Daryl has posted, in detail, some of his work. He's very careful and does a fine job. And yet.
Which is me being inconsistent. I had the tuning heads replaced on my old J-45, and some bridge work done, and a friend of mine, who has a slightly older, '64 J-45 all original, was appalled that I did that. It made for a better playing instrument and that's the only thing I care about. It's not like a '63 or '64 is highly collectible and it wouldn't be a factor if they were. So it's not that I don't understand the philosophy, I just ... I dunno. I don't play any instrument fast enough to benefit from whatever a speed neck is supposed to do for you and that John Hiatt song 'Perfectly Good Guitar' always pops into my head when I see a speed neck. That's a little extreme, but that's me.
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