I've gotten three new guitars since I've been gone.

1. Epiphone LP JR. Black. One humbucking pickup in the back, one-piece bridge. I stuck an old Dimarzio Super Distortion in the back, replaced the stop tailpiece with a neat, heavy new one with in-built saddles, and (of course) plastered it with some stickers. Named 'Lacey' because Lacey Conner (singer from Nocturne) is on the front of the guitar - twice. And Christ, this guitar sounds *hot*. That Super Distortion pickup maxes out my Super Reverb just a little *too* much. Awesome guitar, though.

2. Jay Turser SG copy. Creme with white pickguard, and Bigsby vibrato system. Bought this lovely thing for $350 new, then added Grover tuners. Stock covered humbuckers sounded a little dull, so I took the stock pickup out of the Epi LP JR (above) and stuck it in the back position, and left the front pickup stock. Let me tell you - I love this damn guitar. The stock pickup in the LP JR. is nothing to sneeze at... it overdrives my Super Reverb just perfectly. Having a slightly less hot covered pickup in the front is great for rhythms. The action is perfect. This is my main guitar. I can't say enough about it.

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3. Yamaha SC-300T. Pearl white, white pickguard. Bought it for $100 at the flea market last Sunday. Strat-like setup, three single coils. Has an awesome offset body, looks a little like a Mosrite. It's completely stock right now... I plan to add a Seymour Duncan humbucker in the back. The stock single-coils are a bit thin-sounding.

And a TEAC reel-to-reel tape recorder. I love this damn thing.