Recent content by ned

That is stunning!!!!

Really appreciate the kind words!!!!!

Nice!!!

Nice. Be very interested to hear about the weight. I have a '79 GT that is a back breaker but it plays and sounds amazing.

That GT was pretty sweet looking. I'm in Austin - 200 miles south of Dallas.

When I had renters insurance back in the early 90's I may a claim. Person above us had a water heater break which flooded my apartment. I had pedals under water. Insurance paid without questions. Today though our deductible is really high. Almost all my stuff would need to be damaged or stolen.

I am pretty sure I used music pro insurance.

In the US your homeowners or renters insurance covers your gear. However when I was gigging all the band equipment, my guitars and amps were on a separate policy with a company that specialized in musicians insurance. Can't remember the name.

In the 80's Robin Guitars was a big importer of Tokai's. The early Robin's were built in the same factory. Growing up in Houston and hanging out at the retails store Rockin Robin there were always a bunch of Tokai's which is where I learned about them. The retail was the same as the guitar...

The table that tracks everyone's session had crashed. Rebuilt and now everything should be running much faster.

ZZ Tops cover of Viva Las Vegas is freaking awesome. Definitely worth a listen.

Netflix has a ZZ Top documentary that is really excellent. Watch it if you get a chance. https://www.netflix.com/title/81212488 I had completely forgotten about the World Wide Texas Tour with all the animals on stage.

Maybe this is to honor the already booked tour dates but you're probably right about Billy G

ZZ Top continues with Elwood Francis on bass.

Total bummer. End of a legendary band.