Owen wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 11:57 am

Might dick around with a better strap. Mine is just a simple nylon.

Oh yeah, I think you'll notice some improvement with either the Mono Betty or even the Couch straps.

Glad you're holding on to it!

MoreSpaceEcho wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 9:21 am

biscuitdough wrote: Sun Oct 24, 2021 8:11 pm Neither of those are the lightest or most ergonomic options in the world of wood, either.

Seriously. I don't know how anyone plays guitars without forearm contours, but obviously loads of people do, so that's just me.

That's the only thing that kept me from buying those sharp looking double cutaways Yamaha makes. I'm sure I'd wind up with a forearm blister after an enthusiastic set.

Dave N. wrote: Sat Oct 23, 2021 8:21 pm Eyeing a new 2021 MIA Fender Precision. I’ve been playing a high-end 2009 MIM Precision for 12 years, and it has served me well. Upgrade the old, or buy the new?

Thanks FMs Jason From Volo, Losthighway, MoreSpaceEcho, and Garth. You managed to….

TALK!
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OUT OF IT!

Gonna sink a couple hundred into my MIM. I just need to find the right time, since everyone with a guitar and a dream is moving to Austin and backlogging the repair shops.

Dave N. wrote:

Dave N. wrote: Sat Oct 23, 2021 8:21 pm Eyeing a new 2021 MIA Fender Precision. I’ve been playing a high-end 2009 MIM Precision for 12 years, and it has served me well. Upgrade the old, or buy the new?

Gonna sink a couple hundred into my MIM.

Yeah I don't think this is a perfume-on-a-pig situation. MIM basses are usually quite good right off the rack and if you've had it for this long, I'm sure you picked a good one or you'd have ditched it already. This I think is one of the most important considerations when deciding on whether or not to tune-up/upgrades...and if you're still lusting a shiny new one, it's not like you're out a lot.

Dave N. wrote: Tue Oct 26, 2021 11:27 am

Dave N. wrote: Sat Oct 23, 2021 8:21 pm Eyeing a new 2021 MIA Fender Precision. I’ve been playing a high-end 2009 MIM Precision for 12 years, and it has served me well. Upgrade the old, or buy the new?

Thanks FMs Jason From Volo, Losthighway, MoreSpaceEcho, and Garth. You managed to….

TALK!
ME!
OUT OF IT!

Gonna sink a couple hundred into my MIM. I just need to find the right time, since everyone with a guitar and a dream is moving to Austin and backlogging the repair shops.

20 years ago I heard a joke about LA that was adapted to fit Austin: All you have to do is swing a guitar and you’ll hit someone with a shit band.

My Tele Custom is maybe my favourite sounding guitar - great stock bridge p/up, and a Creamery WRHB.

Talk me out of putting a Bigsby on it.

And if you can't, give me some shit about paying extra for the no-drill Vibramate mounting.

Dudley wrote: Tue Nov 30, 2021 12:23 pm My Tele Custom is maybe my favourite sounding guitar - great stock bridge p/up, and a Creamery WRHB.

Talk me out of putting a Bigsby on it.

And if you can't, give me some shit about paying extra for the no-drill Vibramate mounting.

I would probably advise mounting with a Vibramate, or not at all.
It's really not fun returning a Tele to the stock bridge.

I've never been super happy with the results from an aftermarket Bigsby install.
That said I've found the key (with a no-drill Vibramate especially) is the neck angle - it's a little too much to compensate at the saddle.

brownreasontolive wrote: Tue Nov 30, 2021 12:42 pm I've never been super happy with the results from an aftermarket Bigsby install.

Can you give me a bit more detail? Tone, action, fit of Bigsby...?

Dudley wrote: Tue Nov 30, 2021 12:23 pm My Tele Custom is maybe my favourite sounding guitar - great stock bridge p/up, and a Creamery WRHB.

Talk me out of putting a Bigsby on it.

And if you can't, give me some shit about paying extra for the no-drill Vibramate mounting.

I love me a Bigsby, but I would be terrified of fucking with a guitar that is your favorite sounding guitar. That's just me though.

Dudley wrote: Tue Nov 30, 2021 12:23 pm My Tele Custom is maybe my favourite sounding guitar - great stock bridge p/up, and a Creamery WRHB.

Talk me out of putting a Bigsby on it.

And if you can't, give me some shit about paying extra for the no-drill Vibramate mounting.

Why do you want a bigsby? they aren't as cool as they seem, unless you're really into them.