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My most expensive guitar is also my sole Hamer. A left handed USA Korina Vector. I do like many lower cost guitars as well. I have a beat up, $400 Gibson Flying V that I converted to lefty (side dots, nut) that I really like a lot.

Doh! I've already bought several. Those Gibsons blow out prices were too irresistable.

Possible, but not in the last few years when everything was "custom" and the price tag showed. FYI, I had that one made for under $1,400. One piece mahogany body and a one piece mahogany neck, Schaller hardware, SD pickups etc.

FYI, I had a "stripped down" Standard (albeit left handed) quoted a couple of years ago. Basically, a left handed version of the Gibson 76 Explorer. The quoted price was $3300, which was more than what the right-handed Gibson Custom Shop mahogany Explorers were selling for at the time. I was expecting more something around $2,000 since I had purchased a new, lefthanded Korina Vector a few years earlier at around $2,500. I don't know if the Fender buyout caused prices to increase 50+% or what, but it priced me out of the market. I ended up getting this one built locally.

IMHO, they definitely priced themselves out of the market. If they had a regular production run of guitars for $1,500, they would have faired much better during the recession.

I've installed P90s and Gretsch Filtertrons in a couple of my Flying Vs. Big change in sound-raw and gritty vs the more compressed sounds of a HB. I also like the new mini-HB in the 70's tribute Gibson guitars. I have two of the Firebirds and I really like those pickups.

Yes, I have heard/read interviews that pretty much stated that they intended the band to continue on without any original members. Probably not too far away. A big touring tribute band.

Last night I watched the Letterman performance and one from the reunion tour back in '96. I didn't realize that they had been back with the makeup for 16 years now...wow! Anyways, the Letterman show....as much as I like the band, I think it might be time to finally wrap it up.

Jimi Hendrix

My first Motorhead album was 1916, which came out when I was in highschool. I thought it was pretty good album back then, and it has stood the test of time well. RIP Wurzel.

I use the "amazing slow downer" on my laptop.

The Cars-Move Like This The Angels-Night Attack Hail the Villain-Population Declining Rhino Bucket-Who's Got Mine Tom Jones-Praise & Blame

GI_Zuk GI=Goverment Issue: I was in the Army from 1995-2006. Zuk=A nickname for the Suzuki Samurai. I've got a number of them that I offroad. I've driven them for the past 20 years now.

Yep, the Six Teens was another good song. They had a lot of them. Highly underated band stateside.

Sweet F.A. A.C.D.C and Someone Else Will.