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Location: southeast michigan | Hi Folks, Just a short heads up and a quick question. Elderly's in Lansing, Mi. added a 1991 Collectors Model to their used inventory, the price looks good, and the photos of the guitar are very flattering. Does anybody here have any experience with this model? I already have a 1869 Custom Legend, But I'd like some input from you folks before I start pestering SWMBO. Thanx in advance |
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Location: SoCal | First of all, you have a great guitar...
Got a 1991C Redwood in a trade for a Viper bass..not as fragile as some said. Very nice but redwood is soft, mellow, and sexual... WHICH ISN'T BAD AT ALL.
In other words, a different flavor if ice cream...a definite player. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Is there a reason that we have not seen more Redwood guitars (ovation or other brands?)
PS Tony, what the heck time is it for you? I have an excuse, I am in Europe this week. |
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Location: southeast michigan | Thanx Tony, I know my 1869 is a great guitar, in fact I,ve owned Martin's, Gibby's, Guild's, and have played a boatload of others, and I think the custom legend is as good as any of them, and for me better than most. But an extra guitar around the house is always a fun idea. SWMBO sometimes doesn't understand this ideal, by the way she doesn't see the need for me to have an additional girlfriend either. (LOL) |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Is there a reason that we have not seen more Redwood guitars (ovation or other brands?)...
I think it's because of the lack of a consistant supply. When I ran a sign business as a side bar, I used to do sandblasted redwood signs. I'd have to order the redwood and was told they had to pretty-much wait for one of the old ones to fall over before they could harvest them. |
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Location: GATLINBURG TENNESSEE :) | Redwood is Cedar on steroids. |
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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains | Originally posted by hurricaneblue:
. . . an extra guitar around the house is always a fun idea. It most certainly is. |
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Location: Michigan | Sounds good plugged in:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOF0ioNJtNg
A deep bowl would be a nice addition. Go play it and let us know what you think. Spartyville is just a short drive.
Elderly does a great job with their photos. |
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Location: Tennessee | Just for clarification, the redwood guitar is the 2001 collectors. The 91C is the 25th Anniversary guitar ... spruce top, cutaway, deep bowl ... with the really cool sterling silver rosette and headstock inlay. Blue, the deep bowl will be a different sounding acoustic that your ssb CL, but playability will be real similar.
Oh, and spare guitars are a good thing. Spare girlfiends are nothing but trouble. |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | Bobbo beat me to it. Tony and Dave needed some sleep. That's why they were a decade off. I have a Porsche because my wife thought it was cheaper than bimbos. Guitars are even cheaper than that. |
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