Top Ten Guitars of 1998
Joe12Bar
(British and unintentional proof that the entire guitar world doesn't have to
revolve around Fender and Gibson) has just published their "Best of '98" (note
- not best of all time) guitar list (in price order):
PRS McCarty Hollowbody II
Parker Fly Artist
Gibson DC Standard
Fender Roadhouse Strat
Peavey EVH Wolfgang Special
Epiphone Sheraton
DeArmond M75T
Epiphone Les Paul Standard
Yamaha AEX500
Danelectro '56-U2
Let the games begin!
Joe12Bar
"You're only ever a semi-tone away from a great note." --Charlie Parker
Patrick F. Coleman
>At the risk of starting the anti-Epiphone bullsh*t again, The Guitar Magazine
>(British and unintentional proof that the entire guitar world doesn't have to
>revolve around Fender and Gibson) has just published their "Best of '98" (note
>- not best of all time) guitar list (in price order):
>PRS McCarty Hollowbody II
>Parker Fly Artist
>Gibson DC Standard
>Fender Roadhouse Strat
>Peavey EVH Wolfgang Special
>Epiphone Sheraton
*puts on funny hat, begins to dance around*
LA LA LA LA LA LAAAA LA LA LA LA LAAAAAAA!
>DeArmond M75T
>Epiphone Les Paul Standard
*continues dance*
WHOOP DE DOOP DE DOOOOOP DE DOOOOP DE DO!
>Yamaha AEX500
>Danelectro '56-U2
I hope this doesn't start flames either, but I have to say.. time
after time, year in year out, there's an epiphone on just about
anybodies list of best buys, best deals, best values, etc.
I've never seen the Sheratons on any of these before, so I'm tickled
about it.
In the end, though, it doesn't really matter much as I was pretty
happy anyway.
I like the roadhouse being in there, and the Yamaha, too.
I wish to hell someone around here had a dano...
>Let the games begin!
*puts hat back on*
Nurse.. Nurse...
Mach mir mit Beck's Dunkel voll und werf mir in die Gasse!
TWANG!
>Joe12Bar
>"You're only ever a semi-tone away from a great note." --Charlie Parker
/-)
Carl Christensen
>At the risk of starting the anti-Epiphone bullsh*t again, The Guitar Magazine
>(British and unintentional proof that the entire guitar world doesn't have to
What's the criteria of this junk, how much advertising dollars was
spent on the magazine? ;-)
--
Carl Christensen Philadelphia, PA USA
E-mail: ca...@navpoint.com Web: http://www.navpoint.com/~carl
Polfus
>From: joe1...@aol.com (Joe12Bar)
>
>At the risk of starting the anti-Epiphone bullsh*t again, The Guitar Magazine
>(British and unintentional proof that the entire guitar world doesn't have to
>(note
>- not best of all time) guitar list (in price order):
>
>PRS McCarty Hollowbody II
>Parker Fly Artist
>Gibson DC Standard
:)
>Fender Roadhouse Strat
>Peavey EVH Wolfgang Special
>Epiphone Sheraton
>DeArmond M75T
>Epiphone Les Paul Standard
>Yamaha AEX500
>Danelectro '56-U2
>
Dan Stanley
Polfus wrote in message <19981221223825...@ng-ch1.aol.com>...
>>Subject: Top Ten Guitars of 1998
>>From: joe1...@aol.com (Joe12Bar)
>>
>>At the risk of starting the anti-Epiphone bullsh*t again, The Guitar
Magazine
>>(British and unintentional proof that the entire guitar world doesn't have
to
>>revolve around Fender and Gibson) has just published their "Best of '98"
>>(note
>>- not best of all time) guitar list (in price order):
>>
>>PRS McCarty Hollowbody II
Hmmm. I can't remember a good review of this, actually.
>>Parker Fly Artist
>>Gibson DC Standard
>:)
Of course, two guitars made by makers you consistently insult beat it, but
what the heck...
>>Fender Roadhouse Strat
>>Peavey EVH Wolfgang Special
>>Epiphone Sheraton
>>DeArmond M75T
>>Epiphone Les Paul Standard
>>Yamaha AEX500
>>Danelectro '56-U2
Interesting list, actually. Is the DeArmond available here in America? I
can't recall seeing anything with that name on it.
I'll take one of each, just to be hip.
