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No idea! I'm just there for the propofol.

I truly love this one. I’m having a blast with my 6120, but this is the ultimate Gretsch in my opinion…

When did Vintage Orange become “Cherry Red”? Is this that “Sparkleberry” guy who just makes up finish names?

Miles is insanely talented, and his band rawks.

This is a badassed band, people! A medical procedure that afternoon is the only thing stopping me from driving down from DC. I’ve done it before and will do it again, just not for this one. Go - you won’t regret it.

That Monaco Bass is the sort of thing that keeps me awake at night...

Pre-1986 Vector case

If it's not too damned cold tomorrow, I may swing by Atomic to check it out before the overhyped "SNOWMAGEDDON!!!" hits DC. I'm a big Daytona fan - not really in the market for anything, but it'd be cool to give it a go. I already have a hardtail Daytona though...

Cool to see that Tom brought along his 3 Monkeys Sock Monkey for Warren to use! Love those amps.

Just because you could doesn't mean you should have.

The SuperPro from Atomic sold locally fo $2,499. (Not to me!!)

Yeccch.

Stike may or may not be wrapping up something similar to this for me as this thread gets bounced around… 🤞

Muse is a huge Supertramp fan.

This is it:

The TV Jones thing works great in a Strat platform: The ultimate combination for me was definitely Strat with Trons inspired…

I became a Strat guy after years of playing Gibsons and Hamers. I hated the first Strat I had, even though it was gorgeous (an ‘82 Limited Edition Gold/gold, just like in the catalog) / it was as heavy as my Norlin LP Custom and the bridge pickup was unusable - total ice-pick. I ended up with an ‘89 62 Reissue in Mary Kaye/gold, and that may be the finest Strat I’ve ever played, much less owned. Traded it away for a 4-digit Standard (Brad Whitford’s old one), and it was years before I got another Strat/style - a ‘94 Daytona. That definitely sold me on appreciating all the cool sounds you can get and how useful a good Strat really can be. I probably have too many of them now, between Daytonas, Fenders and custom builds, but there’s nothing quite like that 2 or 4 position with a little compression. They definitely make you play differently!

I saw Danny do that on the same doubleneck, no less! Switched between the Baji Sexto/Bass VI neck and the steel side, and was just unreal. That was maybe about 3-4 months before he died, sadly. It was at a rib joint in Ocean City, MD.

Being a longline Maryland resident, I’d probably call that “Blue Crab Burst”, but… That kicks @$$, Travis!

This is very true. Those guys are the best. I’ve done some great trades there over the years (bought plenty of things outright too), but they’re very fair and it’s amazing how many guitars they move through there!

Personally, the ebony board is my preference…just with one less inlay!

Elduave and I caught dUg last weekend playing with a bunch of local Maryland superstars at a fundraiser. He did 4 songs (covers) but no KX, sadly.

If not for that first fret crown, I’d be swinging by Atomic tomorrow to check that out! 😂

Resurrecting an old thread, but Dave Hill spotlights his Surf Green Hendrick on his Patreon and social media pages today. I'll try to find a link...

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