Recent content by StrokerAce

well........ shes no longer for sale. im not sure i did the right thing but i sure am happy:D i traded it for this.... 1960 VOS. i couldnt pass it up. the whole time i was kicking the idea around in my head i would rationalize like "it'd be a lot easier to sell a Les Paul than a 137."...

chattanooga's been on my radar for a few years because of the boiler makers union. and i had a welding/construction job on signal mtn workin on a 6 story residential building. thanks for the tip, ill check that place out. :beer:

thanks Duff when i lived in TN there was a place, cant remember the name, but they welded nuclear vessels. oh man, it was impressive. i applied for the position but its such a small town, you really had to know someone. plus they were paying really well so they didnt have really any turn...

thanks Glacies it was a racing engine shop. i have done everything in an engine shop short of crankshaft grinding. bore, hone, deck, balance, assembly. all things cylinder heads... including welding. and i have several years fabrication experience. i built dirt late model chassis's for a...

thanks guys. its just life. it will get better. and then it will get bad again and so on... lol :beer:

ive recently joined the ranks of the unemployed. a shop ive worked at for 8+years has closed its doors. i find myself in need of reliable wheels to go on a southeast tour in search of employment. i am selling my '07 Gibson ES-137 Custom. i have played it very little since acquiring it just over...

i apologize guys, this is the one i have. http://www.musicroom.com/se/ID_No/025060/details.html yea, he does open tunings as well as standard. let me know about that one. im sure its just as good.

i highly recommend this video. there is some stuff in there well worth the admission price. hes a good teacher.

cool idea for a thread. i have a quick little question about how a chord is best fingered. im wanting to play "Gloria" Doors version and i have a tab but im not sure about this chord. in the past ive always just ignored it and went with the easy (open D type laziness) way but im not getting any...

ive found youtube very useful when it comes to determining the accuracy of a d'loaded tab.

yea the '58 bassman. i have that saved both clean and dirty. this is a dangerous tool they have sold me. i can see a lot of money being spent on vintage amps over here because of it. thanks again for the input.

ahh ok. yea there are a few models that i have absolutely fallen in love with via gearbox thru my pc. gearbox is kinda like an dyno for me at this time. i understand a computer processor cannot replicate to the t a vintage tube amp, but i was looking for hopefully someone who has used a...

im not sure i understand. do you mean you are running gearbox thru your amp?

thanks for the input. ive been using it for about a year now with the UX2 and i dont even turn my real amp on anymore. i have a 505w surround system for my pc and i love it. throw in all the learning tools, video lessons etc, i really dont even see a need for an amp until i have the stones to...

i know its not the same but with it i notice pretty significant differences from one model to another. i am trying to fight off the GAS for a Marshall tube amp but there are 4 les pauls in this house and i feel like they hate me for not having acquired one thus far. so.. what i think is good...