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Wow.

I don't know.  That completely irrational part of my brain was whispering "It's less than $400.  Buy one and switch the pickups, it will be awesome..." even though I have already planned out my Warmoth thinline in my head. 
 
hannaugh said:
I was just telling my husband that I played one of these "Vintage Vibe" Tele Thinlines at a shop a few months ago.  It's a Squier, but a really, really nice axe for being a Squier.  It's amazing how good some of the cheapos are these days. 

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I played one of the MIM models.  It was $699 at one of the local music stores.  It played pretty nicely.  I was quite impressed with it.
 
Daze of October said:
Floyds are just as stable as any other bridge on the market.  I've never had a problem with any of my Floyd-equipped guitars not staying in tune.  The only disadvantage I've experienced between a Floyd-equipped guitar and a fixed-bridge guitar is when I've broken a string.

Given the intricate set-up process of a Floyd I can see why a lot of people don't care for them, but mine have always been trouble-free.
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I have nothing against Floyds (I have 3 of them), but they just don't belong on Les Pauls.
 
Perry Combover said:
I have two Floyds: the real deal on my JEM and the one pictured above (a cheap knock off).  I won't go as far as to say that the trem is as stable as the fixed bridges, but there is an enormous difference between the genuine and the knock off.  I wasn't trying to say that Floyds suck (clearly they do not) but the one on this guitar does.  All the profesional set up knowledge in the world cannot save a $30 Chinese trem.

Of course, all guitar bridges are welcome in my diverse and welcoming collection (:icon_jokercolor:), but the cheap ones suck.  You are better off tying your strings off on your strap button than hoping for crappy hardware to hold.  :icon_biggrin:
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Street Avenger said:
Daze of October said:
Floyds are just as stable as any other bridge on the market.  I've never had a problem with any of my Floyd-equipped guitars not staying in tune.  The only disadvantage I've experienced between a Floyd-equipped guitar and a fixed-bridge guitar is when I've broken a string.

Given the intricate set-up process of a Floyd I can see why a lot of people don't care for them, but mine have always been trouble-free.
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I have nothing against Floyds (I have 3 of them), but they just don't belong on Les Pauls.
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Sure they do.  They belong on anything that one will work on.  A Les Paul with a Floyd?  That would crank Gibson up a notch with me.  That'd bring'em to "Notch #1."
 
Altar said:
The normal is on sale right now. It won't be, soon.
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I bought two yesterday, both in TV Yellow.

One for my niece, who wants to learn how to play (and who wanted a yellow guitar, just like me; great taste runs in the family, it seems  :icon_biggrin: ), and one for me, because I've wanted a guitar I can play with the strings upside down. The double cutaway will be handy for me, as a lefty.
 
reluctant-builder said:
Altar said:
The normal is on sale right now. It won't be, soon.
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I bought two yesterday, both in TV Yellow.

One for my niece, who wants to learn how to play (and who wanted a yellow guitar, just like me; great taste runs in the family, it seems  :icon_biggrin: ), and one for me, because I've wanted a guitar I can play with the strings upside down. The double cutaway will be handy for me, as a lefty.
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That's pretty cool, I did manage to pass on my love of guitars and playing to my youngest brother. And tried to do the same with my wife's kids(I have none of my own) but they just didn't have it in their blood.
 
DangerousR6 said:
That's pretty cool, I did manage to pass on my love of guitars and playing to my youngest brother. And tried to do the same with my wife's kids(I have none of my own) but they just didn't have it in their blood.
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What's even better is that what my niece really wants is a drum set! But her mom says: "No."

(Don't worry; I'll get her one anyway) :icon_biggrin:

My sister consented to the guitar because she thinks it'll be "quieter" ... heh.
 
reluctant-builder said:
DangerousR6 said:
That's pretty cool, I did manage to pass on my love of guitars and playing to my youngest brother. And tried to do the same with my wife's kids(I have none of my own) but they just didn't have it in their blood.
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What's even better is that what my niece really wants is a drum set! But her mom says: "No."

