Recent content by Slowhanz

I have an LS85Q and there is no doubt that it is poly. It has a matte finish, so it is a very thin poly, but poly nonetheless. I've never felt that the poly vs nitro was really that big a deal on solid-body guitars and I have a Les Paul with a nitro finish. We're talking about a big block of...

I have to agree that Gary Moore is better than most, but he's not great. And to me, it was a sacred honor to have Greeny's guitar and Moore should never have sold it(especially considering Green's state of mind when he gave it to Moore). Moore couldn't have been that hard up for money.

I did the Mod to my Love Rock. I read about how to do it on the Seymour Duncan site. He tells how to flip the magnets. I also turned the neck pickup around, but I'm not sure that this is necessary. Anyway, it works great and I can nail the Peter Green sound. When you have the two volume...

After admitting I had a couple of problems, I didn't emphasized enough how much I like my new LS-85Q. I don't think I've ever purchased a guitar that didn't have a few problems and the problems I've had with this guitar have been easy to remedy. As I mentioned, the satin finish is great...

Well, not to put fuel to the flame, but I just bought a new 2003 LS-85Q that had a couple of quality issues. When I received it, there was a noticeable "rattle" from the control cavity when I took it out of the box (I got it from Ken via Ebay, so it was shipped from Japan to the U. S.) In...