Million dollar guitar

[GGJaguar]

Paying tax on that is going to hurt. And if you read the ad copy, you'd think that this post could have been put in GAD's Relativity thread.

The Tree: The Four Elements - The Element Wind Archtop | Reverb

Through satellite photos and computer analysis, scientists have estimated that there are approximately 400 Billion trees on the planet. Of that number, only one tree has ever been found to have this unique pattern and they call it "The Tree". When you see the pattern, you know it immediately. So ...

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[GAD]

That is a gorgeous instrument from The Tree. And it’s got 51 offers already!

 

[ReevesRd]

Stunning! It's a little out of my price range.

 

[chazmo]

"The tree" was a great find, but there have been a lot of guitars made from it, and it is not the only source of quilted mahogany out there. That's a lot of hype there.

I mean, yeah, that's a beautiful guitar, but really...

 

[Opsimath]

Listed five years ago and no one has nabbed it yet?

Sound clip?

 

[awagner]

The price does not include shipping, so I'm out.

 

[GAD]

Need this pic:

 

[GGJaguar]

"The tree" was a great find, but there have been a lot of guitars made from it, and it is not the only source of quilted mahogany out there. That's a lot of hype there.

I mean, yeah, that's a beautiful guitar, but really...

That sounds like a ROTD.

 

[awagner]

And this one is $5.00 more expensive:

The Tree Quilted Mahogany Four Elements Electric | Reverb

The top of the electric is made from a 14" single asymmetrically carved single piece of tortoise shell quilted mahogany from The Tree. There are approximately 200+ known guitars built from The Tree of which approximately 12 guitars with single-piece piece construction. The Eleme...

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[GardMan]

...And here's it's mate, "FIRE."

https://reverb.com/item/20910677-the-tree-the-four-elements-the-element-fire-dreadnaught-style

DOn't know why they consider it a "dreadnaught-style," tho'...

 

[zulu]

Might as well get all 3. Maybe they'll throw in a Snark.

 

[Uke]

The price does not include shipping, so I'm out.

Yeah, but you'd think anyone paying a million for this guitar would probably want to pick it up in person. I wouldn't trust "shipping" by any method trustworthy.

 

[walrus]

Even if the price was half off, I'm still out!

These "Tree" guitars are cool, but not my thing even if I had the money...

walrus

 

[Rocky]

That's some pretty wood, but I'd rather wear a Nudie suit than perform with it.

Nobody tell Elon Musk about 'the tree' or he'll buy it up to make himself toothpicks.

 

[Charlie Bernstein]

=O.

 

[West R Lee]

Now hang on a minute. "400,000,000,000 trees, only ONE like it. And when you see it, you'll recognize it?" Some might even confuse that with maple.

West

 

[chazmo]

Yeah, nice hype, right, Jim...?