Guitars anyone???
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Hell yea, I got the Gojira X with 50% off in their sale the other week and am using STL AmpHub for clean tones.
I tried GGD ages ago but couldn't get on with it so went for EZ Drummer 3 but will def checkout the new Modern and Massive 2.
Been chopping and changing guitars the last few months since I got back into it. First had a Schecter Tao 6 but had a neck pocket issue, then a Schecter Keith Merrow but HATED the Lundgren M6's and then THIS just showed up today - best guitar I have ever played and was an absolute STEAL on ebay. On a par with ESP Standard and Jackson USA select for sure which are probs the highest end guitars I have owned back in the day.
2nd Run with aftermarket BKP Juggernaughts which are perfect!
2nd run would make it 9 years old... and it is DEAD MINT!
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Great steal!!! Sorry you are left handed Graham, I’ll keep you in my prayers brother
. Very kick ass guitar though! Worth taking a dive into modifying your own guitars once you find one you really like the feel of. Pickup swapping is “easy” enough, just a bit of time and effort— well worth the trouble imo! -
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Hi there,
It’s Cocobolo. The top is Adirondack spruce, the neck is figured mahogany, fretboard is ebony and the binding is figured Koa. -
@SFMCfranky ahh I mistook it for rosewood. It’s a beautiful instrument and I bet it sounds amazing
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@SFMCfranky Wow, beautiful guitar. Santa Cruz makes incredible instruments. Love that figured mahogany neck. Is it a J-45 style spec wise?
I actually got a new Les Paul in last week. Will post some pictures later.
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@JunkPants said in Guitars anyone???:
@SFMCfranky Wow, beautiful guitar. Santa Cruz makes incredible instruments. Love that figured mahogany neck. Is it a J-45 style spec wise?
I actually got a new Les Paul in last week. Will post some pictures later.
Hi there! I just saw this question. The dimensions are similar to a J-45. But with a shorter scale length - like original Southern Jumbos.
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@SFMCfranky said in Guitars anyone???:
@JunkPants said in Guitars anyone???:
@SFMCfranky Wow, beautiful guitar. Santa Cruz makes incredible instruments. Love that figured mahogany neck. Is it a J-45 style spec wise?
I actually got a new Les Paul in last week. Will post some pictures later.
Hi there! I just saw this question. The dimensions are similar to a J-45. But with a shorter scale length - like original Southern Jumbos.
Even shorter than 24.75in? Every J-45 I've played/owned has been 24.75.
Enjoy it, it looks amazing and I bet it sounds and plays great! -
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@SKT Thanks! Sounds very, very good as well thankfully.
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@JunkPants amazing looking guitar! I have always wanted a 335 too. The finish on your Les Paul is one of the nicest I've seen in a long time
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@AdamJ Thank you! I bought it completely blind so I was quite happy, and surprised, when I opened the case. If you get a chance I would definitely recommend trying out the recent Gibson CS 335s. Whatever they're doing these days they seem to have really nailed it with these.
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@JunkPants said in Guitars anyone???:
@SFMCfranky said in Guitars anyone???:
@JunkPants said in Guitars anyone???:
@SFMCfranky Wow, beautiful guitar. Santa Cruz makes incredible instruments. Love that figured mahogany neck. Is it a J-45 style spec wise?
I actually got a new Les Paul in last week. Will post some pictures later.
Hi there! I just saw this question. The dimensions are similar to a J-45. But with a shorter scale length - like original Southern Jumbos.
Even shorter than 24.75in? Every J-45 I've played/owned has been 24.75.
Enjoy it, it looks amazing and I bet it sounds and plays great!I’ve not played a Gibson j-45. Santa Cruz makes three slope shouldered dreds: the VJ, the VS and the RS. The VJ has a 25.375 scale length while the VS has a 24.75 scale length. I always assumed the VS was based on the Vintage Southern while the VJ was based on a standard j-45 and they had those respective scale lengths. Guess I was wrong. I went with the VS because of the shorter scale length. I actually liked the sound of the RS even better. It’s based on the Roy Smeck model. But it was too large for me to hold comfortably. So I went with the VS.
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@SFMCfranky (Sorry if my reply came off as a bit brash. Certainly not intended)
Most of my favourite guitars, electric and acoustic, seem to be 24 3/4".
I remembered playing a Santa Cruz Firefly many years ago (which was great), and wondered if maybe your guitar had the same 24" scale or something similar. I also have a Collings Baby with a 24 1/8" scale, which is just about the perfect couch guitar.Time to do some playing, not a whole lot that beats playing/practicing guitar in my opinion.
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That looks less worn than my 10 year old R9!
