Show us what you got for Christmas...

Dom Franco · Post by **Dom Franco** » 27 Dec 2011 12:50 pm

My daughter was really in tune with what I wanted for Christmas!
I didn't even ask for it but she bought me Andy Volk's Book on Lap Steel Guitar. I have already started devouring it, relishing every word.

Ron Whitfield · Post by **Ron Whitfield** » 27 Dec 2011 1:40 pm

Good score, Dom, you done something right raising that kid. I wish I'd gotten one of those too!

But I did alright in getting this rarity, actually signed by Harry Owens at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel one night in the '50s http://www.ebay.com/itm/250942369359?ss ... 1438.l2649 I won it and then got the $ for it in a card from Aunty Peaches who couldn't go out shopping.

Mike Anderson · Post by **Mike Anderson** » 27 Dec 2011 3:09 pm

My brother got me one of these, found through an old post here!

Love that uke Ron - you're willing it to me aren't ya?

Ron Whitfield · Post by **Ron Whitfield** » 27 Dec 2011 7:16 pm

You'll be too old to play it, but yep, you got it, Mike. That buckle is pretty swell as well!

Mike Anderson · Post by **Mike Anderson** » 27 Dec 2011 7:43 pm

Ron Whitfield wrote:You'll be too old to play it, but yep, you got it, Mike. That buckle is pretty swell as well!

Thanks man - one thing about my brother, he has class. Here's some more - beer and more beer. To give you an idea of scale, the "little" one is the size of a normal beer:

Steve Ahola · Post by **Steve Ahola** » 27 Dec 2011 10:43 pm

Santa Lollar sent me a Supro pickup to install on my second Chandler RH-2. I had already installed one in the Chandler I've had for many years and was so impressed by the combination that I picked up another RH-2 last year and finally got around to upgrading the pickup.

Steve Ahola

Mike Neer · Post by **Mike Neer** » 28 Dec 2011 5:38 am

You wanna see pics of socks and underwear?

Dom Franco · Post by **Dom Franco** » 28 Dec 2011 6:50 am

I also got shirts & socks etc. But my wife and kids also bought me this:

No not the hat... the Godin 5th Ave archtop guitar...

Dom

Stephen Abruzzo · Post by **Stephen Abruzzo** » 28 Dec 2011 7:11 am

Got a Snark Blue tuner from my daughter. Yay

Dom Franco · Post by **Dom Franco** » 28 Dec 2011 7:20 am

I must add that I have been dropping hints for 6 months... Dog eared pages in Musiciansfriend Catalogs and asking Santa, Wife and kids for this guitar.

Dom

Brian Hunter · Post by **Brian Hunter** » 28 Dec 2011 7:54 am

Mike Neer wrote:You wanna see pics of socks and underwear?

Ever since passing the 40 mark I've WANTED those for gifts.

Ron Whitfield · Post by **Ron Whitfield** » 28 Dec 2011 9:11 am

Dom, those Godin's have been on my wish list for years now, your family must not have been aware of this...

Post up what you think of your new beaut after breaking her in, please!

Bill Leff · Post by **Bill Leff** » 28 Dec 2011 9:19 am

Doug Beaumier · Post by **Doug Beaumier** » 28 Dec 2011 9:34 am

Mitch Crane · Post by **Mitch Crane** » 28 Dec 2011 10:26 am

We got what Doug got. Didn't like it at first, but love it now.

Brian Hunter · Post by **Brian Hunter** » 28 Dec 2011 10:53 am

Mitch Crane wrote:We got what Doug got. Didn't like it at first, but love it now.

They DO grow on you.

Russ Tkac · Post by **Russ Tkac** » 28 Dec 2011 11:17 am

Brian Hunter wrote:
Mitch Crane wrote:We got what Doug got. Didn't like it at first, but love it now.
They DO grow on you.

Yes they do!

Steve Ahola · Post by **Steve Ahola** » 28 Dec 2011 11:32 am

Brian Hunter wrote:
Mitch Crane wrote:We got what Doug got. Didn't like it at first, but love it now.
They DO grow on you.

For those people concerned about the environment as well as the high cost of purchasing individual K-cups Keurig does make a reusable K-cup which you fill with your own coffee:

http://www.keurig.com/accessories/my-k-cup

However it is out of stock.

I guess that they make more money selling the individual K-cups. Another option for those people who are as cheap, er, frugal as me, is the My-Kap which allows you to reuse K-cups:

http://www.my-kap.com/MYK/

Steve Ahola

P.S. There is a 15 page thread on the Amazon forum on how to keep the Keurig My K-Cup from leaking and making weak coffee (two common complaints):

http://www.amazon.com/reusable-k-cup-le ... RJ82Z1KGAR

Mike Anderson · Post by **Mike Anderson** » 28 Dec 2011 11:38 am

Dom, as Ron knows that guitar is in my sights too! I dumped a solid body St. Blues not long ago, and a nylon more recently as I want to go to archtop exclusively, and this is the baby I want. Ditto on the impressions please!

seldomfed · Post by **seldomfed** » 28 Dec 2011 11:47 am

Found it in a music store in Arizona!

What a sound! Thanks Santa.

Mike Anderson · Post by **Mike Anderson** » 28 Dec 2011 12:50 pm

[quote="seldomfed"]Found it in a music store in Arizona!

What a sound! Thanks Santa.

Steve Ahola · Post by **Steve Ahola** » 28 Dec 2011 12:52 pm

Dom Franco wrote:I also got shirts & socks etc. But my wife and kids also bought me this:

No not the hat... the Godin 5th Ave archtop guitar...
Dom

Those are really nice! I had the Kingpin (the one with the single P90) and wish I hadn't sold it. Did you get the TRIC guitar case with it? That's the one that looks like it is made from Styrofoam... I guess that would be handy if it fell overboard. Or if you fell overboard...

Steve Ahola

Jerome Hawkes · Post by **Jerome Hawkes** » 28 Dec 2011 1:04 pm

well i did ask for, and get tickets to the TSGA Show in March!!! yippeee - steel gtr nirvana - i was dropping some hints and my christmas card had the flyer and confirmation inside!

....course now i'll have to spring for yet another trip somewhere i have NO desire to go to equal out the free pass....humm, now that i think of it, i may have been dooped!

David Eastwood · Post by **David Eastwood** » 28 Dec 2011 2:08 pm

I got an Alesis IO Dock, which doesn't look very exciting, but which should let me use my iPad for some more serious recording efforts.

Like others, I love my 5th Avenue - more fun than a basket of monkeys

Rick Aiello · Post by **Rick Aiello** » 28 Dec 2011 3:49 pm

I got these ... Grado Ear Phones ... Helps block out the rather loud "noise floor" in this house ...

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