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    RIP Guitar Player magazine

    Major bummer. Long time subscriber here back to the 80s. Got the last issue in the mail the other day and on the top it says "Our Final Edition 1967-2024" - needless to say I was shocked and disappointed.
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    Purchases I regret and get angry when I think about them

    This is a highly entertaining thread, thanks OP for starting it. Bought a Marshall DSL100 and 4x12 cab years ago. Complete bust.
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    Charlie Starr [Blackberry Smoke]: The Collection

    Cool collection. Anyone know why he plays with his guitar so low down by his knees? When I started playing this was the style (think Page, Slash), but impractical for most players unless you’re tiny with gorilla length arms.
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    Julian Lage

    Goodness this is superb.
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    Joe and Rick go at it!

    Interesting….Joe’s desert island guitar/pedal/amp combo is his ‘51 Nocaster, a green box “of some sort” (TS), and a fender twin reissue. I wished Rick asked a follow up question: “and why the Tele, not a Les Paul?”
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    NGD ES-345

    Very nice, congrats.
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    Future Pricing Thread

    Agree - there’s a difference between antiques (ie nostalgia) vs luxury (ie status). Nostalgia is buying a birth year ‘65 Strat, luxury is leveraged by buying a rare and valuable guitar for the sole purpose of wealth virtue signaling. However a lot of millennials are into handmade goods, locally...
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    Future Pricing Thread

    Millennials are set to become the wealthiest generation (despite their near constant sniveling). Anyone agree that we’re about to see a spike in vintage gear prices (vs Boomer spike we saw in the 90s/00s) as millennials take over luxury buying power? I suspect we might...
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    Much respect for Joe B

    There are few other modern guitar players that have done more to promote guitar playing than Joe B. I get those folks who don’t connect with his music - but those on this forum who attack him personally or find character flaws in his stage presence or personality - grow up. Few artists in 2023...
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    Which One is Closest??

    Hmm, they were sure different than my ‘19 R9 and ‘22 ML, with the latter having more accurate plastics.
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    Which One is Closest??

    I’ve had 2 Benchmarks and they are A++++. One was a Music Zoo and the other a Dave’s. There was something about that 13/14 run.
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    Which One is Closest??

    I sold my Nicky but it was TH spec and the plastics were more tan than ivory M69. Correct on the 2019+ unpotted PUs.
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    Which One is Closest??

    Short answer: Murphy Lab. Long answer: 2013+ is when Gibson Custom stepped up their accuracy game by re-introducing aniline dye, hide glue, and long neck tenons. Collector’s Choice, True Historic, Artist models, etc were visually and sonically stunning reproductions, but often missed certain...
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    Which One is Closest??

    This: https://www.lespaulforum.com/index.php?threads/original-burst-vs-historic-sorry-but.550/ Or this: https://www.lespaulforum.com/index.php?threads/which-guitar-is-closest-to-a-burst.192396/ Or this...
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    Which One is Closest??

    We don’t need another thread on this topic. It’s awkward like discussing sex with your kid. At some point they’re gonna ask about it and as a parent you’re obliged to discuss it with them.
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