RichCI Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Normally, I don't post about new gear that I've bought so soon after getting it but I'm just too damned excited about this one. Ramble: Back in the early 90's, I worked in a music store and was surrounded by tons of cool gear and knew I wanted a Les Paul and I ended up buying one which, even with an employee discount, is no easy task when you're working in retail. The other guitar that caught my attention and I loved was a Peavey Vandenberg (in hot pink, no less) which was a great player and had an incredible sounding bridge pickup. Long story short, I could afford only one guitar and stayed focused on getting a Les Paul - no regrets, my Les Paul is an awesome guitar and I still own it and play it all the time. I never forgot how much I liked the Vandenberg even when buying other guitars that seemed "more appropriate for my age" like Strats with burst finishes and stuff. So, last week AXE posts a link to a Craig's List ad he's running and one of the items is an all original Peavey Vandenberg. I told him I wanted it, sent him the money and it arrived yesterday. Man, this guitar is just as badass as I remember it being. The neck is slim but not stupid slim like on a modern Jackson shredder and that bridge pickup just cooks - it even sounds good through a Blues Junior with the gain totally jacked up. I just hope Rick doesn't miss it *too* much; it's gonna get a lot of play from me and will most likely become my main band guitar since it'll do heavy rock as well as get Strat tones. I haven't taken any pictures of it yet, so I'll just borrow these from AXE. Here it is - my really, really red Peavey Vandenberg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPguitarman Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Congrats on your new found friend. Shred Away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S t e v e Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Waaa!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevef Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Congrats RichCI. My sympathies Axe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector Arcadius Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Many, many congrats on the new axe (oops!) RichI! EVERYBODY needs a shredder in his collection! And what's that ''buying according to my age'' comment...? You're a guitar player! Age is totally relevant! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepblue Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 I remember seeing these in the stores many years ago.....sweet find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocketman Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Congrats! They are really great guitars. I do have a question. When Peavey buys Gibson, are you going to put the Peavey logo on the Gibson or the Gibson logo on the Peavey (he he he)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 Many' date=' many congrats on the new axe (oops!) RichI! EVERYBODY needs a shredder in his collection! And what's that ''buying according to my age'' comment...? You're a guitar player! Age is totally relevant! Thanks! Ironically, even though I used to play in hair bands back in the 80's, this is my first real shredder guitar (I owned a couple of really awful ones and some pretty good non-shredder guitars). The thing with the age comment is that I don't want to look like some 40+ year old weekend warrior dude trying hard to look cool. I think the Vandenberg, while definitely a hot looking guitar, doesn't look so over the top that I'll look odd playing it; it's wild, but not crazy-rock-star wild like an ESP Razorback with flame graphics or something. To me, it looks high performance like a Ferrari (the red paint doesn't hurt that cause either). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 Did you get him to autograph it for you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 Dude, I have to tell you - and I don't know if you subscribe to this - but the guitar "woke up" tonight. You haven't been playing it very much for quite a while, have you? I was doing my best Malcolm Young stylings on it and it really came alive after a while. m/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichCI Posted January 28, 2010 Author Share Posted January 28, 2010 Did you get him to autograph it for you? He included some picks with "AXE" imprinted on them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AXE® Posted January 28, 2010 Share Posted January 28, 2010 I always said that thing was alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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