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[Telerocker]

That made me drool all over...  :P

[Philly Q]

I missed this thread earlier.  Amazing acquisitions!  :)

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Those two Customs look great!  I have a circa 1970 Custom as well, does yours have a surprisingly skinny neck?  Mine has nylon saddles, although if yours ever had those I suppose they went when the Bigsby arrived.

It goes without saying that the Feline is gorgeous :)

[dvorak]

Stunning LP Customs. I also like the look of the Feline with the wraparound bridge, very very nice  8)

[PhilKing]

Thanks guys,  this was a case of not looking for a guitar, but just walking in at the right time. 

Those two Customs look great!  I have a circa 1970 Custom as well, does yours have a surprisingly skinny neck?  Mine has nylon saddles, although if yours ever had those I suppose they went when the Bigsby arrived.
It goes without saying that the Feline is gorgeous :)

My 1970 has a fat neck for a custom.  It is an early 70 as it has the bigger inlay in the 21st fret (though not a big as the 56).  The Bigsby guitar is a 56, so no changes to the bridge.  I read that Joe Bonamassa likes to have half nylon and half brass saddles but I never played one I remember having nylon.  I used to have a 72 which had a neck which was really like my 60 LP Special, the wide flat in PRS terms.  It was a really nice shape and it's still a guitar I regret letting go (along with about 5 or 6 others!).

[blue]

Ah! I got a little confused when I wrote that, of course the '56 wouldn't have nylon saddles.  The '70 might have had them originally though

[darkbluemurder]

Love that Feline Anniversary. What pickups do you have in there?

Cheers Stephan

[dave_mc]

wow

[Lew]

From the bits you've shown now and then I'm guessing you have one of the most impressive collections. I'd love to see all your guitars together!

[PhilKing]

Love that Feline Anniversary. What pickups do you have in there?

Cheers Stephan

It's got one of Tim's favourite sets in there (Riff Raff/Mule).

[PhilKing]

From the bits you've shown now and then I'm guessing you have one of the most impressive collections. I'd love to see all your guitars together!

I'll have to do it the next time the wife goes away!   I was thinking that it might be interesting to try and get them all out together.  There's about 75 or so, and with the amps it could be a bit of work to move them, but it would make a great picture.

[Mr. Air]

All three looks excellent and they're a nice edition to your already fabulous collection. Gongrats!!!  :D

[Kiichi]

I'll have to do it the next time the wife goes away!   I was thinking that it might be interesting to try and get them all out together.  There's about 75 or so, and with the amps it could be a bit of work to move them, but it would make a great picture.

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[d1dsj]

Wow Phil, they look awesome. Forgive me if I've missed it, but work does the 56 really need?

[PhilKing]

Wow Phil, they look awesome. Forgive me if I've missed it, but work does the 56 really need?

It's had a bad respray and they painted on the binding in cream!  So that needs scr@ping back and clear coating as a minimum.  There is a hole in the front where it looks like someone drilled into the wood rather than cut down a screw in the scratch plate.  It has the wrong machines (but I might just pick up an aged replacement set, as a set of real ones is about $500!).  It is also missing the scratch plate and mounting bracket (which would cover the hole).  Last thing is the Bigsby, but playing it yesterday I was actually starting to get into it!  It is a great guitar to play Comfortably Numb on, the Alnico Staple is excellent for the quieter parts and then the P90 gives a great lead tone with overdrive.  The respray isn't great at all, I would consider having it redone by someone who specializes in aged restoration finishes if it isn't an extortionate price.