Bless me brothers, for I have sinned...

[dapmdave]

I'm with you there Dave in the world of sinners.....
My first true acoustic guitar "love" was my Dove, when I played that thing for the first time, my lower jaw droppped to the ground. It's true that it's a little bit "all or nothing" with Gibson, but when you get it all, it sure feels good.....
Beautiful guitar, can't wait to hear it! :wink:

Thanks, Bluesy and everyone else. I swapped my Taylor for it, so you know I was impressed. :shock:
I was thinking that a good Gibson acoustic doesn't come along every day, but I can always get another good Taylor.

 

[cjd-player]

Beautiful guitar, Dave!
I really like the top on that.

Suppose you like the truss rod cover - same way up as on a Taylor :roll:

:lol: :lol: Yep.
That too.

I'm impressed that you know how they go on a Taylor, Jerry.
We'll get you converted yet. :wink: :mrgreen:

 

[JerryR]

[quote="cjd-player":2hh2ns7j]Beautiful guitar, Dave!
I really like the top on that.

Suppose you like the truss rod cover - same way up as on a Taylor :roll:

:lol: :lol: Yep.
That too.

I'm impressed that you know how they go on a Taylor, Jerry. [/quote:2hh2ns7j]

That's because I read your thread showing your new pride and joy - where you rebutted the comments that your truss rod was on upside down - you see I do occassionally take note of the technical bits on this forum :wink:

We'll get you converted yet. :wink: :mrgreen:

Never in a 1000 years :shock:

 

[taabru45]

It rains a lot in Britain, Jerrys got a big fireplace....I guess that Taylors burn better than anything else....at least thats what I figure he thinks...Steffan :lol:

 

[the super8]

Hey, I played a J45 rosewood one day that I fell in love with.......she looked and sounded just like this.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPG1n1B0Ydw

West

Is that lady imitating cats or trying to draw attention from that lovely guitar??

 

[JerryR]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPG1n1B0Ydw[/url]

West

Is that lady imitating cats or trying to draw attention from that lovely guitar??[/quote:3qpjpg2m]

She looked fine to me - even sounded OK but I might need West to translate :mrgreen:

 

[the super8]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPG1n1B0Ydw[/url]

West

Is that lady imitating cats or trying to draw attention from that lovely guitar??

She looked fine to me - even sounded OK but I might need West to translate :mrgreen:[/quote:2jvv8j6y]


She looked fine to me, too, but "sounded ok," in my opinion, is being kind...
Which is not a bad thing, mind you.

But more importantly, are you looking to adopt? If giving your son your Texan is how you treat your spawn, consider me as a candidate for adoption!

 

[Razor]

Nice Bird, even if it is the 'other' G brand.

When I turned 50, my present to myself was an SJ-200. Great tone and it projects like a cannon!

My 15 year old niece already has dib's on it. Have to remind her that I plan on being around for a while! Plus, now I stand BEHIND her at the bus stop, just in case!

 

[taabru45]

I adopt Guilds, whenever possible... :lol: :lol: Steffan

 

[adorshki]

Plus, now I stand BEHIND her at the bus stop, just in case!

She's got something you hope to inherit? :lol:

 

[JerryR]

But more importantly, are you looking to adopt? If giving your son your Texan is how you treat your spawn, consider me as a candidate for adoption!

Super - there were Epi Texans that were great guitars - Paul McCartney had one of the older ones which was a great guitar, and I know a guy who also has an older one than mine which is better quality, although with the silly metal adjustable tray holding the saddle that does nothing to help tone or volume. By the time I bought mine new around 1980, it was a much cheaper guitar all together. Laminate top, plastic nut, plastic saddle (held in aforementioned metal tray) and even the bridge was plastic, made to look like wood. Now my son is using it, the saddle is bone, set into a proper wooden bridge, and the action height is about right. The tone and volume are greatly improved, but it still isn't a patch on the D35 the only thing better on the Epi being a slightly wider nut width, and it is a sunburst - which is my preferred coloration)

 

[the super8]

But more importantly, are you looking to adopt? If giving your son your Texan is how you treat your spawn, consider me as a candidate for adoption!

Super - there were Epi Texans that were great guitars - Paul McCartney had one of the older ones which was a great guitar, and I know a guy who also has an older one than mine which is better quality, although with the silly metal adjustable tray holding the saddle that does nothing to help tone or volume. By the time I bought mine new around 1980, it was a much cheaper guitar all together. Laminate top, plastic nut, plastic saddle (held in aforementioned metal tray) and even the bridge was plastic, made to look like wood. Now my son is using it, the saddle is bone, set into a proper wooden bridge, and the action height is about right. The tone and volume are greatly improved, but it still isn't a patch on the D35 the only thing better on the Epi being a slightly wider nut width, and it is a sunburst - which is my preferred coloration)

I was at a camping retreat a few years ago when I was first starting to play guitar. In one of the main dorm style cabins sat a couple of guitars, one of them being an old Epi Texan. As little as I knew at the time, I knew when I played it that this was something special...
But it's envy for your son, and wishing that I had grown up that way; with a dad who loves music and who gladly shares his passions.

 

[JerryR]

[quote="the super8":g5q2vvtq]

But more importantly, are you looking to adopt? If giving your son your Texan is how you treat your spawn, consider me as a candidate for adoption!

Super - there were Epi Texans that were great guitars - Paul McCartney had one of the older ones which was a great guitar, and I know a guy who also has an older one than mine which is better quality, although with the silly metal adjustable tray holding the saddle that does nothing to help tone or volume. By the time I bought mine new around 1980, it was a much cheaper guitar all together. Laminate top, plastic nut, plastic saddle (held in aforementioned metal tray) and even the bridge was plastic, made to look like wood. Now my son is using it, the saddle is bone, set into a proper wooden bridge, and the action height is about right. The tone and volume are greatly improved, but it still isn't a patch on the D35 the only thing better on the Epi being a slightly wider nut width, and it is a sunburst - which is my preferred coloration)

I was at a camping retreat a few years ago when I was first starting to play guitar. In one of the main dorm style cabins sat a couple of guitars, one of them being an old Epi Texan. As little as I knew at the time, I knew when I played it that this was something special...
But it's envy for your son, and wishing that I had grown up that way; with a dad who loves music and who gladly shares his passions.[/quote:g5q2vvtq]

He didn't decide he wanted to play until he was nearly 24 Then again, I didn't start until I was about 30 - If I'd started young I might have been a somewhat better guitarist than I'll ever be now :roll:

 

[the super8]

He didn't decide he wanted to play until he was nearly 24 Then again, I didn't start until I was about 30 - If I'd started young I might have been a somewhat better guitarist than I'll ever be now :roll:[/quote]

And I waited 'til I was in my 50's- for some reason, I thought "guitar player" was a genetic permutation, and that I wasn't of that kind.

 

[JerryR]

He didn't decide he wanted to play until he was nearly 24 Then again, I didn't start until I was about 30 - If I'd started young I might have been a somewhat better guitarist than I'll ever be now :roll:

And I waited 'til I was in my 50's- for some reason, I thought "guitar player" was a genetic permutation, and that I wasn't of that kind.[/quote]

- well, I guess I'm a slow learner :roll: