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Johnny B. Goode
RIP, Chuck Berry
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Johnny B. Goode
On Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 7:09:58 PM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote:
RIP, Chuck Berry Johnny B. Gone He lasted way longer than I thought he would have. |
Johnny B. Goode
On 3/18/2017 9:08 PM, Tim wrote:
On Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 7:09:58 PM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote: RIP, Chuck Berry Johnny B. Gone He lasted way longer than I thought he would have. That's for sure. Controversial, but had a major impact on American music and other musicians. |
Johnny B. Goode
On 3/19/17 7:39 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 3/18/2017 9:08 PM, Tim wrote: On Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 7:09:58 PM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote: RIP, Chuck Berry Johnny B. Gone He lasted way longer than I thought he would have. That's for sure. Controversial, but had a major impact on American music and other musicians. I was privileged to see Chuck Berry perform in 1963 at The Stables, a huge barn in Lawrence, Kansas, that had been converted to a rock'n'roll dance and beer joint. He was terrific with his local pick-up band, all of whom were familiar with his music. The Stables, which I'll bet is long gone, was famous for several years running of being the venue that served more Coors Beer than any other beer bar. I didn't like Coors. Kansas was where I "discovered" Mexican beers, which I did like. I think the second most popular beer out there back then was a brew from Texas, maybe Lone Star? The most popular radio station back then at night was XERF, a Mexican station that featured WolfMan Jack. You could only get the station at night. There was another station out of Chicago that was popular, but I don't recall its call letters. |
Johnny B. Goode
On Sun, 19 Mar 2017 08:01:29 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 3/19/17 7:39 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 3/18/2017 9:08 PM, Tim wrote: On Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 7:09:58 PM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote: RIP, Chuck Berry Johnny B. Gone He lasted way longer than I thought he would have. That's for sure. Controversial, but had a major impact on American music and other musicians. I was privileged to see Chuck Berry perform in 1963 at The Stables, a huge barn in Lawrence, Kansas, that had been converted to a rock'n'roll dance and beer joint. He was terrific with his local pick-up band, all of whom were familiar with his music. The Stables, which I'll bet is long gone, was famous for several years running of being the venue that served more Coors Beer than any other beer bar. I didn't like Coors. Kansas was where I "discovered" Mexican beers, which I did like. I think the second most popular beer out there back then was a brew from Texas, maybe Lone Star? The most popular radio station back then at night was XERF, a Mexican station that featured WolfMan Jack. You could only get the station at night. There was another station out of Chicago that was popular, but I don't recall its call letters. WLS...in Chicago! That much of your story is believable. Let's see, you've dined will all the presidents for the past 40 years, and now you're going to add musicians also? You are the man, Harry. How's that rotator cuff doing? Back-patting has to be killing it. |
Johnny B. Goode
On Sun, 19 Mar 2017 08:25:24 -0400, Poco Deplorevole
wrote: There was another station out of Chicago that was popular, but I don't recall its call letters. WLS...in Chicago! WLS is/was one of the 5 or 6 50KW "clear channel" AM stations in the US and you can get it on the east coast on a clear night. We used to listen to it in DC all the time. A good car radio will get it but if you have an old "all american" 5 bottle radio and a decent long wire antenna it will come in 5x5. |
Johnny B. Goode
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Johnny B. Goode
On Sun, 19 Mar 2017 11:47:38 -0400, Poco Deplorevole
wrote: On Sun, 19 Mar 2017 11:09:18 -0400, wrote: On Sun, 19 Mar 2017 08:25:24 -0400, Poco Deplorevole wrote: There was another station out of Chicago that was popular, but I don't recall its call letters. WLS...in Chicago! WLS is/was one of the 5 or 6 50KW "clear channel" AM stations in the US and you can get it on the east coast on a clear night. We used to listen to it in DC all the time. A good car radio will get it but if you have an old "all american" 5 bottle radio and a decent long wire antenna it will come in 5x5. I grew up on it in Sedalia, MO. You were within range of the ground wave. We were working skip. |
Johnny B. Goode
On Sunday, March 19, 2017 at 8:25:22 AM UTC-4, Poco Deplorevole wrote:
