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Adding a couple of higher resolution photos. These were taken with my iPhone. No filters or retouching.

With the authentic second fret inlay.

And the strings still have tension on them.

I expect he will catch some crap for that part, from wheelchair users and their advocates. I don't remember who it was and therefore can't give credit for the quote, but it was memorable enough that I have remembered for a long time: "I'm not confined to a wheelchair. Confined is what I would be if I didn't have a wheelchair."

RIP... Loved her voice.. ❤️

No regerts.

TDC.

Manchester CT is the next town over from me; email me at stongemon@aol.com and we can discuss what you need. Thanks, stonge

Props for the newbie using "IBS" to properly annoy Kiz. ETA: Hell, when I saw your "Bill Ward IBS" title, my first thought was that Bill had died. 😂

Thanks, man! Who doesn’t like a good Fireglo? Was talking with the Real Guitars guys and we all seemed to agree Ric had the most stylized guitars of the 60s. They weren’t usually employed in surf music, but they really have that cresting-wave, SoCal vibe. I think they’re beautiful.

The first song I heard was You Could Have Been A Lady, a Hot Chocolate cover, I believe. It didn’t do much for me. Imagine my surprise when they came roaring back some years later. It blew my socks off! I ended up digging them after all!

SOLD Great playing and sounding Artist Custom. Rosewood fretboard, frets are in very good condition with some slight wear, but probably 90+% of original height. Weight: 7lbs. 6 oz. Neck depth: 0.87" @ 1st fret, 0.95" at 12th Original Seth Lover pickups and (I assume) original Tone Pros locking bridge and tailpiece. I'm pricing this well below market for a perfect similar model because of the following: There is a professionally repaired binding separation in the top waist curve; There is a small unrepaired binding separation in the lower cutaway; There are tiny indentations on the back behind the upper horn. these are shallow and slightly larger than pin pricks. Photos of these imperfections are attached. No COA, but it includes an interesting vintage Hamer merchandise order form. Price: $1,750.00 plus $150.00 shipping, Continental US only. Sorry about the shipping cost and limitation, but that's just the reality of the market at the moment. If you're in the Chicago or Madison, WI area, I'm happy to arrange an in-person hand-off and waive $100 of the the shipping.

That's my favorite song of theirs.

"Forgetting what I was about to ask Google" is the new "walking into a room and not remembering what I went in there for" for me.

I see what you did there.

I still have your Anniversary Mira with the P-90s. It's still great.

NSRIBS

With guitar center still around, it’s as if Daddy’s Junky Music never went away. (Overpricing, underpricing, mis marking, losing the case, getting a case that wasn’t listed, getting a guitar with another guitar’s COA, never cleaning the grime off a guitar which would reveal a pretty much mint guitar) Never gets old

I got the guitar from Steve many years ago. Went a bit heavy with pen back then.

It's not uncommon for threads to spin off on semi relevant tangents. SuperD's and JB's were mentioned by others and I was continuing that subset topic. I don't really need a video to remind me why I play Gravelins.

Sorta New Former Guitar Day. I snagged the Ha Ha Cali body and the accompanying Butala neck a week or so back. I put this together about 10 years ago or so and was especially pleased with the graphic I designed for it. It bothered me that somebody had parted it out. So, I put her back just as she was. Not sure I'll hang on to her. She plays and sounds great but I sold her for a reason and not sure anything has changed. I guess I just wanted to have her whole again and put her in the hands of someone who will actually value and play it.

I'm half tempted to buy it, and part it out again... Just to watch him lose his mind 😂

You do realize that when a new owner takes possession, after you sell it or even give it away, they can do what they want to with it?

What are you digging about the staples?

Thirty-ish years ago my brother came home from college and went and had a beer with one of his buds who'd not gone to college. The friend said he had a surprise and pulled up his shirt sleeve to reveal a tattoo. It was a Confederate flag with a banner below that read "Rebal" My brother asks (loudly and obnoxiously, no doubt). "REE-BALL? What the hell is a REE-BALL?" To which the friend argued, "no, no, it's REB-ull." "That's not how you spell that..." This was met with prolonged silence.

