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  1. August 1st, 2008, 04:20 PM #20
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    Hey Gil, any chance you could give me some numbers for the Texas Lotto tomorrow night? Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeease?
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    Dang- I was just cussing because today I got a prize in the mail- an ashtray. I don't even smoke, but I guess that's what I get for entering a Marlboro contest, every day for the last two months. Drat.

    Very cool, Gil :
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  3. August 1st, 2008, 06:28 PM #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by aeolian
    That's really cool that you won! I don't know what a Fender VG is, but it looks like it has some kind of piezo pickup (and an extra knob). Have you played with that feature to see what it does and how well it works?

    Is the Fender admin Brad Traweek? If it is he was an avid G&L guitar collector and was the original web admin of the guitars by Leo discussion board. Some years ago he sold the board to G&L and went to work for Fender. I don't know whether Fender knows it, he still has several G&Ls in his collection.
    Same one - and he has said so - see this thread on www.fender.com. :

    Brad is a nice guy - he and I have had some email conversations about various subjects.

    And yes, the VG is special - is has a Roland pickup - the extra knobs allow one to use different tunings, and it will model different guitars. Check the specs of the Fender VG Strat

    And yes I've checked it out - some of the modeling is very, very good - others not so much. : I've only had it for 24 hours - I need a little more time. The guitar being an American Strat makes the difference - the guitar is just wonderful as a guitar - no on-board electronics needed.

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    Congrats to you on winning that awesome VG Strat!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gil Janus
    Email - the official notice must have been spam trapped somewhere - the Fender admin Brad sent me a note from his gmail account and said I had won "something" - he then sent me a copy of the official notice - I couldn't believe it - it's the first thing of any value I've won since high school :

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    Fantastic, Gil! That is a great prize to win. I bet just about any guitar player would love to have one of those guitars. I have played that VG strat, and it's really nice. Plays well, many good sounds and it IS a Real Fender Strat!

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    Gil,

    I am curious, what pickups would the basic guitar have? Are they very hot? Maybe more vintage or something like that?

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    Congratulations Gil! That's a really sweet guitar! My minister of music's daughter has one and it feels pretty good. I haven't played it other than tuning it for her, but it does have a nice feel. It'll definitely give you a variety of sounds and tones.

    Now, if only she could play the darn thing... :
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    Very Very Nice Gil!!!.I am very happy for ya.

    Congrats and enjoy your new Guitar!!




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    Awesome win on a great guitar
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    That is fantastic news Gil!

    ...but I didn't know that you were Jerry Garcia .
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    You know Gil, by me instilling in your head that I was going to win that guitar, it allowed you to go on with life without worrying about your chances.

    I think you owe me.
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    Gil nice score. Christmas came early and it was nice of Santa to bring it personally.... OOPs that is you. Never mind!
    Just Kidding I had to. I have a 60th Ann. in those colors and I really like it.
    To win something as nice as that is awsome! I bet she plays real nice.
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    That's fantastic Gil ! congrats !
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    Wow, fantastic! I entered that contest too, iirc.

    Congrats. No hard feelings, since I've won 2 overdrive pedals in the last couple months from contests on another site.
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    did I mention I won a cross that glows in the dark?
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    Quote Originally Posted by just strum
    did I mention I won a cross that glows in the dark?
    I won a ham once. I was a vegetarian at the time.


    By the the time I got home, I was no longer a vegetarian & I only had a hambone to give to my wife.
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