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    Compare 85/15 and Dragon II pickups

    Great description ………..
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    PRS DGT SE Intonation

    You always have to loosen the springs a bit
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    And Sometimes, What You Have Is Just Right!

    Great decision! I love my WL version.
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    Humbucker question. Would the same 10k pickup With an Alnico 4 or 5 magnet have more output than that same pickup with an Alnico 2 magnet?

    The Duane + is an extremely ballsy hot PAF. Love those as well as the newer 57/08’s which were allegedly a copy of Duane Allman’s 57 PAF’s that came out of his Goldtop and he put them in his ‘59 Darkburst
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    And Sometimes, What You Have Is Just Right!

    Les, there’s supposed to be some great noiseless versions of P-90’s these days. Kinman and Fralin come to mind
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    new pickups for my 07 core Mira

    I have a set of Wolfetone P-90’s (mean and meaner) and in spite of them being true single coils, there is virtually NO hum! They are in my Rivolta. Wolf has been a great 1 person hand winder for many years. Very reasonably priced and a great guy. Fwiw, no noiseless P-90 will sound or feel...
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    The low threshold to entry for guitar

    You don’t need music theory to know that Can’t you see is in the key of D. You can hear it. I describe to my beginner students that the root/key is home.. always returning.. Some theory is however very helpful in other contexts
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    My band rejected my request to move from acoustic to electric guitar

    I couldn’t agree more….In that “worship context”, it turns musicians into secretaries. I had a similar situation with a Steve Miller tribute band. The “leader” wanted everything note for note…. So boring and milktoast. And how are ya gonna do that with 6 overdubbed guitars on the record with 2...
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    Pointy Guitars

    Ahh. Guitarists from the 80’s:D
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    PRS as first guitar?

    Many of us were playing guitar since the 60’s and 70’s. PRS started in 85:rolleyes: And now they have a $500 guitar! :)
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    2012 Stripped 58 (Faded McCarty Burst)

    My 2011 Stripped ‘58 is in my Avatar. Certainly one of my favorite guitars, and personally I really like the position layout of the volume & tone controls where the 2 Volume controls are closer to the player’s hand….. It just makes more sense to me (after playing LP’s for over 40 years before I...
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    School me on SC 245s

    Yes. I have a Stripped 58 that is basically the single cut SC 58, but without neck binding and it’s a great guitar. Almost the same as an SC 245. The neck is thinner on it than my 594 McCarty, but it still feels good in the hand. It has the tunamatic & stoptail Bridge. 57/08 pick ups. 2011...
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    Why are 85/15 so expensive?

    The PRS pickups are on the higher end of the spectrum price wise….. (Espiecally the LT versions)….. I will say that the 57/08’s that I purchased for for my Corsa LP and S2 594 were well worth the $$ for the quality of tones I can achieve with them (especially when using a parallel resistor/cap...
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    Maple Neck with Ebony Fingerboard, really short sustain

    Apparently @László and I think alike sometimes:) I've had the same experience with the Mahogany body/maple neck/Ebony fingerboard combination.. Sorry …..
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