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    Arsenal vs. Man Untd

    Just saw this today - the last 45 minutes, anyway. Amazing backpass that set up Arsenal's first goal, and Henry's header was oustanding. Don't get to see many TV matches out here, but really enjoyed the high caliber of play.
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    And now for something completely different ...

    Must sell my custom Scala leathertopped (that's right) guitar. The leather feels nice and kinda looks like wood. It's strictly one of a kind. The neck is lovely and the one-piece mahogany body is smooth and toneful. It also has some older pickups that the builder expecially liked. They do sound...
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    guitar cables

    Not really an effect, per se, but has anyone else tried the Klotz 10 foot guitar cable, the one that sells for $59.95? I had a gift cert from my wife (I am not worthy) to a vendor who carries them. Have been using it for two months now with my Silver Stars, Love Rock, Tele and even my fretless...
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    eBay Seller of the Day:

    http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Tokai-Silver-Star-Rare-Rosewood-fretboard_W0QQitemZ120012319099QQihZ002QQcategoryZ2384QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Here's a fellow selling a Silver Star, of which he offers this information:
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    The horror, the horror ...

    Trekked down from the Four Corners to Albuquerque yesterday, driving the missus down to one of her meetings at the University of New Mexico and had several hours to kill. Went to a Guitar Center type store (Grandma's Music on North Coors Blvd.) to eyeball a flock of new Fenders, just to see...
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    Another convert

    Dropped by a music store yesterday with a 1980 Love Rock LS60 inky in brown sunburst I am selling (already have a 1980 Reborn Old I am very committed to plus I really need to downsize). The owner was proudly showing me the 92 Les Paul Standard (cherry sunburst, mint) he had taken in as a trade...
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    Fender Silverstar "copy?"

    Here is the latest American Vintage model from Fender, the American Vintage '70s Stratocaster: http://www.fender.com/products/search.php?partno=0100070800 The question is: Are they cloning themselves all over again or are they copying the Silver Star? :wink: These specs seem awfully...
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    Phil Keaggy on tour

    Phil Keaggy is bringing his acoustic tour to the UK and Ireland. I have seen him play four times and he seems to be getting better each time out. He uses a JamMan to lay down rhythms and then plays amazing stuff over it. I've seen him record a lickI5{wards, and then play it in real time...
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    Fernandes serial numbers

    I have a Fernandes Strat copy, CBS-era copy with large headstock that says Fernandes Corporation Ltd. (with a silver logo and a pretty long credo in tiny type that reads "Our purpose is that we, Fernandes Electric Sound Research Group express the musicians' mind exactly. To researching the...
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    "Hey - those are the good ones"

    I saw Los Lobos Saturday night up in Telluride, Colo., at 10,000 feet elevation (the band was gulping oxygen offstage) in a total acoustic show. Material primarily sung in Spanish - Volver, Volver; Guantanamera; La Pistola - plus Saint Behind the Glass - my favorite LL tune. But no La Bamba...
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    Guitar show a dud, but ...

    Went to my first guitar show, in Phoenix last weekend. Not a lot of dealers there, no manufacturers to speak of. Spotted one Tokai Tele from Steve?s Guitars with post 85 headstock in metallic green that looked nice and was priced reasonably, I guess, at $400. First off, my 10-year old son...
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    Oh no - not again

    Hi Guess who just jumped aboard the Tokai bandwagon? Why, it's none other than Guitargai! $1,100 for a Springy? $1,850 for an LS-150? I guess the lovely photos make them worth them his staggeringly low prices! Personally, I'm hoping he charges much, much more - what a gai! :lol: Apparently...
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    Strat mods

    Just got the May issue of Guitar Player. There's a cover article on Ry Cooder's recent music and his favorite guitars. Very cool Guyatones, funky amps, too, but you should see what he's done to his 1960s Strats. :o Personally I like it and you can't argue with his tone. I know the vintage nuts...
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    Dillion Les Paul Pro Deluxe copy

    Saw this (below) in Songbird today. http://www.songbirdmusic.com/torasp/odetail_sale.asp?id=5572 It's a copy of one of the coooolllest LPs ever made: the Les Paul Pro Deluxe. It took me three years of hunting to find my Gibson, and here is Dillion (Tokai) making copies, albeit Korean. If I...
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    MAKO TL-2?

    Hey, maybe you all can help me. I bought a MAKO TL-2 Les Paul copy some years back in a pawn shop. It was a Gibson LP Custom copy and a pretty decent one at that. I gave it to my son in Pittsburgh and he's been thrilled with it. As I recall it was very heavy, had good wood tone, quality frets...
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    Favorite combo amps for Tokai strat replicas?

    Well, you humbucking mavens have had your fun .. but what about you single coil freaks out there? I have two Tokais. A Silver Star SS-60 from 86-86 and an AST-56 from the same era. I play them through a 96 Vibrolux Reverb reissue (one of the early reissue ones with blond Tolex - I was very...
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    another happy tokai guy

    Discovered this wonderful site while researching a Tokai Silver Star I later bought from Elderly Instruments' Web site (www.elderly.com). As far as I can tell it's a TSS-60 with a one-piece maple neck (no laminate) in a vintage white/cream color that almost has a slightly green cast to it. Has a...
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