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Post by jdd2 on May 17, 2013 6:57:34 GMT -5
I left this on consignment about the time Lonnie came thru Tokyo (early March). It's been on hold for a few days, and I'm guessing it has sold: www.blue-g.com/stk/detail.cgi?pid=05926If it finalizes, I'll get 80% of the (pre-tax) sale price, maybe about 2200 or a bit less at today's rates. The biggest plus for this guitar was the wider neck/nut. But the shop advised that this one might sell more easily than another I was considering for consignment. (they already had a lot of Taylors on hand) But while good (actually excellent), it never really rang any bells for me. So I took their advice and listed this one and am keeping the Taylor... |
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Post by Marshall on May 17, 2013 8:29:26 GMT -5
What a difference a decade makes. . . . ,
10 (15?) years ago all us old guys were buying up these fancy things. Now the situation has reversed itself.
Who's buying these days? 50-somethings? 40-somethings? I don't see many youngers getting excited about shimmering acoustic guitars. Nice acoustics are probably in a marketability lull; waiting for the children of the Boomers to reach an age where they got some bucks and nostalgia for Dad's old guitar.
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2013 8:40:46 GMT -5
If it didn't "ring any bells" for you, you made the right choice. Over the years I've often found myself engaged in conversations about the qualities and characteristics of good or great guitars. Almost inevitably someone will ask which is "best" or even suggest which is best. My standard response is it's the one you have in your hands that you enjoy playing the most. $100 pawn shop special or a $25K Traugott, the name means very little if it doesn't feel right and sound good to you.
Note: An Esteban would be the exception, unless you're in need of firewood.
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2013 8:41:29 GMT -5
My son and will get a Santa Cruz, Merrill,Franklin, and Brondel and Strats. I am done buying 10 k guitars. The replacement value of my Cruz is $14,900. I paid less than 2k for it 30 years ago.
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Post by Tamarack on May 17, 2013 8:50:55 GMT -5
Someone in Japan is getting a great deal -- Santa Cruz is not a high-volume builder and their guitars can be scarce (judging from the racks at Elderly -- a zillion guitars and only a couple SCGC instruments at any given time)
A couple of years ago I played an FS with sycamore back and sides -- quite stunning.
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Post by frazer on May 17, 2013 8:57:24 GMT -5
I've lusted after one of those FS models for ever. I am a former SCGC F owner, but I found the nut width/neck profile uncomfortable for my fingerstyle habits at the time and I part-exed it on my Tippin OM. Santa Cruz make lovely, lovely guitars. I always thought that if some disaster were to happen and I were to lose all my guitars, I'd find a used SCGC OM PW (which I have found to be more consistently great than the standard OM) to replace them all.
On the value thing, my daughters will inherit a Sobell that is worth a sight more than it cost me 11 years ago.
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