Jan 20 Lunch Report

[Elemeno P]

Thanks for a great week. Appreciated all the responses and sharing of ideas. Hopefully my glaring newbness didn't scar anyones cornea's too badly.

JagInTheBag has accepted the nomination for next weeks Lunch Reporter.

Lunch: Healthy Choice Meatloaf. Not too bad for a nuke-a-lunch.

G&L Question: Given the opportunity to choose a Rarebird to re-issue, which one would you choose?

When looking at the list, the ASAT Junior looks interesting. The tune-a-matic is probably a step back tone wise, but I would love to try one out.



Looks like a great candidate for a Tribute option.

Non G&L Question: In floating around other forums, the "I wish I didn't get rid of that guitar" comment pop's up a lot.

Anyone have a guitar they wish they didn't trade/sell/give away?

Thanks again everyone for a super week.

Have a good and safe weekend!!

[louis cyfer]

i don't sell my guitars so i don't have to deal with that very issue. there are a few of my first guitars i left in hungary, a vicomte thinline copy that was actually a good guitar. i would like to have that one back. but i could only carry one guitar with me when leaving the country and running around in refugee camps for 2 years.

[JagInTheBag]

i don't sell my guitars so i don't have to deal with that very issue. there are a few of my first guitars i left in hungary, a vicomte thinline copy that was actually a good guitar. i would like to have that one back. but i could only carry one guitar with me when leaving the country and running around in refugee camps for 2 years.

There's a righteous blues song in here Louis. The only guitar I ever got rid of was a set neck Barrington red, ivory binding- just goreous! Parents split when I turned 18- was taken in by a family of Iranians (who lived ironically in Zion) until I could get my butt to school. I had to sell the guitar to make my college dorm room deposit.

[bassman]

Good job on the reports this week.

My lunch is an apple and some peanuts.

Sorry I have been so scarce around here lately. I have had a lot to deal with at work.

I saw an ASAT Junior once and it was a beautiful guitar. I didn't get a chance to play it, but If I had my choice of a reissue, I would ask for a revisit to the original SB-2 bass with the single coil pickups.

I own an original SB2 and it is a great bass but it spent some years in a Punk band or something and its showing a bit of wear and belt buckle rash. It has a maple body and that would have to be a requirement of the reissue.

Have a great weekend!

-bassman

[louis cyfer]

i don't sell my guitars so i don't have to deal with that very issue. there are a few of my first guitars i left in hungary, a vicomte thinline copy that was actually a good guitar. i would like to have that one back. but i could only carry one guitar with me when leaving the country and running around in refugee camps for 2 years.

There's a righteous blues song in here Louis. The only guitar I ever got rid of was a set neck Barrington red, ivory binding- just goreous! Parents split when I turned 18- was taken in by a family of Iranians (who lived ironically in Zion) until I could get my butt to school. I had to sell the guitar to make my college dorm room deposit.

that sucks. sounds beautiful. my first job in the us was valet parking in beverly hils restaurants. my boss was iranian, as well as most of the workers. they were from iran, all rich under the shah, lost everything after the shah fell, and came to the US. very nice people. treated me very well.

keeping even that one guitar was not easy, had to sleep with it, and all my other possession under the covers and a weapon in hand. saw many people killed, and watched my childhood guitar hero jump from a 4th story window, front of his wife and children, to his death. i got to meet him in the refugee camp, and it was one of the best experiences of my life to that point to spend a few weeks hanging out with him, he was my favorite hungarian player from day one, but watching him kill himself kind of ruined it. it was a tough thing, and staying in a refugee camp with a family, especially after living a life of rock stardom, he couldn't cope.

[darwinohm]

John, thanks for entertaining us this week.I don't want to tell what I had for lunch, but it is gone and didn't taste quite as good as it had previously.

I am not a stoptail fan, nor am I a Gibson fan but I know that the Korina editions with that config seem to be popular. I have one Gibson, sold another and if I wanted a Gibson configuration I would buy a Gibson.

I can honestly say that I wish I had every guitar I have sold or traded, back. I do not have room and Ginny has enough sensibility to keep my desires in check (Wow , that could be taken different ways). I can relate to the posters before me today and I really have respect for immigrants who have had our vision of success. It couldn't have been easy to get here in the first place. The lead guitar player in our band arrived here from Hungary as a small child. I was raised here but came from a financially poor family rich in everything else. I could not afford a decent guitar until I was well into adulthood. I have only gone off the deep end since semi retirement and into retirement. Isn't it amazing that we all start somewhere. So, off to Jag next week to keep us in check!-- Darwin

[Michael-GnL-Michael]

Maybe oatmeal with fresh blueberries for lunch, so far it's just coffee.

Thanks for putting in an interesting week of LRs with some good topics John.

I don't know whether it fits the category but I would like to see the Trinity in production again.

Louis, It is amazing that you have made your home a refugee camp for animals after going through all of that yourself.......then again looking at it another way it makes sense that you are offering them something that benefits from your own experience. I bet they have it much better than you did.

[sickbutnottired]

This is quite a lunch report.

I don't really know much about the rare birds, I love the concept of the trinity, and I love the Broadcaster--especially the (I think, earlier) one's with the maple fretboard. But a Broadcaster reissue seems dumb.

Louis - your story sounds fascinating; and I finally listened to some stuff you posted last week in my practice room with decent speakers. Your playing reflects your commitment to music and the guitar!

