Travis

I used to own 8 0111 B&C many moons ago. The neck was a medium/full, not super chunky but not thin by any means. The bridge was shimmed with pickguard plastic where most of the others I’ve seen used rosewood, or some other wood. Compared to my old ‘95 Special FM, the Sunburst had a darker, “woodier” tone to it. Neck pickup was smooth and the bridge pickup was a little thinner. By comparison the Special FM was brighter and tighter, with a more modern sound. here’s an old thread I started with a ton of sunbursts. Mine was the first post.

I had an AK just like that years ago. Fantastic guitars those are

Sold!

Sale pending…

This pedal is advertised as David Gilmour in a box. A buddy of mine is downsizing a ton of his gear and I grabbed this one from him to try out. Great pedal, not my style. Never played out of the house. In great shape. Velcro on the bottom. Brand new sweetwater has these listed for $299. Cheapest one I see used on Reverb is $200 shipped. He gave me a deal so I’ll pass that along. I’ll let it go here for SOLD PPFF if you don’t mind.

Well, she moved in half the week for 5 years when we had our first kid… 😉

Interested to hear what you think of those. I just have an extension cord for headphones to plug into my Spark when I need to play silently, which will be a whole lot more often, coming up pretty soon.

NICE!!! Love me some dark rosewood, too. And yours looks fantastic, really great contrast to the red finish.

Thanks! Really nice burst on yours. I mean, bourbon… 😉🥃 I had looked at a gold top with p90’s as well. Love me some p90’s but the ebony just spoke to me.

I was thinking about getting a camper top for the bed of my truck and I could just sleep in the parking lot. Work four 10’s on site and do the rest remote from my house...

The same thing had crossed my mind. If only I didn’t live 4 hours away…

He emailed me about some close out discounts. I inquired about an open box with a tiny dent they had on their site. Apparently it sold but the website hadn't been updated yet. He offered a deal on a new one. There were 2 left. One was 10 lbs, the other was 9 lbs 10 oz. I told him if they were otherwise identical I preferred a darker rosewood but whichever one had a better acoustic voice would trump the rest. He suggested the 9 lbs 10 oz one so that’s the one I got…

So, I went and did a thing…. I’ve always loved the look of Les Pauls and god knows how many rock gods and my personal influences have used them over the years. While I do like the bursts, they’re the classic look and what everyone thinks of when “Les Paul” is mentioned, I’ve always been partial to the elegant simplicity of ebony and cream. Classy. Like a tuxedo. I wasn’t planning on buying new. Wanted to try them out first. But, my guy at sweetwater made a close out deal on their old stock (it’s a 2023) and with their 55-pt inspection and 30 day “no hassle” return policy, I took a chance. Well, I must’ve gotten a good one. Cuz, if this isn’t a good one then I can’t imagine how much better a good one could possibly be. Feels great. Plays great. Sounds great. The burst bucker neck pickup may rival my Talladega DD as favorite neck tone ever. It sustains FOR-EV-ER…. Bridge pickup had some good chunk and does well with some rock rhythm a La Zep, Kiss, and AC/DC (I know, wrong Gibson)…. Not a finish flaw on it. Haven’t pulled the cavities yet to check the insides. Maybe at the first string change…

Oh, hot damn…. I love that. Congrats!!!

Anybody ever try these? they even have a Hamer approved checker design. https://www.cablefreeguitar.com/products/zero-gravity-strap-for-guitar-bass?srsltid=AfmBOoq4OCLqCYiZFHO9f6jl0DCzkYLKsYY-uqJuFco03yFLdWxV6IZZ