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ok I'm new so this topic has allready come around probably ..sorry but $1000 guitar?
ok absolutely the last post I found Martin SWDGT or 800..pretty nice but it didn't sound very loud ..anyone have one of these?..I swear i have no patience...guess I'll just stick with the Tele
Replied Sep 13
ok I'm new so this topic has allready come around probably ..sorry but $1000 guitar?
one last thought the new Yamaha ll16 anybody like these?
Replied Sep 12
ok I'm new so this topic has allready come around probably ..sorry but $1000 guitar?
ok it's between a LAR do3 or an Eastman..the Lar has sapelle back and sides while the EAST man I think is rosewood or mah If anyone was going to buy used unseen or played on Ebay which would you gamb…
Replied Sep 11
ok I'm new so this topic has allready come around probably ..sorry but $1000 guitar?
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1st of all I have been a country player for 35 yrs but am just crazy about flatpikn acoustic and it seems to suit me..Martin is making the mmv and the custom d for around $1000..also might find an ol…
Started this discussion. Last reply by Vince Forcier Sep 14.
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I believe there is a proverb about the pearl merchant who sells all of his pearls when his lifelong search for the perfect pearl is finally rewarded. Patience is exactly what is required. Buy something that works for you now, and keep looking/playin…
ok absolutely the last post I found Martin SWDGT or 800..pretty nice but it didn't sound very loud ..anyone have one of these?..I swear i have no patience...guess I'll just stick with the Tele
one last thought the new Yamaha ll16 anybody like these?
Definately the Eastman! I lust after one of these myself and for the money you get all solid woods ebony fretboards and bridges and they come really close to that old Martin sound. If that is what you are looking for.
If anyone was going to buy used unseen or played on Ebay which would you gamble on ?
If you are saying that you can personally try the e-bay guitar before bidding, than I would do that.
I think that buying any acoustic guitar without playing it is…
I just bought a brand new Takamine TAN16C for $1285.00 it came with a hardshell case and it kicks butt. The cool tube is awesome when you need to plug in and the solid spruce top and rosewood back and sides make it jump! I tried every guitar in the…
ok it's between a LAR do3 or an Eastman..the Lar has sapelle back and sides while the EAST man I think is rosewood or mah If anyone was going to buy used unseen or played on Ebay which would you gamble on ?
There was a Larrivee D3 went week before last on EBAY for $565.00!!! Wowie Wowerson!
I'd Say Larrivee ... D3 (or better yet for me) the Rosewood version. Again a bit more than 1K but ... from what I have played ... best guitar for the money. I've seen them used in local shops under 1K and in good shape!!
I have to disagree to a point. I own 2 custom D's. 1 Mahogany and 1 Rosewood. Are they a d28 or a d18? No. But they both have plenty of tone and both are cannons. You can not find a louder acoustic guitar out there. That is the primary reason I purc…
Blueridge sounds great but feels very narrow necked (Small string spacing and nut width) See if you can dig up a used d-18 for 1600 or so. I've seen a few floating around. I went through this effort myself recently and just can not find a way around…
Young Randy, on one of the other Forums I am on, this shootout was won by the Larrivee dreadnaught. It is a bit more than 1k though. Around $1200, but the general consensus is that there is not another guitar built in America that packs more bang fo…
I would look for used Martin D-16GT. The D-16GT has solid spruce top, solid mahogany back and sides, scalloped hybrid X bracing. It is loud and sounds great!
Hi Randy,
The $1K Martin's in my opinion are going to be a dissapointment to you if you've played the $2.5K models. They're making a $1K Martin so you can have a guitar that says "Martin" on it. For under 2K the Takamini would get my vote.
Dave
1st of all I have been a country player for 35 yrs but am just crazy about flatpikn acoustic and it seems to suit me..Martin is making the mmv and the custom d for around $1000..also might find an old guild for that..blueridge is not out of the ? ei…
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Steve, my office is across the street from Dusty Strings in Seattle and it turns out they have a D18GE in stock. I had not even noticed it but picked it up. The neck takes some getting used to (or probably for me the bigger adjustment is tied to a 1…
Extremely Tasteful!! Nicely played. Thanks for posting it..
Sorry to get a little off topic :-( I realized it once I clicked the Add Reply button..
I like what you said about being able to afford a 20 Dollar Hygrometer... if you can spend 4 grand on a box.. and you can't spend the little bit of money on the…
Great stuff !... Very atmospheric the way you play this tune...love it !!
Dedicated to those of us who are just getting started.
So what you are talking about here Jon, is not what I started the thread for( but it IS a nice aside!) You NEED to know what your humidity is at in your house were your axe lives. That is what the Hygrometer is for. There are all kinds of threads ev…
I've never had a gauge that I've used for any of my guitars, but what I have done which only costs a few dollars is to get a travel soap box and a sponge to use as a small humidifier that I keep in my case.
It's works really well and fits perfectly…
Really nice. Great to see someone slowing down and being tasty.
I have to admit I do like D'addarios, once I get my callouses back I may move up to ej17's
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