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PB, Dargie, Brian @ GC Manhattan!

Big Poppa

Big Poppa

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Hey kids

I will be at the manhattan Guitar Center at 11am tommorow with Dargie and Brian. come by and say Hi.. we have a meeting at noon and then will be flying home...but if you are in the neighborhood!
 
Took an early lunch and stopped by the NYC GC to say hello to BP, Scott and Brian. Anthony Delucia was there with his son as well. Spent most of the time in the Bass Room with BP talking to some of the sales guys about what was moving and giving them info on the product line. They've apparently been selling the 2006 Black LE's very well.

They do have a 30th Ray and a 20th Silo in stock. Although when I left, BP was looking to close the 30th with one of the customers, even getting the GC CEO to confirm the financing special available. :)

Pretty interesting. Got to here BP's take on some sales and production issues, product lines, LE's etc. and, as always, a story or two.

Nice to see Anthony again, who I spent some time with driving from the airport to the open house last year. Thanks again to BP, Scott and Brian for letting us crash their business meeting and eavesdrop a bit.
 
Yep - very cool indeed... Some pics and commentary below, especially for the guitar-side of the house......

BP zeroed right in on my son and demanded an arm-wrestle (Anthony let him win! ;) )
In all honesty, BP gave him lots of attention and made him feel quite special!
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Here's a cool twist - my son hanging out with Sterling's sons!
(L to R: Brian, Anthony, Scott)
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Here's my son losing his mind with a 20th Anniversary Silo!
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The 5-ply striping is awesome!
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Anthony got up-close and personal with Sterling's guitar style - both traditional and
"work-bench" style soloing and chording techniques. "Dad, we wasn't just good, he was
AWESOME!"
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Fun time! :D
 
Yeah...Big Poppa can close a deal for sure.....he did his "look into my eyes" trick on CINCHouse.....still awaiting further details....hhehehheheh....:cool:
 
Is that like the jedi mind trick? "This IS the guitar you are looking for. It's for sale if you'd like to buy it." Obi-Poppa-Kenobi

Ha Ha Ha
 
wolfbone07 said:
Is that like the jedi mind trick? "This IS the guitar you are looking for. It's for sale if you'd like to buy it." Obi-Poppa-Kenobi

Ha Ha Ha
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Something like that.....mind you, CINCHouse was very resistant at first and I could have sworn (yet, I did have a few beers at this point) he looked like he was about to lose this one....then, BAM......she broke....hehehehehe.......:cool:
 
The closer strikes again

Here are a coupla more shots...BP had to show the guys on the floor some of his bag o trix and used some double secret closing moves for this nice man from France and his wife.......
 
robelinda2 said:
is that a honey burst axis SS with non matching head?? just like i have on order??so thats what it will look like!!! cool
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Only this one doesn't have the piezo, so yours is gonna have on more volume knob (which are gonna be chrome...) and an extra toggle switch... :)

EDIT:
More like this:

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Man, I'm really sorry I didn't know about this sooner. I'd have run in to say "Hi" and meet BP and his entourage.
 
:) Well, I'm the french guy from the guitar center! I'm back in France, the guitar is in good shape, but the case has been damaged during the flight :mad: .

thank you for this very special moment!
 
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