On Sun, 19 Mar 2017 08:01:29 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 3/19/17 7:39 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 3/18/2017 9:08 PM, Tim wrote: On Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 7:09:58 PM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote: RIP, Chuck Berry Johnny B. Gone He lasted way longer than I thought he would have. That's for sure. Controversial, but had a major impact on American music and other musicians. I was privileged to see Chuck Berry perform in 1963 at The Stables, a huge barn in Lawrence, Kansas, that had been converted to a rock'n'roll dance and beer joint. He was terrific with his local pick-up band, all of whom were familiar with his music. The Stables, which I'll bet is long gone, was famous for several years running of being the venue that served more Coors Beer than any other beer bar. I didn't like Coors. Kansas was where I "discovered" Mexican beers, which I did like. I think the second most popular beer out there back then was a brew from Texas, maybe Lone Star? The most popular radio station back then at night was XERF, a Mexican station that featured WolfMan Jack. You could only get the station at night. There was another station out of Chicago that was popular, but I don't recall its call letters. WLS...in Chicago! That much of your story is believable. Let's see, you've dined will all the presidents for the past 40 years, and now you're going to add musicians also? You are the man, Harry. How's that rotator cuff doing? Back-patting has to be killing it. " You are the man, Harry. How's that rotator cuff doing? Back-patting has to be killing it " No, it's his neck that hurts from having his head up his own ass all the time. |
Johnny B. Goode
Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 3/18/2017 9:08 PM, Tim wrote: On Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 7:09:58 PM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote: RIP, Chuck Berry Johnny B. Gone He lasted way longer than I thought he would have. That's for sure. Controversial, but had a major impact on American music and other musicians. Here's a chance to own some memorabilia and get a tax break, too: https://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_...-berry-1248811 There are also two from B.B. King on that site. |
Johnny B. Goode
On Monday, March 20, 2017 at 6:38:13 PM UTC-5, Alex wrote:
Mr. Luddite wrote: On 3/18/2017 9:08 PM, Tim wrote: On Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 7:09:58 PM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote: RIP, Chuck Berry Johnny B. Gone He lasted way longer than I thought he would have. That's for sure. Controversial, but had a major impact on American music and other musicians. Here's a chance to own some memorabilia and get a tax break, too: https://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_...-berry-1248811 There are also two from B.B. King on that site. You know, prople that do that ought to do their homework. That guitar new is worth about a hundrid fifty bucks.. Some radio station probably had a promo to give it away. Yeah it may have Chucks sig on it but the value is set at 2G and its already over 5000??? If someones wanting an investment, this isn't it. |
Johnny B. Goode
Tim wrote:
On Monday, March 20, 2017 at 6:38:13 PM UTC-5, Alex wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: On 3/18/2017 9:08 PM, Tim wrote: On Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 7:09:58 PM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote: RIP, Chuck Berry Johnny B. Gone He lasted way longer than I thought he would have. That's for sure. Controversial, but had a major impact on American music and other musicians. Here's a chance to own some memorabilia and get a tax break, too: https://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_...-berry-1248811 There are also two from B.B. King on that site. You know, prople that do that ought to do their homework. That guitar new is worth about a hundrid fifty bucks.. Some radio station probably had a promo to give it away. Yeah it may have Chucks sig on it but the value is set at 2G and its already over 5000??? If someones wanting an investment, this isn't it. I'm not saying it is. If someone wanted it, they could use the difference in the price paid and the fair market value of $2000 as a tax deduction. Right now, that would be worth around $1000 depending on your tax bracket. |
Johnny B. Goode
On Monday, March 20, 2017 at 7:10:39 PM UTC-5, Alex wrote:
Tim wrote: On Monday, March 20, 2017 at 6:38:13 PM UTC-5, Alex wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: On 3/18/2017 9:08 PM, Tim wrote: On Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 7:09:58 PM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote: RIP, Chuck Berry Johnny B. Gone He lasted way longer than I thought he would have. That's for sure. Controversial, but had a major impact on American music and other musicians. Here's a chance to own some memorabilia and get a tax break, too: https://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_...-berry-1248811 There are also two from B.B. King on that site. You know, prople that do that ought to do their homework. That guitar new is worth about a hundrid fifty bucks.. Some radio station probably had a promo to give it away. Yeah it may have Chucks sig on it but the value is set at 2G and its already over 5000??? If someones wanting an investment, this isn't it. I'm not saying it is. If someone wanted it, they could use the difference in the price paid and the fair market value of $2000 as a tax deduction. Right now, that would be worth around $1000 depending on your tax bracket. Oh I know. but still.... |
