Had my Vypyr 15 amp for years. Out of the blue I read about “de-fanging” them (cosmetically). Was intrigued. Simply job, just remove 4 screws from the needlessly huge lousy material plastic band with logo under the knobs. It’s Great! Looks more vintage like and silly plastic blob can get stored or thrown away. I […]
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Here it is! Was searching a long time for this one. A group I’m on posted this. This shows exactly what I have and wondered what it was: My 1985 Arbor headless 505S guitar. Amazing neck thru guitar. They call it the ‘thru-body-neck guitar’ with two humbuckers. They also cite the Steinberger Licensed tremolo.
Read More »more more more. more buys less sales. Ratcheting up sales soon to clear out deadweights. Updates coming with pics soon! -The crazy ‘Gibson’ that wasn’t a Gibson after all… Took me 1-2 minutes to figure that out. BUT, a must buy anyway! Now my 3rd favorite guitar and everyday player at one location… -Toy junk […]
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I thought for quite some time this factory engraved guitar pots likely said: D.P. but it turns out they must say J.P. This turns out stands for Jung Poong which is a South Korea company. This first photo is from the control cavity of my (likely 1985) Arbor headless Licensed by Steinberger guitar. It’s a […]
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Hi all: EDIT Hi Resolution picture now added for description page!: I recently copied out a scanned 1984 Arbor Guitar catalog! I copied out 8 pages. 1984 Arbor Guitar catalog / pricelist. Here’s a few pages I copied out… You can see SIMCO is clearly listed. This also showcases the ‘Stilleto’ Series, a photo is […]
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Ibanez! PF4-NT Bored at work, – found it 30 min after posted on Craiggers! Pickup hours later. The action on this guitar is in the electric category, it’s like defying physics and like it should be illegal lol. For a low priced guitar, it sounds great, amazing I’d say. I do note some difference in […]
Read More »After reading recommendations online I decided to try out Ernie Ball skinny bottom fat top strings. I was stunned how good this Hy Lo is as a player. Lowest action of any acoustic I’ve ever played by a long shot. NO buzz on this neck – holy crap! E Major chords sound amazing hitting it […]
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Just purchased arm. It’s a Bigsby arm, which I was able to easily adapt to fit the Hy Lo. Looks terrific. Now to get the Hy Lo making any noise… Noted from Reverb info page: “Fujigen went on to achieve lasting fame as the manufacturer of Greco guitars in the ‘70s and Fender Japan in […]
Read More »Guitar metrics. Because who doesn’t love stats and measurements… You have to click below to view this as PDF. Working on having it auto display… guitar metrics Hot mess below mumbo jumbo – thanks for shit interface WP. Weight 1st fret 12th fret Larger 1 + 11/16” nut aka 1.6875 Washburn A20V neck thru, 1979 […]
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Getting ready to sell or trade this. Not a scratch on it. Perfect shape. Gorgeous plush case – the nicest I’ve ever seen. I’ve got too many explorers, and I’m devoted to my Washburn A20V as I’ll never have a better player than that. I also cannot stand the goofy split headstock. I had planned […]
Read More »Full write up coming soon. But… I have multiple copies now. Most of the heavy hitters. -Epiphone Goth Explorer MIK 2004 24.75″ setneck -Aria Pro II ZZ Deluxe 1983 MIJ Blueburst Black bolt on 25.5″ -Dean Z “Chicago Series” set neck 24.75″ -“Gig” Explorer MIJ (Matsumoku factory build) bolt on 25.5″ -Washburn A20V 1979 built […]
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Today was the day… over a year later… I finally re-wired from the ground up my very first guitar. I got this guitar gutted Jan 3rd, it only had the bridge and tuners. Not even strings. I bought (2) EMG 81 active pickups in New Jersey last September 8th, driving all the way back from […]
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Got this made in Korea. Ultra beater. Bought it at online auction cheap, but turns out to be horrible buy. Twisted and warped neck, not even ‘nylon’ strings but some horrible black plastic. Ruined saddle on bridge and buzzing all over… a complete P.O.S. good for nothing – not even playing at a beach at […]
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My 9th guitar I’m really thrilled with. Just picked it up out in deep western MA coming back from exhausting job in NY. I knew when it went into my lap and I held the neck and hit a note I was buying it. I was not leaving the seller’s house without it. The neck […]
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From my journal: January 11th 1985 Friday: “Bought Global guitar off Steve Zelinski for $45 Strap, case, pick, guitar.” Horrible shit little guitar. Thing was as awful as can get. Always out of tune, constantly snapping strings. Shit action. Appropriately these photos are from a long time ago – in the 80s when I got […]
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