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The original owner of the UJ 330, Brian O'Donnell had one of Ed's guys paint it. BTW, I couldn't get Ed's pic of the 360 GG to come up.

I own this one:

That is nice Ronn,

Send me an e-mail if you ever decide to sell it.

Are you putting together a UJ guitar collection, Brian?

I hate to correct everyone but it is actually called the "Union Flag". It is only called the "Union Jack" when it is flown from a Jack staff on the front of a ship. Rule Britannia and all that!

I'm ducking now as the flack flies over me.

Incidentally, virtually everybody in the UK (incorrectly) calls it the "Union Jack" too.

I never knew that, and probably never would have. Nice little bit info.

Check it out here...

http://www.flags.net/UNKG.htm

U.S. Union Jack

Original U.S.Navy Jack

They are funny little flags, white with a red cross.

That's better!

I'm not particularly looking for a collection of flag guitars Howard. That one would go nicely with my Squire Strat though.

Peter many of my family were in the British army, navy, airforce and merchant marine. Some of them in fact were in special branches of the service. I have always called that flag the Union Jack. It's seems strange that it is actually incorrect to call it that. But what do I know? We always refer to our home country as England or Britain. Someone pointed out a few years back that it was more appropriate to call it the UK.

I doubt that I will ever call the flag the Union Flag. No one that I know would have a clue what I was talking about. I still find it difficult to refer to my place of birth as the UK.

Strange but true.

Brian, like I said nearly everyone in the UK calls it the "Union Jack", and most of the Union flags that you see flying (especially by roadside cafes) are flown upside down (which incidentally is a sign of distress). Well maybe not most, but certainly a high proportion.

All I know is we stomped the Union... whatever at Yorktown.

Just kidding! Having a little fun.