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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Not Me!
I just went looking on their site, and they ain't even got them listed in any way-shape-or-form anymore! :eek:
But Art, ("I am your sales engineer at Sweetwater"), told me that they would get them on May 11th.
I realize that that is Mothers' Day, but that's what he said.
[But my 2058T is on the Truck! :D ] |
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Location: Warren,Pa. | I thought they had 4 of them which sold fast and they ordered another 10. Nobody here got one of those original 4? |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Earlier, (4/24 thread) I mentioned that Art Hill at Sweetwater told me that there was One left of the Ten.
He recommended that I "Tell All My Friends"... So I did.
They are all gone now, but I got one coming...
And so do a few other OFCers. |
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Location: Warren,Pa. | Including me, and I still haven't told my wife.
John <>{ |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | My understanding after speaking with Brian @ SW is that they received one as a 'sample'. They then ordered ten more. Brian said that he was uncertain if any more would be ordered. At that time I was #2 on the list.
I think Brad got the 'sample'... |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Guess who's #1... ;)
I think I remember them saying the 16th of May or so. Not sure. Everybody just relax. They will be here soon enough.
On another note, I just ordered a new Composite Acoustic 7i (GX with an offset sound hole ala Mcpherson) in tobacco burst finish. That one is due in about 6 weeks, hopefully.... |
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Location: ms | That means Traders will be for sale by june 1st.... I hope..... |
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Now realizing I'm less knowledgeable of Acoustic guitars....
Is it really a Koa "Elite T".
Isn't the point of an Elite T that it is a stripped down, painted, Elite. Wouldn't a "Koa" Elite T, then in fact be a stripped down "Elite."
I think I'd rather have one of these..
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Location: SoCal | The few videos of rock stars playing it and the appearance in general...always thought it was supposed to have a "raw", anti-culture image...oh, gentrification marches on; soon to have inlaid abalone? |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Aw... I just got mine for the Contour Bowl. For the same price they threw on a bit of Koa.
I can blame the Trader-Man... I was just trying to get the 2058T 12-string on the cheap, and he says
"Have you seen one of These?!"
Later on in Life, I will take it out in front of people who have never been to the OFC, and they will be impressed! :p
Be nice if it had a VIP, Miles... But!
PS-- Art Hill sez I'm #3! |
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Location: SoCal | Smile, you got a good guitar and a good price. |
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Location: Tennessee | Miles, this particular version under discussion just has a Koa epaulette over the bass side holes. The rest of the guitar is pure T with the texture paint finish, maple neck, etc., including a contour bowl. SlipKid got one a couple of weeks back and posted this picture:
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Location: The Great Pacific Northwest | Thanks stonebobbo.. that makes sense..
An Elite-T with some bling... I can get behind that. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Originally posted by 2ifbyC:
I think Brad got the 'sample'... Not "the" sample but "a" sample.
I found mine right here in town. The Kaman(?) rep was carrying it around with him and Huber-Breese bought it right out of his trunk.
Psst.. hey pal... yeah you, da guy wit da funny lookin' guy on your shirt. Ya wanna buy a guitar outta my trunk? |
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Location: big island | 'scuse me, but you guys in michigan have some real funny lookin' trees. the ones in the foreground have no branches and the ones in the background have no leaves.
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Location: south east Michigan | The leaves came out this week.
I got the itchy eyes to show for it.
The KoaT performed quite well at Folkin' Friday a couple days ago.
Meant to have a couple pictures taken... but forgot camera. Geez... sounds like a Boise excuse.
There was a Roland rep there. Brian & I talked to him for a while. And guess what??? I didn't even get him fired!!
And BTW...
on second thought, I'll start another thread. |
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Location: big island | Originally posted by Slipkid:
The leaves came out this week.
I got the itchy eyes to show for it so, when do the branches come out, and what will happen to you to show for it then? |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by Slipkid:
Not "the" sample but "a" sample. Ah ha, so there's at least a dozen...
Thanx for the correction!  |
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Location: south east Michigan | Not braches... ropes. Then the ropes latch on to boats that drift by. |
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Location: big island | are drifting boats a frequent problem on this canal? |
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Location: south east Michigan | Does a chicken have lips???
And just a reminder guys... My KoaT is not a contour bowl. But I still just HAD to have it. |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | That makes yours more Unique. |
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Location: big island | the textured top on these elite T's offer a very nice sounding brush percussion that i get by extending my fingertips to make contact with the top while strumming. sounds quite nice with certain strum styles. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Ah, the old washboard technique. :D |
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Location: Tampa, FL | I ordered mine a couple weeks ago, and a guy called saying that I was number 11 on the list, and they were only expecting 10 more before production ended. Here's hoping that a credit card doesn't go through.
And this sucks, because I was getting it as my guitar for the rest of my life, as a gift for my graduation. Damn.
Does anyone know where I could get something to attach to the guitar like the Koa if I have to buy a non-SW 2078T?
Thanks. |
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Location: south east Michigan | Paravillintiniay,
Easy does it. If it turns out that you do miss out on this one, the next "can't pass it up" type of deal is right around the corner.
Stick around here... keep your ears to the ground, and I'm sure something will come up that will be just as cool.
And if nobody else has said it yet, welcome.
P.S.
Your name is really, really hard to type.
If you keep it the same, expect to be reffered to with some kind of nick-name real soon. |
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Location: big island | Originally posted by Paravillintiniay:
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Does anyone know where I could get something to attach to the guitar like the Koa if I have to buy a non-SW 2078T?
Thanks. well...i am not sure if it's gonna work or how it's gonna look, but i have one of these on the way. i think the abalone will look nice against the black top. i don't really want to just glue it on, so i may get inventive with my dremel and inlay the epaulet, if possible. i'll keep everyone posted. |
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Location: Jet City | You're a brave man randy. Last time I used a dremel on a guitar, it was a disaster.
good luck. |
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Location: Tennessee | I was thinking that one of the MOP ones from the Melissa guitar would look real nice on the black, especially if you put the pearl tuner buttons on. I wonder if the factory would sell one?
As for me and a dremel ... NFW. |
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Location: Warren,Pa. | If I were gonna apply those Abalone eppies (one in this case) I would use black caulk/adhesive and tool it smoothly around the edges as it oozes out. I think it would look great added to a regular Elite T . |
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Location: big island | Originally posted by bauerhillboy:
If I were gonna apply those Abalone eppies (one in this case) I would use black caulk/adhesive and tool it smoothly around the edges as it oozes out. I think it would look great added to a regular Elite T . john,
i've considered that option also. it will be best to decide once i have it in hand. i'm hoping they've got the holes aligned properly...
and i want to maintain the top's vibration as much as possible. |
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Location: south east Michigan | I wonder if the guys at the Mothership are...
A) Scratching their head in disbelief over the response to the KoaT
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B) Wondering how many more EliteTs they would have sold if they had done this two years ago. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by Slipkid:
I wonder... Sales = right hand
Production = left hand
Crystal ball twix the two = "low battery" |
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Location: Tampa, FL | Yeah, I expect to be called Para or Paravill.
It always happens. |
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