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Old July 8th, 2005
Johnny Guitar Johnny Guitar is offline
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  Where to find a basket case HB guitar to set up for slide.

I see a lot of great guitars here, and some pretty cheap.

I have an old Yamaha acoustic six string which I use for slide (it has a slightly bowed neck). I think I'd rather get a new electric guitar to set up for slide. I usually use a 0.009 high E on my standard guitars.

I have a hollow body guitar that I bought at a garage sale for $10 many years ago. Unfortunately, it has a zero nut, so raising the action would be very difficult.

Since I have no money at the moment, I've been thinking of trying to find an old stripped and beat up Gibson or Epiphone since I have a couple of 70s era Gibson humbuckers that need a home. I'm willing to do most (all) the work myself as I've done a bit of building and set up work before.

Any idea where I might find such a beast?

Thanks,
John

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