Hey Joe, if you read this you should help them get the story straight.
First, my critique. The tour guide I had (Dave the curator was in NYC) was a good story teller but was also keen on re-writing history. His "facts" didn't line up with documented history of known guitars but that didn't stop him from telling his version of the story. Really disappointing.
Anyways, in the vault tour they had the first known black stratocaster (1954). The story the kid tells is Joe offered to buy it.
I have removed pieces of the story I had originally posted, as I hope the moderators have shared the info with Joe and he can decide what he wants to do with it.
It would be cool to know the significance to Joes 25 year search for this guitar though and why he has a picture of this guitar in his living room.
Im traveling and don't have access to my computer. I took over 200 pictures while I was there. I recommend the tour and to support them, but I don't like that my tour guide is re-writing the history of these guitars (this story was not one of the stories that bothered me). I just think they have a responsibility to keep the right story.
I would have pm'd Joe to keep this discreet but I have tried to pm him before and he doesn't respond so I don't believe he would have read it. this is the only way I could think of getting the message to him.
If if he reads it, mods feel free to delete it. I wouldn't want them telling that story if it was me.
First, my critique. The tour guide I had (Dave the curator was in NYC) was a good story teller but was also keen on re-writing history. His "facts" didn't line up with documented history of known guitars but that didn't stop him from telling his version of the story. Really disappointing.
Anyways, in the vault tour they had the first known black stratocaster (1954). The story the kid tells is Joe offered to buy it.
I have removed pieces of the story I had originally posted, as I hope the moderators have shared the info with Joe and he can decide what he wants to do with it.
It would be cool to know the significance to Joes 25 year search for this guitar though and why he has a picture of this guitar in his living room.
Im traveling and don't have access to my computer. I took over 200 pictures while I was there. I recommend the tour and to support them, but I don't like that my tour guide is re-writing the history of these guitars (this story was not one of the stories that bothered me). I just think they have a responsibility to keep the right story.
I would have pm'd Joe to keep this discreet but I have tried to pm him before and he doesn't respond so I don't believe he would have read it. this is the only way I could think of getting the message to him.
If if he reads it, mods feel free to delete it. I wouldn't want them telling that story if it was me.
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