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One day someone is going to ask me to play some rock-a-billy. There needs to be a Gretsch in my arsenal. One day I will master flamenco guitar, which requires a guitar made for flamenco rather than just a nylon string classical style that is necessary for playing baroque parts in prog rock songs. There are times that a seven string guitar with a locking tremolo bridge is required. One must be ready for that at all times. Only a Telecaster will play those classic country licks. The reason for multiple Les Pauls is that with different pickups in each of them you can get the tones of far more famous guitar players, and everyone notices that. One needs an OM or 000 sized guitar because the volume of a Dreadnaught is not always necessary. A Stratocaster is a must for half of the classic rock I play. A 335 is different from a 355, and you really have to have both to play Allman Brothers and Rush music. You cannot expect me to play gypsy jazz on a guitar with a scale length less than 26 inches. A dozen Hamer guitars barely establishes the wide range of musical applications they were made for.

Fer sure! V1 was not fully ripe when they released it! The good new re that is that JHS admitted their mistake and apparently made it good for anyone unhappy with the original version.

Pretty good Dumbleish pedal. If you are interested, be sure to get the V2 model as the V1 wasn't quite up to the task.

The elusive Dumble amp tones. Whatever that means to you..... There have been multiple threads about all this. One more now is available.....JHS has come out with a "DIY" version called the "Notadumble" that is pretty darn good for the price. At $119 (plus shipping and tax). It does NOT have tubes and does not have the many finetuning controls of such as the Ethos versions. What it does have is the simpler 4 control function of such as the Zen Drive as well as a separate preamp/boost or whatever you call it. To me it more or less emulates the in/out OD section of the D type amp, inc such as the Fuchs ODS. Use one or the other or both. (Plus an FX loop with TRS). It IS DIY so you assemble yourself. Very simple. All parts provided aside from a screwdriver and pliers. No soldering, etc. Quick and easy. Even comes with a tube of "Goop" in event you want to make it more authentic. Had to try it. I am pretty impressed. Stuck it in front of my Swart SST (which I consider one of my favorite amps of all time). A wee bit of finetuning to sort out "my tone" and balance the two sides to sit right on top of the amp's stand alone tones. Works great for me. Better than I expected, actually. Not that I needed another variation, but for a simple grab and go.....It will not replace my Ethos CFD Or Effectrode SR-71, but it ain't bad. And it also does not cost $600. A very simple pedalboard with this, a board mounted power amp (the Carvin is not bad for their low price!) and one or two pedals in the loop. Small, light and an easy in/out for setups. And probably less in total than the cost of the CFD alone. I just might try that this weekend. Would it be better (as in more tweakable) if it had a full tone stack instead of one tone and one presence? Yeah. BUT I was able to get to the tones I want very easily. Certainly quicker than the 23 knobs and (2-3 way) switches plus 4 footswitches on the CFD. Def learning curve there! Worth consideration..... BTW, they also make a DIY "Notaklon". I have NOT given that a try.

Oh I'm using that one for sure the next time!

Everyone needs vices, and guitars have been far less troublesome than food, drugs, and strange.

But dude, there's your answer - "Because the gubmint's going to come for my guitars!!!!"

I got that attitude-laced question from my brother-in-law, an avid hunter. He shut up when I asked why he had so many guns.

It's always easy, "straightforward" until you're the one, waiting "months" while your guitar is in limbo, just to pay all the nonsense, hidden fees that they hit you with... once some dumbass flags your guitar, it can pass through multiple supervisors "getting shipoed back and forth" for verification... God help you if that fretboard is made out of Brazilian rosewood. 🤷‍♂️

Carr makes great stuff.

Wish I had a vid of Ded Mullet doing it, I feel like we kicked arse on it 😁

Its fun, thats why. I go thru a few guitars every year, I evaluate and enjoy them for awhile then move 'em on. I never have more than 5 at a time. They are all temporary, except my Ibby AS50, that a keeper.

I got something even more interesting clicking the link: Wow!

Seems pretty straightforward to me assuming the Serial Number on this Certificate matches the Serial Number on the guitar.

Spectacular! That picture even sounds great. Thanks for posting!

Until Slash, the Les Paul seemed 'guitarra non grata' in the 80's. Everyone was trying to figure a way into the Super Strat market. Cool substack here: Gibson's Super Strats - by David Still - Guitar Gavel definitely worth a quick read and showing these:

^^Highly recommended to CLICK THAT ^^ Outstanding! That's how that should be done and the Newport 90 sounds fantastic!

A way more talented friend played mine a couple of years ago sitting in with Guy Forsyth. https://youtu.be/uwhKxGg_cwQ?is=XC1Pw1I9sT57G24t

No affiliation, but a killer price: https://www.kleinanzeigen.de/s-anzeige/linkshaender-hamer-gitarre/3470297891-74-29440?utm_source=copyToPasteboard&utm_campaign=socialbuttons&utm_medium=social&utm_content=app_ios

Here's another '87 WRC Charvel that was painted by our own Jim O'Connor... Gibson WRC 1987 Custom Graphic Wayne Charvel https://reverb.com/item/96875785?utm_source=android-app&utm_medium=android-share&utm_campaign=listing&utm_content=96875785

Precisely. I'm not up for the "mumbo jumbo" either.

an HFC brother once told me he wanted to have one guitar for each year he's on the planet; I agree but I might have a rather optimistic expectation of my lifespan lol. some guitars are like postcards from a prior era in my life; every time I pick up a Jem it takes me back to the DLR days with Vai and Sheehan (I still can't hang with the tunes, but I think I'm getting a little closer). When I pick up a Standard (usually Shishkov) I can't help but play some Cheap Trick. Sometimes a guitar calls your name, and I end up losing myself jamming along with the stereo. It changes from day to day, and I like having a few choices (of course there's the day the Epiphone Casino went from Sgt Pepper then into the Heaven and Hell album; mrs stonge was just shaking her head when I told her which guitar I was using). Random Access Ed as I say...

Always great to see pictures, especially of a Korina Artist!

Yup, that's a Wayne Charvel creation when he worked for Gibson