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Do you think it is outside the realm of possibility that the original owner liked the original pickups so much, he kept them, installing cheaper alternatives before selling? I've "re-downgraded" guitars I bought before selling them, as you never get back the cost of investment on selling. For...

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Or this is a fake? It won't be the first time. I've seen fake Chinese Fender trems, so why not Gotohs? And if Gotoh genuinely are casting bases, I would avoid them like the plague, as cast metal will never be as hard as forged steel. And remember, those knife edges, where the entire load of...

So, maybe the Japanese are casting them too. I'd be interested to learn the exact process, but purely on the basis of cost and efficiency, I'd be sceptical about them being torch cut.

While it is possible that top-price trem plates are stamped*, these flaws are typical of casting, which is a far cheaper way of turning out plates like this. Stamping would not produce the roughness you see here: it would be a clean slice, even through steel full of cold-shuts. No, these...

Electroharmonix Soul Food is warmer.

I should also add that an action gauge and a fret rocker are two different devices. A fret rocker is trapezoidal in shape to enable you to accurately check all frets, whereas a height gauge might not. This video shows the basics. I like to do this with the neck perfectly straight (zero relief)...

Yes, especially if you have checked for high frets and have not found any. This video is one of the best I've seen on how to do it.

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The symptoms you describe are typical of a guitar with too much relief, which is also consistent with going up a gauge without adjusting relief. However, that might not be your only problem. 0.25mm should be what you're aiming for with 10s, not 0.5-0.75mm. If you find you're buzzing with 0.25mm...

Thank you so very much. This is very useful. 🤩🤩 I'm pretty sure the only difference between yours and the one I have my eye on for a project is the "Caiman" finish. 🐊

🤣 Looks just like the Stepp DGI...

Robert "stan"? Please excuse my ignorance, or pehaps you meant "fan"? Apparantly Vai, who is a huge fan of the Discipline series, is being coached by Robert.

Here in the UK, Dr Michael Moseley presented a BBC documentary on research being done at UCL Hospital, London, into the efficacy of psylocibin in treating depression and related mental illnesses. In the programme, he takes part in the trial. It should still be available somewhere (iPlayer...

Hey everyone. I'm hoping there is someone who owns an Ibanez ART guitar and can tell me the measurements between the centres of the four posts (2 x bridge; 2x tailpiece) please??? 🤩🤩🤩🤩

Oh boy, the "My mama said..." one had me stumped for a mo as I mistook the tab for binary...😪

Meh...

So are you stoked now that Steve Vai has joined King Crimson? 😀

As the mass of the pick increases, it begins to act like a bottle neck slide, in effect actually "stopping" the string at point of contact, causing that "chirp" you hear. This was really noticeable on the 8.3mm pick I have, which also used a heavier polymer. This would increase if you use some...

Wall hangers. My wife's favourite guitars hang in living space, while anorher 8 are hung in the office and a spare bedroom. Thus I get away with having 27 guitars in the house (plus four under construction).