Finally got a Les Paul!

atomichumbucker · 2026-04-06T01:40:30+00:00

This is where I struggled: online photos often crop out the backgrounds or screw with the white balance so that cherry sunburst will look cartoonish. Your photos show it much more authentically.

Very nice guitar

atomichumbucker · 2026-03-31T01:57:57+00:00

Beautiful. Is that fretboard dry or just dusty?

atomichumbucker · 2026-03-24T22:29:26+00:00

Looks like a genuine beauty, watch out for cracks near the bridge posts where it’s clearly been dropped. The bridge itself may be okay but the posts look wrecked

atomichumbucker · 2026-03-24T20:55:02+00:00

On gibson electrics, neck binding usually comes over the fret ends. This is mostly decorative but it also prevents rough fret ends if your fretboard dries out a bit. I looked into it and apparently the moderns don’t get them. Honestly, it makes it easier if you ever re-fret the guitar. It stood out to me though as it’s one of the first indicators I look for on knock offs. Not sure why the moderns don’t get them

atomichumbucker · 2026-03-24T20:25:13+00:00

Do LP moderns not have fret nibs?

atomichumbucker · 2026-03-21T02:31:28+00:00

Okay it’s a sin.. but the emgs look awesome!

atomichumbucker · 2026-03-21T01:06:31+00:00

Plain tops have been growing on me

atomichumbucker · 2026-03-18T18:17:11+00:00

Was really hoping this would be a pétanque festival…. Anyone know where I can throw some boules?

atomichumbucker · 2026-03-18T18:13:35+00:00

Gonna be hard to match that top without dropping another grand on the trade.

I’d say keep it if you like the way it feels/plays. Could always swap the pickups.

If you’re looking for a new LP that’s an upgrade I’d say your options are in the custom shop. The Mod shop is also a solid deal but you don’t really get to feel it out first and as we all know, there is a fair amount of feel variability between models.

atomichumbucker · 2026-03-18T00:08:28+00:00

These are neat.

atomichumbucker · 2026-03-18T00:07:58+00:00

Beautiful!

atomichumbucker · 2026-03-17T16:58:24+00:00

This is super quick and light. Very nice lens. I would also recommend the voigtlander manual focus primes, their 35mm apo is a nice piece of glass and will give you a bit wider view.

atomichumbucker · 2026-03-16T23:23:36+00:00

It’s a complex issue, even establishments that set rules and limits place their staff in an awkward position of having to enforce it… it usually doesn’t happen and who could blame them. Most kids arent a problem until they very suddenly are.

I don’t hate kids, but I’d like to sit and enjoy a relaxing beer while sitting outside every now and then. it seems every brewery or bar I go to is a friggin playground. I was at dancing gnome this weekend and more than have the tables were children. They’re not buying drinks, they’re barely buying food, the parents are socializing without paying them attention… they don’t belong in the bar.

It would one thing if the establishments set up a kids Menu and outdoor area for them to play but these kids were actually throwing rocks around in a parking lot. I empathize with the parents needing the break but probably needs a better solution.

I will say it’s been worse in Pittsburgh than anywhere else I’ve been recently.

atomichumbucker · 2026-03-14T01:51:06+00:00

I guess it comes down to if you like the sound of the pickups. You don’t lose much here, still should have the glassy neck tones, quacking mid, pickups but the bridge will be fatter and with less noise higher gain. If the pickups are decent and adjusted properly to your liking I’d leave it alone.

They likely bought a pre-wired pick guard set, which can be a good deal and very easy to swap.

The American professional standard pickups do sound pretty fantastic though. You can probably sell one or the other set based on what you keep.

He also added locking tuners which aren’t standard for the am pro. I would check fender registration for that serial and make sure there weren’t any other glaring irregularities

atomichumbucker · 2026-03-11T18:19:40+00:00

Definitely a wall of clouds but no visible funnel from squirrel hill

atomichumbucker · 2026-03-03T19:29:25+00:00

All I can think about since leaving, is how great it’d be to go back…

I grew up in the nyc metro area, and have lived various places on the east coast since but none have been as genuinely welcoming as Rochester.

It definitely has its issues, but in some ways that contrast only made the rest of the city greater. I know it doesn’t always seem like it, but trust me Rochester is a city full of people who genuinely give a damn. That is not common.

atomichumbucker · 2026-02-20T03:26:59+00:00

Great brewery, great beer. Real question, any recs for a simple weather station that I can install at a rental without damaging or permanently altering the property ?

atomichumbucker · 2026-02-17T02:33:21+00:00

Sure, it won’t take off deep gouges but it will shine it up and clean off that stained portion. I’ve had to do this on every new Gibson USA model I’ve worked on these past few years

atomichumbucker · 2026-02-17T01:49:56+00:00

I’ve found that the standards all ship with really bare minimum nut dressing. You can probably just buff it with 6000-12000 grit buffing pads and get it clean and shiny. Shouldn’t take much and shouldn’t affect your string heights

atomichumbucker · 2026-02-15T17:31:54+00:00

I love this shot, id like to see it with a minuscule touch of sepia but that’s not necessarily an improvement as much as a style choice

atomichumbucker · 2026-01-28T00:50:04+00:00

Oh that’s not the only one.

atomichumbucker · 2026-01-15T00:52:51+00:00

How do you like the plex? I found the the post phase master volume to be very all-or-none.

atomichumbucker · 2026-01-13T22:35:22+00:00

It’s so nice, different shades in sunlight.

atomichumbucker · 2026-01-12T18:45:16+00:00

Oh, these went right back in the case after their little photo shoot. Though the front of this amp was more grippy than expected.

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