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Location: 6 String Ranch | This is a great guitar and I love it.
But it's the 7th or so great dreadnaught I have and isn't and won't get played enough to justify it. The 39 D-18, Opry, BG, 45th, Merrill-45 and Collings-42BAV are in front of it.
It has all the case candy and is in new condition except it doesn't have the pickguard protector. The back and sides were hand rubbed and polished to bring them up from dead flat to about 75% shine by a professional luthier. The grain is stunning. No I don't have pictures but trust me on this one.
I'm thinking $2300 +shipping. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | TJ...sell the CEO and grab this one. Killa! |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Don't think the CEO is going anywhere, and I'm out of $$.
signed, the poor trader
P.S. donations accepted... |
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Location: South of most, North of few | OK, anybody have a picture of one of these? |
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Location: Cincinnati | Originally posted by Trader Jim:
OK, anybody have a picture of one of these? that didn't take long. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Just lookin' |
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Location: Cincinnati | nothing wrong with that. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Nice score Jack! ;) |
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Location: Cincinnati | Thanks, Jim. And thanks, Beal. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by Trader Jim:
OK, anybody have a picture of one of these? You need the Takamine Book.
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Location: South of most, North of few | Thanks Dave! Does look tempting. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | It's the back and sides that are the real lookers.
I've had one strong expression of interest that should solidify in a week or two. In the mean time he said leave the door open for others. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | TJ....in another thread on the Tak board I believe Beal said that acoustically this was better than his EF75.
If that doesn't convince you to jump on it, nothing will! |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Stephen, you know how tight I get when the price goes north of 2k. (NB?)
I'm not exactly a bottom feeder, but I don't hit the top water plugs like you guys do either. More of a middle murky feeder.
All I need is a sponsor. Stephen? :D |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | TJ, you might be shocked by the quality jump that you get once you break that 2K barrier (Taylors excluded!)
I have concluded through my own buying and selling that there is a significant difference once you get in that 2-4K range that quickly starts to diminish again once above that point! |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Didn't the 40th retail for about $4500 - 5000? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I think the List was 4500. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | somewhere around there.
How about a gold top duo-tone, the first version with the three round sound holes? Or a Flying A in red? |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Originally posted by Mauvais Beal:
How about a gold top duo-tone, the first version with the three round sound holes? Or a Flying A in red? Lookin' or offrin'? |
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Location: Cincinnati | Pardon my ignorance, but what is a "Flying A"? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | It's a flying V, but that name was already taken. And it's acoustic. And you can only play standing up. And it's red.
I played it. Sort of a stupid idea for an acoustic guitar and it sounded kinda crappy. But it's certainly unique and collectable.
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Location: South of most, North of few | Originally posted by stephent28:
TJ, you might be shocked by the quality jump that you get once you break that 2K barrier (Taylors excluded!)
I have concluded through my own buying and selling that there is a significant difference once you get in that 2-4K range that quickly starts to diminish again once above that point! I know the cosmetic quality does get better in the upper stratosphere, but as far as sound (again to my aging ears) it would be very hard to beat the CEO. I drove to the other coast of Fl to buy a Collings OM, with full expectations of spending 3k for it and took the Martin with me just to compare. I played the Collings, then a Bourgeois OM, then a Weber roundbody all in the same price range, and ended up taking home a Martin 000 17S instead. The guy selling all those was keeping one guitar on the wall.... a Martin OM that he said he would never part with. Maybe I'm just attuned to the Martin sound, but for a wood box, the two I have do it for me. I've had a couple Martins that didn't sound good to me at all, but the ones I have now are VERY special. I would love to have the Tak, but it's a little outside my range right now. |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | A blue Flying A
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Location: South of most, North of few | Wease, sorry, but that is about the most butt ugly thing I have seen. |
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Location: East Tennessee | Originally posted by Trader Jim:
Wease, sorry, but that is about the most butt ugly thing I have seen. +1. Sorry Weaser. |
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Location: Bluffton, SC | I didn't buy it, guys, I just found a pic for all of youse so no apologies necessary.
And I couldn't agree more (although we all know that being butt ugly doesn't mean it's not collectible and that's probably why Beal has one). |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Well, one plus, it won't fall over if you lean it against a wall. |
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Location: Budd Lake, NJ | Anyone who knows me knows that turquoise blue is absolutely my most favorite color--but that poor thing, well, I'm not so sure any other color would help it out much, either......
My shoulder precludes being tempted by anything deeper than a shallow bowl. (Sigh.)
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Location: ms | I played one of them there flying Vs years ago. It sounded really good but hard to play sitting down. |
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Location: Cincinnati | heavy metal acoustic? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by Trader Jim:
... but as far as sound (again to my aging ears) it would be very hard to beat the CEO. Ditto that. The CEO is one amazing sounding guitar. It's the first non-ovation that I ever wanted and when I went back the next day with cash in hand it was gone. I was bummed.
Those 12 fret dreads have a tone all to themselves. It's not exactly dread-like, in the traditional sense. Not as much upper end. It's more like an OM guitar with a stick of dynamite up its arse.
Back to the Tak40th. I'm sure it's a stunning guitar right in the league of the 45th, Opry and the Bluegrasser. You absolutely freaking could not go wrong with this one.
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Location: 6 String Ranch | The Flying A is much prettier in RED.
Really, it is.
Yeah, this and the gold top could go, that's why I mentioned it. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Beal, what do you want for the Duotone? I'm not interested, but I saw one of the 3 holes at Gc tonight. It's been there over a year. I rarely spend time looking in their electric section, but it was across from where they had the VXT on clearance. |
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Location: SoCal | 40th will be coming to San Diego...
I keep saying NO MORE WOOD BOXES.
However, note that I haven't been selling the round backs...spent some time last night with the 1718-X prototype and the pre-production 1537 - both from Bill a couple of years ago.
Figured binging on guitars is better than chocolate. The other excuse is that I celebrate two birthdays a year...my birthday in August and the Marine Corps Birthday (Nov 10th, 233 years of service).
By the way, my annual pitch for Toys for Tots!! |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Tony, now you need to concentrate on filling that niche between a dread and a parlor :rolleyes: . |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Semper Fi Tony! I was wondering how you've been doing as I hadn't seen you posting lately (like me probably busy, lol). Congrats on a great Tak get...I was able to get a nice Patriot so the Marines are still doing well...Enjoy! |
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| Congrats Tony. Can't think of a better home for that guitar. |
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Location: SoCal | Hopefully, the 40th will be here tomorrow. Figured the 233rd birthday (Nov 10th) of the Marine Corps was a good justification.
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Location: SoCal | Got it in after 6pm this evening...packed with foam peanuts (even included a couple of real peanut shells).
Best wood box I could compare it with is the Martin HD28-VS. Wow!! Bill has never steered me wrong. Amazing. :eek: :D :D :eek: |
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