I'll be ordering mine tonight and I'd imagine a lot more peeps will be doing the same this weekend.
 
Baps, are you entering the song contest.........(with a Passion flute solo)?

...I'll trade my library for your bass.
 
I miss my 1973 Fireglow...
 
Although that deal does seem just 'to good to be true', I will unfortunately have to pass on it, Baps!
 
I need to have a large axe around to club any uninvited intruders over the head with, you understand. 
 
Otherwise I'd be a fool not to jump at that deal!  
 
When did you part with your 1973?

edrummist
I couldn't think of too many more impressive opinions than this one: 

At first glance when I saw this, I thought he was rolling a joint! Hahaha!
 
I didn't see the pencil or sheet music at first.

bapu

jimusic
When did you part with your 1973?

In ~1977 when I traded it and $700 for my 1976 Alembic Series I (which sold for $2K in 1977). I still have that darling though.
 
The last two real basses I long to add to my existing paltry collection is a Rick (prefer Fireglow) and a cherry Gibson EB3 (I traded in my EB3 for the Ric in 1974). For now I get "close" to those sounds with my Line 6 Variax Bass and it was a Christmas gift so that is a lot cheaper than trying to acquire vintage version of those two basses.
 

So you've been without your Ricky longer than I've owned mine! Almost twice as long.
No wonder you're jonesin' for another!
 
But at least now you'll have that terrific unique sound, as I see you're d'ling it as we speak.
 
Suppose I should go for it, but then I'm concerned that I may not play for real as much, with such a beautiful classic sound & instrument right here & always ready to go.
 
I've already done that to myself with the Acoustic Guitar samples I have.
 
[Line strike-throughs courtesy of Roland/Cake/Tascam/Gibson!]

The Group Buy is now at 299 participants and Greg Schlaepfer, the Principal of Orange Tree Samples, is about to make an announcement that I'm certain will make everyone in the Group Buy very, very happy. In fact, I'd call it the cherry on top.

Ok - I think I just became #300!
 
T'was at 299 when I signed up.

bapu
Everyone gets a free T-Shirt?
 
Bapu gets his pick of a free library for being the 250th GB member?

Hmmm, T-Shirts... now I wonder who I could get to print those?
 
By the way, you are indeed #250. :)

edrummist
I have been sworn to secrecy regarding Orange Tree Sample's upcoming announcement and threatened with a penalty of being subjected to 12 hours of Keisha "music" if I tell a soul. However, Greg didn't say that I couldn't give clues. So here it is, a clue regarding Orange Tree Sample's upcoming announcement.
 

Well you were smart enough to put Location: 'Earth' under your avatar.
 
So no worries - he'll never find you now! 
 
Although, if you happen to mean ke$ha, I'd be on the first rocket to the moon - just in case he ever does! 

jimusicWell you were smart enough to put Location: 'Earth' under your avatar.
 
So no worries - he'll never find you now! 
 
Although, if you happen to mean ke$ha, I'd be on the first rocket to the moon - just in case he ever does! 

You're right, ke$ha. Ugghh. All I know is that Greg's threat to make me listen to it sends shivers down my spine. It's cruel, cruel, cruel, to unleash that kind of torture. But it has been an effective device to ensure my silence. I don't even think I'd survive 10 minutes of ke$ha "music" before I lost it. I'd do anything. Admit it was me in the grassy knoll (even though I wasn't born at the time; details, details), take the blame for the economy going South, you name it. Anything to escape that punishment. And sheesh, since I've said her name twice and you said it once, I hope that doesn't make her music appear or something!!! I'm normally not superstitious, but even so...Okay, back to the thread...

Okay, I'm dropping another clue. 

The final clue. 

rtucker55
OK, Louder and Higher.  Does this have anything to do with parameters that a musician would use to control their instrument?

Interesting...Part of your guess is cold and part of your guess is warm. 
 
Okay, here's a bonus clue. Although I'm pretty certain this will only make sense after the announcement:

OK, Now I know what it is but, I can't tell...  

rtucker55
OK, Now I know what it is but, I can't tell...  

Funny, but I believe you. 
 

Oops, double post. Sorry.