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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Good Luck Jack! I have one of those and it has an unbelievable booming sound. Every time I have played it in public or concerts i have had all kinds of people comment on how cool it looks and how great it sounds (despite my playing). $800 is a STEAL! Looking at the pictures I would say the fretboard just needs a good cleaning with woodsoap and re-oiling. Slap a set of medium strings on it and you are gonna be amazed! |
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Location: Cincinnati | thanks, Vince. I was thinking (hoping) the same thing about the fretboard. hopefully that booming sound will cover up my mistakes. I've only been playing about 8 months.
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | ...Jack, did ya get it? |
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Location: closely held secret | Heard from the seller - somebody got it.
That's one less temptation today. |
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Location: Cincinnati | no, I didn't get it. I told him this morning I wanted to buy it. I just got back from a stress test and he said there was a bidding war on it. the price was higher than he had it listed for. someone on the East Coast bought it. I'm trying to find out what it went for. I'll just have to keep looking. I do appreciate everyone's help.
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Dam. I should have just bought it the other night, then sold it when my wife complained. |
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Location: Cincinnati | he sold it for $1k. Trader Jim probably bought it but hasn't told anyone. |
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Location: closely held secret | I seriously thought about buying it to resell night before last. Just didn't have time to run around dealing with it. |
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Location: Cincinnati | unfortunately I don't have the knowledge of the models and values to immediately move on a deal like that one. that's one of the reasons I joined the OFC. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Dawg, next time something comes up, try putting the model number or name into a search of the For Sale section and General section of this board. I apologize if I started the feeding frenzy. I wonder how many points I could have gained with SWMBO if I had bought it and sold it for more than I paid for it. |
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Location: Cincinnati | Thanks, Mark. I've done that, but since I found out about the 1581 in this thread, I was waiting to see if someone here who had already contacted the seller was going to buy it. I thought Wabbit was going to buy it until he said for someone else to buy it. That's just the way I work.
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Location: closely held secret | Sorry, Jack. The best rule of thumb is, if you want something, go for it. There's lots of guitars out there, sooner or later everyone gets what they're looking for.
If I plan (or hope) to buy something, I either would have said so (confidence) or said nothing (stealth).
And in this case it would have been gone, as I only live about an hour from the seller! |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | sneaky wabbit |
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Location: closely held secret | If I was that sneaky, I would have grabbed it. I like the single-side eppis but prefer the Optima on my 96 over the OP24.
In retrospect, I probably should have have got it. It was only $50 more than I paid for mine... :D |
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Location: Cincinnati | no reason to be sorry, Wabbit. I'm new here and didn't want to step on any wabbit feet. you should have driven over and picked it up. then you could have dropped it off at the UPS store for me afterwards. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | We have many lurkers for everyone who posts, so you better figure that once something gets posted here, there are several lurkers watching it. Some people check out Craigslist and ebay everyday, too. Heaven forbid. |
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Adamas 1581 $800 on Portland Craigslist
