Private Stock Porn (Conway's Fault)

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I'll certainly agree on the supreme craftsmanship and quality of materials but so many of these say to me "the purpose of this guitar is to show you how rich I am".
The older I get, the more disappointed in myself I become.

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Erm, I seem to have stumbled onto the Show Us Your Coffee-table thread...
Nothing to see here.

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Danger Mouse wrote:I'll certainly agree on the supreme craftsmanship and quality of materials but so many of these say to me "the purpose of this guitar is to show you how rich I am".
I thoroughly approve. It's a great market to tap into. Mile wide margins...WOOHOO!!!
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Miza wrote:Erm, I seem to have stumbled onto the Show Us Your Coffee-table thread...
That is a bit harsh, I quite like my coffee table.

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PRS Bernie Marsden just listed on TM. They're supposed to be very good. Not silly money either.

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Danger Mouse wrote:
Miza wrote:Erm, I seem to have stumbled onto the Show Us Your Coffee-table thread...
That is a bit harsh, I quite like my coffee table.
Both of my coffee tables are transparent (glass). Therefore to match mine, it'd have to look a bit like this:
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"The cleans have a certain transparency you just don't get with traditional wood guitars"
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Danger Mouse wrote:I'll certainly agree on the supreme craftsmanship and quality of materials but so many of these say to me "the purpose of this guitar is to show you how rich I am".
Well, most things ARE really, otherwise we'd all be wearing Mao suits and driving Ladas.
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I have never been a fan of quilt tops or coffee .......... this thread is going a long way to reinforcing my current views :sick:

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Vince wrote:
Danger Mouse wrote:I'll certainly agree on the supreme craftsmanship and quality of materials but so many of these say to me "the purpose of this guitar is to show you how rich I am".
Well, most things ARE really, otherwise we'd all be wearing Mao suits and driving Ladas.
Maybe in your world, very little of what I do or buy is to impress other people.
The older I get, the more disappointed in myself I become.

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Danger Mouse wrote:
Vince wrote:
Danger Mouse wrote:I'll certainly agree on the supreme craftsmanship and quality of materials but so many of these say to me "the purpose of this guitar is to show you how rich I am".
Well, most things ARE really, otherwise we'd all be wearing Mao suits and driving Ladas.
Maybe in your world, very little of what I do or buy is to impress other people.
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Danger Mouse wrote:Maybe in your world, very little of what I do or buy is to impress other people.
If you say so. :)
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The only way I impress anybody is by sitting on them. :eh:
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