David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
5/20/16 8:41 a.m.

Fender just posted this to Instagram, and I thought it was cool.

David S. Wallens
David S. Wallens Editorial Director
5/20/16 8:41 a.m.

And I love the old-school phone number. I remember seeing those while growing up.

WonkoTheSane
WonkoTheSane GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
5/20/16 9:58 a.m.

... 'wonder if that kid ever went on to do something with his life?

SilverFleet
SilverFleet UberDork
5/20/16 10:24 a.m.

That's really cool.

Also, I believe that somehow Tom Petty is Dave Grohl's dad. It has to be true.

Robbie
Robbie GRM+ Memberand SuperDork
5/20/16 11:44 a.m.

Good investment.

petegossett
petegossett GRM+ Memberand UltimaDork
5/20/16 12:05 p.m.
SilverFleet wrote: That's really cool. Also, I believe that somehow Tom Petty is Dave Grohl's dad. It has to be true.

Chuck(CWH) could confirm/disprove it, Dave is his nephew.

Jerry
Jerry UltraDork
5/20/16 1:53 p.m.

FYI there's a Tom Petty biography of some sort that just popped up on Netflix recently.

captdownshift
captdownshift GRM+ Memberand UberDork
5/20/16 2:10 p.m.

He tried to bargain on the price to get it for $225, but they wouldn't back down.

secretariata
secretariata GRM+ Memberand Dork
5/20/16 2:36 p.m.

But wasn't the "real" Tom Petty still in FL in 1974?

Just playing "Devil's Advocate"...

etifosi
etifosi Dork
5/20/16 2:37 p.m.

I see he used layaway. The waiting was the hardest part.

captdownshift
captdownshift GRM+ Memberand UberDork
5/20/16 2:40 p.m.

In reply to secretariata:

Mudcrutch was California based, he moved out there in 74

WildScotsRacing
WildScotsRacing HalfDork
5/20/16 2:57 p.m.
secretariata wrote: But wasn't the "real" Tom Petty still in FL in 1974? Just playing "Devil's Advocate"...

Yes, but the real Slim Shady was not.

RX Reven'
RX Reven' GRM+ Memberand Dork
5/20/16 3:05 p.m.
captdownshift wrote: He tried to bargain on the price to get it for $225, but they wouldn't back down.

What did you expect, at the time he was just a…

…Face in the Crowd

secretariata
secretariata GRM+ Memberand Dork
5/20/16 3:09 p.m.
WildScotsRacing wrote:
secretariata wrote: But wasn't the "real" Tom Petty still in FL in 1974? Just playing "Devil's Advocate"...
Yes, but the real Slim Shady was not.

Eminem was still drinkin' milk from a nipple in Detroit in '74...

Lancer007
Lancer007 Dork
5/20/16 8:56 p.m.
secretariata wrote: But wasn't the "real" Tom Petty still in FL in 1974? Just playing "Devil's Advocate"...

Yeah, but they told him Don't Come Around Here No More.

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