Looks a lot like the Corbin LP's(although the Corbin LP's have the "correct" horn radius), is is all-maple body or the traditional mahog/maple?

Either way, not bad-looking.

Sleek(I think it was Sleek) put it spot on, we're living the the goddamned golden age of cheap fiddles.

It's about guitars and the gear-whores that we are.....LMAO...noone gives a shit aboutyour footwear. Post it up! As to the Epi Genesis...basically a Les Paul with a cutaway in the upper bout. I've played a couple...to me it's a decent guitar, fret accessability similar to an SG but the neck joint's ...

Snagged a 2003-ish Indiana Tele Custom in red, with a lacquer-finished neck, $60 from a skinny-pant wearing kid. Alder body, maple neck/board...actually not a bad guitar for an import. Toss some CTS pots, a better-quality cap, and some "Gatton" compensated brass saddles, already fitted wit...

Here I am, trying to be "responsible" and not go buying shit unless it's really needed, like a speaker. Then you go off and show us this shit.....aaaaagh! SUPER cheap way for me to get that MX250 I always wanted but couldn't afford at the time(yeah, it's a knockoff...ask if that bothers me).

I'll look more into the EV's and Webers, I appreciate the suggestions....so many different choices and such out there, kinda hard to separate fact from hyperbole at times.

Sleek, I'm not opposed to spending some $$$ for a GOOD speaker. The Eminence Commonwealth is something I'm leaning towards....hefty sumbitch, and not cheap, but the clarity is there. Was just curious as to speaker reccomendations from others...I've heard some talk abut the EV's. Just realized I'd ty...

..Soooooo....looking for suggestions on a replacement(singular since I'm looking to revert back to the original 112 cab). The Eminence Commonwealths are outstanding speakers, supposedly the equivalent or slightly better in terms of clarity to the old JBL D-120's...but they're pricey bastards, hard t...

Wouldn't you know it, I have a piece of 1/8" Baltic birch cut just for that...LOL. Still sounds a bit compressed/muddy, I really DO believe it's the speakers. Not that they're BAD, but while they sound great with the Strat as I said, man it just goes to hell with the Lesters with humbuckers...h...

Picked up a minty-fresh Tubescreamer, still in the wrapped box..pawn-shop crawl for $55. ModTone chromatic tuner....$75 new from my favorite independent retailer. Dead-nuts reliable, display is BRIGHT as hell, true-bypass...works great as a stage-mute when switching guitars. In a bit of a quandry ab...

2 more sets of straplocks and a dark-gray custom leather strap is about all the guitar-goodie fund allows this week. The mom'n'pop shop I like to hit up is blowing out a bunch of stuff, economy is doing it's best to put poor'ol BJ under(BJ's Guitar Island in Indy).....$100 leather straps made by som...

ElToro wrote:next project:

Details on this one? You has mah attention.

Had an SG project fall into my lap(freebie from someone who lost interest). Routed for a single bridge humbucker, wraptail bridge...single volume and tone controls. Mahogany body/maple bolt-neck(which I prefer on an SG anyhow....stronger joint that a traditional set-neck). Considered a Pigtail/Badas...

Been stirring the idea of peddling the SVK Tele Thinline/Deluxe, an Epi 335 sounds good....the GFS Professional KMZ's are pretty damned teets(a friend put a set in his GT build, they have the vintage mojo down pretty good), those with some braided wire and CTS's with PIO's and a Tusq nut should be g...

Haven't paid much attention to Randall to be honest, might have to check'em out. Today's pawnshop crawl netted me a minty-fresh Boss PS-5 Super Shifter. Gonna fire up the modded ValveKing, plug in the Lester and see what I got for my $35 hustle(they wanted $60). Need to quit fucking around and start...

New amp day...Peavey ValveKing 112 combo, $250. Got it on a deal from a friend...it's been hot-rodded a bit and seen some upgrades(GT preamp and 6L6-R Gold-series power tubes, not certain on the breakup number), Celestion 70/80 speaker in place of the shitty stock speaker, lead channel mods and disa...

