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Location: South of most, North of few | At my house! It showed up today, and Sam's reputation is intact. This guitar (as he calls it a 9.8) would have to still be at the factory for him to consider it a 10. It's in better shape than most all I've seen new at GC, and its almost 25 years old! (can you tell I'm a little excited?) I have to say, Sam was VERY easy to deal with and very patient while I was seesawing back and forth on this purchase. Thanks again Sam, and to everyone else, if this guy has a guitar for sale... JUMP ON IT!! :D |
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Location: Orange County, California | Nice!! |
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Location: closely held secret | How does it sound? |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | They sound kinda_______////))-----((((\\\\\\_______! |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Originally posted by cwk2:
They sound kinda_______////))-----((((\\\\\\_______! Yeah, what Bill said... |
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Location: big island | great, jim. we will plan on seeing it next month in asheville. if you can't make it , just ship the guitar to my hotel. you have the address. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Randy, I don't think this one will be leaving my sight for a while. Which reminds me,...didn't you have one of these at one time? :rolleyes: |
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Location: big island | yup...it's going to thailand soon. there's a soft spot in my heart for the 1537. i really like its looks. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | If I played any part in talking you into it, I am glad to have been of service. I think I'll go home and play mine now, but it's 80 and the golf course is on the way home, so maybe later. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Copy that Mark, I kind of like golf too. And thanks for talking me into this one. I probably wouldn't have bought it if it wasn't for your input. The only bad part is I parted with the 1614 to do it. Speaking of golf, the last time I hit a couple of good balls was when I stepped on a rake. :D |
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Location: Up North | Congratulations Jim.
I had to put my 1537 down for a minute just to add my name to the list.
They are soo_______////))-----((((\\\\\\_______!!!
Waiting for pics of the new (old) baby.
How's it compare to the 1614? I was watching one on the 'bay, but it got away on me when I had visitors show up yesterday. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Man thats a tough one. I think the 1614 was a little brighter, but the biggest thing was the neck width. I got used to the narrower neck, and I was having problems going back and forth between the two. Not having it here now, I can't give you an A-B comparason on sound, but the 1537 feels a lot better to me.
As for pics, you see one, youve seen them all....Actually, I can't get my server to display pictures for some reason. There are pics of it in "guitars for sale" thread in sell/trade from Sam. Trust me, the pictures don't do it justice at all. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | The 1614 and 1537 aren't all that comparable in sound. I like whichever one I'm playing better than the one hanging on the wall. I haven't been able to play both at the same time, but if I do, I'll be able to shut some people up who ask that stupid question, "Why do you need more than one? You can only play one at a time?" Morons. Sorry, Dear. |
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Location: big island | that is why i also play harmonica. so's i can play two instruments at the same time. (actually four, if you count the tambourine strapped to my knee and the bass drum underfoot.) |
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Location: South of most, North of few | That would be a Kodak moment.... |
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Location: big island | a digital kodak moment nowadays!
reminds me of dick van dyke playing the one-man band in mary poppins. he actually did that quite well. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Yeah, I guess the whole apple cart is over now that Phil went digital...
And DVD did most things quite well. A real tallent. Catch him in "Night at the Museum". A real hoot of a movie. |
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Location: big island | speaking of mary poppins, someone posted the "Step in Time" dance sequence backwards. it's a hoot!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX6VCKne1lE
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Location: Slightly northwest of Trader Jim | Glad to hear you recieved your new(old) guitar
in one piece! Sorry to hear you miss your 1614
so much, but at least it's in a good home.
BTW Jim, I think that cleaning and polishing,
and restringing a new(old) guitar is a bonding
kind of thing...you didn't leave me much to do!
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Location: South of most, North of few | Yup. Add the 1614 to the long list of "guitars I should never have sold"
At least I know you gave it a good home and will take care of it.
You're still a guitar thief..... |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Sorry the picture is so big, but I'm still working on this picture thing....
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Location: Up North | They look like brothers from different mothers. |
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Location: closely held secret | Jim, if you're using XP, try this - Image Resizer.
Works with a right click in explorer, gives you options on size and gives you a resized copy so it doesn't mess with the original (unless you tell it to).
Or you could just open it in Paint and use Attributes/Stretch-Skew.
Or you could just post the link to it. |
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Location: South of most, North of few | Yeah, I've got more image software than I know what to do with, but I didn't think I sent it that big to my site in the first place. I'll try to restrain myself from now on. Thanks John |
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Another 1537 sighting
