I got a new job, so I got the lady a new handbag... NGD.

[mkt3000]

This post is brought to you courtesy of beer. Beer, helping me ramble and make irresponsible purchases for years.
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Handbag tax. I've mentioned it before. It is how my fiancée and I let me buy gear. But it also know it goes both ways. If she gets a handbag, she gets hit with a "get something for Rob tax". She bought me a camera and a new watch that way. Pretty much the only things we spend equal amounts of money on are craft beer, concert tickets, and plane tickets.

Anyway, yeah. The story.

I started my new job earlier this week. I am a creative director now.. boom. I hit the top job title in my career. On top of it, I sold the Danelectro and my Traynor, which gave me a few extra dollars. (added bonus, I sold the Traynor to a local vintage music store, who put the Traynor in the "you can try it but we're not really interested in selling it VIP room - so I can still use it)

So I did what every person that gets a director level job does: buys a vintage Les Paul, vintage Strat, and never fucking plays them... jk. I'm still earning Florida wages while paying Miami cost of living. Also I hate Strats and LPs.

Seriously though, MF is having a sale on some items, which reduced the price of the open box and used variants. I saw a GC/MF special edition G&L Tribute Bluesboy in Turquoise Mist for $cheap, and I've been craving a Tele. I've been aiming for Baja Tele, but I can't justify $800+ for one. But the G&L is just right. With how impressed I've been with my Tribute Fallout, said to hell with it.

As for the handbag. I just transferred the moneys to her personal account. I'll update you guys once I know which one she got

The guitar should arrive next week. For now, website pics, and someone elses demo (with a different finish)











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[speedfish]

Congrats on the promo and new guitar!!! WAY TO GO!

[NickS]

s for the handbag. I just transferred the moneys to her personal account. I'll update you guys once I know which one she got

Can't wait...

Congratulations on your promotion! and guitar.

[mkt3000]

It arrived Wednesday at my sister's house, but with the thanksgiving rush and family + fiancée arriving from PR, I finally got around to unboxing it and playing with it this morning.

I bought it used... it was literally brand new in the box. It still had plastic on the pickguard and humbucker. It appears to be a factory second - the finish has a single very minor blemish on the finish, but it's unnoticeable to the naked eye. I only noticed it when I looked through it. Also, the neck is dirty. Not worn - the frets have no wear at all, it's just dirty; and the string ahve a bit of corrosion.

To me this guitar was one of the first manufactured in the beginning of 2017 (has a 17 SN), was kept in the back of the warehouse, forgotten about, found many months later, and sold as used due to imperfections.

Anyway - it plays great, arrived tuned to E flat, and perfectly set up. I'll swing by a music store this weekend to grab new strings and get the (old) original ones off.

Tones: Clean, the bridge and bridge + neck combo sounds great, but the neck pickup is quite muddy.

But dirty, it sounds great it all 3 positions.

For the price I paid for it, I think I'll upgrade the electronics during the holiday season (thinking of a fatter bridge pickup and a hum shaped P90 in the neck, and will keep beating it up until I see if there are any other weak points.

Finally, the finish. It's sold as Turquoise Mist, but it's really Ice Blue Metallic.

[mkt3000]

s for the handbag. I just transferred the moneys to her personal account. I'll update you guys once I know which one she got

Can't wait...

Congratulations on your promotion! and guitar.

UPDATE.

She got an Anne Klein bag, a Michael Kors bag, and two new pairs of converse all stars with that moneys.

[mkt3000]

The single imperfection on the finish that is likely why I got it for cheap:

[sunshiner]

Looks appetizing

[BearBoy]

Congrats on the new job. And the Tele.

[Bacchus]

She got an Anne Klein bag, a Michael Kors bag, and two new pairs of converse all stars with that moneys.

Ah now, that's another three guitars you need to buy...

If I had this sort of a deal with my wife, and she got an item of x value and for that I managed to get three guitars totalling x, she would be livid and demand more items.

[mkt3000]

She got an Anne Klein bag, a Michael Kors bag, and two new pairs of converse all stars with that moneys.

Ah now, that's another three guitars you need to buy...

If I had this sort of a deal with my wife, and she got an item of x value and for that I managed to get three guitars totalling x, she would be livid and demand more items.

I tried that.

But she went to law school and lawyered me.

Hoping she buys a ridiculously expensive handbag, so I can put sport springs and new wheels/tires on my car.

[Nick]

Finish looks way more subdued than in stock photos. Maybe it's the lighting?

In any case, congrats, those are great guitars, I'm kind of surprised I've never owned one.

[mkt3000]

Update. I couldn't deal with the mud - so I swapped out the pickups and pots.

500k pots, GFS 1960's Hot Alnico Tele on the bridge, and a GFS Surf 90 on the neck.

Now it's gone from mud to bright as hell - I love it.