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So a very busy/fruitful day today. Ended up getting three new guitars.

1) BC Rich Mockingbird Extreme- long story short it was a trade that favored me heavily (traded a guitar i got on GC's used site for $500 for this). LOVE the top on this thing. Plus Fishman pickups and a floyd 1000

2) Fender USA Texas Specials Strat. Got this in a trade today for an ibanez i was not playing. This one will most likely be trad bait.

3) 48th street ESP superstrat. Got this for basically half the price of what they go for. LOVE the neck and the bartolini pickups. I thought it would be trade bait but now i can't see parting with it.
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Damn! Well done!
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Wow! What a haul!
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That’s how it’s done! Congrats!
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As much as I was looking forward to it I have to say the big winner is the 48th st guitar. Amazing neck on that thing
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Happy new guitars day. Hope they work out for you.
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Ooooohhhhhh that Mockingbird!!
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Congrats on a one day trifecta of cool acquisitions, and a shout out for the Mockingbird .
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Awesome deals! I love that Mockingbird. Never heard of 48th street before, but it still looks like you made out like a bandit.
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Nice! I've always wanted to try barts. Did they come stock?
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golem wrote: Mon Nov 09, 2020 5:52 pm Nice! I've always wanted to try barts. Did they come stock?
I believe so. My understanding about these is that they were put together from esp parts. Basically you could tell them what body/neck/ accessories you wanted. Almost like warmoth before warmoth got popular.

I must say the more I look at the mockingbird the more I like it. That color/top is something to behold
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Your Mockingbird is truly an 'Exotic' axe.

https://bcrich.com/product/mockingbird- ... ose/#specs

Some pics of that neck-thru goodness would be nice :shock:
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Awesome
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bc rich wrote: Mon Nov 09, 2020 8:30 pm Your Mockingbird is truly an 'Exotic' axe.

https://bcrich.com/product/mockingbird- ... ose/#specs

Some pics of that neck-thru goodness would be nice :shock:
Absolutely! Once it's out of quarantine will get some better pics up.
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Strattacular!
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So i was told the Fender is a Texas Special strat. It has a REALLY nice red 'flake' finish. Curious if any Fender people here could confirm the exact model?
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chimi42 wrote: Thu Nov 12, 2020 2:08 pm So i was told the Fender is a Texas Special strat. It has a REALLY nice red 'flake' finish. Curious if any Fender people here could confirm the exact model?
That is a 2009 American Special Stratocaster.
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Bullcat wrote: Thu Nov 12, 2020 4:10 pm
chimi42 wrote: Thu Nov 12, 2020 2:08 pm So i was told the Fender is a Texas Special strat. It has a REALLY nice red 'flake' finish. Curious if any Fender people here could confirm the exact model?
That is a 2009 American Special Stratocaster.
Thanks!
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Nice one @chimi42 !

What are the Fishmans like? I have some waiting to go in my scratch build!
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A few more pics of the mockingbird. Had a chance to put it through the paces today. I REALLY like to fishmans. Very nice mid range tone, but also with enough balls. I imagine they would cut through a mix very well.

I like the neck on the mockingbird quite a bit. I’ve never been a fan of the abalone but it works well. Purple was not my first choice but it’s a gorgeous Burl top.
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Gibson Dave Mustaine Flying V EXP
ESP LTD DV8R Dave Mustaine Signature Model
ESP LTD V401DX
Agile AL3100
Kit Explorer
Jackson JS32RR
TWANG Tele
Samick Strat
Firefly Semi-Hollow Tele
Globe Dove Copy

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Orange OR-15 (Head)
EVH 112 (Cabinet)
Bugera 1960 Infinium (Head)
Bugera 412 (Cabinet)
Peavey VTX Classic 212 (Combo)
Laney Mini-ST Lionheart Practice Amp

Congrats man!
I miss my BC Rich all the time, but it's scale was a bit shorter than my preferred 25.5 inch scale length and 24 frets.
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