[thechat] Guitars - Wuz --> RE: restaurant in Bangalore

[erik mattheis]

Ouch!

One of the best guitar stories I've heard is how a college friend got
his vintage Gibson. This was in the late 1990s a few years before I
met the friend. My friend, Andy, called the number placed in the paper
for a classified ad selling an "electric guitar" for $75. The seller,
a Rasta, told him on the phone, "I got to be straight up with you,
man. It's missing a few strings." When he went to check it out, it was
a 60's Les Paul. The seller got it from someone who owed him money for
drugs and obviously knew nothing about what he had.

On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 11:06 AM, Luther, Ron <Ron.Luther at hp.com> wrote:
> erik mattheis recounted his Ricky 4001 bass story ...
>
>
> Hi Eric,
>
> Wow!   Very cool deal on the Ricky!  I hope you are still having a lot of fun with her!
>
> Mine is more a story of the deal not taken.  I bought my Guild electric new.  (Yes, a looong time ago.)   Back in high school I took her over to a friend's house to jam and show off.  He was quite impressed with her.  So impressed that he pulled out three guitar cases and offered to let me pick, my choice, for an even up swap.
>
> The three guitars?
>         * a black 1958 Les Paul,
>         * a black 1957 Les Paul,
>         * a black 1958 Flying V.
>
> I stuck with my Guild.  I thought it played better and it was waaaaaaaaaay lighter than any of the Gibsons.
>
> Unfortunately, it hasn't appreciated financially quite as much as any of those Gibsons have.  Oh well.  On the upside, at least I don't have to call my insurance agent and financial advisor before I pull mine out to play!    ;-)
>
> Cheers,
> RonL.
>
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Erik Mattheis

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