Johnny B. Goode
On 3/20/2017 7:50 PM, Tim wrote:
On Monday, March 20, 2017 at 6:38:13 PM UTC-5, Alex wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: On 3/18/2017 9:08 PM, Tim wrote: On Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 7:09:58 PM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote: RIP, Chuck Berry Johnny B. Gone He lasted way longer than I thought he would have. That's for sure. Controversial, but had a major impact on American music and other musicians. Here's a chance to own some memorabilia and get a tax break, too: https://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_...-berry-1248811 There are also two from B.B. King on that site. You know, prople that do that ought to do their homework. That guitar new is worth about a hundrid fifty bucks.. Some radio station probably had a promo to give it away. Yeah it may have Chucks sig on it but the value is set at 2G and its already over 5000??? If someones wanting an investment, this isn't it. I agree 100 percent Tim. I lost count of how many people came to my shop with a "one of a kind" collectable guitar signed by an artist ... usually only on the pick guard. If Fender, they were usually MIM versions (made in Mexico) or even a Squire. Had one guy who came in trying to load me up with Gibson guitars. They were all Chinese fakes. By that time I had done my homework and I knew how to detect the fakes. When I pointed out to him why I knew they were fakes he finally confessed. Said he had gone to China and had bought about 100 of them dirt cheap, thinking he could ship them back here and make a fortune. |
Johnny B. Goode
On 3/20/2017 7:38 PM, Alex wrote:
Mr. Luddite wrote: On 3/18/2017 9:08 PM, Tim wrote: On Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 7:09:58 PM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote: RIP, Chuck Berry Johnny B. Gone He lasted way longer than I thought he would have. That's for sure. Controversial, but had a major impact on American music and other musicians. Here's a chance to own some memorabilia and get a tax break, too: https://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_...-berry-1248811 There are also two from B.B. King on that site. Alex, that is a "Huntington" telecaster knockoff. It's not a Fender. They are ultra cheap guitars .... Guitar Center has a similar used "Huntington" for sale for $49.99 |
Johnny B. Goode
On 3/20/2017 7:50 PM, Tim wrote:
On Monday, March 20, 2017 at 6:38:13 PM UTC-5, Alex wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: On 3/18/2017 9:08 PM, Tim wrote: On Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 7:09:58 PM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote: RIP, Chuck Berry Johnny B. Gone He lasted way longer than I thought he would have. That's for sure. Controversial, but had a major impact on American music and other musicians. Here's a chance to own some memorabilia and get a tax break, too: https://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_...-berry-1248811 There are also two from B.B. King on that site. You know, prople that do that ought to do their homework. That guitar new is worth about a hundrid fifty bucks.. Some radio station probably had a promo to give it away. Yeah it may have Chucks sig on it but the value is set at 2G and its already over 5000??? If someones wanting an investment, this isn't it. I checked the pic and blew up the image of the head stock. It's not a Fender. It's a "Huntington". Huntington builds ultra cheap junk guitars. |
Johnny B. Goode
On 3/20/2017 8:10 PM, Alex wrote:
Tim wrote: On Monday, March 20, 2017 at 6:38:13 PM UTC-5, Alex wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: On 3/18/2017 9:08 PM, Tim wrote: On Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 7:09:58 PM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote: RIP, Chuck Berry Johnny B. Gone He lasted way longer than I thought he would have. That's for sure. Controversial, but had a major impact on American music and other musicians. Here's a chance to own some memorabilia and get a tax break, too: https://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_...-berry-1248811 There are also two from B.B. King on that site. You know, prople that do that ought to do their homework. That guitar new is worth about a hundrid fifty bucks.. Some radio station probably had a promo to give it away. Yeah it may have Chucks sig on it but the value is set at 2G and its already over 5000??? If someones wanting an investment, this isn't it. I'm not saying it is. If someone wanted it, they could use the difference in the price paid and the fair market value of $2000 as a tax deduction. Right now, that would be worth around $1000 depending on your tax bracket. The fair market value of that Huntington guitar is about $35-$40. |
