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Location: Newington, CT | Originally posted by Damon67:
I was playing the solo to Revelation Mother Earth (Blizzard of Ozz album). I'm not responsible for any facial expressions that are made while playing (especially while attempting a RR solo) Good stuff! No matter what, you DEFINITELY appear to be enjoying yourself! |
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| jeff's custom ute twins.
texas doc's custom ute (which he sold I think). Are you still out there Tom? |
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Location: Texas | 1935 Martin D-28 owned by Tony Rice
1924 Gibson L-5 signed by Lloyd Loar
and a few others... |
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Location: Flahdaw | I started this thread because I've never had a guitar absolutely kill me yet....one that ate at me and had to figure out a way to buy it. I've played some super nice gits, most notably...
2009c Adamas- g8r
Takamine EF75-g8r
Collings something- Beal
Merrill something- Beal & g8r
Martin something- Bluessailer
Adamas 1680- Iffy
McPherson something
even my own Everett Celona
but after all these years of playing, I haven't played "the one" yet. Hopefully I will someday, and hopefully I'll know it when I play it. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | If I had noticed the emphasis on "the one" guitar, instead of trying to think of "the best" guitar, I may not have responded. I didn't think of this thread in the sense of the holy grail of guitars, which may be an appropriate analogy. I think Stephent28 may have been looking for "the one" guitar a few years ago. You might see how that turned out, but I never found one that told me I could sell what I had, buy it and be happy with it and only it for life. I don't expect that guitar exists, just as I don't expect that the holy grail will be found.
BTW, I tried many of Stephen's guitars and "the one" I came home with was the 47RI and it wasn't just because it was the one for sale. It spoke to me better than his other guitars did. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | Originally posted by Mark in Boise:
BTW, I tried many of Stephen's guitars and "the one" I came home with was the 47RI and it wasn't just because it was the one for sale. It spoke to me better than his other guitars did. That's cause they weren't for sale and I told them all to either be silent or whisper quietly! |
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Location: Newington, CT | Originally posted by dark bar:
I started this thread because I've never had a guitar absolutely kill me yet....one that ate at me and had to figure out a way to buy it. I've played some super nice gits, most notably...
2009c Adamas- g8r
Takamine EF75-g8r
Collings something- Beal
Merrill something- Beal & g8r
Martin something- Bluessailer
Adamas 1680- Iffy
McPherson something
even my own Everett Celona
but after all these years of playing, I haven't played "the one" yet. Hopefully I will someday, and hopefully I'll know it when I play it. I wonder if there even IS a "The One."
That Martin that I mentioned above just grabbed me and shook me up and down violently (much to the chagrin of the store personnel), but I managed to resist the temptation...Just didn't have the money at the time. However, when I pick up one of my 2080's, that same deep-down-to-the-core thrill still hits me. It hits me when I pick up the FD-14 after a layoff, or the Gretsch 6117, or the OFC II, or the MERB, or the '07 collector's, or the Classical.
I think that even if I were to find "The One" (I believe that Gallerinski owns it -- the wideneck OFC II), I'd STILL experience at least a little "The One fatigue" after playing it exclusively for some weeks, and I'd go back to one of the OTHER aforementioned "Ones." So, my theory is that "The One" is only "The One" for the moment. Then, moods, seasons and time pass, and the moment recedes into the mist. After that, you go find the other "One." Or even "Another One." |
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Location: Flahdaw | I think it was misinterpreted....by "the one" I only meant that you played it and then HAD to have it....couldn't get it out of your mind. I didn't mean to imply that it would be the last and only guitar you would ever want to play for eternity.
I have just never played a guitar that hit me sooooo hard that I then HAD to figure out a way to buy it. |
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Location: Newington, CT | Got it. Then, I guess that Martin must qualify, because I STILL pine for it, and I STILL intend to put a savings plan in place to acquire one like it. (Daddy's sold it in pretty short order.) |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Alan, is this the Martin you are talking about ?
http://www.elderly.com/new_instruments/items/DX175.htm |
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Location: Utah | Right now I would say that I have The Ones. The 2080 was something I lusted over for a year or so. The Hamer Newport was calling me for a while, too, before I broke down and bought one. Then I played Karen's Patriot at the Hot Springs jam last summer. That guitar called on me so strongly that finally I got on an airplane a few weeks ago and went to South Dakota to pick it up in person! The Viper fills the solid body single coil pickup category very nicely.
