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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Originally posted by cliff:
Phil(SleepyEyes) has one just like Mike's which is absolutely STUNNING!!!
I've heard/played a bunch of these, but for some reason, Phil's guitar is just "head & shoulder above the pack".
It's one of those odd instances where one particular instrument just has "IT" . . . What are the odds that two guys name Phil have guitars that have "IT", Phil's Adamas 1688-5 12 string and my Elite 1778T Red Flame? :cool: :) :D |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
Brad, your welcome.
So now I'm bald and play Beatles music and love the Who! :eek:
on 2nd thought.....that does sound just like me :cool: |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Hair today...Gone tomorrow! |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Well, I played the 1688 in church today: just one song (Come Home Running - Chris Tomlin) but I did it in both churches: I couldn't get sound plugged in so I just played acoustically...Went over very well and I gor a very nice audience reaction from the second church in particular...they are the more outgoing , musical congregation...
So I got home, took the access panel off of the back, removed the input jack and found the problem...the ground was not soldered; also, someone had years ago evidently cut the input wires from the tuner for some unknown reason and then soldered them and put black electrician tape around the "repair". So, I got out my stuff and put it back as original with the soldering gun...works great now and looks like it is supposed to. I am really happy with the tone and it plays effortlessly. I have a new strap button spider nut coming from the mothership as well as a replacement pickup: the original was notched with w/string groves at some point... several are quite deep so this should improve the sound and put it back to nearly 100% as it came from the factory. At some point I may send it in to have the fingering marks removed from the fret board but not anytime soon...I am too busy playing it!
And I realize I have been remiss in failing to thank Wabbit for alerting me to the Craig’s List ad for this guitar...Thanks my friend! I appreciate it! |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | wires from the tuner for some unknown reason Actually there is no tuner...I meant to say the wire from the input jack was cut...obviously, I am tired...its been a long week! |
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Location: closely held secret | You are very welcome, Mike! It sounds like a wonderful guitar!
(and I hope to play it next March! :D ) |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | You are most welcome to do that! It should be a gas! |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | I received the new pickup and spyder nuts for the strap button yesterday and installed same...the old p/u had string slots filed in it and made the string height off by quite a bit. Simple R&R and it good to go...I just lofe this guitar...ok, its an inamimate object...but its just way cool...I'm thinking you'll all agree this is a great sounding 1688...And I'll post a sound bite just as soon as I get the studio up and running...stay tuned! |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | SP: inanimate
Would a spell check be too difficult? (just wondering)
;) :p |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | I just lofe this guitar oh C^*P...I give up! |
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Location: SoCal | You know, I should probably confess here and now that I lied when I said that these were good guitars. In reality, they're not very good and I actually play Taylo..aug...aug.... I can't say it even to make a joke.
1688's rule and that's the bottom line. |
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1688-5 in the House!
