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I won't have to, because the AI will say it for me.You won't be saying that in five years when ChatGPT
Every NGD thread needs a 56k warning, a picstory and a random knife picture in front of the box. That is peak SSO history.I hesitated making a 56k joke on my last NGD thread's title. Definitely doing it for my next NGD and watch the children ask questions.
I can see supporting a family owned business, but I have personal beef with the man. I won't go into specific detail because it's not a *huge* deal, but it gave me the kind of vibes of a neighbor coming over and asking for a cup of splenda, but all I had was a cup of sugar and they scoff and leave without so much as a "thanks, but no thanks." (This was years ago after I sold the two guitars I had and was looking to order another once I got on stable feet again, so it's mostly irrelevant to talk about in detail now.)Everyone always shits on Kiesel because of Jeff. And, yes, while I agree that he seems like kind of a dick, I think it's cool that he still works in the shop and interfaces so much with customers (frankly, if I had to consistently interact with the fucking nerds who post on TGP and SSO--myself included--I'd probably be more of a dick too). He doesn't have to do either of those things. I'd rather support a family-owned business any day over private-equity corporate bullshit like Gibson/Fender.
I also think it's cool that Kiesel continues to support Jason Becker with his medical costs by selling the tribute models.