[david fowler]

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one night in a bar doing a gig for what turned into a $50 gig a patron came over to put a tip in the jar trips on my guitar cable and pulled my 80s les paul special off the stand . sprong there went the head stock now im heart broke . i love good gear i hate to loose it for what turns out to be for no reason i cant see playing my good stuff out to people who mean well they are apprecitive just to hear good music live with tweaking some cheap stuff can sound great. look at jimmy page and his danelectro .

[Wally]

Sad story, David.
Rule number 403: the tip jar should be nowhere near any equipment.
RUle #404: the guitar's cord should be between the guitar and the amp and said amp should be at the rear of the stage area.
Rule #405: No drunks on the bandstand.
Rule #406: IF the tip jar is right next to a guitar cord that is strung out across a stage area and if drunks are allowed to stumble across that stage area, then feces occurum.
The drunk is not to blame.
I hope the neck was reparable.

[discofishing]

Wow. That sucks. Have you looked at getting it repaired?

[Wally]

"look at jimmy page and his danelectro ." Page doesn't play that Dano for the
fear of wrecking his 1960 Les Paul. He plays that Dano because it does a sound that no other guitar does.....cheap and funky with a soul. Lipstick pickups have a magic thing going on. HE doesn't paly it much....just when it fits the bill of the song's needs sonically.
HE plays that Les Paul...which may just be the most valuable LEs Paul on the planet....because it does what it does. IT is a tool to him. It just happens to be a tool that is worth somewhere north of $1,000,000....how far north noone knows because it isn't for sale.

[emoney]

I'll have to agree with part of what was said just a little change.....Tone is in the fingers moreso that it is in the wood/electrics. I would challenge that Eddie Van Halen can play an Epiphone Studio and I can play a Gibson '59 RI and I can assure that the Epi will sound better.

[discofishing]

I have to disagree with you a little, Wally. Playability depends, to a degree on the player. How well the guitar is setup and is built has tons to do with playability too. I will agree to that. But when I was 8 years old and wanted to play guitar, no guitar I ever played had playability because my hands were too small and weak, plus I was inexperienced. I eventually grew older and stronger, the playability aspect changed because my physical limitations went away. My muscle memory improved and my callouses got thicker as I gained experience. Once people get older and/or better at playing, it is more likely that a guitar's quality and setup will be the determining factor on whether they think it has playability or not. That's my two cents...