I repair furniture for a living. I use mineral spirits once every year or two. If the wood is drying out I wipe it down with a damp cloth. Oils do not replace moisture. All of the conditioners/cleaners/etc on the market are overpriced junk that I'd personally never use.
It very well could be. The tolex on the speaker cab was scuffed pretty good on the front, about halfway up. My sound tech at the time owned the amp. He had a music store that went out of business, and a house full of guitars and gear. He let me use the amp for a couple of shows, to see if I...
I like the at1 in the right guitar. It has too much bass for a les paul, great for super strats. The dimarzio pickup picker on their site does a pretty good job when you're trying to wade through their offereings.
Mahogany, or what is sometimes sold as mahogany, can have very different weights. Gibson and Fender were both selling very heavy guitars in the seventies.
The alnico 2 story comes from EVH using a Duncan Custom Custom in the neck of his MM prototype, according to Dimarzio.
https://www.dimarzio.com/story/remembering-edward-van-halen