Jaicen
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I 'thought' I'd seen some with one piece mahogany bodies implying a set neck, but now you've got me questioning that?
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That's pretty much exactly what i'd want especially if that's brass hardware for MOAR SUSTAINS. I know they did them with set necks or thru necks, of which i'd prefer the latter. Also, I did look it up and it seems the Foto Flames had alder bodies with basswood caps? I guess they applied the film to the cap? Makes not much sense to me, but mine is flamey front and back.
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I wish! If you find one let me know?? I'll look it up, it's one of the later (less well specc'd) ones.
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I got it brand new yeah, in December 1992 I believe, so it's got plenty of years on it. Also it's never had a case, and it's not been cleaned for over 10 years so, you know The MIJ is a 'Foto-Flame', so it doesn't have a true veneered top. As far as I'm aware, it has a Basswood body (could be Alder, not sure) with a photographic film laid on the top. As such I don't think it adds a lot of weight, the finish itself probably weighs a pound or more, it looks about 3-5mm thick, hard poly. Cracks like a motherfucker though And yeah, I do need a birth year guitar. I have got an 80's Greco Roland GR guitar, but I think that's an '80 or '81, i'm not sure how to date it. I really don't know if I want an '83 G700 lol.
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Continuing the old man discussion, I found an Arogs catalogue page from around 1995: In today's money, that Encore would cost ~£200, and the Squier would be £370!
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Well, I'm not sure what the options were really like then, I was only 10 when I got my first guitar. But basically, there were a LOT of plywood Strat copies around! Squires were about but the pricing of those would have been what you'd get a Mexican Strat for these days. Behold, the plywood beauty that is my first Encore strat copy! edit: James, if my math is correct, you're only three years older than my guitar FWIW, my MIJ is way lighter than the Encore, but its still pretty weighty.
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Well, I'm sure you're aware im not a big guy, so big heavy guitars have always been an issue for me, especially when I started playing. Back then getting a good guitar without spending big money was very difficult.
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I respectfully disagree!
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In your case, #soon is relative.
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This is genuinely one of those things that makes me scratch my head and wonder what they were thinking.
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Covers band goals.
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Which BKP90's? Asking for a friend..
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Is Santa available for Lefties? (I don't mean Corbynites).
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What did I say about those headstocks... Poor guy. Edit: as I was saying earlier, some 'fans' could be dangerous
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All fine, assuming the stage invader is just a fan, not a lunatic with acid or a knife or a gun or a bomb...
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Crikey, every single member of the security crew would be sacked if I was in charge.
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This is the guy that sells parts from brand new guitars he's just pulled apart? Seems like he had a neck and a body that he couldn't shift on its own and made a new guitar. I'm highly dubious that this could get out the factory like that.
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:vomit:What the hell is that
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:vomit:What the hell is that
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The Tele Strat thing is cool, but the rest need burning if you ask me. #noinnovation
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I agree. If you want an expensive, innovative double cut, get a PRS. Edit: I think the problem with Gibson and Innovation, is that it seems to just make things'different' not better. Contrasted with the aforementiined PRS, who work on incremental improvements to fundamentally sound designs. Givson seem to want to mess with stuff instead of fixing what they already do.
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I actually think they're pretty smart looking. If they were made by someone like Fano, people would be queuing up to buy them. I think the negativity stems from people wanting Gibson to only make vintage Les Paul, 335's etc.
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I actually quite like the look of that, better than most stuff they've put out lately. But that neck looks like it'll snap the headstock off if you look at it wrong! Guess they're stuck in a hard place, as any changes they make will be rejected by the hardcore purists, even if they improve the product. I for one would have no issues reducing the headstock angle for example.