OP: recommend trying out both guitars. I did that recently and my ears liked '59 reissue better than '66(?) with the chrome tailpiece, which in turn was better than the gorgeous blonde 50s P90...
Chrome/nickel… has a lot to do with where you live. My barrier island life destroyed anything nickel. Chrome faired ok. Dave don’t fret on your one B in an MBA program. I was working for...
Curious what the Ibanez issues were? MIJs or other countries? ty jk
Thanks Dave :) It's definitely a better guitar than I am a guitarist! lol
Talking about compensation with somebody on the AGF I got an interesting idea. The typical archtop saddle is a lot thicker than the (bone) saddle on a flattop, meaning it can be cut to provide a lot...
Is chrome or nickel better I really don't know if there is a preference. Chrome wears better usually.
With almost any strings, the saddle has to be slanted to get decent intonation. That's just the way physics dictates it. Traditional saddles have the slant built in, to keep the base straight, some...
Well, its a bit magic, but hearing is believing. Try it, it will work for you as well, as it has for numerous of the jazz guitar greats
Sounds good to me. I always wanted one. Especially since I do a lot of direct recording. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkSc4_f_pSk https://youtu.be/glO4uM3k_ic
Yeah I find that pretty comical as well. I had an early 70s Strat with a 3-bolt neck for a while. The bolts could not be tightened enough to keep the neck from moving because the neck pocket was...
Makes sense, but this is slightly complicated. The tailpiece will have to be moved because the neck is slightly off center (made that way, apparently). So I am simply trying to find out what the...
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