Originally Posted by pompousjohn

I have a chinese Danelectro U2 that I love, but I will need to replace the tuners before I am really happy with it. I cant trust it enough to take it to a gig now but its fun to practice on and sounds and feels great.

I also have one of these which I know is Asian, they don't tell you where its made but swear its not China. It's too inexpensive for Japan so I guess that leaves Korea and Indonesia.

I also have a couple Chinese Fender acoustics that I hate. A classical and a resonator. They both work fine but I just don't like them, not even sure why. They don't speak to me except to say "you should have spent more money if you wanted a real guitar". I bought them thinking I fix them up somehow but instead they are just sitting there.

Originally Posted by crockett

Ummm hello both bat shit crazy Michelle Bachman and that idiot Paul Ryan are sure as hell are in office.

Originally Posted by dyna mo

hah, was looking at the u2, i went off on a danelectro tangent due to my obsession with silvertone amplifiers. that u2 is pretty sweet right? it's the one with lipstick p-ups?

Originally Posted by pompousjohn

yep its got a "humbucker" which I think is 2 lipsticks wired together in the tail and a single in the neck position, you can get a lot of great sounds out of it, all the way from blues to metal. Probably not the best for metal, but I don't play metal so no problem there. Metal players who've gotten ahold of it loved it though.

BTW if you like silvertone keep an eye out I have a couple old silvertone guitars I re-did. As soon as I can get a pic that does them justice I'll post.

Originally Posted by _Richard_

ask him about his visits to the walker ados

cute someone says he won't 'give free passes' to bush, while supporting someone arresting protestors for singing.

Originally Posted by Minte

I had a nice dinner Richard, did you?

I was thinking about making a few investments before the end of the year, it's either that or send a lot of cash to the IRS. Would you want to stay on if I buy the program you work for?

Originally Posted by baddog

Oh man; that would be some poetic justice there. Like when I bought that dumbshit Son of Sam's domains out from under him, only better.

Originally Posted by _Richard_

ask him about his visits to the walker ados

cute someone says he won't 'give free passes' to bush, while supporting someone arresting protestors for singing.

Originally Posted by dyna mo

heck yeah. lolz. i've checked out *some* (a bunch) of silvertone gits but they made tons and tons over the years so i have no idea really and the prices on them range from $100 to a couple grand. i hve checked out a teisco or 2, i like the sounds from that, and they are supposed to be pretty darn well made



i've been meaning to snoop around about those vintage silvertone bass guitars too.

Originally Posted by pompousjohn

Well you may be aware that Silvertone is just a brand that Sears slapped on instruments for its catalog, actual manufacturers were a variety including Danelectro, Harmony and Kay, all back in the day when they were made in the US.

Originally Posted by crockett

Yes I know.. Minte seems to forget he brags on here about his trips to the governors house for dinner..