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RIP : /

Best option of all posts. I'd seriously check out the Takamine.

and other 'small bulk' fasteners too: I was looking for some small brass screws for a saxaphone, nothing at the local hardware store, found a 3 pack on ebay for $15, then 20 for $12, then on Amazon a pack of 150 for $3.99! I guessed (correctly) that they would fit, M3 5mm for yamaha sax screws btw. I rabbit trailed to guitar fasteners, some of the 'variety packs' for $15-20 look like they include those difficult to find thin screws used on Hamers for the control cavity covers. I ordered these, since I'm nearly out of the 100pack I bought quite a few years ago, this seems too cheap to be true

Billy's been doing some stuff with Guthrie Trapp kind of a tex mex style. I like it. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w3gPGmGbVro

The gears in BFG's brain are always turning, I predict he'll come up with something that will keep him active and in the public eye but able to go at his own pace. Whatever he comes up with, if not a-one-original-member ZZ TOP, will still be innovative, with great guitar tones (I'm surprised at how much I enjoy Raw). Non-stop activity is simply Gibbons' style. David Blayney's Sharp Dressed Men (a 1994 tome) would have a reader think Gibbons and Ham were "management" and Hill and Beard were "labor". I agree with that observation, and had read the book back then on BFG's recommendation.

Do people suck? People do.

Nice!.. this is gonna go fast

RIP. Well, this should be the retirement signal for Billy Gibbons. End of an era.

Shishkov Ultimate #0008, from the original early run that helped get Mike Shishkov’s guitars off the ground. This is a particularly special example, built with a chambered mahogany body, bound body and fingerboard, crown inlays, and a gorgeous popcorn quilt maple top in a custom Jazz Burst finish without the traditional black edges. The guitar is in exceptional condition and has seen very little use. It has essentially stayed at home, leaving only once for NAMM when it was taken to show the guys during the early days of Shishkov Guitars. As you’d expect from a Shishkov, it plays beautifully, balances perfectly, and has outstanding tone. A rare opportunity to own one of the earliest Shishkov Ultimates, especially in this condition and with such a distinctive top and finish. $5,000 shipped in the CONUS. Here's the pics : https://imgur.com/a/OhuN490

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/frank-beard-zz-top-drummer-dies/ Just saw this. 77 isn't *that* old (funny how your perception changes as you get older.) RIP

One of the best, if not the best 1987 Marshall Replica’s out there. Everything, Head and Cabs are built by one guy in St. Louis Mo. It comes down to mr being such a big DRZ guy. So I’m moving all my other amps. I do not want to ship, but I’m willing to meet between Peoria and Chicago, St.Louis, Indianapolis, Moline. Everything is in amazing shape. RR50 Head with MV (NO FX LOOP) Bluesbreaker Ext Cab 2x12 with Greenbacks (Closed Back) 1/4 Stack 2x12 (Bottom half of a 4x12) loaded with custom ordered Scumback 55hz (G12H30) This cab is the first one with a ported back, but it comes with a second closed back panel. $2500 for the whole set, I do not want to separate. https://www.craigslist.org/view/d/washington-fs-rockitt-retro-rr50-and/pegJ3dvEvpvT1HmBHGMMjY

Nice looking 2008 Hamer Newport Pro at Music City for $2350

Played Doom in the 80's. Nowadays, I'm more of a Halo guy...

But can it Doom?

Every day is a Heretical day here in Saul land of swill and shit.

Frank passed today. Now, only Billy remains. Damn.

They ain't chuggin'. They doomin'. I occasionally enjoy some doom metal if I'm feeling particularly heretical that day. I'm guessing that makes me and Saul about the only people here who do, lol.

Yeah, I have no idea who that is.

Perfection! I'm drooling!

Mine's quilted Maple over Mahogany with ebony fretboard. Snap, warmth, and everything in between is available. Ridiculously good sounding guitar...

Thumbs up on the Ethos gear......Fairly sure I do not need any more, but...... One of these days I need to get around to selling off a couple dozen of my "extra" old (and some not so old) pedals.....🤔

@velorush I got all this in trade for a "vintage" Gibon Les Paul Custom. I was kind of surprised by the haul myself in some ways because he didn't list them out as clearly as I would've liked. Don't get me wrong, he was friendly, I just didn't actually understand what I was getting and took more of a gamble than I intended. Based on the first two pedals I sold tolday I expect I'm actually going to do better than I expected. I've got like four offers so far on the Venuram Jan Ray but it's been listed for just a few hours. The four Timmy's make me chuckle. Who needs four Timmy's and a Jan Ray (i.e., clone of a Timmy). I think three of those are fuzz faces and there are four takes on Big Muffs. https://reverb.com/item/100673047-shin-s-music-mk-1-overdrive-063 https://reverb.com/item/100669850-vemuram-jan-ray Not stuff you see everyday.

RIP Frank. Same three guys, same three chords had a good run.

Logically, the second someone's #1.