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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
I started this thread, so I'll make a final comment on it. 87 C's are great guitars. I just got done playing mine in the start up session of our Friday nite jam. Along with my guitar, there was a Collings dreadnaught, a D-28, and a Takamine D size cutaway. To be honest, I preferred the sound of my 87 C. Those are great guitars..... Always good for the wallet when we like our own guitars best.
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Played mine last night, too, after looking for the COA. Great guitars. I'll have to get another one when I give this one to my daughter in 4 years. I bet a grand won't get one then. |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | ...not that there's anything wrong with that. :p |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Mine gets its public debut tonight at a Christian coffee house in Poughkeepsie. I tested its pre-amp last night, and knowing the previous owner, I bet that's the first time it's ever been plugged in. :eek:
Ohhhh...she's a-nice! :cool: |
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Location: SoCal | Well, let us know how you and your 87 did..... |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | I'm guessing: just great! :D |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
Well, let us know how you and your 87 did..... Wow! I mean...WOW! What a guitar! :D Last night was a solo gig and she sounded great, but at church this morning I lead a choir with drums, electric bass, a 12-string and two flutes, not to mention vocals. The 87C easily punched through all of that sound, so no one had any trouble following my lead. (It bears mentioning that this is a small church without monitors. We often have trouble hearing each other when we're playing flat out. But not today.) This lady is everything you've ever heard about her! When I opened the case, the bass player just stared at it for a full minute before asking about it. His eyes got even brighter when I told him to play it for a few minutes while I tuned and checked my 12-string. This beauty demands attention with both her looks and her voice.
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Location: SoCal | Originally posted by Patch:
Originally posted by moody, p.i.:
Well, let us know how you and your 87 did..... Or am I gushing too much? :p :cool: |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | BTW, while rummaging online tonight, I found a BLACK 87C for sale. Pricey but fair I think, if it's in good shape. Here's a link:
Black 87C
I'd buy it if I could, but I need to do some horsetrading for a while before I do any more keeping. |
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Location: SoCal | For whatever reason, that's not the original bridge..... |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | He also has it listed as a custom legend :rolleyes: :confused: |
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Location: Steeler Nation, Hudson Valley Contingent | Originally posted by Phil Wong:
He also has it listed as a custom legend :rolleyes: :confused: I noticed that too. :) But I try to cut large dealers a little slack regarding details. I figure the guitar's probably older than the guy who posted the ad, so like many of his contemporaries, he made an assumption. :D I've noticed some fantastic misperceptions on the Guitar Center web site. |
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Location: Rego Park, NY, | Patch,
Tell him is an Applause and you'll take it of his hands for $100 Shipped ;) |
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Location: SoCal | As to the '87C case...just got word from an impeccable source that the '87C was shipped in a black case. They had changed from brown to black by '87. |
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Location: Carle Place, NY | I have an '85 Custom Balladeer 1755 that I know came with the the original case which is black. |
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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains | Looks like the original carved bridge has been replaced... |
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87 Collectors on the 'bay
