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Re: Guitar Gods: Past, Present and Future
« Reply #165 on: March 01, 2015, 11:07:04 am »
Thanks for your insight. I will wait till the others chime in with their picks before I reveal which finish I'm leaning towards. And not to worry, whichever one I settle on, I will be posting plenty of pics for sure.
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Re: Guitar Gods: Past, Present and Future
« Reply #166 on: March 01, 2015, 11:13:07 am »
this has got to be exciting... right?

I would love to pick up a guitar and mess around with it. I played acoustic years ago, but just put it down. I would love to have something available to just pick up.

Our town has one of the premiere Vintage Guitar stores in the world. Killer Vintage. The owner is one of the top few people in the world that knows guitar worth. Apparently just about any act that comes into town, goes to see his shop to see what's available. I went in there a few weekends ago. It's a hole in the wall shop, but it has some very cool stuff.
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« Reply #167 on: March 01, 2015, 11:22:45 am »
It's very exciting! I've never owned a Les Paul. I've always been in the Strat or Ibanez camp, but that has never stopped me from lusting after an LP. I thought it was going to be easy to grab an Epi LP due to the fact that they are affordable. But having looked at a few YouTube reviews, and read plenty more. It obviously comes down to finishes, style and of course the electronics. Been watching a ton of auctions on eBay to see what the averages are for each of the above models I've narrowed it down to.
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Re: Guitar Gods: Past, Present and Future
« Reply #168 on: March 01, 2015, 11:28:32 am »
Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plustop Pro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jniG0jWmjFw&list=WL&index=5

The review is about 2 years old, but everything with this line has the same guts. The Coil-Tapping is a big plus for me as it offers you even more tones by splitting the pickups. Sounds great with the ProBuckers.
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Re: Guitar Gods: Past, Present and Future
« Reply #169 on: March 01, 2015, 11:28:57 am »
I would encourage you talk, email Dave Hinson at Killer Vintage, once you whittle it down. He's very approachable and would help out with your choices.
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« Reply #170 on: March 01, 2015, 11:29:57 am »
Yeah, I was checking out the link. Thanks by the way. Will definitely hit him up and see what he has to say.
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Re: Guitar Gods: Past, Present and Future
« Reply #171 on: March 02, 2015, 07:00:26 pm »
John 5 - Encore Medley - Live 2015 S.F.



John KILLS it!! See how many riffs you can name. Amazing performance.
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Re: Guitar Gods: Past, Present and Future
« Reply #172 on: March 05, 2015, 08:08:50 pm »
Cheap Trick’s Rick Nielsen Is Auctioning Off His Guitars


I would absolutely love to get in on this as I have been a fan of Cheap Trick for years. But this auction(s) is going to get out of control fairly quickly. This is a non-starter for me, but I will be watching to see what goes and at what price.
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« Reply #173 on: March 05, 2015, 08:10:40 pm »
John 5 - Beat It - Live 2015 S.F.




Another stellar performance.
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Re: Guitar Gods: Past, Present and Future
« Reply #174 on: April 02, 2015, 09:03:41 pm »
Luca Stricagnoli - Thunderstruck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMPWfHqVj40&index=10&list=PLp2e7UfInEgmB-5r4rtQOEsq-H-mNmQhk

This guy is AMAZING! I love how he incorporates percussion into this. Awesome performance. I'd love to see Angus Young watching this and see what he has to say.
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Re: Guitar Gods: Past, Present and Future
« Reply #175 on: April 03, 2015, 09:29:06 am »
Didn't we post this before?
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« Reply #176 on: April 03, 2015, 05:06:39 pm »
You may have. This is the first I'm seeing of it. So, it's new to me.
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Re: Guitar Gods: Past, Present and Future
« Reply #177 on: April 22, 2015, 06:04:57 am »

What a great read. Anyone that has ever struggled with learning how to play guitar as a kid...or even as an adult will surely relate to what this guy went through. I certainly can relate. Sh*t, reading the article was eerily similar to what I went through back in High School. I got stuck in a time period where I 'had' to learn all the flashy techniques of the day. But doing that came at the expense of the songs. It wasn't until years later I dumped that idea of "being the fastest" and turning my forcus toward songs. Check out the article as it applies to any instrument.
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Re: Guitar Gods: Past, Present and Future
« Reply #178 on: May 15, 2015, 01:22:59 am »
Joe Satriani Private Lesson "Official"






So, this video popped up in my YouTube Recommendation feed. Never seen or heard it before. Video I think is a year old. Anyway, this Private Lesson was the grand prize for one lucky fan to get a one on one lesson from the man himself. My first thought was this guy is going to be a complete novice. WRONG! This guy can f*cking play. When Joe ask him to play something so that he would have an idea of what to teach him in the lesson, I was expecting some riffs or some scales. What I wasn't expecting was to hear him tear into a note-for-note version of Satch Boogie. I was like "this guy doesn't need any lessons"!!!! Actually he kinda did because Joe was able to point out some "flaws" and it was actually sound advice. It would make him a better player. The rest of the lesson was very good and informative. More about how to train both your ear and your brain through chords rather than learning a set of scales and what not. I like how they closed out the video with both jamming to Joe's epic Rubina song. I take my hat off to the guy that got the lesson. I would have been fumbling, sweating and just in a panic attack having to play in front of Joe like that.
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Re: Guitar Gods: Past, Present and Future
« Reply #179 on: December 21, 2015, 08:38:04 pm »
Without a doubt, my favorite of the bunch is the Alpine White. I'm actually in the same mode as you looking at kits. I've just seen kits on stage with the white or pearl white and when lights hit it, it just looks awesome. Seriously, that's my only push towards that finish.

My old guitarist has something similar to the Desert Burst, and I was very impressed how it looked.

I'm a weekend warrior of woodworking and love an amazing grain showing.

Let us know with what you get.

Well, 3 days ago I finally found a sweet deal on eBay and I pulled the trigger on nabbing me an Honeyburst Epiphone Les Paul. It was Brand New and I managed to talk the guy down to selling it to me for more than half the price with free shipping. It just arrived today. It looks amazing. The pic used in the auction doesn't do the veneer justice. Gonna put it through it's paces later tonight when I get my work done. Can't wait. I did a once over inspection and it is New for sure. Just down to guts and action now. I will snap a few pics and post later.
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