Recent content by shallbe

I don't like treble bleeds in general and removed mine. I think they do something to the tone even wide open.

I like that guitar. Love the African Blackwood.

No. Santana Yellow has a natural back. Vintage Yellow has a red back and neck, as well as the Honey finish, although the one I saw was more red/brown back vs. true cherry.

Would not own or play something like this. Sorry.

That was fantastic. You have a nice feel to your playing.

Eastman makes a REALLY nice one. Great woods, accurate shape, light weight and components. Has an ebony fingerboard, a Faber wraptail, Gotoh tuners and a Lollar P-90. I love mine. I wish PRS would make a Santana model, flametop, flatop, wraptail, single dog ear P90, Santana neck...

I'm with Sergio. I love some of the Strat tones, but don't get along well with a typical Fender. I also love the sound of mahogany. About 12 years ago I had John Suhr build me MY ultimate S type. Mahogany body, unique sparkle color finish based upon a refinished '62 Strat I once played...

Thanks! I've owned it since 2003. With these pickups, it also happens to be one of the best sounding guitars I have ever owned. The top has some cool figure and waves, and looks like gathered yellow silk. Huge neck, weighs 10 lbs. but very balanced so I never notice it is heavy. I love it.

Thanks! I got the pickups years ago, both sets mint on Ebay. Both from the 90's. Prices were reasonable back then. I just checked Reverb and there is a zebra set from 1991 for $420, which is a lot more than I paid.

If you are looking for a PRS pickup set that is great for a Les Paul, find an old 90's set of PRS Artist pickups. These are alnico 4 and fantastic, IMO. I put them in my CU22 and my Les Paul Custom. They do everything well. Much better than any other PRS pickup I have tried with the...

There are many threads about that guitar turns out. It was also pointed out on the old Birds and Moons and Vintage Rocker websites. Here is a link on the Les Paul Forum from 2011. Those guys have spotted a lot of fakes and conversions masquerading as real vintage sunburst Les Paul's. Right...

I’ll have to find it. But some pretty well known people that work on vintage guitars right away were pointing what was not right about it.

I think it has been readily proven when that video was released that is not a real 1959 sunburst guitar. Regardless, they both sound great.

Thanks! The flame is so tight onstage it looks like a plaintop.

Yes. Absolutely. I love the way they feel and sound, and yes, they are cheaper than PRS. Years ago I removed the PRS solid bridge for this and could not be happier. I like the lines of the bridge as well---it matches the curves of the guitar, IMO. He does make a straight back one as well.