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    Heads up!

    I saw this killer top Brazillian R9 on eBay... thought you guys might want to know... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3739183865
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    JHale?

    Email me re: your PA head if it's still available.
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    Saddle Sore

    Hey Dan - I'm having problems with a couple of the saddles on my R8. They're causing the unwound strings to bind when tuning and then abruptly go sharp/flat when the string is bent. The problem goes away when I lift the string out of the saddle groove and tune up with the string resting on the...
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    NickVig

    I *hate* to admit it, but Nick was right. :wail :dude :smokin :dead:
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    New 335 Owner

    In another shameless attempt to justify my purchase and ease the buyer's remorse hangover, please welcome my new beauty...
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    Guitar Grease, Carmex, Nut Slots...

    What is the proper way to apply Guitar Grease, Carmex or any of the other nut slot lubricants? If find if I cram it into the slot, the majority gets pulled out as the string is wrapped around the tuning peg. I'm sure this is a stupid question, but I would appreciate any help you can provide...
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    Thinking about an R4 or an R6... Opinions?

    Just read through a bunch of old posts about these guitars. What is the current thinking/preference between the R4 and the R6? Is the R4 bridge a problem or a blessing or both? Is there a reasonable alternative bridge if the R4 won't intonate? What about the pickups? Do they need to be replaced...
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    Keith Richards on '50s Guitars...

    This is from and interview with Keith in the October 2002 edition of "Guitar World":
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    Buzzing ABR Wire

    Is this something that can ever be solved? Or do I just have to remove it and forget about it? Seems to me the saddles don't just fall out anyway... they have to be pretty much yanked out.
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    The week that was...?

    Does anyone else get/read The Week that Was from Musician's Friend? Man, I love that...
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    Navel?

    I am not digging the navel on this one.
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    Hollow Man

    I heard Billy Gibbons hollows out his historic reissues. What do you think I should use on mine? A hoe, a shovel, or an axe? Maybe an awl?
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    Baby Powder...?

    Who was it that suggested (several times) to use baby powder to counteract the sticky neck syndrome?
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    ABR Wire?

    What is the technique for removing the wire from an ABR? I need to reverse one of the saddles...
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    My Favorite LPF Clip

    This is still my favorite, from Yelly...
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