Los Angeles
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Aged white, black guard for me, too!
That's expected if you went to a heavier gauge string. The nut slots need to be widened a touch since they were cut for the thinner gauge strings. I trust your "floss" is some abasive?One issue I've run into is a bit of stickiness in the guitar's nut. Even with healthy amounts of graphite in the slots I'm still getting some hangup when making small tuning adjustments. Getting the D & G strings in proper tune tonight was a total PITA, though once I got 'em there they held fast. Think I'll have to floss the nut slots before my next playing session.
-Dave-
That's expected if you went to a heavier gauge string. The nut slots need to be widened a touch since they were cut for the thinner gauge strings. I trust your "floss" is some abasive?
I'm continuing to really enjoy playing the T-bird. Can't remember bonding so easily with a brand new electric guitar since the first one I ever bought (a Peavey T-60 c. 1979). Lotsa cool tonal shades to be found by experimenting with the volume & tone pots and the bass cut switch. I can steer the guitar's tone toward Rickenbacker or Gibson Firebird or Starfire/335, and with both pickups going it does a credible hollowbody Bluesbird too.
-Dave-
T-60 Love! Those guitars were cool (and heavy) as hell!
There are a couple of vintage ones on Reverb, if you can afford them. I don't have a vintage T-bird, but the NS one I got holds up quite well to my other vintage Guilds. The neck is a little wider (1-11/16") than the typical vintage Guild electric (1-5/8"), but otherwise feels quite good.Has anyone who's familiar with the original, played one of these, and if so, can you compare? I have grave reservations about buying Asian guitars, and am still looking for an original, but these LOOK really nice.Thanks.