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He does still let customers specify neck dimensions though, doesn't he? Within reason, presumably.
Not that I'm looking to buy one.
MSG Custom - great quality guitar, if a little (lot) overloaded with uneccessary toys. I remember when these were first produced - '88, I think - they were heavily promoted and much noise was made about the LED markers, the HIPS pickups and the vibrato system, etc.
However, despite the bling, they failed to set the world alight and disappeared around 3-4 years later. If you don't need toys (or a vibrato), the Standard is a better bet (the Deluxe had Yamaha's proprietary bloated take on a Floyd - RM Pro).
As people have already stated, the Custom shared the same vibrato system (Vintage Pro) with the YSG - I have one somewhere (courtesy of Mr. @Funkfingers). Have to say that the VP vibrato is (IMHO) a clunky POS.
It has to be said, I'm not a huge fan of the MSG range (or Martyn Booth guitars in general - for the same reason I'm left cold by PRS), but they're interesting historically.
The guitar you originally posted up in Glasgow is about 50% overpriced.The line about the Custom being a "rare beast indeed" in the ad is fluff - they're not that rare.
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All true.
The worst thing about the Yamaha vibrato is that it is not easily interchangeable with anything else on the planet. It is a fill and redrill job. My solution for its instability was a Tremol-No device.
I had Martyn Install Ibanez, Lo Pro Edge systems, in 2 MSG Deluxe models in the past. It really makes the guitar more playable. (Expensive job, tho)
Both, are still being used today.
I struggle adding pics to this site, or I'd stick some on, sorry.
I can understand that.
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As requested,
Thank you, Tag!
The trem is no more difficult to set up than any other floating trem. Restring and tune it when the trem is level and blocked, tweak the trem springs to bring the strings back to pitch and use the thumb wheel on the upper side to fine adjust string tension if you need to.
Parts for the Rockin Pro trem can be found here:
https://www.fretsonthenet.com/Gibson_Epiphone_Yamaha/yamaha.htm
FWIW I've generally found the trem to be pretty reliable and I've owned these guitars for at least 12 years.
I've replaced the pick ups in one of mine with Armstrong PAFs and I'd challenge anyone to tell the difference between it and a Les Paul. Some people throw SD jazz in the neck and a Screamin' Demon in the neck.
I had a look at installing a Lo Pro as well but the RM pro is bearing type and the Lo Pro seems to be knife edge so there are questions in my mind at least about whether the anchor posts would need moving and all the potential hassle involved with making sure they're in the right place. Alan Murphy had a Lo Pro conversion on his prototype Deluxe too. I'm not a big fan of knife edge trems anyway so haven't been that motivated to talk to a luthier about it yet. The R Pro does a good job.
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