But you missed the second part - or maybe you were just making the point! Gotta love AutoCorrupt!

This was on clearance at my local GC. I traded an Ibanez GB10 and cash and came home pretty satisfied with the deal. The 1993Plus was reissued years back with a wider nut (1-3/4") and an F-hole which was a hallmark of the original, 60's Rics imported to England by Rose Morris. Compared to my (since sold) 626/12, this one has it beat, hands down. No neck dive, and the hollow body gives it, "THAT sound." Hard to explain, but it sounds, “chimey-er”, than other solid Ric12s I’ve played. The wider neck makes it easy for me to arpeggiate chords without muting adjacent strings. Makes for a great playing experience! I'm sending it to Brawer for a few hardware upgrades from Winfield Vintage. I'll repost after the mods. Enjoy!

Fryin' bacon tonight.

I'm Learing, I'm Learing.

Props for the newbie using "IBS" properly.

Those early Starla and Mira guitars punch well above their weight. And speaking of weight, they're light as a feather and perfect for whiney old bastards. And speaking of bastards... Shorter scale (24.5") on at least some of them.

you can find mistakes on CG site every day. They have AI doing some of the work and people just no paying attention.

As much as I love boomers, they look wrong to me on that Korina vector. Very cool guitar nonetheless.

That one looks to have had some minor retouching. 🫣

The Country Westerns

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For me, owning a lot of guitars has zero attraction. I've owned four Hamers for years, and have no desire to own more. Amps and pedals, on the other hand... I am in constant search for the 'best' Plexi preamp pedal, the 'best' boost pedal. I'm 90 percent happy with my current performance rig but whenever Tone King or Friedman or Tubesteader makes a new preamp pedal, it's like a moth to a flame.

Hamer in the front, Peavey in the back - me like this. And he is absolutely right. If it comes to guitars or to photography, the gear rabbithole should not matter. But it dies, if course. It took me (like anybody else, I guess) several years to realize that more or „better“ gear doesn‘t make me a better player or photographer. It just makes you a player/photographer with less money…

One weekend evening RUINED!! At least you still have both of your legs.

Man, in the early days I wanted to learn amp building / modifications. Guitar modifications. Doing my own fretwork. Now I'm buying every guitar I've ever wanted along with amps and pedals. Oh, and a pickup set I got just for Peter Frampton's autograph. Guess what, I just suck. I needed to practice more and think less. Now it's too late. So I'll just sit here and look at all that I've acquired.

In other words, just shut up and play 🤷

This video wasn't about that. It was about the philosophical differences in the two companies. At least that's what I got from it.

Any argument on which pickup is superior needs to be couched in the disclaimer that it's all subjective. I have tried both, time and time again. While I've found a few JB's that were more palatable to my ear, the vast majority were not. SuperD's just never grabbed me. Full stop. It's kinda funny because I don't think of myself as being particularly discerning in my audio preferences; I'm not a tone chaser to the extent that I have seen on here and elsewhere. But I know what I like when I hear it.

I couldn't finish watching it. I have a problem when they just fill the video with random pics about the subject and they don't match up with what the narrator is saying... talking about a particular player and shows someone else etc. No offense to anyone, glad you enjoyed it.

I might add.....Things like this do make you think about mortality. And all the more so as I did have a bit of a health scare myself 2 weeks ago. Released and sent home with no restrictions, but the 30 hours in the hospital with very little sleep did sorta "concentrate my mind". I really DO need to think about why I have so damn many guitars and other gear. WAY too much money tied up in all that stuff......Pretty sure I will be identifying many pieces and upping my efforts to move some along. I expect I will be posting some things here, as well as calling some folks that have asked for dibs.....I just don't want to get ahead of myself as a "teaser" until I have a definite list and can set asking prices.

I remember going to Arnold & Morgan Music in Garland TX in the late 70s, they had this poster and one of the employees had scrawled across it BARBARA STRIESAND PLAYS IBANEZ!!!

And....you'll keep it for 6 months😀

Unless you’re a dog, a dolphin or maybe Eric Johnson, the answer is “No”.