Zhivago's Vintage Hotties - 1956 Gretsch Firebird

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Zhivago's Vintage Hotties - 1956 Gretsch Firebird

Post by zhivago » Tue Jan 20, 2009 4:04 am

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Post by Mighty Tom » Tue Jan 20, 2009 11:10 am

That's dang purdy.
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Post by valley_parade » Tue Jan 20, 2009 11:24 am

Why can't Gretsch put out a Pro Jet in red for us low-budget guys? Sigh.
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Re: Zhivago's Vintage Hotties - 1956 Gretsch Firebird

Post by rickenmetal » Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:43 pm

valley_parade wrote: Why can't Gretsch put out a Pro Jet in red for us low-budget guys? Sigh.
Move to Japan and quit complaining.
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Post by Mighty Tom » Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:52 pm

Yeah, moving to Japan is a totally feasible low-budget solution. ::)
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Re: Zhivago's Vintage Hotties - 1956 Gretsch Firebird

Post by rickenmetal » Tue Jan 20, 2009 3:54 pm

O.k., well they are made in China...
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Re: Zhivago's Vintage Hotties - 1956 Gretsch Firebird

Post by skip » Tue Jan 20, 2009 6:03 pm

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man i bet that thing sounds like a dream
I'm glad there are a lot of guitar players pursuing technique as diligently as they possibly can, it leaves this whole other area open to people like me.
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Post by valley_parade » Wed Jan 21, 2009 9:12 am

Mighty Tom wrote: Yeah, moving to Japan is a totally feasible low-budget solution. ::)
I might get along fine in Japan. From what I've seen, like me, they're crazy about baseball! Plus I could go to SBGM and Cruyff In The Bedroom shows.
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Re: Zhivago's Vintage Hotties - 1956 Gretsch Firebird

Post by Mighty Tom » Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:50 am

I'm familiar with the Japanese phenomenon known locally as "basebaru," but that other stuff sounds sexually deviant.



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Re: Zhivago's Vintage Hotties - 1956 Gretsch Firebird

Post by valley_parade » Thu Jan 22, 2009 11:13 am

Sadly, not so much. SGBM is a thrash-punk band and Cruyff in the Bedroom play shoegaze.
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Re: Zhivago's Vintage Hotties - 1956 Gretsch Firebird

Post by Orang Goreng » Thu Jan 22, 2009 11:20 am

Cruff in the bedroom is a great name though, never heard of them before. I wonder what it refers to...his phenomenal playing style or his even more phenomenal fudging up everything that has to do with communication.
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Re: Zhivago's Vintage Hotties - 1956 Gretsch Firebird

Post by valley_parade » Fri Jan 23, 2009 7:18 am

From what I heard, they were all big fans of his when they were kids.

I know one of the guitarists drapes a Man United flag over his amp live, which is just more reason for me to like them.  :D
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