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I'd be too afraid to play any of these fancy topped fandangles, one little chip or scratch and it'd stick out like the dogs danglies :(
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1998 R8

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faceless wrote:1998 R8

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Slurp :)
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Awesome threesome! What pickups are those on the goldie?
apologies for the delay
Its been rewired and copper shielded with all US electronics, CTS pots & Allparts Vitamin Q capacitors.
Pickups changed to GFS Minitron Humbucker Neck, GFS Soapbar 180 Humbucker Bridge.
Wilkinson 18:1 Waverly tuners.
Wilkinson roller saddle tuneomatic bridge
Brass tailpiece for sustain.
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Olderama wrote:
faceless wrote:
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Awesome threesome! What pickups are those on the goldie?
apologies for the delay
Its been rewired and copper shielded with all US electronics, CTS pots & Allparts Vitamin Q capacitors.
Pickups changed to GFS Minitron Humbucker Neck, GFS Soapbar 180 Humbucker Bridge.
Wilkinson 18:1 Waverly tuners.
Wilkinson roller saddle tuneomatic bridge
Brass tailpiece for sustain.
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Those upgrades are a goldmine. I am sure plays like butter.

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faceless wrote:1998 R8

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WOW!!!! Don't know if even Opsguy's Dewey would beat that!
Where did you find that gem?
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WOW!!!! Don't know if even Opsguy's Dewey would beat that!
Where did you find that gem?
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Got it last year online at Miki Gakki Japan.

This is the money shot:

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jeremyb wrote:I'd be too afraid to play any of these fancy topped fandangles, one little chip or scratch and it'd stick out like the dogs danglies :(
Totally. I can see why people like them, but for me it's like HDR photography :sick:

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My R7 and 335

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My son's Epiphone Elitist Les Paul Custom

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faceless wrote:
Slowy wrote:
faceless wrote:1998 R8

WOW!!!! Don't know if even Opsguy's Dewey would beat that!
Where did you find that gem?
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Got it last year online at Miki Gakki Japan.
I have more desire than knowledge for these but an R8 with a top like that must be the rarest of the rare I would have thought?
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Slowy wrote:I have more desire than knowledge for these but an R8 with a top like that must be the rarest of the rare I would have thought?
A lot of R8's with big tops. The R8 has a bigger neck than an R9....other than that, they're identical.

Not to take anything away from that amazing R8, Dewey has a fabulous top and hence why I asked opsfella for an updated shot! Maybe you could drop it off to me and I could snap a few photos ...I mean, we're literally a couple of k's down the same road...it just might take a while though.
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1973 Les Paul Custom 54RI LE. Complete with bent tail piece from 43 years of string tension.

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R7 in action
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That R7 - it's a beast
Throbaks, MojoAxe bridge, some fancy wiring kit I can't recall.

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