adorshki
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Y'wouldn't happen to have that other forum's name handy, would you? (Asking for a friend.....)You know, I once knew a girl who said the same thing, and then - oh, wait! Wrong forum!
walrus
Quality, Uniqueness or Quantity?
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Guildedagain
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Too rich ;[]
This is a day with Richard Hoover at SCGC in Santa Cruz CA.
I still remember the look he/everyone else gave me when I mentioned relics and would he make them.
fronobulax
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Maybe. But some folks who have a lot of posts at LTG can count the number of guitars they have sold during their life on one hand. Whatever brings them here it is probably not a personal interest in selling.
ReevesRd
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I've never sold a guitar. I traded an Ovation Legend and some money for my Yairi DY-87. I tend to hold onto instruments.
My first new guitar was my D40, purchased in 1979/80?. I didn't know much about guitars at the time, but wanted to upgrade from my Gibson B25, as it didn't seem to be in the same league as those being played by more "serious" musicians.
I played it, I liked it, I bought it. Forty + years later I still have it, and still love it's sound.
I added the DV52 in 2013. Although I am not a fan of satin finishes, I have kept it; again the sound makes it a "keeper".
So I guess some of us are contented.
On the other hand, another guitar in the fold would not be rejected. A maple 12 string comes to mind...
Cougar
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I'm with you there!
Wow! That is one uber-fine guitar, and massively above my pay grade!
Cougar
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Been there, done that.
Br1ck
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Well, I'll be damned, I followed my long held belief that the less you know about a guitar the better you'll be able to decide about it. Until this thread, I had no idea my SCGC D P/W had no adjustable truss rod. Ha! But here in coastal California that's not important. My old M 36 did not have one. I really had no Idea what the Santa Cruz was, I just played it. I'm learning a lot after the fact. Profound is a good word to describe it.
Westerly Wood
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Santa Cruz is happy to do a reset for you too, they are serious about the guitars they build and sell, even if you are not the original owner.
adorshki
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Y'know what, I haven't either! And never bought one with any other intention than keeping it.
I gave away a couple of nylon-strings I'd been given though, to young kids who showed an interest. And a 3/4 scale "backpacker" to my nephew before he moved on to keyboards. Told him to keep the guitar though. Think in 20 years or so he'll be glad he did.
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Macassar ebony sounds a lot like rosewood but it's extremely heavy.
I'm kind of halfway where you are when it comes to bling. I have never cared for abalone binding, as I think it's too busy-looking.
But I really like bound pegheads and necks, lots of microbinding around the body, and big slabs o' pearl on the board- the art deco stuff.
I'm kind of halfway where you are when it comes to bling. I have never cared for abalone binding, as I think it's too busy-looking.
But I really like bound pegheads and necks, lots of microbinding around the body, and big slabs o' pearl on the board- the art deco stuff.
Cougar
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I got a great deal on my New Hartford-built F50R. I don't recall if I was even aware that it was going to come with emeralds inlaid on the tuning posts!
