I pulled the trigger

Mike Perlowin RIP · Post by **Mike Perlowin RIP** » 30 Jan 2006 12:26 pm

Put a deposit down on a new Millennium. I saw Lonnie Bennet's new burgandy and black sumburst one at the Mesa show, and knew it was time to take the plunge.

Lonnie's guitar is the most elegant steel guitar I've ever seen. I ordered mine in the exact same color scheme.

I won't receive the guitar till July. It's gonna be a long 4 months.

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"Never underestimate the value of eccentrics and Lunatics" -Lional Luthor (Smallville)

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 30 Jan 2006 12:59 pm

Mazel Tov!

Earnest Bovine · Post by **Earnest Bovine** » 30 Jan 2006 1:00 pm

Which months will you skip?

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 30 Jan 2006 1:06 pm

Congratulations Mike! I'm sure you'll be happy with your new axe. What pickups are you getting?

Rick Garrett · Post by **Rick Garrett** » 30 Jan 2006 1:23 pm

Man I am SO jealous! Congrats to you Mike and I can't wait to see some pics. Way to go.

Rick

Frank Parish · Post by **Frank Parish** » 30 Jan 2006 1:44 pm

Mike,
I hope the folks at MSA skip as much money you'll have to pay for that guitar as you skipped for the time you'll have to wait for it. That would be about one third!

Lee Baucum · Post by **Lee Baucum** » 30 Jan 2006 2:15 pm

I won't receive the guitar till July. It's gonna be a long 4 months.

Let's see. It's January right now, so, yes, it will be a very long 4 months indeed!

Lee, from South Texas

Charlie McDonald · Post by **Charlie McDonald** » 30 Jan 2006 2:29 pm

I knew it. It's the only choice for an MSA man.

Richard Gonzales · Post by **Richard Gonzales** » 30 Jan 2006 2:38 pm

Good going Mike and welcome to the Millennium club. This guitar is a real motivator which will take you to new heights!
Congratulations!

Mike Perlowin RIP · Post by **Mike Perlowin RIP** » 30 Jan 2006 3:15 pm

My bad. I'll get the guitar in June, not July.

Donny, Reece has agreed to send me a variety of pickups so I can pick and choose which one(s) I prefer.

As I mentioned, my guitar will look exactly like Lonnie's (except that he has a cross on his and mine will be unadorned.) I hope he posts a picture soon. Lonnie's guitar is breathtakingly beautiful. I've always felt for some time that regardless of it's other qualities, the Millenium was not as pretty as a beautifully grained wood cabinet, but this one is just drop dead gorgeous.

Gordon Borland · Post by **Gordon Borland** » 30 Jan 2006 4:10 pm

Jealous I found out is the wrong word to use in this case.
Envious of your good fortune better describes it.
Happy and excited for you is the spirit of this forum.
I still have not told my guitar about the Millenium.
Iam still angry at Reece for making my guitar almost indestructible and then making one that makes me salivate so much I need a canoe.
I am going to want to see pictures!!!

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Gordon Borland
MSA D10,FENDER STEEL KING,

Mark Eaton · Post by **Mark Eaton** » 30 Jan 2006 4:33 pm

Cool beans, Mike!

Those Milleniums have to be some of the ultimate steel guitars.

Whether it's 4 months or 6 months, depending on how one approaches math-look at it this way: you could be ordering a Scheerhorn resonator guitar, and the wait right now is FOUR YEARS!

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Mark

Brett Anderson · Post by **Brett Anderson** » 30 Jan 2006 5:12 pm

Let us not forget how great that guitar sounded.

Darvin Willhoite · Post by **Darvin Willhoite** » 30 Jan 2006 6:59 pm

I'll also say welcome to the Millenium club, I figured you'd be hooked after you saw one up close. I must agree that Lonnie's guitar was really pretty, and sounded really good.

I enjoyed visiting with you in Mesa, I'm sure we'll cross paths again at one of these shows.

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Darvin Willhoite
Riva Ridge Recording

David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 30 Jan 2006 7:36 pm

In spite of loving real wood, and hating formica.
I have one of each.

