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Old 02-22-2012, 11:16 AM
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The tone and playability of these things is incredible....
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Old 02-22-2012, 11:27 AM
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The tone and playability of these things is incredible....
+1. I'm not very skilled (understatement of the year), but stuff I've been struggling to play on 25.5" scale is almost effortless on the Shorty I tried.
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From Ashvin.

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I think I see my name on it!!
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Old 03-01-2012, 06:39 PM
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Looks FANTASTIC!

Love the rosette.


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I think I see my name on it!!
Hi, 1576!
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Some more photos of the first one. Can you say sexy?

http://www.laguitarsales.com/pages/4...ong_SG-FLE.htm

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Oh wow! Two questions; are those real abalone? And how difficult would it be to convince rainsong to have custom CF tuner buttons to match the guitar's theme?
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Old 03-12-2012, 09:00 PM
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Man... am I EXCITED!


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Old 03-13-2012, 11:13 AM
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Beautiful. Now, I just have to wait to see what kind of tax refund is on its way to me...

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And how difficult would it be to convince rainsong to have custom CF tuner buttons to match the guitar's theme?
Those are Gotoh SG-301 tuners, so any aftermarket button for them will fit. I haven't noticed carbon fiber anywhere.
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I'm starting to tear up...

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