Well my PE-R80 is in for a service and I seem to have found a guy who can fashion the little nut that was missing from the SPT bridge.
In the meantime , to make the PE-R80 feel at home when she returns , I have added a cousin........the PE-Inspire (Super Grade) It's probably the best playing guitar I have ever come across. According to the 2007 catalogue it is "from the Custom Shop" - whatever that means as it seems to be Korean - but it's gorgeous. You can tell it's largely handmade but it seems to be a step down from the PE-R80 in terms of attention to the finest details (a few finish flaws) , but from an overall aesthetic and playability point of view it's the bee's knees. I can't think of too many nicer looking axes.
Soundwise it's more a classic rock guitar I think. The Seymour Duncan Custom 5 in the bridge is more old school PAF , medium output and it's very light weight (<<7lb) gives it more of an SG sort of thing going on without a decent boost.
Pics linked below (seems impossible to embed pics as I have before) ............and yes I do realise one of the pickup rings needs repair/replace.
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