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Actually, a good point derived from that DrRog - possibly subconciously we are relating our preference to the actual feel of the neck and setup. That is, if I played a very well set-up and radiused Maple f/board neck vs. a poorly set-up super thin Rosewood f/board neck maybe I'd think Maple was a be...

Yep, we played tonight on the Generator in Hamilton for about 1/2 an hour...kinda surreal...great people - recorded the session and gave us a copy. Did our top 5 songs acoustically (v.s massive wall of noise that we normally have live). The intimacy and trimmed down playing was actually very refresh...

All of this is good advice and should help improve the issue. As a rule, a Fender scale neck will rattle slightly more than a Gibson scale neck when setup exactly the same. It's pure math re. string vibration frequencies. Maybe that's what your luthier was trying to say Treva? Doesn't mean you have ...

Indeed - Heritage make quality gear. I saw this killer flame maple fat bodied thing like a massive 50's Jazz guitar...about $1000US...mmmm

I always found maple boards kinda "sticky" feeling - usually because of the lacquer on them. The new matt finishes have changed that a little, but I still prefer ebony and rosewood. My P-90 tele has an Ebony f/boarded Strat neck which is so smooth to play, even compared to my LP. I think i...

Well done BB, that is one beautiful amp. I have those Jensens in my 2x10 bin (pics posted on here somehwere) - they do mellow and they do sound amazing... Was thinking about upgrading my Sovtek red "ON" lamp for a blue one...can you recommend any particluar one that works best with LE34's....