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....if car buyers thought and acted like musicians, especially guitarists... would our streets look like in Havanna

https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/fender-musical-instruments-corporation-appoints-new-chief-executive-officer-302653600.html

R.I.P. https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c0q5g3v02qjt?post=asset%3A788c5ca3-1995-4531-8032-7c858765d3f4#post https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/dec/22/chris-rea-rock-and-blues-singer-songwriter-dies-aged-74

Looks like they filed for bankruptcy in Germany https://www.notreble.com/buzz/2025/...ny-putting-iconic-violin-bass-maker-in-limbo/ by now it is a preliminary insolvency application... Probably it would be 'peanuts' for thomann to buy them..... Hofner is located not far from thomann Maybe Hans...

How did your Year in Gear go ? It was a busy year for me....... the 15x incoming: FGN AG1E tbk (ordered in Dec'24 / delivered in Jan'25) Stagg TE-60 Custom bk Stagg ST-60 Custom (as a neck donor for the above Tele) FGN Expert Odyssey Hojicha-Burst Sigma GK2C Koa E-Acoustic Squier Tele Custom...

In April I've got my first Takamine https://forum.geartalk.com/threads/ngd-takamine-tsp-178-ack-n.382/ a few weeks later I've got my second Takamine https://forum.geartalk.com/threads/ngd-takamine-2.403/ and I've just ordered my third one.... Takamine PTU431KN it's a smaller sized full scale...

Anybody has/had one or more ?

Any more info on this ?

The King would have turned 100 today I was there 15 years ago^^

Just hit the button on this Beauty.... Bacchus BTLC1-RSM-R For those who don't know... Bacchus is a brand from Deviser, located in Nagano prefecture, Japan other Deviser brands are: Momose, Seventy-Seven and Headway The one I've ordered is not made in Japan, at the price of a Squier...

https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/behind-the-scenes-at-fender-japan enjoy the informations, I did

a low bid was succesful.... not that I really needed another guitar, price was low enough to flip it with a profit if I don't like it maybe I'll do a hot SC-sized HB in the bridge

Please tell me about this series AFAIK they were made in Japan, not Fujigen I think Fretboard radius 7.25 or 9.5 ? Body basswood ? What is the going rate at your place ? I've spotted one (AST-72) for a great price (I think less than €750 incl. shipping/Customs/VAT is great) and am considering...

https://www.unilad.com/news/world-news/felix-baumgartner-dies-stunt-paragliding-416063-20250717