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Yep decked from the factor. You can float it if you want to though. I am not thrilled with the saddles, but it holds tune really well.

The blue is not bright, it‘s a grey blue. I like it.

Your gonna like it. It’s the best version of a Strat.

Gibson Goldtone Super

I would love a stoptail cu24.

The axe is here and it’s pretty great. I tweaked the neck to almost flat, the action was pretty spot on from the factory. The trem is oversprung right now. Did you guys adjust to floating?

Kinda stoked. Should show up at GC on Wednesday. I’m trying to find the right strap for a stone blue SS. Anyone have any ideas?

Still waiting for mine from GC, it’s been not quite three months. They told me end of May, but I was hoping they’d surprise me.

As a side note, the reverb circuit is on the circuit board, it just needs to be populated. That would require finding some parts and/or equivalents. I’d also need to mount a pot on the panel, which might be too much alteration.

It’s amazing what $10 of knobs will do.

So I went to work on the Polytone. These amp have always been workhorse amps, ver utilitarian. Prized for their clean tone and headroom. Yes there are better options, Henricksens for example, which are pretty expensive. I thought Polytones deserve some love and should look a little more...

Ok my SE CU24 has Mann locking tuners and trem, USA pots and nut, switch craft switch, Bare Kuckles Stormy Mondays, and mahogany back covers. If I had paid retail for the pickups I think we’d be close.

If I had the money I’d do phase threes, but I don’t so I bought a set of ratios with the adapter plates. I have an aversion to vintage tuners, I honestly think they look cheap on instruments as nice as PRS.

I just got some ratio tuners for the incoming (who knows when) Silver Sky SE. I really dislike vintage tuner.

The guy who built the “air guitar“ on YouTube begs to differ. That might be the most scientific approach to figuring out where “tone” comes from I’ve ever seen. Believe me I know about experiments and controls. It wasn’t perfect, but I watched it and as a scientist I was impressed.