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Location: Brisbane Australia | Very Cool Damon!!
Enjoy
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Location: South of most, North of few | Damon, you have quite a collection now! This one is something special! |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Next time we get together, please don't let me load or unload this one from your Chevy. I wouldn't want to be responsible for damaging a priceless work of art. |
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Location: Jet City | I'll be out of pocket for a while.
THis just showed up. A day early. I'm taking the rest of the day off from work.
(I'm using . for punctuation here when I really want to use!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
See you all later |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Try having three Daughters!
Life is full of .'s, !'s and ?'s...
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Location: Jet City | SO......
It showed up yesterday. So sorry for not updating, but it was a very special day. Whe I heard it had arrived, I took the rest of the day off work (it was only 10am!). I didn't say why, cuz nobody would have understood. After playing this guitar for 25 years without electronics in it, well, I think I'll remember 9/11 for 2 reasons now, a bittersweet day.
THe first thing I did was plugged it into the '65 Standel. It was fanastic and sounded like NO OTHER guitar I've ever played. I really liked the tones from those vintage pickups. THen I plugged into my Carvin X100B's clean channel. WOW! Though I like the whole vintage combo with the Standel, the tubes really brought forth some warmth and presence that the Standel's SS construction just couldn't match. I think I'll eventually have to get an old Standel tube (after robbing a bank or refinancing the house). Really though, the clean channel and reverb on the Carvin did quite well.
Then I turned the overdrive up a bit. Great growling tones coming from them thar pups. I can't believe how hot these pickups are.
Can't wait for the day to end so I can get back home to my baby.
Deke Dickerson, king of the doubleneckers and keeper of the flame that keeps the old rockabilly/surf/country pickin alive and well got to get his hands on it the day before it shipped. He just sent a note...
Damon--
That guitar turned out GREAT! It's one of the ones that really looks
primitive in so many ways, but then just plays itself. I seriously couldn't
stop playing on it! I think you'll be really happy with it. Bob did a
great job on it, I really couldn't tell the difference between the old
pickup covers and the one he made. A super cool example of one of the
earliest production model doublenecks...I think it's a winner.
I had a '63 that was basically the same guitar, but slightly later
pickups/vibramute etc. and that one played like crap...so I sold it. But
yours is magic.
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Way to go, Damon. Maybe you'll have to bring it along next year to the PNW OFC gathering. I'd love to see it in person. Hearing it hooked up to some of Miles' vintage equipment would be icing on the cake. Aren't you glad you held onto it? |
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Location: Nashville TN. | Sweet stunner congrats |
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Location: Jet City | Aren't you glad you held onto it? [/QB] Yes, very much so. |
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IT'S ON IT'S WAY!!!!!!!! (preview) - OT
