Pure guitar porn.. Norm buys 79 more guitars

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  • RabsRabs Frets: 2602
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    mli3 said:
    @Rabs ;
    youve now added something to my GAS list damn you !


    You are welcome..  But that is why we are here, grown men sharing GAS with each other  :) 

    The LP Junior?

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  • jdgmjdgm Frets: 850
    All the ones he gets out look in very good shape indeed.....top-notch condition.
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  • DB1DB1 Frets: 5024
    edited October 2018
    I think I have a guitar coming from that very show. It's not signed, sealed and delivered yet, and not in the Norm league, but I was still excited enough to wet myself when I heard. Of course, I'm getting to the age where wetting oneself isn't necessarily rare.
    Call me Dave.
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  • guitars4youguitars4you Frets: 14029
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    jdgm said:
    All the ones he gets out look in very good shape indeed.....top-notch condition.
    nothing wrong with a players grade old guitar - after all Rory's Strat and G Moore's LP were wrecked from sheer amount of use - But people like Norm know you can buy a host of old guitars, so why not just buy the best example of each - That way you elevate yourself above other dealers who have 'mediocre' examples and charge accordingly

    I saw an episode the other day of 'Fast n Loud' and they went to a dealer in the middle of no where who had the finest and largest collection of Trans Am style cars - Maybe a 100 of them - Doesn't matter if you like such cars or not, but as a collection it is mighty impressive - I recall an episode of Route 66 with Billy Connolly where he stumbled across a guitar collector, again in the middle of know, where there was a massive collection of guitars like Coronado's - You have to admire their passion for collecting the finest examples and as such the knowledge that goes with it
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  • mli3mli3 Frets: 206
    Rabs said:
    mli3 said:
    @Rabs ;
    youve now added something to my GAS list damn you !


    You are welcome..  But that is why we are here, grown men sharing GAS with each other  :) 

    The LP Junior?

    The hummingbird! 
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  • richardhomerrichardhomer Frets: 24793
    edited October 2018
    Think Mike at ATB buys a good % of stock via similar shows
    I assume he never pays the sticker price, though?
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  • breadfanbreadfan Frets: 376
    @richardhomer You really do do it so well!

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  • RabsRabs Frets: 2602
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    mli3 said:
    Rabs said:
    mli3 said:
    @Rabs ;;
    youve now added something to my GAS list damn you !


    You are welcome..  But that is why we are here, grown men sharing GAS with each other   

    The LP Junior?

    The hummingbird! 



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  • duotoneduotone Frets: 971
    Think this is more my price level   Some nice designs though

    https://www.normansrareguitars.com/product-category/merchandise/
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  • duotoneduotone Frets: 971
    jhumber said:
    duotone said:
    Has anyone here read his 'Confessions of a vintage guitar dealer' book?

    https://www.amazon.co.uk/Confessions-Vintage-Guitar-Dealer-Memoirs/dp/1495035115
    Yes, it's a great read. If I remember correctly I gave mine away to a forum member on here who was looking for a copy. I can't recall who it was but it's possible they'll see this message and pass it on in turn :)
    Thanks @jhumber ;

    Good to hear that you enjoyed it, I read a couple reviews on Amazon, where people said much of the book was Norm blowing his own trumpet.  Am glad you enjoyed it & will probbaly end up getting it now for Christmas.  Cheers!
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  • JezWyndJezWynd Frets: 6021
    Oh dear, that Junior. ❤️
    It was a bit of a heartbreaker wasn't it. Such a sweet little case. <3
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  • I liked the 50s s/burst strats and the L7-style archtop
    "Working" software has only unobserved bugs. (Parroty Error: Pieces of Nine! Pieces of Nine!)
    Seriously: If you value it, take/fetch it yourself
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  • mli3mli3 Frets: 206
    Rabs said:
    mli3 said:
    Rabs said:
    mli3 said:
    @Rabs ;;
    youve now added something to my GAS list damn you !


    You are welcome..  But that is why we are here, grown men sharing GAS with each other   

    The LP Junior?

    The hummingbird! 



    Ha. I saw. 
    Now stop fuelling this nuts obsession of mine please
    :-)
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  • As somebody mentioned a lot of those guitars are probably spoken for. I really enjoy Norms YouTube stuff,I wish that he’d do some back room videos.  I can’t believe that all of the guitars he buys are prefect so he either has some good luthiers on tap or his own workshop out back prepping instruments for the shop floor.
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  • scrumhalfscrumhalf Frets: 11262
    Blimey.

    Does anyone know how to remove coffee drool from a keyboard?


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  • RabsRabs Frets: 2602
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    The thing for me is where have those 50s minters been squirrelled away all these years? They look newer than new stuff :)


    Yes this has been mentioned a few times..  I don't think he fixes most of them up.. Even though im sure some of them must need some work, even if its just a good set up.

    Just remember, they are American made guitars and theres millions more people over there than we have here..  Much more chance of finding an old untouched case under a bed or in a loft or something as the generations pass...

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