Hi peeps,just a quick long waffle post on the new YJM Strat i purchased

Straight out the box it played perfect & sounded amazing acoustic without being plugged in, which I expected & so shot like a bullet back home & stared at it for about 2 hours b4 attempting a setup

The neck needed adjusted bad due t travel from the USA anyone that buys a new guitar top range or any range shipped straight from the factory especially from abroad should expect that

Young peeps think...i got the guitar, they get it & OH NO...search for a local Luthier that really knows what he or she is doing & y,ll be on your way

First off this guitar I feel as I have just finished a compound radius fret job on it is for out n out fluid solo tone a wonder, however.... I have t say although I love the dimarzio YMJ on Neck & HS3s middle and Bridge but I feel the urge t go Texas Specials now & then for that SRV Knofler out of faze sound neck n centre gliss

If the YJM tone is what you are after, its all here

For a fussy bollox like me tho, while it is the tone I love, its not all I need.It will however be an amazing tool t use for recording.LIVE most defo no, this Strat feels like I,m carryin a 2 meter wide tree, its a clumsy amazing sounding friend

All in all, Amazing experience t meet Mr Fender Strat at last! But I,d love t ask Mr Leo Stratofunkilus if he would allow me t do a Homer on his good name lmao

Wow been a while since I put some time into a message.

Civ

My kids insist that they're inheriting a JS 1 and a JS 100!! They will be getting these two guitars when they turn 18 they're 10 and 11 now. Their Dad died last year, he had a history of drinking too much and being depressed, and had attempted suicide 9 times, and eventually got successful. So sad. He was a great guitar player. And I loved him, as our boys did. Anyway...is there such a thing. Is there Ibanez JS1? I remember, years ago, I was with him when he bought the white one...about 1990. He paid £600 for this guitar.

Wow looks just like the white one Joe was playing...

I just feel it couldn't be right. I dunno if there even is such a thing as a JS 1. The inlaws are holding onto the guitars...I think they're afraid I'll stick em on ebay, but all I can say to that is NO WAY. They are too dear to my children. But that's ok, the family can hold on to them forever if that what it takes to trust me. I'd never sell them. There's a custom Target Zack Wild Les paul in the going there, but I'd never sell it either. The guitars are his legacy.

Hi joe . . I'm Carlos and I'm from Chile, last week i went to see you to the Teatro Caupolican (july 23 th), the conciert was great, you're a wonderfull guitarrist, maybe someday i may play the guitar like you, i hope you come to Chile again, i'll be waiting . . See you . .bye

Maybe Bobby McGee had a sister or a cousin Kitty? lol!!

Victoria, so sorry about yer kids dad. Depression is a nasty thing. Hopefully they'll get his guitars and whatnot so they'll have memories of their dad to physically hold on to.

Soul Sacrifice

edit: YAY AARON!!!

Zinc Master: yeah, I was referring to that post. I tend to lean towards the liberal side, so some of the stuff kind of struck a nerve. But I know it's all meant as fun, so it's all good. We've gotta be able to laugh at ourselves from time to time, right?

Time for a spinoff: Currently eating: chicken salad and spaghetti

Sunday Bloody Sundy and War are 2 huge U2 albums for me. But I think The Joshua Tree takes it for me. I think it's one of my favorite albums of all time.

Wow, you guys post fast. Thanks for the welcome. Someone down the line asked me about favorite Satch songs... I'd say Always With Me, Always With You, Summer Song, Satch Boogie, Friends, Home... it's a long list. Each song has merit in some way, and there's something to learn from all of them. I like a number of the other virtuoso guitarists: Eric Johnson, Steve Vai, etc. I can listen to most things, but I gravitate towards rock/blues/jazz mostly. Just saw Rush a few weeks ago, that was a good show.

Keniko - Now that I think about it a bit more, I'm almost positive it would have been a Guitar Center thing. Because now I remember them walking up and down the line with a JS guitar and a few other Satch-endorsed products, and anyone who bought one was able to get an autograph from Joe before the event started.

Still though, I'm sure some musicians are limited by their endorsements. When I saw Paul Gilbert at the Amazing Journey tribute to the Who (with Mike Portnoy, Billy Sheehan, and Gary Cherone) back in 2006, he put tape over the Marshall logo on the amps he was playing through for that night.

I think he's since switched over to endorsing Marshall, but at the time of this gig I guess he was with someone else.

That's never stopped me from being a fan...I might not always agree, but it's cool that they're able to say what they want. And from an artistic point of view, I can appreciate it because it's honest.

The artists themselves don't bug me; I have more of a problem with the "fans" who put Bono or Dave Matthews up on such a high pedestal and just blindly follow everything they have to say. I feel that way about more people than just musicians, but now I'm getting a bit off topic so I'll stop. ;-)

Onto something different...have you been listening to LTE or Dream Theater any more recently? What are some of your current favorite songs?

What do you think of PSATMOR? I don't think I've heard you say anything about it. It's too bad Joe isn't playing the northwest on this tour...are you up for a road trip to California for a show or two? ;-)

I do have the Alien Love Child album, and I love it. I never got to see that lineup live, though... :-(