Originally Posted by
just strum
Wingsdad,
I for one am envious of your purchase and if I had the money I would surely be hunting for a used one or going the ordering route. Since I've known you I don't recall a time that a guitars arrival had you so excited.
I hope there is never a time when you are telling somebody the mistake you made of getting rid of her.
Strum,
You've witnessed me do a lot of buying, selling, trading over the past couple of years (?), and you rode along with me for the 5 week wait on this, and yes, this is very different. This is the first guitar I've custom-factory-ordered since my '81 THE STRAT and '82 Rick 360-12BWB. And those 2 are still with me. In fact, there was a time until 12 years ago, those and my Guild D40 were all I had kept from my arsenal of 'bygone days'. So, I made this move at this point in my life with the intention of her joining that select keeper-at-all-costs group.
That said, my eyes are wide open to consider thinning 'the supporting cast', in some sort of order of 'do I really play it?' I want to get down to playing my 'stars' more. My acoustic herd is pretty well set, except for one I'm toying with letting go. My basses are set. But there's probably one electric I could soon live without and not miss.
^^
AXES: Fender '81 The STRAT, '12 Standard Tele, '78 Musicmaster Bass, '13 CN-240SCE Thinline; Rickenbacker '82 360-12BWB; Epiphone '05 Casino, '08 John Lennon EJ-160E; Guild '70 D-40NT; Ovation '99 Celebrity CS-257; Yamaha '96 FG411CE-12; Washburn '05 M6SW Mando, '08 Oscar Schmidt OU250Bell Uke; Johnson '96 JR-200-SB Squareneck Reso; Hofner '07 Icon B-Bass; Ibanez '12 AR-325. AMPS: Tech 21 Trademark 10; Peavey ValveKing Royal 8; Fender Acoustonic 90, Passport Mini, Mini Tonemaster; Marshall MS-2 Micro Stack; Behringer BX-108 Thunderbird; Tom Scholz Rockman. PEDALS/FX: Boss ME-50; Yamaha EMP100; Stage DE-1; Samson C-Com 16 L.R. Baggs ParaAcoustic D.I; MXR EQ-10.