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Originally Posted by 911dean
To all, thanks for the compliments. I truly love this guitar and feel it's going to get me past beginner level and beyond. I can't put the thing down. It just plays and sounds great. I took it to my lesson today and my instructor was floored how well the thing sounds. So was I. He gets a little more out of it. 
Maybe you could find a used Epiphone ES 175 and try it for a while. I find that I prefer the bigger bodies. It started with my Epiphone Dot. I try smaller guitars, first a strat and then a tele. While I like both styles and would love to have the strat back(I'm a fool for selling it). I always gravitate back to the Dot. The 175 I find to be extremely comfortable and see it taking me on a journey for quite some time. Almost makes the tele feel like a toy.
Chicago Music Exchange is a place to stay away from for the weak.  Apparently you were able to walk away unscathed.
I too, find the P90's to be killer pick ups and look forward to grow with them. I probably could have gotten my hands on an ES 125 from my first marriage. My ex father in-law had one hanging up on the wall in his basement. He garbage picked it. Unfortunately I wasn't interested in it at the time and was unaware of what it really was. I mean, I knew it was a Gibson, but thought of it more as a cheappie student model.  |
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I love that place! Hate the I shouldas huh
So you are from the Chicago area? Have you ever heard of Lubriphonic? They are (were) bunch of guys who played backing up blues cats and formed their own band, since disbanded over contract issues (bad news story), but still play in the area. Their keyboard player Marty has been with Buddy Guy for several years now. Anyway the guitarist Giles Corey has a few albums out since and gigs around Chi. Should you come across the chance to see him you should!
Cheers. Love that guitar of yours.