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DonK

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  1. I haven't found Gibson's to be any more variable than comparable brands like Martin and Taylor. I have a Dove that sounds like a 12-string - it's really zingy with the maple top, and it was the first one I picked up when I went looking - and I also have a J-15 I bought recently, again it was the first one I touched. It's a definite keeper. I'm mostly a Martin guy, but I've played my share of Gibsons. I think the one thing you have to consider is that all of the long-time major builders like Martin, Gibson and Guild have had their bad periods (Taylor hasn't really been around that long in comparison), but mostly we're talking more than 30 years ago.
  2. The Yamaha FG-30 has been my go-to recommendation for newbies for years, Seagull S-6 if they're willing to gamble a bit more on whether they'll stick with it. Both are excellent instruments.
  3. Says it all. I've read a ton of interviews where he was asked why he played a Yamaha, and his answer was always, "because I haven't found anything that sounds and plays better."
  4. I wish there was a place around here (DC metro area) that carried Reverend, Eastwood and Recording King.
  5. I only have one electric guitar... It's a Tele, and I have no problem with that. Can't go wrong with a Tele.
  6. A Strat. I'd have to think for awhile as to the particular model, but probably an Eric Johnson Signature. Now that I think of it, it doesn't have to be a Fender, so I'll go with a Callaham S model.
  7. How excellent is "excellent"? I've got a dead-mint '57 Reissue Strat - anniversary model in the Mary Kaye finish (transparent blonde/white) w/ gold hardware, ash body, tweed OHSC - with the case candy in the bag still unopened. Has maybe 6 hours playing time; it's been in its case almost exclusively since I bought it two years ago as an investment (I got it at a ridiculous blowout price). I'd put the trade value at at least $1200 though. Here are a few pics, I have more:
  8. i love my lp studio! its my second favourite guitar i've ever owned. its quite the beast I've got the identical guitar, save for the bridge pickup. I love it, and I'm not really an LP guy.
  9. Hmm, my winered Studio is definitely not flat top Neither is mine, and it has block inlays, not dots. I don't know what fu2jobu is talking about, and apparently he doesn't either.
  10. I don't have a preference out of the box, as I don't find Fender to have demonstrated a quality bias in favor of one line vs. the other. I've probably owned - I'm guessing - maybe 50 Strats/Teles in my lifetime. The two worst - by far, none of the others come close - were both American-made. One was a 1998 American Deluxe Strat - probably one of the first made - that was a total piece of junk, in more ways than I care to recount. The second was a 1999 Clapton Strat, another piece of junk. Other notable semi-junkers included a 1969 MIA Strat (bought used in '71), a pair of '72 Tele Customs bought new and a MIJ Reissue version bought in 1999. I've probably owned maybe 10 or so Mexi's. None were abysmal, and one was superior, a Mexi-made '72 Tele Custom reissue I bought new in 2001. It's kind of ironic: I've owned four "72 Tele Custom" guitars (including two originals), and the best by far was the Mexi. OTOH, I've owned/own a few stellar MIA's. By far the best has been my Eric Johnson Strat. It's one of the earliest ones; whenever someone picks it up, they offer to buy it. The '72 Tele Custom Reissue (MIM) was another; wish I hadn't sold it. My '62 Reissue Strat (it's from the 90's I think, signed by EJ) is a really nice guitar. I had a '96 Strat Plus that was a real gem; I sold it to a friend, and find myself constantly scheming as to how to get it back.
  11. I love him. He's a technically gifted player who creates incredible melodies and interesting, intricate rhythm parts. Most of the guitarists from the 80's that sought to emulate him do little more than mindlessly than run up and down scales. The "best" of that bunch merely pick more obscure scales to abuse.
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    There've been some deals floating by. I'm still shy of a used D-35's cost though so I haven't bitten. C70man has been waving some mean carrots in my face, too! He's the Craig's list king! Well, I'm gonna keep an eye out for you as well. I've live in a big metro area (Washington, DC, which sort of includes Baltimore), and there are definitely some deals out there. I'm gonna make it a point to check out Atomic Music on a regular basis: I know the guys there, and that's one place to get a GREAT used guitar for cheap when the opportunity comes along. PM me if you have a price point & condition you're aiming for.
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    My pref is rosewood and I hope to add another. Right now I have a solid wood OM-03R with solid east-Indian rosewood back & sides and a laminated Takamine F360 (D-28 clone) with laminated rosewood back & sides (it might actually be Brazilian but I doubt it and it's moot since it's got a cork center layer.) FWIW the one I hope to add is a HD-35 (or used D-35) with solid east Indian rosewood back & sides. I've contemplated selling a couple guitars to get a D-35. It doesn't much matter to me whether it's an HD-35 or a regular D-35: I just think those are outstanding guitars with a subtle but unique variation of the signature Martin dread tone.
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    I had to do a count, and was sort of surprised at the margin by which rosewood trumps my other woods: I'd never given it much thought. I've got: seven acoustics with rosewood (D-41, D-16RGTE, Aria AD-80, Taylor 414CE Ltd, Johnson JO-27, Tacoma DR-20,and Larrivee parlor; three with mahogany (Gallagher DW, Larrivee OM-03, Morgan Monroe MV-01), one with maple (Gibson Dove), and one with ovangkol (Taylor GC4). The Gibson Dove and D-41 share the most playing time for flatpicking/strumming. When it comes to fingerpicking, the Gallagher and the Gibson get the least, and I'm all over the map with the others depending on the sound I'm looking for. The D-41 and OM-3 get a lot of fingerpicking play, though. For what it's worth, my 15-YO son, who now kills me on electric but still has a ways to go on acoustic, prefers the Larrivee OM-03 to everything else, with the Taylor 414 a fairly close second, followed by the Aria. Guess he's going to be a cheap date.
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