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Post subject: Hey Alain! Have you seen this one???
Posted: Wed Jan 11, 2012 5:16 pm
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Found it on Strat-O-Blogster http://www.stratoblogster.com

Very sparkley!!! Here's what he says:

Fender Masterbuilt Chartreuse Sparkle Strat
One-Off Art Esparza Strat


Yeah, I know it looks like a gold sparkle, but it's actually a "chartreuse" sparkle. All pics look very gold to me though. Isn't chartreuse more like Mountain Dew, really cheap margarita mix or antifreeze??

This guitar is a Custom Shop Masterbuilt one of a kind according to the seller who has all the verification. Currently listed by Chicago based Distinctive Guitar, who include plenty of good photos but not much specs info-- so contact them with questions. Masterbuilt stamp on headstock has builder's signature, as well as neck pocket and butt. Comes with COA and tweed OHSC.

Nice birdseye in the neck, and the painted headstock face is always a premium feature-- especially if you dig that. No lack of sparkleocity here folks! Sparkle on Wayne! Sparkle on Garth!


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Post subject: Re: Hey Alain! Have you seen this one???
Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 12:31 am
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i think even that guitar would not make the cut to be honored into alain's collection :lol:


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Post subject: Re: Hey Alain! Have you seen this one???
Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 1:11 am
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Nice guitar.
Looks like a "regular" Dick Dale Chartreuse guitar :wink:
Chartreuse is a French spirit made in a Monastery and which has effectively that color.

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Post subject: Re: Hey Alain! Have you seen this one???
Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 10:07 am
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Never had Chartreuse before but it sure is a nice color.

What does the actual spirit taste like?


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Post subject: Re: Hey Alain! Have you seen this one???
Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 12:15 pm
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Highline wrote:
Never had Chartreuse before but it sure is a nice color.

What does the actual spirit taste like?

Hi Highline: ce n'est pas dégueulasse. It is strong, sweet and amongst the most herbal and aromatic liqueurs - you might possibly find it challengingly medicinal.

Wikipedia claims that it has been made by Carthusian monks since the 1740s, but in fact it has only been produced commercially since 1848. Apparently it contains 130 herbs and spices - and you can taste them.

You can drink it chilled and neat, or it goes nicely into various cocktails. For example:

The Alaska

2 oz London Dry gin
1/2 oz green Chartreuse
1/2 oz dry sherry
twist of lemon peel

Stir with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Classy.

Highline, I don't know if you are aware of the booze tradition on this Forum, but I was going to mix that one up and take a photo for this thread - but I went to the cupboard and found it bare! Well, not quite bare exactly, but no Chartreuse: I musta finished it sometime. Sacré bleu!

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...Oh. Pretty guitar, by the way.

Cheers - C

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Post subject: Re: Hey Alain! Have you seen this one???
Posted: Thu Jan 12, 2012 2:29 pm
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Alain,

Your liquor collection is only matched by your guitar collection!

I don't know about the booze tradition on this forum, but I'm eager to learn.

Might even have to try that cocktail you mention. Thanks for sharing!


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Post subject: Re: Hey Alain! Have you seen this one???
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 1:21 am
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Highline wrote:
Alain,

Your liquor collection is only matched by your guitar collection!

I don't know about the booze tradition on this forum, but I'm eager to learn.

Might even have to try that cocktail you mention. Thanks for sharing!


It's Ceri's liquor collection..
Mine is well behind :wink:
Ceri's description of the taste is right.

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Post subject: Re: Hey Alain! Have you seen this one???
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 10:16 am
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alainlafrance wrote:
It's Ceri's liquor collection..
Mine is well behind :wink:
Ceri's description of the taste is right.


Oops, sorry Alain. Nice collection, Ceri!

(Musta had a few drinks myself when I was looking at it...)


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Post subject: Re: Hey Alain! Have you seen this one???
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 10:20 am
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Art has also built a gold sparkle doublecaster:

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Post subject: Re: Hey Alain! Have you seen this one???
Posted: Fri Jan 13, 2012 1:13 pm
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chromeface wrote:
Art has also built a gold sparkle doublecaster:

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That's nice, you get the best of both worlds as a Strata-Tele... Not to mention its shiny-object sparkle! :D


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Post subject: Re: Hey Alain! Have you seen this one???
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 4:09 am
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Highline wrote:
chromeface wrote:
Art has also built a gold sparkle doublecaster:

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That's nice, you get the best of both worlds as a Strata-Tele... Not to mention its shiny-object sparkle..


..and the hernia, the trapped nerve, the crushed vertebra..

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Post subject: Re: Hey Alain! Have you seen this one???
Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2012 9:25 pm
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..and the hernia, the trapped nerve, the crushed vertebra..



:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:


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