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I prefer crowns...

Back in 2020 I bought a like-new 2019 Les Paul Standard Standard 50's from Guitar Chimp. I have never been interested in owning a Les Paul and didn't really have a practical use for one as I haven't played anywhere but Madison Square Bedroom since the mid-00's. That said, I have really enjoyed owning it and it sounds fantastic (to me). The only mods I've made were swapping it over to 50's wiring and installation of a Callaham locking tailpiece studs. This is the first guitar I recall having no desire to swap pickups. The Burstbucker 1 and 2 set really seems to me to exude that 50's vibe (IMO). ETA the requisite photo: Fast forward six or so years and I'm playing in services one Sunday each month. I am a Strat guy and I've been really enjoying playing my two Partscasters, primarily the Stretchocaster, which seems to do everything well (thanks to @cmatthes for even suggesting such a Gretsch / S-type mash-up). Last month's setlist was considerably more guitar-oriented, so I thought I'd try the Les Paul. The board settings for the electric guitar channel were set to what sounded good soloed and they worked great for either of the Strats, but the Les Paul was absolutely buried as soon as the band (two acoustic guitars, electric piano and drums) cranked up. I changed to a Strat and suddenly I was sitting perfectly in the mix. Switched back the Lester and buried again. No worries. I took the Lester home and hung it back on the wall and used the Stretchocaster. But I got to thinking. Then researching. Then I asked AI what I was missing. I was given the following changes to make in the EQ: Since I am running a Screaming Blonde direct into FOH, these changes were made in my board channel EQ. ETAA another requisite photo: Amazing difference! Subtle as they are, and they weren't radically different from where they were previously, the change is like night and day. Posting this as someone else might find it interesting and also with the caveat that, yes, I know AI didn't "come up" with any of this, but it sure beats me searching and compiling search results for 1,000 hours to come to the same conclusion. For those who have always played Les Pauls live, does this track with your experience? I know some of my issues were due to the mix of instruments, but the way it sounds now seems like it would work in any band setting. It just sits really present in the room.

Jeezuz could you guys stop posting Brent videos?

Bugs have nothing to do with it.

Put me down as being into the Hollywood Vampires because of Alice Cooper and Joe Perry. 50 years ago who could have predicted them being in a band together?

I've been thinning too! No guitars yet but a bunch of amps. A studio here in FL came over to check out my 68 Super Bassman. The rare one they only built for a couple months. They left with that amp, a 64' Bandmaster, a 63 6G6B Bassman, and a 65 AA864 Blackface Bassman. All amps from my studio. I still have 8 amps left. I really don't want to sell those yet!

Thinning the heard and this one is next. This is a great example of a 2020 Les Paul. This one has a one piece body with nicely figured maple cap in Heritage Cherry Sunburst. The following mods have been done. Kiss My Strings zamac tune-o-matic bridge, a very well made bridge out of Germany. Mojotone '59 Clone PAF style pickups that sound great, as well as PIO caps. Original bridge and pickups included in sale. Overall in great shape with some minor signs of play wear, but overall in excellent condition. Includes original case. True LP non-chambered weight of 9.5 lbs. $2000 + shipping from 01060. Obviously if you're somewhat close, I'm happy to meet up in person.

After purchasing and playing around with a couple Fractal units for a bit, I found I just don't care for their user interface or editing software, so I'll move them along. Fractal FM3 + FC6 - includes Faslink cable to connect them In original boxes inside the shipping boxes. Like new condition and reset to factory state, only got them out to try them etc. Will put a couple photos in. Fractal AM4 with power supply Also in original box in shipping box. Again, basically in like new condition, except for the original owner replaced the Level knob with a detented knob so it doesn't move unless you want it to. Original knob is in the box. Just tried it at home. This one I did buy used, so just want back what I have in it. I did create two patches each with 4 scenes, a Fender and a Marshall. I'll leave them on there. If someone's interested in picking it up and is in the vicinity, I'd be glad to meet up somewhere. I'm about an hour north of Baltimore and a little over 90 minutes west of Philly. Thanks, Scott

$1,099 plus shipping: Hamer USA Daytona 1994 OHSC | Reverb Beautiful AND it has both the trem arm and the OHS case! No mention of weight, which can often be an issue with these. ETA: no affiliation

She looks purt nice ( and is in Japan) https://www.ebay.com/itm/188485771762

And Johnny Depp is every man's dream either to have or to be.

