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Post by michaelm on Jul 13, 2015 12:53:54 GMT
I'm not saying that I won't buy another guitar ever, but I won't be selling the Fylde anytime soon now - funny, I bought a guitar in order to not sell one!What a wordsmith - such a piece belongs in the national library alongside Shakespear and the likes
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Post by jackorion on Jul 16, 2015 18:28:51 GMT
Soooo.... Took the Guild back today because this happened: It's a second hand 000-18 (2014 spec). I had my tech swap the pickup over and now she's all ready to go to the open mic tonight! I'm dead chuffed that this worked out as the 18 series 000/00/OM's have been on my radar for a little while and the 2014 spec, with the scalloped bracing etc etc, is a great guitar, which seems to sit nicely between my OM28 and ym Fylde in feel and tone whilst giving something with it's own character as well. Here's a shot of it with my OM28v: And a 'family shot' with the Alex and also my '31 5-17T Tenor guitar: So, it turns out I bought TWO guitars in order to not sell one!
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Post by vikingblues on Jul 16, 2015 18:38:38 GMT
Buying two guitars in order not to sell one!!! WOW! It gets better and better - you've set the bar so high we can run under it without ducking. What a good new guitar you've just added too. I thought I'd done a post a couple of days back but I must have forgotten to click the Post button. So I'll take the opportunity to try and say (again) that I'm very glad your story had a happy ending. The Devils tuning strikes again .... I'm not surprised it helped as I think ALL my acoustic guitars sound better in DADGAD than in standard tuning. Mark
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Post by dobro on Aug 29, 2015 15:23:05 GMT
Fascinating story, and a very honest one to booth! I'm a new member here, so I'm sorry for coming in late. I hope your life is good these days, and that the guitars bring you much joy. I just wanted to say that I have a similar story with a guitar. Two years ago I bought a 1993 Lowden O 10 as an alternative sound from my Martin and Gibson. After playing it for some months, I pretended and wanted to love it, but somwhere deep inside I knew that something wasn't quite right. It had something to do with a tad too beefy neck, a little too wide fingerboard and a feeling of not liking the sound when strummed. In DADGAD it really excelled, but even then there was a certain something missing, a lack of "personality" in the guitar. (This is not to say anything negative about Lowdens, they are great guitars, but this Lowden just didn't speak to this person.) But the main point is that it took me two years to decide to let it go, because I felt that I should give it more chances. But in the end I realised that such a guitar didn't deserve to sit unplayed, so I sold it to a friend, who loves it.
So that ended well. And now having a small guitar fund, a month ago I ordered a stock Alexander from Bucknall, and I plan to go from Norway (I'm Norwegan) to Penrith and pick it up in the spring. So, I know where you're coming from when you talk about not getting on with a guitar, even though your story had a happy ending! Let's hope I will get on with the Fylde, as I never have played one! Best, John
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Post by dawkins on Sept 6, 2015 19:03:08 GMT
Firstly, your story is very poignant because I have been there myself.
Luckily, I am someone who does not attach too much emphasis on possessions and I have had many guitars that I could easily have kept for posterity or sentimental reasons. I guess, my dad taught me this, and even oh his deathbed, he said, "They are only possessions and they are now to be enjoyed by someone else" - he was referring to some superb collections of watches that, when sold, allowed someone else to be happy and my mum to be comfortable financially.
So this is a different viewpoint. If the guitar does not meet your requirements then let someone else enjoy it and remember that at one point you had it. Try something new and you may be surprised.
I have had three Fyldes and one was one of the 5K+ models. They were lovely guitars but they were not right for me and Roger even suggested where I might sell them. I then went to Larrivee and they were not right. Then I went to Maton and I have never looked at another guitar since. I have found a guitar that works exactly how I wanted it to and it turns out that it was fairly cheap and plain looking.
For me a more objective stance usually wins and I still have the benefit of the memory of owning what I had.
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Post by gomers on Sept 18, 2015 13:17:42 GMT
Absolutely love the 000-18, glad your situation has resolved itself.
Slightly off-topic I know, but love the carpet in the music room
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Post by jackorion on Sept 19, 2015 6:29:32 GMT
Absolutely love the 000-18, glad your situation has resolved itself.
Slightly off-topic I know, but love the carpet in the music room Ha, well the 'music room' is just my living room - one benefit from getting divorced is that you can put your guitars wherever you like! Although I didn't choose the carpet it's just a generic one the landlord has put throughout the flat... I've actually moved the 000-18 on now, mainly because the performance neck made my hand cramp after 20 minutes or so of playing and I don't want an expensive guitar that hurts me when I play it! In the end I realised that my OM28v is always going to be my number one and I can use it for pretty much everything, and the Fylde can be my DADGAD guitar, but I needed to own the 18 to realise how much I liked the Fylde so I don't mind having lost a little on the 18.
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Post by Riverman on Sept 20, 2015 18:15:31 GMT
It's a great shame in my view that Martin are now putting those low profile performance necks on virtually all their mainstream guitars, including the retro series. Ironic too, since there's nothing retro about a neck profile that seems to be setting out to compete with Taylor. The modified V is a supremely comfy neck once you get used to it, especially for fingerpicking, but perhaps it's just too much of a handful for Martin's current target demographic. Or maybe I just like retro to mean retro...
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Post by jackorion on Sept 29, 2015 7:18:53 GMT
It's a great shame in my view that Martin are now putting those low profile performance necks on virtually all their mainstream guitars, including the retro series. Ironic too, since there's nothing retro about a neck profile that seems to be setting out to compete with Taylor. The modified V is a supremely comfy neck once you get used to it, especially for fingerpicking, but perhaps it's just too much of a handful for Martin's current target demographic. Or maybe I just like retro to mean retro... I thought I could get on with it but I really don't like the performance neck - it just feels weird, liek they've put a cheap epiphone neck on a £2K guitar! The modified V is by far and away my favourite neck shape, and ideally with 2 5/16th at the saddle - this is the neck on my OM28v and I can play that for hours comfortably and with no stress on my hands.... I think it's only available in that configuration on the OM28 Authentic now (£5999!) or with a wider nut on the 0,00, and 000 28 VS models... I have to admit that, once again, the Fylde is starting to drift into the 'sell it' area again and a 00028vs or 0028vs tempts me...
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Post by Riverman on Sept 29, 2015 7:58:54 GMT
geddarby and lavaman both have 000-28VSs and, as anyone who heard them at Halifax this weekend will attest, they sound mighty fine. Last time I looked, there was a used one in Absolute Music in Bournemouth...
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Post by leoroberts on Sept 29, 2015 8:20:25 GMT
If I recall correctly, geddarby was looking to move his on ...
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Post by Riverman on Sept 29, 2015 8:33:12 GMT
If I recall correctly, geddarby was looking to move his on ... No, that was another guitar (D18VS). He'll never part with his 000! Don't know if jackorion might be interested in the D18VS though?
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Post by geddarby on Sept 29, 2015 8:40:41 GMT
I am moving on my D18vs only because I bought a 000 28vs and now have to fund the purchase. It's a guitar I should have bought years ago.
Ged
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Post by jackorion on Sept 29, 2015 8:41:31 GMT
If I recall correctly, geddarby was looking to move his on ... No, that was another guitar (D18VS). He'll never part with his 000! Don't know if jackorion might be interested in the D18VS though? Yeah I've looked at that one... I could be interested but I think the bridge spacing is a 'little' tighter, plus the modified V neck seems to be a little bit different on mahogany guitars due to the lack of volute - I assume there's a different CNC programme and it seems to me as if there's a little more 'shoulder' around the earlier frets...
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Post by jackorion on Sept 29, 2015 8:43:59 GMT
I am moving on my D18vs only because I bought a 000 28vs and now have to fund the purchase. It's a guitar I should have bought years ago. Ged Hi Ged, Any thoughts on the differences between the necks/string spacing?
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