PSA/EBAY.................Its MILLLER time

[ARM OF HAMER]

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[kizanski]

There's something really cool and stupid about those guitars. How they can be both at the same time will remain a mystery to me.

I will always like them, even if only for the reason that Jol hates them.

[Jakeboy]

What Kiz said. Cool and stupid simultaneously. I will always love them because Peter Green loves them.

[gorch]

I love this pair! Ebay says it does not ship to Germany. 

[DBraz]

My Miller High Life is one of my best sounding guitars.  Like a Les Paul X 2.  

Interestingly this is the only Miller Music six string with a six inline headstock I have seen.  I think most six inline' were High Life's. 

[diablo175]

Just can't seem to get past the notion of having the logo of some piss water beer emblazoned on a guitar. I am only slightly more receptive to Jeff Hanneman's Heineken ESP. Mostly because it's Kahler-ized.

[kizanski]

36 minutes ago, diablo175 said:

Just can't seem to get past the notion of having the logo of some piss water beer emblazoned on a guitar. I am only slightly more receptive to Jeff Hanneman's Heineken ESP. Mostly because it's Kahler-ized.

As beers go, both brands are equally repulsive.

[diablo175]

Just now, kizanski said:

As beers go, both brands are equally repulsive.

Agreed. I just find the Heinie logo more visually appealing.

[cmatthes]

3 hours ago, diablo175 said:

Agreed. I just find the Heinie logo more visually appealing.

Except that it isn't a Heineken logo...

[kizanski]

12 minutes ago, cmatthes said:

Except that it isn't a Heineken logo...

It's an homage to the Heineken logo.

[cmatthes]

Yeah.

But an homage to a $100.00 bill is not a $100.00 bill, correct?

 

[kizanski]

56 minutes ago, cmatthes said:

Yeah.

But an homage to a $100.00 bill is not a $100.00 bill, correct?

 

And a donut without a hole is not a donut. 

[Sugartune]

10 minutes ago, kizanski said:

And a donut without a hole is not a donut. 

What!? Why not? 

[mc2]

I sent a heads-up to the guy I sold my black Hamer Miller pair to.  He's going to try and work something out with the seller if he can for these. He'd be the perfect home. He ONLY collects beer guitars and has 70+ of them hangng on his walls throughtout his house. He's a football coach down in TX.

The guy must have the most super tollerant wife on the planet 😀

70+ BEER GUITARS.....ON THE WALLS.  Imagne that.

He was STOKED to get my black Hamers and said they became the prized possessions of his collection last fall. He said he'd been searching for a set of red Hamers for years and hadn't even known the black Hamer Millers existed before finding mine.

I also told him about Rick Neilsen giving his to Steve Miller at the RnR Hall of Fame and then they jammed with it a couple weeks back. He hadn't heard about that and already pulled the YouTube clip to see it. Flipped.

I hope he manages to snag these. 

I wonder if he is the only guy who solely collects beer guitars? I've never heard of another.

 

 

 

[diablo175]

4 hours ago, cmatthes said:

Except that it isn't a Heineken logo...

But for the basis of comparison, it is as valid as the Miller guitars, being as the Miller Hamers are not using exact Miller logos either. Both have elements borrowed from their respective logos, or more specifically, in the case of Hanneman's ESP, items added to the logo, obviously done in a general nod to the Heineken beer label logo.

FTR- A donut without the hole is still a donut, just likely a jelly donut or boston creme. <mic drop>

 

 

'T would seem that both are homages to brands

[mc2]

Speaking of beer......

Any opinions of the Belgium owned Budweiser changing the name to "America" Beer thru November to capitalize on the Olympics and U.S. Presidential Election?

Marketing genius or crass opportunism....or just plain bizarre?

 

http://www.esquire.com/food-drink/drinks/news/a44715/budweiser-america/

[crunchee]

I thought you couldn't 'own' beer guitars, you just 'borrow' them for awhile...just like you 'borrow' beer.    

[Sugartune]

Who's making the 'merica beer guitars when they come out?

[diablo175]

19 minutes ago, crunchee said:

I thought you couldn't 'own' beer guitars, you just 'borrow' them for awhile...just like you 'borrow' beer.    

If I can recall my rudimentary knowledge of science, matter cannot be created or destroyed but can be converted to energy. So, beer is bought for one time use where it is then converted into another form.

[Biz Prof]

59 minutes ago, mc2 said:

Speaking of beer......

Any opinions of the Belgium owned Budweiser changing the name to "America" Beer thru November to capitalize on the Olympics and U.S. Presidential Election?

Marketing genius or crass opportunism....or just plain bizarre?

 

http://www.esquire.com/food-drink/drinks/news/a44715/budweiser-america/

My $0.02:

1. It reeks of shameless pandering to the overtly, almost militantly, patriotic in our population who will buy nearly anything because it's emblazoned with the Stars and Stripes. To each, his own. 

2. If they really wanted to boost sales to the aforementioned audience, they should have rebranded it "'Murica".

[crunchee]

16 minutes ago, Biz Prof said:

My $0.02:

1. It reeks of shameless pandering to the overtly, almost militantly, patriotic in our population who will buy nearly anything because it's emblazoned with the Stars and Stripes. To each, his own. 

2. If they really wanted to boost sales to the aforementioned audience, they should have rebranded it "'Murica".

Oh, great...yet ANOTHER reason for drunks to get combative when the beertender cuts off their supply.  

Also reminds me of a guy years ago (back when I was still in High School), who used to show up in my hometown newspaper's 'Court Report' often, after being cited for public drunkenness a LOT.  His name?  E. Pluribus Whiteside, I kid you not.  I guess that Bud's for him.   

[mrjamiam]

1 hour ago, diablo175 said:

FTR- A donut without the hole is still a donut, just likely a jelly donut or boston creme. <mic drop>

 

According to the philosopher Basho, a flute with no holes is not a flute, and a donut with no hole is a danish.

[diablo175]

37 minutes ago, mrjamiam said:

According to the philosopher Basho, a flute with no holes is not a flute, and a donut with no hole is a danish.

Basho apparently hasn't frequented as many donut shops as I have. Put it this way: Rumor has it that the Fraternal Order of Police are considering making me an honorary police officer based on my impressive annual consumption of donuts.

[mc2]

16 minutes ago, diablo175 said:

Basho apparently hasn't frequented as many donut shops as I have. Put it this way: Rumor has it that the Fraternal Order of Police are considering making me an honorary police officer based on my impressive annual consumption of donuts.

 

You should get them to frost some like your guitar finishes 😀😀😀

[friarjack]

2 hours ago, mc2 said:

Speaking of beer......

Any opinions of the Belgium owned Budweiser changing the name to "America" Beer thru November to capitalize on the Olympics and U.S. Presidential Election?

Marketing genius or crass opportunism....or just plain bizarre?

 

http://www.esquire.com/food-drink/drinks/news/a44715/budweiser-america/

On a marketing standpoint, Brilliant to capitalize on the events that are on everyone mind. I know when we got the new at the radio station I work at, the reaction was hot. Unfortunately, our sales staff missed the point (facepalm). You can't blame them for going for the big buck risk. It's kind of strange to see the term "Belgium owned" to the Death Star of Beer. LOL