Tommy Victor (PRONG) the ad SEZ it's a Surfcaster....

[SignoftheDragon]

But I'm dead-sure that's an LSX. Anyone noticed that before?



(I did try to search "Tommy Victor" but nothing relevant came up)

I just find it amusing that they couldn't even get the equipment straight for the promo shot. I'd always heard that Tommy played a surfcaster, but I've never seen a picture of him with one. This ad caught my attention on the 'Bay, so I thought I'd check it out- No surfcaster! I had one of those LSXIII guitars for a while, and I'm sad that I traded it.

[GuerillaPete]

Tommy and Mike (Kirkland) both worked at CBGB's. So I'd see Prong all the time back in the day. Tommy used to play Model Series Charvels during the Force Fed / Beg to Differ era. Then he got a little 'weird' or 'experimental' with his sound/music - I guess that happens when you move to L.A. So he started to play Surfcasters as well. Beg to Differ is still one of my favorites.

[Chad]

That isn't an ad. "The Load Out" was a feature column that "Guitar for the Practicing Musician" magazine did for awhile. I have that issue stored at my parent's house. Next time I visit them, I'll try to look it up. I remember the truss rod cover with model name being legible, but I can't remember what it said. By the way, from my recollection, "The Load Out" was inaccurate a lot of the time.

[Chad]

I checked it out and yep, the truss rod cover clearly indicates it's an LSX III.

BTW, that's in the August 1994 issue of Guitar for the Practicing Musician.