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The late Stan Jay (of Mandolin Bros. fame) used to say that a lot, back when he had something rare or choice come into his store.

Good on her, and good luck to her, too! Sounds like she's doing it the DIY route kinda like Jack White/Third Man Studios, though White's gone even farther by putting out vinyl records, too. Reminds me of this Toyota RAV4 TV commercial that I saw on US TV recently. It kinda makes a commentary on sterile digital 'cookie cutter' click 'n link-style music, and the commercial's so new that YouToob doesn't even have it yet, it's called 'Industry Plants',and can be found on ispot.tv.

That's quite the BOMB there! Cherry bomb, that is. GLWTS!

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Here we go again...every so often, Guitar Center gets an urge to start up a 'house' brand (like the Hamer/'G.C' brand pictured), most recently they had their 'Laguna' brand which was designed by Keith Brawley, who worked for Fender years ago. General consensus seems to be that they're pretty decent guitars, and can be had cheap on the used market (eBay often has a handful available): Keith Brawley was also responsible for the 'Brawley' bass brand, which was the old Mars Music house brand in the 2000s, before he worked for Guitar Center. I've got an old Brawley Artemis 4-string bass (MIK, Ash body, 35 inch scale instead of the usual 34) that I found in ultra clean condition at DGS for the princely sum of $150 a few years ago. It's a good 'un, I ain't letting go of that bass, ever. Here's an old Reverb listing just like mine: Brawley Artemis Custom KB-24 Bass 2002 Natural | Reverb

I wonder if Murkat has any thoughts about Gibson's use of 'mood lighting'?

That's why I sold off my 'name' (USA-made and/or collectible) guitars and amps several years back...they were desirable, but the collector 'status' started to make playing them casually less and less enjoyable, less 'fun', with more of a financial 'responsibility' for keeping them. So I got rid of those, and I now have a small gathering of quirky musical mutts that I can play and use to my heart's content, with no regrets.

All I know is that buying this guitar is cheaper than orthopedic surgery and traction, and lots more fun than road rash. Whoever buys this guitar will be very happy IMO.

You can find some through Walmart (no affiliation) on the cheap: Chef Code Modern Fit Unisex Cargo Chef Pants, Elastic Waist, Checkered White, L - Walmart.com Chef Code Modern Fit Chef Pants with Zipper Fly, Checkered White, L - Walmart.com

And if all else fails, you can always start a Ska band.

I'm sure this has been said before elsewhere (besides being just plain common sense), and I think that it's been mentioned in amp-related literature, too; but if you're gonna 'improve' on a vintage amp by irreversibly monkeying with the cab, do it with a new/replacement cabinet, not the original cab! Joe might like to treat his vintage gear as if they were disposable, but I don't know of anybody else who would do or could afford to do that.

Like the old saying goes, 'Askin' ain't sellin'. On a semi-related note, Fender just introduced their new 75th anniversary Tele collection, none of which list at anywhere near cheap when new: Limited Edition 75th Anniversary Telecaster Collection – Fender The only one I really like is the MIM '51 Road Worn Vintera Tele...but at US$1899 list, I think I'll wait a few years for a used one. Maybe. Nice to see that Fender can now offer it with a solid Ash body now, though that'll make it even more spendy: The more I see prices go up, the more I like my old mutt partscasters.

US$4995 is a bit too steep for my wallet nowadays, I've had a few Standards and Standard Customs in the past, and the size of the guitars made me paranoid that I'd accidentally smack it into furniture or a wall or something else, so I don't have them anymore. Besides, I find that I can play just as badly on a $500 guitar as I can on a $5000 guitar.

What's the routing look like under the bridge? Somebody might have written or stamped something in there that can help in I.D.ing it. Perhaps in the neck pocket too. like Badger Dave mentioned. There's only one way to know for sure.

Looks like it sold, listing now says '404 Page Not Found'.

No affiliation: Standard Custom '06 – Dave's Guitar Shop

Pulling for you as well, very glad that they discovered things early, hope that your recovery is speedy! And if you're in Canada, stay away from the poutine (chips/fries with cheese curds and brown gravy)!

Are The Cramps in there yet?

The TWS 'Single Six' is listed at 'only' 2849 Euros (roughly US $ 3350) and up: TWS SingleSix Combo | Tube WorkShop The VHT Special 6 and Special 6 Ultra amps (both in head and combo form) are much cheaper, and are easily available used and new on the US market, including on Reverb: VHT Special 6 VHT Special 6 Ultra Amp Review - Premier Guitar I have a couple of VHT Special 6 head models (I don't need the extras on the Ultra model), and they're very handy to use and sound great, plus they're also handwired, but made in China not Germany, and again can be found for much cheaper.

Star Trek actor William Shatner is releasing an all-star heavy metal album Recently, he's been showing up on US TV as 'Will Shat' on a high-fiber Raisin Bran cereal commercial...how that ever got approved for US airtime is way beyond me:

Too bad the end result of this sale will probably be the same as the last time it was listed...which is to say, no result at all.

The only thing you need for that is shitty tuners. As far as the polka dot design goes, I'll bet somebody's mom is gonna get pissed off about her bedsheets getting screwed up.

IIRC, back in the '60s, Gibson amps used to use a single tubular 'kickstand' that was center mounted on their larger amp speaker cabinets (Titan models, I think) and would fold back into a recessed area on the back of the cabinet. I don't know of any other amp makers that did that, and I couldn't tell you if that was a reliable way of doing that or not.

Just saying 'He's not gonna take it anymore' is just way-too-low hanging fruit, really. It sounds more like a proper retirement, perhaps other rockers should take note: Dee Snider quits Twisted Sister because 'a man's got to know his limitations' At least we'll always have this: and this: And he'll have more time for this:

Avatar used to build and sell a 18-watt semi-clone amp in both head and combo form a few years ago that was pretty popular (used ones can still be found on Reverb every now and then), but they quit doing that and have since been focusing on making only speaker cabinets. A lot of small amp builders used to make amps more-or-less based on the 18-watt Watkins/Marshall amp over the last twenty to thirty years, but a good number of them have since gone out of business. Amp kits are still around, though: British-Style 18-Watt Amp Kits: Mojotone & Tube Depot - Premier Guitar The 18-watt amp that I purchased from HFC member Fractal is one of these Mojotone kits, and I love it. If all else fails, the easiest thing to do is to look for good used examples (functional, of course) for sale. Edited to add: Dan Baird (of Georgia Satellites fame) is featured on this old Avatar demo video: