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    Suggestions for a new acoustic

    in Solid State Technology

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    that's pretty much what I've always heard/thought about lower end Taylors vs. Martins. If you're keen on dovetail necks, low-end Taylors are your only option. There are a lot of great options in $600-$800 range. I bought my wife a Baby Taylor a few weeks ago ($259 3/4 scale). Plays great and projects better than most guitars.

     

    I don't think Taylor uses a dovetail neck joint on any of their guitars and Martin only uses them on their 18 series guitars and above.

     

    Personally, I've seen a lot of good feedback on Recording King's, which would fall in your price range...

    Interesting take on the "wilco sound" from Gibson

    in Solid State Technology

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    Good observation! Id have to say that sadly dating gibsons exactly is often impossible...serials get murky before the '60's, and many models ended up getting made from what ever parts and materials they had at the time...ive owned Js, lgos and B-25 models guitars from the same era that each had different pickguards, neck blocks and bracing...

     

    Based on what ive encountered, it isnt far fetched to think that jeff's '54 might not have left the factory until '55 with the new pickguard...or the pickguard was retrofitted during the later fifties seeing as how he was not the original owner...

     

    The article in question was actually much better than i thought it would be, although nothing but slick marketing...i mean look how much it has gotten us to talk about gibsons...it is interesting, im sure they winced at having to even mention Nels's fenders

     

    By the way, Jeff's J-45 has 20 frets which makes it a '55 at best...

    Interesting take on the "wilco sound" from Gibson

    in Solid State Technology

    Posted

    Good observation! Id have to say that sadly dating gibsons exactly is often impossible...serials get murky before the '60's, and many models ended up getting made from what ever parts and materials they had at the time...ive owned Js, lgos and B-25 models guitars from the same era that each had different pickguards, neck blocks and bracing...

     

    Based on what ive encountered, it isnt far fetched to think that jeff's '54 might not have left the factory until '55 with the new pickguard...or the pickguard was retrofitted during the later fifties seeing as how he was not the original owner...

     

    The article in question was actually much better than i thought it would be, although nothing but slick marketing...i mean look how much it has gotten us to talk about gibsons...it is interesting, im sure they winced at having to even mention Nels's fenders

     

    Granted, the only thing consistent about Gibson's are their inconsistency. I guess it all comes down to the FON on the neck block which probably isn't even legible. I had a '56 J-45 with a FON that was all but gone except for the V and most other J-45s and SJs I've seen from the mid 50's seem to have the same problem...

    question re vintage guitar repairs

    in Solid State Technology

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    I would care a bit more about the oringinal tunres than say a bridge plate, these things wear out all the time. There are ways to fill and redrill, that is a more common job then say regluing loose braces.

     

    Original finish does not mean non repaired, just original and maintained.

     

    Your dead on with the headstock...........Deal Killer!

     

    The bridge, well yes and no....that's a long discussion.

     

     

    NO EBAY KIDS..................PLAY BEFORE YOU BUY

     

    Bridge plate replacement means someone (not always a qualified someone) is messing around with the structure of the guitar in an area one cannot readily see; especially with pre-war Martins where the bridge plate is underneath the x-brace. Very scary considering the amount of money pre-war Martins command these days.

    question re vintage guitar repairs

    in Solid State Technology

    Posted

    When I shop vintage guitars I look for the following:

     

    1. Original finish? If not it cuts the value in half.

    2. Cracked headstock or heel? Deal killer in my book.

    3. Original bridge plate?

    4. Oversized bridge replacement.

     

    I don't worry too much about neck sets, loose braces, replaced tuners, nuts, or saddles or divoted fret boards. All of these things go along with old guitars that have been played and they can all be easily fixed/returned to original spec. Cracks are gonna happen; as long as they are repaired correctly and are stable they are a non-issue to me. The important thing is how the guitar sounds. You can't replicate 70 years of aging.

     

    Lance

    Lost

    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    Was anyone surprised Ben's mortal enemy is Widmore? I'd bet the mortgage it's Widmore that Ben wants Sayyid to kill. It'll all get tangled up in Desmond, Penny, Ben, Sayyid and Widmore.

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    in Tongue-Tied Lightning

    Posted

    I think we all know how seriously I take this show, but tonight I couldn't watch the scene in the Tempest station without thinking of the episode of The Simpsons called "King-Size Homer."

     

     

    :heehee

     

    I will have better things to say about this episode tomorrow, I'm sure.

     

    Good luck. Definitely the lamest episode this season.

    Led Zeppelin reunion??

    in Someone Else's Song

    Posted

    "Led Zeppelin will play its first U.S. show since July 24, 1977, this June at the Bonnaroo festival in Manchester, Tenn., according to an email published in industry commentator Bob Lefsetz's newsletter. The report also says Metallica will headline the event."

     

    Wait a minute - Led Zeppelin plays it's first U.S. show in 20 years and Metallica is considered the headliner?

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