Members fort511 Posted January 9, 2007 Members Posted January 9, 2007 I have a Jim Olson for sale. Bought new in '96. Tweed case with Ricky Scagss signature on it. Guitar is non cutaway,the back and sides are east indian rosewood.... the top is Cedar, it has a Baggs Dual Source pickup system.I need to clear some debt and I hate to have to sell but it's the only way.$8500.00I'm in Tn.37716 Roger
Members Cldplytkmn Posted January 9, 2007 Members Posted January 9, 2007 there is a buy/sell forum now... this will probably get deleted or moved.
Members M-1 Fan Posted January 9, 2007 Members Posted January 9, 2007 It's hard to find someone anywhere with that kind of money. That's the hitch with buying top notch gear. You'll own it forever or take one hellova loss.
Members Queequeg Posted January 9, 2007 Members Posted January 9, 2007 too rich for my blood.take this to the buy/sell board.
Members Jessz1 Posted January 9, 2007 Members Posted January 9, 2007 I would like to play this. I hear Olson guitars are really something special. However, east indian rosewood and cedar? Not that exotic of wood for 8500 clams. I would think that it would have brazilian or ????? Nice guit. Probibly gonna be a bear to sell though.
Members tim Mcknight Posted January 10, 2007 Members Posted January 10, 2007 Well that may sound like a lot of money but in reality it is a heck of a deal. I believe Jim's base price is now around $12K with a considerable waiting time too. I am sure someone is going to get a great guitar at a great price. Good luck.
Members markwayne Posted January 10, 2007 Members Posted January 10, 2007 However, east indian rosewood and cedar? Not that exotic of wood for 8500 clams. What you are paying for is hand-selected, "tuned" and hand-assembled wood. I'm not a builder but I think that exotic woods are often more about asthetics than tone. There is, I'm pretty sure, a very good reason that rosewood and cedar have been used for so long in building guitars. I have tried a lot of the exotic woods and I always come back to spruce and rosewood even in the stratosphere of hand-built guitars. Of cousrse, maybe I just have pedistrian taste in tone. I can also say with confidence without even playing this Olson that this guitar is going to be way, way more than the sum of its parts. Wayne
Members Cldplytkmn Posted January 10, 2007 Members Posted January 10, 2007 yesh i dunno if he'll find a buyer here or not... but there IS a market for this kind of guitar. If there wasn't, James Olson wouldn't have a waiting list to pay 12k and up for a new one. And I'd be willing to be, as mark says, that this guitar would be worth every penny to the right buyer.
Members Queequeg Posted January 10, 2007 Members Posted January 10, 2007 sure, but I'd have to quit drinking and chasing women to pay for it, and after all, isnt that why we play guitar?
Members Cldplytkmn Posted January 10, 2007 Members Posted January 10, 2007 my guitar playing got mine to chase me... i did have my most expensive, blingy guitar...
Members Queequeg Posted January 10, 2007 Members Posted January 10, 2007 just kidding. wasnt even true for me when I was young.
Members DenverDave Posted January 10, 2007 Members Posted January 10, 2007 If I had the money - I'd buy it. But I don't. That is a fair price for a used Olson if it is in excellent condition.
Members M-1 Fan Posted January 10, 2007 Members Posted January 10, 2007 Figure if James Taylor plays them they have to be good.
Members Queequeg Posted January 10, 2007 Members Posted January 10, 2007 yeah, that's a pretty good endorsement; isn't it?
Members fingerpicker Posted January 10, 2007 Members Posted January 10, 2007 sure, but I'd have to quit drinking and chasing women to pay for it, and after all, isnt that why we play guitar? :D
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