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Agree with Mark, around £1.8k depending on condition etc., factor in changing the stock pickups and possibly wiring although because they're not everyone's taste.
My head said brake, but my heart cried never.
My head said brake, but my heart cried never.
https://www.thefretboard.co.uk/discussion/202071/nco
It's beginning to look that way. It's funny because the guy has been dangling it front of me for the past year but I just didn't have the money or the inclination. Time moves on, and he pinged me a few pics this evening and it's a beaut. I love the plain top and vintage tone of the sunburst. Can someone advise me where the '99 Standard sits in the many versions of the LPs in terms of neck, weight relief etc?
Personally I ditched the pickups, wiring, bridge and tailpiece but the base guitar was ace, and being held back by the shit pickups and modern wiring. It's a brilliant guitar, really resonant and lively, plus looks amazing.
My head said brake, but my heart cried never.
You might really like it, so everyone else’s opinion on what you should do is kind of arbitrary. You might like the pickups, wiring, bridge etc, so it matters not if people disagree on something ultimately subjective.
Not aimed at anyone in this thread, although related to the topic, I’ve never understood wanting to mod or alter a guitar before you’ve had any time with it.
Why? You might like it as it is!
@nerine makes a good point, I'd lived with mine for 16 years when I finally changed it, although the neck pickup was generally unusable from the off, I wanted to go for a 59 Les Paul vibe hence the changes. You might like the 498T/490R combo, The Darkness do!
My head said brake, but my heart cried never.
I always prefer it when someone can phone me and say they have such and such a pickup - and it's a bit lacking in upper mids, or it's a touch lacking in headroom for their amp setup. I then have something to work with.
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If you and the seller are local to each other, playing it in person is a no-brainer.
”it’s weird. It seems like if you look hard enough every model year is described as “good wood era” by someone at some point.”
“Weird. Seems that not everyone even agrees when the “good wood” era was. I’ve just read on one website it was 1999-2002.”
The response:
“I bet that you can find that it would be 2006-2009 too if you look really hard.” (Which to be fair to the guy moved the conversation away from the roasting I was planning a bit)
I then said:
“yeah. More than likely. So how do we know what’s actually accurate beyond internet conjecture?”
the response:
“I for one use the designated forums, where very initiated people comment, to gain insights.”