Dallas Guitar Show April 20-21-22

[Slobrain]

Did any one here attend this?


Slo

[Bruce / Mission Amps]

I boycotted it and Nazi show owners.

[Slobrain]

Hey Bruce,
You boycotted it? Well, I have to admit that these vintage dealers are running the vintage guitar prices thru the roof Every thing there was too expensive in my opinion, but I'm a tightwad

Lotsa nice guitars there but my gosh, who could afford 38K for a 60's SG?

There was alot of folks there and man was it crowded. I probably spent about $600.00 for the weekend just going to look and hear the concerts there plus hotel stay for my wife, daughter and me. I didn't even buy anything other than food and beer.

Andy Fuchs had a booth there as well as Ace Pepper with Thundertweak. There were also some other mods guys there too. One called Bitmod for the Epi junior stuff and some amp builders like Sewell who had some really nice sounding amps. Antique Elect supply (AES)had a booth there.

I think the best part of the guitar show though was the concerts. I got to see Johnny A and his band do a set. Eric Johnson played but didn't have a bass player on stage? I wonder why??? Gary Hoey played.
Derek St. Holmes from Ted Nugent band played stranglehold with Howard Leese Playing the lead parts. There was a guy named Rhett Butler that was awesome as he played two guitars at the same time playing Joe Satriani's (Always with you always with me).
I got to see Joe Bonamasa play and he plays the blues great.

Rick Derringer was there and he always plays great, He plays so many styles and sounds good on all of them, plus he is really a cool guy to talk to and very humble. While I went in to see lots of different players jam I would see Rick D. there watching them too.
There was George Lynch who got up and played with the Stratoblasters but I would have rather seen George play in his own band instead. I really didn't care for the Stratoblasters that much even though they do play well.

The highlight to me was the very end Sunday when the Pat Travers band played. Allthough they are not all the original band, just Pat, Damn they were really really good and the sound was just like I remembered it when I seen Pat Travers play back in 1979 at the Sam Houston Coliseum. Pat is a damn good guitarist and a damn good singer too. I was at least lucky enough to get some of my old albums signed by Rick Derringer, George Lynch, Pat Travers and a CD signed by Johnny A.
If any of you never heard Johnny A. Look him up on the Internet as he has a really good old school very jazzy clean style that is different but good.

Overall a very expensive guitar show. Not really for the average guitarist looking for deals, more for the Yuppies and babyboomers who are corp executives, doctors, lawyers that could afford 5K and up les Pauls. Not too many cheap guitars accept junk China stuff you could get at your local GC, Used marshall heads at 2.5K and up? What???


Well, Thats my take on the guitar show. Anyone else go, lets hear what you thought about it.


SLO

[galibier_numero_un]

Hi Bruce,

I boycotted it and Nazi show owners.

It sounds as if this show is the exact parallel of audio (hi-fi) shows - where the true innovators are priced out of attending.

It's a real pity that there are vested interests in seeing creative guys like yourself being effectively shut down from the exposure you deserve.

Cheers,
Thom

[Slobrain]

Well,
I'm suprised no-one here went to this? Are the Ampagers dwindling down?

I don't think I'll go to another guitar show for a while as they are too expensive for me but are nice to just look at stuff and hear good musicians playing. My daughter really enjoyed seeing so many good players out there.

On a lighter side, Ibanez put out a 20th anniversary guitar, The RG550 reissue shred guitar from 1987. There were 10 at the guitar show and all of them sold out in 15 minutes that they hit the floor for $900.00 a piece

SLO....

[gtrboy]

i have a '92 rg550 ill sell for $800

[Slobrain]

I just bought one of the new ones for $970.00 Since limited 1500 only were made for the US I figure its an investment. New in the case with all paper work and box.

SLO

[bob p]

I boycotted it and Nazi show owners.

Bruce, using that term to describe the show owners isn't fair to the Nazis.

[Slobrain]

i have a '92 rg550 ill sell for $800

What color is the guitar and what neck maple or rosewood?
Thanks
SLO