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It's boomers' shit, innit?
When faced with quality, I recognise it every time.

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jvpp wrote:It's boomers' shit, innit?
“I think you’ll find I am considerably younger than yaooouuuuu”
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GrantB wrote:
jvpp wrote:It's boomers' shit, innit?
“I think you’ll find I am considerably younger than yaooouuuuu”
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On the topic of cool shit, the story behind Nels Cline's jazzmaster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQn1FJxUHlk

Short version is: Bought a used black 59 JM for $800, not knowing anything about it, and proceeded to thrash the shit out of it. Now looks like this:
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mule wrote:On the topic of cool shit, the story behind Nels Cline's jazzmaster: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQn1FJxUHlk

Short version is: Bought a used black 59 JM for $800, not knowing anything about it, and proceeded to thrash the shit out of it. Now looks like this:
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He bought it off Mike Watt. It still has 'Watt' etched into the neck plate (edit, back of neck).
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Decent!
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From the book 'Instrument' by Pat Graham.
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