Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
At The Back => Time Out => Topic started by: hunter on October 04, 2011, 11:20:29 AM
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AWESOME collection, never seen anything like it!!!
http://www.christies.com/eCatalogues/index.aspx?id=B640A646B88D3E1C8525788B00832D85
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I saw that in guitarist. Will take a look later. Took me by surprise that he is that into guitars.
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Goddam.. WOW!
Look the guy's got great taste...
(http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/2/28693/1087558-cindy_crawford_poster_c10284759_super.jpg)
And knows what he likes...
(http://www.pethealthinfo.org.uk/resources/ist2_4315412_brown_gerbil_on_white_background.jpg)
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he has indeed got great taste!
acoustics aren't really my bag, but even I have GAS for one of those beat-up J45s, and that '58 335 - OMG!
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Just took a quick look. Mesmerised at the number of great guitars in the book. I really want to get that printed out in a nice glossy manual!
The Strats and Teles are sublime. I feel very jealous.
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I think his real name is Richard Gear
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:D
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He's saving up to buy Slim's Guitar now the Hamsters have called it a day
(http://www.thehamsters.co.uk/equipment/images/hamstercaster_big.jpg)
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Surely Bummin' Vermin would be more appropriate.
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Nice Olympic white Strat 8)
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Nice Olympic white Strat 8)
Ah, you saw that one too eh?
Yup there's a couple I'd give house room to in that lot were my bank balance more Gere-ish.
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Nice Olympic white Strat 8)
Ah, you saw that one too eh?
Yup there's a couple I'd give house room to in that lot were my bank balance more Gere-ish.
Yes there are a few nice 335's and a few LP's that caught my eye too.
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I'm almost considering putting some money aside.
Shame it's only to buy a glossy version of the booklet!
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fingers crossed for the euromillions tonight, then ;)
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:o
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I'm sure that he would not mind us 'ferreting' around his collection...
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All rodent jokes apart, who would've guessed Richard Gere, of all people, would have a guitar collection like that?
I like the way they're not all collector's pieces - there are quite a few replacement tuners and bridges on display there, a couple of modern custom guitars. He could do with a few more Juniors though.
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now this is an auction i'd buy the catalogue for! nice book to have around for idle reading
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That's the thing... I'd just like to own the catalogue.
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paper or wood?
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All rodent jokes apart, who would've guessed Richard Gere, of all people, would have a guitar collection like that?
I like the way they're not all collector's pieces - there are quite a few replacement tuners and bridges on display there, a couple of modern custom guitars. He could do with a few more Juniors though.
Obviously, as a man of great taste, he will sell most of his stuff but keep all the good juniors.
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now this is an auction i'd buy the catalogue for! nice book to have around for idle reading
£22 on the Christies website. I'm considering buying it. Such a great collection!
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Obviously, as a man of great taste, he will sell most of his stuff but keep all the good juniors.
You could be right!
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Oh man, if only the resolution when viewing the main page would go up a little, so this topic would list as "Richard Gere has a huge co..." instead of "Richard Gere has a h..."
I know, I am easily amused.
Anyway, on topic: Glad to see the lad spent all the money from those films wisely!
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Is he selling any EQ or distortion pedals? My bottom end is a little loose and I could use a Rat.
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Makes me wonder what he decided to keep.
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Looks like most of the lot sold:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/10/11/bloomberg_articlesLSX0T307SXKX.DTL
Steve Miller sounds like a right barrel of laughs:
Miller, who sat in the back of the room wearing sunglasses, kept his paddle idle. His appearance at Christie's was being filmed for a documentary titled "Burst: In Search of a Perfect Guitar," about his quest to find a pristine 1959 Les Paul Standard Sunburst.
"I wasn't tempted by anything," he said. "I have 450 guitars."
Well why go then you total tw@t.
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Well why go then you total tw@t.
Exactly...
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Steve Miller sounds like a right barrel of laughs:
Miller, who sat in the back of the room wearing sunglasses, kept his paddle idle. His appearance at Christie's was being filmed for a documentary titled "Burst: In Search of a Perfect Guitar," about his quest to find a pristine 1959 Les Paul Standard Sunburst.
"I wasn't tempted by anything," he said. "I have 450 guitars."
Well why go then you total tw@t.
:lol: :lol:
To be fair, it's an isolated comment that they may have quoted out of context. But he does sound a total tw@t.
450 guitars? I'm less than 10% of the way to that....!
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Yeah - probably edited and taken out of context although still not a great thing to be quoted as saying - particularly when the proceeds of the sale are all going to charity.
What I don't understand is why he was there in the first place. If he was/is looking for a 'perfect '59' he could have saved himself the bother of going if he had just taken a few minutes to look at the auction guide!
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i thought the Les Paul might have made more than that, and i was sure the V would make much more. i expected it to get a higher price than the Les Paul!
i see C.F. Martin bought 3 guitars themselves, presumably for their museum/private collection