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I remember, back in the day, when Tony was a nice shy quiet Cargo playing MacNichol forum contributing guy.... yikes is all I can think of now...; but in a darn near good way.
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Yeah, I seem to remember that three Cargos were all he was ever going to need. We have good, long memories, don’t we Tony? My, how things change.
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Good thinking I think if I actually was thinking about this.
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So, yes, I think that sentiment still probably holds true. I can say that, while my wood guitars may come and go in various trades, the three Cargos will stay. Tony
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words not in my lexicon
I felt so inadequate for a while. Give that man a roget's thesaurus
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As for other CF guitars, I have not had the exposure. I have played a few Rainsongs, and a couple of early Emeralds. again, those were decent enough, but the Cargo is just right somehow. One thing about the Cargo is that it has a wider fretboard and string spacing than the other CF guitars I have played. For me, that is important. I treat the Cargo essentially as a 12 fret guitar that happens to have farther reach. when played that way, I don't feel at all cramped playing up the neck. It would be interesting to try a Blackbird, some of the newer Emeralds, and other CF guitars that folks talk about around here. Unfortunately, there aren't any local shops selling these, though Willie's American Guitars might have some Blackbird products. Even if I do get access to some of these other CF makers, I doubt that any would replace my Cargos. I got all three brand new back then, and they have just become a part of the family. Even my wife says I can trade/sell any of my wood guitars, but the Cargos stay. If they hadn't have been so affordable back then, I am sure I would not have three. What is great about having them is that all three are identical wine color RT finish, so switching from one to another is a non-issue. I can keep them in different tunings. My wife is responsible for me getting the third Cargo. She is also responsible for me getting back into some wood guitars. I am a lucky guy. Tony
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I totally understand. Something about the nut width, string spacing at the saddle and short scale length of the Cargo that allows the player to really “dig in”, if you know what I mean. Nice to have chatted with you Tony to reminisce at this late hour about our original Cargo days...may they be with us for a long time!
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The Cargo was my first CF guitar, one of the early ones. I sold it, but then years later purchased one of the Peavey Cargos. They were both incredible instruments and I can understand why people would hang on to them, or even, like someone whose name I won't mention (spelled K R A M S T E R) might have a whole herd of Cargos (less work than goats).
Unfortunately, for me, the Cargo never came out as a nylon string guitar. I tried nylon strings, but as might be expected, the tonal qualities were fine but the projection was just not there. |
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Back when Tony was trying all those different things with his Cargos I was following what he was doing... I still have one cargo.. the first one I got, Will never get rid of the lil bugger ..it and Gumby go way back... The McPherson Travel is a good kinda Cargo like guitar for sure... a little richer sounding to me. Sounds great plugged in as well.
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Everything I have read here indicates the Kramster has quite a collection, with the Cargo representing an ever smaller corner of it. That sounds like a lot of fun, having all those guitars to share. Tony
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