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Location: Nashville, TN | the strings that go over the body give an incredible looonnng sustain..you'd be amazed..I was...the guitar is not loud (like a Martin, but does have the zing like a Taylor) records very well...Dan |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Zing, that's important. |
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Location: NJ | s'gotta have Zing. |
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Location: CT | Too much string. I'd be tempted to start plucking the top of the guitar. |
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Location: East Tennessee | It has a "Lateral Compression Sound Board" and a "Torque Reducing Split Bridge". :confused:
Certainly is different. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | lotta marketing rhetoric. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | I know it looks like a gimmick ... but ...
I've played these guitars (not these exact guitars, but other bab's) and they are excellent. Plus they're made in New York. I was really surprised by how well they sounded. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Actually, they are made in Indonesia; web site says so...the handmade models are made by Babicz himself in his shop: they go for over 6 grand...the regular lines are imported. I am sure they are very nice guitars; the technology is first rate and the feedback from owners/players is excellent! |
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Location: Tychy, Poland | maybe i'm an ignorant, but i don't believe in all that "string thru body" thing in guitars (electric and acoustic). I don't see how it could improove sustain, because (from what i see) string is vibrating in area between nut and bridge, and after the saddles strings are still. and i don't see how they could improve sustain. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Oh well, a few years ago, jeff carano, the vice president, let me try some of the company's guitars. I don't if he's still there.
Let me rephrase my prior statement ...
Babicz is a New York company that used to make all their guitars in upstate New York (the last I knew) and now I suppose most of their product is made in indonesia. As of four years ago, when I played the guitars, they were first class. And given the strange design, sounded great. |
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Location: Nashville, TN | Bump..This is still available..my buyer got into a financial quagmire & needed to bail :-) Dan |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | hate it when that happens.
I've not heard anything bad about these guitars, just that they look a little strange.
Someone should grab it......... |
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Location: Orlando, FL | Always thought these were very interesting guitars. I'd love to try one sometime.
Good luck with the sale. I think someone here should help a brother out and buy this. See, I'm good at spending other peoples money! |
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Babicz "Top of the Line" sale trade?
