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Location: Phoenix AZ | Upon getting our U681's last year I know a few of us immediately concluded that a 12-string version, 12 fret slothead would be the cats meow and a perfect companion for the 6 string. Some day ...
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Location: East Tennessee | Dave,
Check with Al at lost Art/Vintage Instruments.
I saw a blurb on one Ovation will be producing next Year. :cool: :cool: :cool: |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | mmmmmmmmm, twelve string slotheeeeead
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| You actually play like a man with 3 fingers.
Read al's newsletter. He's actually selling these yucky things. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Call me, "Django" |
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Location: closely held secret | More like, "Djangly" |
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| Much more like Djerk. (A well known Dutch picker) |
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Location: NJ | Djaggoff |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Djamn Straight |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | I saw that....Cliff did a great mock-up for us to drool over. Unfortunately for me, I have to decide if it is in the cards or not. Six months ago, my order would have already been placed.
But now.....I have a 1688 (Big Blue Adamas 1), my Baxendale custom 12 fret cutaway slothead 12 string and my soon to be delivered 2080D baritone 12 string.
With the exception of Tony and a few others, does anyone REALLY NEED FOUR 12-string guitars?
Gonna have to mull this one over pretty hard! |
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Location: NJ | Al;
Can you post that on your webpage (for those who don't receive the newsletter)?? |
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Location: NJ | cliff, working on it. or should I say the webmaster is |
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Location: East Tennessee | Originally posted by stephent28:
With the exception of Tony and a few others, does anyone REALLY NEED FOUR 12-string guitars?
I have three 12 strings now. If anyone comes up with a good reason to have four,( A reason my wife will buy), AND the cash, I think this would be a killer Guitar. :cool: |
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Location: SoCal | NEED four 12 strings??? What the heck does "need" have to do with it?
This ought to be a killer 12 string!
Anybody notice that the mock up Clifford did (which looks great by the way) has old style Kluson tuners on it? |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | I hardly ever play the one I have. When I upgraded, I sold the Applause 12. That's one area where I don't feel the need for more than one Ovation. I'd probably even get another Ovation solidbody before I got another 12 string. |
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Location: SoCal | 12's are great. I've got Big Blue (Adamas I 12), a Preacher 12, and a 1969 GC 12 string that should be back from the factory in a few weeks with a whole new body (and lease on life). Everybody should own a few 12's. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Damn Paul, I forgot about the Ibanez Doubleneck and the Deacon 12. Now I have 5 12-strings.
Does anybody other than Tony and a few others REALLY NEED to have 6 or more 12-strings? :rolleyes:
I agree tho....this one that Al is offering will be a killa.....and I am really thinking about it seriously! |
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Location: Birmingham, AL | Yeah, what's so bad about 12 strings? I have a 81 Custom legend 12, a Guild G312 and an Aria Pro II 12 string D41 knock off. And I play 'em all, and love it. 12 string players have twice the fun! |
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Location: closely held secret | True. But this is as close as we can get. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Can you even imagine all of these poeople in one room?
Oh wait...the Tour! |
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Location: Cicero, NY | By the way, that 12 string Ute could potentially rivel #54 and JW's custom Ute as the most popular guitars at the '07 Tour. |
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Location: SoCal | Boy Weas, I think you may have hit the nail with your head on that one...... |
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Location: NJ | It's always good t'have yet another guitar t'pass around in the Hotel . . .
. . the livers will be most thankful. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Gee, used to be, it was my dogs, now it's my guitars that are more popular than me... <<<>>>
let's not forget the 47's.... |
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Location: closely held secret | ...and let's not forget the dogs. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | and let's not forget the owner of the dogs. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Would this 12 even be available by the Tour? |
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Location: Cicero, NY | You may have to show to find out, T. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by stephent28:
With the exception of Tony and a few others, does anyone REALLY NEED FOUR 12-string guitars? YES. You never know when you are going to have company. And NO, that's not an open invitation.
My order has been placed. This will be the 5th 12-string in the house (GCSB, A1, A2, Hurricane). At one time I had 8 twelvers so I still consider this reasonable. Current conditions permit me to do it so damn it I'm doing it. Things could change in the future. The good news is that this is a HELL OF A DEAL (can't quote price here) and for not much more than an LX12 or a ME12 you get a 12 fret slothead UTE loaded with and extra set of strings. DAMN! I'm sure we'll never lose money on this one.
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by alpep:
cliff, working on it. or should I say the webmaster is Seems to be working. Dave |
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Location: Tidal Mudflats of Virginia | How did I miss this thread??? |
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Location: East Tennessee | Originally posted by Aloha_Tim:
How did I miss this thread??? Snooze You Lose.
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Location: Lakewood, Ohio | I seem to recall either Stephen Stills or David Stills had a custom made D-28 (or maybe D-45) with an aftermarket 12 string neck added, which Martin eventually put into production. Im sure some clever luthier here could aftermarket a neck onto a U 681. |
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Location: Lakewood, Ohio | Oops, I meant David CROSBY. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I'm pretty sure a 12string Ute was on the radar... |
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Location: Cicero, NY | Seriously, I cannot imagine what that would sound like. You would have to be in the next room, or the same room if you were in an auditorium, to appreciate it. It would almost have to be a cutaway for liability purposes, wouldn't it? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by Todd:
Im sure some clever luthier here could aftermarket a neck onto a U 681. Yeah, but why bother when you can just buy it that way as a 12-string to begin with.
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Location: Lakewood, Ohio | I guess because you emulate Clarence White and put a Guild (or was it Gretch?) neck on, like he did with his now iconic, oversized soundhole Matin D-28. Its curious that in the Martin catalogue/literature that they never show the heastock of his modified guitar when they have one of his vintage photos. |
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ADAMAS U681 SLOTHEAD 12 STRING