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Yes, but for the gigging musician that would eventually have come to be known as the "beer port." 😆

He lists items fairly regularly.

Didn't - I don't think Vintage Carve was a thing back that far. I could be wrong.

If that had a Vintage Carve neck it would be on its way to me now. Really really like that one.

Really popular on the Les Paul forum I have RS SuperPots in my Howard Roberts. They replaced the stock (300k) Gibson pots - amazing transition. Taper works as advertised. Caveat: not apples to apples as, at the same time I replaced the 490T/R set with Lollar Imperials. For around $550 it turned a meh semi-jazz guitar it into a really great sounding versatile instrument.

Maybe this one? There's some great (and more learned) information in that thread from @Armitage who actually knows what he's talking about. If ever you need to find something obscure and archived like that, try entering this into a Google search window (using what you do know), "velorush capacitor site:hamerfanclub.com" That's how I found this particular thread.

They're cheap and easy to experiment with. Tack solder (or just wrap) a couple of wires to the control cavity and clip a cap in place to try it out. The difference can be quite dramatic. The Kiz' SeniorTM was passed around here for years and had so many pickups in and out of it the neck volume pot had gone scratchy. It was deemed too bright (and it was). I removed the Hamer 0.015 μF tone cap and replaced it with a more conventional (for humbuckers) 0.022 μF cap and suddenly it sounded fantastic. Completely eliminated the harsh highs, even when the Tone control was on 10. I have one humbucker guitar set up with 0.015 μF in the neck and 0.022 μF in the bridge and that works well. I think the Lester is stock 0.022 μF from the factory, but I've changed that over to 50's wiring, which is another thing altogether and definitely affects the Tone control functionality. I prefer 0.022 μF for Strats, as well. I tried 0.047 but just couldn't deal with the mud when the Tone control got lower than about '8' on the knob. I did have one Strat that was really bright and used an 0.033 μF orange drop in it and it helped a good bit. I can't tell any difference in boo-teek and orange drops, so I don't get all spendy. I agree with John Suhr who said most tone problems can be overcome by practice (or something like that).

I haven't bought any appreciable guitar gear in years, but this video I watched last night was awfully convincing:

I watched a good bit of it. I'm not very familiar with the band at all (they came out while I was in nerd school), but I thought the singer (above) can absolutely sing and I thought the playing sounded very tight with great tone. As far as stage presence, I thought they were giving back about what they were getting from the crowd. After spending a week at Disney World, I'm guessing the crowd was likely comprised of people sick of standing in line and the "priority" people (those who had eaten themselves into a wheelchair - first in line to everything). I knew something was up when they were introduced by someone with the Disney Princess voice. There would have to be significant measures of metal brought just to get over the intro.

I actually love this idea. Probably not for artisan-created objects like guitars, but for normal production items. Franchised 3D printers and CNC mills could permit a company to outsource production to their franchisees. I see guitar building to be outside the realm of possibility due to the art involved (ref: Shishkov "What's Been Going On In The Shop" thread for extreme evidence), but for less subjective produce this could be really cool (as well as efficient). BITD I didn't like the Lace Sensor pickups at all, but I am amazed to read on the Strat Talk forum how many people really like them now. I haven't had occasion to play any for more than twenty years, but I would be curious to try them again as I'm thinking now it may have been a case of me listening with my eyes.

Balanced XLR outs! Can't say how many such preamps skip that step. Extremely well executed design and only $600. ETA: Power Supply included. Details.

Not trying to predict anything, but I have noticed the Reverb listings from the Gibson Demo Shop have increased dramatically of late (presently 376 listings!). I've wondered for some time if the Demo Shop is the modern equivalent of the "Second" stamps of the '70's, though the Demo Shop doesn't really appear to provide much discount if at all. I think Fender marketing has really erred over the past few years with so many overlapping variations. Gibson was that way before the current administration came in and I suppose there is always a tendency to try to reinvent legacy products with new variations. I think I try to keep up with the product lines, but couldn't even guess the differences between Ultra, Ultra II, etc. I just looked up the different models. It's no wonder I can't keep up (this is just Strats!): Best Vintage-Inspired Stratocaster Models Fender Vintera II Stratocasters Fender American Vintage II Stratocasters Fender JV Modified Stratocasters Squier Classic Vibe Stratocasters Best Contemporary Stratocaster Models Fender Standard Series Stratocasters Fender Player Series Saturday Night Special Stratocaster HSS Fender Player Plus Stratocasters Fender Player II Stratocasters Fender Player II Chambered Stratocasters Fender 70th Anniversary Stratocasters Fender American Performer Stratocasters Fender American Performer Timber Series Stratocasters Fender American Professional II Stratocasters Fender American Ultra Stratocasters Fender American Ultra II Stratocasters Squier Sonic Stratocasters Squier Affinity Stratocasters Squier Contemporary Stratocasters Squier Paranormal Series Stratocasters Top-Selling Superstrat Guitars Charvel San Dimas and DK24 EVH Frankenstrat and Bumblebee Jackson Dinky JS22 and American Series Virtuoso Fender Acoustasonic Stratocasters Best Fender Stratocaster Artist Models Fender Custom Shop Eric Clapton Signature Stratocaster NOS Fender Jimi Hendrix Stratocaster in Olympic White Fender H.E.R. Stratocaster in Chrome Glow Fender Juanes Luna Stratocaster in Luna White Fender Bruno Mars Stratocaster in Mars Mocha Fender Cory Wong Stratocaster Limited-Edition Fender Custom Shop Stratocasters

And poor attempt in response. No way would I say that case works for that guitar. But it does "fit," doesn't it? 🥶

It appears technically, yes. Optimally? 🤔