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Sick As turns up, and M5 swaps in for the H9 for a gig: http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w291/Hot_grits/FullSizeRender%204.jpg -The hole where the Sick As sits is kind of a utility spot. Sometimes it's another Bogner, others it's a trem. This is the start of a spare board for leaving at rehearsals...

It's long, but this is a pretty great video for seeing what a rat sounds like, especially compared to a TS or Klon:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XelqiDjSP18

MrDINO wrote:I think maybe the issue is that you don't see many C30s sell in sunny NZ

I think Neil Finn has a couple of heads.

The C30 is a classic. If you can get the use out of it I'd go for it. But I'm that kind of guy that values amps over guitars as a rule.

*UNIQUE* wrote:

Hot_Grits wrote:Bloody horrible.

I knew you'd hate it.

It's safe to say I have a particularly focused dislike for this type of guitar.

Bloody horrible.

Really nice! enjoy!

Play much other stuff while you were there?

Today, I did this: https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5646/20592080090_b416df4b78_b.jpg I didn't want to do any irreversible mods to the guitar, so I drilled new screw holes in the Bigsby (which is a brand new one) to match the existing holes. https://farm1.staticflickr.com/779/20770645162_9bcccc00af_b...

Kiwiaxe wrote:Ta HG.

Damn I see from CME site that the Trussart has been sold

All the more reason to get stuck into the Fanos...

Outstanding!

Hump that thing every chance you get!

I should have been clearer. In people's experience dealing with CME and other similar American shops, what sort of discount off the ticket price can you usually achieve? From memory CME were offering around 15% off on s/h LPs and 335s I was looking at around the 2-2.5K mark. Guitar Center seemed un...

If CME has some they've been harvested off reverb.com. Other way around isn't it - I thought CME set up reverb.com to help sell its secondhand stock?! Reverb does function that way, but it's only part of the story. The most important thing from CME's perspective is getting first choice of the rever...

I must say, I did see that and it piqued my curiosity but the idea of a steel body guitar seems uh kinda strange? They're a lot less strange in terms of sound and feel than you'd expect. I was surprised how normal the first Trussart I played was. But they look shit hot and make you feel like a rock...

AiRdAd wrote:Cme hang your head in shame. No charvels or wolfies!

Yeah, it's great.

TBH there's a smattering of 80s guitars around the shop but they don't go out of their way.

Anyway, it's not like the US is short of shops that cater to the midlife crisis 80s shredder guitar crowd.

So... the next question is; does anyone have experience with CME and/or American shops in general, and able to say whether (and how much) they are likely to be negotiable for cash? :) Another question is: considering the content of my recent replies, how's your reading comprehension? Answered earli...

Kiwiaxe wrote:Do you know if you can skip sales tax by having them ship to an address in a non-tax state and then have it sent back to say your Chicago hotel?

Didn't think to ask that, sorry. Might work!