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    The "if you had a time machine" concert.

    Nov 18, 1977 in Syracuse, NY at the Onondaga County War Memorial Auditorium with AC/DC and Crawler. $6.00 advanced, $7.00 day of show. 5,632 people was the paid attendance. The band grossed $34,454.
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    The "if you had a time machine" concert.

    Rush had a wide variety of support acts on that tour. What city did you see them in? I have the Rush book that lists every concert, city, date and support acts.
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    Anyone own any Rock Star/Celebrity Owned and Played Instruments?

    I took my early production Epi JB Gold Top to a meet & greet. Since it was one of the first he had seen “in the wild”, he played it for a minute or two before signing. I’m calling it artist played. 😉
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    The "if you had a time machine" concert.

    I’d like to revisit my first ever concert: Rush (AFTK tour) & UFO (Lights Out tour) circa 1977.
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    Triple PU Custom vs. R? Standard

    I took my wife to see Peter Frampton last night on the Frampton Comes Alive 35 Tour. It was a really nice evening for us. He played 6 or 7 guitars throughout the night, but mostly traded songs between 2 black triple pickup Customs. What really struck me was how much crisper and raunchy his...
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    Standards vs. Historics & Traditionals

    Given the incredible popularity of Traditionals on the lower priced end, and the authentic appeal of Historics on the upper end, how many Standards does Gibson sell these days? Even the 50's/60's Tribute Studios in "limited numbers" have got to be kicking the Standard's ass. Anyone know how...
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    Headstock profile question

    I'm not nearly as studied about LP guitars as most around here. But I'm here to learn, so I have a question. Last year I bought a 2007 LP Standard Faded, and last month I bought a 2009 LP Studio Satin Ebony at Guitar Center. I was surprised to discover that the headstock profiles are not the...
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    Why so noisy?

    Like many people, I started out with Epi Les Pauls and eventually graduated to Gibson models. I'm more of a tinkerer than a musician. Hopefully some day I will allocate the time necessary to be able to alter that statement. One thing that puzzles me though is why the ambient pickup noise from...
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    LP Studio Satin Ebony

    Any one know for sure if the Satin Ebony finish has BB Pros or 490R/498T pickups? GC website is not clear since Satin is neither the standard finish nor the faded finish. One GC store told me BB Pros and another told me 490R/498T's w/o the covers.
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