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Amino Moore

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    East of Music City, West of Rocky Top
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    building/customizing guitars, pawn shop effects pedals, low wattage tube amps, rock and roll LP's

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  1. Hey Man! Are you on Facebook? Not sure if this link will work but this is the event next Friday. The name of my band is Lucky Buster. You can find us on Facebook if you search for that.

    http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lucky-Buster/158665434152793?v=photos#!/event.php?eid=156930134337187

    BTW, my friend's band, Merseyside, is playing a John Lennon gig tonight @ 7 @...

  2. Just the fact that the Czech models rarely surface creates a mystique about them. In the last 5 years or so I have seen only 3 or 4 for sale on eBay. The rarity of them, especially in North America, can create an unrealistic expectation on the part of the seller as to the value of the guitar. It is only worth what someone is willing to pay. Those guitars had a serial number that started with the letter "B" and I remember someone on the forum a few years ago had one and that had factory installed Schaller tuning machines. So there are a couple of things that would help to identify one quickly. As far as superior quality to the South Korean models, it would be good if someone who owns one could give us a review. OTOH I have heard good things about the craftsmen, artisans and luthiers in the Czech Republic. I have an acquaintance whose wife is from there. The comments he made regarding hand made goods from CR were that the attention to detail was usually very good even on things like toys but especially furniture and musical instruments. So it is always worth taking it for a test drive if you find one you like.
  3. I absolutely hate to disagree with Uncle Albert and with Spud but..... I worked at Gibson in 1990 and I saw these things come off the line in Nashville. Yours looks like the ones I remember seeing there. The Epiphone Pro and Epiphone Pro II were made for only a year or two. They were fantastic guitars. The giveaway for the US model is the set neck and the carved top. However the ones I saw had a Truss rod cover that said "USA" or "Pro" not "Gibson". But as discussed here before truss rod covers vary widely with the Epiphone brand. The sticker serial number confuses me a bit however the Epi Pro's were not serialized the same as Gibsons. Also, what does the gold sticker on the back of the headstock read? If it says Korea then you have the variant and not the US version. If you want to be more certain you could look up Phil Jones or J.T. Riboloff. They are both master luthiers who were in the Custom Shop at that time and may be able to confirm what you have. The last I heard Phil was with Gruhn's Guitars in Nashville but I don't know that to be true. I lost touch with most of the Gibson gang years ago. There was a Korean variant that looked similar from the front but had a bolt-on neck.
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