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    Builders with best fretwork?

    Michael Tuttle or Shigeki at Schecter. None better
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    NGD. Jackson Custom Shop Gus G first edition

    I guess I can just put the photo here so you don't have to hunt for it. This is the comparison between the Charvel and Gus G first edition. The newer Ivory colored Gus G is flat like the Charvel.
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    NGD. Jackson Custom Shop Gus G first edition

    Shapes other than a Strat that I like are Stars and Kellys. I think Star shaped guitars (or X) shape have great benefits people overlook from a playing perspective. There is also rarity. Here are a couple of comments in that regard. 1. Rarity. Real Jackson stars are unicorns. There are not...
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    NGD. Jackson Custom Shop Gus G first edition

    I am really digging it, especially the neck. I have it tuned down one whole step like Firewind, Symphony X, etc...sounds excellent on leads. Need to dial it in a bit more on the rhythm side, but overall, it is a very well-made guitar. The fret ends are really rounded off in a nice way too...
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    The V and X Shaped Guitars Thread!

    I just got the Jackson so I figured a brothers shot was in order.
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    NGD. Jackson Custom Shop Gus G first edition

    One last update. I ran it through my main rig (mezzabarba & VHT cabs) and it is actually sounding huge. The leads have some nice girth so I will keep these pickups for a bit. The other cool feature I forgot to mention is the bone nut is cut with the correct string angles which should be...
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    NGD. Jackson Custom Shop Gus G first edition

    Found this for a fair price and took a chance. Just landed yesterday and took it straight to rehearsal. Here are my thoughts. I have been curious about this guitar since it came out, mainly for the neck. I was told everything from it is super massive to too thick. It is nothing of the sort...
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    ESP Owners Club-Show Us Your ESPs!

    I know of 2 bigtime ESP collectors that hunt Guadesi ESP customs down and think they are the pinnacle of what ESP has done. They are super-legit builds. There are some insane builds for Lynch that came out of that shop that reside in these collections. ESP and Schecter are twins, so the...
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    ESP Owners Club-Show Us Your ESPs!

    BTW...The one I played also had CUSTOM at the 12th and abalone binding. I passed on it due to the location of the volume knob. I know where another one is but it says HORIZON on the 12th.
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    ESP Owners Club-Show Us Your ESPs!

    That's a John Gaudesi USA build afik. I bet someone purchased a new USA case for it. I had one go through my hands back in 2000.
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    Dream Theater

    I have not listened to DT in a long time for the reasons mentioned above. Everything sounds like exercises turned into songs. I listen to certain songs of recent vintage, but mostly for guitar work and solos. The solo to breaking all illusions is one of my faves. But compared to complete...
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    What's a good "Valley Arts" (Lukather/Landau/Huff) type guitar for a working musician?

    And the crackle has Schecter VS-1's in the single positions. Some of the best fenderish tones I have found with those type of amps.
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    What's a good "Valley Arts" (Lukather/Landau/Huff) type guitar for a working musician?

    After all these years of playing and recording, I think a good guitar (pick a brand) with H S S configuration is the most useful overall. If I had to take one guitar, it would be that configuration. Like all of us gear nerds on here, I have guitars in all configurations. I have pretty much...
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    What is your favorite wah in 2024?

    Still rocking my Clyde Fulltone from 2002....great wah pedals.
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    What is your favorite 4x12?

    VHT Fatbottom cabs for me. I like the slants with p50e and the straight with the original v-30's made for Mesa. Together, that stack is the best I have heard. p50e alone can be picky about amps, but once they are broken in the are glorious. I will never sell any of mine.
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