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Re: Anyone heard from FatJack lately?

Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2021 9:46 pm
by TVvoodoo
Fatjack was a real good dude, from all I remember. I mentioned this issue about forum members ill or not doing well in my last endorserment video, to make an effort to have a backup plan to notify community members. Some communities it seems to matter much more than others, this is one of them.

Re: Anyone heard from FatJack lately?

Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 7:03 am
by toomanycats
FatJack will be missed. If I recall correctly, I believe he once mentioned that he grew up in the 60s not far from where I live in North Carolina, but had relocated to the South Carolina coast. Anybody else here remember anything about him?

Re: Anyone heard from FatJack lately?

Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2021 5:53 pm
by MichaelR
Sad to hear this RIP FatJack. I hate thinking about people passing away even though its happens to us all eventually.

Re: Anyone heard from FatJack lately?

Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2021 10:55 pm
by nomadh
tobijohn wrote: Sun Aug 08, 2021 10:57 am
sabasgr68 wrote: Sun Aug 08, 2021 10:47 am @tobijohn I´m pretty sure that you´d have think about asking for Larry´s musical gear list to see if there´s any interest here? Just a thought I had.
It occurred to me but I was afraid it might seem a little insensitive, picking through a dead guy's stuff. As I mentioned above, I told the seller to contact me if I could be of any help. If he does, I'll mention it here...
Let them know that something may he worth a few bucks more to some of us here. Just to let us know so we can bid if we wanted. It just keeps feeling like I'm in the movie final destination sometime. I see everyone getting picked off around me and you feel it. I'm looking to retire soon because time is just feeling short.
RIP Fatjack

Re: Anyone heard from FatJack lately?

Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2021 8:20 pm
by tobijohn
FYI, links to a few more of Larry's guitars:

Agile HSB AL-2500 :
https://www.ebay.com/itm/234175595228

KONA K2LTSB Left Handed ACOUSITC GUITAR
https://www.ebay.com/itm/334139318755

IBANEZ AS83L-VLS Left Handed ELECTRIC GUITAR
https://www.ebay.com/itm/334139323225

There are five more that still need to be listed (as well as some amps, maybe some pedals). Root Beer flame AL-3010se, 2TS AD-201, dark cherry Epi G-400 Pro, SX 3TS Liquid SJM and SX natural ash Tele,. All have cases and all appear to be in mint condition. The family member who is listing Fatjack's guitars emailed me some pics that I'll be posting in the next few days and I could use some help with identifying the SX Tele, so that I can help him with pricing, thanks

Re: Anyone heard from FatJack lately?

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2021 12:26 pm
by tobijohn
With help from @BatUtilityBelt , I was able to identify the Tele as a Taurus (having completely forgotten that I have one myself). I sent the below info on and left the pricing research up to the family member. FWIW, the AS83 sold for $500:

Agile AL-3010SE
https://www.rondomusic.com/AL3010SEROOTbeerflleft.html

Agile AD-201
https://www.rondomusic.com/product9153.html

Epiphone G400 Pro SG (earlier versions were just G400)
https://www.ebay.com/itm/284348589224?h ... 7675.l2557

SX Liquid SJM-62 (relatively rare)
https://www.rondomusic.com/sjm62left.html

SX Taurus MN NA
https://www.rondomusic.com/taurusnatnaleft.html

Re: Anyone heard from FatJack lately?

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2021 1:37 pm
by mickey
Luckily, none of those make me want to reach for the checkbook. :D

Re: Anyone heard from FatJack lately?

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2021 1:42 pm
by tobijohn
mickey wrote: Thu Sep 09, 2021 1:37 pm Luckily, none of those make me want to reach for the checkbook. :D
If I didn't already have all of them, I might have reached for mine... ;)

Re: Anyone heard from FatJack lately?

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2021 2:37 pm
by honyock
If I didn't finally get a Jaguar, I'd probably take a swing at SJM #3...

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Re: Anyone heard from FatJack lately?

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2021 6:42 pm
by BatUtilityBelt
If it's in great shape, I may go for the SJM (none of my Liquids are 2 P90).

Re: Anyone heard from FatJack lately?

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2021 7:09 pm
by tonebender
Sad news. Thanks for reaching out and finding out what happened.

Re: Anyone heard from FatJack lately?

