There is this F 30, it's been on Dallas CL since Arlington.
http://dallas.craigslist.org/msg/479810761.html
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Jeff said:There is this F 30, it's been on Dallas CL since Arlington.
http://dallas.craigslist.org/msg/479810761.html
Nice one there Coastie! Anybody know what the '56' means? cjcoastie99 said:Thank you Jeff. Would it be a huge imposition for you, to ask the seller some pertinent questions please ?
capnjuan said:Nice one there Coastie! Anybody know what the '56' means? cjcoastie99 said:Thank you Jeff. Would it be a huge imposition for you, to ask the seller some pertinent questions please ?
Hi MM; ever get straight with seeing / posting pics? Wha happened? :?Metalman said:Looked at the posting again - never mind - it was made in 1985.
coastie99 said:[... Jeff.........
Would it be a huge imposition for you, to ask the seller some pertinent questions please ?
capnjuan said:Hi MM; ever get straight with seeing / posting pics? Wha happened? :?Metalman said:Looked at the posting again - never mind - it was made in 1985.
Must be; if you can't see any pics, has to be some kind of pop-up blocker or .............. WTH, it could be anything. cjMetalman said:Think I have a block on my computer some place. My son is coming home this weekend. I think I will show him the problem, maybe he can fix it. These kids know more about computers than us older folks.
Punkybub said:Hi Coastie - I have an A50. Thought I'd pipe in here with a penny or two's worth ...
I like the 1 3/4" neck (sweeet) and they're comfortable to play due to their size. I don't know if mine's typical, but tone-wise it's very balanced and has a unique punchy/woody tone. It took me a while to get used to it and for months when I thought of "thinning the herd" it was in the potential candidates list, but every single time I brought that lil' girl out to play and took the time to really appreciate her she immediately was off the sales list!
To my ear the tone of the A50 I have is kind of a combination of a really good mandolin (lots of percussion/punch), and an archtop (articulate sound without a ton of bass). If you look closely, these are sort of the shape of an OM Martin but the bottom is flatter - this might be responsible for the shallower bass tones. You could probably label the tone "boxy" if you wanted to - not as much depth as an OM or F30 in the bass register - but it's such a unique and woody sounding guitar it's easy to overlook the shortcomings and appreciate it's strong points. I especially like it for single-string noodling...
The auction pics of the A50 you're looking at shows one shot of the strings/body at the neck joint - is it me or do those strings look pretty far from the fingerboard...? Reset candidate? Bargaining point w/seller?
Good luck - they are sweet little guitars.