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Twinfan

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PhillyQ has confessed - now it's my turn...
« on: March 24, 2009, 06:26:11 PM »
Forgive me Father, I have sinned too  :(  :lol:  8)

Meet 'Slash' and 'Mac' - my two main gigging guitars with Doppelganger.  You've seen Slash before, Mac was a new purchase a few weeks ago.  Both are PRS McCarty Rosewoods, with solid Indian Rosewood necks, in McCarty Burst.  Slash, with birds, has black VHIIs.  Mac, with moons, has zebra Holydivers (courtesy of Simon D here on the forum - cheers mate!).  Slash came from Coda Music and Mac from Stringsdirect (Holiday Music).  Mac was on offer at a great price, and as I'd decided McCarty Rosewoods were for me, I couldn't resist finishing off my live rig  :D

Slash is normally used in standard tuning, Mac in drop D.  Depending on the sound in the room on the night, I might swap the tunings over as they do sound a bit different (VHIIs vs HDs).  Slash's top is very classy, with very even flame and looks consistent from all angles.  Mac's is much more vintage, and looks almost plain at times and highly figured at others (it's hard to capture the differences in photographs, but in the flesh it's lovely).  Mac's rosewood neck is alos a fair bit darker and feels a touch more oily.

Both have been rewired to '50s spec' with regard to how the tone control is attached to the volume pot.  Mac has had a new CTS volume pot fitted as the original PRS one gave up the ghost during the pickup swap.  Both have coil splits (to the screw coils) via the push/pull tone controls.

I guess the username becomes ever more appropriate now!  :lol:  (Even though it refers to my love of V-twin motorbikes....)


FernandoDuarte

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Re: PhillyQ has confessed - now it's my turn...
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2009, 06:30:12 PM »
I knew it would happen sooner or later :lol:


Looks damn delicious guitars Dave!

Twinfan

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Re: PhillyQ has confessed - now it's my turn...
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2009, 06:31:50 PM »
Mac was bought for a specific purpose, and because the price was right.  Otherwise I wouldn't have been buying anything.  I had to sell a few things to pay for him, plus I had to get a fancy coffee machine as a sweetener for Mrs Twinfan  :roll:

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Re: PhillyQ has confessed - now it's my turn...
« Reply #3 on: March 24, 2009, 06:32:09 PM »
WOW very nice,

Can not keep up with your top dollor PRS fetish.  They look great what did you have to sell to get the new one?


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Re: PhillyQ has confessed - now it's my turn...
« Reply #4 on: March 24, 2009, 06:33:19 PM »
Very nice :)

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Re: PhillyQ has confessed - now it's my turn...
« Reply #5 on: March 24, 2009, 06:40:34 PM »
See Dave, confession is good for the soul!  :D

They look good lined up next to each other like that!
BKPs I've Got:  RR, BKP-91, ITs, VHII, CS set, Emeralds
BKPs I Had:  RY+Abraxas, Crawlers, BD+SM

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Re: PhillyQ has confessed - now it's my turn...
« Reply #6 on: March 24, 2009, 06:49:56 PM »
Damn you TF! I was watching that Rosewood on Strings direct!

Although its one of those situations where i half wanted it to go, and half wanted to buy it.

Congrats mate!
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Twinfan

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Re: PhillyQ has confessed - now it's my turn...
« Reply #7 on: March 24, 2009, 07:37:01 PM »
Sorry mate!!

I sold my much loved Gibson LP Junior to pay for it, plus my Cornell Overdrive.  My Jackson Dinky is still up for sale after buying the Modern Eagle.  Plus I have a small work bonus coming soon which tipped me towards buying it.  I'd been eyeing up for a while, and finally got round to taking the plunge.

I like well used PRSs (as these two are) so I don't feel guilty when I ding them or re-wire them  :lol:  These two are going to get even more used  :D

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Re: PhillyQ has confessed - now it's my turn...
« Reply #8 on: March 24, 2009, 07:40:04 PM »
Nice buy(s) Dave.
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Re: PhillyQ has confessed - now it's my turn...
« Reply #9 on: March 24, 2009, 07:50:49 PM »
FFS   :D
you have done it again!

dave_mc

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Re: PhillyQ has confessed - now it's my turn...
« Reply #10 on: March 24, 2009, 07:51:31 PM »
:lol:

awesome :D

Twinfan

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Re: PhillyQ has confessed - now it's my turn...
« Reply #11 on: March 24, 2009, 07:54:01 PM »
FFS   :D
you have done it again!

And I'll do it again if I have to  :lol:

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Re: PhillyQ has confessed - now it's my turn...
« Reply #12 on: March 24, 2009, 07:54:37 PM »
You've all the willpower of George Best, eh?

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Re: PhillyQ has confessed - now it's my turn...
« Reply #13 on: March 24, 2009, 07:55:13 PM »
You've all the willpower of George Best, eh?

But not the strange yellow skin....
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Twinfan

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Re: PhillyQ has confessed - now it's my turn...
« Reply #14 on: March 24, 2009, 08:07:50 PM »
:lol:

I'm actually proud I can almost justify this one  :lol: