Newsgroups are overrun with dealers

[st...@darded.632.ch]

Newsgroups are overrun with dealers

These newsgroups are overrun with dealers. They have inventory to clear so
they bite the heads off anyone who critisizes their merchandise, post phoney
testimonials, and then constantly advertise their dealership. It's the
equivalent of SPAM, except that it's dealers promoting their brands and
merchandise.

Example Thread#1:
Newbie - does anybody know anything about ACME guitars?
Fake testimonial - ACME guitars are cool, they sound real nice, I just bought
a couple from this cool dealer ...
Dealer - we have dozens of ACME guitars ready for you to check out, just
check our website ...

Example Thread#2:
Critic - these ACME guitars had some sloppy workmanship and finish problems,
has anyone else had these problems?
Fake testimonial - I have a dozen ACME guitars and they're all perfect in
every way, ACME guitars are cool, they sound real nice, I just bought a couple
from this cool dealer ...
Fake testimonial#2 - ACME guitars are cool, anyone who tells you otherwise is
a complete idiot moron with mental problems, they sound real nice, I just
bought a couple from this cool dealer ...
Dealer - that dealer you bought it from must have messed it up, we have
dozens of ACME guitars ready for you to check out, just check our website ...

Example Thread#3:
Skeptic - ACME claims to make guitars exactly to the same standards as their
1950's and 1960's guitars, but I've noticed that there are a lot of
differences in construction, playability, cosmetics, and sound
Fake testimonial - I have a dozen ACME guitars and they're all perfect in
every way, ACME guitars are cool, they sound real nice, I just bought a couple
from this cool dealer ...
Fake testimonial#2 - ACME guitars are cool, anyone who tells you otherwise is
a complete idiot moron with mental problems, they sound real nice, I just
bought a couple from this cool dealer ...
Dealer - that dealer you bought it from must have messed it up, we have
dozens of ACME guitars ready for you to check out, just check our website ...

This kind of dealer advertising crap is so obvious and old now. It's almost
as bad as those "get rich quick" spam-scams. These dealers are clogging up
the newsgroups with their same predictable tactics, thwarting legitimate
discussions, and basically lowering the informational value of the internet
newsgroups as a whole. There's really not much point in checking here because
I already know what the threads are going to be about in regards to anything.

[Joey Goldstein]

I didn't know that Acme made guitars. I'll have to check them out. <g>

--
Regards:
Joey Goldstein
Guitarist/Jazz Recording Artist/Teacher
Home Page: http://webhome.idirect.com/~joegold
Email: <joegold AT idirect DOT com>

[TomLippinc]

>I didn't know that Acme made guitars. I'll have to check them out. <g>
>

They're endorsed by Wile E. Coyote

Tom Lippincott

[Gr...@msn.com]

In article <20000324032354...@ng-ci1.aol.com>,

. . .and what they won't tell you about them on the newsgroup here is
that they usually blow up in your face while playing them. . .and don't
even think of getting caught at the bottom of a cliff under a falling
ACME guitar.

Greg R.

Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
Before you buy.

[David C. Stephens]

I've played dozens of Acme guitars. They're all wonderful. I'm thinking of
becoming a dealer. Call me to place a deposit. :D

Dave

Joey Goldstein <nos...@nowhere.net> wrote in message
news:38DB1002...@nowhere.net...

> I didn't know that Acme made guitars. I'll have to check them out. <g>
>

[David C. Stephens]

This newsgroup has no such problem. Check out our FAQ for excellent guidance
on jazz guitar equipment of all sorts.

Dave

<st...@darded.632.ch> wrote in message
news:8cDC4.402$eL2.1...@newsread2.prod.itd.earthlink.net...

[Mark Kleinhaut]

In article <8bfpf3$iml$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>,

Gr...@msn.com wrote:
> In article <20000324032354...@ng-ci1.aol.com>,
> tomli...@aol.com (TomLippinc) wrote:

> > >I didn't know that Acme made guitars. I'll have to check them out.
> <g>
> > >
> >

> > They're endorsed by Wile E. Coyote
> >
> > Tom Lippincott
> >
> . . .and what they won't tell you about them on the newsgroup here is
> that they usually blow up in your face while playing them. . .and
don't
> even think of getting caught at the bottom of a cliff under a falling
> ACME guitar.
>
> Greg R.
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.

You must be suffering from temporary mental incapacitation. I have 12
Acme guitears and every one of them is perfect. Never had a single
explosion in 85 years of use. Maybe you meant to poast at rec.pyros.alt
--
Mark Kleinhaut
Info and soundclips available at
www.invisiblemusicrecords.com/Resources/Amphora.html

[Rick Ross]

the shuttle is ready to take you back to the Mothership...this planet is
consumed by commercialism and is uninhabitable...

[George4908]

ACME guitars are very dangerous, at least the electrics. You have to add
water.

