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Location: ranson,wva | hey tom, i guess my tele is worth even less, its got a lefty cbs strat neck,humbucker in the bridge and a hot texas special in the neck....i figure its not even worth $50..lol.....
nice looking '69 tele you got there tom...jason |
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Location: Buffalo,NY | johnny cash 83
hey tom, i guess my tele is worth even less, its got a lefty cbs strat neck,humbucker in the bridge and a hot texas special in the neck....i figure its not even worth $50..lol.....
nice looking '69 tele you got there tom...jason jason,
Your tele sounds pretty cool. How does it sound and play?
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | Doc.. Gosh I burned a few this winter that looked alot better then those...Let's see what else you got on the scrap pile! |
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Location: ranson,wva | tom, im sure it will sound good when i ever get time to finish the wireing on it..lol its been on the bench for the past 3 months....just hasnt been of much intrest. it sounded good as a standard tele so im sure the mods will be a improvment.....jason |
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Location: Central Massachusetts | nice guitar porn.
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Location: Buffalo,NY | dvd
nice guitar porn.
Tom, I think your strap budget exceeds my guitar budget!
dvd,
Thank you.
I get my straps (sometimes custom built; sometimes buy right out of stock) from a great guy in Arizona. Check out his straps; they are awesome:
http://www.guitstrapped.com/
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | we can use those those straps to keep the fence gates from a flappin n a strong wind |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | Dr. Tom,
Seriously now, that's quite a beautiful collection you have there. Please post pics anytime you would like.. it gives some of us with just a few guitars and wives that check our reciepts, hope for the future. It's tough to have GAS when your wife has a cabinet full of Phazyme Extra strength!
Admiringly,
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Location: Buffalo,NY | BegginJM
Quote Doc.. Gosh I burned a few this winter that looked alot better then those...Let's see what else you got on the scrap pile! BegginJM,
My straps are the most comfortable straps ever. Chech this guys site out:
http://www.guitstrapped.com/
Look at his "Sold Items" and "Stock Inventory".
Here's some more firewood:
PRS Modern Eagle:
Gretsch DuoJet RI:
Gibson Firebird RI:
Had enough yet ?
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | Never enough Doc...NEVER enough! |
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Location: Buffalo,NY | Jim,
Recent acquisition of a 1964 or 65 Hagstrom 1 :
Gretsch Country Classic Junior; one of my present favorites:
PRS 12 String; these guitars play like a 6 string:
My other recent favorite; a 1998 PRS Santana1 :
There's still more if you haven't had enough yet !!
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Location: Bluffton, SC | No question - you've got to make an album and put all of these shots in there, Doc. These are beautiful. And if you can't make this year's Tour, can some of us come over and tour your place? :D
On second thought, most of these guys are very respectful with inventory but, on the flip side, they may never leave so you might want to pass on that... |
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Location: Buffalo,NY | BegginJM
Dr. Tom,
Seriously now, that's quite a beautiful collection you have there. Please post pics anytime you would like.. it gives some of us with just a few guitars and wives that check our reciepts, hope for the future. It's tough to have GAS when your wife has a cabinet full of Phazyme Extra strength!
Admiringly,
Jim Jim,
Thank you. I outfit my entire band so that they don't have to bring anything to practice. I have been very fortunate and share most (but not all) of my equipment with others.
Here's a few more :
A PRS Hollowbody II:
a '89 Strat Plus Deluxe :
PRS Custom 24 Artist 20th Anniversary:
Hope you enjoy these.
Regards,
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Location: Buffalo,NY | Weaser P
No question - you've got to make an album and put all of these shots in there, Doc. These are beautiful. And if you can't make this year's Tour, can some of us come over and tour your place? [Big Grin]
On second thought, most of these guys are very respectful with inventory but, on the flip side, they may never leave so you might want to pass on that.. With enough advanced warning you 're invited any time !! My real reason for having all of this equipment is to make up for my lack of talent !!Let me know and I'll show some of my amps as well.
Rgards,
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | Doc,
Thanks for the link to the Strap Maker.
Let's see...."honey, guess what they are making at the Salvation Army now..isn't it amazing what skills can be taught these days" "Reciept!??..gosh I was so dumbfounded I must have left it at the register."
Keep the pics a coming Doc.
