Recent content by lockjawnight

Raiding the Rock Vault is definitely the ticket, I've seen it 2-3 times. The lineup changes a little over time, but they do a fantastic job and it's even good for taking a date! The Caesars Colosseum shows are always fantastic, regardless of artist, but on the pricey side. You can watch StubHub...

Out spend your superior competitor for retail floor space...….then buy out the superior competitor to eliminate them! Rather than put all that money and energy into creating a better product, or more bang for the buck.  And without serious competition, no incentives......

Yeah, the economics of this are mind-boggling, and technology (CNCs, etc) has made an unfair fight even less fair. The use of premium woods was a HUGE advantage for US companies like Gibson, and with the scarcity of our favorite tonewoods becoming an issue, they are losing ground in that area as...

I don't post here often but this is an issue which I've actually learned a lot about in the past year or so.  If you think about it, when these US companies are subcontracting the production of their US guitars, they are basically handing over their blueprints to the sub-contractor. Sure, they...

No disrespected intended but...we finally see the introduction of the Hamer Flamer? Import would use 2 m's : "Flammer Series"

Guitar for sale at top of thread really doesn't look like walnut, but is nice wood nonetheless. Might just be the camera. Good luck. I have several VAn Nuys Schecters and love them all. Odd that I liked old Hamers and old Schecters rather than Gibsons and Fenders (have those too), but they just...

Look, it'd beautiful (really). if you want it and you can afford it...please buy it. I'd rather you have what you want than simply say "it's a great looking guitar. All hail Megatron! Buy it if you can....it's a stone cold killer of an axe.

hilarious

I thought the satin black was the Chris Cornell issue? Did they continue with the finish beyond that run? Nice guitar....good luck. 335's are rockers. I just really didn't appreciate Malcolm Young as much until I plugged a semi-hollow into a Marshall.Now, he's the man.

Those guys were good. Unfortunately internal strife...plus we spent the next 2 years listening on MTV News about how Difford and Tilbrook had written first 75, then 100, then over 150 songs for their new album. Then the album came out and obviously they had too many songs to choose from and used...

Nice, nice. Good pickup

yep, it's red. Sure it isn't ex-Hagar?

No, but it was built in 1973 and it is LOUD!

I can remember the story of Dave Mustaine when he wanted to buy Jackson.......wish someone like that could swoop in and scoop up this company for a song to get it off of Fender's ledgers and put some capital into it......

I kind of like that, and the more i look at it the more I like it.