coastie99
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bedell said:
You may find the A-25 / 50 interesting.
( I think ) the only Guild acoustics with a 1 3/4" nut.
your favorite guitar and why it is
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You may find the A-25 / 50 interesting.
( I think ) the only Guild acoustics with a 1 3/4" nut.
coastie99
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West R Lee said:
It's a current model West....... at the very least, it's a lower-order jobbie; maybe even the least expensive model they make.
I'm also a cheap old git !
Neal the Pom who's a member here, has a very nice upper-order Maton.
Can't remember his user-name.......... Nealformaldehyde or something like that.
West R Lee
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This Maton sounds pretty good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhR04kmcSXU
So does this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk1nw4Uoxig
West
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhR04kmcSXU
So does this one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jk1nw4Uoxig
West
coastie99
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West R Lee said:
Keith Urban is of course............ drum roll............ a Newsylander !!
West R Lee
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I thought he was an Aussie, sorry bout that Gary. We've seen him perform twice.....incredible talent and a great guitarist.
West
West
coastie99
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West R Lee said:
An erstwhile Prime Minister of ours, commenting on the talent/brain drain from N.Z. to Oz in the '70s said that that situation enhanced the average intelligence quotient of both countries !
Here's a later (far more witty) PM defending our anti-nuclear stance at the Oxford Union Debate in 1985...........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeHTziiFVx0
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West R Lee said:
Yeah - they sound much the same - can be easily confused with South Africans too :wink:
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Haven't much choice - although the Epi had an amazing improvement after it was set up by my luthier, it still hasn't the tone of the D35 
coastie99
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JerryR said:
It is sometimes hard to pick up the difference between NZ/Oz accents........ but South Africans ??
Quite different.
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Well, I'd have to say it's my beatup old Yairi DY45. It's certainly not pretty, but then again, neither am I.
The D4 HG I recently acquired might be one of the best I've had in awhile. If not for the Yairi I'd probably keep it.
I'd love to have a Westerly F47 one of these days. I came close to buying one a month or so ago, but I had three expensive car repairs all one after another. There went the cash.
Maybe another will pop us.
The D4 HG I recently acquired might be one of the best I've had in awhile. If not for the Yairi I'd probably keep it.
I'd love to have a Westerly F47 one of these days. I came close to buying one a month or so ago, but I had three expensive car repairs all one after another. There went the cash.
Maybe another will pop us.
I consider myself very fortunate to have been in a position to collect a few acoustics these past few years, and to have an expert luthier I can trust who works absolute magic. I've really had fun, also, cruising the music stores and playing everything I could get my hands on. I'd hate to have to pick one as a favorite, but I must admit I do have one.
Having really taken to the Taylor aesthetic over the years (dang, they know how to build a beautiful guitar), I was not impressed with the Guild F512 mirror black peghead, white binding, etc. when I saw it in the store. The guitar almost looked a little comical to me. BUT, when I played it I was smitten, and still am. It is my favorite guitar.
I talked to Strang a little before I ended up buying the thing -- lucky for me it wasn't in high demand and no one had bought it before it hit the 20% sale rack at the store. Strang probably has the most impressive collection of acoustic 12s I've ever seen, and I think he told me that the F512 was head and shoulders above the rest in responsiveness and sheer power.
Anyway, I know these big jumbos aren't for everyone, but there you have it.
I do have two guitars, which I've had most of my life; Barring dire circumstances, I will never part with them. The others would all go first, including the F512... The little red Favilla classical that I learned on was originally my mom's, and now ostensibly belongs to my 12 year old son (although I'm going to indian gift it at some point). My Ibanez AW-75 is still the finest mahogany 12 dread that I've ever played, and I bought that in 1981 with my own hard-earned money after saving an entire summer for it in college. This guitar is exceedingly rare, too, but nobody really knows much about 'em out there so they fly under everyone's radar screen in the collector's market. In any case, that's all irrelevant to me.
Final comment, I should mention that the F50RNT that I recently bought from Frosty has captured my heart in the 6-string domain, but in all honesty the 6 string is my secondary instrument. The Ibanez turned me into a 12-string player, and there I shall always stay.
Having really taken to the Taylor aesthetic over the years (dang, they know how to build a beautiful guitar), I was not impressed with the Guild F512 mirror black peghead, white binding, etc. when I saw it in the store. The guitar almost looked a little comical to me. BUT, when I played it I was smitten, and still am. It is my favorite guitar.
I talked to Strang a little before I ended up buying the thing -- lucky for me it wasn't in high demand and no one had bought it before it hit the 20% sale rack at the store. Strang probably has the most impressive collection of acoustic 12s I've ever seen, and I think he told me that the F512 was head and shoulders above the rest in responsiveness and sheer power.
Anyway, I know these big jumbos aren't for everyone, but there you have it.
I do have two guitars, which I've had most of my life; Barring dire circumstances, I will never part with them. The others would all go first, including the F512... The little red Favilla classical that I learned on was originally my mom's, and now ostensibly belongs to my 12 year old son (although I'm going to indian gift it at some point). My Ibanez AW-75 is still the finest mahogany 12 dread that I've ever played, and I bought that in 1981 with my own hard-earned money after saving an entire summer for it in college. This guitar is exceedingly rare, too, but nobody really knows much about 'em out there so they fly under everyone's radar screen in the collector's market. In any case, that's all irrelevant to me.
Final comment, I should mention that the F50RNT that I recently bought from Frosty has captured my heart in the 6-string domain, but in all honesty the 6 string is my secondary instrument. The Ibanez turned me into a 12-string player, and there I shall always stay.
My DV-52. I don't have a huge collection, in fact since I sold the F-512 I only have two Guild acoustics. Sentimentally, the D-25M has 32 years of history with me, but the DV-52 edges it out slightly on overall tone.
coastie99
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dreadnut said:My DV-52. I don't have a huge collection, in fact since I sold the F-512 I only have two Guild acoustics. Sentimentally, the D-25M has 32 years of history with me, but the DV-52 edges it out slightly on overall tone.
Very nice too, Dred !
Is the Abalone fretboard inlay standard ?
Scratch
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Love that 52, Dred. What a beaut... Someday... I hope... someday... :mrgreen:
coastie99
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TonyT said:
For which, Coastie eagerly awaits a review........ good luck.
No, Coastie, the abalone fingerboard blocks are an after-factory customization. Works for me though.
I also recently modified the truss rod cover with a custom one from Bill Nichols, ebony with abalone inlay. Also added a set of black tusq string pins with abalone inlay dots.
I also recently modified the truss rod cover with a custom one from Bill Nichols, ebony with abalone inlay. Also added a set of black tusq string pins with abalone inlay dots.
coastie99
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dreadnut said:
Well, I must say; they look right nice !
BluesDan: Great photo, 2 really sweet axes I can only imagine how that 'burst jumbo sounds :shock:
I can only imagine how that 'burst jumbo sounds :shock: