I dedicate this post to the members of these Forums and to those who have made it possible and continue to make it so, for all of us to gather here in comradeship for the love of the art and science of the music we love, and the gear with which we have long created it. To the memory of Leo, George, and Freddy, and the 'suits' whose genius foresight brought this company out of the ashes. To Mike, Brad, Rob for their dedication and persistence. They put up with a ton of crap from us only because we are, ourselves, a fiercely loyal and discriminating audience and customer base, adoring of those iconic guitars and amps, many of us from the time of their inceptions.

Doc

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"Another day in paradise!"

Good call. Seconded!

Cheers - C

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Me too!!

Me three!!!

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Being able to play and enjoy music is a gift that's often taken for granted.

Don't leave home without it!

Congrats on your myriad* posts, ZZDoc! You're definitely one of the good guys!

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I really like all them "Aster" guitars. You know, like the Stratoc, Telec and Jazzm.

Your kind words are greatly appreciated. Good to see you back on the track. I go into FB occasionally, but I seem to find your postings missing there as well.

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...The Art and Science of the Music we love¨.
Right on ZZDoc!
Congrats and all the best man!

I´m thinking, perhaps the title Rock Icon should change after 10,000 scripts.
Maybe Brad and the guys could call it
Elder, or
Shaman.

Happy Trails!

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FIGHT!

How about "Legend" [in his/her own mind]

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Congrats ZZDoc I really enjoy reading your posts I do not know enough to contribute on anything factual but it is wonderful learning!

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Mona
"Music is What Feelings Sound like"

Congrats on 10 grand!

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Congrats, Doc... and thanks. I really enjoyed the 47 seconds I had the same number of picks as you.

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Just think of how awesome a guitar player you could have been by now if you had only spent the last 10 years practicing instead of obsessing over pickups and roasted maple necks.

Thank you for your kinds words. From what I've read of your posts you have a life's experience in music factual enough to make contributions of value where they would be appreciated. Secondly you are surrounded by teachers, mentors, and guides, as I was in 2007 when this all began. I knew far less than I do now but I learned how find out what I needed to know. Knowledge begins with a first step....knowing what you do not know and following someone who does. Wisdom comes last, having integrated knowledge with one's life experiences. That's when you come to realize too late that the '93 TelePlus and the 1961 Concert Amp you let go of 15 years ago were not wise decisions.

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Fear not. Persistence will out. To digress for a moment, I would tell you the details of how a can of that Benards saved my life on a trek across the Gobi Desert but age, unfortunately, has made a Sunday brunch buffet out of my memory.

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Hey, Doc! Yeah, I dropped off of Facebook quite some time ago, and I'm just an occasional lurker here. But I try to check in from time to time to see how the old gang is doing. Glad to see you're still rockin'!

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I really like all them "Aster" guitars. You know, like the Stratoc, Telec and Jazzm.

Congrats ZZDoc.

To the next 10K !

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-T

"You can't spend what you ain't got, you can't lose what you ain't never had" ~ McKinley Morganfield