STUDENT NEWSLETTER   28 December 2005      

I hope this letter finds you all happy,  and healthy.   

We had our best Christmas ever and hope yours went as well.  It was warm here in Texas.  Sylvia washed her car and I barbequed steaks on the grill.  Two guitars arrived on Christmas eve.  Fed Ex brought a guitar at around 8pm and one guitar was delivered by the seller all the way from Austin at about 10pm.  Both are blue.  One Lake Placid Blue and one Ocean Turquoise Blue.  Blue Christmas!  We appreciate all the nice cards and gifts.  I feel like the luckiest guy in the world.  Thank you very much.

2006 is less than a week away and judging by the amount of Gift Certificates that were purchased this season we should have many new students starting out on the trip of a lifetime in the new year.   New students are from as far away as Allen, Arlington, Frisco,  and Plano.

I look forward to new students.  Very exciting when considering the prospects.  Each new student could possibly be the next Jimi Hendrix or Chet Atkins.  We NEED new guitar heroes!  The next one might be you!  New students do not have any bad habits to unlearn and make the best guitar players.  Nothing compares to getting a strong foundation to start with.  Proper productive practice techniques can make or break a guitar player.  Not to mention positive thinking never hurts. I am happy to help.

This past year has been a good year to buy guitars.  I get calls every day from people that want to sell their guitar.  I only buy USA made and lately I found some deals too good to pass up.  Coincidently all are Fender Stratocaster reissues.  Two are REPLICAS that have USA top of the line parts.  The rest are eighties USA reissues.   I get these guitars for my students that are ready to move up to a professional guitar.  Great deals for my students.  I can not find enough!

Here are the latest Stratocasters:

12 - 3 - 83 USA Fender Vintage '62 reissue Stratocaster in rare Lake Placid Blue  FULLERTON!

1989 USA Fender Vintage '62 Stratocaster reissue in rare Ocean Turquoise

How about a one owner all original with hangtags,  strap,  three way switch,   tweed case in good condition 3-24-87 USA Fender Vintage '57 Stratocaster in very rare Lake Placid Blue nitro!!!  Tell me this isn't the  best looking Strat you have ever seen!  Arrived 21 Dec 05.

  http://www.answers.com/topic/hank-marvin   Most guitar players now days have no idea who Hank Marvin is but we owe him a lot.  He influenced many of the great guitar players today.  What we have here is a high end copy of Hanks favorite Stratocaster.  Rare maple cap neck and alder body are American custom made.  This guitar has some of the nicest fret work you will ever find.  Anodized aluminum pickguard looks great against the Fiesta Red custom color.  This guitar was built in the USA by an expert luthier in California who spared no expense in making an affordable high quality professional guitar.  Weighs a TON!

1957 Fender Stratocaster REPLICA in cool sea foam green. 

8-11-86 USA Fender Vintage '57 Reissue Stratocaster in rare black nitro SUPER PLAYER and great investment.  All original.  A REAL Blackie that sounds just like Clapton's!

If you click thru to MUSICIANS FRIEND .com from this web site to buy something,  I get an advertising allowance and it does not cost you a penny extra!  Musicians Friend is where I get all my new gear.

Stay Tuned.  Always lots going on around here!  

Seasons Greetins,

Joe "TheGuitarman" Pacciano, C.G.P.

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