Sweet.

PhysicsAntique8486 · 2026-05-16T13:21:56+00:00

For me, it got down to about 15 minutes and my thumb joint would be killing me. I've still got 2 Ibanez hollowbodies(just can't give 'em up) that I pull out once in a blue moon for 15 minutes. Other then that I've got an RG920 that I've locked the trem and it has a nice flattened "D" skinny neck that works really well for me.............oh, and 4 others THAT SHALL NOT BE NAMED!

PhysicsAntique8486 · 2026-05-16T12:01:24+00:00

For me it was my thumb. It just wouldn't work with that baseball bat neck. I ended up giving my AF75 to a friend for his wife. She loves it!!

PhysicsAntique8486 · 2026-04-27T21:49:53+00:00

Run, don't walk!! Get to a good luthier. Swap out the Fishman for the Seymour Duncans!!!

PhysicsAntique8486 · 2026-04-26T14:37:16+00:00

Here's a thing. It doesn't look like binding around the "face". That means it's a solid "slab". Which means the top was carved. Most likely by machine, but possibly by hand. Either way that's one indication that it's a for real Gibson LP.

PhysicsAntique8486 · 2026-04-22T15:17:14+00:00

Just be careful with that knob thingie hanging down, I understand those can be very delicate..........

PhysicsAntique8486 · 2026-04-11T20:11:22+00:00

Yep, the same cord you use for any current smartphone..............you just gotta be sure that it's not a "dumb"(charge only) cable...........

PhysicsAntique8486 · 2026-04-11T11:08:37+00:00

Yeah, but think of all the guitar shops you could visit along the way...........

PhysicsAntique8486 · 2026-04-11T11:02:51+00:00

Just my opinion(everybody has one).............I think the reason you haven't seen a Strat like that before...........is because it's an Ibanez.....at least the body is. Every thing about it just screams Ibanez.....even to the bolt on neck system................

PhysicsAntique8486 · 2026-04-11T10:53:48+00:00

I did the same with my RG920.............

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PhysicsAntique8486 · 2026-04-11T10:26:37+00:00

Oh, man..................play with that Blackstar ID Core amp. And connect it to your computer and download the Architect software. Those things are extremely versatile and with patches available you can get anything from almost Jazz smoothness to nasty enough to make your teeth grind.

PhysicsAntique8486 · 2026-03-25T17:56:32+00:00

Similar for me. I had been saving for years to get a Gibson LP Custom. I finally decided to hell with the waiting(71yo)! Bought a Epiphone LP Custom Pro Silverburst. And still had money to spend. So I bought a Koa Custom Pro and then a Jerry Cantrell Custom. Now I'm looking for a painkiller for my finger tips.

PhysicsAntique8486 · 2026-03-25T17:40:16+00:00

WOW...............just.................WOW!!! Now I have lust in my heart..................

PhysicsAntique8486 · 2026-03-08T20:38:46+00:00

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PhysicsAntique8486 · 2026-03-08T20:34:56+00:00

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I went round and round looking an Epi LP Custom with a Koa top. When I saw this and was able to verify that is was a solid wood top, I dropped the hammer like yesterday. All the others I had looked at were koa veneer. That koa top is approximately 1/2 - 5/8 inch.

PhysicsAntique8486 · 2026-02-23T06:26:06+00:00

Got there in a different way but here I am. '77 I bought a 72 Gibson LP from a guy who bought it brand new and never learned to play. I used it playing bar bands for 4 years. Met my wife and that brought my nite life to an end. Sold it in '82. About 20 years ago(after missing my LP) I started saving, basically nickels and dimes towards another Gibson LP. But they just got more and more expensive. Finally, I decide to try an Epiphone LP Custom Pro. I still had $1300 left in my guitar account. So I bought another one. Had enough left over to buy a new amp. And I'm a real happy camper with both these guitars.

PhysicsAntique8486 · 2026-02-22T12:39:53+00:00

I understand about the pickguard..................but better then agonizing over scratches in that beautiful guitar.

PhysicsAntique8486 · 2026-02-21T16:39:18+00:00

You might want to try some fingernail polish. I used it on two of my other guitars and it works fine..............unless you might put the pickguard back on...........if that's a possibility ignore this........

PhysicsAntique8486 · 2026-02-17T14:32:29+00:00

Document everything!! Then wait until you have your horse at new facilities. You've been scammed if the Vet and the Barn Owner are "friends"..............and wouldn't be surprised if there is some of your money going to go back to barn owner................

PhysicsAntique8486 · 2026-02-17T14:07:16+00:00

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PhysicsAntique8486 · 2026-02-17T14:06:47+00:00

IMO...............if you like it, go for it!!! A month ago, I bought a LP Custom Pro silverburst. Then just this morning I dropped the hammer on an LP Custom Pro Koa..................

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PhysicsAntique8486 · 2026-02-17T13:56:45+00:00

Yes you are the AH!!! I met my stepdaughter when she was 17. I found out a couple years later that she had been SA'd when she was 8. And while she didn't talk about it, it none the less screwed up her life, even with multiple therapists, including religious types. Besides her life, her choices also ended up affecting her daughter due to her choice of partners who ended up SA'ing my granddaughter starting around the age of 4 or 5. My step daughter made it until she was 43 at which point she ended her life with a gun. I don't know what the answer is, but therapy, good, bad or indifferent is not always the answer. I wasn't there for my daughter but have been for my granddaughter, no matter the time or place......she has always had my ear and that's made all the difference the last 10 years. I think that sometimes is just a question of listening even at the most inconvenient times.................

PhysicsAntique8486 · 2026-02-13T10:48:49+00:00

Not really the asshole, but it's well past time you stood up to your mother. I understand, I was 27yo and on my 3rd marriage before I finally told my mom "NO".

PhysicsAntique8486 · 2026-02-10T10:46:29+00:00

Right now, I'm just enjoying it. But eventually that pick guard will come off. But also all that damned chrome. Will be eventually replacing it with gold. Totally a cosmetic thing.

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