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Location: Seoul, Korea | Wow, these are stunning guitars! What are the price levels on these guitars as brand new? |
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Location: Bangkok, Thailand | oh . . . my god . . .
They all are beautiful guitars especially the #57. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by STK:
Wow, these are stunning guitars! What are the price levels on these guitars as brand new? New they sold for under $3000. back in the day |
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Location: Seoul, Korea | Dave, back in the day? 10 years ago? Worth every penny for sure just by the look of them. If Sam decided to sell the slothead #57 and kept these two, the sound must be out of this world. Makes me green of envy! |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Sorry, maybe I misunderstood the question. I was saying that these Original Slotheads sold for around $2500-3000. when they were NEW in 1976. |
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Location: Tennessee | Sam, I never get tired of seeing that wooden slothead. It was great following that project, but the end result is beyond what I imagined.
I was saying that these Original Slotheads sold for around $2500-3000. when they were NEW in 1976. Or about the same money as a brand new Pinto. |
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| Hey Sam, Drop in a post a shot of your collection anytime I love looking at those amazing guitars.
I was a day late and a dollar short on this one for sure. That wood body Adamas you built is about the neatest dam guitar ever made BTW.
Randy |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | I think I have first dibs on No. 43 residing in Colorado if it ever leaves his talented hands, provided, of course, that I have a sufficient wad of disposable cash on hand at that time. |
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Location: Atlanta,Ga. | Randy,the wood body adamas is not only a beautiful guitar to look at but simply sounds amazing..I know Ovation(kaman) has the ability to actually build wood guitars.They have the knowledge and resources with takamine and Guild to pull off a adamas style multi-soundhole guitar made of all wood and im sure it would be incredible..Having said that i dont think they will ever do it. They are committed to the plastic back. |
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| I been carving and building with wood for 30 years now Sam, Wanna go into the Guitar building business Sam? I think that's a hell of an idea. It would be one hell of a surprise to the Plastic Bowl Snobs to make a wood body that sounds great.
I always thought that shaping the laminated wood blanks into the roundback design would be the perfect union to an Adamas Carbon Fiber Top.
Once you get a Machine or two tooled up to do the high speed cutting and sanding, the assembly line process should make the creation of the wood blanks from wood already cut to a basic size and glued up in presses cheap enough to do as a production guitar.
I know it would give me horrible GAS to have an Adamas Top (old school) non of the Q crap, married to a beautiful round bowl made from wood. it would still be very durable and if cut correctly it might be lighter weight than the current bowls.
Ahhhhh to dream........ |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Never had the pleasure to play a Goodall but I have heard nothing but praise for them. That one looks fabulous.
And as far as Martins go.....hard to beat a 42 anything and that amberburst is a real beauty. I just love my flamed myrtle OM42. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | One of the attorneys that work in my building custom ordered one and I make a point to go down and strum it every now and again. He's fascinated with my 1537 and the Ute and I'm totally in lust with the Goodall. Just a fabulous guitar. Find one to spend some time with, T. It's well worth the effort. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by Weaser P:
Find one to spend some time with, T. It's well worth the effort. Like I need to find another guitar that might create some GAS......no thanks! I got enough on my plate without more guitars to lust over. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | ...bawk, bawk, bawk... |
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original slothead # 57 back up for sale
