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What a beautiful Fender Jag! This is my post quote from page 1 where I stated thats the Fender back in the mid 60's that got me hooked on Fenders. "The long road ahead. My friend and musical genius Mike Dodd's folks bought him a Fender Jaguar, I flipped, had to have a Fender. A neighbor had a very neglected 65' Fender Mustang and I snapped it up. I stripped the hardware sanded and prepped the body and painted it in white lacquer. Topping things off, my next door neighbor Anthony worked in a metal shop and took all the metal hardware with the exception of the tuning heads and gold plated everything, tail piece, vibrato, switch covers, bridge everything. After assembly it was a masterpiece and had that notable Fender tone, the surf vibe. The neck radius was so small I often remarked a child could play it. An amazing guitar. It wasn't long before a friend just had to have it and I sold it and took the money to ACE Discount and bought my first Les Paul." That was THE Fender that got me hooked! Mostly all my friends that owned Fenders in the mid-60's we were just around 14yrs old so their parents usually bought them their Fender gear. Many had Fender Duo Sonics or Mustangs, Strats, and a few Music Masters and Jazz Masters. Back then I definitely got hooked mainly on their Fender blackface amps. I had the Super Reverb, the Twin, Deluxe Reverb, Princeton Reverb, Vibrolux Reverb. All very nice amps and became my regulars. Sorry about the delayed response to your beautiful photo of your guitar Butch, had some nagging health stuff that oftentimes drags me to the sidelines. Regards, Will G. | |||
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Hope you’re feeling better, Will _______________________________________________________ despite them | |||
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Thanks so much there buddy, I appreciate it. Yea the health stuff is complicated, never in my life did I expect to be at this point even at 68 yrs old. At the same time I'm so aware that it's not just about me, so many are having to deal with these complex struggles and managing things, I'm not alone. Makes me so thankful that I had so many wonderful good years enjoying all the things that I've done, true blessings. Too, makes me appreciate the struggles others go thru, the strength, determination and willfulness of their endurance is unbelievably encouraging. Though missing playing is among the top of my list, if I had the opportunity of a do-over, I wouldn't have changed a thing, I truly had some amazing times with good friends, and really blessed to have those memories to reflect on. And for all those who still play and enjoy it, you have no idea of how things could change literally in a moment, hold fast to the good times and play on..  Regards, Will G. | |||
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Speaking of playing, here's one from a couple of weeks ago. My guitar is a bit dull as the stings are way overdue for a change. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MV9h2O9Vv9s Without Chance's site, I'm afraid I don't know how to embed. SIGforum: For all your needs! Imagine our influence if every gun owner in America was an NRA member! Click the box>>>  | |||
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I think it was a '72 model paid $300 for it, it would be worth about $3000 now. BTW I traded the Jaguar in on a new 1979 Les Paul Deluxe sunburst which seem to be going for around $4K these days. Looked just like this.  ****************************************************************************** Never shoot a large caliber man with a small caliber bullet . . . | |||
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Next to the thumbs up/down buttons, there's a "share" button. Click that and another window comes up. On the upper left, click "embed." The window will change, and you'll see the embed code. Copy all that, paste in the [ FLASH_VIDEO ] tags, and away you go. ______________________________________________ Carthago delenda est | |||
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Thanks! Sounds easy! Wait, what are the flash video tags? SIGforum: For all your needs! Imagine our influence if every gun owner in America was an NRA member! Click the box>>> | |||
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When you click "reply" to post here on SF, a window pops up that you type your post in, like I am now. There's a row of buttons above the text field. The second button from the right looks like a film strip with two exposures on it. Click that button and the [ FLASH_VIDEO ] [ /FLASH_VIDEO ] tags will show up. I added spaces between the brackets and the text to deactivate the tags, but if you leave them and paste your video link between those tags and hit "post," you'll be looking at an embedded video when the page reloads. ______________________________________________ Carthago delenda est | |||
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Thanks again! SIGforum: For all your needs! Imagine our influence if every gun owner in America was an NRA member! Click the box>>> | |||
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Bravo 6guns! The only recording I ever did was in a Public TV station that my friend Tim worked at. We would go into the studio late at night and use their studio gear to record sessions on acoustic guitars. Tim also had a 59' D-18 and accompanied with my D-28 we recorded just sound tracks. He told me later that some of the techs used some of our music on background with some of their broadcasting. I admire and applaud you putting yours out, very enjoyable, well done! Regards, Will G. | |||
