[quote=John McClane]Well well. Seems like I'm finding everything around here now. :facepalm:

https://www.wsls.com/news/local/2020/02/22/roanoke-grown-music-label-making-beats-for-the-world-and-youll-never-guess-where-from/[/quote]

[quote=ynwtf]lol[/quote]

[quote=doubledenim][center][img]https://media.giphy.com/media/E0Un0VbhU0Sv6/giphy.gif[/img][/center][/quote]

[quote=doubledenim][font=century gothic]No, I did not over-analyze that gif. I didn't notice that they let you see just a peek of the wrist or when BobRossImpost makes a double-move to kiss a hand not connected to his body, unlike the natural fluidity that affection shown towards an attached limb brings.[/font][/quote]

[quote=doubledenim][font=century gothic]I was wondering where my prosthetic circle game went![/font][/quote]

[quote=ynwtf][img]https://media.giphy.com/media/3o7aCWJavAgtBzLWrS/giphy.gif[/img][/quote]

[quote=ynwtf][quote=doubledenim][font=century Gothic] Does a "Stars and Bars" front license plate limit the prospective buyer market for a used car? [/font][/quote]

prolly not nearly as much as truck nuts. only the finest vehicle connoisseur can appreciate the delicate stylings and social statement made by a huge, hulking dangling chrome package on the trailer hitch of a 4x4 Ford F150.[/quote]

[quote=ynwtf]please subtract one of those alsos, por f'lavor.[/quote]

[quote=ynwtf]Ya. I'd also add it's also a sales/trade tactic to justify a lower value. Like trading your car, the sales guy would probably say your tires have a lot of wear and need replacing. Or that ding on the back quarter panel will need to be repaired, then you're looking at a paint job. [i]*as the dollar signs steadily roll down*[/i]

Back to guitars, I imagine they would probably replace and tune your strings with that. Different standards for different shops though.[/quote]

[quote=Sedai][quote=doubledenim][quote=Sedai]

Did the guitar have a tremolo system on it? If so, that's a fair price. If not, that is kind of high, unless the guitar was in bad shape and needed work done on the neck or something. 

That said, professional setups are generally completely worth it. They adjust the action, intonation, neck relief and usually give the electronics a once over to make sure everything is sound. They also clean and oil the fret board.[/quote]

[font=century Gothic] No tremolo on that lil' Schecty'. 

As one of my more valued internet friends who seems to have a genuine knowledge of guitars, I believe you about the set-up thing. 

This guy just kept saying "set-up" , while offering a vague explanation. Would you set-up a vintage Les Paul? Is there any permanent alteration? 

After I stepped through my Martin, the guy that fixed it did some mods / maybe set-up... [/font][/quote]

It's basically a full maintenance procedure for guitars. Especially in regards to the neck relief and intonation, as that stuff drifts out after a while. The guy that sets my guitars up guarantees his work for a year, but it is usually far longer than that until I need to bring it back for another set-up. 

In this particular case (Guitar is a Charvel A-Plus Pro from about 2002 or so), I was starting to get some slight buzzing/deadening of notes up around frets 12-15 on the B string. Usually a sign that the next relief is drifting out. 

The longer you let that go, the more out of whack the guitar can become - you want it get used to being set a certain way so the wood becomes accustomed to that shape etc. Anyway - yes, vintage guitars definitely need them from time to time.[/quote]

[quote=doubledenim][font=century Gothic] Does a "Stars and Bars" front license plate limit the prospective buyer market for a used car? [/font][/quote]