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The Bandits have been one of those amps that just work without any problem... mostly bulletproof, don't need to worry about spare tubes, and sound pretty decent. The Peavey folks actually knew what they were doing!

It won't have QC dates, but in that period, the serial number tells you when the number was assigned. 1994 should have a K serial number. The five digits of the serial number encode the day and order of manufacture for the guitar. The first group of three digits represent the days remaining in the year on the day the guitar was completed. The last two digits indicate the build order on that day. For example, a guitar with a serial number of B35012 can be decoded as follows: B: Year built is 1985 (a rare find, indeed!) 350: Built on the fifteenth day of the year (365-350=15) 12: The twelfth guitar completed on this day Unlike bolt neck guitars, you won't find dates in a neck pocket, or written in the pickup routes.

It's good to see the HOC back online. Thanks, Mr Admin, for all you do.

Dang, Youtube won't even let me look at the video. It tells me to sign in.... I'm already signed in! I had to track it down on his channel. Is Youtube cracking down on embedded links?

I have been using my Iridium as a direct into an interface, either recording, or at our jams where everything except drums are direct (it's a the drummer's house anyway). Usually on the Deluxe Reverb setting. I don't think I've ever even plugged it into an amp. I'll probably take it off the pedal board when I come to PSP. I could put my EHX B9 organ pedal there!

Were the springs just too big for the cavity? It's strange that they would rub. I probably wouldn't get that model with the Floyd, so I wouldn't have that problem. I only have two guitars with trems, and one is decked. There other is my G&L Legacy but I don't really use the bar.

How can you tell an assembly line version vs a Marv version?

Again, that depends on the maker. The info said it's using Alpha pots which are decent, and polypropylene caps really aren't that much cost... a few pennys, which shouldn't be an issue on a guitar in that price range. It appears that they aren't using the generic ceramic humbuckers that most Chinese manufacturers install. They're Alnico pickups. I'll bet they will be similar to what GFS sells for <$40 each.

$1200 isn't unreasonable. Not all Chinese shops are the same. An Eastman SB59 made in China is $2000. It's not the same guitar as an AliExpress Chibson Les Paul for $250. If they are using a genuine Floyd Rose 1000, that's a couple of hundred bills right there. It looks like they are using a traditional headstock, not a scarf joint. I do like the way they are doing the neck joint on the Ascent+.

I missed #1. I didn't even know about it since I didn't join until December of 2008. However, I did make it to #2 and all the rest. There are times where I still pull out the t-shirts. I play the black golf shirt out on the course. And who can forget the blue button up shirt with the names on the back from PSP7.

You might also try a set of half rounds. You get much of the ringing of a round wound but the smoothness of a flatwound. I have a set on my 535. I got them after I tried half rounds on my bass. No more finger squeaks, but it sounded more like an old broken in set of roundwounds than the typical dullness of flatwounds. D'Addario makes them. $10 a set, so it's not like there's a major investment. 9-42s thru 12-52s so you have options. I tried them instead of using Elixers to quiet the finger noise. GHS calls them "Bright Flats". Same style as D'Addario.

I like it. After the traditional red, the natural finish is next on my list. That's some excellent figuring on the top.

That's a gorgeous top! I always liked the headstock on the 157 vs the 150. The binding and the diamond inlay just look RIGHT! I'm also partial to the block inlays. It needs the bound wooden pickguard, tho. The tan plastic just looks so.... generic! A 157 is about class. 😜

I remember our friend Tulk taking my Millennium with my Princeton clone and ripping into some great Dwight Yoakam tunes. It sounded pretty country to me. I'm sure it's in the fingers! Please Please Baby - PSP 2019

I think we've got it narrowed down. They are: Dewound Schallers that are overwound, with overcharged, degaused cryogenically enhanced Alnico V magnets which have been replaced with Alnico 2, with unbalanced coils that are consistently wound. I'm glad we've finally cracked the DaVinci code of pickups!

Get a t-shirt made with this picture on it, and wear it to the next practice. Tell 'em "See, you can do country with a 535!"

It's not just the neck profile. The H150 has the push-pull tone controls now, chambered so they are lighter weight and Heritage's own pickups in place of SD-59s, updated headstock (slightly wider, and the "The" is no longer there.

I still think the Millennium should be in the Heritage lineup. It's a unique guitar, versatile and great sounding.

That's because I like to hit the right notes... .something a drummer don't need to worry about!

Resident, or inmate?

That's some lovely lumber. I love the neck, but I would absolutely need inlays on the fretboard!

And which Dumble does it mimic? I thought one of the things about Dumble is that he customized it to match the player. John Meyer's SSS doesn't sound the same as Santana's SSS or Stevie Ray's SSS. Does Larry Carlton's ODS sound like Sonny Landreth's or Robben Ford's? Running an emulator pedal into a guitar amp won't give you a proper model. You should have a full range system like a PA or go into a recording setup which means it's simulating both the amp and the microphone, which is probably it's forte. An ODS fed through a Princeton Reverb or DSL40c probably won't sound much like a Dumble. It might give you a sound you like, but it won't be the real thing.

It's a shame I'm not working anymore. One of our instruments required liquid nitrogen. We would go by AirLiquide and get a Dewar Flask with about 2 quarts of nitrogen. I could have easily dropped a pickup down there after we finished our testing! We also had a storage tank of liquid CO2 that we used for tank blanketing to minimize fire hazards.

I just ran across this video about the history of Gibson in Kalamazoo.

I assume it would be Jeff Nicholson, who was Archie Leach's partner at Plaza Corp.