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Thanks, Will! It's just an iPhone video, but the best I can do. I really should record some more as I think it would keep me practicing more. Since the virus, open mics have been shut down and I've gotten away from playing a bit. I'll try to pick it back up. It's too bad you never heard your music from the studio backing other broadcasts. That would have been a kick. SIGforum: For all your needs! Imagine our influence if every gun owner in America was an NRA member! Click the box>>> | |||
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At least I did have the experience of the studio playbacks during those couple sessions. Just sweet classic Martin tones. Unmistakable when new strings are just put into action and heard through studio gear. Those special times are imprinted in my mind and whenever I hear classic Martin acoustic flavor it always drives those memories home Regards, Will G. | |||
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Just wanted to say before this thread goes the way of all threads eventually, thank you all that participated and responded. For me it was a walk into a wonderful past full of great memories, experiences and good times. Almost daily, I miss picking up a guitar and working out a melody or something I was working on, but everything must go on and though I struggle at times coming to terms with my inability to play anymore, I've got nothing but praise and encouragement for those who can and do. Enjoy the guitar, it is a way of life for many. It's been a good friend and my hope is that for all that play, it's a great journey full of fun and fulfillment, certainly an instrument of choice for everyone who pursues it with heart. And thank you Sigforum for providing the place to share these experiences. Regards, Will G. | |||
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You sing much better than Bob Dylan.  Don't get me wrong, I love me some Dylan (especially Desire).You're playing has consistently gotten better and better. Very well done. | |||
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I don't think it was electronic smell. It was that hot tubes in a wood cabinet that has a bit of humidity/moisture in it. The covering trapped moisture, I think. | |||
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Hi Mark, recently I was reading a thread about smoking pot while driving in the Whats Your Deal section and there were several posts about folks renting cars that had had either pot smoke or cigarette smoke stench ingrained into the upholstery so it had me also rethink that cabs can also pick up years of playing in various environments, small rooms, clubs, etc especially vintage equipment whereas the cabs have been exposed to all kinds of fumes that may have been absorbed into the wood and cloth. When the amp may heat up it exasperates the smell to be released into the environment. I actually bought my vintage Ampeg Gemini because it was old and vintage looking with a very smoke stained grill cloth. I was going to restore everything electronic wise, tubes, electronic components, speakers etc, but leave the outside cabinet as-is with that old smokey grill and worn cabinet look just to keep it with a vintage flair. It wouldn't surprise me if your cabinet has been permeated by cig/pot/club fumes over the years if it's been exposed to those environments and releases these when heated up. In any case, sorry you got one like that. As Ampeg amps were pretty popular in my day and many friends enjoyed them, I did. But like I mentioned, in the end I was pretty much an all Fender blackface amp collector, they were amazing and had an unmistakable sound. Regards, Will G. | |||
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Wow, what a compliment! Thanks, Mark! Seriously, Bob has a certain style for sure. Desire is a great album and I also like Blood on the Tracks.Thank you! SIGforum: For all your needs! Imagine our influence if every gun owner in America was an NRA member! Click the box>>> | |||
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My first guitar was a Fender Squire Bullet Series. I also purchased a 10 watt Peavey practice amp at the same time. That guitar only last about a year. I remember taking it to my local music store to have them do a setup and getting a call informing me the truss rod didn't work. What they didn't tell me was they stripped the threads themselves. Either way I used it as an excuse to buy a Fender Jag-Stang, and a Peavey Bandit. | |||
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I used to have a sixteen track Fostex analog studio. I had a blonde Ibanez solid body Gibson SG copy. Only guitar I ever owned that would do harmonic chimes on it when I tried. Any studio renter could use it. Had to sell the studio, gave the guitar to my business partner (he was the rhythm guitarist in a band we both worked for). Sorry I don't have it now, but glad it's still getting played in public, occasionally. Old, stubborn, heavily armed. | |||
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This was my first real guitar. My parents bought it for me from a family friend in the late 80s. I replaced the pickups and completely rewired it last year. It plays fairly well now. As good as a plywood body can. I still have my original Fender 15 amp in a closet somewhere too.  | |||
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