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On 12/24/2023 at 6:34 PM, Dave Scepter said:

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 I have the same stuff but I'm happy with what I have ..............................but as long as your going that route what the hell, me too just thinking.............. IF I could have one more maybe this one. ylQtp7G.jpg

 

 

Not really... just trying to fit in 🤣

 

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Sold 82 Special (not pictured here). Buyer backed out before I could ship. Took that as a sign to keep it. 

Bought and sold Korina Jr.  Bought BCR Jr. (which is not nearly as bright yellow as in the pic). 

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I pretty much turned over my complete collection this year...  but these two beasts were

my favorites...   

 

Murphy Lab Light aged with OX4 Ed King pickups   

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2002 Dean USA Caddy...  clean with like new frets...   believe this is one where US Masters did the

woodwork and Dean Tampa took it from there...    I have the original pickups but I added super distortions.   

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I know the aging is bananas but it's a great axe and the frets were perfect

2022 rock n roll relics  

 

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some bass content.  2020 Fender Road Worn (MIM) 60th Anniversary

Firemist Silver Jazz bass...  has a nice mint green tint to it 

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lastly...  building this one,  hopefully for me.   an MJT/Musikraft Sonic Blue Esquire with

a hot Vineham Broadcaster pickup

 

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6 hours ago, DaveL said:

2002 Dean USA Caddy...  clean with like new frets...   believe this is one where US Masters did the

woodwork and Dean Tampa took it from there...    I have the original pickups but I added super distortions.   

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LOVE that one!

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On 12/22/2023 at 2:45 PM, cmatthes said:

I'm on a self-imposed "NO NEW GUITARS" thing, but I did finish at least one build this year.

 


 

The inlays make this one…

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How did I miss this?  So cool.  

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On 12/23/2023 at 10:14 PM, kizanski said:

Maybe you can will it to him. 

And his only task would be to outlive me.  Good option for some.  Bad for others!

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8 hours ago, DaveL said:

I pretty much turned over my complete collection this year...  but these two beasts were

my favorites...   

 

Murphy Lab Light aged with OX4 Ed King pickups   

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2002 Dean USA Caddy...  clean with like new frets...   believe this is one where US Masters did the

woodwork and Dean Tampa took it from there...    I have the original pickups but I added super distortions.   

 

I have a candy green rock n roll relics that I'll add in the next day or so...  

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I know the aging is bananas but it's a great axe and the frets were perfect

2022 rock n roll relics  

 

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another Edwards Keef model   2013, mint...  GC seems to have misplaced the case. 

I'm so shocked.    ;)   

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some bass content.  2020 Fender Road Worn (MIM) 60th Anniversary

Firemist Silver Jazz bass...  has a nice mint green tint to it 

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lastly...  building this one,  hopefully for me.   an MJT/Musikraft Sonic Blue Esquire with

a hot Vineham Broadcaster pickup

 

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Atta' kid!  The Murphy is so nice.  Always keep your buddy Dave in mind on that one!

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Just one, for a change:

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Had never paid much attention to the S2 line. Saw this on DGS and thought 'why are they calling it a Thinline, where's the f-hole'? After looking into it, thinline is because it's thin (brilliant). And they moved the switch down to where the knobs are, so it's rather SG-like in those respects.

I never got on well with actual SG's, but this works well for me.

I have a Rivera Stage IV on order, too. Just because. No clue when it may arrive.

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Looking at this thread, I see where the deforestation problem lies.

Just a bit jealous.  Some really nice ones.

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Only two fretted instruments in 2023:

The Boss 429 hot rod Tele (technically I finished and strung it up on December 30th of last year, but I didn't get it properly set up and in gigging shape until January.)

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And then there's this Fullerton F-style mandolin. Perfect for the Celtic jig Nigel plays after the narrative interlude on "Stonehenge".

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Just two for me, 2008 PRS CE24 Alder and a 1998 Phantom:

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The Phantom came with Lace pickups, but I wanted to make it more 80s, so I put some DiMarzios in it I had laying around.  Not sure of going with Creme or Black for the finished product.  Will replace the switch tip and the knobs too. 

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7 hours ago, scottcald said:

Just two for me, 2008 PRS CE24 Alder and a 1998 Phantom:

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The Phantom came with Lace pickups, but I wanted to make it more 80s, so I put some DiMarzios in it I had laying around.  Not sure of going with Creme or Black for the finished product.  Will replace the switch tip and the knobs too. 

Are those routed for the neck single coil under that pickguard?

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8 hours ago, scottcald said:

Just two for me, 2008 PRS CE24 Alder and a 1998 Phantom:

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The Phantom came with Lace pickups, but I wanted to make it more 80s, so I put some DiMarzios in it I had laying around.  Not sure of going with Creme or Black for the finished product.  Will replace the switch tip and the knobs too. 

Dibs on the Phantom.  I don't have many regrets, but one of mine is selling my TV Phantom.

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3 hours ago, Cboss said:

Are those routed for the neck single coil under that pickguard?

Unsure.  Didn't remove that - yet. 

 

2 hours ago, BruceM said:

Dibs on the Phantom.  I don't have many regrets, but one of mine is selling my TV Phantom.

Noted.  I mistyped before.  I did have to buy the single coil because I didn't have any with that type of baseplate.  I wrote DiMarzio and asked what they had that would be most like the originals in the 80s and they said the Vai Utopia Middle, with a 36th Anniversary humbucker, in case anyone wants to put that in their notes.  

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Ahh... it arrived yesterday. Now to spend like a month playing with switches and such. Factory setup is actually pretty good.

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Nice RS. It will make you a good ride into 2024.

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I picked this up off Reverb at the end of October, for what I thought was a decent price. 1993 model and super clean for its age.  I’ve been holding out for a B&C doublecut Hamer for a long time, and still haven’t found The One.  An old guitar player buddy expressed interest in this, so I sold it to him last week.   

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@Hackubus, is that a 6g3 Fender Deluxe or a clone thereof…?

Me likey…

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On 12/30/2023 at 10:49 AM, Cboss said:

Are those routed for the neck single coil under that pickguard?

I'm going to say no. Only if it came with a neck pup.

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