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03/08/2007 @ 07:49 AM: The Wolfgang Profile Series, Part 9 For a full explanation of and introduction to The Wolfgang Profile Series, please visit my post from December 12, 2006: The Wolfgang Profile Series, Part 1. Each previous profile can be found in the News Archive section. #9
Peavey Wolfgang Special TR Transparent Amber Flame
Nickname: "Fozzie Bear"
Built: 2000
Acquired: July 2005
Story: I bought this display-new Wolfgang Special off eBay (surprise) after the seller lowered the Buy-It-Now price to an absolute steal. In the auction language the top was described as looking like "tiger stripes." I nearly nicknamed the guitar Tigger in tribute to that observation, but because my sister's German Shepard already held that title I instead deemed it Fozzie Bear as counterpart to Kermit The Frog--Wolfgang #2. Concert attendees have told me this Wolfgang looks extraordinary under stage lights. I had a fret level done on the guitar in October 2006 after a couple of frets kept slipping up slightly; to date it is the most serious fret problem I have had with any Wolfgang. Since then, however, this guitar has been a top-notch player. Again, like the green flame top Special, this Wolfgang has a slightly thinner neck. The degree to which the 1/4" maple top on the Special Deluxe brightens up the tone in contrast to the solid basswood models is indeed very surprising. 
Live w/ AT/DT @ The Uptown in Minneapolis - October 2005
Fozzie Bear
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