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Biz Prof

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  1. I still buy and sell (mostly buy) via in-person transactions initiated through Marketplace or craigslist. Perhaps I have gotten lucky, because I've only had one transaction go sour. Even then, the non-transaction never led to any sort of violence. I simply offered the guy less than he wanted because his ad failed to mention that he no longer had the factory power supply and the unit had Velcro on it along with about a pound and a half of cat hair. He didn't take that sort of criticism very well, which told me a lot about the seller. I think the only things I've bought via Reverb over the last several years are pickups and pedals from sellers located a great distance from me. And none of those were over $150.
  2. Reminds me a bit of the Gary Moore Standard, albeit with more subdued figuring and a more common painted headstock. Also a, err, "bargain" considering the asking price is over $50k less than the Moore Standard. 😆
  3. Damn. I almost wrote that it looked just like one that someone here mentioned a while back. I am one of the few here who is OK with the shrimpfork. I very much prefer it to the reverse-vee design.
  4. I don't need another Tele... I don't need another Tele... I don't need another Tele?
  5. Nice V, Jeff. Those old Grecos are killer. Now, what's the deal with the shrimpfork ML?
  6. This. ETA. But I'm one of those mid-fifties-years-old guys who refuses to gig with in-ears and a modeling rig. If I did, I might as well cut off my testicles and turn in my man card.
  7. That's the best Vince has sounded in years.
  8. Yeah, the evil Dr. Fung has custom ordered Hamers that make your jaw drop. These typically carry higher prices in the market. YMMV.
  9. That's Mike Wanchic with his 4-digit. He actually recorded most of the classic Mellenscoop stuff with a Norlin era LP Standard and an old Strat, but he did have this sweet Standard and at least one paddlehead Phantom which he used quite a bit in the mid '80s.
  10. Now, there's finally a paddlehead Blitz that looks cool!
  11. I have large brass blocks on all my guitars with Floyds. The tonal difference is not massive, but it's there. I'm hearing a greater emphasis on lower-mids and perhaps a bit better sustain.
  12. Gross oversimplification here, but this is the sole reason I rarely attend major venue concerts. My most active period for concert-going was between 1987 and 1990, and during that time, I went to at least 12-20 shows per year. Heavy metal was at its apex, but I went to see a wide range of artists. Hell, I even saw Dylan mumble for 90 minutes back then. I vividly recall the average ticket price (with fees) being between $22 and $32. I was young and didn't have a lot of money, so these shows represented a fair percentage of my disposable income. So, if you use the BLS inflation calculator, you'll find that an average $27 out-the-door ticket price from 1988 would equal roughly $70 in August 2023, adjusted for inflation. I fully realize that how artists derive income from their work is a bit different in 2023, but for the legacy acts, the fact that most are still earning mailbox money whilst touring with only one or two original members and charging $300+ for tickets is a bridge too far.
  13. Wasn't the mini Standard made for Steve Stevens orange; or did he have it refinished in orange?
  14. They are novel. Unique to Hamer, IIRC. I think the backstory is that Jol knew a local company that did injection molding, so they worked up a set of drawings for these knobs, made the molds, and stamped out knobs for installation on certain mid-1980s Hamers, namely Phantoms, Prototypes, Chaps, TLEs.
  15. Robin was one of those brands (like Hamer) that, to me, oozed that cool, hot-rodded-classic appeal.
  16. Looks like a bevy of "Sentence Fragment Metal" bands on that bill. ETA: Given my penchant for sight gags (and if I wasn't 100% confident I'd get a C&D order from Hallmark Channel), I'd consider starting a spoof metal band named "When Calls the Heart."
  17. Does indeed like an unadorned phalange. It somewhat reminds me of Clapton's ubiquitous middle finger salute.
  18. The old David Petschulat Flying P. Unique and radical, even for that era. David P was probably just as famous for being the guy who built this miniature Lester for an upstart guitar wiz from California.
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