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Pat Boone just released another album and he’s in his 80s. Pat Boone 45 million records sold.

Brand new to this forum. Interested in buying a vintage Gibson BB King "Lucille" model. I've noted that some of the models produced in the 1980s have Grover tuning machines, while those made in the 1990s have Gibson branded tuners. Does anyone know when the change in tuning machines was made and why? And is one preferable to the other? - Fntsmk

I copied n pasted Sparky's comment on Google translator. He's on point as always ...

I fixed it.

Would like to embed the video but just get the link oh well

Thanks to Morristown Sal (the missal?) for the inspiration to multitrack- reckon I got a bit carried away... Wrote this January 2024

sparquelito, Were you planning on translating your post for the seven of us here who don't speak Polish? RBSinTo

Ouh, , , forgot to mention I still have it. We got reunited in 2010.

That said, I'll repeat that I'm 100 % supportive about gettin' #2 within reach. It will make you wiser - and perhaps do something on the psychological level too. Story : When I was a boy there was a certain toy tank-truck I wanted so badly. The thing was that it came in almost all the existing real-life gas-brands = Gulf, Shell, BP, Mobile what have you. All these trucks had different colour-combos and logos and this wide array made little me extremely excited. At the same time I knew only one would drive my way the comin' X-mas. Now it was time to choose - and as you understand it really meant something so back'n'forth'n'back'n'forth it went. Finally I decided on the punch-red ESSO, , , it was after all my favorite brand already. Was lucky enough to get it and felt happy - it surely did something to my soul. In fact 2 things. Satisfied it, , , AND ! told me the others were now out of reach. I seriously believe my urge to get fx squares in sunburst, cherryburst, orangobrown, natural, natural genuine vintage tanned, butter-pale, yellow hoged, red hoged , cherry red back & sides is related to that tank-truck phase/dilemma. It's a way to compensate or 'make up for' the garage holes - it's a way to prove that I now am in control of the situation, U know. And sure, , , the great guits are deeply fulfilling on that level as well.

Fair enough. There are always exceptions . But, happy to say, it starts with a human.

Thx - trying to learn the 335. It very inspiring. Regarding the tune-down, the effects are exactly what you would expect them to be. The guitar gets looser, more 'friendly' and in severals ways easier to get along with. Some may find this too laid back, which is not difficult to understand. I dig it, , , but only once in while. Try it yourself - your guitar is only a few meters away. It'll tell (almost) everything there is to know - then please write back. 🦊

It's surprising to me how little people in this thread seem to lean toward the position where a guitar is something special, , , and not just a (another) guitar. The right guitar is an instrument meant to channel not only your individual musical preferences and inner moods/feels. It's a precious soul-mirror. That of course is beyond comprehension if soul isn't calling, , , discovered, , , or again ! , , , if the skills aren't able to release what may be cooking, rumbling or hiding inside. After finding a friend, , a woman, , , a wife - you don't just pass the person on. . .

"Masked off during finish" !? - can you elaborate a bit on this one. .

None of them are the same even though they're built identically. Wood is woood, and each slice is unique. 🙂

You are dreaming the dream of a dreamer...

Amen - the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing...

Didn’t Pat Boone (decked out in black leather) do something similar (covering hard rock and metal) a several years back? I never listened to it so I could be wrong, but I feel confident that he didn’t magically become accepted as a “rocker” or “metal head.”

Sign of the Gypsy Queen - April Wine

PD, Buc, 62… you guys are alright. 62… it was hard. Still is. I imagine a great many of you have been there. MP. Too funny.

Guitars are like women. You can’t have too many.

It's convenient to see this conundrum as some sort of dualistic situation,- want vs need, but hopefully there's some sort of gray area between the two. Is there any room for someone's interests and their wanting to learn, to experience all of the items on the menu before deciding on a favorite? Even if that favorite changes as does the styles of music that they're into at the time.? 'Absolutely agree that a guitar is just a guitar. . . a vehicle that allows us to get the music out of us. And if I'd just put three kids through college/ two through grad school, I wouldn't feel too terribly guilty about exploring what comes up when I rolled the Gibson dice- they're Gibsons- you know they're always gonna be just a little bit different, even if they're the same model, blonde or 'burst. Awaiting that a/b

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Damn I am sick of that stupid top hat. It’s old Slash. Really old. Like Rick Wakeman and his capes.

How many Les Paul’s does Joe Bonamassa have?