Ran into a Kona LP today. Needs some tweaking. But I'm looking for how they are regarded amongst the crowd.
It's got some positive features. Mahogany body, maple bookmatched flame cap. Maple neck. Binding on body and neck. Good tuners.
Body appears to be one piece. Neck is mostly one piece...
Assuming they are both able to be split invidually with those DPDT switches:
- plug a cord into the guitar
- switch to one pickup with the bridge/neck selector
- measure the resistance in normal HB mode from the ground at the end of the cord to the tip. Expect 7-10K ohms.
- switch the...
Ran into a 2007 locally. Set neck, looks like a '61 style, grovers, humbuckers. Chinese. Looks like good condition, light wear if any.
Thoughts on this era? Pickups get any respect? Would you buy one for $150 USD if it looked good? Has no strings, so I won't be able to play it, will be a...
String tied to the pots on the way out. To go back in, notch some pieces of aquarium tubing per above and fish them to the holes first. Once they are ALL sticking out at the holes. Hook up the pots and fish them in using the hoses to pull them.
I can't answer the question about what he paid, but now is the time to sell if you want to sell. With supplies so short, people are getting almost the cost of a new one for used ones... sometimes more.
Probably related to the port issues that have been in the press. Ships have been sitting and waiting to unload. Trucking stagnated. Etc. OR, it was buried in some warehouse and someone found. If you are keeping it, at least call Sweetwater and note the damage - they will throw some compensation...
Welp, get to changing those strings and playing. My experience with Epi's is that they need a little setup time, and then they rock well beyond their weight class. P90's are great... play on 10 through an amp with just a little - and I mean a little - gain, and they are 1970's Santana. Play...
Unfortunately I made the mistake of waiting for a nice clean example myself. You used to be able to pick these up for $500-$600. Now the originals go for two to four times that. Much as I like them, I'm not paying what a nice regular LP would cost for one of them.
Thanks. I will give a search a try.
Reading through. Found this "For example, the initials you see under the TRC would be the guy who filed the frets. ".
PK did a heck of a job. Wonder if he's still working I could use a level and crown.
EDIT: Looks like next time I change the strings I'll...
So... today I removed the truss rod cover from my '77 LP. I purchased this guitar new from an authorized dealer in 1977.
Incredibly, I've never had to adjust the truss rod in its life. But I've moved to a different climate and it was time. When I opened it up, I found the initials "PK" in...
If you return it to a goldtop, you could fill those pickup cavities and re-install the mini's, the way God intended it to be.
FWIW, Gibson originally painted the "lower grade" tops black or gold because they didn't think the wood was good looking enough to qualify for burst. That's not to say...