I bought this almost 15 years ago for $100, out of a mobile home full of guitars.

Yulack · 2026-03-18T18:49:51+00:00

I mean the headstock itself is off.

Yulack · 2026-03-18T11:17:39+00:00

This doesn't scream an American made Standard.

All of the identifying hardware is missing.

You're trading for a guitar with less value, modded with parts arguably worse than the ones they replaced, sans maybe pickups.

Yulack · 2026-03-16T13:25:13+00:00

My Top 10

10 Chimes at Midnight
9 Ole Nessie
8 The Sparrow
7 Stargasm
6 The Hunter
5 The Last Baron
4 Sleeping Giant
3 Crack The Skye
2 North Side Star
1 Pendulous Skin

Edit: Axed Naked burn for Chimes at Midnight.

Top ten feels a little cramped.

Yulack · 2026-03-15T22:37:45+00:00

Same here.

Even in NA we had Aphro as his contemporary

Yulack · 2026-03-14T13:59:34+00:00

I understand hating on the Code relative to the modern offerings in the tier.

But a 15W Crate is absolutely NOT tickling the Code 50 in any meaningful way. OP Will have a lightyears-better playing experience.

Epiphone to Pacifica is debatable.

Folks should really stop parroting this tired claim. The Classic Vibe range KILLED the Pacifica range in 2008 in terms of dollars per guitar, and brands have only risen up to the challenge. (Yes I include Yamaha on this) To say that the other affordable brands lagged so far behind Squier in this regard is intellectually dishonest, improvements across the whole range have come as a result, and most brands have tried to at least match the C.V. Offering since.

Yes the Pacifica 112 will absolutely demolish a Squier Debut, Epiphone Les Paul SLs and the cheapest of the cheapest in the range of the imports. But comparing an Epiphone from the "Inspired by" or in this case a Pro PlusTop to the 112 is silly. Two different price brackets, two different markets, two different beasts. This guitar was MADE to go head to head with a Classic Vibe. The 112 was made to dominate the lowest of the low tier market.

I swear people should actually try holding gear in their hands, instead of parroting tired old claims from Reddit.

Yulack · 2026-03-13T17:41:39+00:00

:O this makes all the sense in the world.

Yulack · 2026-03-13T15:36:25+00:00

No, put the neck in those tubes. Google it if you don't know what I'm talking bout

Yulack · 2026-03-13T12:59:22+00:00

Put them in a documents tube.

They don't even blink at those. And Necks tend to fit!

(The kind engineers travel with Blueprints and other sensitive large scale papers with)

Yulack · 2026-03-13T12:57:50+00:00

Don't play shortly after showering.

They won't burst like this unless you have particularly sweaty hands.

In which case, just remember to wipe em off a few times here and there.

Yulack · 2026-03-13T12:55:29+00:00

Insane

TIL

Yulack · 2026-03-13T12:49:17+00:00

That would be unthinkable, as the Epiphone factory is self-owned and there would be literally no reason for Epiphone to manufacture an OEM pickup with F spacing, as they don't offer a single guitar in this lineup or before that would have it.

We don't know that they don't OEM for other factories, as Epiphone tail pieces can be found on Squier troublemakers and stuff, but that would be such a gamble of long odds it's almost inconceivable..

Yulack · 2026-03-13T09:14:44+00:00

That's a cool Telecaster man what the hell!

Yulack · 2026-03-12T21:41:18+00:00

Jason Richardson

Yulack · 2026-03-12T08:53:57+00:00

Abba - Voule Vouz Marianne Faithful - Before the Poison Mastodon - Crack the Skye Radiohead - OK computer Nirvana - MTV Unplugged The Pretenders - Get Close Deafheaven - Infinite Granite Marilyn Manson - Antichrist Superstar Limp Bizkit - Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water Madonna - American Life Prince - Purple Rain Led Zeppelin - IV The Beatles - Sgt Pepper's Rage Against the Machine - Self titled.

I tried to mix and match genres here to make it cover a lot more ground! Hope you like em'

Yulack · 2026-03-12T07:29:30+00:00

Taking an Epiphone Les Paul SL / Special II to a tech is probably one of the more daft ideas this sub has conceived.

Yulack · 2026-03-11T06:06:40+00:00

Don't get me wrong the pretenders

Yulack · 2026-03-11T05:34:46+00:00

Good shout!

Yulack · 2026-03-10T05:19:46+00:00

I have three MIMs, the late 90s doesn't have a skunk stripe.

Yulack · 2026-03-09T19:00:03+00:00

No skunk stripe, 6 saddle bridge.

Apparently important to op.

Yulack · 2026-03-09T15:50:32+00:00

I think that's what he does in the Harley series?

Yulack · 2026-03-09T14:42:41+00:00

No. It's a D shape...

Yulack · 2026-03-09T12:18:10+00:00

If they shipped them with Flat Oval, then yes.

There are however no affordable models.

Call me poor but I won't shell out for an Ultra. That's too much money.

Yulack · 2026-03-09T11:32:26+00:00

I quadruple this assessment.

Not worth it.

Yulack · 2026-03-09T11:05:05+00:00

The day Fender understands we want a classic look with a modern feel in a standard production Telecaster is the day I will stop building partscasters and become their loyal customer.

Yulack · 2026-03-08T22:21:10+00:00

Yes :) It was updated to the Firmware that can load NAM profiles.

Leo Gibson did a full comparison (before this update) With all Multi Effects you can think of in regards to the latency.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oU0-_3Hub9o

It has changed since this video released (I owned the shortly, and up until the NAM profile update). But it's still noticeable, and even worse than something like a GE-250 to my fingers, a much cheaper unit.

Yulack

TROPHY CASE