As I mentioned in my previous post, I have 2 Washburn CS-780’s, which are electric guitars. I actually own four guitars, the two CS-780’s, which hasn’t been made since 2002 or so, a Fender MIM Stratocaster in Agave Blue, which is a color that they don’t have anymore, and a Carlo Robelli CW-4103, which had a headstock redesign a couple years after I bought it. The Washburns are the only one that I’ve bought used; the Fender and the Carlo Robelli were both bought new. Speaking of the Fender, I got that for $300 brand new, whereas today, it’s well over $600. Back when I got it, that’s how much an American Stratocaster cost, which now costs a scary $1,400. I’ve been playing for a few years off and on and sadly I haven’t been very dedicated to it. So while many other people have been playing it for a shorter time, they are far more skilled than I am. Additionally, I lack that trust in my playing ability to sing and play at the same time. It is far more difficult than it looks and requires a good deal of trust in your muscle memory in order to pull it off. Anyway I digress.
It may seem odd that I own two of the same guitar but I want to use one of the CS-780’s as a test vehicle for new pickups and wiring, whereas the other one I would leave stock. I know quite a bit about setting up the guitars and working with the notorious Floyd Rose tuning. They say it’s hard to tune, but I don’t think so. I’ve never had a problem when replacing strings or setting it up afterwards. I have more difficulty with the Carlo Robelli, which had bridge pins and requires a bit of juggling the bridge pin and the wire to catch properly on the bridge pin and seat properly.Anyway, they sit dormant, but every so often I grab them and play them. Maybe one day, I’ll pick it up again.