Dan
Polfus
>Polfus wrote in message
>>>Subject: Top Ten Guitars of 1998
>>>From: joe1...@aol.com (Joe12Bar)
>>>
>>>At the risk of starting the anti-Epiphone bullsh*t again, The Guitar
>Magazine(British and unintentional proof that the entire guitar world doesn't
have to revolve around Fender and Gibson) has just published their "Best of
'98" (note - not best of all time) guitar list (in price order):
>>>
>>>PRS McCarty Hollowbody II
>
>Hmmm. I can't remember a good review of this, actually.
>
>>>Parker Fly Artist
>>>Gibson DC Standard
>>:)
>
>
>Of course, two guitars made by makers you consistently insult beat it, but
>what the heck...
I have *never* insulted the PRS McCarty Hollowbody II, prick. The Parkers
*suck*.
And in case you learn to read sometime soon, you would see that its seperated
by price order.
Have a nice, dellusional day.
Polefuzz
Joe Bac
into lespauls, the historic 58 figured top is a great deal. The only
problem is you have to find the top that lights you up. Many of the
tops are funky but there's some great tops out there. AND - LATE
BREAKING NEWS - 1998 was it for this guitar. No More for 1999. So
value of these will begin to increase rapidly. If you're into
investments - there's your tip for the day.
--
joe...@cup.hp.com
Cypher
>I have *never* insulted the PRS McCarty Hollowbody II, prick. The Parkers
>*suck*.
Thats a pretty strong statement.
I own a Parker Fly and I love it. Of course the preamp did go out on it once
and it had to go back to the factory... Still, there's nothing that feels
like a Parker. It's an "alien" guitar. Definitely different, and definitely
useable and fun to play. I just always keep my LGX handy in case the Fly
preamp blows again. I wouldn't trust it without a backup... But I would buy
another one.
Polfus
>Date: Tue, Dec 22, 1998 15:21 EST
>Message-id: <75ourl$646$1...@newshost.cyberramp.net>
Thats cool. I do, however, think that LGX is *awsome*.
But, come on...how much are you actually *playing* that Parker...come on,
now....
Peace,
Polfus
Cypher
>Thats cool. I do, however, think that LGX is *awsome*.
>
>But, come on...how much are you actually *playing* that Parker...come on,
>now....
The LGX is sweet. I really love it. I play the Parker all the time, though.
It's hard to put down because it plays so smooth. It's a very precision
guitar.
Cheers!
-Cypher
http://www.cyberramp.net/~cypher/
Mic Cullen
[snips]
>>Of course, two guitars made by makers you consistently insult beat it, but
>>what the heck...
>
>I have *never* insulted the PRS McCarty Hollowbody II, prick.
Since when has "PRS McCarty Hollowbody II" been a "maker"? Your
comprehension skills are *really* poor.
>The Parkers *suck*.
For someone who becomes demented and froths at the mouth when the "obvious
to anyone with at least half a brain" QC problems at Gibson gets mentioned,
that's an interesting statement. Maybe *you* think they suck because you
aren't able to get a decent sound out of them, but plenty of people get
great sounds out of them, and think they are great to play. Just like you
do with your DC. You wouldn't want to appear to be hypocritical in any way,
would you? Surely not.
have a good one,
Stevie "who cares what people like?" DejaToobjerkFAQNaziMiŠ
Polfus
>aren't able to get a decent sound out of them, but plenty of people get
>great sounds out of them, and think they are great to play. Just like you
>do with your DC. You wouldn't want to appear to be hypocritical in any way,
>would you? Surely not.
No, becuase your little Parker Fly *can never* sound like a Gibson.
Have a nice day.
PoleFussyupalus
evil twin®
Why would he want it to? They build Heritagi for that.
Polfus
>>Gibson's high end is pretty well crafted. There is still the occasional
>>mistake, (like my ES-355 having only five nut slots), but I bet you get that
>>with anyone that makes that many guitars.
>
>They're made by human beings. We're not perfect either.
Look, man, I've said this before, and I'll say it again.
Andrew's Gibson ES355 was from the Custom Shop, and it was also used; i.e. he
has no idea where the hell it came from or who ordered it, despite my
suggesting he contact Gibson to have it tracked down.
All Gibson guitars leave the facilities *stringed*, so you can bet you ass that
they would *notice* a fucking problem that damn large.
It was ordered with 5 slots, or was changed to a nut with 5 slots later.
Period.
Any damn reply he gives to this post is pure *speculation*, unless he says
Gibson said so.
Polfus
Mic Cullen
>>Maybe *you* think they suck because you
>>aren't able to get a decent sound out of them, but plenty of people get
>>great sounds out of them, and think they are great to play. Just like you
>>do with your DC. You wouldn't want to appear to be hypocritical in any way,
>>would you? Surely not.
