Steve Haynie

Was the Prototype a little thinner like an SG?

The factory satin finishes I have seen never had the wood grain surface. They were always flat level surfaces under the satin finish.

Famous deaths come in threes... Chuck Mangione dies at 84

George Kooymans of Golden Earring had to stop playing after 50 - 60 years of being in a band because of ALS. He died this week.

Well, it looks like this heavy metal thing has ended.

That fret is too crooked for that guitar to be a real Hamer. That guitar must be a forgery.

Outer Circle

I have heard of them and heard them. Airbourne is a band that tours Europe a lot. They need to hit the USA.

Some bands never break their relationship with members who can no longer tour. Nicko McBrain is still part of Iron Maiden even though he no longer tours. Phil Ehart has had to step away from touring with Kansas. John Deacon stopped performing with Queen while still being involved as a business partner. Glenn Tipton cannot tour with Judas Priest, but he stays involved with the band as much as possible.

I will see Judas Priest in September!

It looks like an upgrade of Berry Oakley's Tractor bass. Someone should jump on it.

If you got a good deal, let it go and pay for someone to straighten out the mess. If not, see what you can negotiate.

They made it on a Friday. 😉

I knew some of the bad things about Connie Francis, but I did not know all of it. She endured. She came out singing again. Good for her.

A few of Kirk's friends are good players.

Greenie is not hidden away in a vault. Kirk lets other people play it. That guitar is probably in the right hands.

Is it OK if we just lust after that bass instead?

The guy went to school to learn how to build guitars. Now he has to get in those years of experience. https://www.facebook.com/kevin.haynie.90/

No shorts worked for Lux Interior of The Cramps.

Perhaps 15 years ago there was an exhibit of Napoleon's possessions that was impressive. Documents signed by Napoleon and Josephine, a lock of his hair, uniforms, and his iconic hat were on display. A few years later I read about the Castro regime needing funds, so they were selling off some of the treasures they had confiscated. There was a mention that one of the world's largest collections of Napoleonic memorabilia was auctioned by the Cuban government. I'll bet that some of what I saw in that museum display had been stolen decades earlier. The owner may have been executed at the time. It gives me a weird feeling about seeing that display. It could have been legitimately acquired. I dunno.

I have no idea. I saw what @specialk posted above and played with a calculator.

A million views on YouTube gets you $690. Is it really worth the effort to create good videos that only get a couple hundred thousand views?

It would be nice if Mick Taylor gets his guitar back. If the collector who had it knew what it was, why did he not offer to give back the guitar? He was willing to give it to a museum.

Fascinating.