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  1. 2 hours ago, Biz Prof said:

    Good company...

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    Yer kidding me! What are the chances of 3 HFCers having similar Washburns? They didn’t exactly fly off the shelf…

    Looks like your USA Mercury has, "Designed by Grover Jackson" and, "USA", on the headstock, so that blows a hole in the description in my OP. What year is your MG, Prof?

  2. I was lurking around Cream City's website for a few weeks. One day they had a 15% off sale on used items. I thought, "Sheeit...a grand/shipped for a USA superstrat?" 

    A Little background. Grover Jackson ran the Washburn shop in Chicago from '93-96. He designed a few superstrats for them. USA models said, "Handcrafted in Chicago" on the neckplate and, "Made in the USA" on the headstock. The imports have laminate tops and say, "Designed by Grover Jackson", on the headstock. I've never played one of the Mercury series, so I was pleasantly surprised at what a finely-made shredder this MG120 is:

    Mahogany body, solid quilted maple top

    Quarter-sawn, oiled maple neck, rosewood fb

    Duncan JB, two SSLs

    Gotoh locking tuners, Wilkie VS100 trem.

    I replaced the Duncan straplok buttons and knobs, replacing them with chrome Charvel hardware from Merlin5 CNC in Fullerton, CA.

    Dig this: the neck is big, like Fender boat-neck big. Actually, more like a '59 LP carve. I can still get around fine on it, it's a player, to be sure. It stays in tune and has big, beefy tone. (It seems my big-necked guitars have more going on in the lower frequencies, maybe it's my imagination).

    If you see one of these for sale, they are a great, low-priced alternative to other USA superstrats from the '90s

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  3. “Black Rose” is a ripping album. While I prefer the band chemistry/songs of the classic Robbo-era, Gary Moore adds an aggressive edge to BR. The closing track (“Black Rose”) is a veritable catalog of GM licks/technique and a medley of traditional Irish folk tunes. Surprisingly,  the only hit single (UK/Europe) was the ballad, “Sarah”, a song Philo wrote for his baby daughter. 

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  4. 1 hour ago, bry4321 said:

    You guys left off the best part:

     

     "the Theodore lists for $4,999." https://guitar.com/news/gear-news/gibson-revives-lost-ted-mccarty-design-1950s-theodore/ 

     

    (I have no idea what that means in terms of actual price to buy.) 

    They’re misinformed on the MSRP:

    The Music Zoo

    ETA: The guitar.com link is for their initial, CS offering with P90s/wraptail. Whatever, still ridiculous at any price.

     

     

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