STUDENT NEWSLETTER 29 May
2007 
I hope this letter finds you all happy, and healthy.
Happy Memorial Day.
I enjoy hearing from past students and getting an update as to their musical progress. Last week I heard from former Student Of The Month Matt B. Check out their video on Utube of their last song of the set at The Door in Dallas Texas.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pT6c2npzqc
Speaking of fun...man I love Gibson guitars. It is hard to say which electric Gibson I like better. The ES 335? The Les Paul? The Les Paul Custom? Les Paul Deluxe? My favorites are the SGs. All the benefits of a Les Paul at half the weight!
On the way from Hollywood is a 100% original 1972 Les Paul Deluxe with factory Grover tuners!
Just in from Florida is a 1974 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe with the mini humbuckers. Plays and sounds like a dream! Seems to have a dead bridge pickup. The neck pick up is the best I have ever heard. Currently looking for a replacement.
Here last week from California is an early 1974 USA Gibson (made in Kalamazoo, MI) SG Custom with three T Top humbuckers and ebony fret board. This is not a reissue but the real deal. Just think of the rock history this guitar has seen in the last 33 years! Now THAT is a guitar right there.
Just in from Canada is a very special 1986 USA Gibson SG. Celebrity played by Kelly Jones who is the front man for Stereophonics. Top of the line professional guitar and case. Crunchy rock machine. Rare side input model.
The search for the perfect tone never ends. But after years of consideration, trial and error this is my rig more or less. It is not easy to find the original vintage stuff anymore, so this is the new equivalent.
Every bit of my new gear comes from MusiciansFriend.com for the past seven years. Best prices, selection, and return policy there is. AND they bring it to your door! If you click thru to MUSICIANS FRIEND .com from this web site to buy something, I get an advertising credit and it does not cost you a penny extra! Musicians Friend is where I get all my new gear. Click on the bar below to go there. If the bar does not appear on your browser go here and click on the MusiciansFriend bar at bottom of that page.
Always Stay Tuned. A lot is going on around here!
Rock On,
Joe "TheGuitarman" Pacciano, C.G.P.
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