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Good move on the SD PAF. It will finally look right under a nickel cover.

Yeah. If you want a new Gibson USA, you need to be ok with very low frets. Otherwise look for a used one.

I've seen some shitty looking builds from that era (bridges off center; terrible looking rosewood, etc). The key benefit IMHO for guitars from that era is the Gibson at the time seems to have used Jescar 55090 frets. Gibson now uses super low frets that (for me) are nearly impossible to play...

I like really low action and to bend more than a step, so I really need a flat radius (generally about 12"). Even with really good fretwork, bends around one step will start fretting out once the action gets real low if the radius is less than that. I'm ok with a scale anywhere between 24.75...

Congrats! I like the OD take on the Blackmachine/RG vibe. I see the resemblance but definitely adds something unique and cool to take the design further.

Congrats! I also preferred the amp tones of the QC but really liked how the Kemper had very useful FX presets.

I have some fancier Japanese LP copies (Navigator and top line Tokai and Crews/Terada) and while their fit and finish is spectacular, I just prefer the sound of Gibson Historics. Something about them is just less clinical.

Yngwie. He's ridiculous and now rather repetitive but his early stuff is still mind blowing to me and he's a blast to see live because he's just so Yngwie.

But why no Bluetooth or WiFi to connect to Rig Manager? Seems crazy when I thought the cheaper Kempers have it.

I like black guitars with a bound body, but without binding they do just kinda disappear into a shapeless blob when you see someone playing them.

Hell of a top for a '96 Standard.

No Bluetooth or WiFi; seems like a huge miss. But I like the Kemper user interface and the powered rack/toaster format is perfect for us guys that go into a 4x12, so I'll wait for the new profiling tech this summer to see if I end up with one of these new ones.

I've had a '98 blueface and an '07 Silverface. both had a very strange feel that took getting used to. Very stiff. The '98 was super dark and flat unless you had it roaring, when it sounded pretty magnificent but kinda hard to use. The '07 was brighter and more aggressive but was very...

So if the nut just comes off when unscrewed (counter clockwise), it's a single action rod. If it's a single action rod and if you tighten the nut (clockwise) as far as it'll go and you still want less relief (the neck straighter) the solution is to take the nut off and put washers under the...

1968 Reissue LPC