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    I Guess Julius Cesar Thinks This Is What You Want

    in The Gibson Lounge

    Posted

    2 hours ago, Murph said:

    That's the second dumbest statement I've ever seen.

    Successful people fail ALL THE TIME.

    The difference is, they don't QUIT.....

    Abraham Lincoln Didn't Quit

    Probably the greatest example of persistence is Abraham Lincoln. If you want to learn about somebody who didn't quit, look no further.

    Born into poverty, Lincoln was faced with defeat throughout his life. He lost eight elections, twice failed in business and suffered a nervous breakdown.

    He could have quit many times - but he didn't and because he didn't quit, he became one of the greatest presidents in the history of our country.

    Lincoln was a champion and he never gave up. Here is a sketch of Lincoln's road to the White House:

    • 1816: His family was forced out of their home. He had to work to support them.
    • 1818: His mother died.
    • 1831: Failed in business.
    • 1832: Ran for state legislature - lost.
    • 1832: Also lost his job - wanted to go to law school but couldn’t get in.
    • 1833: Borrowed some money from a friend to begin a business and by the end of the year he was bankrupt. He spent the next 17 years of his life paying off this debt.
    • 1834: Ran for state legislature again - won.
    • 1835: Was engaged to be married, sweetheart died and his heart was broken.
    • 1836: Had a total nervous breakdown and was in bed for six months.
    • 1838: Sought to become speaker of the state legislature - defeated.
    • 1840: Sought to become elector - defeated.
    • 1843: Ran for Congress - lost.
    • 1846: Ran for Congress again - this time he won - went to Washington and did a good job.
    • 1848: Ran for re-election to Congress - lost.
    • 1849 Sought the job of land officer in his home state - rejected.
    • 1854: Ran for Senate of the United States - lost.
    • 1856: Sought the Vice-Presidential nomination at his party’s national convention - got less than 100 votes.
    • 1858: Ran for U.S. Senate again - again he lost.
    • 1860: Elected president of the United States.

    I did the structural design of about two hundred buildings and none of them have fallen down, as far as I know.

    What level of failure would you accept?  Would it be o.k. if five of them collapsed and twenty people died, or would it be o.k. if a couple balconies collapsed and only two people died?

    Would it be o.k. if one of my bridges collapsed but nobody was injured?

    It's easy to have lower standards when you don't kill people when you fail.

    I Guess Julius Cesar Thinks This Is What You Want

    in The Gibson Lounge

    Posted

    21 hours ago, Phil OKeefe said:

    Yes, I have only a hundred and fifty or so posts here, but I have over a hundred thousand posts across various music, music equipment, and recording forums. But you know what? The number of posts someone has is not always directly correlated with their level of knowledge, the accuracy of their statements, or even the value of their opinions. 

    I'm not trying to "shape the conversation." I stated my opinion. It is only my personal opinion. I am always (and have always been) careful to clearly state when I am making a statement in my official capacity as a moderator or site administrator, and I was not doing so with my post in this thread. I was just stating a personal opinion - nothing more. You're 100% free to criticize that opinion or disagree with it, just as you can with the opinions of anyone else here. It's a discussion, and people are free to share their opinions and civilly debate them. 

    I stand by what I said. You said successful people don't fail. Again, I think that's blarney. Successful people fail all the time. Everyone does. What differentiates successful people is how they respond to their failures. They tend to learn from them. They adapt. They get up and move on to their next project or endeavor. They persevere and they don't give up. I can give you examples if you'd like. No, Sgt. Pepper, I did not have Edison in mind - how about Elon Musk and SpaceX? They have a "move fast and break things" ethos that allows them to make rapid improvements after each failed launch, and they're currently the largest operator of satellites in the world. The Falcon 9  launcher failed multiple times in early launch attempts, but it now has a 99% success rate after hundreds of launches. Starship has failed multiple times, but they learn from each failure and each subsequent launch accomplishes more than the previous one. They keep going until they learn how to get it right. That's just one example. There are many more. Want a musical example? McCartney and Wings - Wild Life. In the opinion of most critics, it was an awful album. It doesn't have any well-known songs or big hits on it. It didn't sell very well, either. But while it's arguably a failed album, McCartney & Wings went on to release other albums in its wake that were critically well-received, and quite financially successful, such as Band On The Run. Despite that early post-Beatles failure, McCartney went on to have, by far, the most successful post-Beatles career of all of the Fab Four. 

    Show me someone who hasn't failed, and I'll show you someone who has never tried to accomplish anything. 

     

     

    Here's a thought.  Do not respond to my posts anymore.  You've worn out your welcome with me. 

    Who the heck are you anyway?  If I find out you're getting paid to come on here and argue with people like me, I'll have your job.  Got it, pal?

    Now go bother somebody else.  And I better not find out you're getting paid to come on here, because then you'll have to tell who your boss is, and then you're going to be gone once I follow up.  Got the picture, Mister?

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    I Guess Julius Cesar Thinks This Is What You Want

    in The Gibson Lounge

    Posted

    This is where the new guys start making the same mistakes as the old guys.  They just go through phases, like thirteen year old kids.  They get some dumb idea and there's nobody to tell them how dumb the idea is, cause they're all just business bros trying to stick their foot in some door to see if they smell money somewhere.  What they need at Gibson is some people who know the value of restraint.  How tough is that?

    Biz Bros don't understand that when you fail at something, it's not just an loss in the ledger.  Successful people don't fail.  When you fail, it haunts you like ten times as bad as just the money you lost.  Once you've failed, you never get that chance back.

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    Cases needed for vintage Gibsons(ES style)

    in Gibson ES

    Posted · Edited by badbluesplayer

    With 335's, you have to be careful with aftermarket cases because of how the neck angles vary between guitars and cases.  Some guitars will rock on the heel and some will leave a space under the heel, depending on the guitar and what case you're trying to fit.

    Gator and SKB are popular but the fit is supposedly finicky with them all. 

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    Replacement speaker for '57(?) GA-20T

    in Gibson Amplifiers

    Posted

    The originals did use Jensen P12R speakers, as far as I can tell.  They had the output transformer mounted on the speaker.  Is that what's going on here?  The code 1098803, if that's the EIA code, that would be Ameican Condenser Corp, dated 3rd week of 1988.  That's not a manufacturer I recognize.

    If the OT is on the speaker, then you'd just install the old OT on the new speaker and then install the speaker into the cabinet.

    Buying an ES335 online. How do I tell which ones come with the slim taper necks?

    in Gibson USA

    Posted · Edited by badbluesplayer

    Most current 335's are like 0.85 thick at the first fret and 0.95 at the twelfth,  Some as big as .90 and 1.00.

    My 335 is 13 years old and it's about 0.82, 0.92.  Almost exactly the same as the "Slim Taper" on my '19 SG Standard '61.  They seem to have gotten about 0.05" thicker over the last ten years or so.

    Places like Wildwood Guitars show the neck measurements for each guitar they sell.

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    New 200 Amp Service for Shop

    in The Gibson Lounge

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    After 25 years of running my shop off a 60 amp circuit from the house, I finally hooked up a new separate 200 amp service.  The power guys put in all new poles, a new transformer and redid the service to the house too.  Nice job boys.  125 volts of fresh and clean TVA power.  The first 22 kwh has been intoxicating...

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