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Location: Warren,Pa. | Here's my story...and some questions. I sold my '02 CL12 to Lisa. I needed something with an easier neck to accomadate my increasingly arthritic left hand. So I got my 6778 LX NEB. Nice guitar, easier for me to play; however, as time passed I longed for that 12string sound. So I got this '79 PM on ebay last week. $300, acoustic only, and (I'm told) in mint condition. It won't be my main guitar, but I can curl up on the couch with it. So...Questions:This is a 12fret slothead non-cutaway deep bowl. Is this gonna sound like a whole different world compared to my other 12string? Is the PM gonna have an injection-moulded bowl or an earlier-technology bowl...and does that make a difference in the sound? And finally..Cliff, what exactly do you mean by the neck being "less precise" furthur up? |
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Location: Upper Left USA | Pacemakers are "the" best bargain on the internet. The neck is most assuredly "Ovation" which means consistent and playable to me. When I sold mine and went "up" to a CL I gained articulation but lost the Chorus that the CL gave.
For the living room or church with 100 listeners the pacemaker will leave a great impression.
I now play a smoove top Adamas which combines the articulation with a chorus if I can learn to work it right.
If you don't like the PM then give me a call! I am feeling reminiscent and GASsy all of a sudden. |
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Location: NJ | I was referring to the particular Pacemaker that I have. For all intents and purposes, it's probably a candidate for a neck reset. The precious owner cut twelve "V"-shaped notches in the top of the saddle to get the action really low. So low in fact, that there was NO break-angle on the saddle. Master Keller provided me a new saddle, which I shaved from the bottom and lowered the action to where it's still got a decent angle and I can at least play 5th position chords comfortably. The action on my s/b Legend -12 is like an electric. Works well for gigs. The Pacemaker sounds really nice though. |
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Location: closely held secret | Cliff, after what he did to the bridge, it's touching that you still refer to the previous owner as 'precious'. |
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Location: NJ | well, . . . he was certainly a "treasure" . . . I hope he was buried nice and deep . . . . |
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Location: Keller, TX | I was a little worried for a minute. I read the thread topic and thought something else was happening. Occupational hazzard. |
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Location: Warren,Pa. | It's a fitting name for a nice guitar...considering the average age of the people on this board. |
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Pacemaker arriving Tuesday