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Philly Q

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Re: Vintage guitars
« Reply #30 on: September 22, 2013, 06:18:44 PM »
I'm going to be boring as usual and say I'd go with nickel if the hardware is nickel, chrome is the hardware is chrome.

I like the burnt chrome finish as a look - in its own right - but I don't think it actually goes with any combination of colours or hardware!  If you could buy a complete set of burnt chrome hardware, I'd be all for it.

(It's rather like the exotic hardware finishes Schaller make, such as ruthenium and aged copper - looks brilliant, but would you ever be able to get a full set of guitar hardware in the same finish?  Schaller stuff is hard enough to find at the best of times...)
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Mr. Air

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Re: Vintage guitars
« Reply #31 on: September 23, 2013, 06:03:51 AM »
I would go for the brushed nickel as I'm no fan of the burnt chrome look.
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Slartibartfarst42

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« Reply #32 on: September 23, 2013, 10:07:13 AM »
Well yesterday I found a nice honeyburst one that I think I've done a deal on and the burnt chrome doesn't appeal to me as much on that one so it looks like it will be brushed nickel. In the short term I'll load it with the PRS pickups I have lying around as it will take me a while to save up the funds I need for a full BKP upgrade.
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dvorak

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Re: Vintage guitars
« Reply #33 on: September 23, 2013, 12:46:06 PM »
Congrats to the purchase (??). Sorry for my late reply here, been out travelling with work for a couple of weeks.

I have a Vintage V100 Lemondrop and I really like it. I use it in the studio quite a lot, especially for crunch sounds and some lead work. Just make sure you'll be able to use the coil taps on the neck, it's one of the most usable sounds on mine.

Mine is loaded with HDs and I feel they are perfect for it, although a lower output set of pups would suit it very well too as you said before. The Lemondrop (at least mine) has this nice vintage sounding tone, it doesn't have that high end bite that some Les Pauls have. I can't complain since my PRS does those sorts of sounds anyway, and the V100 complements that. The neck is thin on it too, I bet it's the same neck as the other V100s.

The only bad thing about it is that the frets seems to be a little soft. I'm quite hard on my frets, and after two years I see some wear. It's not really  bad, but it might need a fret dress in a year or two. I plan on refretting it after some time with jumbo stainless frets.

The Lemondrop is a fantastic guitar, it covers my LP tones nicely. I have no plans on selling it replacing it with a Gibson, I just don't see the need for it.

Let us know how it will work with the BKPs you choose!
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Re: Vintage guitars
« Reply #34 on: September 23, 2013, 08:12:49 PM »
As far as I can tell, the deal is done. It should be finalised and delivered on Wednesday. I'll get some zebra PRS pups fitted into it straight away as it will take quite a few months to save up what I'll need for the full BKP treatment.
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dvorak

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Re: Vintage guitars
« Reply #35 on: September 23, 2013, 09:47:55 PM »
Congrats!! That is really pretty, and zebras are just right for that one  8)

What PRS pups are you putting in it? I'm betting a set of 245s would sound killer in it
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Slartibartfarst42

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Re: Vintage guitars
« Reply #36 on: September 25, 2013, 12:17:30 AM »
It's an HFS/VB set as that's what came out of my CU24 but the zebra finish will look good for now. I would have gone with zebras for the Bare Knuckles again as well as that's what I use on both of my PRS guitars but as the neck P90 will have to have a cover, I will reluctantly give the bridge humbucker a matching cover when the time comes.
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Neck - Emerald; Cold Sweat; Crawler; Holydiver; Sinner; Trilogy Suite