anyone using these string sets on their guitars? i've had a mexican 2012 'Pawn Shop' Mustang Special for years and always had problems with the G/3rd string going out of tune and just general intonation issues overall. as close as i could get it, it just never seemed "just right". i can't ...

Still, I would recommend ... right on. not sure about other brands with 'coated' strings, but here's the Elixir page with specs. http://www.elixirstrings.com/guitar-strings/electric-nanoweb-guitar-strings.html no mention of a wound G, but i noticed that Amazon reviews mention that the G is wound on...

E standard, with 9s. 22" scale. yes, they were pretty flabby, but you don't need 12s unless you're into that sort of thing. "That sort of thing" being having a guitar without flabby strings? nah, "that sort of thing" like the strings feeling like solid metal rods under your...

how about you just try going up a guage to 10s and see how it goes? my son had a mini Epiphone SG which would never stay in tune. i figured the tuners were crap, and never got around to changing them or the stock strings. i recently went to sell it and threw a set of 9s on it as i had some packs of ...

Fakir Mustache wrote:

good lord, that body is gorgeous, what is it? got more pics?

Dave wrote:

hahaha, YES!!


how about a super deluxe Ed Gein "nipple belt" strap?

definitely the larger headstock overall, but the smaller one looks very classy itself most of the time. i used to think i liked all of the large Fender headstocks, but i grew to hate the one on the Mustang ('65 RI at least). it's just too damn big and "pregnant", looks like a goofy ass pad...

MatthewK wrote:

this looks absolutely awesome as it is... but, of course, the world needs another red Mustang.

the Kustom came a week or two ago, pretty nice. it's got a fair amount of background hiss though, especially noticeable with the reverb and tremolo engaged. might this be due to the caps drying out over the years and allowing unwanted parts of the signal to bleed through? haven't had a chance to get...

^^ what he said. passive monitors require a separate amp to drive them, while active monitors have amps built into them. i'd recommend active, for sure. that said, if your stereo has a Line In you could go that route as well for the time being (depending on your budget, and your stereo). if you even...

BearBoy wrote:

the fuck?

yowza, that thing is tits. nice one!

pink/gold or not, that thing is awesome.

looks like maybe the pickup covers were originally black and then painted white, which has chipped off. he was a serious shredder.

westtexasred wrote:There is a Burgundy Mist strat too.

just when you thought it couldn't get any worse...

good god.

westtexasred wrote:1990s Fender Japan Paisley Gold Stratocaster. Less than 1 of these were made.

that would be better, i think.

did those originally come with matching shoes and handbag?

it doesn't look like they're included.