(Don't worry; I'll get her one anyway) :icon_biggrin:

My sister consented to the guitar because she thinks it'll be "quieter" ... heh.
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LOL, quieter, yea.. :icon_biggrin:

My oldest stepdaughter did want a drum set to, so I obliged her. Knowing full well she'd get bored and alas, I'd have a drum set... :laughing7:
 
I bought one of the epi sg juniors last month before GC brought em back for the labor day sale, it was a special limited run they did last year, mine is the transparent (matte, but you can still see the wood grain through) finish, I paid $89 for it brand new from music123.com, it's a great axe! I put a vintage wiring kit in it and a 57 classic plus (haha, the pickup cost more than the guitar) and its a great axe, I've played 3 shows with it and it's help up great. I also put locking tuners on it as well.

I was going to give it to my nephew for Christmas, but I'm keeping it now haha!
 
Oh, one more thing, inside the pickup cavity it has a barcode label which reads "Gibson custom USA" I could care less whether it has Gibson or epiphone on the headstock, it's a surprisingly great little sg junior.
 
reluctant-builder said:
Altar said:
The normal is on sale right now. It won't be, soon.
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I bought two yesterday, both in TV Yellow.

One for my niece, who wants to learn how to play (and who wanted a yellow guitar, just like me; great taste runs in the family, it seems  :icon_biggrin: ), and one for me, because I've wanted a guitar I can play with the strings upside down. The double cutaway will be handy for me, as a lefty.
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Good for you. Are you modding it at all?
 
Altar said:
Good for you. Are you modding it at all?
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I'm going to mod mine. I figure I'll let my niece get acquainted with the thing before I go to town on her guitar but, if she -- at some point down the line -- decides she wants a little more versatility from it, I'd take on that project.

For the one I'm keeping, I'm going to rout the body for a neck humbucker, though I'll probably put a bucker-sized P-90 there and -- as this is most likely happen -- replace the bridge pickup with a (not stacked) P-180-style humbucker. I'll drill a hole for the toggle, the channel for the neck pup wire, and put in a push-pull pot to split the bridge coil.

 
Maybe it'll be different on this because it's a bolt on neck, but do you remember the SG X series from the 90s?  They were a single pickup'd SG, some had a single coil in the neck position.  Many had the necks break off because the owners routed a neck humbucker, greatly reducing the amount of already lacking body wood thickness.
 
reluctant-builder said:
Altar said:
Good for you. Are you modding it at all?
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I'm going to mod mine. I figure I'll let my niece get acquainted with the thing before I go to town on her guitar but, if she -- at some point down the line -- decides she wants a little more versatility from it, I'd take on that project.

For the one I'm keeping, I'm going to rout the body for a neck humbucker, though I'll probably put a bucker-sized P-90 there and -- as this is most likely happen -- replace the bridge pickup with a (not stacked) P-180-style humbucker. I'll drill a hole for the toggle, the channel for the neck pup wire, and put in a push-pull pot to split the bridge coil.
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Would you be willing to take yours apart and tell me if it's a standard heel?
 
Super Turbo Deluxe Custom said:
Maybe it'll be different on this because it's a bolt on neck, but do you remember the SG X series from the 90s?  They were a single pickup'd SG, some had a single coil in the neck position.  Many had the necks break off because the owners routed a neck humbucker, greatly reducing the amount of already lacking body wood thickness.
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That's something to think about, thanks for bringing it up. I'm a pretty timid modder (and builder, as my name would attest), so I'm not apt to dig right in without wringing my hands over it for a while.

Altar said:
Would you be willing to take yours apart and tell me if it's a standard heel?
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If I wind up taking off the neck (I plan on moving the strap button, so maybe I'll just remove all the screws, instead of swapping just the two), I'll post the pocket dimensions.
 
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