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    I was just playing my R9 for about an hour

    Giving serious consideration to selling everything else and just having this Les Paul, my CV70 strat and depending on the Tele build (now heading into year 3, I think) decide between that and my avatar CV50 Tele.

    Well, maybe keep the ebony R0. And a bass. And an acoustic. And, and ... oh, god, every time I try to get out, they pull me back in

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    Re: I was just playing my R9 for about an hour

    Hearing that. I sold one of my guitars a couple weeks ago, hadn't really played it for ages.
    Just last week I was playing something, and said to myself, "I should grab my Mockingbird for this... wait, it's not mine anymore..."
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    Re: I was just playing my R9 for about an hour

    I consider that sometimes. My Carvin DC150 kills everything else that I've played with humbuckers and my T-Style is awesome. Other guitars almost seem like a waste of time and money. I would love to have a good Les Paul, but it'd have to be better than that Carvin.

    Same with amps. My tweed Deluxe clone, Avatar 45, JCM800 and Dr. Z Cure are really good amps. I often practice through a great Princeton Reverb clone. My Dr. Z Nova and Z Wreck aren't quite as great as the Avatar and JCM800 while covering similar ground. I love my '66 Vibrolux Reverb, but seldom get to use it the way I like.

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    Re: I was just playing my R9 for about an hour

    after taking pictures of the Deluxe, I got the R9 out for some shots



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    Re: I was just playing my R9 for about an hour

    Do you have a preference for the R9 over your new Deluxe? Both of the guitars are beautiful, but in my subjective opinion, the Deluxe is stunning. i've wondered about Deluxes--is it true that mini humbuckers are still powerful in those guitars but that they avoid the boom you get when your LP has regular hbs? If so, do those pickups get the warmth you sometimes want?
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    Re: I was just playing my R9 for about an hour

    The mini hums do not lack for power. What I should do some day is get an a/b box, plug both guitars in and switch back and forth to do a real shoot out. I think the R9 is definitely sweeter, it has that classic blues sound. The Deluxe is brighter, but the guitar itself has thump like few I've played, even unplugged. I think it would excel, slay even, as a rock guitar.

    While my Princeton is not a slouch, I'd like to hear both of these through a proper Marshall, or good Marshall clone. If I get a chance, I'd like to bring both these guitars to my friend's shop and try them through his amps.
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    Re: I was just playing my R9 for about an hour

    I’d be interested I. Your opinion after an a/b like that. It won’t be best / better. It’ll be great / also great.
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    Re: I was just playing my R9 for about an hour

    Quote Originally Posted by DanTheBluesMan View Post
    after taking pictures of the Deluxe, I got the R9 out for some shots



    Beautiful!

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    Re: I was just playing my R9 for about an hour

    Beautiful, just outta curiosity doesn’t it have a screw hole on the top for the pickguard?

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    Re: I was just playing my R9 for about an hour

    Quote Originally Posted by Sérgio View Post
    Beautiful, just outta curiosity doesn’t it have a screw hole on the top for the pickguard?
    pickguard in the case, never installed.
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    Re: I was just playing my R9 for about an hour

    Quote Originally Posted by DanTheBluesMan View Post
    pickguard in the case, never installed.

    Cool. I just didn’t know R9s came without the pickguard on

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    Re: I was just playing my R9 for about an hour

    Quote Originally Posted by Sérgio View Post
    Cool. I just didn’t know R9s came without the pickguard on
    most come with them installed. Some dealers have hand selected blanks and decide not to have the pickguard installed to show off the whole top.

    I haven't really decided if I'm going to install mine. I chose the guitar because of the neck and fingerboard and how it plays and sounds. The looks didn't hurt either
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    Re: I was just playing my R9 for about an hour

    Quote Originally Posted by DanTheBluesMan View Post
    most come with them installed. Some dealers have hand selected blanks and decide not to have the pickguard installed to show off the whole top.

    I haven't really decided if I'm going to install mine. I chose the guitar because of the neck and fingerboard and how it plays and sounds. The looks didn't hurt either
    Sure thing!

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