Brooks

Hells yeah, that's killer, esp. w/ the upgrades! I can't do a Jr, I need a neck pup.

Soundgarden is in my top 5 rock bands. Chris Cornell was the greatest rock singer & songwriter of my generation.

I like the look of those new ones. I had one of these older ones like Jim85, it was fun and good for the money but ultimately uninspiring. My Ibby Q52 retails for 5x the $200 ones, but really feels great, rings like a bell, and doesn't have the awkward tailpiece. The original Ibby alnicos sounded good, but I prefer the DiMarzios I put in.

335 is semi hollow and wont feedback as quick

1st album seemed generic to my ear, but I'm a picky SOB

I was expecting Punky Meadows

His tenure w/ Zappa had some good stuff. RIP

Yep. I was born in '66, then at Xmas '76 I got a stereo & three 8 track tapes; Frampton Comes Alive, Best of BTO, and Dressed To Kill. Immediately started air guitaring w/ a tennis racket and begging my folks for a guitar. Kiss was my bridge from comic books to music. Joined Columbia House and got more 8 tracks; Alive!, R&R Over, & Alive II. My brother, my best friend & I would put makeup on, turn on a black light, and air guitar to Kiss until my parents told us to go to bed. Soon got a guitar and moved on to Sabbath, Led Zep, etc but Kiss lit the fuse. Ace was always the coolest guy in Kiss. RIP

I used to live next town over, Garland (or "Arlen", if you watch King Of The Hill). "Shoe the children, with no shoes on their feet, house the people, living in Mesquite"...

RIP Anthony Jackson, the bassist on many 70s era Al DiMeola records that I love, among others. I saw him w/ Wayne Krantz in 2011, I was in a wheelchair due to my recent motorcycle crash. This is one of my faves - Here's a cool example of his piano like bass tone -

Love Rush, good for them, yada yada... BUT!!! Hard rock vocals just don't work very well w/ old men, and yes I'm including Halford & Dio.

That tune was crazy! very cool

THIS, as it pertains to 12 strings, acoustics, fretless, and baritones. I tried, I really did...

Sig worthy.

So many are perfect (to me);

I HAVE NO AFFILIATION WITH THIS, just passing it along; (20+) Marketplace - '87 Chaparral project | Facebook

Tunes from last years BEAT tour are now up on Spotify. I love how Vai adds his own touch, tapping the relentless Fripp part ~55 seconds in on Frame By Frame, and adding a sweet solo at the end of Neal & Jack & Me;

The whole SBS album (minus Fluff).

Gary was playing that red strat when I saw him open up the 84 Texxas Jam.

Cool, almost looks like the one Ace held on the cover of Guitar Player

Looks a little like my old shredder;

They're all in here;

Thread should be "favorite sabbath song", hard to pick just one... Bonus round - best covers of my other fave sabs tunes;