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04-23-2018, 08:47 PM
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Sobel Classicals
UPDATE: Spruce/ Birdseye maple now listed in 'Guitars For Sale'
section I have found myself in the enviable position of owning two wonderful guitars by Washington state builder Chris Sobel - one with a cedar top and 4 piece Madagascar RW back - the other a spruce top with drop dead gorgeous birdseye maple. The unfortunate part is that I can only keep one and am pushing myself to make a decision on which one to keep and which one to sell - it's a very hard decision as they're both great guitars but wife is wanting to put some $$$ back in the account so I'll make a decision sometime this week. If anyone has any interest in an instrument of this quality, PM me an email address and I'll send some photos. The RW guitar sold on Delcamp earlier and was traded back to Chris for a higher end instrument - you can do a search for his name over there and see some photos. Check out Chris at his website, Sobelguitars.com. When I make my decision, I'll list one on the 'For Sale' section of the forum.
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04-24-2018, 07:18 AM
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Wish I was in a position to buy right now, as I've been wanting to try one of Chris's guitars. I'd probably go for the spruce/maple as I haven't had a maple guitar in a while. Best of luck deciding, and with the eventual sale!
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04-24-2018, 12:28 PM
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Sobel is a great builder and person, plus he's younger so I'd imagine he has a great future.
I've personally seen his stash and sourcing for cedar, so I associate him with the special trait of having exceptional cedar to choose from. If you're the type who might own several guitars at once, that might be my recommendation, all other considerations being equal. EDIT: Plug that I'm seeing Chris will be at the NW Instrument show this weekend, near Portland: http://www.nwmusicalinstrumentshow.o...ors2018_2.html
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04-25-2018, 05:41 PM
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04-30-2018, 12:50 PM
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I own one of his Cedar/Madagascar rosewood b/s
I enjoy it so much that my purchase of a Sobel guitar has effectively Cured me of GAS I highly recommend this luthier I am sure all his guitars are great Steve
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