New Guitar Day

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8:41a, 5/29/26
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For those of you that remember my AggieCaster build, I will admit to a rookie mistake. Building a solid body guitar out of maple was dumb. Just way too heavy. At the same time, the Fender 51 Nocaster pickups were just not to my taste. So I decided to take it apart and begin a weight loss program similar to my mango Les Paul build.
Forster bit on a drill press to remove bulk.
Kutzall carving disks/contour wheels to smooth.
6mm curved gouge to produce texture.

The combination of making the cavities, carving a belly cut and slimming the body from 45 mm to 42 mm took out a third of the weight. Now I just have to refinish.

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8:48a, 5/29/26
Looks like PRS silver sky is first into the ring vs Fender.

https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/prs-fender-cease-and-desist
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In reply to fixer • 8:53a, 5/29/26
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I'm really not sure what Fender hopes to achieve here.
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In reply to Quincey P. Morris • 9:04a, 5/29/26
Quincey P. Morris said:
I'm really not sure what Fender hopes to achieve here.


A monopoly
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In reply to maroon barchetta • 9:40a, 5/29/26
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Ah, gotcha. Yeah they've got a number of recreations of some of the classic graphics that were 1-time custom paint jobs.

The snake was the only one of those I cared for because I would see it in magazines or videos as a kid when I was getting into guitar. Not unlike the relic'd guitar popularity that has become so huge the last decade.

I'll get one that mimics the square bodies with a wolf staring at the moon painted across the back window
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11:14a, 5/29/26
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Here's my own deal of the day. A PRS Custom 22 10 Top Quilt in Natural. It will come with a Gator ICON Case that I got it with.

$1700




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In reply to Quincey P. Morris • 12:17p, 5/29/26
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Beauty…and it's not blue. I'm proud of you haha.
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In reply to Some Junkie Cosmonaut • 12:32p, 5/29/26
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I took it on trade. I need to get it gone to help pay off the tribal.
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10:35p, 5/29/26
I guess they have a lot of snake guitars to unload
https://www.musiciansfriend.com/stupid?source=3GOA5A9A&utm_medium=paid-social&utm_source=facebook&utm_creative=6995067748583&utm_id=6971567588383&utm_campaign=MF_GOA_FY26_0526_SDOTD_LF_Sales&utm_content=3GOA5A9A_MF_SDOTD_0529_Kramer-Baretta-Strike-First_RT&fbclid=IwdGRjcASHOilleHRuA2FlbQEwAGFkaWQAAAZcqp9sZ3NydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHgfB2MLGpXoocw4iSF_O7_bPOOw_k4HYxtIsH8hqdmm6OKVY76Qou_Myq9_9_aem_yhic4mdyfBPGDOsyq5gRXg&campaign_id=6971567588383&ad_id=6995067748583&utm_term=6995067748383
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9:28p, 5/31/26
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Looking for advice. Since there isn't much difference in price I'm considering the Les Paul supreme and Noel Gallagher standard. I'm a pickguard on btw.
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In reply to Mr. Thunderclap McGirthy • 4:27p, 6/1/26
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Those are both VERY different guitars. No one can give you an answer to your question other than simply telling you their preference.

Play both. Make your decision.
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In reply to Lathspell • 7:57p, 6/1/26
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I don't know where to go to try them. Nothing like that in the College Station store.
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In reply to Mr. Thunderclap McGirthy • 9:46p, 6/1/26
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One is a P90 guitar with a rosewood fretboard and the other is a humbucker guitar with an ebony fretboard. They will both sound completely different. It comes down to the sound you are looking for.
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In reply to maroon barchetta • 9:52a, 6/2/26
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Incredible.
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7:23p, 6/2/26
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I'm really wondering when some of these folks selling used are going to realize people aren't getting $5000 COVID checks anymore. There's some crazy prices out there on reverb. Then again, Guitar Center doesn't seem to realize that with a lot of their used items either.
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In reply to Quincey P. Morris • 7:38p, 6/2/26
Quincey P. Morris said:
I'm really wondering when some of these folks selling used are going to realize people aren't getting $5000 COVID checks anymore. There's some crazy prices out there on reverb. Then again, Guitar Center doesn't seem to realize that with a lot of their used items either.


Nonsense.

I bought a $70 Squier Strat from GC.

Of course it had been dropped.
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3:48p, 6/4/26
Went to my guitar lesson last night and the instructor had this new item. He said "do your warmup on this if you like".

It plays really nice. And those pickups are quite a bit hotter than the single coils on my Sire S7 Vintage
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In reply to maroon barchetta • 4:56p, 6/4/26
maroon barchetta said:
Went to my guitar lesson last night and the instructor had this new item. He said "do your warmup on this if you like".

It plays really nice. And those pickups are quite a bit hotter than the single coils on my Sire S7 Vintage

The Wedding Guitar!- https://texags.com/forums/16/topics/3605999/replies/72270736
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In reply to Equinox • 5:07p, 6/4/26
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In reply to maroon barchetta • 1:40a, 6/5/26
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maroon barchetta said:
Went to my guitar lesson last night and the instructor had this new item. He said "do your warmup on this if you like".

It plays really nice. And those pickups are quite a bit hotter than the single coils on my Sire S7 Vintage


Anyone that would play a guitar like that would go to a minister's funeral dressed in feathers.
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In reply to Mr. Thunderclap McGirthy • 5:48a, 6/5/26
It's a Steve Vai model!
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6:12a, 6/5/26
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I mean honestly I could see Steve Vai wearing that to a funeral.
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In reply to bthotugigem05 • 7:11a, 6/5/26
Having Vai play at your funeral would be pretty incredible
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In reply to maroon barchetta • 1:33a, 6/6/26
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maroon barchetta said:
Having Vai play at your funeral would be pretty incredible


I don't want nobody who lost to Daniel-san playing anything for me. Tyvm.
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1:48p, 6/8/26
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In the end, I managed to drop 2.5 lbs out of the AggieCaster with creative carving. Went ahead and refinished the entire body.

I didn't like the Fender 51 Nocaster pickups I put in it originally. To twangy for my style of music. I live in the Boise area so I tried a local maker and went with Porter 9T pickups. Made to emulate more of a P90 growl. Got to say, I love them. This will go from one of my least played builds, to one of my most played.

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In reply to slaughtr • 4:49p, 6/8/26
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Should have just gone for broke and turned it into a thinline!
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In reply to Lathspell • 5:08p, 6/8/26
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Lathspell said:
Should have just gone for broke and turned it into a thinline!

Thought about it, but the guitar was fully built. I just wanted to lose weight, but not put a new back on it. Plus, I just like doing things differently than everyone else, lol.
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