Kahuna Nui
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Hi everyone.
Just thought, as I've re-joined the ranks of Les Paul owners after 35 years, I'd join this forum instead of just lurking.
This is a 1997 Les Paul Studio, with irongear Alchemist pickups, which will be getting swapped out soon, possibly with Dimarzio PAF 59s.
A couple of years ago, I bought this Schecter Blackjack from a friend for £200, but I didn't really get along with it:
Another friend mentioned a couple of weeks later that he was interested in it, and would I consider a straight swap for his 1994 Fender Foto Flame Strat, with Bare Knuckle Irish Tour pickups. I noticed that the trem block had a trem arm broken off in it, but as it was a crappy cast one, I didn't mind. I swapped the whole bridge for a Wilkinson WV6, taking the total including the Schecter and bridge to £235
A week ago, I decided I fancied a LP Studio, so I advertised my Strat on FaceBook Marketplace, asking if anyone was interested, expecting someone to maybe offer a recent Studio for the Strat and a couple of hundred quid.
Two days later, I got a call from a nice old chap who had a similar age Foto Flame, but with the common cracks in the photographic sheet, and wanted a clean version. Best of all, he was happy to do a straight swap!
Anyway, long (and probably boring) story short, I have a 1997 LP Studio that has cost me a total of £235.
It could do with a new set of saddles, and I want to swap the pickups, but it plays beautifully. It looks like it's been chewed by a dog around a few of the edges, but that just means I don't have to worry about chipping it, right?
Besides, I might have it refinished in Antigua Sunburst...
Oh yeah, a previous owner also fitted a set of gold Grover Rotomatics with black buttons. Bonus!
Just thought, as I've re-joined the ranks of Les Paul owners after 35 years, I'd join this forum instead of just lurking.
This is a 1997 Les Paul Studio, with irongear Alchemist pickups, which will be getting swapped out soon, possibly with Dimarzio PAF 59s.
A couple of years ago, I bought this Schecter Blackjack from a friend for £200, but I didn't really get along with it:
Another friend mentioned a couple of weeks later that he was interested in it, and would I consider a straight swap for his 1994 Fender Foto Flame Strat, with Bare Knuckle Irish Tour pickups. I noticed that the trem block had a trem arm broken off in it, but as it was a crappy cast one, I didn't mind. I swapped the whole bridge for a Wilkinson WV6, taking the total including the Schecter and bridge to £235
A week ago, I decided I fancied a LP Studio, so I advertised my Strat on FaceBook Marketplace, asking if anyone was interested, expecting someone to maybe offer a recent Studio for the Strat and a couple of hundred quid.
Two days later, I got a call from a nice old chap who had a similar age Foto Flame, but with the common cracks in the photographic sheet, and wanted a clean version. Best of all, he was happy to do a straight swap!
Anyway, long (and probably boring) story short, I have a 1997 LP Studio that has cost me a total of £235.
It could do with a new set of saddles, and I want to swap the pickups, but it plays beautifully. It looks like it's been chewed by a dog around a few of the edges, but that just means I don't have to worry about chipping it, right?
Besides, I might have it refinished in Antigua Sunburst...
Oh yeah, a previous owner also fitted a set of gold Grover Rotomatics with black buttons. Bonus!