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ourmaninthenorth

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There's no need. What happens, will. I go day by day and hope not to waste what remains. Others have it worse and suffer quietly. It's life.:jim

I bought a dog off a blacksmith last week, first thing it did when I got it home was make a bolt for the door.....

The sound of a chemo suite laughing is something to behold, strange world sometimes eh Al?

Small things.

:2cool
 

Big Al

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I bought a dog off a blacksmith last week, first thing it did when I got it home was make a bolt for the door.....

The sound of a chemo suite laughing is something to behold, strange world sometimes eh Al?

Small things.

:2cool

As they do, once the needle is in the vein and I settle into the infusion recliner, the nurse will ask if I am comfortable. I told her once, "I made a living. I can't complain." She just looked at me, puzzled, but the older Jewish man in the recliner next to me and his sweetheart of a wife cracked up.

Not sure if it was the joke or the nurse's perplexed expression.
 

Zoomer

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It's bad. Doc's want to amputate at the shoulder, I'm toughing it out till I have to have it cut off. I'm ok though. I get up and head out to the woods or lake, spend quality time with the wife and keep busy inbetween hospital visits and chemo sessions.

Hope all is well for you and yours.

Sorry your going through this l hope you feel better - you are in my prayers!!!
 
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Nathan Ashmore

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Here's mine

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duaneflowers

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Here's a recent shot of my #1...

Flamed North American Hard Rock Maple Top

Honduran Mahogany Body and Neck

Brazilian Rosewood Fretboard

Mazzucchelli Celluloid Inlays

Tortoise Celluloid Side Dots

Wizz Poker Chip, Jack Plate, Pickguard & TRC

Wizz CAB Pickup Mounting Rings

Wizz Hand-carved Bone Nut

Montreux Time Machine Knobs and Tailpiece

Faber ABRH-59-NA Bridge

Kluson Deluxe 15:1 Tuners

Switchcraft Jack & Switch

Alessandro Carbon Custom Taper Audio Pots

Vintage Sprague Vitamin Qs

Vintage Gibson Long Mag Double Black PAFs

Pyramid Pure Nickel Hand-wound Strings


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marshall1987

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Very cool guitar Duane! I can see why it would be your No. 1. Can you drop us a hint regarding the builder?

Do you plan to install covers on the PAFs? But most of all....how does it sound?
 

Pellman73

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Yes more pictures Duane— thats a killer one!

great “just right” amount of flame and stuff. And I’m a sucker for lemon or un bursts

where in the world (if I can ask) was that made?

I like the knobs. I just got some creamtone ones for my CC 15 but they don’t really look all that aged to be honest
 

duaneflowers

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Very cool guitar Duane! I can see why it would be your No. 1. Can you drop us a hint regarding the builder?

Do you plan to install covers on the PAFs? But most of all....how does it sound?

It was the last one built by a certain pickup winder of some renown in Croatia... :)

If I can find a set of original covers I will put them on, in the meantime I'm enjoying the added openness/airiness, clarity and chime... :yah

I've always found the big fat rich sound of original PAFs unique in their chimeyness and depth of overtones... I've tried every boutique pickup under the sun and, to my ear, none of them capture that magic completely. Some come really close, but there is always some quality missing. I've played a ton of original PAFs and had a couple sets for some length of time, but this is the first set I can call my own and I'm sure that is what is coloring them as 'the greatest set I've ever played'. I'm sure when the honeymoon wears off they will compare more favorably to all the other PAFs, each possessing a uniqueness while simultaneously retaining that quality separating them from the clones. In the meantime I'm totally digging the sustain and overtones and responsiveness and touch sensitivity that they have in spades. While I totally love the old wire Wizzes that were in there before, there is something about original PAFs that really makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up when they are struck just so... :salude
 

corpse

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Part of "the 5%".
There was a Gil Yaron set Peter had that he sold (Hrgmpf) that was just magic. They reside in a 62 SG now. They had it.
I would love to know what "it" is. What causes "it"?
I wonder if it is the tension coming off the windings after years of handling. There is something that can be measured- it is something mechanical affecting electrical. Maybe the old winders were less uniform in the tension?
 

Nathan Ashmore

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Crazy job doing that whole top carve by hand. Looks amazing

Thank you, it's done now and I'm loving it!
I aged it some and did a few things to the neck that I like.

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rockabilly69

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It was the last one built by a certain pickup winder of some renown in Croatia... :)

If I can find a set of original covers I will put them on, in the meantime I'm enjoying the added openness/airiness, clarity and chime... :yah

I've always found the big fat rich sound of original PAFs unique in their chimeyness and depth of overtones... I've tried every boutique pickup under the sun and, to my ear, none of them capture that magic completely. Some come really close, but there is always some quality missing. I've played a ton of original PAFs and had a couple sets for some length of time, but this is the first set I can call my own and I'm sure that is what is coloring them as 'the greatest set I've ever played'. I'm sure when the honeymoon wears off they will compare more favorably to all the other PAFs, each possessing a uniqueness while simultaneously retaining that quality separating them from the clones. In the meantime I'm totally digging the sustain and overtones and responsiveness and touch sensitivity that they have in spades. While I totally love the old wire Wizzes that were in there before, there is something about original PAFs that really makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up when they are struck just so... :salude

Do you have any clips of you playing this guitar?
 

Rich R

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I know there's folks that enjoy this thread that are looking for replicas. If so, feel free to message/email me, I might be able to help.
 
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