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2021 7:36 pm
by tobijohn
BatUtilityBelt wrote: Thu Sep 09, 2021 6:42 pm If it's in great shape, I may go for the SJM (none of my Liquids are 2 P90).
For the first lot, he emailed me the listings once he put them up on eBay but I'd be happy to contact him for more info on the condition of the SJM or I could simply give you his email address and you can contact him directly before it's listed. Send me a PM if that sounds like something you'd like to do...

Re: Anyone heard from FatJack lately?

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2021 8:15 pm
by Chocol8
None of the guitars will work for me. Hopefully the amps aren't left handed as well.

Re: Anyone heard from FatJack lately?

Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2021 9:41 am
by RiverDog
How sad. Thanks for the heads up TJ. RIP Mr. Jack.

Re: Anyone heard from FatJack lately?

Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2021 11:09 pm
by BatUtilityBelt
I believe I'm making a deal for Larry's AL-3010SE. Crossing my fingers that the broken switch tip is the only problem it has. That's an easy part swap and small solder job. I like the look, and knowing it came from a forum friend. It would be my first experience with a 3010. I imagine it's pretty similar to my 3001, but minus the SS frets.

Re: Anyone heard from FatJack lately?

Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 7:44 am
by tobijohn
Links below to the last of Larry's guitars. I'm told info on the amps and other gear will be forthcoming:

AD-201:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/234191324827

Epiphone G-400 SG:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/234191332462

SX TAURUS MN NA Tele:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/234191339728

SX SJM-62 3TS Liquid:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/234191346111

Re: Anyone heard from FatJack lately?

Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 7:48 am
by mickey
Anyone notice the AD-201 has a compensated RIGHTY bridge?????

Re: Anyone heard from FatJack lately?

Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 7:54 am
by tobijohn
mickey wrote: Fri Sep 17, 2021 7:48 am Anyone notice the AD-201 has a compensated RIGHTY bridge?????
They all did unless you upgraded to the Faber lefty for $40 on the last batch offered (still available through Rondo for around $80). However, I was actually able to get mine intonated properly except for the G string but that was off by only a few degrees ((about 3, IIRC) which was good enough for my ear...

Re: Anyone heard from FatJack lately?

Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 8:23 am
by mickey
Didn't realize that. Shows you how much attention I pay to guitars that do not want me to buy them. :D

Re: Anyone heard from FatJack lately?

Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 11:40 am
by honyock
I got my AD-201 with the Faber bridge, Rondo sent me it with a righty bridge on accident then sent me a lefty and told me to keep the righty, which I sold to cover the upcharge.

In hindsight, I'd probably just have bought a ~$15 bridge from Amazon with individual saddles like I bought for my Harley Benton SG Jr.

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Re: Anyone heard from FatJack lately?

Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 11:57 am
by tobijohn
honyock wrote: Fri Sep 17, 2021 11:40 am
...In hindsight, I'd probably just have bought a ~$15 bridge from Amazon with individual saddles like I bought for my Harley Benton SG Jr.
That's the style I now use for all my wraparound guitars that need a different bridge. The advantage to this one (other than the lower cost) is that is thinner than those cheap baddass types. Almost a;; the problems I have that come with that style bridge is that the action can not be lowered enough. With the type above and the locking studs from Philadelphia Luthiers, that issue is eliminated...

Re: Anyone heard from FatJack lately?

Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2021 12:27 pm
by BatUtilityBelt
tobijohn wrote: Fri Sep 17, 2021 7:54 am They all did unless you upgraded to the Faber lefty for $40 on the last batch offered (still available through Rondo for around $80). However, I was actually able to get mine intonated properly except for the G string but that was off by only a few degrees ((about 3, IIRC) which was good enough for my ear...
Very glad I went with the Faber on mine. I figured the guitar was so inexpensive for what it was that the upgrade was an easy choice. Of my 3 AD-201s, only one lacks the Faber, and it sounds great playing punk. :D

Re: Anyone heard from FatJack lately?

Posted: Sun Sep 19, 2021 11:09 pm
by BatUtilityBelt
Just got a shipping notice - Larry's AL-3010SE is on its way to me in a big brown truck. Fingers crossed.

Re: Anyone heard from FatJack lately?

Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2021 12:28 am
by Gergo
I have not been on here so much lately. I just saw this post. Man, that is really sad news. I remember him and he always seemed like a nice guy. Seems like it has been a bad year as far as members passing away. RIP

Re: Anyone heard from FatJack lately?

Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2021 12:44 pm
by andrewsrea
He was a cool, respectful guy.

Very sad when we lose an AGF memeber.

RIP, Larry (FatJack)