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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | 
Yep, "To Jeff, Esteban." Signed by the man himself. |
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Location: SoCal | I hope the instructional material helps...
If you need to raise some cash to afford this, I'll give you $250 for your custom U681...
Seriously, how's this thing sound? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | This is one of those, "It's the thought that matters gifts." ( I'll spare the community-at-large the details.)
How does it sound? It sounds good. Actually, really good. Every bit as good and very much like the mid-line Martins hanging in the acoustic room at Shenandoah Music.
Moving over the fretboard, however, is like being dragged bare-assed down a desert dirt road behind an irate, bastard biker.
The frets are shite and the board is rough. A refret and a good dressing, a little fretboard refurbishing and set-up and it would make a nice little player actually. Can't knock the sound at all. Scalloped X bracing. It has a 1-11/16 nut that feels even more narrow which is a bit tough for me. I've played it for about an hour and my fingers haven't been this sore since I first started playing. |
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Location: Warren,Pa. | Be careful refurbishing that fretboard...I think it's MDF. |
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Location: Whitecourt, Ab | Nice ax, Jeff. I especially like the(mother of pearl?) inlay around the soundhole, she sure shines! |
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Location: East Tennessee | Originally posted by Jeff W.:
Moving over the fretboard, however, is like being dragged bare-assed down a desert dirt road behind an irate, bastard biker.
Jeff, You have a way with words. I get the picture. |
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Location: Midland, MI | Every once in a while, while SWMBO is flipping channels, I'll see him on one of the shopping channels. I always make her stop for a couple of minutes so I can watch him play (I think he's actually a decent player; better than I am, anyway, but that isn't hard to accomplish) and listen to the sales banter.
It's the simple things in life that amuse me. |
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Location: Upper Left USA | We are a little spoiled, are we not?
There's a guy at work that has an Estabann package coming so he can expand his three-chords-learned-in-the-70's vocabulary. I give him nothing but encouragement. Probably a great instrument to learn on.
When you get good you learn to buy another guitar... |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Be careful refurbishing that fretboard...I think it's MDF.
actually, far as i can tell, I think it is rosewood. |
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Location: Cicero, NY | OMG. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | Originally posted by MWoody:
We are a little spoiled, are we not?
There's a guy at work that has an Estabann package coming so he can expand his three-chords-learned-in-the-70's vocabulary. I give him nothing but encouragement. Probably a great instrument to learn on.
When you get good you learn to buy another guitar... Woody, take note of this part of my post:
"....a good [fret] dressing, a little fretboard refurbishing and set-up and it would make a nice little player actually. Can't knock the sound at all. Scalloped X bracing. It has a 1-11/16 nut that feels even more narrow which is a bit tough for me..." A little love and care (perhaps from you?) and your friend will have a fine starter guitar.
( My "it's the thought that counts" wasn't disparaging the guitar, t'was more about circumstances involving the person who gave it... and As I said, I will spare folks the details) |
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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR | Originally posted by cruster:
I always make her stop for a couple of minutes so I can watch him play (I think he's actually a decent player; better than I am)
I agree. I've watched him on early-AM tube.
I e-mailed some dude that was selling one of those on eBaaaa. He said he got it as a gift. (I thought it was kinda crappy that he was selling a gift, y'know?) Anyway, I wanted the DVD course. I ain't so good, y'know.
So since you got the DVD's, make me a copy. OK?
Oh Yeah-- Remember, it IS the thought that counts. |
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Location: Latitude 39.56819, Longitude -105.080066 | From Ovations to Lowdens to Estebans.
Jeff....I think you are pedaling that bike backwards! |
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Location: Houston, Texas | Sounds like a gift from Grandma! You say thank you, look pleased and tell her you love her. |
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Location: CT | Este who? |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Este Lauder |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | . . . dondé Este mi fingertips go . . . |
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