Whilst not technically a thinline, I once has a very shallow bowled Ovation. It was pretty good tonewise but a PITA to play as it kept wanting to look at the sky when played on the knee. These days, I’ve gone the other way with jumbos.
I’ve used the Elixrs in the past, they’re good. They can get a bit hairy with aggressive strumming but, other than that, they were fine. D’Addario do some extended life affairs, but I’ve not used them. https://www.daddario.com/xt-strings/
V builds appear to be popular on these pages. I look forward to witnessing your progress.
Here's a link to another V build amongst our brethren.
https://www.guitarchat.co.uk/topic/1154-tartan-terror-flying-v/?tab=comments#comment-5118
Rhett Shull recently broke his collarbone and to keep his channel putting out videos, he’s been having guests join him. This week was Tomo Fujita helping give a beginners’ guide to funk guitar. Previous collaborators have been Chris Buck and Tim Pierce.
I’ve used them on stud walls, using the correct, heavy duty, screw in, Rawlplug affairs, in 2 different houses (they’re a b@stard to fill and smooth when you move out, I can tell you), never had a guitar or bass (some real boat anchors in there too) head floorwards.
I use an identical product, but under the name String Swing. I’ve hung all sorts from them, including nitro cellulose finishes, never had an issue. If memory serves, the typical hangers in places like Guitar Guitar look like the same finish and they obviously have all sorts of exotica (as well as cheaper instruments) hanging off of them.
https://www.amazon.com/String-Swing-CC01KOAK-Hardwood-Studio/dp/B0002GLCRC
I almost had the Space Echo in my list. I tried one in a shop back in the ‘80s and was mightily impressed and, of course, Brian Setzer uses them and I’m a big fan of his. In fact, I must edit my guitar list.
Ooh, this is for me! Although, I’m a bit sad about the Dumble ODS as that was my first thought. However, I’ll make do.
Guitars: Anderson Drop T with P90s; Gibson Eric Johnson ES335; Gretsch Brian Setzer signature 6120.
Amps: Brunetti Mercury 50 with matching 2x12; Suhr Bella combo.
FX: Strymon Flint; Strymon Big Sky; Strymon El Capistrano; Fuzz Face; ; Zendrive.
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Tone beats chops everyday for me too, which explains a lot about some of my favourite guitarists: Eric Johnson, Robben Ford...
Cor, that’s a blast from my past. I remembered when they first came out and were advertised in Guitar magazine (the old one that was plain paper, including the covers), my guitar teacher always had a copy you could read whilst you waited for your lesson.
GLWTS.
I know what you mean. I was a big Schaller strap lock fan, then I moved to Dunlop's and now I’m back with standard buttons and Grolsch rubber seals. However, I do have one guitar with a set of those rugby ball shaped buttons, they’re rather good.
GLWTS.
Despite adding oily lemoness to my fretted instruments, I’m not not putting on my fretless as it, I’m reliably informed by shouty types who know better than wot like I does, causes fret sprout. I’m buggered if I’m going to start the guitar equivalent of weeding.
I do. Normally, it’s with that good old favourite, Lemon Oil. However, I have also used a small amount of wax on one particular guitar where Lemon Oil seemed to be stripping the stain (it wasn’t an expensive guitar). Did the trick, no harm done and no complaints from the luthier when it went in for a fret level.