>
>No, becuase your little Parker Fly *can never* sound like a Gibson.
That's dumb, even for you. Why would a Parker want to sound like a Gibson?
It's great the way it is.
I'm all for giving people the benefit of the doubt, but you're plain
stupid. It's posts like your one above that could easily have given rise to
the saying "dumb as a post", doncha think?
have a good one,
Stevie "it's obvious he doesn't..." DejaToobjerkFAQNaziMi©
Polfus
>Date: Wed, Dec 23, 1998 03:21 EST
>pol...@aol.com (Polfus), far, far away from here, appears to have written:
>
>>>Maybe *you* think they suck because you
>>>aren't able to get a decent sound out of them, but plenty of people get
>>>great sounds out of them, and think they are great to play. Just like you
>>>do with your DC. You wouldn't want to appear to be hypocritical in any way,
>>>would you? Surely not.
>>
>>No, becuase your little Parker Fly *can never* sound like a Gibson.
>
>That's dumb, even for you. Why would a Parker want to sound like a Gibson?
It's great the way it is.>>
I'm sure it is for the tone-deaf.
Hope this helps!
BYE!
Dan Stanley
Polfus wrote in message <19981223060307...@ng-cg1.aol.com>...
I'm pretty sure I've seen recent ads for Parker in which Joe Walsh (a fave
LP guy at chez Polfus) is the spokesmodel. Just wanted to throw that in
there.
He's been on a real endorsement binge, lately, though.
Dan
Dan Stanley
Keyser Soze wrote in message
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>
>guess the door swings both ways here.
>
...and that is a GOOD THING.
SMartha Stewart.
santee-lynches
happened!!!
Andrew P. Mullhaupt
santee-lynches wrote in message <36810B...@infoave.net>...
>Maybe Keith Richards used to own this guitar???? Hey, it coulda
>happened!!!
Well then they shouldn't have strung it with six strings. We thought of
that. That's why we checked the shipping label on the box.
And all this is missing the point. That guitar is a killer ES-355. I don't
care if it _was_ for Keef. He can just order another, he's not getting that
one from me. A lapse in QC does not necessarily ruin a guitar.
Conversely, the most well crafted sparkling showpiece can sound like a turd.
Just try one of those PRS McCarty Hollowbodies. Who knows? Maybe you'll be
the first person in history to get a winner.
_All_ manufacturers are going to have the occasional problem with their
guitars. I have an awesome looking Custom Shop Limited Edition Set Neck
Telecaster ("Lesacaster" style) which as you can see by the picture:
http://www.zen-pharaohs.com/lesacast.htm
does not have a set of six matching Schaller locking tuners. Five are of one
sort and the sixth is another. I still haven't got the gold whammy bar which
wasn't shipped with that guitar, (don't really care, I hardly ever use
whammy bars), but it just goes to show that if you go looking for flaws,
they'll be there often enough. I had this guitar for over a year before I
noticed this quirk.
Noticing these things does not amount to bashing the manufacturer. It's
something that happens with anyone who makes a sufficiently large number of
guitars.
Later,
Andrew Mullhaupt
ca...@navpoint.com
I'm sure all of these half-dead rock geezers love it for being so light to lug
around.
--
Carl Christensen
Philadelphia, PA USA
E-mail: ca...@navpoint.com
Web: http://www.navpoint.com/~carl
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Polfus
That's why we checked the shipping label on the box.
You are saying that the Gibson Custom Shop made this Limited Edition of ten
guitars, strung it with six strings, and didn't notice?
I simply do not believe your *story*, Andrew.
Wanna give *me* the serial number and let *me* find out what the story was?
Send it to me privately if you want.
Polfus
Jack A. Zucker
>LP guy at chez Polfus) is the spokesmodel. Just wanted to throw that in
>there.
>
>
Probably putting kids through college or going through a divorce or
something.
As far as I know he still uses Dr Z amps even though he was pictured with
Crate.
--
Jack A. Zucker (Jaz)
Cleveland, OH USA
E-mail: j...@gwis.com
Check out my jazz guitar webpage:
Web: http://w3.gwis.com/~jaz
Polfus
>Probably putting kids through college or going through a divorce or
>something.
>
>As far as I know he still uses Dr Z amps even though he was pictured with
>Crate.
>
>--
>Jack A. Zucker (Jaz)
And Marshalls and Les Pauls and Strats.
Trust me :)
Peace,
Polfus
evil twin®
>>Well then they shouldn't have strung it with six strings. We thought of that.
>That's why we checked the shipping label on the box.
