I'm rich, I'm rich!

[Armistice]

I just got an email from my company, reminding me that next month I'll have been with them for 20 years AND CAN WE PLEASE GIVE YOU 5 GODAMN THOUSAND DOLLARS as gratitude for your length of service.

Yeehaa!

That's going to make a real big dent in a new Les Paul (alas it's probably only slightly more than $3k after tax).

Happy Friday!

[Greg_L]

Awesome congrats!

[miroslav]

I hit 20 years last May...they gave me a framed 20-year certificate.

I think I can pawn it for 5 bucks....the frame outta be worth that much, it's real wood.

[Bubba]

You lucky, lucky barstard.

[JD01]

That's great, mate! Guitar shopping when you can actually afford it, must be great!

[ido1957]

Congrats man - enjoy that bonus!

[Lt. Bob]

man ..... buy $5000 worth of pedals!

[miroslav]

man ..... buy $5000 worth of pedals!

Good one!

[Armistice]

I hit 20 years last May...they gave me a framed 20-year certificate.

I think I can pawn it for 5 bucks....the frame outta be worth that much, it's real wood.

LOL - I get one of those too...

The irony is that, in our new "agile" / "hot desk" office, there's nowhere to put it... all desks to be cleared at the end of the day and you usually sit somewhere else on the morrow.

[Armistice]

man ..... buy $5000 worth of pedals!

With the price of Strymons and other "boutique" pedals, that's not all that hard to do... I wouldn't mind an EH Mel9 so I can turn my guitar into a mellotron, but I'm not sure after I'd done a song with it, I'd ever use it again...

[rayc]

I feel the same about the Mel9. I LOVE 'Tron tones, the pedal sounds great BUT I've used a keyboard once in a recording and 'Tron files a couple of times (cut n paste .wavs). It's an expensive pedal for a oncer & there aren't any cheapies on ebay.
Congrats on the 20 years and AUS$5k (US$3750). I'm up to 35 years this May & I get a medal when I leave (available to all after 15 years service).

[Armistice]

I feel the same about the Mel9. I LOVE 'Tron tones, the pedal sounds great BUT I've used a keyboard once in a recording and 'Tron files a couple of times (cut n paste .wavs). It's an expensive pedal for a oncer & there aren't any cheapies on ebay.
Congrats on the 20 years and AUS$5k (US$3750). I'm up to 35 years this May & I get a medal when I leave (available to all after 15 years service).

Thanks Ray. Not there yet and I've already spent the money.

Yeah, with the Mel 9, if you knew 9 other guitarists in your local area and you all chipped in for a Mel 9 and shares it around, that would be a good idea. But $500, or whatever, just for one sound.... fark...

[Lt. Bob]

the mel 9's only $221

[Armistice]

the mel 9's only $221

Not in Australia, where everything is expensive. RRP is $599, street is $499 or thereabouts. seems appropriate.

[Lt. Bob]

holy crap! that's 'spensive!

[liv_rong]

Fuck that's awesome! What LP are you looking at?

[Armistice]

Fuck that's awesome! What LP are you looking at?

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This one. Already bought it. Apologies for file size. Hard to make them smaller on a phone.

2017 standard bourbon burst

[rayc]

Tres Bonn

[JD01]

That's a really nice looking guitar, armistice

[Roman]

Cool, turned some worthless cash that would be gone anyway, into a nice chunk of wood!

Between that and the GF buying you Strymon stuff, you're set!