went through many changes, and Mike ended from way back when I was just a kid and had really want to know what you really want. Cost
up leaving. During all of that company change first moved to Los Angeles, and I said, “Hey do not being a factor, just what do you want.” So,
is when we were trying to get this done, and you guys make Aztec Gold in nitrocellulose?” I came back with a list of exactly what I would
there were lots of different approaches to And he said, “Yeah”. So I started asking him want, and I told him the experience that I had
Signature models at that point, ideologically all of these different questions, and he said, walking in and buying an Eric Johnson model,
what they should be based on. And by the “What do you really want?” And that was the and I wanted people to have that experience
time we actually got into really getting serious, turning point in the life of this guitar, it was that with my guitar. I wanted it to be a no punches
which took years, the guitar was going to be moment. I said, “Would you be okay if I thought pulled, no detail left unaddressed, a world-class
based off of the American Strat Deluxe. The about this for a couple of days and then let you top shelf instrument. So that’s what we did!
other model was the American Vintage, and know?” And he said, “Yeah absolutely, but I every Signature had to be a derivative of one of [WM] So I’ve kind of fallen in love with this
those two. I ended up getting a prototype, and guitar and haven’t been able to put it down. I
it was a great guitar, it was a really nice Strat, know which feature I love the most, but I’d love
but to be honest I just went, “Eh.” I don’t have to hear which ones you use the most and how?
anything against polyurethane finishes, lots of
guitars have them, I just really have always like [Lincoln] That’s a funny question, because
the vintage thing, it wears differently. my initial response is all of them, and that’s
Joey Brasler has been a friend of mine for years
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cheating a little bit but I’ll tell you why I think
that. Any guitar that you pick up it’s the net
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