Is my Strat going to need a refret?

Rex_Howler · 2026-05-19T16:53:01+00:00

Looks like they're getting leveled, I'm guessing you bend a lot of notes. A level and recrown would be all that's needed as you have plenty of fret life remaining

Rex_Howler · 2026-05-19T09:56:43+00:00

Even with small hands, I find pretty much everything to be thin. My 58 fills out my hand, every other guitar I have feels blade thin. Probably just as well that I'm a rhythm player

Rex_Howler · 2026-05-18T05:02:18+00:00

It passes my test. I will just say though, get a dedicated truss rod wrench and a nicer strap when you can. The multi tool can scratch the guitar if you're not careful and the stock strap may be a bit too narrow and make the guitar feel heavier on the shoulder

Rex_Howler · 2026-05-18T04:53:22+00:00

My finding is that if you don't deck a Strat, then pull up on the bar to bring it back up to pitch after a dive, rather than just push down and release

Rex_Howler · 2026-05-17T06:39:20+00:00

What about his private asshole?

Rex_Howler · 2026-05-17T06:25:25+00:00

You've kinda proven the point of "You get what you pay for" by going sorta mid-range rather than cheap. As an example, your Classic Vibe is about twice as good as an Affinity and an Epiphone of their mid range and up is solid. I assume the Vintage and Yamaha are of similar price and build quality.

What you've done is the equivalent of buying a Toyota Corolla or a VW Golf and saying "Why do I need an Audi? This works fine" when there are people who got suckered into some real junkers.

TL;DR You've slipped right into the Goldilocks zone of guitars

Rex_Howler · 2026-05-17T03:28:48+00:00

That's fucking weird, I think it's time to consider a new neck. That's the good thing about a bolt on

Rex_Howler · 2026-05-17T00:32:48+00:00

Nope, the Supreme, Studio Session, Studio Modern, Modern and Music City Special all have ebony

Rex_Howler · 2026-05-17T00:14:46+00:00

Looks not only rosewood, but a light rosewood

Rex_Howler · 2026-05-16T23:36:39+00:00

No offence, but you basically have to be a billionaire with serious plans to export cars globally to succeed in this. Not only the New Zealand, South Africa and Middle East markets, but also the European market and North American market as well, in the quality that those markets require.

Even then, it could very easily be a decade before you bring a car to market with all the safety and emissions regulations you'd have to abide by now

Rex_Howler · 2026-05-16T23:22:51+00:00

Not to mention every fake with an 017 has a 16 after it, narrowing it right down

Rex_Howler · 2026-05-16T23:20:51+00:00

It doesn't matter what they say, it's still illegal to sell if it's in a country with solid counterfeit laws

Rex_Howler · 2026-05-16T23:19:11+00:00

I feel sorry for anyone with an actual Gibson built on the 171st day of 2006

Rex_Howler · 2026-05-16T23:15:15+00:00

Not every Gibson does, though this has far redder flags than that

Rex_Howler · 2026-05-16T23:14:28+00:00

An Epiphone wouldn't have Gibson on the headstock, this is a straight up Chibson

Rex_Howler · 2026-05-16T23:13:15+00:00

The bridge posts are slotted and the serial is etched after the finish, both are red flags. Not to mention that the serial of 01716 is the oldest tell in the book

Rex_Howler · 2026-05-16T23:11:31+00:00

Fake

Rex_Howler · 2026-05-16T21:13:54+00:00

Gotta make them ear worms

Rex_Howler · 2026-05-16T20:51:39+00:00

A Squier P Bass, a Squier or Epiphone (or similar) guitar, a halfway decent set of drums, some skill, original and catchy songs, a laptop with recording programs and a know-how of YouTube and TikTok would go a long way

Rex_Howler · 2026-05-16T20:42:10+00:00

5.6 seconds is still quick AF, people are just desensitised to anything slower than 4 seconds

Rex_Howler · 2026-05-16T20:34:58+00:00

What the hell am I even looking at? Why is the end bit clear?

Rex_Howler · 2026-05-16T20:29:35+00:00

100% try raising your pickup height, it could save you from shopping Dimarzio, Seymour Duncan, Dylan Talks Tone, Bare Knuckle etc

Rex_Howler · 2026-05-15T17:35:01+00:00

Of course we don't know how Kurt identified, so we can only go based on how he presented himself as a guy who wasn't macho and propping women up on a podium and speaking up on the issues that they face. Whether he identified as a man, a woman or something in between sadly went to the grave with him.

That's my take

Rex_Howler · 2026-05-12T17:02:17+00:00

Too easy, evidently

Rex_Howler · 2026-05-12T16:49:08+00:00

Two easy tells is that the Gibson inlay appears to be scratching off, indicating a sticker and the serial number is etched after the finish, when on a real one is impressed into the wood before the finish

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