Johnny B. Goode
On Monday, March 20, 2017 at 8:35:30 PM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 3/20/2017 7:50 PM, Tim wrote: On Monday, March 20, 2017 at 6:38:13 PM UTC-5, Alex wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: On 3/18/2017 9:08 PM, Tim wrote: On Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 7:09:58 PM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote: RIP, Chuck Berry Johnny B. Gone He lasted way longer than I thought he would have. That's for sure. Controversial, but had a major impact on American music and other musicians. Here's a chance to own some memorabilia and get a tax break, too: https://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_...-berry-1248811 There are also two from B.B. King on that site. You know, prople that do that ought to do their homework. That guitar new is worth about a hundrid fifty bucks.. Some radio station probably had a promo to give it away. Yeah it may have Chucks sig on it but the value is set at 2G and its already over 5000??? If someones wanting an investment, this isn't it. I agree 100 percent Tim. I lost count of how many people came to my shop with a "one of a kind" collectable guitar signed by an artist ... usually only on the pick guard. If Fender, they were usually MIM versions (made in Mexico) or even a Squire. Had one guy who came in trying to load me up with Gibson guitars. They were all Chinese fakes. By that time I had done my homework and I knew how to detect the fakes. When I pointed out to him why I knew they were fakes he finally confessed. Said he had gone to China and had bought about 100 of them dirt cheap, thinking he could ship them back here and make a fortune. Around here, the signed guitars are usually a Fernandes, Lotus, JB Player, etc. Not even a Squier. Some crap brand that the signing artist wouldn't be caught playing if they had to. These usual pop up right before a big rock concert which is promoted by your local "Rock 105" radio station. My son in law used to work at a Music-go-round and a lady brought in wone of these strat wannabe's that had Tom Pettys name on it. She "won" it on Ebay for a couple grand and thought she could double her money with it She was insulted when they only offered her 75.00 for it. At least this one has a pic of Chuck playing his legendary guitar on it right below the bridge. Now those fake gibbons, were those the Les Pauls with the 3 screw truss rod covers instead of the customary 2? I heard they were such an excellent copy they fooled many an expert until somebody noticed that flaw. I also heard they were beautiful but the tone was less than desirable... |
Johnny B. Goode
On Monday, March 20, 2017 at 8:43:42 PM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 3/20/2017 7:50 PM, Tim wrote: On Monday, March 20, 2017 at 6:38:13 PM UTC-5, Alex wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: On 3/18/2017 9:08 PM, Tim wrote: On Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 7:09:58 PM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote: RIP, Chuck Berry Johnny B. Gone He lasted way longer than I thought he would have. That's for sure. Controversial, but had a major impact on American music and other musicians. Here's a chance to own some memorabilia and get a tax break, too: https://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_...-berry-1248811 There are also two from B.B. King on that site. You know, prople that do that ought to do their homework. That guitar new is worth about a hundrid fifty bucks.. Some radio station probably had a promo to give it away. Yeah it may have Chucks sig on it but the value is set at 2G and its already over 5000??? If someones wanting an investment, this isn't it. I checked the pic and blew up the image of the head stock. It's not a Fender. It's a "Huntington". Huntington builds ultra cheap junk guitars.. You didn't even have to all that trouble... "Bid now to own this a black Huntington Telecaster copy electric guitar with pick guard signed by Chuck Berry..." |
Johnny B. Goode
On 3/20/2017 11:40 PM, Tim wrote:
On Monday, March 20, 2017 at 8:43:42 PM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 3/20/2017 7:50 PM, Tim wrote: On Monday, March 20, 2017 at 6:38:13 PM UTC-5, Alex wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: On 3/18/2017 9:08 PM, Tim wrote: On Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 7:09:58 PM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote: RIP, Chuck Berry Johnny B. Gone He lasted way longer than I thought he would have. That's for sure. Controversial, but had a major impact on American music and other musicians. Here's a chance to own some memorabilia and get a tax break, too: https://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_...-berry-1248811 There are also two from B.B. King on that site. You know, prople that do that ought to do their homework. That guitar new is worth about a hundrid fifty bucks.. Some radio station probably had a promo to give it away. Yeah it may have Chucks sig on it but the value is set at 2G and its already over 5000??? If someones wanting an investment, this isn't it. I checked the pic and blew up the image of the head stock. It's not a Fender. It's a "Huntington". Huntington builds ultra cheap junk guitars. You didn't even have to all that trouble... "Bid now to own this a black Huntington Telecaster copy electric guitar with pick guard signed by Chuck Berry..." Ha! Didn't even read the description. Can't believe the current bid is over $5K. |