The One That Got Away was the 2007C. As much as I really loved that guitar, it was redundant with the 2080. Yes, I think the 2007C is 99% that good to be comparable. I just didn't have a need or use for two guitars of that category. |
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Location: Newington, CT | That's the one. Gorgeous sound! |
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Location: Flahdaw | Sorry, but that is ugly. I just don't like men's faces painted on my guitars. It looks like a dime store souvenir guitar. |
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Location: Newington, CT | I admit it's ugly to look at, but close your eyes and listen to it, and all that ugliness just falls away. Assuming, of course, it's in the hands of a good guitarist... |
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Location: south east Michigan | I've heard tell that applying images to the top of a guitar can vastly improve it's tone. That of course depends on how well the image is applied and what the image depics. |
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Location: closely held secret | They tell you what everything's made of except the top. Laminate? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Originally posted by AlanM:
I admit it's ugly to look at, but close your eyes and listen to it, and all that ugliness just falls away. Assuming, of course, it's in the hands of a good guitarist... That may be the key, who is playing it. The DX175 is a high pressure laminate patterned to look like wood. It's one of their least expensive guitars and by all predictions should sound like shit. But in the hands of a maestro who knows ... |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | DB, the Collings something you refer to is the D42varnish, the same that Bobbo and Temp liked.
The Merrill something is the coco28. |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | I don't really know if there is just ONE guitar that has it all for me. I like a bit of sound variety in my life, sometimes I like it bold and deep and sometimes light and airey (sp?)depending on what mood I'm in at the time. And of course they all seem to play differently also. If I WERE to find "The One" that could do everything I want it to, I'd sell all my guitars and buy that one ... in the mean time I'll just have to be a guitar slut.(Sorry if anyone is offended, but I couldn't think of another word) |
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Location: Newington, CT | Originally posted by Gallerinski:
Originally posted by AlanM:
I admit it's ugly to look at, but close your eyes and listen to it, and all that ugliness just falls away. Assuming, of course, it's in the hands of a good guitarist... That may be the key, who is playing it. The DX175 is a high pressure laminate patterned to look like wood. It's one of their least expensive guitars and by all predictions should sound like shit. But in the hands of a maestro who knows ...
I CAN vouch for the fact that it sounds REALLY nice. Definitely a high-end sound. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Musicians Friend has them new for 699. right now if you still want one. |
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Location: Newington, CT | Originally posted by Gallerinski:
Musicians Friend has them new for 699. right now if you still want one. Thanks, Dave! I also found them for $550...I might spring for one. |
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Location: Colorado | Ditto on Beal's -28, Merrill, and the varnished Collings...I like Beal's 1537 proto too. Thanks Flysig for the nod to #43....it really sustains and jangles well. On a side bar - I sat down in a Guitar Center a couple years ago - they had a used Don McLean model Martin - on that day - in that room - with me playing it - it was one of the best sounding - not playing - instruments I've held in my hands...on that one they got it right....didn't have the 5k handy to buy it. |
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Location: Nahant, MA | The best guitar ever was the first one my parents bought me back in 1971...It was a no-name nylon string we got in Venezuela where we were living at the time. I had been learning on my mother's old "student" steel string and this was just the best birthday present ever. Someone swiped it during a break at the first coffee house I played a few years later, and it was recovered with some pretty big damage. I've had others since but none ever sounded as good or meant as much, at least in my memory. |
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Location: Munich, Germany | Kurt's JL3.
Hey, wait, this one already belongs to me. Good, then Kurt's 1187-7 RI. Ah, damn, already one of those i already have. Then i take Kurt's JCC35.
To bad - all the guitars I always wanted are already here. And These sound fabulous!
Have a happy New Year,
Kurt |
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