DaveL

the snark is a really weak design (the clip with the prongs that house the ball) 50 cent molded part, they should be replacing them for free

I had thought that Jimmy Page had gotten all that music by summoning THE DEVIL but after listening to that clip, am kind of thinkin he nicked that part.

I understand that some of the 2012 historics had laminated boards, I had a 2012 std premium plus (killer top) that had one, I believe you could see it if the nut was removed but... however you can contact Gibson customer service with the serial # and they can tell you. had no problem selling it. but back to the thread... if the guy is assigning an $1850 value to a Monaco III, I think he'll be challenged getting something actually valued at that number in trade...

I so want it... but my ex wife (son's mom) got rid of all my vinyl and my bose 6.2 speakers... and a lot of other cool crap that I probably forgot about...

oh good... Phil Lynott is on there, I would have rioted otherwise... lol

nice, that logo looks great. Mike, I think you will be busy for a looooooong time.

dualing shiskov threads, I'm in... trolling ebay for some finish ideas, looking at some sort of trans (amber?) finish, but a little lighter than Hamer's aztec gold. http://www.ebay.com/itm/2003-Gibson-Les-Paul-Supreme-Trans-Amber-Flametop-Custom-Super-400-Inays-/181435919422?pt=Guitar&hash=item2a3e6c6c3e http://www.ebay.com/itm/1990-PRS-PAUL-REED-SMITH-CUSTOM-VINTAGE-YELLOW-BIRDS-/251576584058?pt=Guitar&hash=item3a9322077a pale yellow? cool subtle tint http://www.ebay.com/itm/Paul-Reed-Smith-PRS-Private-Stock-3864-SC-245-Pale-Yellow-/321425525908?pt=Guitar&hash=item4ad6744c94 always thought nighthawks were ugly but had cool finishes and tops, this color might work http://www.ebay.com/itm/2013-USA-Gibson-20th-Anniv-Nighthawk-BODY-NECK-Guitar-AAA-Flame-Top-Natural-/190974892961?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item2c76fd9ba1

reverb was selling these at the end of the year for a buck and are now a whopping $3, still a deal. they work, replaced my snark which broke after a month, https://reverb.com/item/45234-reverb-clip-on-tuner-limit-1

pricing confirmed... payment sent. ordering an amber/natural flametop, bound and crowned, grover tuners, ideally creme humbucker (bridge) zebra (rhythm). Dimarzio's are cool but if mike has something else in mind will trust his judgement. was going to go bound headstock but slept on it and decided unbound. although that might be a great option on something like black... pricing on the upgrades were pretty reasonable, had my eye on a nice amber or natural flametop for a while, should be arriving a little before my 50th birthday. was told by Mike, that the tops will be nice.

quote received (vintage natural) and wanted to proceed but had one question and my email reply bounced, also, doesn't seem to be directions for paypal in the quote. (quote refers to paypal as well)

it does look good, the city name on the setlist was a nice touch,

quote submitted, very interested in a flametop standard in vintage amber where is the shop going to be located? CT or?

click on used, then search hamer... the click thru to the 2nd page of results. it's near the end that said, always best to call the store to verify availability. just sayin SEMI/AE ARCH TOP 25th anniversary artist Used hamer 1998 25th anniversary artist Red Hol also, check the GC site for the promo on gift cards. for every $50 you spend on gift cards you get a bonus $10 to use 6/16 thru 6/29... I had something on layaway and I bought the balance of what I owned in gift cards, and I got $10 for every $50 on something I was going to buy anyway.

now listed, item 110202937.

currently not showing on used site, but was there as of late yesterday. ask for description (supposedly came with case) as I didn't see a shot.

very nice... good luck with it

My God, Maiden was incredibly tight back then. It says a lot about the impact of high-dollar studio production that Maiden's early live sound was nearly identical to their frugally-produced studio recordings. They have always been the consummate live band and their chops are solid on this vid from '82. Thanks for posting it. I saw Maiden opening for Priest on the Point of Entry/Killers tour... and they came out relatively unknown (it was Boston, so no airplay at all) and they blew the roof off of the Orpheum theatre. and if that wasn't rock and roll enough, paul dianno was smoking butts on stage. nice!! I still believe that having to play after a hungry upstart maiden helped priest pick up their game as the next year they did screaming for vengeance which was a pretty solid slab.

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speaking as someone whose parents were LATE ADOPTERS of cable, I missed a lot of cool videos and stuff during the 80's... I caught everything I missed on youtube... hell yeah two that I really like... Riot at My father's place (Fire Down Under period) and there is a pro shot video of early Kix (cool Kids) era which was shot for broadcast, pretty cool, the itch, loco emotion, yeah yeah yeah, some of that stuff.

I think it's a little bit high... GC's used section seems to range from $599 to $779 and the ones at the higher end tend to sit, and also, black seems to lag behind the other colors when it comes to pro mods. It's worth checking out tho,

I'm not a shredder (stones, AC-DC and the like) but I did take a liking to charvel san dimas stuff the 2004/2005 reissue stuff (after the fender acquisition) is very cool, the pointy's are custom shop quality IMHO, but sell in the same range as the pro mod stuff. that said, I do like the MIJ pro mod stuff with the nicely rolled fret ends... they also make em with vintage style brass trems. more kickass guitars I no longer own !!!

nice pics, I think that is possible an ultimate grade top. but I gotta say, quote below... the line " You might get a better price from an amateur desperate for cash" is kind of a turnoff... he could easily sell the thing on it's own merits. Will be super well packed to survive just about anything. Don't trust anyone else to get something like this to you safely... For the record, we have shipped over 5000 guitars internationally. No one does it better. You might get a better price from an amateur desperate for cash...but will your guitar make it alive?

My vote is the guitar looks more real than his hair... but seriously... good for him, if kiss is anything, they are incredibly hard working even when they were pissing money away in the late 70's

my coolest one... 2012 premium plus given the slash treatment with 50's wiring and alnico pro II's currently my #1 2nd coolest... 1978 Mockingbird some non original parts and I restored it close to the way it should be (possibly for sale soon, <---mild plug) craigslist Boston score, got it, played it for a while then realized I can barely deal with 4 strings never mind 8... passed on to a happy HFCer...