Topic: hello

i'm a new member from Columbia South Carolina. a friend sent me to this forum after i've been bouncing from forum to forum. I've got pretty eclectic tastes in music from loving bagpipe music all the way to stuff like DRI and Killdozer. i play guitar, banjo, mandolin and i played the bagpipes until getting pneumonia late last year (hoping to be able to play again someday soon. anyone that knows me from anothet Guitar Forum knows i acquire most of my gear by swapping and trading, sometimes for really odd stuff like motorcycle parts (the last big trade i did i got a Crate V50 2x12 Palomino in exchange for welding and shaping the combustion chambers and ports in a set of single port air cooled VW heads for a friend) i've been playing off and on for 35 years. i got back into playing after an 8 year abscence when i broke my neck and back and i had loads of time to sit and either stare at the walls or watch television so i got a cheap Dean electric on sale for 59 dollars and i just went on from there. i dont think i've loved playing and collecting this much EVER. i've gotten into different kinds of amplifiers and learning about the equipment like i never had before. i play mostly bluegrass, 70's and 80's punk and some classic rock and blues. in addition to guitars i'm a major league motorhead, vintage BMW motorcycles and 70's Corvettes especially. i dont ride motorcycles anymore but i AM getting ready to restore a 1976 stingray in the next few months.

1981 Peavey T-60     Squier Classic Vibe 50's Telecaster
Epiphone Custom Shop Limited Edition Les Paul Classic    Squier Affinity Stratocaster
Washburn SJ-20 S
Crate V50 2x12 Palomino   Fender Tweed Blues Deluxe   Johnson Amplification JT-50

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Finally got on--had to use Elecsluther, but I'm here.  So, let me be the first (hopefully not the last) to welcome you, and I'm sure the people here will find your trades to be of interest to them, and the discussions you have to offer.

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thanks for sending me this way. still too bad about the first forum though isnt it?  the Fender Tweed Blues Deluxe Re-Issue i got friday night is the best sounding amplifier i've ever owned, better than even the 1962 Fender Bandmaster i had back in the 80's

1981 Peavey T-60     Squier Classic Vibe 50's Telecaster
Epiphone Custom Shop Limited Edition Les Paul Classic    Squier Affinity Stratocaster
Washburn SJ-20 S
Crate V50 2x12 Palomino   Fender Tweed Blues Deluxe   Johnson Amplification JT-50

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Welcome, i am a bit of a noob myself, but the natives seem friendly.  default/smile

Just Another Geetarman

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Hi and welcome...

Imagine if the words of Imagine ever came true.....

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thanks james!................i dig your avatar by the way.  as Elecsluther will tell you all, i was the king of swapping and trading gear.............trading off some pretty odd stuff and sometimes services since before fracturing several vertabra i owned and ran a vintage european and british motorcycle repair, rebuild, customization shop. i got my Washburn flattop in exchange for machining and welding up some custom motor mounts..........we put the entire drivetrain from a Grand National Buick into an Isuzu pickup with my custom designed and machined mounts.

1981 Peavey T-60     Squier Classic Vibe 50's Telecaster
Epiphone Custom Shop Limited Edition Les Paul Classic    Squier Affinity Stratocaster
Washburn SJ-20 S
Crate V50 2x12 Palomino   Fender Tweed Blues Deluxe   Johnson Amplification JT-50

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Welcome to the forum - which other forum did you come from out of interest?

Everyone is certainly very friendly and knowledgeable around here so I am sure you will fit in just fine!

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guitarforums dot com.  things went well for a couple of years then one of the moderators...........possibly he was even the founder (i wont mention names under any circumstances) had a brain fart of some sort. i asked him to put a month long ban on me (i knew i wouldnt stay away given a choice, i was addicted) when the time came...........no release of the ban............no answer to my email so i figured maybe he wasnt getting it since i was banned so i just used my business email address to start a new account. he then went off his little red wagon permanently banning me, berating me in public and in emails. it was a nice community and great people though i was told that immediately after the incident involving my banning, it all went to hell and none of the long time regulars are using it anymore. i had the reputation of making ome of the craziest trades to get equipment and i loved the entertainment everyone got out of them.

1981 Peavey T-60     Squier Classic Vibe 50's Telecaster
Epiphone Custom Shop Limited Edition Les Paul Classic    Squier Affinity Stratocaster
Washburn SJ-20 S
Crate V50 2x12 Palomino   Fender Tweed Blues Deluxe   Johnson Amplification JT-50

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Doesn't sound too good! Only spammers get a ban here. We are only a small community and welcome any new members.

Hopefully more will come along!

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if any friends ask i'll certainly send them this way. i'm a pretty mellow easy going guy usually, unless someone is deliberately trying to piss me off.................and it takes ALOT to do that. and when i DO get aggravated i keep it out of the public discussions.

1981 Peavey T-60     Squier Classic Vibe 50's Telecaster
Epiphone Custom Shop Limited Edition Les Paul Classic    Squier Affinity Stratocaster
Washburn SJ-20 S
Crate V50 2x12 Palomino   Fender Tweed Blues Deluxe   Johnson Amplification JT-50

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bucky katt wrote:

thanks james!................i dig your avatar by the way.

Thanks, it says allot about me.

Imagine if the words of Imagine ever came true.....

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