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Restringing my Les Pauls ASAP...

The Oilville, VA show is where they had their Cedar Creek Custom Shop for high end cases too.

Well, THERE'S a blast from the past! Fortunately, I never had any business dealings with that clown, but plenty of folks here (and on TGP) sure did. I wish I could remember a particular one-liner you used as a classic smack-down to one of that guy's fanbois...it was a certifiable entry in the Kiz Hall of Fame!

Absolutely stunning, killer guitar! I’m a huge fan of the TVJ DuoTron in the neck position too, so even cooler! Somebody needs to jump on this one... (and yes, I do have it in pink…sorta 😉)

I responded to a post on TGP where several people were complaining that he had taken their deposits (thousands, not hundreds of dollars), and then stopped returning emails and calls before completely blocking communication. I had two friends at the time who were out money to him and knew of a third, and simply posted a warning to check things out first. He sent me a completely unhinged rant via TGP messages threatening to sue me into oblivion and name-dropping some NJ attorney “who has never lost a case”. I reported the threat to TGP and blocked him, and will not take down a 100% truthful comment. The close friend of mine finally got his after seeing the guy selling completed guitars on his website and raising hell/consulting an attorney. He said it was something he didn’t want as soon as he got it because the whole experience had completely tainted the thing.

100% a refin.

Duuuuude! That’s freaking gorgeous.

I’ll say it again… Trogly is a fucking hack.

Sending all the positive mojo able to be sent directly your way, Vic! Gook luck through the recovery and getting back to your badassed self soon…

For $600, I’ll paint my VOX wah!

At the time that ad came out, he was maybe a year younger than that pic. 😉

Thanks, Ted! As always, yew rawk. 🤘

S.I.T. Had a similar issue in the late 90s/Early 2000s. Really damaged the brand.

I wish that was the one I caught! Mine was ‘81 with Foghat (and Shooting Star) opening…in the glorious Wicomico Youth and Civic Center. I think we went with Kevin Moore, Carla Varisco, Debbie Hobbs and Kristen Luiken. That part is a little vague! 😂

Smack dab between Dallas and Ft. Worth.

Without pictures, it's worthless.

Nope - that was a real ad.

I have been called SO much worse...

It was probably easier to find a Dean Z than a Standard? Who knows - weird, because that guitar in the pic with Rick doesn't have DiMarzios in it.

I think my first "Big" concert was BOC with Foghat. I had seen The Ventures in a small club with my Dad and brother as a kid (they parked us up front and onstage because we were underaged). They were touring machines back then!

It looks like that guy was never admitted as a member, so not sure how that happened. Thanks for the alerts here and via Messenger - account is flagged, blocked and deleted! @hikarateboy

Hijack and hijack for Hamer content:

That's because there aren't even 3 dudes here who would approve.

That's all of 'em.

When my son was in Lexington as an undergrad at UK, they did a show on campus (or maybe downtown Lexington?), and he said that it was absolutely unreal how they nailed everything they played. I think he said there were 5-6 core members, but they brought a few other musicians in depending on the song. I’d have really enjoyed seeing that live!