Would you Pay $1000 to play a burst?

AlexC

merlin said:

No-one has yet mentioned in this thread that "Pint Glass with Complimentary Drink" refers to a US pint which is 16oz as opposed to a proper UK pint which is 20oz. I'm guessing that the glass itself is a souvenir. 

So is the glass half full or half empty?

JerkMoans

AlexC said:

merlin said:

No-one has yet mentioned in this thread that "Pint Glass with Complimentary Drink" refers to a US pint which is 16oz as opposed to a proper UK pint which is 20oz. I'm guessing that the glass itself is a souvenir. 

So is the glass half full or half empty?

As a borderline alcoholic, it's pretty much panic stations either way.

jumping@shadows

impmann said:

jumping@shadows said:

I’ve spent more on stimulants over a weekend in Brighton/London/Tokyo countless times with less to show.. 

Really?

Like I said fools and money...

Typically positive and classy contribution @impmann thanks for chiming in   

Danielsguitars

jumping@shadows said:

I’d love to spend some time with some real Korina, and hope to see if Joe B will let me have a gander next round :-)

It's bloody limba, korina is a gibson trademark name they made up, it's thought they didn't want people to either know it was from Africa or it was cheap wood or both

Another name for it is Afara

I have 2 all white body blanks that I'm saving for something nice plus alot of 2 pc body blanks, it had been over here years before i got it, i love the stuff personally 

impmann

jumping@shadows said:

impmann said:

jumping@shadows said:

I’ve spent more on stimulants over a weekend in Brighton/London/Tokyo countless times with less to show.. 

Really?

Like I said fools and money...

Typically positive and classy contribution @impmann thanks for chiming in   

My pleasure.

You line em up, I’ll knock em in. ;-)

jumping@shadows

impmann said:

jumping@shadows said:

impmann said:

jumping@shadows said:

I’ve spent more on stimulants over a weekend in Brighton/London/Tokyo countless times with less to show.. 

Really?

Like I said fools and money...

Typically positive and classy contribution @impmann thanks for chiming in   

My pleasure.

You line em up, I’ll knock em in. ;-)

That’s exactly what we did with the stimulants- shame you were tucked up in bed 

meltedbuzzbox

jumping@shadows said:

impmann said:

jumping@shadows said:

impmann said:

jumping@shadows said:

I’ve spent more on stimulants over a weekend in Brighton/London/Tokyo countless times with less to show.. 

Really?

Like I said fools and money...

Typically positive and classy contribution @impmann thanks for chiming in   

My pleasure.

You line em up, I’ll knock em in. ;-)

That’s exactly what we did with the stimulants- shame you were tucked up in bed 

I won't ask where you were getting things knocked into...

Snags

Sheesh, don't let @ttony and @bridgehouse see this, or the fees for the jams are going to go through the roof ...

meltedbuzzbox

Snags said:

Sheesh, don't let @ttony and @bridgehouse see this, or the fees for the jams are going to go through the roof ...

Is that to cover the stimulants or the filling of male cavities?

horse

I'd never pay a grand to play any guitar. I mean, you can buy yourself a used r8 for about that these days can't you?

Philly_Q

customkits said:

jumping@shadows said:

I’d love to spend some time with some real Korina, and hope to see if Joe B will let me have a gander next round :-)

It's bloody limba, korina is a gibson trademark name they made up, it's thought they didn't want people to either know it was from Africa or it was cheap wood or both

Another name for it is Afara

I have 2 all white body blanks that I'm saving for something nice plus alot of 2 pc body blanks, it had been over here years before i got it, i love the stuff personally 

Cheap or not - and I guess it isn't any more - it's fantastic looking (I daren't say sounding...) stuff.  I've got a PRS McCarty Korina with a 1-piece body and to my eyes it's prettier than any maple top.

Korina seems to be like mahogany, though - a generic term which covers more than one type of timber.  The wood in cheaper korina guitars, like Reverends or the old PRS SE One, looks nothing like my McCarty or a Flying V.  The grain's completely different.

Sorry, off topic....

Freebird

You could buy a nice plectrum for £999 and you get to keep it forever!

TeleMaster

Freebird said:

You could buy a nice plectrum for £999 and you get to keep it forever!

Until it disappears into wherever they go and you never see it again. 

danishbacon

Got to play a fmous guitarist's  61 SG today, for free.

Bridgehouse

meltedbuzzbox said:

Snags said:

Sheesh, don't let @ttony and @bridgehouse see this, or the fees for the jams are going to go through the roof ...

Is that to cover the stimulants or the filling of male cavities?

It’s purely to cover “expenses”

Danielsguitars

Philly_Q said:

customkits said:

jumping@shadows said:

I’d love to spend some time with some real Korina, and hope to see if Joe B will let me have a gander next round :-)

It's bloody limba, korina is a gibson trademark name they made up, it's thought they didn't want people to either know it was from Africa or it was cheap wood or both

Another name for it is Afara

I have 2 all white body blanks that I'm saving for something nice plus alot of 2 pc body blanks, it had been over here years before i got it, i love the stuff personally 

Cheap or not - and I guess it isn't any more - it's fantastic looking (I daren't say sounding...) stuff.  I've got a PRS McCarty Korina with a 1-piece body and to my eyes it's prettier than any maple top.

Korina seems to be like mahogany, though - a generic term which covers more than one type of timber.  The wood in cheaper korina guitars, like Reverends or the old PRS SE One, looks nothing like my McCarty or a Flying V.  The grain's completely different.

Sorry, off topic....

No limba is just one tree black and white come from it and yes it's very mahogany like but can vary in weight and looks quite alot, I've had black limba that weighs a ton and featherweight white limba, it sometimes gets some nice orange streaks too

It's fairly cheap compared to south american mahogany 

usedtobe

I’d rather just buy a guitar for a grand.

guitars4you

Garthy said:

guitars4you said:

No - I've played maybe 1/2 doz original models over the years, maybe a touch more - 

But I can see why some would want to pay for the experience - I'd pay to drive a certain car round Silverstone, so why not take on the LP experience, but I'd pass on this option 

The car vs guitar is apples vs oranges though. Even if you don't crash the car it needs fuel, tyres, brakes and servicing. A guitar may need periodic repairs at most.

But then you have to look at the level of investment on the LP alone, let alone the whole project

Then the cost of insurance on such a guitar on its own, let alone the whole project, along  with alarm maintenance etc that an insurance company will require on such an investment

So the cost of electricity to run such a project will be small in comparison to above

Now add rent/rates etc

Not a cheap project to run, maintain regarding daily cost, plus the huge capital required in the first place

blueskunk

I’d pay someone to nick it for a grand :-/

designerseye88

guitars4you said:

Garthy said:

guitars4you said:

No - I've played maybe 1/2 doz original models over the years, maybe a touch more - 

But I can see why some would want to pay for the experience - I'd pay to drive a certain car round Silverstone, so why not take on the LP experience, but I'd pass on this option 

The car vs guitar is apples vs oranges though. Even if you don't crash the car it needs fuel, tyres, brakes and servicing. A guitar may need periodic repairs at most.

But then you have to look at the level of investment on the LP alone, let alone the whole project

Then the cost of insurance on such a guitar on its own, let alone the whole project, along  with alarm maintenance etc that an insurance company will require on such an investment

So the cost of electricity to run such a project will be small in comparison to above

Now add rent/rates etc

Not a cheap project to run, maintain regarding daily cost, plus the huge capital required in the first place

I wonder if the collection came first and then the setting up of the museum or whether the museum was the plan form the start. either way it's a big investment.