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My jazzburst SP came to me with a set of SD APH-2s in it. I haven't had any desire to swap em out yet! I know some people like a hotter set, but this is a great compliment to the guitar, with virtually any boost in front of my 6G2 offering up anything from fat cleans to southern grind to Cream-y goodness with the volume knob. I like. A lot.

Been using Dunlop GatorGrips (blue or purple) for 30+ years. I spent a lot of time in the early 90s (when I started playing) trying as many different string and pick combos as possible, searching for my magical recipe. Top-wrapped DR Pure Blues 11s (LP Special was my only electric for over a decade) and those picks are where I landed. Same picks, DR Phosphor Bronze 12 or 13s on acoustic. There are other strings that I prefer other picks on, but with the heavy-ish DRs, nothing sounded as good as the Gatorgrips, and it was easy to switch between tip and long side picking without dropping for extra dynamics and tones. I've lost every one I've gone through. Never so worn they lost the taper or shape. Some have lasted a few years, none have broken. Always one in my pocket.

Maybe, to prevent the improvised smashing of another priceless antique Martin, but I'm not gonna be shocked if he has a genuine Nocaster or 50s Gibby sacrificed in a future pic.

As we all know, Blue Guitars Sound Better!

100% this. How far have we honestly gone from the original iconic G and F designs? Sure, we combine specs and materials from them, but we haven't really blazed any lasting new trails. There's a reason we all lust after them, but don't all need a fan-fret Parker Fly in the quiver.

I thought for sure this was going to be summed up in a single word, with no elaboration required: Henry The truth is funnier!

Gorgeous. Nothing like an Artist - and this one's special! Do it!!!

2 questions: 1 - Could you mount the fragile socket to a small piece of perfboard, just for reinforcement/support and to prevent soldering to the chip (socket also lets you easily try other chips)? 2 - Could we put a trimmer,or pot, perhaps with a resistor in and out to limit range, in place of the gain resistor?

Ebay is chock-full of interesting korina Hamer offerings right now. My favorites are the two listings for korina Artist P90s "made in 1990..." with the same guitar and pics from different sellers in Japan.

Well, that piece of wood had potential... I'll concede that much. But other than that, I'm with Kiz.

I bought two of Cam's Hamers (SB Archtop and Superpro), and can testify to this! Great guy, great guitars, great to deal with!

When he opened up online, I was 16. I had recently purchased a TS9, and it was good, but not great. Read a review of one of his modded Tubescreamers and an interview with Trey about what Mike had done for his tones. Sent him my pedal for the Trey treatment (Brown and Silver Dollar mods with true bypass), and that was my only dirt or boost pedal for a decade, and remains one of my two favorites, alone or stacked, over 30 years later. Get em while you can!

The Kids In The Hall! C'mon! It even has the perfect title and band name for the show! "Having an Average Weekend", performed by Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet

I keep waiting for someone to hold up a banana.

Was just thinking, the CO ebony board would turn alot of folks here on, for sure, but that 1st fret victory might turn more off!