How to (not?) increase the resale value of your Guild D-140 CE TENFOLD

[ruedi]

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done! Now go put the ad online and lean back.



CHF 6000 equals roughly USD 6680.
The autographer in question, Kenji Girac, is the winner of a french talent show. Never heard of him.

 

[GGJaguar]

That's crazy!

 

[geoguy]

"Never buy a guitar from a man wearing "pedal pusher" or "Capri-style" ladies pants" . . . that's my motto.

Damn shame about the autograph, too.

 

[dreadnut]

"Never buy a guitar from a man wearing "pedal pusher" or "Capri-style" ladies pants" . . . that's my motto.

Damn shame about the autograph, too.

Strike two!

 

[chazmo]

Hahaha... Well, it takes all kinds.

 

[walrus]

Here he is. Is this "Happy Together" (The Turtles) in French?



walrus

 

[ruedi]

"Never buy a guitar from a man wearing "pedal pusher" or "Capri-style" ladies pants" . . . that's my motto.

Damn shame about the autograph, too.

Words of wisdom. Even more so when the pants are white!

 

[F312]

Don't tell me they zip in the back.

 

[donnylang]

Based on his outfit in the photos, I would think one could make more money by saying he was in The Beach Boys:

 

[ruedi]

Based on his outfit in the photos, I would think one could make more money by saying he was in The Beach Boys:

Excellent!! But wait - wrong haircut.

 

[Bill Ashton]

At least he has a "beard," doesn't quite look like he forgot to shave this morning and needs a friggin' shower...

Rest of his band looks like they are trying to have USMC haircuts from about 1985...

 

[geoguy]

Not my preferred style of music, but he indeed is talented. I believe the title of that tune is a term of affection in Arabic.

I'll forgive him the sartorial indiscretions this one time, but he still shouldn't have signed (and blatantly over-priced) the guitar!

 

[walrus]

Not my preferred style of music, but he indeed is talented. I believe the title of that tune is a term of affection in Arabic.

Huh. My question about "Happy Together" was somewhat serious. If it's not that song he sure copped the melody from it!

walrus

 

[fronobulax]

Huh. My question about "Happy Together" was somewhat serious. If it's not that song he sure copped the melody from it!

walrus

It is not "Happy Together". The chorus proves that.

The descending chord progression (Em, D, C, B in one key) is fairly common. "Walk, Don't Run" uses the same descending progression but with a major, not minor. This is why plagiarism lawsuits are so difficult. For those who care to use it them are a whole lot of tools in the music theory toolbox that would lead to this progression and a similar basic melody over the top of it.

 

[Opsimath]

It is not "Happy Together". The chorus proves that.

The descending chord progression (Em, D, C, B in one key) is fairly common. "Walk, Don't Run" uses the same descending progression but with a major, not minor. This is why plagiarism lawsuits are so difficult. For those who care to use it them are a whole lot of tools in the music theory toolbox that would lead to this progression and a similar basic melody over the top of it.

Wow! How long did it take to learn music theory that well?

 

[fronobulax]

Wow! How long did it take to learn music theory that well?

Decades. But I would not say I have learned very much. I have just spent time around people who have.

 

[Opsimath]

Decades. But I would not say I have learned very much. I have just spent time around people who have.

The osmosis is working!

 

[walrus]

It is not "Happy Together". The chorus proves that.

The descending chord progression (Em, D, C, B in one key) is fairly common. "Walk, Don't Run" uses the same descending progression but with a major, not minor. This is why plagiarism lawsuits are so difficult. For those who care to use it them are a whole lot of tools in the music theory toolbox that would lead to this progression and a similar basic melody over the top of it.

Since I couldn't understand the words, I took a shot!

I agree with your comment. Most (all?) music is at least somewhat derivative.

walrus