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Location: East Tennessee | Welcome Dr. Tom,
Beautiful collection. My guess is that the outdoor shots were not taken recently. :D
BTW; I am originally from upstate New York. |
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Location: Hicksville, NY | Welcome to the OFC Dr. Tom, and thanks for sharing your story with us! :) I don't own an Ovation 12-string, but have had the opportunity to play them, and they are truly amazing guitars acoustically and plugged in.
Originally posted by Dr.Tom:
Whoa, just got back from the Philharmonic. Outstanding performance of a Mozart violin Concerto and Mahler's 5th Symphony brought down the house ! That's great to hear! If I'm not playing my guitar, I like listening to my classical CDs, among others. Even better, take my wife out to the city to see a NY Philharmonic performance at Lincoln Center, whenever possible. My favorite Mozart violin concertos are the 3rd and 5th. So far, I only saw a performance of the 3rd with violinist Cho Liang Lin, and the Montreal Symphony directed by Charles Dutoit.
Now Mahler is heavy stuff! The first Mahler CD I purchased was his 5th symphony, which I have to this day. I also managed to see a live performance of that same symphony at Lincoln Center under the baton of Riccardo Chailly leading the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
Welcome to the OFC once again! :) |
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Location: Buffalo,NY | ignimbyte ,
We're really into the Classical Music; I have a 21 year old son who is a Classical composer studying Composition at the Peabody Conservatory for Music at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. He is graduating a year early this May and hopes to go on to be a conductor. He's spent the last two summers abroad studying Conducting and will be going on to get his Graduate degree next year.
His favorite composer is Mahler;we have really gotten into Mahler because of him. His favorite is Mahler 9(as he refers to it).The Buffalo Philharmonic performed Mahler 9 last year and the place went crazy; you would have thought you were at a rock concert; it was just spectacular ! Our son has really gotten us into a lot of classical music that we never would have appreciated before and it has all been just outstanding.
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Location: Hicksville, NY | Thanks for the inspiration Tom. Your response got me to put Mahler's 9th in my stereo, and I'm listening to it right now, as I'm typing away. The recording I have is with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Pierre Boulez - a composer in his own right. If this monstrous piece of music sounds fantastic in my stereo, I can only imagine how a live performance would be like!
My wife plays the violin and one of her teachers was a graduate at the Peabody Conservatory. While we knew each other as acquaintances back then, we started getting to know more of each other one night while ushering a String Quartet concert, which featured her teacher. Between greeting the concert-goers and tearing tickets, passing the program and leading them to their seats, we also enjoyed a night of great music by Haydn, Shostakovich and Brahms. Well, the rest was history after that. Lately, I'd been getting into more contemporary stuff with the likes of the 2nd Viennese school [Schoenberg, Berg and Webern], the Orient-inspired music of Messiaen and Alan Hovhaness, as well as the minimal style of Philip Glass, Steve Reich and Terry Riley.
Perhaps someday, it'll be a special treat to attend one of your son's performances... |
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Location: Buffalo,NY | Gospel Guitar Guy
Welcome Dr. Tom,
Beautiful collection. My guess is that the outdoor shots were not taken recently. [Big Grin]
BTW; I am originally from upstate New York. Gospel Guitar Guy,
Thank you. Five days ago those shots could have been shot outside(except that the grass wouldn't be that green). Almost all the snow was gone and 50 degree temps then, bingo, Saturday temps drop and we get 3-6inches of snow.
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Location: East Tennessee | Originally posted by Dr.Tom:
Thank you. Five days ago those shots could have been shot outside(except that the grass wouldn't be that green). Almost all the snow was gone and 50 degree temps then, bingo, Saturday temps drop and we get 3-6inches of snow.
Regards,
Tom That is why I reside in Tennessee, 
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Location: SoCal | Doc, no Hamers? |
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Location: Buffalo,NY | moody, p.i.
Doc, no Hamers? I'm afraid not; Tell me what I'm missing !!
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Location: SoCal | One of the finest hand made electrics out there.... |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Tom, very nice collection, but where are the neon signs with which to properly display all this stuff?
Also, glad to hear you appreciate syphonic music. My wife and I have sung and performed with the Colorado Symphony Chorus for 19 years, including performances this past weekend. |
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Trials and tribulations of becoming an Ovation owner !!