I also think the Milleniums look great.
But equaly important feel great AND sound great too.

Mike you're gonna love it,
but the wait is gonna be un-nerving for sure.
Bon chance.

[This message was edited by David L. Donald on 30 January 2006 at 07:36 PM.]

Mike Perlowin RIP · Post by **Mike Perlowin RIP** » 30 Jan 2006 7:46 pm

Darwin, it was nice meeting you too. Your entheusiasm for your guitar is one of the things that made me decide to get one.

David, I too already have one wood body and one mica and while I wouldn't say I hate the mica guitar, I prefer the wood body.

Another reaszon I bought the guitar was the imterchangabe pickups. My mica MSA has been retrofitted with the Sierra system, and I think it's a huge advantage. I'd like to see every builder incorporate this feature into their guitars.

It's not about having a lot of different pickups, it about trying out a lot of different pickups and choosing the one(s) that you like the most.

Jim Phelps · Post by **Jim Phelps** » 30 Jan 2006 9:55 pm

Congrats, Mike! I bet you'll love the new axe, and we'll all look forward to hearing it.

Good luck with the 4, 5, or 6 month or whatever... wait!

Russ Wever · Post by **Russ Wever** » 30 Jan 2006 10:36 pm

Good for you, Mike.
I'll be playing in Dallas over April & May - perhaps I can visit MSA and see your guitar during the gestation period.
Swell to see ya @ Mesa -
~Russ[This message was edited by Russ Wever on 30 January 2006 at 10:58 PM.]

Bobby Lee · Post by **Bobby Lee** » 31 Jan 2006 8:32 am

That color isn't burgundy, Mike. It's more like merlot. You gotta come up here for a wine tour.

It's not about having a lot of different pickups, it about trying out a lot of different pickups and choosing the one(s) that you like the most.

I disagree. Having a lot of different pickups and picking the right one for the song is way cool, IMHO. It's a great feature for anyone who has to switch between a variety of styles.

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Mike Perlowin RIP · Post by **Mike Perlowin RIP** » 31 Jan 2006 8:57 am

Having a lot of different pickups and picking the right one for the song is way cool

Bobby, if I played in a band like you, I'd probably agree, but I intend to play classical music (except at steel shows) where I won't really need that kind of versitility. I do want one single coil and one humbucker though, just in case the single coil creates too much noise.

I have a George L 5 position pickup on my wood steel, and occasionally use the out of phase sound on recordings. I'll probably have the George L people make me a pickup wired for that sound.

As far as wine tasting goes, well, don't you know I'm a poster boy for living clean and sober ? ,)

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"Never underestimate the value of eccentrics and Lunatics" -Lional Luthor (Smallville)

HowardR · Post by **HowardR** » 31 Jan 2006 9:58 am

Now you'll have a beautiful steel to go with that beautiful mandolin.

Congrats....

Mike Perlowin RIP · Post by **Mike Perlowin RIP** » 31 Jan 2006 10:14 am

Now you'll have a beautiful steel to go with that beautiful mandolin.

Gee, I COULD have gotten the mandolin in the same colors as the new steel. If I had known....

I think Rigel http://www.rigelmandolin.com/ makes some of the best mandolins on the planet. Even though I have the bottom of the line, it's still simply exquisite, and IMHO, vastly superior to my former Gibson. It is the mandolin equivelent of the Millennium.

I can't believe I (will) have 2 of the finest instruments in the world.

God is definately smiling on me these days.

MUSICO · Post by **MUSICO** » 31 Jan 2006 10:30 am

Mike,

¿Copedant?
¿Wrist lever?

I learnt a lot from you when I was choosing copedant....and I don´t plan to stop...so stop taking colours and start talking raises and lowers.

Very happy for you
Jeremy Williams
Barcelona Spain

Jim Sliff · Post by **Jim Sliff** » 31 Jan 2006 12:56 pm

Still have to get you to go the other direction and join us loonies in the "400 club".

You have no idea what you're missing!

Tony Rankin · Post by **Tony Rankin** » 31 Jan 2006 2:44 pm

Good for you Mike! I've been wondering when you would cave.