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  1. Also there was some discussion about the year of these Adorama Lake Placid Blue guitars. The one sent to me had a serial begining with MX21... I looked up the full serial in fender's system and it showed 1/22. fyi
  2. Well the guitar arrived from Adorama yesterday evening. Just had a few minutes to give it a quick once over. And spoiler alert I don't know shit about guitars so any advice would be appreciated. The guitar came in the factory sealed box that was in good shape. The neck is very blonde and without much/any wood grain. It looks like a very light tan plastic. It looks like it could have been made out of melted barbie dolls. It sounds loud when played without an amp It weights 7'12oz Pots seem scratchy (like noticeably scratchy) Action is low with no fret buzzing Fret ends are a mixed bag, they are rougher than my Squier CV which feels really good to me Some light scratches on the neck by the nut where the file guy had too many Cuban coffees 1" long crack in the finish on the back belly side edge (it's through the finish and is rough if you run your finger over it) 1/2" long hairline crack on the heel/neck pocket (looks to me like it cracked when they ran the screws in to hold the neck the crack is on the front corner of the heel) So I'm going to call Adorama this AM to get a replacement and play the lottery again. I was going to just get an adjustment for the cosmetic damage, but I don't want to mess around with a crack on the neck pocket (especially by one of the screws). This is not an Adorama fault IMHO the box was sealed from fender and unmolested. Compared the Squier CV it just does not feel as nice. That might have changed once I had played it some but that's my initial impression
  3. Maybe just order it? https://www.musicroom.com/js300-electric-guitar-blue-jetjs300bl it has a warning that it can't be shipped to some countries. Added it to a cart then selected USA and it seemed to be ok. ymmv
  4. So this is a UPS tracking update I haven't seen before. Estimated delivery The delivery date will be provided as soon as possible.
  5. Yup, delivery of my Tele is/was supposed to be tonight by 9:00pm... it's 8:11pm
  6. I bought the Adorama strat for my son a couple of years ago, it's pretty light in color. The fretboard is gloss and the neck is satin. I feel like the tele in the picture has a particularly pale neck but in my case n=1 . Look at the strat pic and you can see more color in the wood. That is similar to my son's, but it is NOT tinted IMHO. I wish the fender logo was the silver one with pearl-ish fret markers. But I bought one anyway. Will report back when it shows up
  7. psa the Adorama Player series deal is now $499. I broke down and bought the Tele. Click through the link and it's $499 https://slickdeals.net/f/16166665-fender-limited-edition-player-stratocaster-or-telecaster-electric-guitars-lake-placid-blue-549-each-free-s-h?src=fa-b63fcaf268924e99a85b3cfb8993bda9 Happy Thanksgiving
  8. With god as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly
  9. QB is Rattler... In less awesome news he actually tackled Big Dez
  10. locodos

    NPR Tiny Desk

    Good listen if you're interested in Tiny Desk Concerts https://www.npr.org/2022/09/22/1124466385/tiny-desk-concert-t-pain-mac-miller-anderson-paak-pe-moscowitz-therapy-speak
  11. anybody get these vibes from Sark's sweats? Or just me?
  12. Picturing your neck going from classic C to classic stop sign shape neck. I'm planning on sanding down the neck on my CV eventually. I haven't played enough to know what I prefer yet. But switching back from my son's strat the neck does feel sticky on the CV. But it looks so damned good and the guitar is pristine, I just can't bring my self to start sanding finish off. Yet If I keep with it, I'll probably sell the CV and upgrade
  13. Heard a rumor that Deon is heading up to Corn. Would fix their recruiting issues, but that's a long way from ol Tom "go ahead hit your GF" Osborne
  14. I bought the Adorama Lake Placid Strat for my son several years ago. I always wondered why the Adorama version was so much cheaper than other Player Series Guitars. His is not heavy and played great right out of the box. I heavily considered buying the Lake Placid Blue Tele from Adorama at the old price. But just didn't pull the trigger because I wasn't sure I'd end up playing it much so I decided to wait and snap up a cheap used guitar instead. But if I hadn't already bought something, I would roll the dice and snap that Tele version up.
  15. Interesting how casually he treats his guitars and apparently how often they get their equipment stolen.
  16. Not the best technical singer... but she stops me in my tracks whenever I hear her. Instantly recognizable, iconic, talented, and fierce Page 5? Fore shame! Sinnerman I put a spell on you Mississippi goddam
  17. Still have the same rig I got when I bought my first house. We had nothing but the keys and an older house that needed a lot of work. First thing I bought was the stereo. I figured we would be listening to music a lot while we painted and did other house projects. Then I bought some plastic stacking chairs and a mattress. Klipsch KG5.5s Yamaha Natural Sound Receiver RX-v670 Yamaha CD player My taste in music and the ways I listen has changed but they still sound good (not audionerd amazing) but still damned good. Years later I added a sub, center and surrounds and now it's what I use for home theatre. At some point, if they ever falter, I'll upgrade the tweeters and crossovers to Crites and do some internal bracing. I suspect one of my kids will end up with them when they get a place of their own if they want them. Replacements will be B&W805s or handed down Klipsch Cornwalls & some earplugs
  18. Would like to go to see SP, did they play the mostly older stuff or sis they try to promote newer material? Asking because I cannot connect with the new stuff at all. And they have a lot of "new" stuff. (2000+)
  19. I googled it and was thinking if they have a tribute I'm buying it. Then I saw that it was a '59 Honeyburst and none of the pics looked remotely like the one posted. Hence the question. If it was re-finished green, that makes a lot more sense.
  20. So I went to that Toadies Concert with some friends and our late teen kids (17, 19, 19) ... Some thoughts Toadies are a really good live act to see live It was a "sea of Dads" The teens enjoyed it but they were the only ones under 40 there by a LONG shot The teens geeked out on Horton Heat with the standing bass Lots of pot, lots of booze and a sold out show HH playing Ace of Spades (to my great shame, my "god son" had never heard the song) The energy changed and the kids felt it Backslider and I Burn with the electric acoustic where the peak of the show. Shout out to the legend in the old Bad Brains concert T
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