Johnny B. Goode
On 3/20/2017 11:38 PM, Tim wrote:
On Monday, March 20, 2017 at 8:35:30 PM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 3/20/2017 7:50 PM, Tim wrote: On Monday, March 20, 2017 at 6:38:13 PM UTC-5, Alex wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: On 3/18/2017 9:08 PM, Tim wrote: On Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 7:09:58 PM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote: RIP, Chuck Berry Johnny B. Gone He lasted way longer than I thought he would have. That's for sure. Controversial, but had a major impact on American music and other musicians. Here's a chance to own some memorabilia and get a tax break, too: https://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_...-berry-1248811 There are also two from B.B. King on that site. You know, prople that do that ought to do their homework. That guitar new is worth about a hundrid fifty bucks.. Some radio station probably had a promo to give it away. Yeah it may have Chucks sig on it but the value is set at 2G and its already over 5000??? If someones wanting an investment, this isn't it. I agree 100 percent Tim. I lost count of how many people came to my shop with a "one of a kind" collectable guitar signed by an artist ... usually only on the pick guard. If Fender, they were usually MIM versions (made in Mexico) or even a Squire. Had one guy who came in trying to load me up with Gibson guitars. They were all Chinese fakes. By that time I had done my homework and I knew how to detect the fakes. When I pointed out to him why I knew they were fakes he finally confessed. Said he had gone to China and had bought about 100 of them dirt cheap, thinking he could ship them back here and make a fortune. Around here, the signed guitars are usually a Fernandes, Lotus, JB Player, etc. Not even a Squier. Some crap brand that the signing artist wouldn't be caught playing if they had to. These usual pop up right before a big rock concert which is promoted by your local "Rock 105" radio station. My son in law used to work at a Music-go-round and a lady brought in wone of these strat wannabe's that had Tom Pettys name on it. She "won" it on Ebay for a couple grand and thought she could double her money with it She was insulted when they only offered her 75.00 for it. At least this one has a pic of Chuck playing his legendary guitar on it right below the bridge. Now those fake gibbons, were those the Les Pauls with the 3 screw truss rod covers instead of the customary 2? I heard they were such an excellent copy they fooled many an expert until somebody noticed that flaw. I also heard they were beautiful but the tone was less than desirable... The Chinese Gibsons are actually very well made. They caught on to the error in the number of truss rod cover screws after a while and corrected that. The main difference was the angle of the head stock and sometimes you had to compare a "real" Gibson to the suspected Chinese copy to see the difference. |
Johnny B. Goode
On 3/20/2017 11:38 PM, Tim wrote:
On Monday, March 20, 2017 at 8:35:30 PM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 3/20/2017 7:50 PM, Tim wrote: On Monday, March 20, 2017 at 6:38:13 PM UTC-5, Alex wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: On 3/18/2017 9:08 PM, Tim wrote: On Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 7:09:58 PM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote: RIP, Chuck Berry Johnny B. Gone He lasted way longer than I thought he would have. That's for sure. Controversial, but had a major impact on American music and other musicians. Here's a chance to own some memorabilia and get a tax break, too: https://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_...