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Location: Jet City | I'm not in league with this guy, but I did buy the first year 1117 Legend/Deluxe Balladeer from him.
THis thing looks sweet! (but a bit pricey)
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Damon , I`m convinced that git. puts out a good sound , but that teardrop sunburst...not my cup o`tea.... :)
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | Originally posted by HumblePie aka Solid Top:
not my cup o`tea.... I must agree! That's a teardrop, not a sunburst... |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | I have to say I think those Martin sunbursts look like spoo. In real life they are very dark as well. Like they were trying to be Gibson. Why not, they've tried to be everything else........ |
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Location: GA USA | I love teardrops, but that one is terrible, and it doesn't match the back. |
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Location: East Tennessee | I like the sunburst on mine. See MusicMishkas post,
Out For Delivery...One last Time! |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I guess I could play it in the closet with the lights out. There's a lot of guitars in this world that look great but sound like crap (I've owned my fair share), but this one is just the other way around. Somebody will love it, just not me. Dave |
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Location: Sunshine State, Australia | Originally posted by 2ifbyC:
I must agree! That's a teardrop, not a sunburst... Looks more like a guitar pick than a teardrop. |
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Location: Nashville TN. | fugly finish |
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Location: Jet City | Man, I figured someone here would like that thing.
I thought it looked cool, but it could be because it looks so different than anything I have.
The more I look at it though, the more I wish there was less black.
I REALLY like that 3 piece back though. |
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Location: Jet City | :rolleyes: Like I'd be buying something like this anyway. If I had this sorta dough, it would be going to Mr Big for an 08 collectors, or that Koa beauty, prolly the 12 fret since it's something I don't have. |
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Location: Tychy, Poland | i think wood on top of this martin had to be very ugly, so they had no other choice but paint it black and leave only part of it in burst.
i wouldn't buy black acoustic in my life. i want to see wood, and with black paint you never see what you get. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Originally posted by LBJ:
i wouldn't buy black acoustic in my life. i want to see wood, and with black paint you never see what you get. A man after my own heart. |
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Location: Midland, MI | Worst. Burst. Ever. Makes me wonder what they're hiding. |
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| Very few guitar makers can do a burst that looks pretty, Ovation being one of them. That has got to be the fugliest burst I've ever seen. If I'd payed for a custom and gotten that I'd have been pissed. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Yep...back is cool but the top sucks!
Collings and Ovations make the best bursts! |
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Location: North Carolina | When I was first started playing back in the early sixties, the cheap imports had certain features like zero frets, white bound fretboards, pearloid tuning knobs and sunburst tops. Consequently , I have an aversion to all of them, despite the fact that all are found on some seriously high end instruments. In fact, I have some of these things on my various guitars - except a sunburst top. |
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Location: GA USA | As far as the teardrop, it gives a definite Gibson look, and I'd say Gibson is the company that has it down perfect. If I were to be really picky, the teardrop on my Balladeer was the least bit lopsided, and Woody's has a bit of a funny look to it too. The VXT teardrops are good, but not much character to them.
I see beautiful bursts (IMHO) on Les Pauls and Strats all the time. |
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