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cowpoke
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Mar 23, 2012 - 04:20pm PT
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Very cool, Chief -- got my mando there ...and had them install the pickup... Have played many of their guitars too but bought used in every case...so far
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lostinshanghai
Social climber
someplace
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Mar 27, 2012 - 03:43pm PT
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Anyone used one of these babies:
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Mar 27, 2012 - 04:06pm PT
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Was watching 'Pawn Stars' last night. Les Paul's wife's (Mary Ford) nephew brings in
her guitar with a bunch of contracts and letters between Les and his agent.
A freaking treasure trove. Their guitar expert was almost in tears as he
got to play the guitar. He said it was easily worth $150K but could go way
higher at an auction. The poor sod had to pay some bills and let it go for
$90K - what a ripoff!
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
merced, california
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Mar 27, 2012 - 04:09pm PT
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My left thumb was amputated in 1968. Poor doin's for someone that wanted to play. Or climb thin cracks.
I had a lady friend in Stockton had a Gibson. She tried to teach me some things, but I gave up after figuring I needed bar chords and there was just no way.
We just renewed our correspondence after 42 years. She told me about a fine progam, check it out at littlekidsrock.com. In four years she taught forty kids after school and donated forty guitars to them.
If no big guys help little guys, it's not much of a society. Get involved!
Dare I say "Band together and get involved?" It's easier to do things with help than without.
I remember one day in Topanga Canyon, my brother-in-law Ike and I were installing a pump in the cistern for Keith Carradine, who owns a real nice house amid the oakage. He allowed us in and spoke to us about his guitars, which were all on stands in one room. Thanks, Keith. That was 1983 and an experience to savor.
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lostinshanghai
Social climber
someplace
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Mar 27, 2012 - 04:25pm PT
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Main what a rip off indeed.Reminds me of those ads for: buy Gold/Silver on TV.
Sotheby's auction: 50k-100k 20%, anything over 100k 12%
Fritz Brother’s guitars in Mendocino, CA and you cannot go wrong with Seymour Duncan pickups.
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slabbo
Trad climber
fort garland, colo
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Mar 27, 2012 - 06:57pm PT
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A friend of mine was just showing his 1929 Gibson to me-- WOW . I'll put up some pix. I love the imprint "patent 1909"
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S.Leeper
Social climber
somewhere that doesnt have anything over 90'
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Mar 27, 2012 - 07:11pm PT
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A friend of mine was just showing his 1929 Gibson to me-- WOW . I'll put up some pix. I love the imprint "patent 1909"
cant wait.
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lostinshanghai
Social climber
someplace
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They don't or stoped making these in the last 25 years: baseball style Reefer picks but still can get regular oval ones. Just history.
As for the Gibson Maestro Fuzz [FZ-1]tone: going to put it up on e-bay. Will wait to see if the other guy that has his for $600.00 sells.last one went for $500.00.
As Keith Richards would say [used the FZ-1] “(I Can’t Get No)Satisfaction” in 1965
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Chinchen
climber
Way out there....
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Nov 22, 2012 - 02:34pm PT
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Check out this electric Mandolin Im just about to finish!
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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So get this...
I guy I work with, a brilliant, eccentric physicist, stops by and says he bought YET another guitar and that he's been on a binge recently.
"Come out to my car"
On the walk out he tells me how years ago an ex of his bought him a guitar. He's been toting it around everywhere but never plays it and can't bring himself to sell it because of history and juju.
"I know it's not your style but it's really nice and probably worth some money. So I'm giving it to you and what I want you to do is sell it and find an instrument you really love. You're a good musician and you should have a guitar you really love."
He was tearing up, me too. We're both tripping.
So he opens his car and busts out a Fender hardcase.
Inside is a beautiful translucent teal Strat in mint condition.
I told him it was pretty hard to accept a gift like this and that I'm basically speechless.
He says don't worry- it will benefit him more than me.
We hugged, slapped skin, wiped tears, and laughed.
