Baretta HH for 200 NEW. Hunt thru the pawn shops, craig's list, and feebay, you'll see them for 125. Ibanez RG 220's, the SA series, and a few other models, used for the 200 mark, new around the 399 mark.
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