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Tuesday Afternoon Torture!!!!!!!!!
- Thread starter Big Poppa
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kbaim
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I thought I remember someone on the open house tour say putting a maple cap on the pet would be an extremely difficult process because of the curves, etc?
Looks fantastic.
Looks fantastic.
One of the wierd things was on the 20th proto and the JP topped proto (to me any way) was where the maple top met the back wood on the front of the guitar. The arm rest curve and the bevels on the SiLO just seemed ..... well .... wierd. I was glad that the SiLO ended up being radiused. I thought it looked cleaner. Sure the bevels could have stayed there but that would mean the maple top would have to be about 3 times thicker of some wicked maple bending would have to take place. This proto looks gourgousessneessisity. That color is my new favorite.
beej
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Whoa nelly! That is one gorgeous guitar!
Spudmurphy
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How about making an Albert like that ?
Spude
Spude
NickDuBaldo
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Big Poppa said:
Pete claims to have been there the first time John opened the case and he also claims to be responsible for John not bringing it to the clinic... he said something about wanting to deprive all of you the pleasure of... I mean, he said it was too beautiful to waste on... Let me try again, he thought John would just be swamped with people trying to touch it, handle it, too many questions in the limited time, etc.
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Big Poppa
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NickDuBaldo said:Pete claims to have been there the first time John opened the case and he also claims to be responsible for John not bringing it to the clinic... he said something about wanting to deprive all of you the pleasure of... I mean, he said it was too beautiful to waste on... Let me try again, he thought John would just be swamped with people trying to touch it, handle it, too many questions in the limited time, etc.
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John said that Pete became irrational and was reminding him of edward Norton in that serial killer movie...he started shaking and said that the guitar wouldnt fit in the Miller Beer Van...He said that pete swallowed what appeared to be a gorilla's dosage of Prozac and things went well.......
nocluejimbo
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That's about as close to perfect as I've seen! I can't wait to see some more shots.
kneeoh
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The only thing I can say is....... WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jchalas
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Stunning! Beautiful color variation with the top. I even like the painted headstock w/it and I'm usually a fan of the natural headstock. If it sounds as good as it looks, hooo boy!
Wish I could have seen John play it last night in Philly. He switched back and forth between two. The stage lights played havoc with the actual color of the silvery one and the black was very nice but they both sounded just fine.
Janice
Wish I could have seen John play it last night in Philly. He switched back and forth between two. The stage lights played havoc with the actual color of the silvery one and the black was very nice but they both sounded just fine.
Janice
PeteDuBaldo
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HAHAHAHA man that's funny Sterling!Big Poppa said:
If I may quote what John Petrucci said immediately after opening the case (after I saw the shipping box and told him I knew what it was and he gave me an incredulous look until I mentioned that you posted pics) - - -
(in a wistful voice)
And my reply - "John, you can't bring that guitar to the clinic, people will mob you trying to buy it off of you and asking you questions."John Petrucci said:
JP - "Rikk, you'd better put this on the bus and I will use it at soundcheck"
Sterling, the guitar sounded AMAZING! He played it live for a song tonight and it was incredibly full, rounded, and buttery smooth. A job well done, and I hope this guitar, or some close version of it, makes it into production. I would say for a good 5 minutes after JP called you while on the way back to the venue he was talking about what song to use the guitar on
YET ANOTHER JOB WELL DONE!FoxMustang
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I want I want I want I want I want I want I want I want I want I want I need I need I need I need I need I need I need I need I need I need I need I need I need I need I need.
In a seven string model.
I will buy one instantly.
In a seven string model.
I will buy one instantly.
jeffrey
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FoxMustang said:
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lumberjack
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Every time I come onto this forum, my WANT list grows. That guitar looks awesome!!!
OrangeChannel
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That appeared on Speak to Me if anyone was keeping track from Wednesday night's show...goodtimes.
adambilz
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He used it on 'Raise the Knife' and 'Learning to Live' at Thursday's show! He kept it in standard tuning.
