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Shishkov V8, last nite....Ratinger Hof, Dusseldorf, Germany. Die Hektischen Flecken, that's my band 🎢

Sometimes boxes puff out a little. Just measuring at the corners might not be correct. The packing sometimes changes the physical size enough to change the dimensions. Weight, not so much. I bought a better scale now and it's usually right on.

Rumer has it FedEx and UPS will consolidate into FedUp shipping. We'll have to see if it happens.

Just a little bump. Who'd like to acquire this fine, American gee-tar?

Looks like a tamed down version of @veatch's custom ride (his was pimped up by orders of magnitude).

I have used these on my "threaded" strat trem arms and it works wonders... Genuine Fender AM SRS BLACK Guitar Tremolo Arm Strat Tension Springs - Set of 12 https://reverb.com/item/6741506?utm_source=android-app&utm_medium=android-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=6741506 Or Trem-Arm Tension Spring - StewMac https://share.google/uNx1hO65Gm97DPHot

I didn't know more than one 510 version existed. I've installed the 510 w/black block on a few clients' guitars and I've got the same unit on a couple of my personal superstrats (photo of "burgundy pist" included). The black block 510s sound and perform beautifully, sweet liquid feel, tuning is very stable, love the better bar assembly, the comfy saddles under the hand ... I really can't ask for more for myself or my pals. And I can't really see a need to upgrade, much less tack an upcharge on an already superior product.

From the video of that show a few weeks ago that he couldn't make it through, I thought it was going to happen THAT NIGHT. As much as I love him and the band, I hope he just retires. He's given plenty.

I tried to get Ah! Leah into many a cover band over the years and was never successful. Great song. He seemed to be loved by everyone, especially in the 'Burgh, RIP.

My favorite still is the guy who rolled a 4x12 cabinet from the back of his truck to the front. By 'rolled' I mean it didn't have wheels - he flopped that thing end-over-end. I'm in the house and hear this whump whump whump. I get to the truck and he just has this dumbfucking 'What?' look on his face. Genius. Still worked, though.

Would this help? https://shredlabsguitars.com/

Yes, the cam models are still made. I've noticed an uptick in marketing and promo for Kahler, particularly on social media & YouTube. Though, it has had mixed results. The guy (Rexylab) heading it up and making a presence on various guitar and Floyd-centric FB pages & YT, subscribes to the marketing tactic of controversy & drama = heightened exposure & product sales. Kinda like the corporate version of "even bad publicity is still publicity." I've borne witness to and even participated in pushback to his confrontational style. He was chased out of at least 2 FB groups because of his approach.

If you ever decide to move it on, I'd love to buy it. I don't give a rat's ass about Shakira, but it's a cool guitar and because we only tour in South America I think it would bring me good luck :D.

In another thread (maybe even another forum), someone stated that if your box gets distorted during shipping - say something heavier gets put on it and the end flattens and pushes the end flap out in a V-shape. If they measure it at that point, they will take the longer measurement and boom, upcharge.

But that only works for a short amount of time... Nature finds a way

I dig em.

I get the feeling that's another one of the reasons why business in general is going to AI...not only does it give businesses 'plausible deniability', it also kills off any level of responsibility or culpability.

Are the cam Kahler’s still made? In the 80s I played a bunch of Kahlered guitars but none were mine. I quite liked the feel but never owned a proper locking vibrato other than the Ibanez locker on my 1985 RG440. Now my fave vibrato is my SuperVee Maverick on my Neville custom.

This is a Kahler version of a Floyd. Not much different from a Floyd, save for the auto latch feature…

All tape measures are different, so an inch in this case isn't much. And it would appear their scales are calibrated by a butcher.

Why? If the package isn’t incorrect then you’re overdoing it…just because?

Do you have the printout from UPS to send Reverb? It’s not overly hard to get a reply from Reverb. whenever I encounter any company who does intentionally creative fund raising or manipulative tactics I’ll never step foot on their turf again until there’s been an actual change in management because people who have to be kind by force aren’t worth doing business with at all.

Manually add at least an inch and two lbs. to each ups or fedex.

Hey, gang! Let's start sharing FedEx horror stories now!