-berry-1248811 There are also two from B.B. King on that site. You know, prople that do that ought to do their homework. That guitar new is worth about a hundrid fifty bucks.. Some radio station probably had a promo to give it away. Yeah it may have Chucks sig on it but the value is set at 2G and its already over 5000??? If someones wanting an investment, this isn't it. I agree 100 percent Tim. I lost count of how many people came to my shop with a "one of a kind" collectable guitar signed by an artist ... usually only on the pick guard. If Fender, they were usually MIM versions (made in Mexico) or even a Squire. Had one guy who came in trying to load me up with Gibson guitars. They were all Chinese fakes. By that time I had done my homework and I knew how to detect the fakes. When I pointed out to him why I knew they were fakes he finally confessed. Said he had gone to China and had bought about 100 of them dirt cheap, thinking he could ship them back here and make a fortune. Around here, the signed guitars are usually a Fernandes, Lotus, JB Player, etc. Not even a Squier. Some crap brand that the signing artist wouldn't be caught playing if they had to. These usual pop up right before a big rock concert which is promoted by your local "Rock 105" radio station. My son in law used to work at a Music-go-round and a lady brought in wone of these strat wannabe's that had Tom Pettys name on it. She "won" it on Ebay for a couple grand and thought she could double her money with it She was insulted when they only offered her 75.00 for it. At least this one has a pic of Chuck playing his legendary guitar on it right below the bridge. Now those fake gibbons, were those the Les Pauls with the 3 screw truss rod covers instead of the customary 2? I heard they were such an excellent copy they fooled many an expert until somebody noticed that flaw. I also heard they were beautiful but the tone was less than desirable... As soon as I opened the website for that Huntington "Telecaster" and saw the head stock I knew it wasn't a Fender. The only physical part of a guitar's body/neck/headstock design that a manufacturer can legally protect with patents is the design and shape of the headstock. Fender, Gibson and others have successfully sued to protect themselves from unauthorized copies and those copies that you see have subtle changes to the shape to get around the patents. Some of the Chinese manufacturers can't be bothered by honoring patents, so they often reverse engineer the shapes perfectly. |
Johnny B. Goode
On Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at 4:45:26 AM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 3/20/2017 11:38 PM, Tim wrote: On Monday, March 20, 2017 at 8:35:30 PM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote: On 3/20/2017 7:50 PM, Tim wrote: On Monday, March 20, 2017 at 6:38:13 PM UTC-5, Alex wrote: Mr. Luddite wrote: On 3/18/2017 9:08 PM, Tim wrote: On Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 7:09:58 PM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote: RIP, Chuck Berry Johnny B. Gone He lasted way longer than I thought he would have. That's for sure. Controversial, but had a major impact on American music and other musicians. Here's a chance to own some memorabilia and get a tax break, too: https://www.charitybuzz.com/catalog_...-berry-1248811 There are also two from B.B. King on that site. You know, prople that do that ought to do their homework. That guitar new is worth about a hundrid fifty bucks.. Some radio station probably had a promo to give it away. Yeah it may have Chucks sig on it but the value is set at 2G and its already over 5000??? If someones wanting an investment, this isn't it. I agree 100 percent Tim. I lost count of how many people came to my shop with a "one of a kind" collectable guitar signed by an artist ... usually only on the pick guard. If Fender, they were usually MIM versions (made in Mexico) or even a Squire. Had one guy who came in trying to load me up with Gibson guitars. They were all Chinese fakes. By that time I had done my homework and I knew how to detect the fakes. When I pointed out to him why I knew they were fakes he finally confessed. Said he had gone to China and had bought about 100 of them dirt cheap, thinking he could ship them back here and make a fortune. Around here, the signed guitars are usually a Fernandes, Lotus, JB Player, etc. Not even a Squier. Some crap brand that the signing artist wouldn't be caught playing if they had to. These usual pop up right before a big rock concert which is promoted by your local "Rock 105" radio station. My son in law used to work at a Music-go-round and a lady brought in wone of these strat wannabe's that had Tom Pettys name on it. She "won" it on Ebay for a couple grand and thought she could double her money with it She was insulted when they only offered her 75.00 for it. At least this one has a pic of Chuck playing his legendary guitar on it right below the bridge. Now those fake gibbons, were those the Les Pauls with the 3 screw truss rod covers instead of the customary 2? I heard they were such an excellent copy they fooled many an expert until somebody noticed that flaw. I also heard they were beautiful but the tone was less than desirable... The Chinese Gibsons are actually very well made. They caught on to the error in the number of truss rod cover screws after a while and corrected that. The main difference was the angle of the head stock and sometimes you had to compare a "real" Gibson to the suspected Chinese copy to see the difference. Id not heard of the head stock angle. You would have thought they'd have gotten that right anyway |
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