1959burst
Mesa Master
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- Jul 19, 2001
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my buddy brought over his 99 r9 and i finally got to compare the two side by side, first thing i checked was the headstocks with a caliper and they are EXACTLY the same. his les paul model silkscreen was lower than the 01 r8 that was the only difference. the body carve,the r9 had a very distinct belly the 01 r8 was very flat at the pickups. finish, the 99 was very thick finish and as hard as glass no sticky on this puppy, but boy was it applied thick! the bridge angle on the 99 was real great on the 01 r8 it was less. also the 99's knobs were spaced different compared to the 01r8. yes the binding is thicker on the 99 also. funny how all these little things add up to us anal retentive les paul lovers but it does, the 99 sounded great all the same,i just thought you guys would want to hear about my findings...................cheers!