Remember the Roadtrips?
 

I was sorting through some old photos on my computer and came across these - I have fond memories of the roadtrips with MacNichols and when I resided in the US. Good times.

Emerald X30 Baritone
https://i.imgur.com/BS2O5Vp.jpg
Emerald T8
https://i.imgur.com/B4pMT5D.jpg
Blackbird Lucky13
https://i.imgur.com/wEfDd4H.jpg
Leviora
https://i.imgur.com/fkKfAE9.jpg
Rainsong RP12
https://i.imgur.com/IYLcsTK.jpg
Emerald X20
https://i.imgur.com/VQW1f0E.jpg

I think I remember such a thing... might have even partook. Somehow I got the steel string German Dragon Bone one sent to me twice... them was the days...we were just kids then...I might have a few hundred photos and some videos of said packages contents.
Remember the small wood none guitar that sent around?

I never took part in the road trips - that was before my time on guitar forums. Sounds like fun. Once I learned about MacNichols in SLC it was my goal to get there. Then some major health issues prevented that for about a year. Once I was at the point where a six hour road trip was again feasible, Michael had closed his retail store and went all on-line before I could visit. :(

In the end, we've done fine carbon-wise. We had already owned a Rainsong WS-1000 for years. We had to mostly purchase the others blind, without test driving first. However, our visit with Kramster last February let us play a wide variety of everything. That proved expensive - my wife fell for the classic X7 and ended up with a woody version, and I eventually went for the X30 after our October visit. If we can put together another gathering in March, we should now be safe. :hmm:

I remember the trips, fondly. To get a guitar at your door and have time to check it out before passing it along was a great service for carbon fiber makers and players. Michael of MacNichols also sponsored two Carbon Fests where players and makers gathered to compare notes and make music. Sweet stuff.

Though I remember the road trips, since I was active on that forum at the time, I didn't participate. I had found what I wanted in the Cargo and wasn't looking for anything else in CF … until the McPherson Touring, which is (in my opinion) a fully developed Cargo.

Tony

Kramster; Good question. I'll bet Michael could tell you. It would be interesting to have a record of all the road trips. Maybe Michael could get on line and tell us.

That brown Rainsong Parlor now resides in my home thanks to the Road Trips-
Barb

I may have bought that Lucky 13 off of the Road Trip too. I still own it.
Barb

Similar to me...I had a Cargo at that time, then a GXi I bought from Michael. The roadtrips had happened before this Canadian began wintering in SW Florida, so I couldn’t participate.

First road trip I received was this X5

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2703/4...b680fc51_o.jpg

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2521/4...a24_z.jpg?zz=1

Possibly - I think this was the earlier version (pre 2013?) Before it was revoiced, although I did have the newer voiced one for a try too.

Not sure , but the baritone X-30 was my first roadtrip. I regret not trying the amicus when it did one.