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Location: SoCal | I said that the guitar would be worth it to a LC/Ovation fan. What's the problem? I'm not the price police and I never said what the guitar would sell for. Chill a bit guys. |
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P. Moody - the misunderstood PI. |
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| good morning guys....
I know postings sometimes come off a little curt or short sometimes(nature of print), but jeez...
I sent Paul here for help in determining value on these items and to offer/preview them to friends, fans, and collectors of Ovations and Larry Coryell.
We all(for the most part) have had to part with gifts/gear due to reasons beyond our control.
to comment on motivations/ethics etc... in my opinion is way out of line... especially if you're not standing in the shoes of the man offering/selling the gear.
I've watched you guys take care of the newbies who didn't know what they had pretty well for the most part, I've only been around about a year and value the opinions and friendships I've found.
I am the one bidding on the Little Lanilei...(have one of my larger amps on consignment to pay for it should I win),,, Tris built this one especially for Larry and gave it to him personally. now I know that the price of a new one is only 350 or so, my bid is higher than that for several reasons.
1)it's a great little amp,
2)it belonged to and traveled/toured with and was played on by a Great musician who also was an Ovation endorsing artist and I'm sure many others of note also played on it.
3)some of the proceeds will benefit another artist . and help him and his family.
4)Paul is my friend.... as are all of you here.
I wish I could be bidding on some (even one) of the guitars, but know that if bought by a Coryell fan that they will go far beyond what I can afford.
I am just hoping that my bid holds so that I may own a piece of musical history, once owned by an astounding musician, and be that much closer to some great Karma(hope some rubs off). :D
It won't help my playing skills any but still would be a treasured prize to have.
God Bless
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Location: NJ | As I previously stated:
I genuinely hope that he gets what he wants for the guitar(s). |
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Location: melbourne, Fl. | Hey Guys:
I don't really have to explain my motivations, but how 'bout this: I am a genuinely born-to-be-a-guitarist, I have NEVER been paid what I thought I would be, never owned a home, still rent. I can't afford a wife but Larry Coryell, the acknowledged father of fusion deems me good enough to have performed on my CD (which I have NOT been tacky enough to hawk here)as well as having performed one of my compositions alongside of Wayne Shorter, Buster Williams, Nestor Torres and more. Yet I remain cash-poor, while dedicating my life to playing the guitar.
I was told by Mr. Coryell that these were birthday gifts, all these instruments. I don't NEED a better acoustic than my Alvarez, a better guitar for jazz than my Johnny Smith, a better rock guitar than my '77 Les Paul (which Larry recorded with and said was the best Les Paul he ever played, not some 200K '59 flametop)not to mention my gorgeous '65 Gibson SG. He said if I could use the money to sell them and I would get a percentage that is LESS than half. I just got screwed out of a my teaching gig by an unscrupulous music store owner, live in a rented room underneath an old woman who gets up 6 times a night and walks like an elephant and then lets her freakin' screeching dog out at 6:45 am DAILY and the little lifeform barks for 2 hours right outside my window...at nothing.
The hurricanes killed half my gigs and stupid roofers burned down another club where I made over 4 grand a year while they were repairing the roof AFTER the hurricanes. Sooooooooooo....anyone else wanna question my motivations?
Consider this my last post, I am frankly offended by some of the persons here after I was told tyou were a GREAT bunch of helpful, thoughtful people. If this is any indication of the treatment I will suffer elsewhere, I'm going to Ebay Japan. See ya. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I think ebay Japan will fetch you significantly more for these instruments, just a guess, but that's what I would do. Who the hell am I to have an opinion, but probably this whole thread suffers from "too much information" syndrome. maybe better just to state what you're selling and how much it costs. Let the buyers decide. I'm sure there are Coryell fans that will pay significant dollars for his personal instruments. Others would be just as happy to buy similar non-Coryell owned instruments at much lower prices. Others just like stirring up the shit. Remo drum sticks cost $5. I paid $30. for a pair used by Carl Palmer. Go figure? |
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Location: NJ | Dave
unfortunately the Price Police always have a lot to say about a subject in which they are not well versed.
pauly 13 seems to be living the musician's life and not the collector hobbiest life. |
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Location: SoCal | Ok, I swore that I'd not post on this thread again (and probably Al's going to send me a nasty email), but like my hero, Dick Durbin, I want to apologize if I offended anybody with my post.
Seriously, I went back thru this thread and have no idea why Pauly13 (Gotta love another Paul on the board -- we will band together and rule the world!) is ticked. Overall, people here we very accomdating to the constant news of the sale. Maybe Dave's right and it was just too much info. It was coming up 2-3 times per week.
Maybe this was the wrong forum. I've been on this board for about 3 years and there has been very very little discussion on Larry Coryell. Beyond huge respect for his playing and his career, I don't think there are that many avid LC fans here. I could be wrong.
By the way, I don't make as much as I thought I would as a private investigator........
And Al, kiss my a** regarding the price police comment. |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | I'm just an idiot who paid $30 for a $5 pair of drum sticks ... |
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Location: NJ | . . . hate t'break this to y'Dave, . . but I don't think Palmer ever USED Remo sticks . . . |
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Location: Phoenix AZ | That's OK. You know how it goes, I'm a marketing guy. Some guy buys a pair of sticks for $5 and sells them to me for $30 because they were "used by Palmer", and then I sold them for $45. because they were "used in the studio to record Wildest Dreams". God knows what they are up to by now. Dave |
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Location: NJ | "Wildest Dreams"?
Wasn't that Moody Blues?? |
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Location: closely held secret | Yup. Also Tina Turner... |
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Ah, now I remember.
sorry. |
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| I think I'm gonna take a break from this board for a while..
bye guys/gals.
God Bless,
Glenn |
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Location: NJ | don't let the internet get to you.
Many People have very strong opinions and if you meet them in person they would not be as abnoxious. |
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| Manners maketh the man. |
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Location: Tampa, FL | Originally posted by schroeder:
Manners maketh the man. Ok, fess up...
What did you do with the real Schroeder? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | just doubled his dosage |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Well this has been an entertaining read. A nice refreshing change from Connecticut. |
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| The reserve on the Adamas I has been lowered to $4000 if anyone is still interested. This from Glenn. |
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Larry Coryell Guitar Auction