Well put. It doesn't think, but it can do the searches you allude to incredibly fast and summarize results. The problem, of course, is the old Garbage In, Garbage Out risk of all computer processing. If all the search results it compiles were posted by idiots, the output will be idiocy. AI has great potential, but taking the next step of considering and maybe discounting the source will be harder than just scouring the web.

Here's a new one. https://www.facebook.com/reel/1664360981424728

I've seen some pretty bad ones on Facebook, but this guy is far beyond what I usually see. These are accounts entirely built on getting clicks. It's possible that it's just stolen content, which is all over facebook. I mean, they are humorous, but I really hope that people aren't actually paying money for them to wreck their guitars. Seriously, "secret pick holder"??? What the hell is secret about that???

Can provide other photos if someone wants.

Good results! More than once I had someone come over to buy something, ask what else I had, then proceeded to take more. A few years back I had a young guy locally that went rather nuts on guitars Could barely play when I met him, but he got better. Over a couple years, he bought over $60k in guitars and related gear just from me. Pretty sure he spent even more on real high end guitars from others. I reckon that he shipped a good number of them to China through Hong Kong before they tighten things up. I could make more progress if Mr. Hong was still in a buying mood....😉 Yeah, I have a pretty weighty stack of amp gear, including several classic Mesa pieces, some Swarts as well as the (too many) cabinets I built. But it does not make a lot of sense to ship those heavy things.

Chat GPT must be watching Uncle Larry.

9lbs

I’m not Scott, but I approve of the above link.

If I didn’t just pull the trigger on a Dakota red EJ Strat I would pounce on this. Great buy — hope someone from here snags it (so I can buy it from you down the track)

Like a car wreck, I keep coming back to stare…

Do you think if Hamer USA had lasted another 10 years, we might find more interesting things to discuss?

The brief explanation is that "pants" is short for "pantaloons," which were initially a style of trouser but, in America at least, became sort of a catch all even after pantaloons fell out of style. Trousers were for quite some time a separate kind of leg covering held together at the top by a belt or some buttons. Part of the function of a cod piece was to provide an additional layer between your junk and the world since there was often a gap where the two met. A trouser for each leg was a pair of trousers. This breeches (britches), drawers, pants, slacks, etc. all have this plural form due to this history.

One torso and two legs...🤔🤷‍♂️

Hey, start your own thread.

Why is "shirt" singular and "pants" plural?

Beautiful burst! Love my '19. IMO Gibson really got their act together on these. If you check used prices, this is quite a deal even before upgrades. No way I'd take that for mine.

My personal experience has been that I do less dumb stuff stoned than I do drunk. But TBH, I've done some really dumb shit drunk.

I've done some stupid stuff in my day under that influence. But they were really thought out, mind you.

You're gonna wish you didn't when you do!

That was so dumb it drained me of the ability to say something about it. The rest of my day is going to be spent trying to recover from being dragged down by that level of stupidity. You know, @Submariner85, you really ruined my day.

Here's Ultimate 0063 in action on our version of "St. James Infirmary" from last Saturday night. A little self-indulgent? Maybe. 😆 But when you have a guitar that plays as good as this one you just kinda wanna keep going, you know? 🙂 Signal chain: 2017 Shishkov Ultimate 0063 (Gravelin Schlabotnik pickups) Line 6 G90 Wireless System 1999 Fulltone Full-Drive 2 (for solos) 2015 Mesa Mark V (Orange Channel) Line out from the Mesa goes through a 2008 Behringer VD400 Analog Delay (short delay, single repeat, wet-only output) to a 1953 Magnatone Melodier 110 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xmUreA-GvI "St. James Infirmary" – which has origins in a song called "Gambler's Blues" from the late 1800s – first gained prominence with Louis Armstrong's 1928 recorded version, and has been covered countless times since then, including versions by Cab Calloway, Bobby “Blue” Bland (my personal favorite) and even the White Stripes.

I was working on #0091 tonight and was struck with this ingenious solution that Mike came up with to meet my request. I couldn't remember if I had posted about it here before... What do you do when you want it built like a spruce top/mahogany back Newport 90, but want to be able to access the control cavity from the back? If you cut in a cover plate, it will be visible thru the f-hole from the front, so Mike friction fit the cut out piece from the back, then mounted it to a regular metal cover. Looks like a normal cover plate for a solidbody from the back... And nearly invisible from the front. Thanks again, @Northfield