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Absolutely! Can you tell it's Friday before a three-day weekend here at work?

Hysterical. Brooks: impressive recall on Uncle Lumpy. Suffice it to say, "Ack!" Wait, wasn't that was they said in "Mars Attacks," just before disintegrating everyone? I'm just sayin'...

Hysterical! And exactly right - she nailed it!

Killin' me. I know we've discussed this before, but how's the neck on that one?

^ intermezzo ^ Next course, por favor!

Congrats to all gigging HFC members. I looked back on my calendar and determined that I haven't had a true gig since May. I need to come up with a new descriptive term for myself: former guitarist ex-guitarist (Python reference) guitarist on hiatus guitarist on unscheduled and indeterminable leave of absence guitar hermit

My first Strat was an S9 series in factory natural finish. If anyone remembers, the poly was so thick on those (and the similarly finished Teles) that if they got too cold (say, overnight in the trunk of a car as one buddy with a Tele found out) the finish would shatter. Mine was hanging in the store, shattered, which made the price in 1986 (w/o case) a reasonable $250. It was interesting because no matter how bad the finish was broken, it would not chip off the guitar. Sold it because the neck was the size of the business end of a Louisville Slugger - funny, that neck would probably appeal to me now...

Thanks for posting. I could actually hear some useful comparisons. That seems to be one fine guitar.

Much butt that does kick! Thanks for posting. I did just learn that I missed them in Memphis on July 21st. Crap! It takes months for news to makes its way here through the sunshine pipe!

This one? Way cool. Probably the only non-reverse Firebird I've ever liked! And that's probably only because of who's driving it.

Ghetto? My board laughs at your refined, well-fashioned board! Feast your eyes on what happens when you have no board but get tired of setting up and tearing down pedals every gig/practice, find a can of high heat WalMart spray paint, an old bicycle chain and a piece of scrap 5/8 plywood under the house (JEM-inspired monkey grip): The backline is just a bit more upscale: an old Kenneth Cole briefcase from my days as a banker, more plywood and bicycle chain: The coiled tubing houses two 20' George-L's cables for the loop, another cable for the amp-to-frontline link and the cable for the amp's footswitch. I have about $2 (wood screws) in the whole rig. At the time this was put together I needed to throw something together quickly, but this has worked just fine so I haven't bothered it. I'll get around to that some day, but in the mean time it's super ghetto!

Happy Birthday!

Hysterical. Thanks for posting.

Uuuuuuuuuh... I talked to BCRGreg on the phone a few times...

Dug up that old post of measurements. Rather than post a link, here it is: Hope this helps.

If it helps, my '83 has a scale length of 24 3/4; fretboard radius is Hamer's 14"; neck carve (and I measured) is nearly identical to an American Standard Strat, but with more shoulder on either side of the back center line. That said, it plays nothing like a strat (mostly due to the differing radius, but also due to the shoulders). I posted the actual measurements here somewhere, but I can't find them with the search function. Still looking...

Is that an honest to goodness fiesta red Farter?

Kinda depends on the application. IMHO, hard to beat the TOM/stop for most applications. That said, I REALLY like the sustain block.

Is that an Affinity Tele? Bought my daughter one for her first guitar a couple of years ago - think it was $179 new. I was blown away with the bang for $. Nice solid (three-piece) plank of ash. Only issue on the whole thing was the fret edges were a bit sharp. She doesn't play it - I've been considering getting it out and tweaking it a bit - pickups, through-body stringing, maybe a Warmoth neck...

Two words: Bela Fleck

Spectacular! I've had to keep my checkerboard tendencies in check (so to speak) since my checkerboard Spicoli's back in the eighties. I'd suit me to have checkerboard everything (no tattoos, however). That looks fantastic.

To make this more interesting, Mitch will send them to me for a month after he has finished. I, having a completely different background from Mitch, will offer the counterpoint to his review. Mitch has called out the first two, I call out Serial's green custom Studio (my favorite guitar ever, three coil bridge, P-90 neck) and PirateFlynn's Newport. Edited to add: Mitch will even pay a portion of the return shipping.

Seconded!! And a third! Great idea!

'97 Roadhouse Strat (Am Std with Texas Special pups) - they all came stock with either tort or white mother of toilet seat guards. Very cool! Here's mine: Sorry for the derail Mitch, but TORT ROCKS!!!! Also very cool! If I were anywhere near Canada it'd be great to try them out side by side (I know, I know, the Hamer MUST be superior - but I DO like my Fender ) and also sorry, Mitch, for the derail, but repetition is key to learning basic life principles: multiplication tables, abbreviations in the periodic table, the fact that TORT ROCKS! etc.

'97 Roadhouse Strat (Am Std with Texas Special pups) - they all came stock with either tort or white mother of toilet seat guards.