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I haven't done it on a Gibson styled guitar, but on an Ibanez JS700. Changed the wraparound to a light weight Wilkenson one. No perceivable loss of sustain, but it did sound more "open and airy" if that makes sense. The guitar just felt a bit more "alive".

Me, I don't notice the different radius. Or, let me rephrase that, it's not a conscience decision when buying a guitar. Got over 50 guitars, and can pick up anyone, and get used to it in a matter of milliseconds.

I've played and owned Eastman guitars. Fantastic guitars, quality control so above Gibson, that it's laughable. (I only sold mine due to COVID and not able to work.) I've played the T59, and felt it was just so wonderful. beautiful neck, great sounding pickups, but it best be for 2000 USD used. I've had a chance to play the "budget T136, and wouldn't kick it out of bed. Eastman's are fantastic, but you pay for their quality.

It's a modern, well... made in the last 15 years or so, made in China beginner series. Thinner body, lighter, all mahogany heelless neck joint blah blah blah... I'm an Aria fan, S I wold buy it over a firefly in a heart beat IF the prices were close to each other. If I recall correctly, these were in the 500 USD range list, so about 350 street price. and if it's used, around the 250 mark. If the Firefly is anywhere near that price... take the Aria.

Fralin, yes good place. How about... I don't know.... FENDER? I am pretty sure they would rewind one of their own pickups from near 70 years ago.

4 hours ago, Lewis77 said:

Presently, I'm looking at:

An Epi Casino (with Pro p90s).

A Guild firestar 1.

Gretch G2622T

Or any other suggestions?

 

Can send yourself mental going round in circles.

Was originally just going to go for the casino but started getting sidetracked. 

 

The Guild interests me as does the D'ANGELICO DC Excel? 

Anyways...

 

 

Ok, let me correct something here, the Epi Casino, is NOT a 335 style guitar. The Casino is fully hollow, were as a 335 copy is semi hollow. (Believe me, makes a world of difference, especially at volume.) Back to our regularly scheduled program...

Ibanez AS73. very nice, ok switch, could ese better pickups.

Any of the Gretsch Streamliners semi hollow. A few different models to choose from with different features.

I can verify that the D'Angelico DCXT's are WONDERFUL beasties! REAL Duncan pickups, Nice vol/tone controls that the tone actually works from 7 and below.

How's your budget? Eastman makes KILLER guitars. but they are close to Gibson money.

Let me throw in my pennies here. The tuners, Jinho, are made in Korea. If there is a serial number, if there is a letter in front of that number, it could give the factory/country of origin.

You know... you can always ask Victoria.

Victoria Amp | The Tone You Crave, the Performance You Trust.

Google, once again, saves the day.

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.

1 hour ago, gardo said:

Good deal and I’m sure it sounds and plays great.   …… but could you please paint it . Oh my eyes

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.

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.

Yep. 12's. Google is your friend.

Roadhouse Bourbon Burst | Art and Lutherie (artandlutherieguitars.com)

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?

10 hours ago, evan47 said:

I have just acquired a Yamaha bb1300 bass from a local seller.

The bass is a 4 string neck-through design and plays sounds and looks great.

I would like some information on this model as to how many were made and if they were for the Japanese market only as there do not seem to be many around and were only made for one year as far as I know.

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

On 2/19/2024 at 8:27 PM, Ben Rand said:

Our keyboard player wants to attach our band's banner (4' W x 3" H) to the front of his keyboard. Has anyone every done this before, and how to you attach it in a professional looking way? Thanks!

As with anything that needs to look professional, Duct tape.

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!

5 hours ago, jramirezz0044 said:

Hello guys I'm new here. It's nice to meet everyone I need help with a problem I'm having. So whenever I pick up my guitar or if I barely touch it it starts giving me a buzzing noise-like feedback but whenever I touch my 1/4 or around it stops. If I touch my bridge or the bone of the bridge it stops also. I tried different cables and I even switched out my preamp, the palathetic pickup, and where the 1/4 goes in also but it still does it. So I left my guitar in my bed laid it down (Basically to figure out where it was coming from) I was touching the strings and it started doing it, I also touched the bone of the bridge and the bridge itself and it also started doing it but where the 1/4 is, when I touched it, it didn't do it. I'm thinking maybe is the palathetic pickup but since I changed it out to a new one and its still doing it, so maybe there's some sort of interference I think idk. Is this t]something that happens normally? is it fixable?

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. 

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.

4 minutes ago, Hodad said:

Wow.

 

No wonder I bought it. Very cool. Thanks man I appreciate it. I could probably unload it for a pretty penny if I really wanted to. But I don't.

Even the luthier I took it to last week to get it setup again said it was amazing and he would love to have one.

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.

Here's the specs:

Agile AL-3500 CSB (rondomusic.com)

Try finding those specs in an Epiphone!

10 hours ago, garthman said:

Forget Ibanez and Schecter. The Yamaha Pacifica 112 is the best budget superstrat type (HSS) guitar on the planet. You should be able to get one for ~ $350 new. Spend the rest of your money on a good amp.

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.

What are you talking about?

I am perfectly capable of making my guitar sound like crap, so no need for a pedal.

5 hours ago, nbaptsta said:

Hi,

I would like to get your advice about the best bass I can buy . The SX is 240€ and the HB 153€, both body are made of american ash  , I guess the main difference are the pickups.The SX is the bass to buy or HB is better, despite the lower price?

Regards

The Harley Benton I haven't the chance to play, so I have no idea from a firsthand knowledge kinda thing. SX, Douglas, Agiles, I have.  I have 3 Agile Pauls, a Douglas thin line tele, and a SX Jag kinda thing. I have played a SX P bass, and I liked it. felt good in the hands, sounded good, and wasn't a boat anchor weight wise.  Pickups are always subjective to one's own hearing. I believed it was a good quality instrument. your best bet is play both of them, if possible, and decide which one suits you personally.

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