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Image 1 — Taylor 312-N
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Taylor 312-N

Taylor 312-N Prototype Model. I’m not 100% sure which features made it a prototype, other than being no cutaway and not coming with a pickup, but it sounds and plays fantastically!

u/GuitaristExplorer — 2 days ago
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Are mediums tough to find?

Just got an HD-28, and I wanted to get some extra strings for it. I was surprised to find that at both the local dealer where I bought the guitar and my local guitar they seemed to have 11s and 12s in EVERY acoustic string product, but fewer options for 13s…the stock gauge for my new guitar. Specifically I couldn’t find Stringjoys or Martin Retro in 13-56. They weren’t out, there simply wasn’t a spot for them on the display. I know I can order online, but I’m puzzled as to why two guitar shops seem to have limited selections for this gauge? Does anyone else find local shops have a limited stock of 13-56? Is this not a popular gauge? Do most D/HD players go down to 12s or 11s?

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u/GuitaristExplorer — 5 days ago
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225 vs SD 59

Does anyone have an opinion on the Heritage 225 pickups in the Standard II line vs the Seymour Duncan 59 pickups in the original Standard? The 225s in the Custom Cores are specifically called hand wound, are the Standard II pickups also hand wound, or machine wound? Did Heritage switch over from Seymour Duncan to improve the guitars, or did they see a cost saving opportunity to replace third party Seymour Duncan pickups with in-house produced pups, and then try to sell it as an upgrade?

If you bought a Standard II, did you replace the pickups (with 59s, or something else) or did you keep it as is?

I’m looking at the H-535 specifically.

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u/GuitaristExplorer — 1 month ago
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75th Anniversary Custom Telecaster

I love the flame maple top and gold hardware with the two color burst!

u/GuitaristExplorer — 1 month ago
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Majesty

Ernie Ball Music Man Majesty in Enchanted Forest

One of John Petrucci’s signature EBMM guitars, this thing is amazing! Light weight and equipped with two humbuckers and a piezo. This was one of the first “premium” guitars I ever bought, and I think it’s one that is undisputedly worth its price tag.

u/GuitaristExplorer — 1 month ago
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S2 Studio

Recent Gear Day Post

This S2 Studio is in Dark Cherry Sunburst. Honestly, I bought this because I got a good deal on it, if I was going to pay full price I might have picked Lake Blue…or even gone with the SE. But it was a deal too good to refuse, and the finish is growing on me. The other thing that’s grown on me is the playability and the tone. This is a GREAT guitar! Why don’t Studios get more attention? It’s like a set neck HSS Strat. Like if a Strat and a Les Paul had a baby. (Mahogany body, maple cap, traditional humbucker with two single-coil like narrowfield humbuckers.) A Lesocaster? A Stratpaul?

u/GuitaristExplorer — 1 month ago
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S2 Studio

This S2 Studio is in Dark Cherry Sunburst. Honestly, I bought this because I got a good deal on it, if I was going to pay full price I might have picked Lake Blue…or even gone with the SE. But it was a deal too good to refuse, and the finish is growing on me. The other thing that’s grown on me is the playability and the tone. This is a GREAT guitar! Why don’t Studios get more attention? It’s like a set neck HSS Strat. Like if a Strat and a Les Paul had a baby. (Mahogany body, maple cap, traditional humbucker with two single-coil like narrowfield humbuckers.) A Lesocaster? A Stratpaul?

u/GuitaristExplorer — 1 month ago