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Very kind of you, sir! And yes, it's all relative. Relatively speaking, based on the amount of time I've spent trying to become more kickass on guitar, I should be less awful. But I suppose we're all our own harshest critics. So we perhaps should endeavor to move the goal posts, shift our paradigm and aim for having fun instead.

I managed to move from analog tube and solid state amps to Fractal but I have somehow avoided going down the rabbit hole of all the various new iterations of modelers for the same reason I avoided running down the perfect tone in a traditional amp: Too much work, $$ and really cornfusing. I would rather spend my time becoming a little less awful at guitar. Besides, in addition to the drain on my sanity and bank account, there's the consideration of putting pearls on a swine. A really kickass sounding modeler or amp is still not gonna make my playing sound kickass.

I have that effect on forums.

Cool concept but the tail piece (as mentioned) is problematic. I'd have ZERO use for 3 p'ups but that just channels so much Ace Frehley and rarity coolness vibes...

We all had/have 'em. I regret letting this hot duo go. Post your guitar regrets bringing in or letting go.

Received this 2024 Charvel Custom Shop DK 24 in 2025 but decided didn't really need 2 from the same run. Or did I? I put it up for sale and after no movement in 9 months, I took it down and took it out. Dayummmm! What was I thinking? Sweetest neck evah. But if I was gonna keep her she was gonna need mods. Her stripped down, built for speed configuration left me with no room for my array of overused and outdated fretboard shenanigans. So... A Gravelin Mongoose/Sustainiac Stealth/toggle switch and kill switch pot later, she's suitably armed to inflict maximum auditory damage on innocent bystanders via my back alley brawler style of playing. 😜

Das ist erstaunlich!!! Gut gemacht, mein Freund!

Yeah, no. I liked their first album. Well, I liked a couple of songs off their first album - Darkest Days, Save Yourself, Wasted. But "greatest" should never be used in describing them. Not even close. Regardless of how hot you find the singer to be.

Oops. 😬 Ah well, at least I've now changed my password here: M0roc@nFr@ud$ter. They'll never guess it.

Caught Type-O several times; once opening for Danzig in Pittsburgh (if I recall correctly) and once headlining in Philly on Halloween night at the Troc. That show was among my top 5 most memorable concerts!!

I say the same thing for fixed bridge/hard tails.

Dayummmm, there aren't enough pissing matches/competitions amongst guitar players (not necessarily on here) for ya? Although a collaboration on the SSB might be interesting... 🤔

As an additional perspective- and let me get this established straight away 'causes some folks won't take this too kindly- I have been spending a bit of time on both the LE and the HA Cali. Gotta say, by virtue of the Butala neck D profile, 12- 16" radius and the jumbo frets, the HA has a distinct advantage over the purebred Cali LE for my preferences. YMMV.

F*ck. RIP Jay.

Wayne’s passing came as something of a kidney punch. Charvel Guitars were peppered throughout my formative years as a guitar player, and what eventually drew me away from my beloved Hamer Californians!! A lot of that came down to the neck. Charvel has always had really comfy necks! From the lower end, Mexi-builds all the way up to the Custom shop, masterbuilt’s- they’ve excelled in their comfy and fast neck profiles, even when the fret work didn’t quite measure up.

Funny you should mention that. Was musing over why I jettisoned all of my previous LE's and Cali's (save for the C3). I love almost everything thing about them. I'm looking at you, Mr. blade switch. But after a nice, long wank on this one, I'm reasonably certain it's the board radius. I just get on better with flatter radii. Particularly, when I venture up into the weedily-weedily region of the 17th-24th frets. That said, I think it's fair to say that this LE and the HA won't be around for very long.

The return of Ha Cali was announced last week but as I got both it and the Cali Elite LE my wife gave me for the birthday, back from my repair guy today, I thought I'd share them here. The LE was pretty knackered; ridden hard and put away wet... or at least without a proper wipe down or anything resembling basic routine maintenance since 2010? 😬 The Hamer-stamped trem was DOA- pitted and pocked with corrosion. The frets had string indentations and almost needed a tetanus shot to be administered after playing. The finger board had a sizable, undisclosed crack that was repaired at some point but not properly with ebony dust. Lastly, the input jack was t*ts up. Luckily, my go-to guitar repair guy made it tip top again! I even had a good condition, Hamer-stamped Floyd to put on it!!! Woohoo!!! 🥳

Meh, if the band is doing it up right, they won't be paying attention to your amp/modeler (unless it’s some gear geeks, like we have on here ) More to the point, 99% of the audience doesn't give a fat rat's ass about what guitar you're playing, what amp/pedals you're using, or even if you hit every note of that solo. Especially if they've been drinking. If it sounds good and makes life easier for you, re- load in load out, then fuggem.

Steve gets it.

This presupposes I'd sell it to you.

Gee, is that so? 🙄 😜 Usually, it doesn't wind up back in my face via the HFC. (thank goodness)

Sorta New Former Guitar Day. I snagged the Ha Ha Cali body and the accompanying Butala neck a week or so back. I put this together about 10 years ago or so and was especially pleased with the graphic I designed for it. It bothered me that somebody had parted it out. So, I put her back just as she was. Not sure I'll hang on to her. She plays and sounds great but I sold her for a reason and not sure anything has changed. I guess I just wanted to have her whole again and put her in the hands of someone who will actually value and play it.

I guess this would appeal if you love the aesthetics of an LP but crave the sonic and, to a lesser degree, ergonomic characteristics of a long scale ax. Buckethead plays a baritone 27" scale LP.

It’s said that a defining characteristic of a successful guitarist is a recognizable style. After all these years, I feel as though I’ve finally leveled up! I mean, hackneyed and crap-tastic are styles, right? 😛

I was REALLY hoping to have this back in time to get it re-assembled and maybe even knock out an instrumental version of the national anthem that would surely get featured in the new thread in the outer circle. Alas, it is still in the painter's hands, cleared and likely curing before wet sanding, buffing and polishing. So, please accept this teaser. Full reveal when it lands.