West R Lee
Venerated Member
Hey West, that's a beauty and the "haircut" style headstock is my favorite!! Such a nice design!!
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Shelby, that is just superb. Wonderful model and it looks to be pretty minty. I must admit, I am a tad bit jealous.
It stuns me every time I pick it up. Very hard to take out of rotation.
Rich Cohen
Senior Member
Well, I've learned two things from this NGD posting: a new phrase of Tennessee-ian wisdom, "he is peeing on my back and telling me it is raining." And, that I should take some marriage counseling from West R Lee.
Rich Cohen
Senior Member
Shelby, I know it's a wee early, but, well you know.
Back off Bunko. That's my guitar after Shelby ends up hating it and just wants to get rid of it.
Rich Cohen
Senior Member
Come on, Richard, don't you have enough guitars? LOL!
That sir is an oxymoron
Rich Cohen
Senior Member
Ha Ha. I do have profusely to thank Richard for generously sharing with me many high quality guitars over the past years. And look forward to more in the future. Hint, hint.
And I, too, have had the pleasure of playing Richard's former guitars and the DV72 ranks with the very best. It has a home!!!
Rich Cohen
Senior Member
Richard Peterson has a knack for buying and selling premium guitars. His philosophy is "let it come and let it go. Everyone should enjoy a great guitar."
West R Lee
Venerated Member
Maybe the easiest guitar transaction I've ever done. Shelby knew what he wanted and there was no real bickering. We agreed on a price fairly quickly and Shelby had it here pretty darned quickly. As almost always, the agreed price was probably less than I wanted to take, and more than Shelby really wanted to give, but it ended up being a true compromise. I think I was actually able to get it out that afternoon after getting Shelby's check, and with a 30 mile drive to Fedex from my house, that was a trick. I actually called Shelby that day from the Fedex office just as I dropped her off, and Fedex got her there very quickly. An all around great transaction.Well, I've learned two things from this NGD posting: a new phrase of Tennessee-ian wisdom, "he is peeing on my back and telling me it is raining." And, that I should take some marriage counseling from West R Lee.
West
Rich Cohen
Senior Member
Well, Shelby and West R Lee I have to say this is a transaction made in Heaven, if that's possible. It's great when two people act as one in this kind of transaction. As many of us has already said...."these guitar simply pass through our hands." Hopefully, all of us get at least a few hours of ecstasy while being an owner and caretaker of these treasures. Thank you Mr. Dronge, the Guild Guitar companies along the way, the individual owners and builders.
Br1ck
Senior Member
After playing two or three Collings I've liked in the last year or so, I've come to appreciate what 25 years can do to them. I generally don't care for them compared to a Martin, but age improves them a bunch.
West R Lee
Venerated Member
Interesting. I've played a pile of Martins, and out of those, exactly one that I loved and almost bought. Conversely, I've never played a Collings I didn't love. I think Guild builds a more consistent guitar than Martin myself, or at least Guild used to, but am not familiar with Guild since Westerly. Variety is what makes the world go around and opinions vary.
West