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Agreed. But divorce isn't- Unless... I were to sell one of my Cali Elite to pay for it. Then it's technically not buying another guitar. It's swapping one for another.

I'd consider adding it to my stable because of the reverse HS but it's missing the last 3 frets I normally associate with USA Cali's. This and the prospect of divorce if I buy it are holding me back.

I feel your pain on both levels- I tend to need 25- 100 takes to get a part down in a respectable condition. To avoid unwanted interruptions or audio additions, I first initiated intensive training for the wife to instill the following: 1) NO entering the recording area unless house is burning or we hit the powerball jackpot and 2) NO making any noise if no. 1 applies. Secondly, I relocated my studio to the basement which we refinished to block off a 8' x16' room for the studio and added lots of sound proofing and a door with a lock on it. Now if I could just get around to actually recording again...

Complete with "flyod rose" trem And extras: "Auction Includes: Hammer Guitar and a Hammer case." Hammer- perhaps an unkown period/line of production somewhere between Hamer and Slammer series?

Well, there's one just like that on eBay right now... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=250644524334 Complete with "flyod rose" trem

Happy B-day, man. Still enjoying the Blitz!

I was a huge King Diamond fan- I'd take Them and Conspiracy as my faves. Stellar guitar work in those 2. + 1 on War of Words and Vulgar Display Damn, they were heavy! And just amazing leads in War of Words. Brian Tilce, I think was one of the guitarists in Fight. How about Helloween? Very good Euro-metal from some shredders in Germany. Better than Scorps and Accept IMO.

Zebra IS a stretch but they were very talented. I'd add Countdown to Extinction as two of the best offerings from Marty Friedman-era Megadeth. Also would add Judas Priests Unleashed in the East as good sample of live Sturm und Drang, lock-step tight timing and classic, soaring and growling Halford vocals. And lastly you can hardly ignore Iron Maiden for late 70's 'til present metal offerings. My fave is Powerslave.

Absolutely a fan of 2112. I really dug the concept/prog-rock vibe of 2112 which was a departure from the bluesy muscle of songs like Working Man and a bit more complex than the radio friendly vibe of Fly By Night.

I hate to see that beauty go to E(vil) Bay. I'll see if I can somehow scrape up some cash. I'll pm you soon.

If I weren't so hugely broke at the moment...

+1 As a public school teacher and the faculty advisor for the guitar club, I wanna help. Count me in!

+1! I've owned only two stock Cali Elites, one had OBL's and the other SD Parallel Axis. Gotta say the SD's, to my ear, are far superior. Much more punchy with clearer highs and less sludge. Haven't worked up the cash or the nerve to mod a perfectly good USA Cali- though I do have a MIK Cali that has some awesome after-market SD's and an OFR...

Good luck finding a flame Cali for $1,400 anywhere... Already got one. Just not as flamed as the Emerald one

It's been stated already but I doubt anyone's engine is even gonna have starter key brought out given that price. Sheesh! If he drops it a by about 500- 600 clams I'll throw my hat in the ring!

...talented, reliable singer for the band.

Ouch. I hope not. I've posted classifieds for singers on CL at LEAST 8 or 9 times in the last 6 months. Granted, some of the gems we've auditioned should have posted a classified similar to that one.

ROTFLMAO!

Peter, PM me please! Tried 3 times to email you and PM you- no dice.

I heard it on an archaic Mac G4 with one lousy factory speaker. Didn't notice the panning.

Happy B-day, man! Don't know you but you must live somewhere near the northeastern part of the right coast- The Philly suburb I live in got 24+ inches of snow this weekend. How much did you get in your area? BONUS! They're forecasting 6- 12 inches more Tuesday night into Weds.

Implying what? I'm inclined to overlook that fact in light of it's a music video, not a live performance caught on vid. Does anyone have any doubt that those two played every single note of that song? I've seen Vai live 4 or 5 times and I know he's certainly capable of those notes and then some.

If it was a guy, viewers would think it was just Vai on a splitscreen. It's hard enough to tell Ori and him apart as it is. -Austin What? Are all them white people starting to look alike? I think she's got a very prominent nose...ala Christy Hynde. At least that's who I thought of when I first saw Ori playing. By the way, does Vai's tone sound particularly thin when listening to his parts against her parts? Or is it just me. (He ducks) Yeah, though it pains me to say it. Her PRS was definitely fuller sounding.

Holy sh*t. That was inspiring!! Gawddammmmm! Doesn't get too much better than that- one of my favorite all-time guitar players and arguably one of the hottest and most talented chick guitarists ever, jamming together. And the tune was pretty cool.

Yup. Tried to PM him but keep getting some error notice. And then I read his entire post which gave an email to contact him at...D'OH!