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Musician's Friend Stupid Deal of the day. Hardshell guitar case. $69.99 https://www.musiciansfriend.com/stupid?source=3XFCBK2&fbclid=IwAR3jF-BgLKp6aRs6wVLDznkgKI8L3wvBVWGp3V6Pcq4X3Ste5Stuwheq22Uc

I bet Joe Bonamassa has enough in his paypal account. 🤣

Nope, nope, nope.

Here's another rare 3/4 size Les Paul Jr.

Most consider the basic Gibson models like SG and Les Paul Jrs as student guitars. They were cheaper models with less frills. But, they also made some in 3/4 size too. I had a 3/4 size Melody Maker like this one. Only 19 frets.

Sold. Glad it's staying in the HFC family. It's a great axe.

I thought his nickname was "Rod the Wad" haha

Another price drop... $1,200 shipped/PP F&F

Sold! 2019 Gibson SG Jr. Just a simple rockin' axe. Near-mint, not really a mark on it, just some normal, light pick marks on the guard. Upgraded with a Lindy Fralin P90 (Standard-wind-8.0k) and an TonePros adjustable wrap tail (Original Gibby P90 and bridge in the case) No breaks. Super light at 5lbs, 14oz! No fretwear, low action, straight neck. Comes with case candy and original hardshell case. I have more pics if needed. $1,200 shipped/ (PP F&F please) Message me with any questions - ernie IMG_1799.xmp

Not sure if you peeps have seen the out-takes on the original Spinal Tap DVD/Bluray disc? OMG, there's about an hour of incredible extra scenes, just as funny as the original movie.

It's just silly humor and lots of musical jokes that musicians get that the average film reviewer wouldn't understand. It's not the 'Godfather' or '2001'. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Now, I have to get this t-shirt.

No spoilers here, just fun chat. Just watched the latest Spinal Tap II. Just great. Laughed the entire time. Some cool axes in the movie. Christopher Guest plays a ton of different MusicMan and Ibanez guitars. Michael McKean pretty much plays a single PRS the whole time. And two funny scenes with Guest about his pedal board, like the old 'Goes to 11' thing. I really enjoyed it. We chatted after and I must have missed a ton of funny shit as a friend said, "did you see this and that" and I say, no, I missed it and they missed stuff I caught. There is a TON of subtle signage and quick bits that you really have to watch it a few times to catch it all. And, watch it all the way, there's some funny interview stuff at the end too. Can't wait till it comes out to rent.

I'm also a big fan of Quilter stuff. I've had a bunch over the years. My fav is the older Overdrive 200. It just has some nice magic inside. The SB UK also rocks.

I pre-ordered it and got it early. Love it. I'm using it to record most of the guitars on my new album. It just 'feels' and sounds as good as any of my tube amps mic'd. You can't tell the difference, even with critical listening. Not using the on-board reverb for recording, but just jamming, works nice with dwell time and level. The tremolo in stereo is great too. I'm just running the XLR outs to my UA Apollo interface. The on-board IRs are very nice. I have also been messing with a few other Cab files I have. Easy interface to change them out. It's a great box and I give it a solid recommendation. Check out Pete Thorn's video:

Check this out... Shipped another guitar in a standard guitar box. Checked UPS and the cost was $51 for the box (with discount code) Actually a good price. Then, checked Pirate Ship and it was only $37. Not sure how they can do it, but they can.

I found the best prices are at Staples or Office Max, sometimes on sale and I grab 2-3 big-ass rolls! Home Depot is usually more expensive.

URGENT UPDATE: Just read this about FedEx shipping guitars. Back to our original programming... As many of you have seen, I've been selling off a bunch of gear... guitars, amps, pedals etc. And, I have found out some really interesting tid-bits on shipping. There seems to be more ways to ship gear than ever. Beside the standard USPS, UPS, FedEx etc. I've found some great discounts at other places. It also seems the box and sizes sometimes makes one shipping service better than others. What I mean is, you just have to check all of them to see which ones gives the best price for a particular box/weight. It's kinda' a pain-in-the-ass to enter all the info multiple times, but I'm retired, I have plenty of time - haha. But, it can save you a LOT of money on big items. OK, let's not get into a flame-war over which company is safer than another. It's all a crap-shoot, they all can damage stuff. Over the years, I haven't found one to be the 'Best' to ship. That's why I over pack and bubble-wrap the crap out of everything and make sure there is plenty of room around the item as to not let something hit the box and still get to the gear. Loosen strings, take off switch-tips, secure guitars in cases, pull tubes and wrap separately when possible, put paper under the strings as to not let the strings vibrate and possibly put indentations on frets etc. Double box guitars with gig bags. With all that, damage can still happen. Back to shipping... There are the big 3. UPS, FedEx, USPS (Yeah, there is also DHL) Also, when selling on Reverb or Ebay, they offer discounted shipping if you use them. And, can provide 'safe shipping' coverage, which can be good. (I usually have all my gear insured by Heritage Insurance, so I have that to rely on. I have only had to use them once in 20 years and they were great.) But, I've found much better shipping prices outside of Reverb and Ebay. Then, there are some other outside companies that you should check: PirateShip.com and Paypal. Yeah, Paypal offers discounted shipping, even if you didn't use them for the sale. Their prices have been EXCEPTIONALLY good!!! Sometimes the best I have found on big items. Also, always remember to check for discount codes, especially when using UPS, I have found some really good, 20-25% discount codes on the webbernets. Again, its weird, one shipper might offer a better price for large items or small boxes vs another, you just have do some legwork to find out. Lately, I've found big items like guitar and amps, Paypal Shipping or UPS with discounts, seem to have the best prices. Pedals or small stuff, Reverb shipping or USPS is quick and easy. Middle size stuff, like rack gear is all over the place. Hope this helps! ernie P.S. If you guys know of any other shipping options, please post them. Let's keep this going to save us all some moolah!

Must have been one hell of a rough guitar stand! haha

Just sent some money for making this site the best of the best!

Ian Anderson guitars? Is that Tom Anderson Guitarworks illegitimate brother?

Got a email from Willie Moseley last week. He's with Vintage Guitar magazine. He's writing a book on the history of Robin guitars. Sounds very cool. He's using some pics of my guitars.

There's a nice Robin Fleety on 'Verb. I bit high priced, but maybe a call to them direct, might get a deal. I dig when he ran the grain on an angle. https://reverb.com/item/37292632-robin-fleetwood?utm_source=criteo&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=Criteo-US-Conversions-2021Q4&utm_content=900x600&cto_pld=Cff5eC5jAACA3jlIw6ePug

My Robin Redwood Ranger.

Moolah sent too!

I'm spinin' my new record (Total selfless promotion - haha) https://erniesantella.bandcamp.com/album/the-whole-shabang