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Have you looked at the Lightning stoptail? It slopes upwards so that the strings exit the tailpiece higher up. No need to top wrap for clearance, so you don't trash your stoptail finish. I thought about this one time, but these guys already did it. https://lightningguitars.com/ They're located in Hampshire UK.

The Grammy's. Haven't watched intentionally ever. Caught a few minutes back in the day when my kids were teens. Since getting re-married, I share my home with a 17 yr old HS senior, so it was on. I stayed in another part of the house, came into the kitchen, noticed Noah Kahan was playing, who I know and appreciate, and wouldn't you know, it's a music video prominently featuring a SB triple nickel with the pickguard in black. A rare guitar even amongst us fanboys. You figure there were 15 - 20 million viewers and Kahan is selling out stadiums these days. He's known for his semi fetish, but his go to is typically a Guild Starfire of Fender Coronado, with the occasional Fender Starcaster, or 335 thrown in, this is when he's not playing high end acoutstics. edit to add: looking at this I'm thinking it's an older custom? has block inlays and a headstock inlay but neither the headstock or neck are bound and the hardware is silver. Pawn shop find? It was a music video, not a live performance. He's lounging in the back of a Volvo stationwagon as it makes its way.

Bridge Type Approx. Length ABR‑1 (ABR) Shorter, narrower footprint Vintage design; limited saddle travel; lighter. Nashville Longer, wider footprint Modern design; more intonation range; larger body and saddle slots. Farber is ABR-1 sized. You can also top wrap the stop tail for better clearance, but the disadvantages are scaring the surface and if your style has your palm scraping over the strings, not too comfortable. Nashville bridges are physically longer because the housing is wider and the saddles have more room to move. ABR‑1 bridges are more compact, which is why vintage Gibson spacing and post locations differ from Nashville-equipped guitars.

Liked it straight away, super playable/comfortable, neck profile suits me, very aesthetic without being flashy, love the neck pickup only vibe/look, but something was not quite right to my ear. Tried it with multiple amps, but couldn’t get what i was seeking. Decided to swap the Schaller Golden 50’s for a Benedetto B-6 (one of my all time favorite pickups)….still not feeling the love after much amp switching, new strings, etc. Then i started fiddling with my amp settings and BINGO!!!! On all my other guitars I have always used fairly scooped EQ. With this one, boosting the mids to about 2:00-3:00 was magic. That plus a little delay effect and: Eureka, i found it! Tight while still organic. A little more acoustic sounding than my two pickup archtops, which is part of what i was after. Volume control bump gives it a little more electric sound. Very versatile for what my band does. Real Book ballads to boss nova to full electric modal jazz jam tunes. It came with some Doug’s plugs so feedback should not be an issue. The plugs alter the sound a little, but not dramatically. Still sound like the same guitar. A little less acoustic sound. Getting closer to roughly the late 60’s/early 70’s (pre-pop era) Benson tone that i am looking for. Check it out. Links: George Benson Thunder Walk on Giblets and Gravy Billie’s Bounce Body Talk . I just ordered an open box ($200 discount) Henriksen Bud 10 (solid state, 20 lbs - good for the portability and the 65 year old back, two independent channels, super clean) that is voiced a little between a fender sound and a polytone sound. Cabinet built for feedback resistance. We’ll see how that goes. I’ll probably use it on the gig Friday 2/13. Will report back. Overall - after a couple of weeks thinking i might have made a purchase mistake and would have to sell it, I’ve found a great vibe with this guitar. Will update this thread after gig on Friday, or perhaps sooner after the Bud 10 delivery scheduled for today. Should be a fun pre-super bowl day exploring what the combination of Eagle Classic-Henriksen Bud 10 can do.

Rare sighting.

Sweet! I have one of those. The light on the music stand, I mean. That is the first cowpoke I ever came across with a Sweet 16.

He needs a Millennium!

It sounds like he's a convert! He walks in to a store, plays a 530, and buys it on the spot and then adds a CC 535 later. Way cool!

On that note: I don't understand the primes of the posters question. I have a natural fret of being tackled, but can't quite wrap my mind around tackling a threat. Superbowl predictions?

My 2011 cherry 137 has a huge neck also

Here’s your fret tapping tool!