[Pete Schaefer]

> They're endorsed by Wile E. Coyote

Actually, I heard that Wile dropped his endorsement after
the 10th one or so exploded on him. It's all tied up in
litigation.

[Peter Grey]

Should we add info on ACME guitars to the FAQ? There certainly seems to be
plenty of interest in them. I'll call around to my local stores and see if I
can find one and then I'll post my findings.

I know W.E. Coyote used them on his first album ("Genius"), but didn't El
Kabong use them too?

Peter

[dennis.c...@saic.com]

Vintage ACME guitars are much better than the new ones.

[Pat Smith]

Go ahead use the Acme guitar
Beep Beep
love
A Friend

P.S. I don't think this post was taken to seiously. But if it is true then
how can you tell the difference??

[Stephen G. Carl]

Actually, that was "Super Genius".

Peter Grey <pg...@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:38DBB399...@earthlink.net...

[Clay Moore]

TomLippinc wrote:
>
> >I didn't know that Acme made guitars. I'll have to check them out. <g>
> >
>

> They're endorsed by Wile E. Coyote

Well, I for one have no interest in checking out anything to do with Mr. Coyote because of his arrogance. That
Wile E. Coyote - Genius thing; why does he need to go around saying that? Does he really think that increases
his credibility among cartoon characters? I think it's just a stupid self-promotional ploy, and that it
backfired completely on him. If he were truly secure with his abilities he wouldn't need to wear them on his
sleeve, IMHO.

Clay

[Brent]

I heard a rumor that the Acme guitars have a laminated spruce top...

[Robby]

is it true that if you hold an 'out' note on an Acme too long, then look
down, you fall off the edge?
beep beep

[JoeNovack]

I have a chance to buy a Pre-Fender Acme(Black Pickguard)Roadrunner for
$1500.........
This is the model where they stacked two humbuckers on top of each
other with reverse polarity so they reproduced the noise of a single
coil......
Pros or cons???
Thanks in advance,
Joe Novack

[TomLippinc]

>Well, I for one have no interest in checking out anything to do with Mr.
>Coyote because of his arrogance. That
>Wile E. Coyote - Genius thing; why does he need to go around saying that?
>Does he really think that increases
>his credibility among cartoon characters? I think it's just a stupid
>self-promotional ploy, and that it
>backfired completely on him. If he were truly secure with his abilities he
>wouldn't need to wear them on his
>sleeve, IMHO.
>
>Clay

I think he's just a victim of Kenny Werner "Effortless Mastery" brainwashing;
"I am master, I am great."

Tom Lippincott

[icarusi]

<dennis.c.o'ne...@saic.com> wrote in message
news:8bgeic$b5h$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...

> Vintage ACME guitars are much better than the new ones.

Pete Schaefer <scha...@qnet.com> wrote in message
news:38DB97CA...@qnet.com...

> > They're endorsed by Wile E. Coyote
>

> Actually, I heard that Wile dropped his endorsement after
> the 10th one or so exploded on him. It's all tied up in
> litigation.

Does anyone have a 'history of the ACME guitar' with the serial
numbers of the exploding models? Were they the one's with the
experimental nitrocellulose laquer?

Icarusi

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[Rick Ross]

no..you're talking about the spinoff model..the one with the cosmetological
defects in the wood...inexplicable eruptions through the lacquer..it was
called the ACNE..

icarusi wrote in message <8bj47f$okl$1...@news6.svr.pol.co.uk>...

[Brent]

I have a mid 70's Ibanez lawsuit Acme... you can't tell the difference from the
original. I believe it is made better too.

[David C. Stephens]

No, I think you're wrong. The ACME is one of the few jazz guitars that works
best with a 15 watt tube amp, one of those that "sounds really loud for 15
watts."

AKingA <aki...@aol.com> wrote in message
news:20000325213445...@ng-fx1.aol.com...
> I haven't been able to verify this myself, but I was told that ACME
guitars
> sound best when played through either a Polytone megabrain, Webb, or WW
head
> w/ a RE cab; if you can afford them. Another option is Evans combo w/ a
RE
> extension cab. A great guitar for the price.

[AKingA]

[icarusi]

Rick Ross <roki...@simplyweb.net> wrote in message
news:_Z8D4.846$OE6....@newsfeed.slurp.net...

> no..you're talking about the spinoff model..the one with the
cosmetological
> defects in the wood...inexplicable eruptions through the lacquer..it
was
> called the ACNE..

Was that the one using the 'antiquing' method, using lighter fuel,
'borrowed' from Jimi Hendrix?

[David Moss]

"David C. Stephens" <dcs...@ibm.net> wrote...

> This newsgroup has no such problem. Check out our FAQ for excellent
guidance
> on jazz guitar equipment of all sorts.

David, congratulations. I count 24 responses on this thread, yours
was the only serious one. We don't want this NG getting a bad name.

BTW, those interested in the subject may like to check out
Woody Acme's new film "Beep and Lowdown".