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Post by flyv on Oct 23, 2004 13:06:22 GMT -5
finally got my new pro jet last week.it is a fairly nice guitar roughly similar to epis les paul model in weight and build quality.very playable and it has the gretsch tone as well as some of the gretsch standard features including the funky g tailpiece ,g knobs(very smooth pot operation BTW) and screw on strap buttons.i have a feeling gretsch is using this guitar to lure younger guitarists into buying a more expensive gretsch later on,much as gibson is doing with the epi line of les pauls,dots,etc. only possible weak point i can see is the tuners may need to be upgraded if you want to stay locked in tune for a whole set on stage without tweaking as they appear to be the same tuners as used on casinos.on the whole a very nice,enjoyable guitar that might might make you lust for a brian setzer model somewhere down the line...
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Post by noeljob on Oct 23, 2004 14:05:04 GMT -5
how much did you pay? what kind of wood, body &neck?sounds sweet.
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Post by flyv on Mar 25, 2005 22:08:51 GMT -5
about $385 u.s.thru musicians friend.body is mahogany,although its painted black so i cant really tell.sorry about the delay in answering,damn hurricanes...the house is finally amost fixed,only 70 days till yhis years hurricane season...
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Post by Steelpriest on Mar 25, 2005 23:38:25 GMT -5
I really admire you people for having the nerve to stay in such a hurricane area... You must be patient and almost fearless. If this would happen to me for the first time I´d fix the house, sell it and move to a place that is safer. Here in certain areas in the surrounding of rivers we have people with houses that are flooded almost every second year... and still they stay. Seems to be the good old proverb "home is where the heart is".  , or "there´s no place like home". |
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Post by noeljob on Mar 26, 2005 0:39:19 GMT -5
hurricanes are no joke. i wouldnt want to sit a big one out, maybe a small one. here in texas were in torando season, although they can happen all year long. we get some pretty bad severe thunderstorms in spring & fall. i live in what is called tornado alley. ive never been in the direct path of one but ive come awfully close more than a few times. yeah weather is a bitch sometimes.
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Post by ZacAttack on Mar 26, 2005 15:55:41 GMT -5
I really admire you people for having the nerve to stay in such a hurricane area... You must be patient and almost fearless. If this would happen to me for the first time I´d fix the house, sell it and move to a place that is safer. Here in certain areas in the surrounding of rivers we have people with houses that are flooded almost every second year... and still they stay. Seems to be the good old proverb "home is where the heart is". , or "there´s no place like home". It seems that no matter where you are over here you are either in a earth quake zone, hurricane zone, forrest fire zone, flood plian or my personal favorite tornado zone. And if you mannage to dodge all that you will probably be struck by lightning. BTW The pro jet sounds sweet! Zac |
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Post by Jimboe on Mar 29, 2005 10:18:17 GMT -5
 Flyv, congrats on the new Pro Jet. When I read your post about going through the hurricanes, I thought you must live in FLA. You confirmed it with the hurricane "countdown". I`m in Kissimmee. Those storms were a B***h. I hope we don`t ever have to do that again. BTW, do you use any of the Orlando area music shops? I`m looking for a good guitar tech. I moved here from South Carolina last August, and haven`t really found my way around yet. ( I`m another transplanted NY`er. ) Have you gone to George`s Music yet? I saw his TV commercial, "by mucians, for musicians". I`m disabled, so getting to some of these places takes some time. Give me a shout at lrbeachbums@aol.com if you like, or message me through the forum. Thanks. Jim
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Post by Jimboe on Mar 29, 2005 10:21:06 GMT -5
It seems that no matter where you are over here you are either in a earth quake zone, hurricane zone, forrest fire zone, flood plian or my personal favorite tornado zone. And if you mannage to dodge all that you will probably be struck by lightning. BTW The pro jet sounds sweet! Zac Or get hit by a bus! |
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Post by Steelpriest on Mar 29, 2005 16:15:05 GMT -5
LOL ;D Or be eaten by snakes! YIKES!  |
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Post by ZacAttack on Mar 29, 2005 19:17:45 GMT -5
LOL ;D Or be eaten by snakes! YIKES! Snakes?! Hell man. We have this little spider over here called a "Brown Recluse". Them thangs make any thing shy of a rattle snake bite sound like a good thing. ~~~~~~~Bite Symptoms The bite of the brown recluse spider can result in a painful, deep wound that takes a long time to heal. Fatalities are extremely rare, but bites are most dangerous to young children, the elderly, and those in poor physical condition. When there is a severe reaction to the bite, the site can erupt into a "volcano lesion" (a hole in the flesh due to damaged, gangrenous tissue). The open wound may range from the size of an adult's thumbnail to the span of a hand. The dead tissue gradually sloughs away, exposing underlying tissues. The sunken, ulcerating sore may heal slowly up to 6 to 8 weeks. Full recovery may take several months and scarring may remain. ~~~~~~~~ And the best part they don't tell you here. The venom is never fully metabolised by your body. Meaning it keeps messing with you and can cause lesions to keep forming for the rest of your life in rare occasions. And even better that that. In parts of America where they are found, it is estimated that if you could completely scan every bug in a square mile you would find at least 5 of these little bastards. And the numbers go up when you go into neighborhoods because they like to line in your house more than outside. Zac |
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Post by flyv on May 26, 2005 18:45:44 GMT -5
hey jimboe, yeh ive been to georges,in fact i got my flying v there.nice people.the g.c. in orlando seems to be more willing to cut a deal than the one in lakeland.bought a new MIM strat there last week for $250, nothing wrong with it but its white and the kids dont seem to like white guitars...lets hope this hurricane season is more gentle than last years or i may pack up and head for colorado...
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Post by flyv on Jun 25, 2005 9:51:37 GMT -5
oh yeh,weve got brown recluse,black widows,rattlesnakes,cottonmouth,and armadllos as well as hurricanes.i was driving out in the country one night about 65 and hit an armadillo...it sounded like a fender came off of the car.no damage to the car and i doubt he will run out in front of anyone else.
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Post by Jimboe on Jun 25, 2005 11:03:00 GMT -5
Hey man, the grass ISN`T always greener on the other side of the fence. I used to live in Longmont, Colorado, back in the 70s. Beautiful country out there. Funky weather, too. I can recall being at Milner Pass Elev. 10,000 ft. on the 7th of July one year. It was 97 degrees in Denver. It was snowing so hard up in the mountains I couldn`t see the car ahead of me. We had to slow to a crawl and plodded along until we got to the tourist rest area. On the pther hand, it was tough to top the scenery (and the nude beach outside Boulder on Nelson Highway, across from the IBM Plant)LOL.  . Then there was the tour at Coors........................................... Jim |
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Post by flyv on Jun 26, 2005 8:47:49 GMT -5
i lived in colorado a couple of years in the late 70s courtesy of the us army.nice place but it was cold...
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, or "there´s no place like home".
. Then there was the tour at Coors...........................................