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    Which new Fender amps are considered to be "disposable"?

    It's also a term vastly overused on internet forums by guitarists who play seven gigs a year in their backyard cover band, yet they demand that...
    Post by: Scooter, Nov 9, 2020 in forum: Amp Input - Normal or Bright
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    Remember the young journalist asking us about ash guitars for an article?

    :rolleyes:
    Post by: Scooter, Oct 29, 2020 in forum: Sidewinders Bar & Grille
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    Remember the young journalist asking us about ash guitars for an article?

    :D
    Post by: Scooter, Oct 29, 2020 in forum: Sidewinders Bar & Grille
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    New neck for '68 Strat

    Cool life story! And cool neck - I've been looking at some of the recent Fender roasted options for my MIJ Strat. Your guitar looks great, and...
    Post by: Scooter, Oct 6, 2020 in forum: Introductions
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    The stereo receiver craze.

    I was never a big radio guy so I had - and still have - a Denon PMA750 integrated amp. Bought it in 1983, still works great but the selector...
    Post by: Scooter, Sep 30, 2020 in forum: Sidewinders Bar & Grille
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    Modeling Amps... Who really needs all those options?

    I'm not here to defend modeling vs tube amps or convince anyone that one is better than the other, but having recently acquired one of the new...
    Post by: Scooter, Sep 25, 2020 in forum: Amp Input - Normal or Bright
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    Stratatable or Tablecaster

    I'd bet the intonation is a bit flat.
    Post by: Scooter, Sep 25, 2020 in forum: Sidewinders Bar & Grille
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    Fender neck+cheap body sacrilege?

    I had a $400 neck on a MIM Fender body for a few years. It was uncanny, really - it played, sounded, and felt just like a proper guitar. In all...
    Post by: Scooter, Sep 24, 2020 in forum: Stratocaster Discussion Forum
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    How much would you pay for a Mexican made guitar

    I don’t understand why there needs to be any price point limitation based on where an instrument is made.
    Post by: Scooter, Sep 23, 2020 in forum: Stratocaster Discussion Forum
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    Man to men: Anyone else ever had a hemorrhoid?

    I've never had a hemorrhoid, but several hold or have held political office.
    Post by: Scooter, Sep 19, 2020 in forum: Sidewinders Bar & Grille
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    Deluxe Reverb blind test - tubes vs solid state

    This is not at all my experience. I'm using a Timmy, Zendrive and M9 in front of mine and it sounds great.
    Post by: Scooter, Sep 12, 2020 in forum: Amp Input - Normal or Bright
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    When Did "Payed" Become a Word?

    Even worse than this is "Need gone" in a for sale ad. I see it a lot on Craigslist or FB Marketplace. God, that one gets under my skin for some...
    Post by: Scooter, Sep 11, 2020 in forum: Sidewinders Bar & Grille
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    Deluxe Reverb blind test - tubes vs solid state

    I think a big part of the wanting the "real thing" is caused by reading forums like this one. Guitarists are funny. We (and I say we because I’ve...
    Post by: Scooter, Sep 9, 2020 in forum: Amp Input - Normal or Bright
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    Deluxe Reverb blind test - tubes vs solid state

    Glad to see some reasonable responses to this thread mixed in with the typical B.S. about "get a real tube amp", etc. I have a TMDR. I have owned...
    Post by: Scooter, Sep 9, 2020 in forum: Amp Input - Normal or Bright
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    Another Ghost sighting at my house

    How come ghosts are always little girls or people wearing frilly Victorian clothing? How come there are no caveman ghosts?
    Post by: Scooter, Aug 28, 2020 in forum: Sidewinders Bar & Grille