Recent content by Woollymonster

So good men can debate such foolishness ad nauseum on these forums! :D

I have a 1959 Esquire with a mid 60's C. It is fairly thin, .83 at the neck. My only PRS has a wide fat neck. Big difference. My 51 Nocaster's neck is .96 at the nut. Of course PRS list their neck dimensions on the website. If you go to Wildwood Guitars and look at their Custom shop Fenders...

It's not a big deal. Some people make an issue of setting up floating trem guitars. Honestly if you have the aptitude to learn to play one, you will also have the aptitude to learn to keep it set up properly. There are tons of videos on the web and for a small price you can get DVD's on general...

I know exactly what you mean. Definitely a consideration when you own a uber high end expensive anything. I went through the same transformation that the OP is considering a few years back. It was not until then that I could afford custom shop guitars anyway. So I gathered up all the dupes and...

Wow. Really??? Tell Hendrix, Stevie Ray, Clapton, Mark Knopfler, Edge, Gilmore, Eric Johnson, Blackmore, Buddy Guy, etc, ad nauseum..... Here is a list of some of the all time great Strat Players for you: Fender Stratocaster Players Tell that to these musicians and their millions of adoring...

Brent Mason Doesn’t really matter what he is playing but Brent Mason is a guitar god. http://www.jamplay.com/guitar-lessons/genres/16-country/195/3469-1-series-introduction http://members.jamplay.com/guitar/phase-2/lesson/3474-guitars-tone-gear

Yes they certainly do. They all have sub forums for S types, T types, and others. And no one gets their panties in a wad if someone likes, endorses, or plays something other than the name sake.

No not a lot because there are not a lot out there to play. But I have played some. They are heavy compared to most but never played a Historic Reissue that I thought was “dead wood”. Don’t get the chance to play a lot of high end PRS either. That is why discussions like this are valuable and...

I disagree. Tracy had a legitimate question and asked for some feedback. I for one enjoyed reading the opinions from people like Tag. AaeCee, and Aristole who have vast experience over many years playing many different guitars. I for one subscribe to the idea that guitars, amps, and gear are...

^^^^^^ Outstanding!!!

They are not. I paid $300 less for my Nashville ES-335 three years ago than I did for my Moderns Eagle that I bought this spring. If you can still find any of the Nashville made ES-335’s, they are almost $2k more than the ME1. New R8’s are about the same price. R9’s go for $1.5-$2k more. And...

I think that is definitely true on the standard USA made line of Gibson’s and the imports are worse. I had two LP’s previous to my R8. One was uninspiring, the other had major issues. However, I think the 2013-14 Historic Reissues are the best Gibson has every made. Lay your hands on a...

I don’t know how many responses you will get on this thread from people that actually own Custom Shop Gibson's, Fenders, and high end PRS simultaneously. I own 2 Custom Reissue Gibson's - Les Paul R8 and a Custom Historic ES-335 Nashville. As far as Fender goes - 1956 Custom Time Machine Strat...

Ginger.... and Mary Anne.

Obviously locking tuners are a little faster to restring but what is wrong with vintage tuners? The Fender split shaft style are some of my favorites. I can string them up almost as fast as locking style and done properly they never slip. I am a little less fond of the Gibson/Martin style with...