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I just wanted to introduce myself and thank all the guys here at the JCF for all of the great info. I recently took the plunge & picked up a Model 6 on Ebay. In the past few days as I nervously waited for it to ship, I think I read just about everything posted here about the Model series guitars, JT-6 trems, mid-boost circuits, etc. (the search function here is the best on any board, imo) This place is an absolute goldmine!
So... my guitar arrived yesterday, and I'm happy to say it's in great shape, with just a couple of very small dings, very little fret wear, all electronics working well. The auction pics were pretty dark & not very sharp, which made me a bit nervous. As it turns out, they weren't hiding anything, and the bad pics may have ended up helping keep the price down. I paid $405. Cobalt blue, pretty sure it's an '87. The case is in very close to new condition after a good cleaning. The only disappointment was the "recent setup", in which the "tech" had completely bottomed out the fine-tuners and tightened the springs to the point that the trem wasn't even floating. We're talking full lockdown mode against the body. In the "comments" section of the setup receipt, the "tech" wrote: "Floyd Rose sucks to set up!" Rock on, dude! [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] Twenty minutes later, I had it reasonably set up and played for the rest of the night (well... long enough for my wife to get pissed, anyway). Today's project: switch the 10's to Hybrid Slinky's, lower the action & intonate. This thing screams, & it's only going to get better!
So... my guitar arrived yesterday, and I'm happy to say it's in great shape, with just a couple of very small dings, very little fret wear, all electronics working well. The auction pics were pretty dark & not very sharp, which made me a bit nervous. As it turns out, they weren't hiding anything, and the bad pics may have ended up helping keep the price down. I paid $405. Cobalt blue, pretty sure it's an '87. The case is in very close to new condition after a good cleaning. The only disappointment was the "recent setup", in which the "tech" had completely bottomed out the fine-tuners and tightened the springs to the point that the trem wasn't even floating. We're talking full lockdown mode against the body. In the "comments" section of the setup receipt, the "tech" wrote: "Floyd Rose sucks to set up!" Rock on, dude! [img]graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] Twenty minutes later, I had it reasonably set up and played for the rest of the night (well... long enough for my wife to get pissed, anyway). Today's project: switch the 10's to Hybrid Slinky's, lower the action & intonate. This thing screams, & it's only going to get better!
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