>
>You are saying that the Gibson Custom Shop made this Limited Edition of ten
>guitars, strung it with six strings, and didn't notice?
Yep, that's what he's been saying for months now.
Reading's fun.
Polfus
>Date: Wed, Dec 23, 1998 16:39 EST
>Message-id: <368662d4...@news.primary.net>
And so is lying.
Hope this helps!
BYE!
little DEUCE
>And so is lying.
Why on Earth would he be lying about the way his
guitar arrived? Jesus, Polfus, you *really* need to
stop waxing that idol so hard... you'll get chaffed.
--
little DEUCE
"I'm ridding you of junk e-mail this year, and this is the thanks I get?"
Patrick F. Coleman
Patrick F. Coleman
>Polfus wrote:
>>And so is lying.
>Why on Earth would he be lying about the way his
>guitar arrived? Jesus, Polfus, you *really* need to
>stop waxing that idol so hard... you'll get chaffed.
'Waxing the idol' is what he's calling it these days?
Last week he was calling it 'figuring the grain'.
And before that he was' forking the tuner'.
Twang!
>little DEUCE
>"I'm ridding you of junk e-mail this year, and this is the thanks I get?"
/-)
Polfus
>And before that he was' forking the tuner'.
>Twang!
Yeah, that's right...you are the dumbass that thinks an A-440 Tuning Fork is
not a tuner.
Twunggg!
Mic Cullen
>>Well then they shouldn't have strung it with six strings. We thought of that.
>That's why we checked the shipping label on the box.
>
>You are saying that the Gibson Custom Shop made this Limited Edition of ten
>guitars, strung it with six strings, and didn't notice?
>
>I simply do not believe your *story*, Andrew.
>
>Wanna give *me* the serial number and let *me* find out what the story was?
Maybe he hasn't got an obsessive-compulsive disorder, so he doesn't care
all that much?
have a good one,
Stevie DejaToobjerkFAQNaziMi©
Polfus
Right.
Tweng!!
SEFSTRAT
Last week he was calling it 'figuring the grain'.
"forking the tuner"!
This is a NEW laptop! And it's already got coffee all over it now!
Steve
SEFSTRAT
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Patrick F. Coleman
>>Subject: Re: Top Ten Guitars of 1998
>>From: tw...@prairie.lakes.sucks.com (Patrick Q. Holeman)>
>>And before that he was' forking the tuner'.
>>Twang!
>Yeah, that's right...you are the dumbass that thinks an A-440 Tuning Fork is
>not a tuner.
>Twunggg!
It's not a tuner. It's a tuning fork.
Twang!
/-)
Schmee1542
>Thank the good Lord for Ken Parker.
>Thank the good Lord for titties and beer!
Here here!!
-Pete
evil twin®
>>Subject: Re: Top Ten Guitars of 1998
>>From: tw...@prairie.lakes.sucks.com (Patrick Q. Holeman)>
>
>>And before that he was' forking the tuner'.
>>Twang!
>
>Yeah, that's right...you are the dumbass that thinks an A-440 Tuning Fork is
>not a tuner.
It isn't. Go to any music store and ask for a tuner and see
if they hand you a fork.
Polfus
>if they hand you a fork.
Idiot!!!
Pofuss
RJClayton
here, here, and some even over there, over there. Monopolizing titties and
beer is a no-no (and actually, impossible -- how can one "monopolize" something
that's "plural" in nature [long live nature!]?).
Bob (fair share) Clayton, S.R.
Quality music since 1963.
~*Freebird*~
Patrick F. Coleman wrote in message <75slpr$m2n$6...@remarQ.com>...
>pol...@aol.com (Polfus) wrote:
>
>>>Subject: Re: Top Ten Guitars of 1998
>>>From: tw...@prairie.lakes.sucks.com (Patrick Q. Holeman)>
>
>>>And before that he was' forking the tuner'.
>>>Twang!
>
>>Yeah, that's right...you are the dumbass that thinks an A-440 Tuning Fork
is
>>not a tuner.
>
>
>
>It's not a tuner. It's a tuning fork.
>Twang!
>
>/-)
>
Well shur, if ya wanna git all tecknickel.
Rob
Not A Speck Of Cereal
[] >Subject: Re: Top Ten Guitars of 1998
[] >From: tw...@prairie.lakes.sucks.com (Patrick Q. Holeman)>
[]
[] >And before that he was' forking the tuner'.
[] >Twang!
[]
[] Yeah, that's right...you are the dumbass that thinks an A-440 Tuning Fork is
[] not a tuner.
[]
[] Twunggg!
*plonk!*
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