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JHorner wrote:Not too sure what to do with this impulse purchase.

Can't decide between fix (glue neck crack, replace Cort tuners with klusons) or too far gone, put it back on TM.
If it is an old Tokai, it's potentially a couple of pieces of good wood. Glue crack. Buy appropriate bits and screw them on.

Others may disagree, but with a Mahogany body I'd avoid low output vintage pickups. IMHO, Mahogany needs pickups with a bit of girth.

Go on, do it. Discovering what we get is where the fun lies. :D
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Slowy wrote:
JHorner wrote:Not too sure what to do with this impulse purchase.

Can't decide between fix (glue neck crack, replace Cort tuners with klusons) or too far gone, put it back on TM.
If it is an old Tokai, it's potentially a couple of pieces of good wood. Glue crack. Buy appropriate bits and screw them on.

Others may disagree, but with a Mahogany body I'd avoid low output vintage pickups. IMHO, Mahogany needs pickups with a bit of girth.

Go on, do it. Discovering what we get is where the fun lies. :D
If the body was original (ash), and I could ID the pickups, it would be an easier choice.

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JHorner wrote:
Slowy wrote:
JHorner wrote:Not too sure what to do with this impulse purchase.

Can't decide between fix (glue neck crack, replace Cort tuners with klusons) or too far gone, put it back on TM.
If it is an old Tokai, it's potentially a couple of pieces of good wood. Glue crack. Buy appropriate bits and screw them on.

Others may disagree, but with a Mahogany body I'd avoid low output vintage pickups. IMHO, Mahogany needs pickups with a bit of girth.

Go on, do it. Discovering what we get is where the fun lies. :D
If the body was original (ash), and I could ID the pickups, it would be an easier choice.
Try the pickups but expect to ditch them too. The whole fun of these things is putting them together, listening, deciding XYZ could be better and sorting it. You can end up with an interesting and fun guitar.
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codedog wrote:Speaking of PRS...

I can't remember who but someone suggested this brilliant boredom prevention measure. Only have one or two electric guitars out at a time, and rotate the rest in/out of storage. Cloudy cool morning here, got up early, made a cuppa and pulled out my PRS. New strings, cleaned the fretboard and scratchy pots, general wipe down... and now I'm discovering why this guitar is the one that has stayed with me the longest. It's not flash, it's just a pleasure to play. A very utilitarian guitar.

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That is very much my kind of guitar. :thumbup:
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This arrived today. Pics make it look canary yellow. It's quite pale actually and thin enough to clearly see the grain. Anyway, cheers opsguy.

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I'll just add that it sounds fucking great. :thumbup:
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You’re on a Soapbar thing at the moment then, Molly?! Did you track down what happened to the black PRS triple soapy?
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Conway wrote:You’re on a Soapbar thing at the moment then, Molly?! Did you track down what happened to the black PRS triple soapy?
I think I sold it to Troy.

The other P90 PRS is due tomorrow. There's a funny wee story that goes with that one but I'll save it until it's here.

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Duuuude

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telefiend wrote:Duuuude
I know. It is proper nice. And the first Special I've owned. :thumbup:

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LP Special Club!
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Molly wrote:
telefiend wrote:Duuuude
I know. It is proper nice. And the first Special I've owned. :thumbup:
Lucky fella :)

Big fan of P90-equipped Gibsons. Would love a SG Jnr one day.

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Maximum molly dibs
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This one's now back with me (for the fourth time...). Arrived the same time as the Friedman Small Box 50 (only the second time) so a thoroughly pleasant evening ahead.

The story goes that there were only twelve soapbar McCarty trems made 'by accident'. Production was so far down the line by the time the mistake was discovered they just put them out. Doesn't mean it's worth anything extra of course. If it'd been a desirable configuration they'd have made them deliberately.

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Here's another one:
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Very very nice :thumbup:
Funny how some oddities or "few offs" do not raise a extra eyebrow on the higher value front.
While some others go for funny money.
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Makes your sofa look like it is from the Land of the Giants. :D

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Jellybelly wrote: Makes your sofa look like it is from the Land of the Giants. :D
LOL. Never noticed that.

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