I may not be as frequent of a poster as some, but I drop in on the forum just about every day. I've been here since the beginning in 2007. Let's see that was... freshman year of high school I believe. I'd waste away my study hall on the forum when I was supposed to be doing homework (though sometimes only the last 20 or so minutes, because of the limited access.) And sure, there may be a lot more members here, including the occasional undesirable, and we're up to our eyeballs in spam right now, but I have faith in Brad and I'm sure he can resolve it soon. After all, he's always been a wonderful moderator and never gave me any reason to doubt his abilities. So a round of applause for Brad and the forum (I'm gonna pretend everyone that reads this stands upright and begins clapping epically). This is and always will be my forum of choice, and the key members of the forum are always great people to get advice from or simply converse with.

That being said, I'd like to extend a formal "thank you" to everyone who makes this forum as great as it is (I won't say names because there are a lot of you, and I'd feel bad to leave anyone out) including Brad. I strongly believe we're the best community forum on the net, hands down!

Let's keep it up guys.

-Jake

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I agree.

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Deyja frændr
Deyr sjálfr ið sama
En orðstír
Deyr aldregi
Hveim er sér góðan getr

Second that. I've been here for awhile now, myself. My post total might not be as impressive as some, but I continue to check in several times a week and will contribute whenever I think I might have something intersting to say.

Agreed. I've been here since day 1 live. I took a few years off. (well like 5) However, I came back to find the forum still awesome. It's a great place for technical info, an interesting way to network with like minded musicians when it comes to instrument choice, and always a great place to drool over Fender products! I love it!

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This thread gets the Big Hairy Seal of Approval!



That is all.

Andy

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Pending Greatness

Since Andy gave this thread his Big Hairy Seal of Approval... I Guess I could certainly follow that up with a huge Hand Salute to Brad and the Forum:mrgreen:

T2

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I agree with Jake too, my favorite Forum

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you can save the world with your guitar one love song at a time it's just better, more fun, easier with a fender solid body electric guitar or electric bass guitar.

+7 !

cheers!

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'11 FSR Am. Vtg. Ltd. Ed. CAR '57 Stratocaster (SN# LE02639)
'14 American Deluxe Ash Stratocaster
'12 Telebration Empress Telecaster
'99 Deluxe Nashville Telecaster
'12 FSR Telecaster HH
'10 Heritage H-535
'99 Martin DC-1E
'13 Lanikai Tenor Ukulele

+8 !

I've lurked here for a while, it is an outstanding resource and a top group of people for the most part.

I don't post much, as there doesn't seem to be a lot to add usually. I have just started my first thread, more as a reaction to too many spam threads than out of anything useful to say.

I love:
- Ceri and his build threads (and wry sense of humour)
- Texasguitarslinger and her rise to fame and fortune
- Screamin' Armadillo and his adventures (with and without the Armadillo clan)
- ZZDoc and his knowledge of Human and Fender anatomies
- Solid Body Love Songs and his contributions
- All things Fender!
- Andybighair's socks
- Guitarslinger's abilities; his open discussion of frailties - that might have made him a target on other forums, here maturity and support rules, even to the point of some helpful advice
- Alainlafrance and his amazing collection of guitar porn (http://www.guitarmotel.com)
- Pappawookie - well mostly for his name actually
- Everyone's pictures of beautiful gear
- Brad Traweek, Mike Eldred and all the Fender staff for ... umm, well, everything!
- The patience and tolerance of all those who answer the obvious questions people come here asking
- BMW-TM, Buxom, T2Stratman, Hou-Tex and too many others to mention, just for their comments, opinions and ability to be (reasonably) mature in the anonymous world of the interwebz
- The G.A.S. support network that this forum provides!

Thank you all, those mentioned and those not, for a wonderful place to invest so much time that I should be spending practicing!

Jono

What a nice thread!

Cheers guys - C

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Cheers and agreed!

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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!

It sounds nice, but secretly, I'm hoping Nikininja burns another guitar so you can work on it!

Here's the deal: I made a secret pact with fate that as soon as that thread reaches 175,000 views I will start a new one. I had been holding out for the quarter million, but it turns out only Miami Mike can run a thread that attracts that much traffic. We must learn humility.

Anyway. Now ya know...

Cheers - C

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No disrespect to Miami Mike, but I personally think that that thread was the greatest ever posted....

Well. Then we have to see if we can raise that bar, right?

Cheers - C

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