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  1. 19 hours ago, Californiaman said:

    I went.

    Spent four days there. I had a great time. Saw lots of amazing guitarists and other musicians.

    Met some pedal builders too.  Since that was what I was looking for, I got to try a lot of different pedals.

    Met Matteo Mancuso also.  Talk about an amazing guitarist.  Check out these videos.  Be sure and watch his right hand technique.  Simply out of this world.

     

    WOW. 

    That guy is good!!

    🙂

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  2. An extremely good and informative video, Rabs. 

    I thank you for turning us onto that. 

    Much like rct, I almost took a bath recently, trying to do a trade-in thing at CG. 
    I walked away from a very bad deal. 

    Later on, a day or two later, I did extremely well on a better trade-in at The Fret Shop, a local mom and pop operation. 
    They did well, I did well, we all walked away happy. 

    That said, I think I will avoid doing any buying or selling in the coming months. 

    🙂

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  3. 19 minutes ago, Sheepdog1969 said:

    Any guitar???? That's a bit of a stretch.

    What I do know is that I can make even the most expensive, most playable guitar, run through the best and most expensive peddles and amps sound exactly like the worst guitar you have ever played run through the worst peddles and the crappiest amp with a blown speaker. And that's when I'm really trying to play well. Think nails on a black board mixed with a "Baby Shark" extended cut.

    The point of this thread was to inflate my ego by convincing anyone who would listen that my Cheap Squire Strat whim purchase was actually a carefully planned genius move. (oh crud, did I say the quiet part out loud again?) 

    Photos of the cheap Squier Strat please!!

    😃

    (Here is a photo of some 22 LR rounds I have in regular rotation on the land here.  Arranged from slowest to fastest in FPS.)
     

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  4. 12 minutes ago, Larsongs said:

    I think deleting it caused more Ruckus! LOL! It most likely would have run it’s course & be old hat by now.., LOL!

    No, I think this thread will live long and it will prosper, good sir. 

    Deleting the original posts which spoke of heresy and scandal, meh. 
     
    But carrying on forward and informing the great unwashed masses about the virtues of Mustang saddles and short-scale guitars in general?

    Pure gold. 
    I approve. 

    🥲

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  5. If you haven't listened to Todd Rundgren's A Capella  album from around 1985, you owe it to yourself to give it a listen.

    Todd digitally sampled his own voice into the keyboards, and then played all instruments on the album using the sounds, tones, snaps, claps, schwooshes, thumps, and clicks of his own voice.

    Of course he sang normally for the vocals and the harmonies, but still;
    It's brilliant.

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  6. 10 hours ago, Murph said:

    Don't be a party pooper, Pepper...

    A limerick, then.

    Don’t be a party pooper, Pepper
    Dennis needs encouragement, not a side-stepper
    So what if he goes in debt?
    He’ll be happy buying the walnut, I bet
    And he’ll do it faster than Jesus healing the leper

    😃

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  7. I look at this as a lawyer's wall hanger.

    Retirement gift for an attorney (and Led Zep fan) hanging up his spurs, and settling down somewhere near Manassas, Virginia.

    Can't actually picture a currently gigging musician seeing that for $50K and saying, "That exactly what I need to go on the road with next week."

    😗

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  8. On 3/12/2024 at 3:29 PM, Abstract_Zombie said:

    Basically give up,don't even try? point taken..Gibson is in a serious rut,the newer generation doesn't play Gibson or Epiphone guitars,Coachella, and all of the current music awards shows/live shows prove that Gibson doesn't offer the younger generation anything they really want..35 yr old and younger guitarist are leaning towards other options over Gibson and Epiphone..All Gibson RD is concerned about is new a Slash, Joe B,Page, and other signature guitars or doing the exact same thing they've been doing which has it's place but as time progresses Gibson and Epiphone will be completely obsolete,and personally I don't want to see Gibson fall into the place where many guitars companies have fallen over the decades..

    I'm not bashing at all it's just reality..

    Gibson isn't selling like you think they are, they're being outsold 20 to 1 sometimes 50 to 1 by import brands, F•nder, ect..Even current Epiphones are a hard sell today.. The market is flooded with used instruments currently, and if you're offering what's already available at a lower price used why buy new? Has the LP Standard really changed that much in the last few years outside of finish options? Not really, so why would someone buy brand new if the exact same thing is available used at a nicely discounted price?Music store employees will confirm this, there's still brand new 21-22-23 Gibson guitars sitting on racks in shops that aren't being sold even at store discounted prices(they're only allowed to discount so much)..Ask around, Gibson guitars don't move like people think,they're a hard sell today...

    I based my designs off of Gibson guitars, if I were to make them myself I'd catch a lawsuit in no time..

    I'll just go ahead and submit my designs to Tokai,It's probably for the best anyway..

     

     

     

    I appreciate the feedback, have a great day Sir...

    Also thanks for helping me realize this forum and brand definitely aren't for me...

     

     

     

     

    Hilarious.

    Walk in, drop a turd in the punch bowl, and then get upset and leave in a huff because people aren't happy with the turd in the punch bowl.

    🤔

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  9. NGD addendum to the thread.

    I went on a Telecaster quest over the past few days.
    Tried every recent-made Tele in two different music shops and three different pawn shops.
    Couldn't find any interesting old ones.
    And I tried.

    Most were Made in Mexico, and two were Japanese builds.
    One had foil covered single coil pickups.
    Just like a few months ago, when I tried a variety of Player Series Strats and Teles, eh, *meh*.
    Good guitars, but there was no Shazaam moment of wonderfulness.

    So today I armed myself with a Guild Starfire III that I had bought last year and never really properly bonded with, and I went and tried a few Made in Corona, California models, all used, and all from 2023.

    Shazaam!
    I loved them all, and really loved an Fender American Performer Hum, in Antique White finish.
    (actually a custard colour, but whatever)
    So I made the trade, did really well in the transaction, and came home with it.

    Played it for the past half hour, running it thru two amps and a variety of pedals.
    Just lovely.
    Greasebucket tone circuit.
    Yosemite® Single-Coil Telecaster® pickup in the bridge.
    American Performer Double Tap™ Humbucker in the neck position.

    And the Tone Knob pull-to-activate coil tap actually works.
    It sounds fantastic, with no drop in volume.

    Build quality is great, and the neck is of the finest manufacture, with very smooth jumbo fret ends.
    It's got the three brass saddles instead of the six chrome ones I usually love, but this one is intonated perfectly, so it's fine with me.

    Loving this guitar.
    May even go back to that other forum some day.
    Just to show it off, and to talk politics.

    🙂
     

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  10. 20 hours ago, Mike CT said:

    Thanks everyone.  It seems like my time would be better spent just finding a hiding place for another guitar so my wife doesn’t see it rather than the brain damage of what to swap out for the next one - ha!

    MikeCT,

    No need to hide the new guitar.
    Just tell her, "Look honey, I bought another electric guitar. It's no big deal. I'm the man of the house, and I set the rules around here anyway."

    And then throw chocolate at her and run away.

    😛

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