We were both totally stoked!
So I took it inside and ran the serial numbers.
It's a 2000 American Deluxe Stratocaster, made in Corona.
There is one on ebay just like it for $1400.00.
I need a new guitar, as I've been playing my "beach" guitar- the cheapie I learned on.
I will honor his wish.
So now the search begins....
Never been able to play a $1000 acoustic with the prospect of ACTUALLY buying it!!!
Man, random acts of kindness...
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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A friend that works in a guitar shop says I probably have between 800-1000 in trade on the Strat.
The guy that gave me the guitar is real savvy-like on ebay so we're going to put it up for sale there.
I'd like to have cash in hand to shop with and am certainly thinking used.
He found a sweet Larrivee on ebay, Identical to one he owns and that I've played, for a steal- but I'm haired on buying an instrument I haven't played with my very own hands.
I'm so stoked to have a nice guitar again- it makes me want to play that much more.
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drljefe
climber
El Presidio San Augustin del Tucson
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google brah.
Actually, play that f*#ker!
Instruments are meant to be played!
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paganmonkeyboy
climber
mars...it's near nevada...
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acoustic is a hohner 655, but she's showing signs of cold damage on the neck now from one too many winter campfires...and the size is just a little too big to fly with...
main workhorse now is this stylin reissue jag with a majestic bridge and 11 flats on her - she *screams*...
People will come and go, but a nice guitar - now that's the sh#t and the flies upon it...
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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jesus,
a new fender custom shop reissue of a 1960 tele can list for more than 5k:
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guitars/fender-custom-shop-paul-weller-masterbuilt-1960-telecaster-custom-relic-electric-guitar
there was a 1960 custom listed on ebay for 15k, but i don't know if the seller got that.
value will depend on condition and details. if you want a quick-and-dirty judgment from knowledgeable folks, i would go over to tdpri and post some pix. if you are in nor cal, jay rosen is probably one of your best bets for an evaluation if you want one for insurance purposes.
this is not one of your normal renter's insurance deals, so i would document it properly and make sure you're covered for it.
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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I'm haired on buying an instrument I haven't played with my very own hands.
yeah, it's weird. folks do it all the time, but instruments are so individual.
collings seems to have unusual consistency due partly to the cnc work as well as the strict quality control. but the tariff is high.
the 1k range instruments ive played seem to have huge amounts of variation-- loars, eastmans, guilds, etc. good used non-collectible is definitely your best option, if you can find one suitable.
try not to get too antsy and jump on the first thing you find. and if you've been playing a beater, everything you play is going to seem great at first. play as many examples as you can get your hands on.
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paganmonkeyboy
climber
mars...it's near nevada...
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dammit my phone was eaten by a snow blower and there's no sim card in the old one so I can't post the others - there's a shark guitar, a pink hello kitty strat, an old fernandez native yellow psuedo -tele, the 75 epiphone, the silvertone 1B, a 7 string bass, and some dude's bc rich all about 7 feet from the lappy...
(yeah ekat - and putting some of it back at the moment ;-) )
I keep forgetting most people can't just pick up any instrument they want to and play it...if I could say one thing to every parent out there it would be give your kids music...don't force them, but make it available if they want it...after 40 years of it I can't even begin to fathom what it is like to not have this...
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paganmonkeyboy
climber
mars...it's near nevada...
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jebus sounds like you need to stir that pile of guitars from time to time...;-) I find I go in phases - one gets a bit of play, then another, then another...
ekat there's just a little less of me to love :-)...they took it with parts of the shoulders...all kidding aside since the distal clavical resection on the left arm I can't carry the weight of the jag as long as I would like without it hurting, which just plain sucks...
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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I can't carry the weight of the jag as long as I would like without it hurting, which just plain sucks...
bummer dude. did you try one of those levy's rubberized straps? mine sure helps. ugly, but worked better than even the memory foam jobby i tried.
you could always make a pauwlonia jazzcaster-- might even get it under 6 lbs that way.
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