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Howden End do you own a guitar shop Goodness
You might beat Bills inventory with that lot

No, dont own a guitar shop. Played on and off since I was a kid, but did not play live until I was 40, now in my mid 50s. Really interesting selection of gear people have

Yes, but no one but me has that glow in the dark, with the light-up eyes wah-wah

Piece of shit $99.00 Squier Mini-Strat and I love it.

I also have a Les Paul Classic that I do not love.

The pawn shop the guitar, the more I like it.

My guitars are not brand names really.

A Mike Colgan 24 fret strat
A Roger Bacorn 24 fret carved maple 335
A Chandler lap steel
A carvin cobalt acoustic, forget the model
A cheap nylon string, forget the model
Gibson Johnny A

I have two custom-made basses... one of them is a purple 5-string fretless Rickenbacker-style...

Guitars... Just one Danelectro U1! I love it...

As some of you already know my main guitar is a 1981 Yamaha sg2000
with a gibson hot humbucker pick up @ the rear. This has seen off a few Les Pauls and a couple of Strats so I must like it. The neck on the SG2000s are unlike any other guitar I have played. They are very flat and wide. The other guitar I have is a Fernandes Les Paul shape with a sustainer pick up attached. Never used live, I have used for recording quite effectively. Nice feedback sounds !!!

Wow, I agree with Gavin Baker . . .Howden End. You must live in a guitar shop of my dreams. You lucky man.
However, I too am a very lucky, man because I am now the very proud owner of a red 1999 Parker Fly Deluxe.
The only other guitar I now desire is blue Parker Fly Deluxe.
My other guitar is a pillar box red 1990 Yamaha MSG Deluxe

There's no point in saving your money, invest in a nice guitar for yourself . . .you know it makes sense.

Never played a Parker Fly but they seem to be a guitar you either love or hate. Interested to know what you think of the MSG as the only electric I regret selling was my SG2000 that I had for 12 years when I traded it in for a PRS Custom 22 that I only kept for 3 months.

Hi Howden End, lets put it this way; until I got my Parker Fly guitar, I would have seriously concidered going back into a burning building to rescue my Yamaha MSG guitar. Now I would have to go back in to rescue two guitars
Obviously the Yamaha is a lot heavier than the Parker (weighs in at only 4.5 kgs).
The master tone pot on the MSG is a push-push control that splits both humbuckers. A very useful feature. It gives the guitar a very Fender Strat/Telecaster sound.
The neck is wide and flat (Strat scale length) with a fabulously low action.
The middle position on the Parker automatically splits both the humbuckers (Dimarzio's). It's the only 'split coil' sound, but is very similar to the mid Strat pick-up sound and is Very useable. I love the quirky shape of the Parker; it's very comfortable to 'wear'. Having no markings on the front of the fretboard is no propblem either.There are markings on the upper edge of the neck. A totally FAB guitar.
There's photographs of both guitars on the 'my photo's', section of my soundclick site. Please drop by and have a look. Oh, while you're there, have a listen to some of my music. The link to soundclick (Major Snagg) is just at the bottom of this message

Cheers, and thanks for asking. . . regards, David

And well worth a listen! There is a wealth of great music there!