I've been a player for 47 years and an amateur guitar/bass builder for 5 years.
Most of my collection (15 or 16 at the moment) are electric guitars and basses I've assembled but I do have a few vintage MIJ guitars including a 65 ZenOn (my first guitar), a 70's Raven Les Paul, a 70's Conrad, and an 89 MIK Squier Strat.
My current vintage hybrid project is a Classic Vibe DuoSonic that I'm marrying to a 65 Musicmaster 22 1/2" scale neck.
My first look through the forum has been really positive....There's a lot of interesting stuff being talked about here that's not available in the more mainstream guitar forums.
One of the main reasons I found this forum was on a parts search for a tremelo for my MIJ Conrad. Haven't found one yet, but a quick look confirms what I suspected.....There's a G.A.S. attack waiting to happen.
See you on the forum.