some nice tops, just because...

[The Shark]

5 hours ago, kizanski said:

I am just a pretender to the throne here...

[The Shark]

Here are a couple more...

 

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[tbonesullivan]

4 hours ago, RobB said:

W-effin'-OOF! I tried so hard to love my Axis. It was perfect in every way, but that small neck profile just wasn't happening.

One of these days I would like to find a nice Albert Lee hardtail. There was a trem version at Real Guitars last year that checked all the boxes, except...

I will admit, she's a case queen. I play my EBMM Steve Morse a lot more than the Axis or my Stingray RS guitar, though the Stingray does have  a nice chunky neck. For me its always more the shape of the neck than the size. Like, I love the current Ibanez Wizard HP profile, even though it's kinda thin, because it has nice shoulders on the profile.

[kizanski]

17 hours ago, kizanski said:

Also Maya Angelou...

[stratacus]

On 8/13/2026 at 11:40 AM, joshoowah said:

Since we're celebrating Ultimate tops, this 2004 in Brown Sugar found a new home this week. Someone scored a gem a few days ago, and I hope it was an HFCer! Custom Order Studio Custom with Ultimate flame on Korina (!), ebony board, an extra Victory and headstock binding. Sold for $2300 at a shop in NC before I could post a PSA. Who got it? I wanna call dibs!

This one showed up at my place this morning. I could not pass up the flame maple on Korina and ebony board. It’s a  good one. 

[The Shark]

4 hours ago, stratacus said:

This one showed up at my place this morning. I could not pass up the flame maple on Korina and ebony board. It’s a  good one. 

Very nice.  

[Saul Goodman]

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Edited August 16 by veatch

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[joshoowah]

35 minutes ago, veatch said:

Holy shit, that's about as close to my dream CO Artist as you could get! What a great burst! Was that a CO, or limited run? 

[veatch]

24 minutes ago, joshoowah said:

Holy shit, that's about as close to my dream CO Artist as you could get! What a great burst! Was that a CO, or limited run? 

Got it off of eBay, if I recall. It was a standard model. I foolishly sold it as it had the modern (thinner) neck. At the time, I was getting hand cramps, so the thin-necked guitars all had to go. Figured out later the cramping was due to the statins that us old farts all seem to end up on. Taking a low dose of B12 once a week fixes that...

The guitar was incredible. Very articulate. I put a pair of underwound Lollars into it that were perfect. I'm sure i put the originals back into it before selling. 

Edit to add - regarding the burst, in the late 90's, that seemed to be standard fade for a 59 burst. Very subtle, which I like a lot. 

Edited August 16 by veatch

[topekatj]

On 8/12/2026 at 8:35 AM, soli'd said:

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1995 Studio Custom

Sweet Mary, Madre de Jesus!

that top is astonishing. .

[Kerry Marchman]

I'll play..

 

Edited August 17 by Kerry Marchman
Wrong picture

[topekatj]

On 8/16/2026 at 8:55 PM, Kerry Marchman said:

I'll play..

 

Good lawd @Kerry Marchman, tell us about your Les Paul, IMO the perfect hue of brown sugar. Is it a ‘60 RI ( reflector knobs?). Double dibs.

[Kerry Marchman]

7 hours ago, topekatj said:

Good lawd @Kerry Marchman, tell us about your Les Paul, IMO the perfect hue of brown sugar. Is it a ‘60 RI ( reflector knobs?). Double dibs.

Thanks Topekatj,

It's a 2016 Traditional 50's with lightburst finish. I did a few mods, such as an ABR instead of the Nashville bridge it came with, I put the reflector knobs on, and changed the pickguard from the pinkish one that came with it. It is a one piece body with the 9 hole weight relief. It weighs 8lbs9ozs. It's a great guitar. Right now it has a set of Grosh pickups in it. They are his 302 and 327 set of overwound vintage specs. It's a keeper!

Edited yesterday at 01:38 AM by Kerry Marchman