Haven't tried one of these Melody Makers..but hell, 2 p90's? It's a LP Special with a single volume/tone and a goofy pickguard with a top-mount jack...aesthetics aside, it should be a screamer. Under $500? Snap it up and be happy...put it into a good amp, MAYBE toss a fuzztone (Modtone's Buzz Boy is...

Gathering materials to build my own LP Jr. single-cut.... Already have the neck blank glued, clamped and rough-cut(3-piece neck like Gibby did in the 70's...very strong, and resonant as hell).....thinking either Spanish Cedar or Poplar for the body(no need for a highly-figured wood, will be either T...

Just did a refin on the LP Custom I built earlier this year....might post pics up after some details are wrapped up. If you're on FB, look at Gibson Custom's CC#6....that's the flavor.

Doing a refin on the trans-red Standard...Goldtop Time!

@exitflagger...learning how to work on your own instruments is the only way to fly, man.

What's a "de-mud mod?" A buddy turned me on to this one...came from several different forums. There are several variations, but this one is the simplest and least invasive(one entails using what amounts to a VariTone switch from an ES-355 with several caps and resistors). Basically.....yo...

Deuce and a quarter for the 20W head? Not too bad.....a uddy just picked up one of the HT 60 Soloists, feckin' things are unreal. If they had something comparable to an old Plexi/Super Lead,I'd be on it like a bum on a sandwich. Bugera has that 1960, but from all that i've found in researching onlin...

Glad you like it! The neck profile on this...man, it's REALLY reminiscent of a slim-taper SG to be honest. Super-fast neck.....my Standard feels like a tree with frets by comparison(it has a '59 profile). Pretty comfortable, though...VERY resonant, can feel the strings vibrate through the neck&b...

Manning brought a lot of pride to the organization, and to the city(remember Jeff George? YIKES). BUT.....14 years, and only ONE Lombardi Trophy to show for it? Caldwell ran the team into the ground, plain and simple. Caldwell figured he'd ask Coach Dungy to stop in and put in a good word to Jimmy I...

I seen this coming from back last summer, after the surgery... Even IF his arm comes back, it's not going to mean a thing if the first good hit he takes literally puts him out PERMANENTLY. 36 is feckin' OLD in the NFL....and these young bucks coming into the game are freaks-of-nature HUGE. Pride is ...

Hey guys, haven't been on in a little while. Well, here is the almost finished LP Custom kit from BYO.... http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb249/bowslap/009.jpg Was going to do the standard Cherry Sunburst finish, but I screwed up in the cherry portion of the procedure...had one hell of a mess. Wa...

Yeah, "veneer-eal disease" pretty much sums it up, LOL Still a white maple top under it...I'm guessing it's plain or something oddball in the grain(it is solid, though..no shenanigans). No matter....amber nitro to start, then most likely cherry around the edge(have a can of the StewMac rat...

That SG and the archtop look like a lot of fun.....flatwounds on the archtop? As far as the trans-black suggestion.....not really into that. Am getting some more nitro in tomorrow, will add the amber dye to it directly....and then straight to the top(my ruby flametop Standard has the black highlight...

Have head good things about those little H&K's...may have to try one for myself. and a BIG "DAMN YOU" goes to lerxstcat....I was all kinds of content with the notion of painting my LP Custom the de rigeur black...you just HAD to plant the seed for a burst finish in my mind("gonna ...

T-Jay wrote:Guitar wiring question...

Does the ground wire have to be a different gauge to the typical wiring used for pickups and pots etc???

No.....most times it's a simple length of 16-18 AWG. It's what I've always used and have never had an issue.

*whistles* Thumbs-up on the Buddy Blaze guitar.....I'm not on the 7-string bandwagon, but that's one hell of a nice-looking instrument!

Not musical, but related to the newest LP Custom project....a goddamned orbital sander. Sanding pore-filler and primer by hand SUCKS!