Recent content by Al Russo

can someone give me a bit of an education on the les paul juniors. I"m interested in one w/a 50's neck...i've seen those w/60's necks at lower price points than those w/50's necks....i'm speaking about regular production runs....tell me about the different finishes available..ex:satin, gloss, if...

Sorry if this has been asked and answered already. I seem to only find articles about Gibson having issues w/rosewood, and having to find other means and methods to use this wood. ARe other manufacturers in the same boat? I've not seen Prs, hamer etc..having to use two piece boards or other...

i was just on another forum and the news is that Jim passed away....my apologies for posting on this forum..i thought it would be ok..i

is there anything i can do to make the posts turn a bit tighter. On a couple of my gibby's the tuners are extremely easy to turn. Others are nice and tight. The easy ones seem to get knocked out of tune easier...

i'm curious about the non adjustible bridge. How is it possible to intonate them?...If ya just gotta go w/it as is i was wondering if there are aftermarket bridges that are fully intonatable...thanx.

the plaintiff was suing a pawn shop over selling an apparent chinese fake. He paid the shop $1400 and thought he got a great deal. The guy brings the guitar to a friend who owns a music store. Long story short.....the truss rod wrench is an allen key, not the traditional gibson truss rod wrench...

there's a youtube clip w/joe walsh about Carvin guitars. Joe talks about how the bridge is tight against the body. He mentions that it is like the old gibsons. He goes on to talk about how no other guitar makers including Gibson make the bridges down to the body. He talks about how he hates...

i was just wondering about something. I bought an 02 R8 from a forum brother a couple years ago. It has a sticker on the p/g "butterscotch"..If anyone has a C of A for one of these, and it might be for my guitar, could u please drop me an email at "Alsaxe@aol.com". I"d appreciate it..we can...

hey..i was wondering if any of u guys knew anyone in my area for some attention to fretwork. One of my les paul's has some divets in a few of the frets that are now causing tuning issues...I don't know if i need a fret dressing or if they need to be replaced...thanx..

hey..i'm sorry if this post doesn't belong here, but i don't know where else to post it. The topic of the day is "Trigger finger". I have apparently developed this malady in my left hand ring finger. The finger gets stuck in a closed position. I have to open it w/my right hand. The finger then...

i don't know if this belongs here or not..but i was doing a google search for something re: gibson guitars. I came across a posting about a kid that inherited a black gibson les paul. His uncle told him it belonged to jimmy page and he got it in the early 70's. The kid was wondering if it might...

i chanced upon a video of a guy who bought a les paul from a guitar center. The guy bought the guitar not knowing it was on clearance. Aside from his allegations of bad business practices from the dealer his compaints about the guitar seemed odd. He would run his hand up and down the neck and...

hey guys. I bought an 02 R8 from a forum brother last august. The sticker on the pick guard says "butterscotch". The top has a beautiful flame to it. The finish is nice and thin. I love the guitar. What i'd like to ask you guys is for some info on these beautiful guitars. Some factoids etc....

tune-o-matic bridge w/ tail piece. I seem to remember reading somewhere that the tail piece should be set up so the strings don't make contact with it. I was checking my guitars and noticed one of my pauls has the strings touching the tail piece. I was wondering if i should adjust the tp so the...

lately a couple of my original tuners are extremely easy to tighten and loosen the strings. I was wondering if there is anything i can do to tighten em up a bit....