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A wonderful conclusion to one of the most wild and long-winded sagas of this forum.

Congrats, Jake!

...and I second the point that people like Kevin are what make this forum truly special.

Kevin Kuney...you ROCK!

Jake, now it's your turn...both to rock, and play it forward.

Merry Christmas everyone.....

I've been playing the 1997 for about 30 minutes now...non-stop! I've probably said it before, but it's the best guitar I've ever owned, and the versatility is amazing!

I've been playing the Who tracks:
I Can't Explain
Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
Daddy Rollin' Stone
The Ox
A Legal Matter
The Kids Are Alright
My Generation
Substitute
I'm a Boy
Happy Jack
Summertime Blues (Pete used a Gibson SG Classic/SG Special on this song, but I didn't care when I played it!)
Barbara Ann (The Who covered this Beach Boys classic in 1966 for their "Ready, Steady, Who!" EP)
Disguises
Run, Run, Run
Boris the Spider
So Sad About Us

I'm about to finish up with the Mini-opera "A Quick One While He's Away", which I learned how to play last night (by ear)!

My amp situation has been temporarily solved. My dad has a friend who lives up the road from us. He knows everything there is to know about the blues, inside and out. I told him about my amp problem, and he said, "I have this Fender amp I never use...has all these special effects that I don't want to fool with. You can borrow it until you return to school." It's a Fender Princeton 65 DSP solid-state amp. For a solid state, it's pretty awesome. It has a 12-inch speaker, and all these cool effects...reverb, vibrato, chorus, delay, etc. Sounds a lot better than the Marshall DFX30 I have! I'm getting pure jangle from this Fender!

By the way, I brought the 1997 to the "blues man" (as I call him)'s house and he played THE BLUES on it! He thought it was a "damn good guitar!" He loved the feel of the neck, and the sound of the pickups.

Jake im sorry but until youve posted the pics its not real!

Scotty, they'll be worth it, trust me!

scotty wrote:Jake im sorry but until youve posted the pics its not real!

+1 I don't belieeeeeeeeeeeve you Jake

Wake up Jake wake up! youve failed yer exams and tis all a dream!
well done Jake i hope you enjoy but we are all waiting for the pics with you and the 1997




P.S.Jake dont do a windmill in the photo!

Congrats Jake! This one should mean a lot as it has been so long in coming.

scotty wrote:Wake up Jake wake up! youve failed yer exams and tis all a dream!
well done Jake i hope you enjoy but we are all waiting for the pics with you and the 1997




P.S.Jake dont do a windmill in the photo!

What? NO PICTURES YET?

Tisk tisk tisk!

This is really a fantasy thread until we see PICS!

The Princeton Chorus 65 is a very popular amp, no wonder it blows away the Marshall.

In Jake's defense, after getting the 1997, he probably can't afford a digital camera!

wmthor wrote:In Jake's defense, after getting the 1997, he probably can't afford a digital camera!

My guess is that after getting the 1997, he can't put it down long enough to take a picture!

There will be pics...tomorrow, hopefully! My mom shot some good shots on my camera phone...and they will be posted.

Scotty, I'm sad to say you will be seeing what you didn't want to

dpowell wrote:A wonderful conclusion to one of the most wild and long-winded sagas of this forum.

I thought JimK holds that record..... JK!!!!