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Location: SoCal | Interesting story too......
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| Pretty cool if that's a true provenance.
Think an acoustic-only UTE would sound different from an A/E? |
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Location: SoCal | Not so's you could tell. The first prototypes were acoustic only. Two of them went to members (one was raffled off at the first Gathering in CT). I didn't know, but it doesn't surprise me that Campbell got one of them..... |
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Location: Orange County, California | I've played Michael (playadamas) and one other proto. Both were nice enough. Neither were set up like I had the one Beggin' has now.
IMHO this is a historical GC piece that will not soon be forgotten. Please note his biggest fan found the auction. |
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Location: SoCal | I don't think I'm his biggest fan (you should go to his fan's website -- he's considered a god there), nor do I want this guitar. Maybe Bluebird should look at it..... |
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Location: South of most, North of few | You think the guy could have cleaned it up a little for the pictures though. (unless he wanted to keep the Ziggy funk on it.) |
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| eeeeeewwwwwwww |
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Location: Jet City | that's a nasty fretboard. usually I ask people to wash their hands before playing, but maybe the reverse is in order for this one |
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Location: closely held secret | He got it "years ago"? He makes it sound ancient.
These have only been around for what, 3 or 4 years? |
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Location: Jet City | Nice work there Wabbit, youd'a thunk a PI could have caught that.
The story starts to show holes |
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Location: SoCal | Hey, there are already holes in the guitar. I caught it, but people write all kinds of things.... |
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Location: Jet City | From O website...
Looks like Ziggy's playing a Celeb
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Location: closely held secret | 'Course he doesn't say GC, just 'rhinestone cowboy'. |
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Location: SoCal | Man, you guys are picky today....... |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | investigative skills at their finest! |
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Location: SoCal | No, bored out of my mind doing paperwork, at it's worst..... |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | The thing needs a bath...  
I at least dust off a guitar when I list it. He obviously Loves this Guitar! :rolleyes:
He tells you that it is all-acoustic, then tells you how he installed a transducer for Ziggy...
But he does not show the jack.
The fact that he wrote 'black 6 string guitar' on the case doesn't give me alot of faith either.
How many Utes do you have?
Even though he shows that filthy fretboard, he doesn't show you the frets where the wear is...
Except that he is trying to get you with the dubious provenance... (Ziggy and Glen touched it)
it's a $1000 guitar, tops. And that's cuz it's a Ute and could be revitalized. |
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Location: SoCal | I disagree. It's worth what he's asking for it, assuming that everything is what he claims. An hours cleaning and that guitar would be terrific.
I'd buy it except I'm not a Ute fan, but there are a lot of them here.
About 7 years ago, I bought a Country Artist cutaway that was built in 1983, on the 'bay. Looked good in the pics. It was only about 60 miles north of me so I went to pick it up. Looked terrible! Dirty, only a couple of worn strings on it, just miserable. I got it home, cleaned it up, did a set up, restrung it, and it was beautiful! Great guitar. I sold it when I got my 1773LX Custom, but you can see pics of it from European gatherings. It's always in the front row and has the most wonderful piece of wood on the top..... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | This guitar is a bargin.
I've got one of the other acoustic only U681s and they are indeed very special. The protos hjave a different top than the production versions.
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | I also have a Picture of Ziggy Marley playing THIS guitar here in tucson when his was messed up. Another questionable statement.
Ziggy... messed up. ?????? (guffaw) |
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Location: south east Michigan | Originally posted by Gallerinski:
The protos have a different top than the production versions. Do you know what is different about them?? |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | I'll make you a better deal....
My Ute for sale |
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Location: Angoulême - France | I didn't know the story Paul : I love this country artist guitar and especially the so wonderful piece of spruce top !
http://www.ovationtribute.com/Acoustic%20Series/Folklore/1674-4_Cou... |
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| The top on Paul's CA was/is as stunning a piece of wood as I've ever seen. My CA is definitely turning a more golden colour but it's got a long way to go to catch up.
I think it's the Peruvian Red he smokes in his music room that give his guitars that special colour...... |
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Location: SoCal | Remy,
It's good to see the pictures of the guitar. It looked so bad when I picked it up but looked so good when I cleaned it up. While I had it, it begged for gold tuners and they suit it well.
It's one of those guitars that I wish I still had, but my 1773LX Custom suits me so well.
Schro', have you ever seen the guitar in person and played it? Not a great acoustic sound (you don't expect it from an old Country Artist), but a good sound. And an absolute joy to play. A delight for your visual and tactile senses!
I'm hoping it gets played a lot. I know it went to a good home...... |
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Location: Cork, Ireland | Just curious, what's a Ute? |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by sycamore:
Just curious, what's a Ute? Read the first post (mine) in this thrad and look at the link. You'll figure it out.... |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
Originally posted by sycamore:
Just curious, what's a Ute? Read the first post (mine) in this thrad and look at the link. You'll figure it out.... |
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| It's the real name of thripkid. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Originally posted by Weaser P:
Just curious, what's a thrad? One of the Palin children? |
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| We gonna have a fun time bubba :D . |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by Jeff W.:
Originally posted by Weaser P:
Just curious, what's a thrad? One of the Palin children? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | a Notti boy |
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Location: SoCal | The ability of the people on this board (and I include myself) to riff on the totally sublime, is not to be underestimated (or misunderstated if you're from Texas).... |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by cliff:
newcular. We need about a 1/2 dozens of them out on the western plains. |
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by cliff:
newcular. Thank you Dr. McCoy..... |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I love it when people from Jersey make fun of how others talk ... |
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Location: NJ | and that's exactly WHY we do it . . . |
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Location: Keller, TX | I don't have a UTE, but I do have a COOTIE!! |
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| First fred, then cruster and now the doc!
It's almost like old times. Do you want to sell the cootie yet? |
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| That's an Americanism that I do not understand.
However for the right price I'm sure the doc could cure my cooties while selling me his cootie. |
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Location: closely held secret | No doubt.
But is he on the National Health? |
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| In Texas that would be communism. |
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Location: closely held secret | Socialism. Same as it is in England. |
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Location: Keller, TX | In Texas we do have socialized medicine. It's called worker's comp... |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
The ability of the people on this board (and I include myself) to riff on the totally sublime, is not to be underestimated (or misunderstated if you're from Texas).... and still type somewhat coherently while "under the influence"! |
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Location: Keller, TX | Originally posted by schroeder:
First fred, then cruster and now the doc!
It's almost like old times. Do you want to sell the cootie yet? Make me an offer I can't refuse... |
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| $259 and I'll get jeff thrown in jail in the UK. |
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Location: NJ | . . like you could KEEP it from happening . . . |
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