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Sheena, stop apologizing and spend your energy staying warm!!

Brrrrrrr.....

Maybe the reason you couldn't find his stuff is that it's "mvp", not "mpv".
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I'm warm, i'm warm... sun is shining, birds are singing etc, even if only in my imagination! Image and i didn't look for a nickname, just went through the threads and to my great surprise haven't found the thread discussed above... Image
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I don't want to ruin my lunch Paul. I'll look at it later on today.
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Da-da-da-da-mn...
Oh, BTW... i don't mean to say this one is ugly or something, but such a shape seems quite strange to me...
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Yep, that's ugly. It's an attempt to capitalize on the Yamahas, which are successful and good-looking, too.
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Hmmmm... I see they are using stove elements. But where does one plug it in?

Exactly 3 minutes 20 seconds for the boiled eggs, please!
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Mmmm... i wonder if such a head position (inside the body) "works"... or is it just a "transformer" guitar? Never saw guitars with the head inside the body...
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Maybe it has its head up its...umm...posterior...

Like some folks that we all know and love???

In which case, it will be very successful!
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Hehe....
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Re: MVP. He needs to get a life. He should also stick to printing. IMO. I sure hope he does not take a fancy to Rics any time soon.
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He welded a (non-functional) whammy bar on it!
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Also, he says he uses a jigsaw (!) to cut the curves. No wonder it's crooked.
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Kevin, look back on this thread...

I asked him why he didn't stop buying all that pricey gold hardware and rare wood and spend his money on precision tools instead.

I also asked why he persisted in putting his name upside-down on the headstock of almost every guitar he made.

Here's his reply:

"...precision tools..Nah that wouldn't make builing it any fun and they do play well Logo.. who made it that it should be up down sideways, I didn't know there was a rule, Oh wait I just looked it up in the guitar encyclopedia.... guitar placement logo on headstock.. .. see GDP board!!"

Nothing like cocksure, ignorant arrogance.
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The whammy bar adds that nice, subtle Caterpillar D9 effect!

How the hell can you play it with that chunk of **** placed where it is? Oh... sorry... it can't be played without that chunk of **** on it anyway, so it doesn't matter...
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