I would certainly be willing to share on that basis. They all have previously been in Julien's online listings, so this may be easier, they are still visible, in possibly better quality. For example, here is a link to one of them. https://www.julienslive.com/m/lot-details/index/catalog/320/lot/137916?url=%2Fm%2Fview-auctions%2Fcatalog%2Fid%2F320%3Fpage%3D2 The best way to find them is to google the lot number, eg. walter becker julien's lyrics lot 61 Then you get a direct link to the auction page and can move to the next or previous lots. One that I am pleased to own is lot 48, which is actually the mastering notes for Aja, ready for the cutting room, in Donald Fagen's hand. Even nicer, in a way, is a track listing for The Royal Scam, lot 69, in Walter's hand that shows the preferred mixes for compiling the album. As this is a part of what I do as a process in my own recording, they are great pieces to own. Let me know if you need any stuff!

That's probably a good and timely idea, I have previously gone down that specific route with little response, although Julien's were good enough to give me some access to other unsold lots after my request, and I bought some. Which was really great actually. They are an excellent company to do business with. I will try again. Being stuck at home, staying safe, not playing shows, lets my mind wander down such avenues of possibility! Thanks.

A happy and healthy 2021 to everyone, and while I'm sorting out the few bits and pieces from the Karen Stanley/Walter Becker Julien's auction that I was lucky enough to get (WB lyrics, track lists, stuff) I thought I'd drop in a thought that I REALLY should have kept bidding on those lyrics for Haitian Divorce. Hmm, Does anyone out there know who got them? I'd be very interested in correcting my mistake, re-writing the past, and buying them. Or trading them. Anything that works. D-Mod, your room looks in much better shape than mine, and some NICE stuff there BTW, my room is now officially out of control. In a good way.

Everyone have a GREAT 2021, let's all get back out and jam ASAP!

I think those guitars of Walter's at Julien's auction are going to be out of my range. And that will largely be due to the fact that I already spent my money on the ones I have here. How many guitars does a person need? This is the forum that may go a long way to answering that question. At least I play ALL of mine. I think that, possibly, auction fever takes a long, long time to subside. I know I'll still be looking around even in a year. For now, I thought it appropriate to include a family snapshot of my mixed bunch. The common denominator is that they are all really great & useful instruments, so hats off to WB for seeking them out in the first place, he certainly knew his guitars. BTW in the photo, I haven't added camouflage spots to the Frye and the B-Way, it's just reflections of the pattern on my studio rug. L-R Frye Model One, Bigsby prototype, O'Dell Blondie, B-Way, Headless Baritone.

Oh my goodness! I had received a Julien's alert and had not checked it out! Thank you! I'll be across the street checking them out for a while.

I'm intrigued to know what the longer reply may have been! I must say I do like this site, full of like-minded people who like good music. I had previously read that Fretboard Journal article, and happily just read it again. I do trawl google looking for this exact kind of thing, and there isn't enough, to be honest. There are plenty of links to "experts" who can show you how to play just about any song the wrong way, or try to tell you how something was written, when they mean arranged or recorded. I have a filter for that. What I find, in decades of playing, recording and listening, is that my brain becomes more attuned to fine detail in sound, probably at the same rate as my ears physically deteriorate. But its a great excuse for me getting more guitars, if nothing else. Maybe amps too. I think it would be impolite for me not to post pictures of my auction items, so I plan to do that soon. And I should have bought a Hahn. I really should. Auction remorse.

I think the Ibanez will have a more modern bite to it, but you shouldn't be out of step with either of these!

I just came across this thread. Great stories. I bought 3 guitars in the auction; The red B-Way (which was onstage at the Beacon when I was there in 2015), an O'Dell Blondie Tele clone, and the headless baritone guitar. I'm pleased to say all are being used in my recordings, and the B-Way has been on stage. I was actually on stage playing when I bought it, honestly. My phone was right there near me and in the middle of an old Drifters song I pulled the trigger. Since then I've bought 2 more guitars from that sale on the secondary market, A Bigsby BY-50 (I think) which is fabulous, and a Frye Model 1 in black, also fabulous. All now in England, all getting played by a musician who has been a fan since Can't Buy A Thrill came out. That's five down, six hundred and four to go. It's an inspiration.