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I've told the story, but mine was a gift. I didn't expect to walk out of GC in Dallas that day with anything. SHE thought otherwise. For that alone, it's my most treasured guitar.

I would say none hold a higher percentage than others. I have black (strat), Arctic white (strat), Cherry Sunburst (PRS), regular yellow to black sunburst (tele), Natural, (jazz box), Candy red (old strat clone), and spruce (acoustics) and Cedar ( classical). Those last may not be "colors" but...

1966...the big giant cigar chomping record "producer" says, "Kids, you did a fantastic job with terrible material. I can't use it" Thanks. I haven't been in an organized studio since...;-)

Even the ones they do bring back aren't exactly as the originals. McCarty's were for ever Moons, with no Birds, now... well you know. The lampshades are different than the speed knobs. The pickups are completely different. So they do bring one back occasionally but with modern turns on them.

eh... Now that they are within reach for me... I have no need. Coulda been 10 yrs ago and then I would have been interested. I like many others have learned how to manage my money well and could if I wanted to. Lot a good a 5 grand guitar is gonna do me on the couch anyway..;-)

I've never been happy with the Binding "stain" on my McCarty. It's black and the underside or treble side of the neck shows through in spots and always has. A bit thin. Of my guitars with honest binding, none have rot, but all have turned distinctly yellow in Hawaii.

For at least as long as I can remember, I've used one pick style. Dunlop Gray nylon .73 with a grip surface. I drop them now and then in a bout of Budweiseritis, but all in all, they stay put and the ribbed section for holding the pick sounds strange when strummed with that side. I have to...

Ima Stealin every lick!!! I'll leave you the guitar cause, well, I'm not that kind of crook...;-)

I must admit that my 04 McCarty was a Dallas Guitar show piece. It has a pin head size ding right to the left of the bridge. Some yo yo at the show I would surmise. It's ok though, it got me 150 bucks off the price when I showed it to them. It was a touch and go thing as I personally wasn't...

Yes, even I have a small ding on the top end of the headstock, it's more of an "excuse me" rather than a "Look what the F you did"! kinda thing.

I'm not really a picky beer drinker, I might have a Celebrator in the fridge and down that as well as a Pabst. I do love exotic beers and my bosses have been the pushers. They go all over the world in their yearly travels and bring me back something from most of the places they go. One...

My dad should have been horsewhipped. He got me addicted to this drug when I was 8yrs. old. ;-) As long as I have been at it, I love it, I hate it, and I can't really do without it.

When I first came to Hawaii, my goal was to play again. I immediately posted cards and notices at the local git shops, and kind of mulled my time with some guys that were contractors of mine. It was more a their company thing, get together type thing in their warehouse. Much fun was had. I...

I haven't been in Decades. I lived in Tacoma and commuted to Bremerton while in the Navy. The only thing that stands out to me was Copachuk State park. Twenty yards in and it was night and Lord of the Rings. It was a fantastic place. I think I saw Jethro Tull in Seattle backed by a local...

I answered the poll. I am sure that like others, when I put addition to the actual gear, I will be depressed at how much I have spent over the yrs. on gear that stopped making me money over a decade ago. I was always one that felt that a gear purchase was offset by the earn it made while...