I agree with Darwin on TOM on G&L, I am a Gibson fan; just not a late model Gibson fan.

And my little addition to the Hungry talk, my Uncle Andres (don't know how to spell his name I call him Andy) is a Hungarian immigrant. He is kind of irascible, but really a great guy. He doesn't play guitar, which apparently is an oddity for Hungarians! Who knew?!

Jeremy

[zapcosongs]

Great week. Thanks!

The ones that got away: Regret selling my first G&L, a beautiful, Belaire Green ASAT Special. I sold it to fund an early SC-2, which has the same pickup configuration, so I'm okay with it. Also made peace with selling a wonderful Legacy to fund the purchase of a Rarebird SC-3. Since I'm a T-style guy at heart now, the SC-3 now does my "S" thing, and does it well. Makes me happy though that other members here are enjoying the ones I let slip through my hands...

Reissue: I go back and forth on this, but I've been thinking lately that it would be cool to have a Cavalier reissue, with G&L's new P-90's as a pickup option. - ed

PS: Louis, someone ought to make a movie about your life. Ever consider writing a book?

[Elemeno P]

i don't sell my guitars so i don't have to deal with that very issue. there are a few of my first guitars i left in hungary, a vicomte thinline copy that was actually a good guitar. i would like to have that one back. but i could only carry one guitar with me when leaving the country and running around in refugee camps for 2 years.

Thanks for sharing.

As others have stated, great theme for a movie. Maybe in The Red Violin style.

An inspiration for sure.

[louis cyfer]

thank you guys. i think the only interested in how that movie ends would be me. i think the animals definitely have it better than i did. i certainly did have some interesting experiences there, some of it i would have a hard time believing if someone else was telling me about it. but i don't think it is interesting enough for a book or a movie. when a movie is made from a book, it is hardly recognizable most times.

[sam]

Great week Elemeno P!

Try the ASAT Junior or a Super and see where they take you. Killer tones to be found. I have a Jr and love it but secretly want a Super for the saddle lock bridge and overwound bridge pup.

Only guitar I regretted get rid of I got back after about 6 years, a MIJ 62 re-issue. Never got rid of a G&L and don't see it happening.

TGIF to you.

[zapcosongs]

Sam -

Would you agree that the best Fenders are MIJ? My '72 MIJ Thinline reissue blows me away every time I pick it up! - ed

[yowhatsshakin]

Thanks for the great week!

G&L Question: Given the opportunity to choose a Rarebird to re-issue, which one would you choose?

For me the obvious answer would be: none. It would negate the 'Rarebird'-ness after all

But then again, the reintroduced SC-2 has been so well received, you wonder whether another model would be a worthy addition. Maybe with the Ascari being a 24 3/4" model, the would be more acceptance of a US-made G-200 like model again. This time with set-neck perchance?

Non G&L Question: In floating around other forums, the "I wish I didn't get rid of that guitar" comment pop's up a lot.

Anyone have a guitar they wish they didn't trade/sell/give away?

So far none. The once I 'lost' in the move to the US were crappy anyway and I have never sold a guitar so far.

- Jos

[repoman]

LMNOP

Checking in a bit late. Some great responses to some great questions.

I'm not sure if I'd go with either the Super or the 25th Anniversary issue for my rare bird request.

The one guitar that I'd like to get back is my first electric, a Hagstrom. The damn thing wouldn't stay in tune to save your life but it had some great sounding pickups. I've seen a few of them on ebay but the price is too much to justify for a guitar that is mostly just sentimental.


Jeff

[JagInTheBag]

thank you guys. i think the only interested in how that movie ends would be me. i think the animals definitely have it better than i did. i certainly did have some interesting experiences there, some of it i would have a hard time believing if someone else was telling me about it. but i don't think it is interesting enough for a book or a movie. when a movie is made from a book, it is hardly recognizable most times.

It is not the adversity, but his response to it that measures the man. I hope you have anchored your sense of self to something less ephemeral than fame or stardom like your childhood guitar hero did. Tragic ending. As for being featured in a book or a movie- your story is worthwhile and probably effects more people that you know. Just by being who you are, benefits others without you ever knowning. They likely get a more authentic experience than it it were intellectualized in a book or sensationalized in a movie. Besides, you are a musician, let 'em HEAR your soul's story.

[louis cyfer]

thank you guys. i think the only interested in how that movie ends would be me. i think the animals definitely have it better than i did. i certainly did have some interesting experiences there, some of it i would have a hard time believing if someone else was telling me about it. but i don't think it is interesting enough for a book or a movie. when a movie is made from a book, it is hardly recognizable most times.

It is not the adversity, but his response to it that measures the man. I hope you have anchored your sense of self to something less ephemeral than fame or stardom like your childhood guitar hero did. Tragic ending. As for being featured in a book or a movie- your story is worthwhile and probably effects more people that you know. Just by being who you are, benefits others without you ever knowning. They likely get a more authentic experience than it it were intellectualized in a book or sensationalized in a movie. Besides, you are a musician, let 'em HEAR your soul's story.

actually, i don't think he anchored his sense of self to fame or stardom, but, the refugee camp is a really harsh place, and the comparison to his previous lifestyle is unimaginable. ultimately he was just weak. chose to solve a temporary bad situation with a permanent solution.
as far as letting people hear my soul's story...every time i play. thank you.