Luthier

If you want good quality cheap rep, and excellent service - try Lawrence from HOUSEOFSOUVENIR. Your Sub is cheap junk, but at least you got it. Ofcourse, it's goldplated, don't even try sandpaper! Try to oil bracelet and stretch it a lil bit.

No, it's not mine. I've built many guitars for aussies, but not for Ian Haug.

That's why Carly divorced him.

Yes, Jim is one of the greatest luthiers alive, and very interesting person. His guitars are just amazing.

Most of our customers are collectors. Guitars are #3 investment after art and real estate. Most of us are booked for years ahead. People who buy $5,000-$10,000 guitars, don't care economy. They are or stars or rich, or a stars and rich. About 35% of my customers are in Japan and Europe. I go to Japan quite often to meet my clients there. Japanese are obsessed with american guitars, you know it. And damn, they're wealthy... I know a few luthiers, who charge $25,000+ for a guitar, and they're booked for 5-10 years ahead. But yes, it's hard to get a good wood nowadays, China buying everything by tons and containers. I spent a lot of time in a few huge chinese factories, and I saw wood warehouses size of aviation hangar, full of canadian and german flame maple, african ebony, indian rosewood, european spruces... and they make $100 crappy guitars from it. What a waste...

I don't hide my identity, and I know your friend, Robbie.

Yes, I am, and it's my major occupation. You can see my guitars in the hands of most top musicians and collectors around the World, Robbie.And everyone is welcome to be my friend, I'm quite sarcastic and cynical, but in general I'm very nice man and love my friends like brothers. Oh, forgot... Keep in mind - English isn't my native lang, I'm ex-European.

Robbie, you still didn't get it? FYI - I have friends, who can fire the mayor of Los Angeles, if needed, trust me, it's not a bragging. I'm talking about RESPECT to police officers. If I'm stopped- I can make phone call right on his eyes, and give him my mobile to talk to my friend, and he'll be sweating for a week. But again - I just respect people who protecting me, if needed, putting their lives in deadly risk for freaking $2500 a month. I can spend such a money for a good dinner with my chick, if needed, but he going under the bullets sometimes. So, be respectful. Simple.

Robbie, if it would be in California, cops would hunt you for a week every day, and you'd get 10 tickets, so, you'd pay $4000, and your driver's license will be revoked for a year, and then they'll watch your house and job places, and when you'll drive again without license (I' sure you would), they'll arrest you and you'd go to jail for 1 or 3 years, I guess for 3, because they'd present all your tickets to the judge, and then - no mercy. And it would be logical end of you. I love to drive 90 on 45, and I do it, but I'd never mock the cop. Never ever.

14 khz thru my 1" laptop speakers, but don't forget - I played hard rock for 20+ years, so, maybe it also contributed to hearing loss. And I'll be 44 in January.

STILL PLANNING??????????????????????????

Now Oscar just must to buy Mercedes. Click... click...cick... Nice watch, by the way! Hublot too. Congrats!!!

Then the gold medal is mine, for sure.

Boobies, Onze, boobies!!! Heya, Heya!!! Pics, or you are a virgin!

Drooling?

Malta? Never been there. Is there long jail terms for killing pedestrians? Well... I finally get used to drive on left side, crossed all Malaysia on the car, drove in Hong Kong, Thailand, and in my second home country- Japan. But still hate it, especially if I drive a car with stick shift.

Member Platinum Member Diamond Member Hublot Member. Congrats!!!

I was always curious - why americans call it "football" ? I't's, actuarry, "grab, smash, crush and run", not a football. Oh, maybe because they use legs to run... And yes - Viva metric system!!! I live in USA for 19 years, and I measure things every day, but still can't understand these stupid inches. And - no way left side driving. I smashed my g/f's car on the first crossroad in Tokyo, and it took a week for me to get used to drive on left side. It's horrible. 4th of July is a sacred day, don't touch it.

Where she bough 40 pieces watchbox??? I have 34 reps and 3 gens... such a box is a dream!!!

$158 sounds better? http://www.swissgallory.com/products_detail.asp?Id=1003

Is it the same Xyphylis, who stole my avatar??? I'll cut his balls off...

Very, very classy! Go for it! I'm not a big fan of rubber, but the watch itself looks just great.

They don't grow these beans anymore.

15% Amaretto, 25% Blue Mountain, 30% Colombian Supreme, 10% French Vanilla, 20% Haselnut. ORGASMIC BLEND!!!